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From: absary@watmath.UUCP (Al Sary)
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Subject: Funniest Movies List
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Date: Tue, 22-Oct-85 11:32:51 EDT
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Because I got several replies for my continuing quest for funny movies, in
particular movies people consider as being the funniest they have ever seen, I
decided to compile a list of what the nominations are so far.  This list
is short and I am hoping we'll get several more nominations; if people
find that some of these movies are not deserving for the funniest movies list,
feel free to comment, and we'll try to do something about it.  Also, keep
in mind that the idea is to get a few nominations from each person,
because, at least for me, really funny movies are hard to come by.
However, if you think you've seen several (or more) movies which deserve
to be on this list, consider yourself among the few lucky ones, and feel free
to nominate as many as you like.  Maybe the best thing to do is nominate
movies which are funny, but don't quite make it to your funnies movies
list, as a separate category.

If people feel that net.movies is getting too busy (which it is, but the
totally bad movies seem to be quieting down), send mail to me for your
nominations, although I think it is better to post to the net, since it
results in more discussions on the nominations, and may get more people the
desire to nominate their own favorite funnies.

Anyway, here is the list.

Movies nominated for the funniest movies list:

movie                                             no. of nominations

Stripes                                                      3
Airplane                                                     2
Blazing Saddles                                              2
National Lampoon's Vacation                                  1
Airplane II                                                  1
The Producers                                                1
The Gumball Rally (a "Cannonball Express" movie)             1
Back to the Future                                           1
Philadelphia Story                                           1
The Lemon Drop Kid (Bob Hope)                                1
Bedazzled                                                    1
A Christmas Story                                            1
After Hours                                                  1
Cheech and Chong's Next Movie                                1
National Lampoon's Animalhouse                               1
Monty Python & the Holy Grail                                1
The Rutles                                                   1
Sleeper                                                      1


Movies which are possible future nominees, and ones which have been
suggested as funny, but may not make the funniest list (and some of these
include strange nominations, so feel free to express you view on these):

Friday the 13th - including all sequels (I am not fond of freaking out so
                  you'll have to give me all specific titles on these,
		  like "Jason Freaks Out the World", "Jason Freaks Out
		  the Galaxy", "Jason Freaks Out the Universe", or is
		  that the wrong movie)
Jaws
Halloween - and all sequels (similar comment as above; need specific title)
Murder by Death
Young Frankenstein
My Favorite Year
Start the Revolution Without Me
Soup for One
And Now for Something Completely Different (Monty Python)
Beverly Hills Cop


If I lost someone's nominations, send it again, or post it to this
newsgroup.  If there is enough interest, I will update this list, and
post it once in a while.  Suggestions on other format of the list or
anything else are welcome.