A typical issue of Mad magazine will include at least one full parody of a popular movie or television show. The titles are changed to create a play on words; for instance, The Addams Family became The Adnauseum Family. The character names are generally switched in the same fashion. Mad is an American humor magazine founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines in 1952. ... For the TV series, see The Addams Family (TV series). ...

These articles typically cover five pages or more, and are presented as a sequential storyline with caricatures and word balloons. The opening page or two-page splash usually consists of the cast of the show introducing themselves directly to the reader; in some parodies, the writers sometimes attempt to circumvent this convention by presenting the characters without such direct exposition. Many parodies end with the abrupt deus ex machina appearance of outside characters or pop culture figures who are similar in nature to the movie or TV series being parodied, or who comment satirically on the theme. For example, Dr. Phil arrives to counsel the Desperate Housewives, or the cast of Sex and the City show up as the new hookers on Deadwood. For other uses, see Deus ex machina (disambiguation). ... This article is about the person. ... Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series, created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as show runner, and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. ... This article is about the television series. ... Deadwood is an American television drama series that premiered in March 2004 on HBO. The series is a Western set in the 1870s in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. ...

The parodies frequently make comedic use of the fourth wall, breaking character, and meta-references. Within an ostensibly self-contained storyline, the characters may refer to the technical aspects of filmmaking, the publicity, hype, or box office surrounding their project, their own past roles, any clichés being used, and so on. The fourth wall is the imaginary wall at the front of the stage in a proscenium theater, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play. ... Breaking character, to break character, is a theatrical term used to describe when an actor, while actively performing in character, slips out of character and behaves as his or her actual self. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Several show business stars have been quoted to the effect that the moment when they knew they'd finally "made it" was when they saw themselves thus depicted in the pages of Mad. The following list of all the movie spoofs in Mad Magazine is ordered by the decades in which they were produced. Harvey Kurtzmans cover for the first issue of the comic book Mad Mad is an American humor magazine founded by publisher William Gaines and editor Harvey Kurtzman in 1952. ...

