FabSwingers.com forum: Best 1980s and 90s comedy movies? Give me your recommendations!

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Just found Nuns on the Run on Channel 4 on demand - this was one of my favourite comedies of my teenage years and I must have watched it a dozen times! I'm now enjoying it again after 20 years!

What 1980s or 90s comedies can people recommend? I've already rewatched Coming to America recently

What vintage comedies have you recently rediscovered?

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By *l MateMan
over a year ago

Sheffield Centre

Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Uncle Buck. My Cousin Vinny.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Blues brothers is my all time favourite

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By *ouise8300Woman
over a year ago

Manchester

See no evil, hear no evil, is one of my favourites.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Oh some great blast from the past here! Noting them down! Blues Brothers was great I remember!

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By *mily36CWoman
over a year ago

Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?)

Money Pit ... very young Tom Hanks was hilarious back in the day

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By *B69Woman
over a year ago

Wiltshire

Weird Science I always remember as funny

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Groundhog Day.

Bill murray is comedy royalty.

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By *stellaWoman
over a year ago

London

Groundhog Day.

Bill murray is comedy royalty.

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By *adetMan
over a year ago

South of Ipswich

Trading Places

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Groundhog Day.

Bill murray is comedy royalty."

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By *mily36CWoman
over a year ago

Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?)

What about the Police Academy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Uncle Buck. My Cousin Vinny."

The best

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By *inell1Man
over a year ago

Ipswich

Bachelor party...another early Tom Hanks film

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By *dam1971Man
over a year ago

Bedford

"Just found Nuns on the Run on Channel 4 on demand - this was one of my favourite comedies of my teenage years and I must have watched it a dozen times! I'm now enjoying it again after 20 years!"

I looked for it on DVD about a year ago after remembering it from the ‘80s, couldn’t believe it was on Channel 4 again and I watched it last week

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By *adetMan
over a year ago

South of Ipswich

Stir Crazy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Heathers and Clueless.

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By *dam1971Man
over a year ago

Bedford

"Groundhog Day.

Bill murray is comedy royalty."

I see what you did there

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Groundhog Day.

Estella is comedy royalty."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Steve Martin in Parenthood was fabulous also any John Candy film, Cool Runnings, Planes Trains and Automobiles, Uncle Buck to name a few.

Ghostbusters, Goonies

Beverly Hills Cop (don't bother with the sequels).

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By *ouise8300Woman
over a year ago

Manchester

"Groundhog Day.

Bill murray is comedy royalty."

If you're going to have a film with Bill Murray in then I used to love What about Bob!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

CB4 90s

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

OMG yes, Police Academy! I fucking loved those!

Parenthood and Cool Runnings too!

All your suggestions will keep me going for weeks

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I looked for it on DVD about a year ago after remembering it from the ‘80s, couldn’t believe it was on Channel 4 again and I watched it last week

Just finished the rewatch and chuckled all the way thru! Will be making my teenager watch it with me too!

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Rita, Sue and Bob too

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By *eyond PurityCouple
over a year ago

Lincolnshire

Trains, planes and automobiles - two comedy legends

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This is Spinal Tap and When Harry Met Sally.

Two classics, both directed by Rob Reiner.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Groundhog Day.

Bill murray is comedy royalty.

If you're going to have a film with Bill Murray in then I used to love What about Bob!"

Hello Louise 8300, I enjoy your suggestion too.

If you promise to watch Groundhog Day tomorrow then I’ll promise to watch what about Bob.

Let’s say we meet back here at 2100 hrs tomorrow evening and deliver our favourite bill murray line for each other’s enjoyment?

Afterwards we could exchange nudes privately and discuss other classic bill murray moments.

Yours in hot anticipation, Sam.

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

A Fish called Wanda

The Full Monty

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dirty rotten scoundrels.

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By *mily36CWoman
over a year ago

Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?)

Weekend at Bernie's ... worth a giggle?

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By *yronMan
over a year ago

grangemouth

Airplane!

The Gods Must Be Crazy

Water

This Is Spinal Tap

Beverley Hills Cop

The Naked Gun

Hot Shots

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Full Monty

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wayne's World!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

British classics: Gregorys Girl, Local Hero, Withnail and I.

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By *mily36CWoman
over a year ago

Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?)

Bill & Ted

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By *ouise8300Woman
over a year ago

Manchester

"Groundhog Day.

Bill murray is comedy royalty.

If you're going to have a film with Bill Murray in then I used to love What about Bob!

Hello Louise 8300, I enjoy your suggestion too.

If you promise to watch Groundhog Day tomorrow then I’ll promise to watch what about Bob.

Let’s say we meet back here at 2100 hrs tomorrow evening and deliver our favourite bill murray line for each other’s enjoyment?

Afterwards we could exchange nudes privately and discuss other classic bill murray moments.

Yours in hot anticipation, Sam."

Now..that sounds like a plan

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This might be out there but does anyone remember a film with Sylvester Stallone in it called Oscar? I remember seeing it years ago thinking it was hilarious and haven't seen a trace of it since!

