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Bring It OnGenre: Comedies Release Date: 02/08/2005 Rating PG-13 Production Year: 2000 Run Time: 99 mins Released By: Universal Studios Home Video Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Gabrielle Union, Jesse Bradford, Natina Reed Stellar Kirsten Dunst, as cheerleading captain Torrance Shipman, leads six-time defending cheerleading champions the Toros against a talented inner-city squad, the East Compton Clovers, in BRING IT ON. The film presents a lighthearted, slightly quirky exploration of the cutthroat but perky world of professional cheerleading competitions. Only days after taking over the reins of her hallowed suburban high school squad, Torrance is presented with the ugly truth about her team's success when a new recruit, Missy (Eliza Dushku), a semi-outcast gymnast, realizes that the Toros' cheer was stolen from another team. Missy takes Torrance to inner-city L.A. to see the same routine being performed by the East Compton Clovers. The Clovers throw down the gauntlet; they are going to challenge the Toros for the national championship on ESPN 2. As if having to find new cheers were not enough trouble, Torrance also has romantic decisions to make: She has to choose between her oily but pretty current boyfriend and Missy's less popular but rocking brother, Cliff (Jesse Bradford). BRING IT ON melds a hint of the satire in such movies as SMILE and DROP DEAD GORGEOUS with the competitive fire of films such as THE KARATE KID and WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP to provide a captivating story enhanced by the engaging performance of rising star Dunst. … more less -
Roseanne - The Complete Seventh SeasonGenre: Comedies Release Date: 03/12/2013 Rating Production Year: 1994 Run Time: 597 mins Released By: Mill Creek Entertainment Cast: Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sarah Chalke, Sara Gilbert One of the major family sitcoms of the late 1980s/early 1990s, ROSEANNE became popular for its no-nonsense attitude and its humorously honest portrayal of American life. With a set resembling the living room of countless family homes across the United States, the show concerned itself the with the antics of its main star, Roseanne Barr, her husband Dan (John Goodman), and their kids. More like a regular working-class family than any other characters previously seen on television, the Illinois-bred Connors use brutal honesty and acerbic wit to raise their three children: rapidly maturing Becky, sarcastic Darlene, and precocious DJ. Meanwhile, they have to deal with the typical problems of an American family, such as annoying relatives, worries about jobs and money, and the struggle to find time for themselves. ROSEANNE was among the first shows on television to deal in a truthful and deglamorized way with everyday issues that average viewers could relate to--and it managed to remain funny and touching while doing so. Each uncut episode from the show's seventh season is included here. … more less -
Roseanne - The Complete Eighth SeasonGenre: Comedies Release Date: 03/12/2013 Rating Production Year: 1995 Run Time: 566 mins Released By: Mill Creek Entertainment Cast: Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Sara Gilbert, Sarah Chalke, Laurie Metcalf Season eight of ROSEANNE continues the legendary series with equal dashes of hilarity and the bizarre. Lecy Goranson returns as Becky, a pregnant Roseanne plays a pregnant Roseanne, and John Goodman (Dan) fills in for a grown up DJ (Michael Fishman). Along the way the loose meat saga continues, Darlene gets married, and Dan has a heart attack. In some ways a foreshadowing of the complete turnaround of season nine, season eight is filled with inside jokes, nods to other historic TV shows, and plenty of self-referential humor. … more less -
National Lampoon's Animal HouseGenre: Comedies Release Date: 09/06/2011 Rating R Production Year: 1978 Run Time: 109 mins Released By: Universal Studios Home Video Cast: John Belushi, Tim Matheson, Tom Hulce, Stephen Furst, Karen Allen ANIMAL HOUSE is the film that launched National Lampoon as a comedy powerhouse. Developed by the editors at the Harvard Lampoon, the film is a collection of true-life experiences and memories with a great deal of embellishment. Nothing is sacred in this film, in which every gesture, phrase, and song became de rigueur in fraternity houses nationwide after its release. Decadence, debauchery, and delinquency prevail at Delta House, the scourge of the fraternity system at Faber College in 1962. In an effort to rid himself of the troublesome brothers, Dean Wormer (John Vernon) hatches a plan in cahoots with the brown-nosing Greg Marmalard (James Daughton) of rival fraternity Omega to have the Deltas kicked off campus. Unfortunately for them, the determination and drive of the Deltas is more than anyone counted on. In their last stand against the uptight dean, the antiheroes of Delta drink, smoke, romp, frolic, and dance--going out with a bang. This outrageous, much-loved comedy classic features the first major film role of the late, great John Belushi as John "Bluto" Blutarsky, the hard-partying, beer-guzzling champion of Delta house. … more less -
