John Candy
Biography: John Franklin Candy (October 31, 1950 – March 4, 1994) was a Canadian actor and comedian. He rose to fame as a member of the Toronto, Ontario branch of The Second City, its related Second City Television series, and in his role in comedy films such as Stripes, Splash, Cool Runnings, The Great Outdoors, and Uncle Buck. One of his most renowned onscreen performances was that of Del Griffith, the loquacious, on the move, shower curtain ring salesman in the John Hughes comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Candy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Birthday: October 30, 1950
Deathday: March 04, 1994
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Cool Runnings
1993-10-01
Cool Runnings
Overview: When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican bobsled team.
Genres: Comedy Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-10-01
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Spaceballs
1987-06-24
Spaceballs
Overview: When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-06-24
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The Blues Brothers
1980-06-16
The Blues Brothers
Overview: Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
Genres: Music Comedy Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-06-16
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Home Alone
1990-11-16
Home Alone
Overview: Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. When thieves try to break into his home, he puts up a fight like no other.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-16
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JFK
1991-12-20
JFK
Overview: Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
Genres: Drama Thriller History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-12-20
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Canadian Bacon
1995-06-08
Canadian Bacon
Overview: The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to start a cold war with Canada.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-06-08
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Uncle Buck
1989-08-16
Uncle Buck
Overview: Buck Russell, a lovable but slovenly bachelor, suddenly becomes the temporary caretaker of his nephew and nieces after a family emergency. His freewheeling attitude soon causes tension with his older niece Tia, loyal girlfriend Chanice and just about everyone else who crosses his path.
Genres: Comedy Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-08-16
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The Great Outdoors
1988-06-17
The Great Outdoors
Overview: It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley, along with his wife, Connie, and their two kids, Buck and Ben. But a serene weekend of fishing at a Wisconsin lakeside cabin gets crashed by Connie's obnoxious brother-in-law, Roman Craig, his wife, Kate, and the couple's two daughters. As the excursion wears on, the Ripleys find themselves at odds with the stuffy Craig family.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-06-17
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987-11-26
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Overview: An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower curtain ring salesman, Del Griffith.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-11-26
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Only the Lonely
1991-05-24
Only the Lonely
Overview: Danny Muldoon, a Chicago policeman, still lives with his overbearing mother Rose. He meets and falls in love with Theresa Luna , whose father owns the local funeral parlour. Naturally, his mother objects to the relationship, and Danny and Theresa must either overcome her objections or give up the romance.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-05-24
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Armed and Dangerous
1986-08-15
Armed and Dangerous
Overview: After policeman Frank Dooley is framed for theft and loses his job on the force, he joins a security guard agency and teams up with inept former defense lawyer Norman Kane. When the two botch a job guarding a local warehouse, they begin to uncover corruption within the company and their union.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-08-15
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Splash
1984-03-09
Splash
Overview: A successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There's one big complication though; he's fallen hook, line and sinker for a mermaid.
Genres: Comedy Romance Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-03-09
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Jackie Gleason: The Great One
1988-09-10
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
Overview: Documentary about the life and times of Jackie Gleason.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-10
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Stripes
1981-06-26
Stripes
Overview: John Winger, an indolent sad sack in his 30s, impulsively joins the US Army after losing his job, his girlfriend and his apartment.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-06-26
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Little Shop of Horrors
1986-12-19
Little Shop of Horrors
Overview: Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day Seymour finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he calls Audrey II. The plant seems to have a craving for blood and soon begins to sing for his supper.
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-19
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Wagons East!
1994-08-16
Wagons East!
Overview: After the 1860s Wild West, a group of misfit settlers - including ex-doctor Phil Taylor, prostitute Belle, and homosexual bookseller Julian - decide they cannot live in their current situation in the west. They hire a grizzled alcoholic wagon master by the name of James Harlow to take them on a journey back to their hometowns in the East.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-08-16
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The Rescuers Down Under
1990-11-16
The Rescuers Down Under
Overview: A lawless poacher wants to capture a majestic and rare golden eagle, so he kidnaps the boy who knows where to find the bird. Not to worry -- the Rescue Aid Society's top agents, heroic mice Miss Bianca and Bernard, fly to Australia to save the day. Accompanying the fearless duo are bumbling albatross Wilbur and local field operative Jake the Kangaroo Rat.