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By *ouise8300Woman
over a year ago

Manchester

"Wayne's World!"

I love Wayne's world!!!

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By *r Rubba LoverMan
over a year ago

Bristol

Fear of a Black Hat.

Its a mockumentary of the gangsta rap group NWH... (N****S WIT HATS)

Think Spinal Tap but with cheesy overplayed gangsta types...

Flava Flav is a kitten in comparison

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By *r Rubba LoverMan
over a year ago

Bristol

Oh and anything National Lampoons...

Animal House

Those ones with Chevy Chase in... with the dysfunctional family.

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By *ouise8300Woman
over a year ago

Manchester

Bill & Ted"

I still quote from this film, more often than is necessary!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Wayne's World!

I love Wayne's world!!! "

Schwing

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By *mily36CWoman
over a year ago

Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?)

"This might be out there but does anyone remember a film with Sylvester Stallone in it called Oscar? I remember seeing it years ago thinking it was hilarious and haven't seen a trace of it since!"

Can get it on Prime ...

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By *mily36CWoman
over a year ago

Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?)

Dumb and Dumber

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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago

Newry Down

The modern version of the ancient tale of the prince and the pauper exchanging places, also known as Trading Places.

Introductory music was The Marriage of Figaro; with Eddie Murphy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Denholm Elliott, Don Ameche, Frank Oz, et al.

A well made romp, highly entertaining, good production values, good acting from the principal stars, a couple of direct to cameras winks to the audience (in the style of Groucho Marx), etc.

Expertly crafted Christmas movie.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"This might be out there but does anyone remember a film with Sylvester Stallone in it called Oscar? I remember seeing it years ago thinking it was hilarious and haven't seen a trace of it since!

Can get it on Prime ... "

Ooooh taking a look now!

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By *l MateMan
over a year ago

Sheffield Centre

"Just found Nuns on the Run on Channel 4 on demand - this was one of my favourite comedies of my teenage years and I must have watched it a dozen times! I'm now enjoying it again after 20 years!

I looked for it on DVD about a year ago after remembering it from the ‘80s, couldn’t believe it was on Channel 4 again and I watched it last week

There's a sort of follow up most people haven't seen: The Pope Must Die with Robbie Coltrane. It's worth a look, but not as good as the first.

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By *l MateMan
over a year ago

Sheffield Centre

"Fear of a Black Hat.

Its a mockumentary of the gangsta rap group NWH... (N****S WIT HATS)

Think Spinal Tap but with cheesy overplayed gangsta types...

Flava Flav is a kitten in comparison"

Really underrated film.

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By *edsmudgeMan
over a year ago

oxford

"Weird Science I always remember as funny"

This I remember Very clearly but that might have something to do with the front of the box …

Easy money ((very young Tom cruise)

Might jump to the 99’s for

Clerks

Mall rats

Chasing Amy …….snoogins

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By *udistnorthantsMan
over a year ago

Desborough

Revenge of the Nerds

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By *ncemoreroundthesunCouple
over a year ago

on the move

Withnail & I and life of Brian always

(although that ones 70s but still brilliant)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Life of Brian

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By *andsome HandMan
over a year ago

roundabout

Some great choices already..

Commando

How high

Don't be a menace to south central while drinking your juice in the hood (I advise only watching this once though or it gets old quickly)

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By *andsome HandMan
over a year ago

roundabout

Coming to America

Brewster's millions

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Weird science,

Caddy shack

National lampoons

Stripes

Spies like us

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By *mily36CWoman
over a year ago

Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?)

Ferris Buellers Day Off ... surely a classic comedy of the 80s

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

See no evil hear no evil

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By *entakuruMan
over a year ago

Exeter

The first Police Academy movie is on Netflix at the moment, it's funnier than u remember it being!

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By *entakuruMan
over a year ago

Exeter

Caddy shack

Or anything else with Rodney Dangerfield in. I love that guy!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tough Guys

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Rita, Sue and Bob too"

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By *mily36CWoman
over a year ago

Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?)

Beetlejuice ... funny bits, maybe

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By *l MateMan
over a year ago

Sheffield Centre

Caddy shack

Or anything else with Rodney Dangerfield in. I love that guy! "

The only good thing about Caddyshack 2.

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By *r Rubba LoverMan
over a year ago

Bristol

"Fear of a Black Hat.

Its a mockumentary of the gangsta rap group NWH... (N****S WIT HATS)

Think Spinal Tap but with cheesy overplayed gangsta types...

Flava Flav is a kitten in comparison

Really underrated film."

I know, right?

You're only the third person I've seen who's even heard of it..

Also

Turner and Hooch!

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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago

Newry Down

Crocodile Dundee; not a bad movie, but Linda's ass at the waterhole. Wow.

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By *ilkmothMan
over a year ago

Cheshire

Airplane!

Watched it hundreds of times, still laugh out loud to it.

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By *ormorantMan
over a year ago

Lincolnshire

Party Party, Brit classic

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Airplane!

