Harvey Korman
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Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harvey Herschel Korman (February 15, 1927 – May 29, 2008) was an American comedic actor who performed in television and movie productions beginning in 1960. His big break was being a featured performer on The Danny Kaye Show, but he is best remembered for his performances on the sketch comedy series The Carol Burnett Show and in several films by Mel Brooks, most notably as Hedley Lamarr in Blazing Saddles.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: February 15, 1927
Age: 98 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: May 29, 2008
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The Last of the Secret Agents?
Overview: Marty and Steve, American tourists in France, are given a multipurpose umbrella and pitted against an international band of art thieves. Among the stolen treasures is the Statue Of Liberty.
Genres: Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-05-25
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The Flintstones
Overview: Modern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of the classic cartoon. Fred helps Barney adopt a child. Barney sees an opportunity to repay him when Slate Mining tests its employees to find a new executive. But no good deed goes unpunished.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-05-27
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The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
Overview: The Flintstones are at it again. The Flintstones and the Rubbles head for Rock Vegas with Fred hoping to court the lovely Wilma. Nothing will stand in the way of love, except for the conniving Chip Rockefeller who is the playboy born in Baysville but who has made it in the cutthroat town of Rock Vegas. Will Fred win Wilma's love?
Genres: Comedy Family Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-04-28
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History of the World: Part I
Overview: An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-06-12
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Munchies
Overview: Simon Watterman, a space archaeologist, discovers the "Munchies" in a cave in Peru. Cecil Watterman, Simon's evil twin brother and snack food entrepreneur, kidnaps the creature. What Cecil does not know is that the creature, when chopped up, regenerates into many new creatures and are they mean!
Genres: Comedy Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-03-01
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Blazing Saddles
Overview: A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the west.
Genres: Western Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-02-07
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The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
Overview: The rats and mice, made intellectually superior in the original Secret of N.I.M.H., return to Thorn Valley to groom their destined leader - young Timmy Brisby.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-22
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Carol Burnett: Show Stoppers
Overview: Originally broadcast on CBS in 2001, this affectionate retrospective reunites the peerless cast of Burnett's variety show--Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway, and Harvey Korman--to answer audience questions and reminisce. The cast recalls the many times they lost composure on camera, halting sketches due to all varieties of faux pas, from faulty props (or urinating horses) to mutual crack-ups.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-11-26
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Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Overview: When a lawyer shows up at the vampire's doorstep, he falls prey to his charms and joins him in his search for fresh blood. Enter Professor Van Helsing, who may be the only one able to vanquish the Count.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-12-22
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Herbie Goes Bananas
Overview: The adorable little VW helps its owners break up a counterfeiting ring in Mexico.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-06-25
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High Anxiety
Overview: A psychiatrist with intense acrophobia (fear of heights) goes to work for a mental institution run by doctors who appear to be crazier than their patients, and have secrets that they are willing to commit murder to keep.
Genres: Comedy Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-25
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Three Bites of the Apple
Overview: A tour guide wins a large sum of money at a casino and a beautiful woman schemes at have it, but love complicates her plans.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-05-24
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The Man Called Flintstone
Overview: In this feature-length film based on the "Flintstones" TV show, secret agent Rock Slag is injured during a chase in Bedrock. Slag's chief decides to replace the injured Slag with Fred Flintstone, who just happens to look like him. The trip takes Fred to Paris and Rome, which is good for Wilma, Barney, and Betty, but can Fred foil the mysterious Green Goose's evil plan for a destructive missile without letting his wife and friends in on his secret?