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1960s

1970s

True Grit by Charles Portis first appeared as a 1968 short story in The Saturday Evening Post. ... This article is about the 1969 film. ... Wyatt, Mary (Toni Basil), Billy and Karen (Karen Black) wandering the streets of a parade filled New Orleans. ... Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a 1969 Western film that tells the story of bank robber Butch Cassidy (played by Paul Newman) and his partner The Sundance Kid (played by Robert Redford). ... This article is about the 1969 film. ... Marooned is a 1969 movie directed by John Sturges and starring Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna and Gene Hackman. ... MASH is a 1970 satirical American dark comedy film directed by Robert Altman and based on the novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker. ... A Fistful of Dollars (Per un pugno di dollari in Italy and officially on-screen in the U.S. and UK as simply Fistful of Dollars) is a 1964 film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood. ... Patton (UK: Patton: Lust for Glory) is a 1970 epic biographical film which tells the story of General George S. Patton during World War II. It stars George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates, and Karl Michael Vogler. ... Catch-22 is a 1970 film, adapted from the book of the same name by Joseph Heller. ... West Side Story is a 1961 film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. ... On a Clear Day, You Can See Forever is an original musical play with music by Burton Lane and lyrics and book by Alan Jay Lerner. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Five Easy Pieces is a 1970 film written by Carole Eastman (as Adrien Joyce) and Bob Rafelson, and directed by Rafelson. ... The Owl and the Pussycat is a 1970 romantic comedy film directed by Herbert Ross and starring Barbra Streisand and George Segal Categories: | | | ... Love Story is a 1970 romantic drama film written by Erich Segal based on his 1970 best-selling novel, and directed by Arthur Hiller. ... Little Big Man is a 1970 film directed by Arthur Penn and based on the 1964 novel by Thomas Berger. ... Summer of 42 is a 1971 American coming-of-age motion picture drama based on the memoirs of screenwriter Herman Raucher. ... Willard is a 1971 horror film starring Bruce Davison and Ernest Borgnine, directed by Daniel Mann. ... Carnal Knowledge is a 1971 American drama film. ... The French Connection is a 1971 Hollywood crime film directed by William Friedkin. ... For other uses, see Dirty Harry (disambiguation). ... The Cowboys is a 1972 western starring John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Slim Pickens, A. Martinez and Bruce Dern. ... A sly comic caper directed by Peter Yates, The Hot Rock stars Robert Redford, George Segal, and Moses Gunn. ... This article is about the 1972 film. ... Fiddler on the Roof is the 1971 film version of the Broadway musical of the same name. ... This article is about the 1968 film. ... The New Centurions is a 1972 film based on the book by cop-writer Joseph Wambaugh, with George C. Scott as the veteran police officer, and Stacy Keach as his world-weary rookie trainee. ... This article is about the film. ... Going My Way, a 1944 Academy Award winning film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby. ... The Poseidon Adventure is a 1972 action adventure/disaster film based on a novel by Paul Gallico. ... For other uses see The Heartbreak Kid The Heartbreak Kid is a 1972 American film directed by Elaine May, written by Neil Simon, and starring Charles Grodin, Jeannie Berlin, and Cybill Shepherd. ... Class Of 44 is the 1973 sequel to the surprise hit from two years earlier, The Summer Of 42, which shows teenage Bennie (Gary Grimes) and his two friends (Jerry Houser and Oliver Conant)growing up and entering the military while in new England. ... Lost Horizon is a 1973 musical film directed by Charles Jarrott and starring Peter Finch, John Gielgud, Liv Ullmann, Michael York, Sally Kellerman, Bobby Van, George Kennedy, Olivia Hussey, James Shigeta and Charles Boyer. ... Paper Moon is an American motion picture comedy that was released in 1973 and was directed by Peter Bogdanovich. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Dr. No is a 1962 spy film. ... For the Ian Fleming novel, see From Russia with Love. ... Goldfinger is the third film in the James Bond series, and the third to star Sean Connery as the MI6 agent. ... Live and Let Die (1973) is the eighth spy film of the British James Bond series and the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional British secret agent James Bond. ... For the Ian Fleming novel, see On Her Majestys Secret Service. ... For other topics with this name, see Thunderball. ... For the Ian Fleming novel, see You Only Live Twice. ... For the music soundtrack based on the film, see 41 Original Hits from the Soundtrack of American Graffiti. ... My Fair Lady is an Academy Award-winning 1964 film adaptation of the stage musical, My Fair Lady, based in turn on the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. ... Billy Jack is the second, and highest grossing, in a series of motion pictures centering on a fictional character of the same name, played by Tom Laughlin. ... The Way We Were is a 1973 film which tells the story of an intense Jewish woman who marries a carefree WASP following World War II. Fundamental differences in the way they engage the world – as revealed in their responses to the rise of McCarthyism – eventually pull them apart. ... For other uses, see Serpico (disambiguation). ... The Exorcist is an Academy Award-winning 1973 American horror film, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty, dealing with the demonic possession of a young girl, and her mother’s desperate attempts to win back her daughter through an exorcism conducted by two... Papillon is a 1973 film based on the autobiography of Henri Charrière. ... This article is about the 1973 film involving con artists. ... The Great Gatsby is a 1974 film made by Newdon Productions and Paramount Pictures. ... Chinatown is a 1974 film directed by Roman Polanski featuring many elements of the film noir genre, particularly a multi-layered story that is part mystery and part psychological drama. ... Death Wish is a 1974 film based on the 1972 novel by Brian Garfield. ... the tamarind seed ... This article is about the 1974 MGM documentary film. ... This article is about the 1974 film. ... The Towering Inferno is a 1974 disaster film directed by John Guillermin, adapted by Stirling Silliphant from the novels The Tower by Richard Martin Stern and The Glass Inferno by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson, and starring Steve McQueen and Paul Newman. ... The Godfather Part II is a 1974 Academy Award-winning motion picture directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a script co-written with Mario Puzo. ... Murder on the Orient Express is a 1974 feature film directed by Sidney Lumet and based on the 1934 novel Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie. ... Funny Girl is a film based on the stage musical of the same name. ... Shampoo is a 1975 motion picture directed by Hal Ashby, and starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn, and Lee Grant. ... Earthquake is a 1974 action adventure/disaster/thriller film that achieved huge box-office success, inspiring the Disaster film genre of the 1970s where recognizable all-star casts attempt to survive life or death situations. ... Jaws is a 1975 thriller/horror film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on Peter Benchleys best-selling novel inspired by the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Dog Day Afternoon is a 1975 film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Frank Pierson. ... One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest is a 1975 film directed by Miloš Forman. ... Barry Lyndon (1975) is an award-winning period film by Stanley Kubrick based on the novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon (1844) by William Makepeace Thackeray. ... This article is about the 1976 film. ... The Bad News Bears is a 1976 film directed by Michael Ritchie. ... The Missouri Breaks is a 1976 western film starring Jack Nicholson and Marlon Brando. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... The Shootist is a novel written by Glendon Swarthout, published in 1975. ... Marathon Man is a 1974 paranoid thriller novel by William Goldman that was made into a 1976 film directed by John Schlesinger. ... Obsession is a 1976 psychological thriller/mystery directed by Brian De Palma, starring Cliff Robertson, Geneviève Bujold, and John Lithgow. ... King Kong (also known as King Kong: The Legend Reborn) is a 1976 American motion picture produced by Dino de Laurentiis and directed by John Guillermin. ... Network is a 1976 satirical New Hollywood film about a fictional television network, Union Broadcasting System (UBS), and its struggle with poor ratings. ... Video cover showing Kris Kristofferson and Barbra Streisand The 1976 version, helmed by Frank Pierson and starring Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, updated the story by bringing it into the rock era. ... For other uses, see Rocky (disambiguation). ... This article is about the 1977 US film. ... This movie poster for Star Wars depicts many of the films important elements, such as Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, X-Wing and Y-Wing fighters Star Wars, retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in 1981 (see note at Title,) is the original (and in chronological... The Deep is a 1977 film directed by Peter Yates based on the novel by Peter Benchley. ... The Spy Who Loved Me, released in 1977, is the 10th film in the James Bond series and the third to star Roger Moore as MI6 agent James Bond. ... This article is about the film; for the definition of the UFO related phenomenon, see Close encounter. ... Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 movie starring John Travolta as Tony Manero, a troubled Brooklyn youth whose weekend activities are dominated by visits to a Brooklyn discotheque. ... Coma is a 1978 suspense film based on the novel Coma by Robin Cook. ... Jaws 2 is a 1978 horror–thriller film directed by Jeannot Szwarc. ... For the original stage musical of the same name, see Grease (musical). ... Eyes of Laura Mars is a movie. ... For other uses, see Heaven Can Wait. ... National Lampoons Animal House is a 1978 comedy film in which a misfit group of fraternity boys take on the system at their college. ... For the franchise, see Superman film series. ... Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1978 science fiction film based on the novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney. ... J.R.R. Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings is a 1978 animated fantasy film directed by Ralph Bakshi. ... The China Syndrome is a 1979 thriller film which tells the story of a reporter and cameramen who discover safety coverups at a nuclear power plant. ...

