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Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) ABBOTT & COSTELLO

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Yellowbeard (1983) After doing time for two decades, infamous pirate Yellowbeard (Graham Chapman) breaks out of prison determined to recover the treasure he buried so long ago. Trouble is, the map has been tattooed onto the head of his effete son, Dan (Martin Hewitt), who has little appetite for plundering the high seas. Even worse, a number of rivals aim to beat Yellowbeard to his fortune, including an old shipmate (Peter Boyle), a secret agent (Eric Idle) and a pair of conquistadors (Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong).

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Repossessed (1990) An old exorcist (Leslie Nielsen) takes on a satanic housewife (Linda Blair), broadcast live by a televangelist (Ned Beatty) and his wife.

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Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens (né Rubenfeld; born August 27, 1952) is an American actor, writer, film producer, game show host, and comedian, best known for his character Pee-wee Herman. Reubens joined the Los Angeles troupe The Groundlings in the 1970s and started his career as an improvisational comedian and stage actor. In 1982, Reubens put up a show about a character he had been developing for years. The show was called The Pee-wee Herman Show and it ran for five sold-out months with HBO producing a successful special about it. Pee-wee became an instant cult figure and for the next decade, Reubens would be completely committed to his character, doing all of his public appearances and interviews as Pee-wee. In 1985 Pee-wee's Big Adventure, directed by the then-unknown Tim Burton, was a financial and critical success, and soon developed into a cult film. Between 1986 and 1990, Reubens starred as Pee-wee in the CBS Saturday-morning children's program Pee-wee's Playhouse.

Notable Films: The Blues Brothers (1980); Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980); Nice Dreams (1981); Pandemonium (1982); Meatballs Part II (1984); Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985); Flight of the Navigator (1986); Big Top Pee-wee (1988); Batman Returns (1992); Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992); The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) and others...

Further Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Reubens

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‘Captain Marvel’ Writer Says Film Is “More of an Action-Comedy”

'Captain Marvel' writer Geneva Robertson-Dworet shares some details about her script for the Brie Larson-fronted Marvel Studios movie, which she describes as more of an action-comedy.

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The Nude Bomb (1980)

Maxwell Smart: And if there's one thing I've learned, in many many years of experience, it's that you cannot be too careful with your gun. [puts his gun away in his pants, accidentally pulls the trigger]

Maxwell Smart: Excuse me. [turns around examines himself, turns back]

Chief: Are you al right?

Maxwell Smart: Missed it by that much.

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Scary Movie OST - Too Cool for School

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Tropic Thunder (2008)

Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), pampered action superstar, sets out for Southeast Asia to take part in the biggest, most-expensive war movie produced, but soon after filming begins, he and his co-stars, Oscar-winner Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.), comic Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black) and the rest of the crew, must become real soldiers when fighting breaks out in that part of the jungle.

Release date: August 13, 2008 (USA) Director: Ben Stiller Budget: 92 million USD Box office: 188.1 million USD Awards: Critics Choice Movie Award for Best Comedy Genre: Comedy/Action/Adventure Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-6YhRZowgc

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17 Reasons Why "Clue" Will Always Be A Classic

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Tommy Chong

Thomas B. Kin Chong (born May 24, 1938) is a Canadian-American comedian, actor, writer, musician and cannabis rights activist who is known for his marijuana-themed Cheech & Chong comedy albums and movies with Cheech Marin, as well as playing the character Leo on Fox's That '70s Show. He became a naturalized United States citizen in the late 1980s.

Notable Films: Up in Smoke (1978); Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980); Nice Dreams (1981); Things Are Tough All Over (1982); Still Smokin (1983); Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers (1984); Far Out Man (1990); Life After Sex (1992); Senior Trip (1995); Half Baked (1998); Evil Bong (2006) and others...

Further Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Chong

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The 50 funniest films… chosen by comedians

From the canonical to the controversial, and in no particular order, we asked 10 standups to pick 50 movies that make them giggle. They made some surprising choices…

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Leslie Nielsen Quote

Truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts.

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Big Top Pee Wee - Main Theme

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Murder by Death (1976)

Five diverse, infamous private eyes, including Sam Diamond (Peter Falk), Sidney Wang (Peter Sellers) and Jessica Marbles (Elsa Lanchester), are invited to the mysterious Lionel Twain's castle for a dinner party. There, they are told that Twain plans an unsolvable murder in the house at midnight -- and he will pay $1 million to the one who determines the killer. But when Twain's blind butler, Bensonmum (Alec Guinness), dies long before the deadline, the stakes go up for the trapped sleuths.

Release date: June 23, 1976 (USA) Director: Robert Moore Screenplay: Neil Simon Producer: Ray Stark Nominations: Golden Globe Award for Best New Star of the Year – Actor, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Comedy Genre: Comedy/Parody/Mystery Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXn8CsQU1-U

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Gene Wilder

Jerome Silberman (June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016), known professionally as Gene Wilder, was an American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, singer-songwriter and author. Wilder began his career on stage, and made his screen debut in an episode of the TV series The Play of the Week in 1961. Although his first film role was portraying a hostage in the 1967 motion picture Bonnie and Clyde, Wilder's first major role was as Leopold Bloom in the 1967 film The Producers for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Notable Films: Bonnie and Clyde (1967); The Producers (1967); Start the Revolution Without Me (1970); Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971); Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972); Blazing Saddles (1974); The Little Prince (1974); Young Frankenstein (1974); Stir Crazy (1980) and others...

Further Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Wilder

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Whoopi Goldberg Joins Tiffany Haddish in Tyler Perry’s Comedy ‘The List’

Whoopi Goldberg will star with Tiffany Haddish, Tika Sumpter and Omari Hardwick in Tyler Perry’s comedy “The List.” Perry is directing and producing from his own script. Paramount Players has alrea…

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Airplane! (1980)

Joey: Wait a minute. I know you. You're Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. You play basketball for the Los Angeles Lakers. Roger Murdock: I'm sorry, son, but you must have me confused with someone else. My name is Roger Murdock. I'm the co-pilot.

Joey: You are Kareem! I've seen you play. My dad's got season tickets. Roger Murdock: I think you should go back to your seat now, Joey. Right, Clarence?

Captain Oveur: Nahhhhhh, he's not bothering anyone. Let him stay here. Roger Murdock: But just remember, my name is... [showing his nametag]

Roger Murdock: ROGER MURDOCK. I'm an airline pilot. Joey: I think you're the greatest, but my dad says you don't work hard enough on defense. [Kareem gets angry]

Joey: And he says that lots of times, you don't even run down court. And that you don't really try... except during the playoffs. Roger Murdock: [breaking character] The hell I don't! LISTEN, KID! I've been hearing that crap ever since I was at UCLA. I'm out there busting my buns every night! Tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes!