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Laurel & Hardy: Pardon Us

Comedy

Developed as a two-reeler spoofing prison pictures, the project grew into Laurel & Hardy’s first feature film at Roach. For years, their popular shorts were billed above the feature attraction on theatre marquees, so, at last, they appeared in a full-length movie themselves. Imaginative individual set pieces are among the fellows’ funniest and most endearing, including a prison-school sequence meant to echo the shorts being made by Our Gang at the time. Listen carefully early in the picture when someone in the crew cannot help himself and laughs off-scene! This is an extended version, restored to reflect what the motion picture looked like during its final preview stage. Directed by James Parrott, who along with Hal Roach makes a gag appearance as a prisoner. With Wilfred Lucas, James Finlayson, June Marlowe (OUR GANG’S “Miss Crabtree”) and Walter Long as the “The Tiger. ”

I Love You Alice B. Toklas

Comedy

Peter Sellers, the incomparable master of comedy ("Pink Panther" series), portrays a successful but super-square L.A. lawyer whose zany rebellion and uninhibited adventures turn him into a hip flower child in this uproarious comedy and superb social satire. First feature film offering from writer/director Paul Mazursky ("An Unmarried Woman," "Down and Out in Beverly Hills," "Enemies: A Love Story"), and co-starring Emmy-winner Leigh Taylor-Young ("Picket Fences"), Oscar-winner Jo Van Fleet ("East of Eden"), and Joyce Van Patten ("Honeymoon in Vegas").

Scenes from a Mall

Comedy

SCENES FROM A MALL teams up comedy's ultimate mix of combustible fun -- Bette Midler and Woody Allen! She's a best-selling pop psychologist and he's a high-powered sports lawyer. During a shopping spree in an upscale mall, this Beverly Hills duo's seemingly happy marriage takes an outlandish turn for the worse when they try to work out some of their marital differences -- and it ends up costing them lots more than they bargained for. You'll cash in on a great deal of fun when you check out this hilarious adventure about marriage, infidelity, and bargain shopping!

Jungle 2 Jungle

Comedy

America's favorite entertainer, Tim Allen, is at it again as commodities broker Michael Cromwell, king of the Wall Street jungle. With money, power, and an engagement to a beautiful fashion designer, he has it all. But when Michael travels to the Amazon to finalize the divorce from his first wife -- a jungle doctor -- she reveals that he also has a blowdart-shooting, giant-spider-carrying, 13-year-old son, Mimi-Siku. Cultures clash when Mimi is entrusted by his tribal chief to bring back fire from the Statue of Liberty. Back home in New York, Michael must somehow convince Mimi that pets are not for eating and it's not nice to chase people with your killer spider. But when Michael's partner (Martin Short) crosses a Russian mob boss in a coffee bean deal, Mimi and Michael must use all their jungle skills in a hysterical father/son rescue.

Tom Jones

Comedy

In the early 1960s, at the height of the British New Wave, a movement whose gritty realism they had helped establish, director Tony Richardson and playwright John Osborne set out for more fanciful narrative territory. Tom Jones brings a theatrical flair to Henry Fielding’s canonical eighteenth-century novel, boisterously chronicling the misadventures of the foundling of the title (Albert Finney, in a career-defining turn), whose easy charm seems to lead him astray at every turn from his beloved, the wellborn Sophie Western (Susannah York). This spirited picaresque, evocatively shot in England’s rambling countryside and featuring an extraordinary ensemble cast, went on to become a worldwide sensation, winning the Oscar for best picture on the way to securing its status as a classic of irreverent wit and playful cinematic expression.

For Richer or Poorer (1997)

Comedy

One couple’s marriage is put to the ultimate test in this uproarious comedy about having it all, losing it all, and finding out what matters the most. Wealthy real estate developer Brad (Tim Allen) and his pampered wife, Caroline (Kirstie Alley), are the toast of New York City. But when a little financial fumbling lands them in a whole lot of hot water, they need to a place to hide out from the IRS – fast. And when the perfect place just happens to be an industrious Amish community, these out-of-towners will see if some hard work is just what they need to fall in love all over again.

Mr. Saturday Night

Comedy

From his earliest days headlining in his parents' living room to the golden days as America's favorite television comic, Buddy Young, Jr. remains in a class by himself. With the help of his brother/manager, who's always ready to catch him when he falls, Buddy's hilarious back-stage climb-to-the-middle is studded with witty one liners and rapid-fire routines that will always leave you laughing even as they touch your soul.

A Slight Case of Murder (1938)

Comedy

Edward G. Robinson stars in this breakneck-paced satire that wowed audiences and critics alike when it premiered. Based on a story by Damon Runyan, the spoof follows a gangster who finds out that it isn't easy living the straight life. When Prohibition is repealed, tough but good-hearted bootlegger Remy Marco (Robinson) faces a financial crisis: His beer tastes so awful that once it's legal, no one wants to drink it anymore. To add to his troubles, Marco takes his wife (Ruth Donnelly), daughter (Jane Bryan), and adopted son (Bobby Jordan) to his rented Saratoga mansion and finds four corpses in his bedroom that he must frantically hide before his future son-in-law (Willard Parker), who happens to be a cop, discovers them.

I Love You Phillip Morris

Comedy

I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS is the improbable but true story of a spectacularly charismatic conman's journey from small-town businessman to flamboyant white-collar criminal, who repeatedly finds himself in trouble with the law and on the lam, brilliantly escaping from the Texas prison system on four separate occasions - all in the name of love.

