NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Comedy horror

This is a list of comedy horror films: In film theory, genre refers to the primary method of film categorization. ... This is a list of animated feature-length films from around the world organised chronologically by year; theatrical releases as well as made-for-TV and direct-to-video movies. ... A computer-animated film commonly refers to feature films that have been computer-animated to appear three dimensional on a movie screen. ... This is a list of stop-motion films from around the world organised in order of release date; theatrical releases as well as made-for-TV and direct-to-video movies. ... // [edit] Before 1970 [edit] 1970-1989 [edit] 1990-1999 [edit] 2000-2009 Categories: | ... List of United States comedy films List of British comedy films List of comedy films in languages other than English List of comedy science fiction movies This is a disambiguation page â€” a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This is a list of foreign language comedy films. ... This is a list of comedy science fiction films: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man Abbott and Costello Go To Mars Airplane II: The Sequel The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) The Adventures of Pluto... This is a list of comedy-drama films: The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917) Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917) The Romance Promoters (1920) The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927) A Successful Catanity (1932) Seven Gibbers (1940) That Gang of Mine (1940) Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940) (1943) The Quiet... List of drama films is a chronological listing of films in the drama genre. ... List of fantasy films is a chronological listing of films in the fantasy genre. ... This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films. ... This is a chronological list of horror films. ... The following is a list of musical films, listed in chronological order. ... Movies (and U.S. TV series) often described as film noir are listed below. ... This is a list of science fiction films organised chronologically. ... This is a list of thriller movies. ... This is a list of war films. ... This list consists largely of the more occasional, big budget, postmodern westerns, and is not representative of the genre across time. ... Airplane! is considered by some critics to be one of the funniest movies of all time. ... DVD cover showing horror characters as depicted by Universal Studios. ...

1920s

1925 See also: 1924 in film 1925 1926 in film 1920s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films Ben-Hur His People The Unholy Three The Freshman Movies released Movies released in 1925 include: Ben-Hur, starring Ramon Novarro. ...

The Monster is a 1925 silent horror directed by Roland West, based on the play by Crane Wilbur. ...

1930s

1932 See also: 1931 in film 1932 1933 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events Shirley Temples film career begins Disney released Flowers and Trees their first cartoon in three-strip Technicolor film. ...

1939 The Old Dark House (1932) Seeking shelter from a pounding rainstorm in a remote region of Wales, several travellers are admitted to a gloomy, foreboding mansion belonging to the extremely strange Femm family. ... See also: 1938 in film 1939 1940 in film 1930s in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as the greatest year in film history. ...

The Cat and the Canary is a stage play by John Willard, adapted at least four times into feature films, in 1927, 1930, 1939, and again in 1979. ...

1940s

1941 See also: 1940 in film 1941 1942 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films Sergeant York Buck Privates, starring Abbott and Costello Tobacco Road Academy Awards Best Picture: How Green Was My Valley - 20th Century-Fox Best Actor: Gary Cooper - Sergeant York Best Actress...

1944 See also: 1943 in film 1944 1945 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released. ...

1948 See also: 1947 in film 1948 1949 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America The Red Shoes, (55th in year of release, lifetime box office would place it in first) The Road to Rio Easter Parade Red River The Three Musketeers, Johnny...

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein is a classic 1948 comedy/horror film in which characters played by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello deliver large heavy crates to a wax museum only to discover that the contents -- Frankensteins monster and Dracula -- are neither wax nor dead. ...

1950s

1953 See also: 1952 in film 1953 1954 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events September 16 - The Robe debuts as the first anamorphic, widescreen CinemaScope film. ...

1955 Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. ... // Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, debuts. ...

1958 Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy is a Universal Films release featuring the comic team with one of their famous film monsters. ... // Events February 16- In the Money is released on this date. ...

1959 El Castillo de los Monstruos, also known as The Castle of the Monsters is a 1958 Mexican horror comedy directed by JuliÃ¡n Soler. ... See also: 1958 in film 1959 1960 in film 1950s in film 1960s in film years in film film Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film, Sappy Bullfighters. ...

