Monday, February 06, 2012

2012 Comedy Marathon

     This years Yaghi Comedy Movie Marathon will be held on Saturday, April 7 - Doors open at 11am, first showing will be at 12 noon!  As usual, the marathon will be held at the Yaghi household and is potluck.
     Without further adieu, we give you the following list of comedies to select from (okay, we borrowed the list).  The movies listed are American Film Institutes (AFIs) top 100 comedies, please vote for 8 films and post your selections in the comments section.  Voting will close on Wednesday, February 29...please check back later for a second round of voting.


#MOVIEYEAR
1SOME LIKE IT HOT1959
2TOOTSIE1982
3DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB1964
4ANNIE HALL1977
5DUCK SOUP1933
6BLAZING SADDLES1974
7M*A*S*H1970
8IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT1934
9THE GRADUATE1967
10AIRPLANE!1980
11THE PRODUCERS1968
12A NIGHT AT THE OPERA1935
13YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN1974
14BRINGING UP BABY1938
15THE PHILADELPHIA STORY1940
16SINGIN' IN THE RAIN1952
17THE ODD COUPLE1968
18THE GENERAL1927
19HIS GIRL FRIDAY1940
20THE APARTMENT1960
21A FISH CALLED WANDA1988
22ADAM'S RIB1949
23WHEN HARRY MET SALLYÉ1989
24BORN YESTERDAY1950
25THE GOLD RUSH1925
26BEING THERE1979
27THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY1998
28GHOSTBUSTERS1984
29THIS IS SPINAL TAP1984
30ARSENIC AND OLD LACE1944
31RAISING ARIZONA1987
32THE THIN MAN1934
33MODERN TIMES1936
34GROUNDHOG DAY1993
35HARVEY1950
36NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE1978
37THE GREAT DICTATOR1940
38CITY LIGHTS1931
39SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS1941
40IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD1963
41MOONSTRUCK1987
42BIG1988
43AMERICAN GRAFFITI1973
44MY MAN GODFREY1936
45HAROLD AND MAUDE1972
46MANHATTAN1979
47SHAMPOO1975
48A SHOT IN THE DARK1964
49TO BE OR NOT TO BE1942
50CAT BALLOU1965
51THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH1955
52NINOTCHKA1939
53ARTHUR1981
54THE MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CREEK1944
55THE LADY EVE1941
56ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN1948
57DINER1982
58IT'S A GIFT1934
59A DAY AT THE RACES1937
60TOPPER1937
61WHAT'S UP, DOC?1972
62SHERLOCK, JR.1924
63BEVERLY HILLS COP1984
64BROADCAST NEWS1987
65HORSE FEATHERS1932
66TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN1969
67MRS. DOUBTFIRE1993
68THE AWFUL TRUTH1937
69BANANAS1971
70MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN1936
71CADDYSHACK1980
72MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE1948
73MONKEY BUSINESS1931
749 TO 51980
75SHE DONE HIM WRONG1933
76VICTOR/VICTORIA1982
77THE PALM BEACH STORY1942
78ROAD TO MOROCCO1942
79THE FRESHMAN1925
80SLEEPER1973
81THE NAVIGATOR1924
82PRIVATE BENJAMIN1980
83FATHER OF THE BRIDE1950
84LOST IN AMERICA1985
85DINNER AT EIGHT1933
86CITY SLICKERS1991
87FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH1982
88BEETLEJUICE1988
89THE JERK1979
90WOMAN OF THE YEAR1942
91THE HEARTBREAK KID1972
92BALL OF FIRE1941
93FARGO1996
94AUNTIE MAME1958
95SILVER STREAK1976
96SONS OF THE DESERT1933
97BULL DURHAM1988
98THE COURT JESTER1956
99THE NUTTY PROFESSOR1963
100GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM1987


Remember, post your votes in the comments sections. See you all in April!

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Tootsie
The Graduate
Airplane!
Singing in the Rain
The Apartment
Groundhog Day
Shampoo
Big

Can't wait!!

Michelle =)

OhtalloneKSV said...

SOME LIKE IT HOT
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
9 TO 5
BEETLEJUICE
THE JERK
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN
TO BE OR NOT TO BE
GROUNDHOG DAY

JayeOfManyHats said...
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JayeOfManyHats said...

1. DR. STRANGELOVE (or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb)
2. The Producers
3. The Apartment
4. To Be Or Not To Be
5. The Jerk
6. 9 to 5
7. A Fish Called Wanda
8. Duck Soup

Boomtown said...

Bull Durham
Beetle juice
The Jerk
Beverly hills cop
Airplane
When Harry met Sally
Ghostbusters
Groundhog Day

Jea9 said...

Tootsie
Young Frankenstein
Annie Hall
Groundhog Day
This is Spinal Tap
It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World
Cat Ballou
Arthur

Anna said...

Some Like it Hot
Blazing Saddles
Airplane
Producers
Philadelphia Story
Cat Balou
9 to 5
Fast times at Ridgemont High

Anonymous said...

Blazing saddles
animal house
9 to 5
abbott and costello meet frankenstein
caddyshack
the jerk
tootsie
the producers

these are my picks
Shawney C

Digger said...

Airplane, The Graduate, Sleeper, What's up Doc?, Sullivan's Travels, The Thin Man (Series), Animal House, Dr. Strangelove.