Look Who's Talking / Look Who's Talking TooGenre: Comedies Release Date: 02/03/2009 Rating NR Production Year: 1989 Run Time: 97 mins Released By: Sony Pictures Home Cast: John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Bruce Willis, Roseanne Barr In this adored comedy franchise, Bruce Willis voices an affable baby while mom Kirstie Alley is wooed by crude taxi-driver-cum-airplane-pilot John Travolta. Later, Roseanne Barr joins the fun as the voice of young Mikey’s little sister, Julie. Included here are the first two films in the series: LOOK WHO’S TALKING and LOOK WHO’S TALKING TOO. See individual titles for complete details. … more less -
National Lampoon's Vacation:20th Ann Ed./National Lampoon's European VacGenre: Comedies Release Date: 01/16/2007 Rating R Production Year: Run Time: 193 mins Released By: Warner Home Video Cast: Chevy Chase An ordinary family vacation turns into cross-country bedlam when Clark W. Griswold, Jr. (Chevy Chase) is involved. Lightning strikes twice in this collection that presents the first two films in the hilarious series: NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION and NATIONAL LAMPOON'S EUROPEAN VACATION. Please see individual titles for complete synopsis information. … more less -
Amy Schumer: Mostly Sex StuffGenre: Comedies Release Date: 01/29/2013 Rating NR Production Year: 2012 Run Time: 60 mins Released By: Comedy Central Comic Amy Schumer performs a stand-up set in San Francisco devoted to various aspects of her sex life and her feelings about her own body. … more less -
Little Miss SunshineGenre: Comedies Release Date: 07/26/2011 Rating R Production Year: 2006 Run Time: 101 mins Released By: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Cast: Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin Picked up after a well-received showing at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE is a low-budget comedy about a family road trip from Albuquerque to California. The story begins when young Olive (Abigail Breslin) is given a shot at the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant, and manages to coerce her family into driving west in their worn-down VW van. Olive's father, Richard (Greg Kinnear), takes charge of the trip, while her mother, Sheryl (Toni Collette), brother Dwayne (Paul Dano), uncle Frank (Steve Carell), and eccentric grandfather (Alan Arkin) all come along for the ride. What follows resembles a budget-stricken version of PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES: seemingly endless (and hilarious) mishaps befall the family as they wind their way across the country. Couple this with the witty interplay between a well-drawn set of dysfunctional characters, and that's the LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE formula in a nutshell; all the audience needs to do is sit back and enjoy the ride. The grainy texture of co-directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris's film may initially startle viewers unaccustomed to the indie film world. But its a testament to the cast and crew's efforts that the limitations imposed on the filmmakers are long forgotten by the end of the film. Any concerns about visual murkiness give way to belly laughs and bemusement as the road trip ends and the beauty pageant begins. Likely to have a broad appeal, Dayton and Faris's film resembles a version of NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION directed with the pithy eye of Todd Solondz (WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE), and it's to the movie's credit that it manages to successfully marry these two seemingly disparate worlds. … more less -