Cover of the official Region 1 DVD released by MGM, the current owner of the AIP film catalog. ...

1960s

1960 See also: 1959 in film 1960 1961 in film 1950s in film 1960s in film years in film film // Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California to film G.I. Blues August 10 - Filming of West...

1961 The Little Shop of Horrors is a 1960 black comedy film directed by Roger Corman. ... See also: 1960 in film 1961 1962 in film 1960s in film years in film film Events Last Year at Marienbad (Lannée dernière à Marienbad) released Top grossing films North America The Guns of Navarone Exodus The Parent Trap The Absent-Minded Professor The Alamo Swiss Family Robinson...

1962 Lovers kiss as the Creature sneaks up behind them. ... // Events Dr. No launches the James Bond film series, the longest-running motion picture franchise of all time, running more than 40 years. ...

1963 Tales of Terror were a San Francisco punk rock band that put out a self titled LP in 1984 on the label CD Presents. ... // Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr. Strangelove. ...

1964 The Raven is a 1963 American motion picture produced and directed by Roger Corman. ... // Events January 29 - The film Dr. Strangelove is released. ...

1965 Color Me Blood Red is a low budget 1965 splatter film directed and written by Herschell Gordon Lewis. ... // Events Top grossing films North America Mary Poppins The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews Goldfinger My Fair Lady Whats New Pussycat? Shenandoah The Sandpiper Father Goose Academy Awards Best Picture: The Sound of Music - Argyle, Twentieth Century-Fox Best Actor: Lee Marvin - Cat Ballou Best Actress: Julie Christie...

1967 Dr. Terrors House of Horrors is a 1964 British horror film from Amicus Productions, directed by veteran horror film director Freddie Francis. ... // Events December 26 - The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour airs on British television. ...

1970s

1971 See also: 1970 in film 1971 1972 in film 1970s in film years in film film // Events February 8 - Bob Dylans hour long documentary film, Eat the Document, premieres at New Yorks Academy of Music. ...

1972 The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) is a horror film starring Vincent Price. ... // Top grossing films The Godfather Fiddler on the Roof Diamonds Are Forever Whats Up, Doc?, starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan ONeal Dirty Harry The Last Picture Show A Clockwork Orange Cabaret, starring Liza Minnelli The Hospital Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex Academy Awards Best Picture...

1973 Please Dont Eat My Mother is a 1973 cult film directed by Carl Monson. ... Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) was the second Dr. Phibes movie, a sequel to The Abominable Dr. Phibes. ... // Events The Marx Brothers Zeppo Marx divorces his second wife, Barbara Blakely. ...

1974 DVD cover of Theatre of Blood Theatre of Blood was a 1973 horror film starring Vincent Price as vengeful actor Edward Lionheart and Diana Rigg as his daughter Edwina Lionheart. ... The Werewolf of Washington is a 1973 horror comedy film written and directed by Milton Moses Ginsberg. ... See also: 1973 in film 1974 1975 in film 1970s in film years in film film // Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released in USA May 1 - George Lucas creates the first draft of what would eventually become Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. ...

1975 The Cars That Ate Paris is a 1975 Australian film. ... Young Frankenstein is a 1974 comedy film directed by Mel Brooks, starring Gene Wilder as the title character. ... // Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft of what would eventually become Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. ...

1976 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (RHPS) (first released in the United Kingdom on 14 August 1975) is a science fiction-comedy-horror musical film directed by Jim Sharman from a screenplay by Sharman and Richard OBrien, who also composed the song Time Warp. ... // Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas Star Wars science fiction film. ...

1978 Murder by Death is a 1976 ensemble comedy movie, written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore. ... // Events February 1 - Bob Dylans film Renaldo and Clara, a documentary of the Rolling Thunder Revue tour premieres in Los Angeles, California March 1 - Charlie Chaplins coffin is stolen from a Swiss cemetery 3 months after burial March - Leigh Brackett completes the first draft for Star Wars Episode...

