WGA's 101 Funniest Movies
Some of you know that Briana and I have been recording (what we can) and watching the WGA's 101 funniest screen plays. There are some we don't get because of not getting the channel, but we are seeing many movies that we haven't seen and that people tell us we should see. At least, these are the screenplays according to the Tivo suggestion.
1. Annie Hall (1977)
2. Some Like it Hot (1959)
3. Groundhog Day (1993) - Definitely funny
4. Airplane! (1980)
5. Tootsie (1982) - Definitely funny
6. Young Frankenstein (1974) - Definitely funny
7. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
8. Blazing Saddles (1974) - Definitely funny
9. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) - Definitely funny
10. National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978)
11. This is Spinal Tap (1984) - Definitely funny
12. The Producers (1967)
13. The Big Lebowski (1998) - I don't get it. Stupid.
14. Ghostbusters (1984) - Funny, but strange. Not what I expected.
15. When Harry Met Sally… (1989) - Funny, but not what I expected.
16. Bridesmaids (2011) - Found it very juvenile and was not impressed.
17. Duck Soup (1933)
18. There’s Something About Mary (1998)
19. The Jerk (1979) - Definitely funny (Rated R? It would be today!)
20. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
21. His Girl Friday (1940)
22. The Princess Bride (1987) - Definitely funny
23. Raising Arizona (1987)
24. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
25. Caddyshack (1980)
26. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
27. The Graduate (1967)
28. The Apartment (1960)
29. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
30. The Hangover (2009) - I had to forward through it, but I "watched" it.
31. The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
32. The Lady Eve (1941)
33. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) - TIE - Definitely funny
33. Trading Places (1983) - TIE
35. Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
36. Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
37. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
38. A Night at the Opera (1935)
39. Rushmore (1988)
40. Waiting for Guffman (1996)
41. The Odd Couple (1968)
42. The Naked Gun: From the Files of the Police Squad! (1988)
43. Office Space (1999) - I get how it's funny. just not my type of movie.
44. Big (1988)
45. National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)
46. Midnight Run (1988)
47. It Happened One Night (1934)
48. M*A*S*H (1970) - funny, but sitcom is funnier (but based off of this)
49. Harold and Maude (1971)
50. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
51. Broadcast News (1987)
52. Arthur (1981)
53. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
54. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) - TIE
54. Dumb and Dumber (1994) - TIE - found it juvenile and gross
56. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) - Definitely funny
57. The General (1926)
58. What’s Up, Doc? (1972)
59. Wedding Crashers (2005)
60. Sleeper (1973)
61. Galaxy Quest (1999) - Definitely funny
62. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
63. Best in Show (2000)
64. Little Miss Sunshine (2006) - strange. Not for me.
65. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
66. Being There (1979)
67. Back to the Future (1985) - Definitely funny
68. Superbad (2007)
69. Bananas (1971)
70. Moonstruck (1987)
71. Clueless (1995) - think I saw it, but don't remember
72. The Palm Beach Story (1942)
73. The Pink Panther (1963) - Definitely funny
74. The Blues Brothers (1980)
75. Coming to America (1988)
76. Take the Money and Run (1969)
77. Election (1999)
78. Love and Death (1975)
79. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) - TIE
79. Lost in America (1985) - TIE
81. Manhattan (1979)
82. Modern Times (1936)
83. My Cousin Vinny (1992)
84. Mean Girls (2004) - Definitely funny (and sadly true of many girls)
85. Meet the Parents (2000) -juvenile and not for me
86. Fargo (1996)
87. My Favorite Year (1982)
88. Stripes (1981)
89. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
90. City Lights (1931)
91. Sideways (2004)
92. Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
93. Swingers (1996)
94. The Gold Rush (1925)
95. The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1944)
96. All About Eve (1950)
97. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
98. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
99. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) - Definitely funny
100. Flirting with Disaster (1996) - slow and strange
101. Shakespeare in Love (1998) - Definitely funny
By now, I've actually watched 28 of these movies. I usually get a very low score on lists of movies . . . as in less than 1/4 of the movies. this one is different.
