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Take The Money And Run, 1969
Woody Allen hams it up brilliantly as a neurotic jailbird in this spoof crime-documentary. Part Truffaut, part Keystone Cops, it's essentially his first original feature as writer and director, neatly encapsulating early Allen: neurotic, slapstick, auteuristic. The jokes are inspired and superbly surreal, and Allen excels as Virgil Starkwell, a loser (naturally), fantasist and pool shark turned bank robber.
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Woody Allen hams it up brilliantly as a neurotic jailbird in this spoof crime-documentary. Part Truffaut, part Keystone Cops, it's essentially his first original feature as writer and director, neatly encapsulating early Allen: neurotic, slapstick, auteuristic. The jokes are inspired and superbly surreal, and Allen excels as Virgil Starkwell, a loser (naturally), fantasist and pool shark turned bank robber.
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The Tall Guy, 1989
Sparky British romantic comedy in which a gangly American actor (Jeff Goldblum) enjoys a warm affair with a no-nonsense nurse (Emma Thompson) – until his infidelity threatens their relationship. Amusing enought in itself, the real fun of The Tall Guy comes from its sharp parody of British theatrical life, with a few roman-à-clef touches.
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Sparky British romantic comedy in which a gangly American actor (Jeff Goldblum) enjoys a warm affair with a no-nonsense nurse (Emma Thompson) – until his infidelity threatens their relationship. Amusing enought in itself, the real fun of The Tall Guy comes from its sharp parody of British theatrical life, with a few roman-à-clef touches.
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Team America, 2004
Team America: World Police sets its sights on the "War On Terror" with a group of 'Thunderbirds'-style marionettes emerging from their secret headquarters inside a hollowed-out Mount Rushmore to battle terrorism around the globe. Only the twisted geniuses behind 'South Park' could come up with a project so shamelessly designed to cause offense. Offensive, funny and foul-mouthed, this manic marionette comedy has its finger on the pulse, its mind in the gutter and its politics firmly in the White House.
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Team America: World Police sets its sights on the "War On Terror" with a group of 'Thunderbirds'-style marionettes emerging from their secret headquarters inside a hollowed-out Mount Rushmore to battle terrorism around the globe. Only the twisted geniuses behind 'South Park' could come up with a project so shamelessly designed to cause offense. Offensive, funny and foul-mouthed, this manic marionette comedy has its finger on the pulse, its mind in the gutter and its politics firmly in the White House.
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There's Something About Mary, 1998
Men having trouble with their zips, unusual hair gel – the Farrelly Brothers are at it again in this anarchic, bad-taste comedy that has the dazzling Cameron Diaz as the object of geeky Ben Stiller's affections. Unable to forget his teenage object of lust, Stiller hires a private detective to track her down – who promptly falls for her too. Gross-out shenanigans ensue, most notoriously in a scene where Mary mistakes semen for hair gel. Like the rest of the film, the scene is puerile, politically incorrect, rib-achingly funny and strangely insightful.
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Men having trouble with their zips, unusual hair gel – the Farrelly Brothers are at it again in this anarchic, bad-taste comedy that has the dazzling Cameron Diaz as the object of geeky Ben Stiller's affections. Unable to forget his teenage object of lust, Stiller hires a private detective to track her down – who promptly falls for her too. Gross-out shenanigans ensue, most notoriously in a scene where Mary mistakes semen for hair gel. Like the rest of the film, the scene is puerile, politically incorrect, rib-achingly funny and strangely insightful.
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The Three Amigos, 1986
Chevy Chase, Steve Martin and Martin Short are the eponymous Amigos of this slapstick farce, directed by John Landis. When silent movie western stars Dusty (Chase), Lucky (Martin) and Ned (Short) get sacked by their Hollywood studio, they meet the mysterious Carmen (Camhi) who asks them to come to Mexico to do some work for her. Thinking the work is 'song and dance' the three friends agree, only discovering on their arrival that Carmen believed them to be real cowboys and wants them to rid her town of the evil bandito El Guapo.
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Chevy Chase, Steve Martin and Martin Short are the eponymous Amigos of this slapstick farce, directed by John Landis. When silent movie western stars Dusty (Chase), Lucky (Martin) and Ned (Short) get sacked by their Hollywood studio, they meet the mysterious Carmen (Camhi) who asks them to come to Mexico to do some work for her. Thinking the work is 'song and dance' the three friends agree, only discovering on their arrival that Carmen believed them to be real cowboys and wants them to rid her town of the evil bandito El Guapo.
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