Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5570 Films to Buy & Rent
Silver Streak (1976)
- Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Jill Clayburgh…
- Considered the first and best pairing of Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder, this is an unusual yet relaxed mix of comedy, romance, action thriller and…
Spanish Fly (1976)
- Dir. Bob Kellett
Feat. Leslie Phillips, Terry-Thomas, Sue Lloyd
- Sex–on–the–brain British comedy from the permissive 70's follows the 'naughty' antics of the debonair Leslie Phillips and…
St. Ives (1976)
- Dir. J. Lee Thompson
Feat. Charles Bronson, John Houseman, Jacqueline Bisset…
- Enjoyable riff on 1940s private–eye noir (especially THE MALTESE FALCON), in which a wouldbe novelist–gumshoe (Bronson) gets way out of…
Stroszek (1976)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
Feat. Bruno S., Eva Mattes
- Powerful tragi–comedy follows a simple–minded Bruno S to America with a prostitute trying to escape her unsavoury past. The film's…
Taming of the Shrew, The (1976)
- Dir. Kirk Browning
Feat. Marc Singer
- An acclaimed production of Shakespeare's comedy by the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco.
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother, The (1975)
- Dir. Gene Wilder
Feat. Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise…
- Fitfully amusing romp with Wilder as the great detective's resentful brother determined to steal the spotlight. Madeline Kahn steals the show.
Aloha, Bobby and Rose (1975)
- Dir. Floyd Mutrux
Feat. Paul Le Mat, Robert Carradine, Edward James Olmos
- Paul LeMat (AMERICAN GRAFFITI) and Dianne Hull play hapless fugitives from the law in this minor cult item, notable for its pinball visuals and an…
Aussie Rules Collection (Year of the Dogs, The Great MacArthy, The Club) (1975-1997)
- Three Aussie features concerning the unique rough–and–tumble of 'Aussie Rules' football.
Barney Miller (TV Series) (1975)
- Feat. Hal Linden, Barbara Barrie, Abe Vigoda…
- This offbeat '70s sitcom about the drudgery and ordinary absurdity of everyday police work remains a cult favourite among TV aficionados and…
Cousin Cousine (1975)
- Dir. Jean-Charles Tacchella
Feat. Marie-Christine Barrault, Victor Lanoux, Marie-France Pisier…
- Warm, witty and immensely successful comedy in which cousins by marriage take their relationship way beyond the…