I only saw Fletch a few years ago on an international flight. Perhaps it was the altitude but I rather enjoyed it.
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Soon-to-be- Forgotten 80s Comedy Flicks
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Never really liked it. I didn't even understand why completely till later. I always felt this urge to slap Chevy Chase while watching this movie. Then later I found out he's a hard guy to get along with and that people who worked with him generally feel that way too. Which is why the work dried up or at least slowed down. And that's how people felt about it since the start by the way. It's not a Bill Murray situation either where the guy can be horrible to work with or the sweetest greatest guy to work with.
Well, Chevy Chase isn't very funny if you ask me. He's just goofy more than anything. I recall when Howard Stern was giving him a hard time about something on the phone and Chevy's wife got on the line in another room to defend him...wow that was really cringy. I was a tad disappointed to hear about Bill Murray's douchery as he often came off to me as this sweet and hapless fun loving guy. But, I enjoyed Fletch. The 80s seemed full of intentionally dumb films, while most the dumb films these days are just the byproduct of trying hard to be clever.
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Major League.
"Willie Mays Hayes. I hit like Mays, and I run like Hayes." "You may run like Hayes. but you hit like shit."
"Forget the curve ball Ricky, give him the heater"
"Willie Mays Hayes. I hit like Mays, and I run like Hayes." "You may run like Hayes. but you hit like shit."
"Forget the curve ball Ricky, give him the heater"
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This one is from the 1960's but its brilliant.
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There were an awful lot that had and deserved short big screen lives. You guys have listed quite a few though. I'll be interested to see what else are selected.
Fast Times for me will always be the best 80s comedy.
For not playing baseball anymore, I quote Major League more than I should.
"Are you trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?"
Gosh I liked "Major League" a lot when it came out and I still do. What anybody sees in Chevy is beyond me. Sadly "Cheers" is starting to fade away.
cheers is kind of a hard watch know that I have known and lost friends to chronic alcoholism. Now that said can still enjoy the heck out anything with W.C. Fields....
I think the low brow dumb humor isn't so much gone as is coming out in more DIY sources then out of hollywood.
Stir Crazy!
Richard Pryor ’you got the right case?’ Lol
Richard Pryor ’you got the right case?’ Lol
How about some 80's comedies they'd probably avoid making these days...
Police Academy
Revenge of the Nerds
Three Amigos
The Naked Gun
Throw Momma From the Train
Police Academy
Revenge of the Nerds
Three Amigos
The Naked Gun
Throw Momma From the Train