Genres: Animation Adventure Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-16
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National Lampoon's Vacation
1983-07-29
National Lampoon's Vacation
Overview: Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-07-29
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It Came from Hollywood
1982-10-29
It Came from Hollywood
Overview: Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Gilda Radner and Cheech and Chong present this compilation of classic bad films from the 50's, 60's and 70's. Special features on gorilla pictures, anti-marijuana films and a special tribute to the worst film maker of all-time, Ed Wood.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-10-29
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Brewster's Millions
1985-05-22
Brewster's Millions
Overview: Brewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit 300 million dollars if he can successfully spend 30 million dollars in 30 days without anything to show for it, and without telling anyone what he's up to... A task that's a lot harder than it sounds!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-05-22
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Rookie of the Year
1993-07-07
Rookie of the Year
Overview: 12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up dreaming of playing baseball, despite his physical shortcomings. After Henry's arm is broken while trying to catch a baseball at school, the tendon in that arm heals too tightly, allowing Henry to throw pitches that are as fast as 103 mph. Henry is spotted at nearby Wrigley Field by Larry "Fish" Fisher, the general manager of the struggling Chicago Cubs, after Henry throws an opponent's home-run ball all the way from the outfield bleachers back to the catcher, and it seems that Henry may be the pitcher that team owner Bob Carson has been praying for.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-07-07
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1941
1979-12-14
1941
Overview: In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.
Genres: Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-12-14
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Hot to Trot
1988-08-26
Hot to Trot
Overview: Fred P. Chaney receives as inheritance after the death of his mother a speaking horse that also has good knowledge about the stock-market. With the help of this horse Fred gains a lot at the stock-market of Chicago.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-08-26
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Who's Harry Crumb?
1989-02-03
Who's Harry Crumb?
Overview: Harry Crumb is a bumbling and inept private investigator who is hired to solve the kidnapping of a young heiress which he's not expected to solve because his employer is the mastermind behind the kidnapping.
Genres: Comedy Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-02-03
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Heavy Metal
1981-08-07
Heavy Metal
Overview: The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
Genres: Animation Science Fiction Adventure Fantasy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-08-07
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Nothing but Trouble
1991-02-15
Nothing but Trouble
Overview: While attempting to seduce gorgeous lawyer Diane Lightson, wealthy gadabout Chris Thorne agrees to drive her to Atlantic City, N.J. But, when some reckless driving draws the attention of a deeply critical cop, they and the flamboyant "Brazillionaires" who tagged along end up in the court of a grotesque and vengeful judge, who has a special vendetta against the wealthy and erudite.
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-02-15
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Going Berserk
1983-09-30
Going Berserk
Overview: John Bourgignon, a drummer-chauffeur engaged to the daughter of a United States senator, encounters a sleazy film director, the leader of an aerobics cult, and other crazed characters in the days leading up to his wedding.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-09-30
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The Silent Partner
1978-09-07
The Silent Partner
Overview: Toronto, Canada. A few days before Christmas, Miles Cullen, a bored teller working at a bank branch located in a shopping mall, accidentally learns that the place is about to be robbed when he finds a disconcerting note on one of the counters.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-09-07
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Speed Zone
1989-04-21
Speed Zone
Overview: An illegal race that takes place over the United States and nothing will stop this bunch of racers except for the occasional cop or a damsel in distress. Jackie Chan's car is not in this one, but many new cars make up for that. Who will win? Who will crash? Who will not even finish? Sit down and buckle up for the ride of your life.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-04-21
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Once Upon a Crime
1992-03-06
Once Upon a Crime
Overview: On their way to Monte Carlo, Monaco, Marilyn and her husband, Neil, meet several other married couples, including Julian and Phoebe, who are traveling with a lost dog they plan to return to its wealthy owner for a large reward. But, when the dog's mistress is murdered, the travelers become the prime suspects, and Inspector Bonnard is determined to track them all down.
