Need recommendations: good obscure comedies

[scott_harpell]

Koyaanisqatsi

 

 

uhm... that is not a comedy. nor is poyanisquatsi or nayquoiquatsi.

[Greg_W]

Anything Abbot and Costello.

 

Just saw "Dummy" last night; kinda quirky, but funny.

[Off_White]

Koyaanisqatsi

 

 

uhm... that is not a comedy. nor is koyanisquatsi or nayquoiquatsi.

 

I think Chirp was responding to Layton's offering of Happiness as a comedy. If you found that film funny, you might try Affliction.

[Dru]

"A Chinese Ghost Story"

 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6305020876/002-8634975-0684064?v=glance

 

This is not only obscure and funny it's one of my favorite films of all time. Especially the poorly translated subtitles!

[lancegranite]

Little big man

Kelly's heros

[gotterdamerung]

Dead Man on Campus

Get Crazy

[Dru]

the suburbanators, a film by gary burns

[klenke]

Two totally noir French comedies starring a young Gerard Depardieu that I found quite funny:

Get out your Handkerchiefs (1978). Oscar winner for best foreign film. Outrageous theme and plot.

Buffet Froid (1979) about hapless murderers. A total hoot this movie.

 

Other good comedies:

The Horse's Mouth starring Alec Guiness (1956-British)

Jour de Fete (1949-French) about a bicycle postman who tries to modernize delivery but with slapstick results. Very Buster Keaton like.

Go Tell the Spartans (1978) starring Burt Lancaster. Comedy-drama about the insanities of the beginning of the Vietnam war.

 

There are always others I could recommend but these are a good start.

[ken4ord]

Il Monstro (The Monster) is so fucking funny Roberto Benini, is believed to be a serial killer he observed so that they can prove he is.

Johny Stecchino (Johny toothpick) again Roberto Benini, He looks like a mafioso type character, when in reality he is a bus driver.

Dellacatessin is dark comedy about the people that live in a building that house a dellacatessin.