The Most Underrated Comedies of ALL TIME!

This is a list of funny movies that I like that never became as well known as I thought they should be...

Real Genius (1985, starring Val Kilmer and other people) This movie has great one liners. If you love that sort of rapid-fire quick wit of the Naked Gun movies, this one was written by the same folks. Val Kilmer started out his career as a funny guy and this movie is probably the best example of that. Sample quote:

"He has his name on his liscence plate"
"My mom does the same thing to my underwear"
"Your mom put's liscence plates in your underwear? How do you sit?"

Wet Hot American Summer (2001, Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, members of The State) This is the perfect comedy to me. Totally random and absurd while the whole time being a parody of 80's teen summer camp movies. This was written and directed by members of my favorite TV show of all time, The State which aired on MTV back when it was watchable. There is certainly humorous dialogue, but the real gems are in the subtle moments of satire and dead pan overacting that The State has mastered like no other. Go buy it immediately!

Amazon Women On The Moon (1987, tons of 80's stars...so of course Steve Guttenberg is in it) This film is a parody of a bad 1950's sci-fi movie which is interspersed with commercials/comedy sketches. It is brilliantly absurd and is more like a sketch comedy show cutting from one scene to the next every few minutes. The spoof of the 50's sci-fi movie is so well done, the subtleties are perfect. Highlights include David Alan Grier's "Don 'No Soul' Simmons" or Ed Begley Jr's "The Son of the Invisible Man" (who's invisibility formula still needs some work unbeknownst to him) and Andrew Dice Clay's "Video Date" where people can rent personalized porn films. Great stuff.

48 Hours (1982, Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte) Eddie's first venture into feature films and to those who only know his recent work...yes, he was funny at one time. You couldn't make this movie today. It is so outwardly racist and crude, all the PC bastards these days would never allow such language.

Reggie (Murphy): "Jack, read me a story"
Jack (Nolte): "Fuck you"
Reggie: "Ooohh that's one of my favorites!"

Idiocracy (2006, Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph) This is from Mike Judge, the man behind Beavis and Butthead and Office Space. It is a frighteningly accurate commentary on the stupification of our modern culture. The concept of the movie is more humorous than the movie itself. Check it out for the point it makes and try to ignore that annoying girl from SNL.

Employee of the Month (2004, Matt Dillon, Steve Zahn) Please don't confuse this film with that pile of feces starring Jessica Simpson and Dane Cook. Yes I would have sex with Jessica Simpson, but that's it and then I would immediately kill her. Moving on, this movie kicks a great deal of ass and has some fabulous one-liners in it. Steve Zahn is the man.