Because I Said SoGenre: Comedies Release Date: 05/08/2007 Rating PG-13 Production Year: 2007 Run Time: 102 mins Released By: Universal Studios Home Video Cast: Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Piper Perabo, Tom Everett Scott, Neil Hopkins Diane Keaton lights up the screen as an overbearing, matchmaking single mother in this slightly offbeat romantic comedy from director Michael Lehmann (HEATHERS, THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS AND DOGS). The film is a lot of fun, with both Keaton and Mandy Moore delivering energetic performances as a loveable and pretty believable mother-daughter team. After seeing two of her three stunning daughters (Piper Perabo, Lauren Graham) happily marry, Daphne Wilder (Keaton) focuses all her worries on Milly (Moore), her youngest, most insecure, and unlucky-in-love offspring. Twentysomething Milly has got her career as a chef figured out, but is clueless when it comes to love, attracting a never-ending slew of married, cheating, and closeted men. Taking matters into her own hands, Daphne places a personal ad for her daughter, interviewing the suitors herself and settling on one particularly promising young man named Jason. Meanwhile, clueless to her mother's plans, Milly starts to fall for Johnny, a cute musician who in spite of treating Milly like gold, is hardly what Daphne has in mind for her daughter's future. As Milly becomes increasingly involved with both men, Daphne must face whether maybe she could still have her own romantic life at age 60, instead of just living vicariously through her grown daughters. Unabashedly a chick flick, BECAUSE I SAID SO's intended audience is clearly female, but that's not to say it's all soft. The movie's girl talk includes frank discussions about sex and orgasms, demonstrating the unusually close relationships between the film's women and distinguishing the film from others in its genre. While following a vague romantic-comedy arc, the film also explores the bonds between women, focusing more on the mother-daughter relationship at the heart of the film than on any of the male love interests. … more less -
Beauty ShopGenre: Comedies Release Date: 02/06/2007 Rating PG-13 Production Year: 2005 Run Time: 105 mins Released By: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Cast: Queen Latifah, Mena Suvari, Djimon Hounsou, Alicia Silverstone, Kevin Bacon Queen Latifah reprises her role as Gina, who audiences first met in the 2004 sequel to BARBERSHOP. This time she's the owner of her own beauty shop. A widow and single mom, Gina has moved from Chicago to Atlanta so that her daughter Vanessa (the charming Paige Hurd), a piano prodigy, can attend a performing arts school. Mother-in law Paulette (Laura Hayes) and sister-in-law Darnelle (Keisha Knight Pulliam, who played Rudy on THE COSBY SHOW) live with them. The bills are paid by Gina's job at Jorge's (Kevin Bacon) high-end salon, but his obnoxious personality ultimately proves insufferable. Gina quits her job and decides to get a place of her own, securing a loan with some resourceful tactics. Situated squarely in the ghetto and featuring a revolving cast of eccentric characters, the shop's quirky employees provide a constant stream of witty banter. Meanwhile the electrician who lives upstairs (Djimon Hounsou, AMISTAD) slowly wins Gina's heart. Despite challenges, Gina maintains grace, humor, and a magnanimous air that sees her through everything. The ensemble cast of this feel-good comedy at times eclipses its good-natured star, who functions as a den mother to the madness. Andi MacDowell and Mena Suvari play wealthy Atlanta socialites who defect to Gina's shop, while Gospel legend Della Reese also makes an appearance. Bryce Wilson's turn as an ex-convict stylist of questionable sexual orientation provides humor at his expense, while Alicia Silverstone's bumbling black-girl wanna-be is so charming that we forgive her fake accent. Building upon the success of the BARBERSHOP franchise, BEAUTY SHOP holds its own both in its comedic acuity, and in its inspirational story of an underdog who comes out on top through force of will and strength of spirit. … more less -
Ocean's TwelveGenre: Comedies Release Date: 01/16/2007 Rating PG-13 Production Year: 2004 Run Time: 125 mins Released By: Warner Home Video Cast: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones Back in slick style, OCEAN'S TWELVE reintroduces Ocean (George Clooney) and his perfectly trained team of con men, who are determined to take on Europe. Dividing forces to hit Paris, Amsterdam, and Rome, the heist-meisters move beyond casinos to tackle new objectives, one of which involves stealing a famous painting. With OCEAN'S TWELVE, Steven Soderbergh re-teams with his high profile friends for another glamorous romp through the high-stakes underworld. Three years after Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and his crew robbed Las Vegas casino tycoon Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia) of one hundred sixty million dollars, Benedict has finally tracked them down. He gives them