The Holy Fail

Comedy

The Holy Fail is a very funny comedy caper set in Cork, Ireland. It's about a man (Owen Dara) who is desperately trying to save a marriage, in which his wife (Jessica Lancaster) is getting bored of the life they created together. In an effort to save the relationship, he attempts to show his wife how exciting he can be by agreeing to rob a safe with his best friend. With his wife enthusiastically on board, the couple, along with two of their wacky friends, plot to commit the robbery. What next ensues is a hilarious series of events as the unlikely criminals stumble through the planning and execution of what they believe to be a justified crime. In spite of a series of mishaps, they seem to be on the road to success, but unfortunately for them, they are ill-equipped for their greatest challenge yet—the wrath of an Irish nun. Will they learn the lesson of Thou Shalt Not Steal? With the success of the robbery now thwarted, is there any hope for the declining marriage?

Love of My Life

Comedy

When Grace, a happily married architect with two wonderful daughters, learns that she has a possibly fatal brain tumor, she resolves to accept the news without regrets – until her still tempting ex-husband, an award-wining novelist who wrote a tell-all bestseller about their stormy marriage, arrives in the night vowing to win her back before she dies. With only five days before the surgery that may kill her, her famous ex embarks on a campaign of seduction. Things get even rockier when the outrageous woman who stole her first husband moves in, determined to stop Grace from having a final fling with the brilliant novelist they both loved. So who – or what – is the love of her life? In what could be her last few days Grace finds her orderly existence filled with temptation, questions, comedy, and chaos. Which just may be what she needs to bring her back to life before it’s too late in this delightful film about life, loss and love.

The Opposite Sex

Comedy

The Opposite Sex tells the story of Vince, New England's most successful divorce attorney. To Vince, life is one big competition, and losing is unacceptable. This also applies to his dating life, with his love 'em and leave 'em approach. Then Vince meets Jane, who is beautiful, successful, and also extremely driven. Together they enter into a series of entertaining wagers with each other where the winner gets to decide the fate of the loser.

The Love Punch

Comedy

A divorced couple scheme to recover the retirement money that was stolen from them.

Angry Neighbors

Comedy

When his ultra-wealthy neighbor in the Hamptons builds an obnoxious mega-mansion next door, grumpy retired novelist Harry March concocts an elaborate scheme for revenge that is destined to go hilariously awry. Based on the bestselling novel Lapham Rising, this outrageous comedy features a dream-team cast: Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon), Stockard Channing (Practical Magic), Cheech Marin (Born in East LA), Bobby Cannavale (The Station Agent), and Ashley Benson ("Pretty Little Liars").

Oh God! You Devil

Comedy

In his third "Oh, God!" movie, Academy Award-winner George Burns ("The Sunshine Boys") not only plays his witty, widely praised role as God, but also the menacing, trick-playing demon himself... the Devil. Directed by Emmy Award-winner Paul Bogart, this is "a delight" says the Chicago Sun-Times, and may contain "the single best sequence of dual-image photography ever put on the screen" (USA Today). Co-starring Ron Silver ("Timecop," "Reversal of Fortune"), Ted Wass ("Blossom," "Soap") and Roxanne Hart ("Chicago Hope"), and written by Andrew Bergman ("Honeymoon in Vegas," "Blazing Saddles").

The Clapper

Comedy

Eddie Krumble, who works as a paid audience member for infomercials, experiences the whirlwind of overnight fame after a late night talk show host publicizes his frequent infomercial appearances.

Divorce Bait

Comedy

Alexis Laguna is a happily married, suburban housewife. But when she finds out that her friends are getting a divorce, and have begun to date others within their circle, she starts to spiral. Who can she trust? Alexis comes up with a plan. She announces on social media that she and Marco are getting a divorce to see which of her friends will try to steal her husband. Meanwhile, an old flame comes back into her life as she returns to her former career as a hand model. Now Alexis must learn the true meaning of trust, or fail at yet another marriage.

Free and Easy (1930)

Comedy

When a small-town girl wins a beauty contest and its prize of a Hollywood screen test, a local gas station attendant appoints himself her protector, chaperones her to Tinseltown and becomes a one-man disaster area on the studio lot in the screwball comedy Free and Easy. Elmer (Keaton) decides it is his mission in life to escort Elvira (Anita Page) and her mother (Trixie Fraganza) to Hollywood. Once there, he also feels it is his duty to defend Elvira from the overtures of Latin-lover film star Larry (Robert Montgomery). But nothing turns out to be what it seems: Larry is really a stand-up guy from Kansas, and the fickle finger of fate brings fame to an unexpected duo.

Without a Clue

Comedy

Suppose for a moment that Dr. Watson was the real brains behind Sherlock Holmes? The result is anything but elementary! Academy Award winners Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley deliver stellar performances as a delightful duo in this madcap mystery. Dr. John Watson (Kingsley) is secretly a crime-solving genius. But to protect his reputation as a physician, he hires bumbling, boozy, out-of-work actor Reginald Kincaid (Caine) to play the part of his fictional creation, Sherlock Holmes. The charade works until Watson mysteriously disappears, forcing the baffled, seriously inept Holmes to crack the biggest case of Watson's career on his own!

Ernest Goes to Jail

Comedy

Only a bumbling bank janitor like know-it-all knucklehead Ernest P. Worrell (Emmy® Award-winning comedian Jim Varney) could serve on jury duty and wind up serving time -- in the slammer! The laughs start when a crooked lawyer discovers that Ernest is a dead ringer for his crime-boss client...and before you can say "Framed!" -- the switch is on! While Ernest is behind bars trying to fit in and break out, he manages to turn the big house into a nuthouse full of big laughs. Meanwhile, his evil double is busy taking his place at the bank and in his girlfriend's life! Full of comic inventiveness, a wacky cast of characters, and slam-bang special effects, "Ernest Goes to Jail" is guilty of maximum fun in the first degree!

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