Genres: Animation Family Adventure Music Romance Mystery Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-08-03
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Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
Overview: Documentary on the making of Mel Brooks' classic comedy "History of the World, Part 1."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-12-15
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Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking
Overview: Telecast December 1972, DON RICKLES: ALIVE AND KICKING was a huge ratings extravaganza for the network, especially when you consider the guest stars on Rickle's comedy special: Carroll O'Connor, Harvey Korman, Johnny Carson, Bob Newhart, Anne Meara and Don Adams!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-12-12
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Americathon
Overview: In a story told in narrative flashbacks, a young TV consultant is hired by the President of a bankrupt USA to organize a telethon in order to prevent the country from being repossessed by wealthy Native Americans.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-08-10
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Lord Love a Duck
Overview: From his prison cell, young Alan Musgrave relates his experiences of the previous year dedicated to fulfilling every whim of beautiful and self-absorbed high school senior Barbara Ann Greene.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-02-21
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The Carol Burnett Show: Let's Bump Up the Lights
Overview: For 11 smash hit seasons Carol's cry, "Let's Bump up the Lights!" was the signal for something unexpected to begin. Now you can enjoy a sensational hour of spontaneous moments captured in the lengendary Question and Answer segment of every Carol Burnett Show. Here Carol Burnett and her incredibly talented cast of Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway and Lyle Waggoner are reunited before a live audience to relive, recount and remember their favorite moments from interacting with the show's studio audiences.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-03-04
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The April Fools
Overview: Newly-promoted if none too happily married Howard Brubaker leaves a rowdy company party early with the stunning Catherine, whom it turns out is herself unhappily married — to the boss. They spend an innocent night in New York becoming more and more attracted to each other, so that when Catherine announces she intends to leave her husband and return to Paris Howard asks to go along too.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-05-28
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Huckleberry Finn
Overview: Huckleberry Finn is a 15-year-old boy who has had a difficult relationship with his often violent father for a long time. When Dad tried to kidnap him, Huck decides to run away from home, and heads out of town on a raft. Huck is soon joined by Jim, a runaway slave who is no more eager to see his master than Huck is to see his father. As the two friends make their way down the Mississippi, they're faced with a variety of challenges and adventures.
Genres: Music Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-05-24
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The Star Wars Holiday Special
Overview: Luke Skywalker and Han Solo battle evil Imperial forces to help Chewbacca reach his imperiled family on the Wookiee planet - in time for Life Day, their most important day of the year!
Genres: Science Fiction Family TV Movie Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-11-17
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Carpool
Overview: Four strangers are thrown together in a carpool when a bag of money, almost a million dollars, falls from a Brinks truck into their path. Because of circumstances, they are unable to turn in the money, and they struggle over what to do. They are pursued by thieves, the mob, and the police.
Genres: Action Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-10-05
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First Family
Overview: When the First Daughter is kidnapped by an African tribe, the President must do what he can to keep them from sacrificing her.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-25
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The Carpenters at Christmas
Overview: A christmas special with Harvey Korman and other guests.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-01
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Rodney Dangerfield: Exposed!
Overview: Rodney Dangerfield's third ABC special.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-03
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The Longshot
Overview: Four losers borrow money from gangsters to bet on a "sure thing", but lose. The gangsters go after them to get their money.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-17
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Three's a Crowd
Overview: An airline pilot tries to balance two wives he has in two separate cities.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-12-02
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Suddenly Single
Overview: A newly divorced man finds it difficult to get used to the single world.
Genres: Drama Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-10-19
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Together Again: Tim Conway and Harvey Korman
Overview: In Together Again, Conway and Korman reprise their classic characters from the show, plus perform new sketches and stand-up routines. Both longtime admirers of the show and new fans enjoying re-runs on the TV Land network will be transported back to the pure, unadulterated, madcap entertainment of the variety-show era.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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Bud and Lou
Overview: A fact-riddled behind-the-scenes drama about the stormy partnership of the famed comedy team that came out of burlesque to conquer radio, movies and television.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-11-15
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Living Venus
Overview: Man and his partner, a photographer, start up a men's magazine called "Pagan." The magazine becomes a success, he leaves his fiancee, marries his star model, and complications ensue.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-02-01
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Don't Just Stand There