Genres: Crime Comedy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-03-06
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Citizen Steve
1987-01-01
Citizen Steve
Overview: On the occasion of the 40th birthday of the almighty filmmaker Steven Allan Spielberg, inquisitive reporter Clip Maxwell attempts to uncover the truth behind his undisputed rise to the throne of the Amblin Empire.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Lost and Found
1979-07-13
Lost and Found
Overview: While visiting Switzerland, an American college professor, Adam, keeps running into a divorced British secretary, Patricia, wherever they go. First their cars collide. Then they smash into one another on a ski slope, each breaking a leg. In between numerous quarrels, the two develop lust and love. They hastily marry, but the disagreements continue. Patricia decides to leave, so Adam decides to fake a suicide. They lose and find each other, again and again.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-07-13
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Delirious
1991-08-09
Delirious
Overview: A soap opera writer gets hit on the head and wakes up as a character in his own show.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-08-09
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Follow That Bird
1985-08-02
Follow That Bird
Overview: Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Family Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-08-02
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Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013-05-20
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Overview: Mel Brooks: Make a Noise journeys through Brooks’ early years in the creative beginnings of live television — with Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows — to the film genres he so successfully satirized in Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, High Anxiety, and Spaceballs — to the groundbreaking Broadway musical version of his first film, The Producers. The documentary also delves into his professional and personal ups and downs — his childhood, his first wife and subsequent 41-year marriage to Anne Bancroft — capturing a never-before-heard sense of reflection and confession.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-05-20
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The Clown Murders
1976-09-17
The Clown Murders
Overview: A group of young professionals decides to play a practical joke on one of their ex-girlfriends who married a rich man who is about to close a major real estate deal. They plan to kidnap her and mess up the deal. Unfortunately, the joke becomes deadly serious.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-09-17
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Masters of Menace
1990-09-06
Masters of Menace
Overview: The Masters of Menace are actually a motorcycle gang. When one of their own dies while performing a dangerous bike stunt, they decide to cross the country to go bury him. With the coffin in the back of the pick-up truck and the tight-butt lawyer in the front, their craving for beer combined with lack of manners will disturb quite a few people wherever they go, including the police.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-09-06
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Summer Rental
1985-08-09
Summer Rental
Overview: Jack Chester, an overworked air traffic controller, takes his family on vacation to the beach. Things immediately start to go wrong for the Chesters, and steadily get worse. Jack ends up in a feud with a local yachtsman, and has to race him to regain his pride and family's respect.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-08-09
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Volunteers
1985-08-16
Volunteers
Overview: After his rich father refuses to pay his debt, compulsive gambler Lawrence Bourne III joins the Peace Corps to evade angry creditors. In Thailand, he is assigned to build a bridge for the local villagers with the help of American-As-Apple-Pie WSU Grad Tom Tuttle and the beautiful and down-to earth Beth Wexler. What they don't realize is that the bridge is coveted by the U.S. Army, a local Communist force, and a powerful drug lord. Together with the help of At Toon, the only English speaking native, they must fight off the three opposing forces and find out what is right for the villagers, as well as themselves.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-08-16
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Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
2021-11-29
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
Overview: From "SCTV" and "Home Alone" to "Best in Show" and "Schitt’s Creek", Catherine O’Hara collaborates with fellow performers throughout her legendary career to take comedy to new heights.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-11-29
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Tunnel Vision
1976-03-12
Tunnel Vision
Overview: A committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming, which includes shows, commercials, news programs, you name it. What they discover will surely crack you up! This outrageous and irreverent spoof of television launched the careers of some of the greatest comedians of all time.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-03-12
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The Last Polka
1985-04-15
The Last Polka
Overview: A mockumentary that depicts the final concert of Yosh and Stan Shmenge aka the Happy Wanderers.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-04-15
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It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
1975-09-11
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Overview: Sweeney is a playwright on a career decline. He spends much of his time wheedling money and beer out of his artistic friend Moriarty. One of his few highlights is weekly sex with his ex-wife Georgia. She is remarried to a rich but vile construction developer, but Sweeney and Gorgina are still in love.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-09-11
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The Best of SCTV
1988-09-05
The Best of SCTV
Overview: Guy Caballero and Edith Prickley try to persuade the FCC to renew SCTV's license.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-05
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The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
1983-12-16
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
Overview: John Candy presents the 1983 Young Comedians Show.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-12-16
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The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
1980-01-20
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
Overview: The story of a champion Eskimo sled dog named Kavik who survives a plane crash in the wilds of Alaska and is found and cared for by a young boy named Andy Evans. But the dog's owner finds Kavik and takes him back to his home in Colorado where the dog escapes and embarks on a 2,000-mile odyssey in search of Andy.
