Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5570 Films to Buy & Rent
Zorro, The Gay Blade (1981)
- Dir. Peter Medak
Feat. George Hamilton, Lauren Hutton, Brenda Vaccaro…
- George Hamilton stars as twin brothers. The dashing and dopey sons of Zorro himself. As they compete to inherit the famous mask and sword, the alpha…
9 to 5 (Nine to Five) (1980)
- Dir. Colin Higgins
Feat. Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin
- Secretarial trio of Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin combine forces to outwit their sexist–pig boss in one of the spunkier 80s…
A Change of Seasons (1980)
- Dir. Richard Lang
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Anthony Hopkins, Bo Derek
- Comedy of tangled relationships and mid–life crises, following a forty–something woman who begins a relationship with a young,…
An Audience with Dame Edna (1980-1988)
- Dir. Alasdair MacMillan
Feat. Barry Humphries
- A compilation of three TV specials starring the indefatigable and imperious Dame Edna Everage (Barry Humphries in drag) as she shares her opinions on…
Any Which Way You Can (1980)
- Dir. Buddy Van Horn
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis…
- Clint Eastwood returns with his ill–tempered pet orangutan 'Clyde', as a truckie fist–fighting his way through the troubles of life. A…
Being There (1980)
- Dir. Hal Ashby
Feat. Peter Sellers
- A middle–aged gardner, reared in solitude and exclusively educated through his television, is mistaken for a political genius. Profound and…
Blues Brothers, The (1980)
- Dir. John Landis
Feat. John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Carrie Fisher
- Smash comedy with great soul music and epic sight–gags.
Bosom Buddies (TV Series) (1980)
- Feat. Tom Hanks, Peter Scolari
- Box office everyman Tom Hanks dons womenswear as a yuppie advertising executive resigned to living in an all–female tenement.…
Caddyshack (1980)
- Dir. Harold Ramis
Feat. Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray…
- Rude and crude golfing hi–jinks, often deliriously funny. Perhaps most famous for the infantile chocolate–bar in the swimming pool scene.
Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980)
- Dir. Thomas Chong
Feat. Cheech Marin, Thomas Chong, Paul Reubens…
- The pot–head duo followed UP IN SMOKE with another batch of set pieces spiked with a brand of humour that (surely?) requires a particular state…