1. Annie Hall (1977)
2. Some Like it Hot (1959)
3. Groundhog Day (1993) - Definitely funny
4. Airplane! (1980)
5. Tootsie (1982) - Definitely funny
6. Young Frankenstein (1974) - Definitely funny
7. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
8. Blazing Saddles (1974) - Definitely funny
9. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) - Definitely funny
10. National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978)
11. This is Spinal Tap (1984) - Definitely funny
12. The Producers (1967)
13. The Big Lebowski (1998) - I don't get it. Stupid.
14. Ghostbusters (1984) - Funny, but strange. Not what I expected.
15. When Harry Met Sally… (1989) - Funny, but not what I expected.
16. Bridesmaids (2011) - Found it very juvenile and was not impressed.
17. Duck Soup (1933)
18. There’s Something About Mary (1998)
19. The Jerk (1979) - Definitely funny (Rated R? It would be today!)
20. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
21. His Girl Friday (1940)
22. The Princess Bride (1987) - Definitely funny
23. Raising Arizona (1987)
24. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
25. Caddyshack (1980)
26. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
27. The Graduate (1967)
28. The Apartment (1960)
29. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
30. The Hangover (2009) - I had to forward through it, but I "watched" it.
31. The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
32. The Lady Eve (1941)
33. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) - TIE - Definitely funny
33. Trading Places (1983) - TIE
35. Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
36. Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
37. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
38. A Night at the Opera (1935)
39. Rushmore (1988)
40. Waiting for Guffman (1996)
41. The Odd Couple (1968)
42. The Naked Gun: From the Files of the Police Squad! (1988)
43. Office Space (1999) - I get how it's funny. just not my type of movie.
44. Big (1988)
45. National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)
46. Midnight Run (1988)
47. It Happened One Night (1934)
48. M*A*S*H (1970) - funny, but sitcom is funnier (but based off of this)
49. Harold and Maude (1971)
50. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
51. Broadcast News (1987)
52. Arthur (1981)
53. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
54. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) - TIE
54. Dumb and Dumber (1994) - TIE - found it juvenile and gross
56. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) - Definitely funny
57. The General (1926)
58. What’s Up, Doc? (1972)
59. Wedding Crashers (2005)
60. Sleeper (1973)
61. Galaxy Quest (1999) - Definitely funny
62. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
63. Best in Show (2000)
64. Little Miss Sunshine (2006) - strange. Not for me.
65. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
66. Being There (1979)
67. Back to the Future (1985) - Definitely funny
68. Superbad (2007)
69. Bananas (1971)
70. Moonstruck (1987)
71. Clueless (1995) - think I saw it, but don't remember
72. The Palm Beach Story (1942)
73. The Pink Panther (1963) - Definitely funny
74. The Blues Brothers (1980)
75. Coming to America (1988)
76. Take the Money and Run (1969)
77. Election (1999)
78. Love and Death (1975)
79. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) - TIE
79. Lost in America (1985) - TIE
81. Manhattan (1979)
82. Modern Times (1936)
83. My Cousin Vinny (1992)
84. Mean Girls (2004) - Definitely funny (and sadly true of many girls)
85. Meet the Parents (2000) -juvenile and not for me
86. Fargo (1996)
87. My Favorite Year (1982)
88. Stripes (1981)
89. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
90. City Lights (1931)
91. Sideways (2004)
92. Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
93. Swingers (1996)
94. The Gold Rush (1925)
95. The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1944)
96. All About Eve (1950)
97. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
98. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
99. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) - Definitely funny
100. Flirting with Disaster (1996) - slow and strange
101. Shakespeare in Love (1998) - Definitely funny
By now, I've actually watched 28 of these movies. I usually get a very low score on lists of movies . . . as in less than 1/4 of the movies. this one is different.