Genres: Adventure Action Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-01-20
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Really Weird Tales
1986-10-04
Really Weird Tales
Overview: The movie consists of three odd and strange tales that each teach a different lesson.
Genres: Science Fiction Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-04
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Find the Lady
1976-11-11
Find the Lady
Overview: Two hoodlums, Trigger (Mickey Rooney) & Leo (Dick Emery) are hired by the unscrupulous J.K. (Peter Cook) to kidnap his niece Victoria (Alexandra Bastedo). The daughter of a wealthy businessman has been kidnapped, and the chief of police, under a lot of pressure to find her as soon as possible, assigns officers Kopek (John Candy) and Broom (Lawrence Dane) to track her down and bring her back safe and sound.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-11-11
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Seriously... Phil Collins
1990-09-08
Seriously... Phil Collins
Overview: 4 TV Executives attempt to make a television special to promote ...But Seriously. Mostly made of sketches this film includes a rap version of Don't Lose My Number and a country take on Separate Lives. Phil even attempts to be Elvis Presley while singing One More Night.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-09-08
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Christmas with SCTV
2006-01-01
Christmas with SCTV
Overview: Spend the holidays with the hilarious and beloved SCTV crew, starring John Candy, Rick Moranis, Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy and many others as they play Liberace, Mayor Tommy Shanks, Dusty Towne, Johnnie LaRue and a host of their famous characters!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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Double Negative
1980-05-12
Double Negative
Overview: Mentally tortured photojournalist attempts to track down his wife's murderer.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-05-12
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Class of '44
1973-04-10
Class of '44
Overview: During the last years of World War II, Hermie, Oscy, and Benjie are coming of age. They went their separate ways when they graduated from high school in 1944. Benjie joins the Marines as Hermie and Oscy enter college. There, Hermie falls head over heels for another freshman named Julie, and the two old friends deal with a troublesome fraternity president who is in charge of hazings.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-04-10
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Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
2015-01-25
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
Overview: A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring rare and never before seen footage, this is the mind boggling story of The National Lampoon from its subversive and electrifying beginnings, to rebirth as an unlikely Hollywood heavyweight, and beyond. A humour empire like no other, the impact of the magazines irreverent, often shocking, sensibility was nothing short of seismic: this is an institution whose (drunk stoned brilliant) alumni left their fingerprints all over popular culture. Both insanely great and breathtakingly innovative, The National Lampoon created the foundation of modern comic sensibility by setting the bar in comedy impossibly high.
Genres: History Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-01-25
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The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986-03-09
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
Overview: A college professor wishes he could live in Victorian England. Through a scientific experiment that goes wrong, he is able to make his dream come true. He is now able to travel back and forth in time.
Genres: History Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-09
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Boris and Natasha
1992-04-17
Boris and Natasha
Overview: Sent by Fearless Leader to America to find an important microchip, dastardly Pottsylvanian spies Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale begin questioning who they're working for and why.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-04-17
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Hostage for a Day
1994-04-25
Hostage for a Day
Overview: Warren Kooey is a man who's tired of his current life; a witch of a wife, a boss who complains about everything he does and looses his lifesavings (stolen by the wife). He has only one thing on his mind: Alaska
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-04-25
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Rocket Boy
1989-06-01
Rocket Boy
Overview: In this Sci-fi Comedy a gentle video clerk has a secret double life as an intergalactic crime-fighter who must stop an evil alien from stealing the hair off human heads.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-06-01
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The Canadian Conspiracy
1986-06-08
The Canadian Conspiracy
Overview: A mockumentary illustrating a supposed conspiracy to infiltrate American culture through employing Canadians in the U.S. entertainment industry.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-06-08
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Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
1989-10-02
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
Overview: A prime-time special previewing NBC's 1989-90 Saturday morning lineup, hosted by the cast members of NBC's "Saved by the Bell."