Overview: In exchange for helping writer-adventurer Lawrence Colby smuggle 300 watch parts into Paris from Switzerland, Martine Randall asks Colby to help solve a complicated situation involving her friend Sabine Manning, a well-known author of sex novels.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-09-03
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Tim and Harvey in the Great Outdoors
Overview: Tim and Harvey demonstrate the ins and outs of camping and hunting in the great outdoors.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-01
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O. Ratz: Rat in a Hot Tin Can
Overview: Living in a trashcan, O.Ratz and his pal Dave D. Fly try to find warmth on a cold winter night. After several attempts fail - including being thrown out of a homeless shelter and crushed by a snowplow with a freshly warmed blanket attached to it, O.Ratz and Dave stumble upon an old space heater and plug it in. Unfortunately, newspapers too close to the heater cause an electrical fire leading to a gas explosion, sailing them off into the sky to possibly an even colder destination.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-07-02
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Betrayal of the Dove
Overview: A divorced mother fears for her life after a friend gets her a blind date with a doctor.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-06-02
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Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure
Overview: In this live-action musical comedy, Baby Huey, the lovable seven foot tall duckling, is taken in by a caring little boy named Nick and his kind but surprised family. A sinister scientist and a mean Las Vegas producer want Baby Huey for themselves, but they don't know what a little boy, a caring community, and a baby bird that's bigger than all of them is capable of.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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Crash Course
Overview: Some students taking driver's ed during the summer. Among the students is Riko, a cocky guy; Chad, a guy from a privileged background, who's terrified to get behind the wheel; Vanessa, who's over protective mom who wouldn't allow her to take the course, who went behind her back; and Maria, a spoiled foreign student. Now the principal wants the students to pass so he tells the instructor, who's still not over his wife leaving and is not exactly up to the task, that it's important for the students to pass so he brought in a special instructor, who's very tough. And the principal also tells one of his teachers to let, one of the students Maslanski who's the school football star, pass the test he failed so that he can concentrate on driver's ed. But the teacher, seeing this as an opportunity to expose the principal as not doing his job and thus paving the way for him to be the new principal, makes Maslanski take a make up test
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-18
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Eunice
Overview: Moments in four different years in the lives of the Harper family beginning with 1955 as a hopeful Eunice prepares to go to a party, and her brother Phillip, a recent college graduate, departs for New York. In 1963, a married Eunice and her husband, Ed Higgins, help Mama welcome novelist Phillip home for a visit. In 1973, a divorced Eunice is living with Mama. In 1978, Eunice, Ellen, and Phillip return from Mama's funeral and Eunice makes a painful realization about her life.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-03-15
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The Toy Shop
Overview: Locked in a deserted old English toy shop, Katherine and her stuffy cousin Matthew meet some very special friends. Their fantasy world becomes a nightmare when Master Jack, the evil jack-in-the-box casts a spell and shrinks Katherine to the size of a doll.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-01
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Gypsy
Overview: Rose Hovick lives to see her daughter June succeed on Broadway by way of vaudeville. When June marries and leaves, Rose turns her hope and attention to her elder, less obviously talented, daughter Louise. However, having her headlining as a stripper at Minsky's Burlesque is not what she initially has in mind.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-11-01
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Trail of the Pink Panther
Overview: The Pink Panther diamond is stolen once again from Lugash and the authorities call in Chief Inspector Clouseau from France. His plane disappears en-route. This time, famous French TV reporter Marie Jouvet sets out to solve the mystery and starts to interview everybody connected to Clouseau.
Genres: Comedy Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-12-03
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Curse of the Pink Panther
Overview: Inspector Clouseau disappears, and the Surete wants the world's second best detective to look for him. However, Clouseau's enemy, Dreyfus, rigs the Surete's computer to select, instead, the world's WORST detective, NYPD Sgt. Clifton Sleigh. Sleigh obtusely bungles his way past assassins and corrupt officials as though he were Clouseau's American cousin.
Genres: Comedy Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-08-12
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Jingle All the Way
Overview: Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite television hero for Christmas. Unfortunately for Howard, it is Christmas Eve, and every store is sold out of Turbo Man. Now, Howard must travel all over town and compete with everybody else to find a Turbo Man action figure.
Genres: Family Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-21
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Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
Overview: A loose adaptation and parody of the Lewis Carroll tale by Hanna-Barbera Productions. A modern-day teenager doing a book report on Alice is accidentally sucked into her television set and ends up in a wacky version of Wonderland.
Genres: Fantasy Music Comedy Animation TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-03-30
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Carving Magic
Overview: Martha Logan demonstrates techniques for properly carving meat.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-01-01
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Gone Are the Dayes
Overview: After the Days family witnesses a gang shooting in a Japanese restaurant, the police persuades them to testify against mobster Delgado. Detective Mitchell gets the job to hide the four until the trial. But how shall he keep two nervous adults and their two teenage kids under control?