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is a 1978 film that attempted to parody horror themed B-movies. ... Piranha was a Jaws rip-off directed by Joe Dante and produced by Roger Corman in 1978. ...

1980s

1981 // Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. ...

1982 An American Werewolf in London is a comedy/horror film released in 1981, written and directed by John Landis. ... Full Moon High is a 1981 horror comedy written and directed by Larry Cohen. ... The Funhouse is a 1981 slasher film directed by Tobe Hooper. ... Motel Hell is a 1980 horror comedy directed by Kevin Connor and starring Rory Calhoun as farmer, butcher, and meat entrepreneur Vincent Smith. ... -1... // Events January 11 - Production begins on the Star Wars film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. ...

1983 Basket Case is a 1982 horror comedy directed and written by Frank Henenlotter. ... For the album, see Hysteria (album) Professor Jean-Martin Charcot was well-known for showing, during his lessons at the SalpÃªtriÃ¨re hospital, hysterical woman patients â€“ here, his favorite patient, Blanche (Marie) Wittman, supported by Joseph Babinsky. ... // Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Lets Spend the Night Together opens in New York Top grossing films North America Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Tootsie Trading Places, starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy WarGames, starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy Superman III Flashdance...

1984 Bloodbath at the House of Death was a comedy horror film produced in 1983 by the late British comedian, Kenny Everett, and starred Vincent Price. ... // Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name. ...

1985 Gremlins is an American horror-comedy film directed by Joe Dante and released in 1984. ... The Toxic Avenger, first released in late 1985, is the most famous movie made by Troma Entertainment, known for producing low budget B-movies with campy concepts. ... See also: 1984 in film, other events of 1985, 1986 in film, list of years in film. Events Top grossing films Back to the Future, starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson Rambo: First Blood Part II, starring Sylvester Stallone Rocky IV, starring Sylvester Stallone The Color Purple...

1986 Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Movie stubs | 1985 films | Vampires in film and television ... Mr. ... Once Bitten is a 1985 comedy movie about Mark, an innocent and naive high school student (played by Jim Carrey) who is seduced in a Los Angeles club by a sultry blonde countess (played by Lauren Hutton) who, unknown to him, is really a vampiress hundreds of years old, and... Re-Animator (1985) is the first in a series of films based on the H.P. Lovecraft story Herbert West: Reanimator. ... Return of the Living Dead is a series of films that was produced between 1985-2005. ... // Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Gos Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver. ...

1987 The Class of Nuke Em High (1986) (known as Atomic High School in countries other than America and the United Kingdom) was a film made by cult classic B-movie production group Troma Pictures. ... Poster to the first film The Critters film series is a series of four horror, science fiction, and comedy films from New Line Cinema. ... From Beyond was released in 1986. ... Haunted Honeymoon is a 1986 comedy movie which stars Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner, Dom Deluise, and Jonathan Pryce. ... House is a 1986 horror/comedy film. ... Little Shop of Horrors is a 1986 screen adaptation of the off-Broadway stage musical of the same name. ... Night of the Creeps is a 1986 horror film written and directed by Fred Dekker, starring Tom Atkins, Jason Lively, and Jill Whitlow. ... The word vamp, Vamp, or VAMP can mean any of the following: Vamp (music), a repeating figure. ... // Events May 9 - Actor Tom Cruise marries actress Mimi Rogers. ...

1988 Bad Taste is a low-budget 1987 cult film, one of the first directed by Peter Jackson, in which aliens invade the fictional New Zealand village of Kaihoro (population 78) in order to harvest human beings for their intergalactic fast food franchise but are repelled by a four-man paramilitary... Evil Dead II (also known as Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn or The Sequel to the Ultimate Experience in Grueling Terror) is an American horror film, released in 1987. ... Night of the Demons is a 1987 horror film. ... Elvira, Mistress of the Dark is a 1988 film directed by James Signorelli. ... The Monster Squad is a comedy/horror film written by Shane Black and Fred Dekker and directed by Fred Dekker (who also wrote/directed Night of the Creeps). ... // Events Michael Jacksons first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise Who Framed Roger Rabbit, starring Bob Hoskins Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy Big, starring Tom Hanks Twins Crocodile Dundee II Die Hard, starring Bruce Willis Cocktail, also starring Tom Cruise...

