Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5561 Films to Buy & Rent
Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
- Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Raquel Welch, Harvey Keitel, Bill Cosby…
- 1970s black comedy about an ambulance company in Los Angeles and their rivalry with a fellow company, starring Bill Cosby, Raquel Welch and Harvey…
Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
- Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. Lenny Baker, Shelley Winters, Ellen Greene…
- Cozy, semi–autographical coming–of–age from New York native Paul Mazursky, recounting with fondness the formative years of an…
Nickelodeon (1976)
- Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Ryan O'Neal, Burt Reynolds, Tatum O'Neal…
- Peter Bogdanovich’s affection for golden age Hollywood shines through in this heartfelt comedy about a lawyer sent to shut down an ailing silent…
Nuts in May (1976)
- Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Roger Sloman, Alison Steadman
- Director Mike Leigh pokes fun at a couple into 'alternative' lifestyles, whose holiday adventure drags their marriage over the rocks. The Comic Strip…
Open All Hours (TV Series) (1976)
- Feat. Ronnie Barker, David Jason
- A signature role for Brit comedian Ronnie Barker, playing the stuttering, petty tyrant proprietor of an English cornershop.
Managing the extract…
Peeper (1976)
- Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Michael Caine, Natalie Wood, Kitty Winn…
- Patchy noir send–up with Caine as a poor man's Phillip Marlowe struggling to find a missing woman, with his biggest obstacle being himself.
Pink Panther Strikes Again, The (1976)
- Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk…
- Inspector Clouseau has finally driven his boss Chief Dreyfus over the edge, and Dreyfus sets out on a crazed attempt to destroy the world with a…
Private Lives (The Noel Coward Collection - Disc 2) (1976)
- Feat. Penelope Keith, Alec McCowen
- Droll comedy–of–errors centred on a recently divorced couple that book into a hotel with their new spouses, only to discover their suites…
Rich Little Show, The (TV Series) (1976)
- Feat. Rich Little
- World famous impressionist Rich Little attempted to forge his own persona in this well–remembered sketch series, though invariably, reverted…
SCTV (TV Series) (Second City TV) (1976-1983)
- Feat. John Candy, Rick Moranis, Eugene Levy…
- Somewhat ahead of its time, this classic media satire consisted of mock broadcasts from an obscure Canadian TV Station 'Second City TV', located in…