a two-week ultimatum to come up with the money or suffer the consequences. Knowing that the odds are stacked against them, the gang nonetheless heads to Amsterdam for a big heist. But what no one realizes is that ultra-smooth Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt) has ulterior motives for leading the gang to Amsterdam. Turns out his former flame, Isabel Lahiri (Catherine Zeta-Jones), is living and working there tracking criminals such as Ocean and French master Francois Toulour (Vincent Cassel), better known as "The Night Fox." Threatened by the universally admired eleven, Toulour challenges Ocean to a dangerous museum heist that will either make or break the gang once and for all. It's up to Tess Ocean (Julia Roberts) to fly into town and bail the boys out of trouble. Every frame of OCEAN'S TWELVE is bursting with gleeful energy, as is the film's soundtrack, provided by acclaimed musician David Holmes. … more less -
Out of Towners (1970)/Out of Towners (1999), TheGenre: Comedies Release Date: 03/12/2013 Rating Production Year: 2013 Run Time: 187 mins Released By: Warner Home Video … more less -
1941Genre: Comedies Release Date: 10/05/2010 Rating PG-13 Production Year: 1979 Run Time: 146 mins Released By: Universal Studios Home Video Cast: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Ned Beatty, Treat Williams, Lorraine Gary Steven Spielberg's 1941 is a big-budget zany comedy detailing the hilarious panic that gripped Los Angeles after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Army General Joseph Stilwell (Robert Stack) is in charge of protecting the Californian coastline in the weeks following Pearl Harbor. Dan Aykroyd and John Candy are members of a tank crew responsible for setting up a cannon in Ned Beatty's backyard. As explosions burst forth and air-raid sirens scream, John Belushi, Tim Matheson, and Treat Williams are part of the army corp reacting to the news of war with a somewhat energetic craziness. They dance at the USO, compete with each other to get the prettiest girls, and watch as Hollywood Boulevard becomes a pile of ruins. The film features cameos by many Spielberg friends and associates, including directors Sam Fuller and John Landis and actors James Caan, Mickey Rourke, Penny Marshall, and Susan Backlinie, reprising her famous skinny-dip from the first scene in JAWS. Michael McKean and David Lander, otherwise known as Lenny and Squiggy from LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY, play Willie and Joe--a hat's-off salute to Bill Maudlin's famous World War II cartoon characters. The film suffered from critical venom upon its initial release but has since become a cult fave. … more less -
Big Momma's House/Big Momma's House 2Genre: Comedies Release Date: 02/01/2011 Rating PG-13 Production Year: 2011 Run Time: 197 mins Released By: 20th Century Fox … more less -
Black DynamiteGenre: Comedies Release Date: 02/16/2010 Rating R Production Year: 2009 Run Time: 84 mins Released By: Sony Pictures Home Cast: Michael Jai White, Miguel Nunez, Obba Babatunde, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Kevin Chapman The city streets explode into violence when "The Man" kills Black Dynamite's (Michael Jai White) brother in this seamless recreation of the blaxploitation classics of the 1970s. He was the best agent that the CIA ever had, but these days Black Dynamite only answers to one boss -- himself. When "The Man" ices Black Dynamite's brother, starts pumping heroin into the local orphanage, and floods the ghetto with a secret weapon disguised as common malt liquor, the car chases, gunfights, and shirtless brawls that follow prove wild enough to make even Dolemite green with envy. … more less -
Back to the Future 3Genre: Comedies Release Date: 02/10/2009 Rating PG Production Year: 1990 Run Time: 118 mins Released By: Universal Studios Home Video Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Thomas F. Wilson, Elisabeth Shue In this third and final entry in the "Back to the Future" series, loopy "Doc" Brown, the creator of the time-traveling DeLorean, goes back to 1885 -- the heyday of the Old West, and his favorite era -- where he falls in love with a beautiful school teacher. Marty must rescue the good doctor, however, when he learns that the treacherous Mad Dog Tannen, leader of the rascally Tannen gang, is gunning for Doc -- and the yellow-bellied coward won't hesitate to shoot him in the back. Because of his newfound romance, however, Brown doesn't want to leave. Can Marty find a way to bring Doc's love back to the future without destroying the pattern of time? … more less -
