Foul Play (1978)
Synopsis: A klutzy librarian, Gloria Mundy (Goldie Hawn, Private Benjamin), inadvertently becomes involved in an elaborate assassination plot. Gloria is assisted by a snarky police detective, Tony Carlson (Chevy Chase, […]
Tag Archives: Comedy
Films designed to draw out laughter from the viewers
No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)
Synopsis: A deranged madman (Rod Steiger, In the Heat of the Night) begins murdering middle-aged women and it’s up to a stressed-out New York police detective (George Segal, Who’s Afraid of […]
Love Among Thieves (1987, TV-Movie)
Synopsis: A concert pianist (Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s) is forced to rob a precious Faberge egg by a gang of criminals who are holding the pianist’s boyfriend hostage. She […]
Director’s Spotlight: Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Synopsis: A British socialite (Margaret Lockwood, Night Train to Munich) on vacation in Europe, befriends a charming elderly governess (Dame May Whitty, Mrs. Miniver) on a train. When the governess disappears, […]
Innerspace (1987)
Synopsis: Dennis Quaid (Breaking Away) is a test pilot working on an experiment in which he would be miniaturized and injected into a laboratory animal. However, everything goes wrong when […]
The Bette Davis Project: Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
Synopsis: A New York gangster, Dave the Dude (Glenn Ford, A Stolen Life), comes up with an elaborate plan to turn a street vendor, ‘Apple’ Annie (Bette Davis), into a […]
Lady for a Day (1933)
Synopsis: A New York City street vendor, ‘Apple’ Annie (May Robson, Bringing Up Baby) has been pretending to be a high society woman to her daughter, who has lived in Spain […]
Director’s Spotlight: Alfred Hitchcock’s Young and Innocent (1937)
Synopsis: A screenwriter, Robert Tisdall (Derrick de Marney, Things to Come), becomes the prime suspect in the murder of an actress. After realizing that evidence is stacking up against him, Robert flees […]
Desire (1936)
Synopsis: An average American engineer, Tom Bradley (Gary Cooper, High Noon), inadvertently bumps into a sophisticated jewel thief, Madeleine de Beaupre (Marlene Dietrich, Rancho Notorious), and his life is never the same. Reaction […]
The Gazebo (1959)
Synopsis: Glenn Ford (Blackboard Jungle) plays a TV writer and director who kills a blackmailer and buries him under a gazebo. Reaction & Thoughts: Odd black comedy only works sporadically. […]
Baxter (1989)
Synopsis: A cute Bull Terrier recalls his life with various owners. Reaction & Thoughts: “Beware of the dog that thinks!” Have you ever wondered what your pet is thinking? I […]
Pretty Persuasion (2005)
Synopsis: A manipulative high school girl (Evan Rachel Wood, The Wrestler) falsely accuses her teacher (Ron Livingston, The Time Traveler’s Wife) of sexual harassment as part of an elaborate scheme. […]