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-05-06
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The Ruby Princess Runs Away
Overview: Based on the best-selling children's book, The Ruby Princess Runs Away is a fun-filled musical is packed with magical creatures, rollicking comedy, and delightful songs. While the great wizard Gallivant scours the Jewel Kingdom to find the Runaway Princess, the evil Darklings and their leader Princess Rudgrin plot to take over her throne. Only Princess Roxanne and her new friends (some loyal gnomes and a very special dragon) can stop them. If you like action-packed fairy tales about spunky princesses that would rather climb a tree than rule a kingdom, this is the show for you.
Genres: Adventure Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-04
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Based on an Untrue Story
Overview: Perfume creator Satin Chau is about to reveal her new designer scent, 'Puppy,' when she is cruelly struck down by a rare condition called anosmia, which robs her of her sense of smell and could even kill her. With time fast running out, she begins a frantic search for the only people who can provide the tissue-donations she desperately needs: her long-lost sisters, Corduroy and Velour.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-20
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The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
Overview: Legendary showman Danny Kaye's greatest moments have been handpicked by Kaye's daughter, Dena, in this lighthearted compilation. Highlights ranging from Kaye's many television and film appearances are featured in all of their old Hollywood splendor, among them including his performance as a painfully shy man with the duty of escorting Lucille Ball to a restaurant, duets with Louis Armstrong and Harry Belafonte, and the famous tongue-twisting segment from The Court Jester.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-07-01
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The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Overview: A live-action and animated television special featuring clips from past episodes and spin-offs combined with new animation and musical segments.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-05-20
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Salute to Stan Laurel
Overview: A program featuring original comedy skits written as a tribute to Stan Laurel.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-11-23
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How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
Overview: A 1978 special starring Mary Tyler Moore, Harvey Korman, and John Ritter. Dick Van Dyke guest stars.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-02-22
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Gideon
Overview: Gideon Dobbs is young, simple-minded man who has never stopped dreaming. He checks into a retirement home where he finds the residents have lost their lust for life. Through his innocence he changes their lives and teaches them that each day is a precious gift. They get back their self-esteem and their lust for life.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-26
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The Adventures of Gallegher
Overview: An energetic newspaper copyboy in 1889 wants to become a reporter, and he is soon more deeply involved in his stories than he had expected. When he discovers a bank robbery, he helps the reporter, Brownie, to apprehend the four-fingered culprit. Later he helps the police chief who has been framed, and tries to convince the authorities that he has discovered a wanted felon in town.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-01-24
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The Further Adventures of Gallegher
Overview: The young copyboy helps the town’s first female newspaper reporter, who is writing a series on confidence men. The swindlers are caught up in a sting, but they catch on and the reporter and Gallegher have to subdue them in order to escape and write their article.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-10-03
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The Invisible Woman
Overview: In a research lab, a scientist's pet chimpanzee mixes up an invisibility formula. A young woman accidentally drinks the solution and becomes invisible.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-02-13
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Back in the Saddle
Overview: The cast of "Blazing Saddles" discusses salient points of the movie and its place in modern culture.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-06-19
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Radioland Murders
Overview: A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-10-21
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Snavely
Overview: Henry Snavely is a cynical hotelier that in this pilot is faced with the threat of hotel inspectors.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-06-24
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The Love Boat
Overview: The adventures of the passengers and crew aboard a luxury liner on a cruise from California to Mexico.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-09-17
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Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
Overview: A documentary about Mel Brooks' legendary 1974 comedy «Blazing Saddles».
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-06
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Son of Flubber
Overview: Beleaguered professor Ned Brainard has already run into a pile of misfortunes with his discovery of the super-elastic substance "Flubber." Now he hopes to have better luck with a gravity-busting derivative he's dubbed "Flubbergas." Ned's experiments, constantly hampered by government obstruction, earn the consternation of his wife, Betsy. But a game-winning modification to a football uniform may help Ned make the case for his fantastic new invention.
Genres: Comedy Family Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-01-16
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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Overview: A look at one hundred years of romance in American cinema.
Genres: TV Movie Documentary Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-06-11
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The Munsters - Family Portrait
Overview: It’s the frighteningly funny Munsters like you’ve never seen them before! For the firs time ever, the unforgettable “Family Portrait” comes to DVD in full color as well as the original black and white. Get ready for thrills, chills and laughs as the quirky Munsters sine the title of “The Average American Family,” but Grandpa jeopardizes their prize money.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-07
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