Roseanne - The Complete Fourth SeasonGenre: Comedies Release Date: 04/03/2012 Rating Production Year: 1991 Run Time: 641 mins Released By: Mill Creek Entertainment Cast: Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert One of the major family sitcoms of the late 1980s/early 1990s, ROSEANNE became popular for its no-nonsense attitude and its humorously honest portrayal of American life. With a set resembling the living room of countless family homes across the United States, the show concerned itself the with the antics of its main star, Roseanne Barr (later Roseanne Arnold), her husband Dan (John Goodman), and their kids. More like a regular working-class family than any other characters previously seen on television, the Illinois-bred Conners use brutal honesty and acerbic wit to raise their three children: rapidly maturing Becky, sarcastic Darlene, and precocious DJ. Meanwhile, they have to deal with the typical problems of an American family, such as annoying relatives, worries about jobs and money, and the struggle to find time for themselves. ROSEANNE was among the first shows on television to deal in a truthful and deglamorized way with everyday issues that average viewers could relate to--and it managed to remain funny and touching while doing so. All 25 uncut episodes from the show's fourth season are included here, with highlights including Roseanne's bingo addiction, an alien abduction, and a Las Vegas wedding. … more less -
Jeff Dunham Show, TheGenre: Comedies Release Date: 05/18/2010 Rating NR Production Year: 2010 Run Time: 154 mins Released By: Comedy Central Comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham joins some of his favorite companions (Walter, Achmed the Dead Terrorist, Peanut, Bubba J and José Jalapeño on a Stick and Sweet Daddy Dee) on a series of uproarious sketch-comedy adventures throughout Los Angeles and beyond, and meets up with realty-star and pop-singer Brooke Hogan. … more less -
Survivors, TheGenre: Comedies Release Date: 04/23/2002 Rating R Production Year: 1983 Run Time: 102 mins Released By: Sony Pictures Home Cast: Robin Williams, Walter Matthau, Jerry Reed, James Wainwright, Kristen Vigard Michael Ritchie's comedy concerns an unlikely friendship that forms between two down-on-their-luck men who have just recently lost their jobs. Donald Quinelle (Robin Williams) was fired by his boss's parrot because his boss couldn't bear to confront Donald with the terrible news. Meanwhile, Sonny Paluso (Walter Matthau) lost his gas station to an explosion. Drowning their sorrows in a bar one day, a criminal tries to rob the establishment. Surprising even themselves, Donald and Sonny become local celebrities when they identify the perpetrator. Unfortunately, this robber, Jack (Jerry Reed), also happens to be a hit man, and when Jack sees their faces on television, his uncontrollable anger triggers him into tracking them down and making them pay for ruining his bid at scoring some quick cash. While he searches for the inept duo, Donald has an awakening in which he moves to the mountains and learns to survive out in the wild. Jack's pursuit of Donald and Sonny unleashes a series of comical escapades that provide THE SURVIVORS with its biggest laughs. Not as personal a work as his 1970s comedies, Ritchie's film is nonetheless an entertaining ride because of the energetic performances of Williams and Matthau. … more less -
13 Going on 30Genre: Comedies Release Date: 02/07/2006 Rating PG-13 Production Year: 2004 Run Time: 98 mins Released By: Sony Pictures Home Cast: Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer, Andy Serkis, Kathy Baker After Jenna Rink's 13th birthday party where her friend Lucy plays a cruel prank on her, she promptly makes a wish that she could skip adolescence and be 30. With the help of some wish dust given to her by her unpopular best friend Matty, her wish comes true. She wakes up to find that her 13-year-old self is now inhabiting the body--and life--of a 30-year-old, high-powered, New York magazine editor. Frightened by her new adult life, Jenna (Jennifer Garner) seeks the help of Matty (Mark Ruffalo), but he hasn't spoken to her since high school. Unfortunately, as she uncovers the details of the time she skipped, she learns that perhaps she hasn't made the best decisions. Similar to the 1988 Tom Hanks vehicle BIG, 13 GOING ON 30 benefits from the undeniable appeal of Garner, who amusingly exudes the awkwardness and energy of a teenager. Meanwhile copious '80s pop culture references, an energetic soundtrack, and vibrant colors provide instant, foolproof nostalgia. Director Gary Winick (TADPOLE) has crafted an undeniably fun picture for any age or gender. … more less
