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The 1978 comedy 'National Lampoon's Animal House' made John Belushi a star and launched careers of Tim Matheson, Tom Hulce, Karen Allen, Peter Riegert, and Kevin Bacon. more...
Independent filmmaker Scott Prendergast shares production secrets of his semi-autobiographical film about feeling lost in middle-class America. more...
Extensive bonus features add to the fun of this 1980 comedy classic about a doomed airplane. more...
"Airplane!," the original outrageous disaster-movie spoof dared to use serious actors to lampoon serious films. more...
The best scenes in "Evan Almighty" made it into the theatrical release, but the DVD bonus features are still highly entertaining. more...
In its Southeast Premiere at the Florida Film Festival, "Kabluey" delights audiences with physical comedy and textured performances in a story about middle class America. more...
Larry returns to the big screen for another crazy comedy, this time as a small-town sheriff who unknowingly bungles a high profile FBI case. more...
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By: Dominic Messier
Perpetual pouter Owen Wilson stars as Bob "Drillbit" Taylor", an imaginative homeless man hired as a bodyguard by three young imperiled high school freshmen. more...
Steve Carell Headlines Get Smart Film
By: Brian Nathanson
Get Smart is Hollywood's latest attempt to bring a classic television show into the modern world. The movie comes close to doing just that. However, it falls short. more...
By: Erin Konrad
A hilarious and well-made "Get Smart" brings a whole new audience to the beloved television show. more...
By: Kay Szydlowski
Charlie Bartlett is a seventeen-year-old to whom popularity is everything, and he does manage to achieve it... in a bathroom stall. more...
By: Dominic Messier
Despite having been shelved for the past two years, The Onion Movie DVD finally sees a release, almost five years after having begun production. more...
By: Dennis O'Neil
"Get Smart" never quite makes you laugh as much as it should, but still survives thanks to solid performances from Steve Carrel and Anne Hathaway more...
Film: Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
Don Knotts has the starring role as Luther Heggs in the 1966 comedy film, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken. Joan Staley, Dick Sargent, Liam Redmond and Skip Homeier co-star. more...
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