1980s

This article is about the first film in a series. ... Moonraker is a 1979 spy film. ... Rocky II is the 1979 sequel to Rocky, a motion picture in which an unknown boxer had been given a chance to go the distance with the World Heavyweight Champion. ... The Amityville Horror - A True Story is a best-selling book by the author Jay Anson, published in September 1977. ... Apocalypse Now is a 1979 Academy Award and Golden Globe winning American film set during the Vietnam War. ... Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Paramount Pictures, 1979; see also 1979 in film) is the first feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series and is released on Friday, December 7. ... Kramer vs. ... This article is about the 1979 movie. ... MAD Magazine Presents Up the Academy is an American teen comedy film released in 1980, about the outrageous antics of a group of misfits at a military school. ... DVD cover Loretta Lynn published her autobiography, Coal Miners Daughter, in the mid-70s. ... Little Darlings is a 1980 teen film starring Tatum ONeal, Kristy McNichol, Cynthia Nixon, Matt Dillon and Armand Assante, directed by Ronald F. Maxwell. ... Movie poster Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is the sequel to the first released Star Wars movie, and the second film released in the original trilogy. ... For other uses of this term, see Shining. ... Dressed to Kill is a 1980 horror film written and directed by Brian de Palma. ... This article is about the film. ... This article is about the 1980 film. ... Altered States is the name of both a novel (ISBN 0060107278) and a film adaptation of that novel, both written by Paddy Chayefsky. ... Popeye is a 1980 live-action film directed by Robert Altman, based on the comic strip and cartoon character Popeye the Sailor. ... Superman II is the 1980 sequel to the 1978 superhero film Superman. ... Outland is a 1981 science fiction movie starring Sean Connery. ... This article is about the film. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Deathtrap is a 1982 thriller film about a playwright who tries to pass off a students script as his own. ... This section has been identified as trivia. ... This article is about the 1982 film. ... Rocky III (1982) is the third installment in the Rocky movie series. ... Some Kind Of Hero is a 1982 film starring Richard Pryor as a returning Vietnam War veteran having trouble adjusting to civilian life. ... For other uses, see Annie (disambiguation). ... For the video games based on the movie, see E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial in video games. ... Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Paramount Pictures, 1982; see also 1982 in film) is the second feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ... Poltergeist is the first and most successful Poltergeist film, released on June 4, 1982 and nominated for three Oscars. ... An Officer and a Gentleman is a 1982 film which tells the story of a United States Navy aviation Officer Candidate who comes into conflict with the Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant who trains him. ... The Verdict is a 1982 film which tells the story of a down-on-his-luck lawyer who pushes a medical malpractice case in order to improve his own situation, but discovers along the way that he is actually doing the right thing. ... George Fields and Dorothy Michaels at the Russian Tea Room Tootsie is a 1982 comedy film that tells the story of a talented but volatile actor whose reputation for being difficult makes it hard for him to find work. ... Movie poster Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, is a science fiction film that debuted in 1983, and re-released with changes in 1997 and 2004. ... Superman III (originally titled Superman vs. ... Psycho II is a 1983 sequel to Alfred Hitchcocks 1960 classic Psycho. ... This article is about the 1983 US movie. ... Stayin Alive is a song by The Bee Gees, released as a single in 1977. ... Flashdance is a musical and romance film released in April 1983, and was one of