Watched it hundreds of times, still laugh out loud to it. "

Surely your not serious?....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Airplane! My favourite. I often watch Ted's suicide tales which gives me a real laugh.

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By *eyondhornyMan
over a year ago

Edwardsville

Princess Bride

You have to be mostly dead to not find it funny.

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By *ooBulMan
over a year ago

Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’

"Turner & Hooch" cop, dog comedy film Tom Hanks is brilliant in it!

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By *adForGood69Couple
over a year ago

plymouth

Monty Python and the Holy grail,

The man with 2 brains (Steve Martin is excellent)

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By *adForGood69Couple
over a year ago

plymouth

Kingpin

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Weird Science I always remember as funny"

I had this on tape when I was younger watched it so many times and still laugh at it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Monty Python and the Holy grail,

The man with 2 brains (Steve Martin is excellent)"

The man with 2 brains, Yes!

Also The Jerk and Bowfinger are brilliant.

An out there suggestion - Amazon Woman On The Moon, although I think I'm the only person, apart from John Landis who has ever watched it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Monty Python and the Holy grail,

The man with 2 brains (Steve Martin is excellent)

The man with 2 brains, Yes!

Also The Jerk and Bowfinger are brilliant.

An out there suggestion - Amazon Woman On The Moon, although I think I'm the only person, apart from John Landis who has ever watched it. "

I remember that bit in Amazon Women with the lady walking round naked. I watched that a whole bunch of times. Don't remember the rest of the film so much.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Any mention yet of Who Framed Roger Rabbit? It's a classic.

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By *andsome HandMan
over a year ago

roundabout

""Turner & Hooch" cop, dog comedy film Tom Hanks is brilliant in it!

Quality also K 9 if it hasn't been mentioned.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"See no evil, hear no evil, is one of my favourites."

Knew someone would hit on that !

Classic

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Arther made me laugh.

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By *hySoSerious85Man
over a year ago

Melbourne , Australia (current)

Dumb and dumber.

Hot shots

The naked gun trilogy

Spinal tap

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By *olden PoleMan
over a year ago

London

Hear no evil, see no evil.

Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder....mad cap fun all the way.

Blazing saddles....brilliant.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Drop Dead Fred

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames

Anyone else like The Snapper?

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By *inell1Man
over a year ago

Ipswich

Top secret

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The big lebowski! Awesome movie

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By *uddy laneMan
over a year ago

dudley

cheech and chong

Nice dreams, up in smoke,next movie, still smokin.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Drop Dead Fred"

Classic

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By *imon_hydeMan
over a year ago

Stockport

Most of Steve Martin's 80s films. Especially The Man With Two Brains.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Weird science was a classic a d attack of the killer tomatoes

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By *illiamMeetsMan
over a year ago

sunnyside

"Most of Steve Martin's 80s films. Especially The Man With Two Brains."

Excellent choice. Some classic lines. liked The Jerk film

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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago

Newry Down

Turner and Hooch; I only realised that the central character was a dogue de Bordeaux, aka French mastiff.

Massively powerful dog; my favourite would be a Korthals Griffon, sometimes mistakenly called Wire-haired German Pointer, which is a different dog.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stripes is one Ive not seen in ages.

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By *topthepressMan
over a year ago

MANCHESTER

Woody Allen movies or are we not allowed to watch them anymore

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By *uddy laneMan
over a year ago

dudley

"Woody Allen movies or are we not allowed to watch them anymore"

Absolute genius.

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By *topthepressMan
over a year ago

MANCHESTER

That's right his films are not shown anymore

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Caddy Shack

Uncle Buck

Police Academy

National lampoons…Christmas vacation.

Stir Crazy

(Basically anything with Richard Prior, John Candy, Bill Murray, Steve Martin, Gene Wilder or Chevy Chase was a great comedy for me)

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By *andsome HandMan
over a year ago

roundabout

It's 1979 but I'm offering up Cactus Jack.

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By *angerous123Man
over a year ago

Leeds

"Coming to America

Finally someone mentions it!

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By *angerous123Man
over a year ago

Leeds

High Times at Ridgmont High

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By *uddy laneMan
over a year ago

dudley

"That's right his films are not shown anymore"

I am sure it was the " my Bro thinks he is a chicken " quote that canceled him.

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By *istalloverCouple
over a year ago

Pays de la Loire -Normandie -Brittany borderFrance

I don't think anybody has mentioned PORKYS

The Big Bus

Top secret

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By *issitCouple
over a year ago

Banbury

Ferris Buellers day off

overboard with kirt Russell and goldie hawn

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Weekend at Bernies.

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By *ranimallxl5Man
over a year ago

Winchester

"Heathers and Clueless.

Comedies?

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By *ranimallxl5Man
over a year ago

Winchester

Not sure people understand what a comedy is ??

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By *ilkmothMan
over a year ago

Cheshire

"Airplane!

Watched it hundreds of times, still laugh out loud to it.

Surely your not serious?...."

I am serious

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

And don’t call me Shirley

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