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-10-02
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She's Having a Baby
1988-02-05
She's Having a Baby
Overview: Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full reality of marriage and all that it (and their parents) expect from them. Do they want babies? Their parents certainly want them to. Is married life all that there is? Things certainly aren't helped by Jake's friend Davis, who always seems to turn up just in time to put a spanner in the works.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-02-05
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Career Opportunities
1991-03-29
Career Opportunities
Overview: Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave town but is disoriented. Her decision is finalized after she falls asleep in a Target dressing room. She awakens to find herself locked in the store overnight with the janitor, Jim, the town "no hoper" and liar.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-29
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Tears Are Not Enough
1985-10-04
Tears Are Not Enough
Overview: On 10 February 1985, fifty-three of Canada's top performers gathered together to record the song Tears Are Not Enough in an effort to generate aid to famine victims in Africa. This is a behind-the-scenes look at that historic session, filled with moments of excitement, pathos, humor and magic.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-10-04
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Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1985-01-01
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
Overview: A made for Showtime network comedy special with numerous skits and music starring Martin Short and featuring a number of his fellow SCTV cast members. The special has skits with characters such as Ed Grimley, Jackie Rogers Jr., Jerry Lewis, and many more.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-01
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Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
1988-10-05
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
Overview: The stars come out on Sesame Street in this fun-filled video featuring the show's most memorable moments. Sing-along in this star-studded celebration!
Genres: Family Music TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-10-05
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John Candy: Comic Spirit
2005-05-03
John Candy: Comic Spirit
Overview: A tribute to the late John Candy from the cast of Spaceballs.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-05-03
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Making a 'Splash'
2004-03-30
Making a 'Splash'
Overview: Retrospective documentary on the making of the hit comedy Splash (1984).
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-03-30
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Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994-05-18
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Overview: Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on ABC to celebrate Sesame Street's 25th anniversary. It was originally broadcast on May 18, 1994. The show featured Joe Pesci (as Ronald Grump), Corbin Bernsen (as real estate attorney, Arnie), Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman (as a Worm TV hosts), John Goodman (as Tough Guy Helpline operator), Charles Grodin (as Chaz), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (as reporter Kathie Lee Kathie), Rosie O'Donnell (as the Good Hope Fairy), Susan Sarandon (as Bitsy), Barbara Walters (reporting for 25/25), and Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford (as themselves).
Genres: Family TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-05-18
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Godspell 2025
Godspell 2025
Overview: A documentary about the legendary 1972 Toronto production of the musical about the life of Jesus, which launched many illustrious careers and ignited a comedy revolution.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
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Rabbit Ears - Stormalong
1990-09-01
Rabbit Ears - Stormalong
Overview: Read by John Candy
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-09-01
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Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990-04-30
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Overview: Big Bird and his pals are making musical mayhem as they sing the goofiest, nuttiest, silliest songs ever. Join in with Sesame Street favorites Oscar, Ernie, the Count, and more as they tickle your funny bone with tunes like, "Everything in the Wrong Place Ball," "Mary Had a Bicycle," and more. James Taylor drops by to sing "Jellyman Kelly," and Jeremy Irons, Jane Curtin, and Paul Simon lead an all-star cast of celebrities in the showstopper, "Put Down the Duckie." Songs: The Honker-Duckie-Dinger Jamboree; Ladybug Picnic; Jellyman Kelly; Wavin' Goodbye to You with My Heart; Old MacDonald Cantata; Everything in the Wrong Place Ball; One Banana; Calcutta Joe; Mary Had a Bicycle; Ten Tiny Turtles on the Telephone; Put Down the Duckie.
Genres: Music Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-04-30
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