1989 For the animated series based on the film, see Beetlejuice (TV series). ... Killer Klowns From Outer Space is a 1988 movie about aliens (who look like clowns) that arrive on Earth to capture and kill people. ... Lair of the White Worm is a horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, who also wrote Dracula. ... see Return of the Living Dead ... // Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia for $20 million. ...

Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death is a cult classic film made in 1989 and starring Shannon Tweed and Bill Maher. ... Chopper Chicks In Zombietown is a 1989 comedy horror movie released by Troma. ... Cutting Class is a 1989 horror film directed by Rospo Pallenberg and written by Steve Slavkin. ... Dr. Caligari is a 1989 film by Stephen Sayadian starring Madeleine Reynal, Laura Albert, Gene Zerna, David Parry and Jennifer Balgobin. ... My Moms a Werewolf is a 1989 comedy/horror film written by Mark Pirro and directed by Michael Fischa. ...

1990s

1991 Arachnophobia was an American horror film released in 1990 directed by Frank Marshall and starring John Goodman and Jeff Daniels. ... Bride of Re-Animator is a 1990 movie and a successor to the Re-Animator movie. ... Fred Ward as Earl Bassett in the 1990 film Tremors. ... Frankenhooker (1990) is a black comedy movie directed by Frank Henenlotter and starring James Lorinz as Jeffrey Franken. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1991. ...

1993 Army of Darkness (also known as The Medieval Dead, Bruce Campbell vs. ... Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a 1992 comedy film about a Valley Girl cheerleader (Kristy Swanson) chosen by fate to fight and kill vampires. ... Possibly the goriest movie ever, Braindead (1992) is a cheerfully extreme zombie horror-comedy directed by Peter Jackson. ... // March 31 - Actor Brandon Lee is accidentally killed during the filming of The Crow. ...

1994 Return of the Living Dead III is an American horror film released in 1993. ... // November 1 - George Lucas leaves the day-to-day operations of his filmmaking business and starts a sabbatical (while on sabbatical, he wrote the prequel Star Wars trilogy). ...

1995 Dellamorte Dellamore (named Cemetery Man in the USA) is a horror/comedy film about zombies released in 1994. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1995. ...

1996 Dracula: Dead and Loving It is a 1995 movie directed by Mel Brooks. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1996. ...

1997 Cannibal! The Musical is a student film directed by the future creator of South Park, Trey Parker, while studying at the University of Colorado at Boulder. ... The Frighteners is a 1996 film directed by Peter Jackson about a psychic private detective who stands in the way of a serial killing death-like creature. ... From Dusk Till Dawn is an over the top 1996 action / horror film directed by Robert Rodriguez, and written by Quentin Tarantino. ... Scream is a 1996 horror/dark comedy film directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1997. ...

1998 Killer Condom (Kondom des Grauens) is a comic by Ralf KÃ¶nig which became a 1996 movie (starring Udo Samel as Detective Mackaroni and directed by Martin Walz) Plot In a motel called Quicky a professor blackmails a student of his into having sex with him. ... Scream 2 (1997 released in 1998 in the UK) is the second part of the Scream trilogy, which was concluded by Scream 3. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1998. ...

1999 Bride of Chucky (also known as Childs Play 4: Bride of Chucky) is the fourth movie in the Childs Play series. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1999. ...

Idle Hands is a 1999 comedy/horror movie starring Devon Sawa, Seth Green, and Jessica Alba. ...

2000s

2001 OtesÃ¡nek, also known as Little Otik or Greedy Guts, is a 2000 film by Czech couple Jan Å vankmajer and Eva Å vankmajerovÃ¡. The movie is a surreal-comedic live action/stop motion-animated feature film set mainly in a poor apartment building in the Czech Republic. ... Psycho Beach Party is a 2000 film based on the off-Broadway play of the same name, directed by Robert Lee King. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Scream 3 (2000) (theatrical name Scr3am) is the final installment in the successful Scream trilogy of satirical horror films. ... Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth is a film directed by John Blanchard released directly to video in 2000. ... The campy Wild Zero is a 2000 Japanese rock â€˜nâ€™ roll zombie horror classic directed by Tetsuro Takeuchi. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2001. ...

2002 Bio Zombie is a Hong Kong zombie-comedy film from 1998, starring Jordan Chan. ... The Happiness of the Katakuris DVD cover The Happiness of the Katakuris (Japanese: Katakuri-ke no kÅfuku) is a 2001 film directed by Takashi Miike, with screenplay by Kikumi Yamagishi. ... Categories: Movie stubs | 2001 films | Cult films | Dramatic portrayals of Jesus ... Scary Movie 2 is a 2001 American comedy/horror/sci-fi sequel to Scary Movie and was followed in 2003 by Scary Movie 3 and in 2006 by Scary Movie 4. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2002. ...

2003 Promotional poster for Bubba Ho-Tep Bubba Ho-tep is the title of a short story by Joe R. Lansdale which was adapted as a 2002 horror-black comedy film starring Bruce Campbell as a nursing home resident who claims that he is Elvis Presley. ... Cabin Fever (2002) is an American Horror movie written and directed by newcomer Eli Roth. ... Eight Legged Freaks is a 2002 movie directed by Ellory Elkayem and starring David Arquette and Kari WÃ¼hrer. ... For the novel by Robert Stone, see Dog Soldiers (book). ... This is a list of film-related events in 2003. ...

2004 Battlefield Baseball ), literally Hell Stadium, also known as Battlefield Stadium, is a Japanese film. ... Beyond Re-Animator (2003) is a comedy/horror movie, directed by Brian Yuzna. ... Gozu (GokudÃ´ kyÃ´fu dai-gekijÃ´: Gozu), which literally translates as cows head, is a Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike. ... Scary Movie 3 (2003) is an American comedy film directed by David Zucker and is a sequel to Scary Movie (2000) and Scary Movie 2 (2001); it was followed by Scary Movie 4 in 2006. ... Undead is a 2003 Australian horror film, directed by Michael & Peter Spierig and starring Felicity Mason. ... // Please note that these are the top grossing films that were first released in 2004; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing films for calendar year 2004. ...

2005 DVD case cover for Club Dread Club Dread is a 2004 comedy/horror film written by the comedy group Broken Lizard, who also created Super Troopers. ... Dead & Breakfast is a 2004 zombie comedy directed by Matthew Leutwyler. ... Hide and Creep is an American horror/comedy film released in 2004. ... Seed of Chucky (also known as Childs Play 5: Seed of Chucky). ... Shaun of the Dead is a zombie-themed romantic comedy, or rom zom com as it dubs itself, released in 2004 (9 April in the United Kingdom, 24 September in the United States). ... Zombie Honeymoon is an independent Romzomcom about love surviving after death. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ...

2006 Boy Eats Girl is a 2005 horror film directed by Stephen Bradley and starring Samantha Mumba. ... // Notable events concerning the film industry in 2006. ...

Categories: Incomplete film, television, or video lists | Comedy films | Horror films | Comedy horror films | Lists of films Scary Movie 4 is a sequel to Scary Movie 3 that is directed by David Zucker, written by Craig Mazin and Pat Proft, and produced by Robert K. Weiss. ... Slither is a 2006 Universal horror / comedy film, written and directed by James Gunn. ... Snakes on a Plane (SoaP) is a high concept,[1] horror-thriller feature film[2] starring Samuel L. Jackson. ... Severance is a 2006 British comedy horror film, written by James Moran and Christopher Smith, directed also by Christopher Smith, and starring Danny Dyer and Laura Harris. ...