Posts Tagged ‘based-on-sketch-comedy’

Mighty Wind, A (2003)

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Music
Countries: USA
Actors: Jim Moret | Stuart Luce | Mary Gross | Marty Belafsky | Michael Baser | Jared Nelson Smith | Ryan Raddatz | Todd Lieberman | Matthew Joy | Laura Harris | Brian Riley | Harry Shearer | Michael McKean | Eugene Levy
Directors: Christopher Guest
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When folk icon Irving Steinbloom passed away, he left behind a legacy of music and a family of performers he has shepherded to folk stardom. To celebrate a life spent submerged in folk, Irving’s loving son Jonathan has decided to put together a memorial concert featuring some of Steinbloom’s best-loved musicians. There’s Mitch and Mickey, who were the epitome of young love until their partnership was torn apart by heartbreak; classic troubadours The Folksmen, whose records were endlessly entertaining for anyone able to punch a hole in the center to play them; and The New Main Street Singers, the most meticulously color-coordinated neuftet ever to hit an amusement park. Now for one night only in New York City’s Town Hall, these three groups will reunite and gather together to celebrate the music that almost made them famous.

Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
Genres: Action | Comedy | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Dan Aykroyd | John Goodman | Joe Morton | Nia Peeples | Kathleen Freeman | J. Evan Bonifant | Frank Oz | Steve Lawrence | Darrell Hammond | Erykah Badu | Walter Levine | Tom Davis | Shann Johnson | B.B. King | Gloria Slade
Directors: John Landis
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Primarily a two hour video, albeit a very good one, this sequel picks up 18 years later from the original and finds Elwood Blues being released from prison and trying to re-form his old band with new lead singer Mighty Mac replacing Jake. A road trip culminates with a battle of the bands against the Louisiana Gators led by B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Dr. John, and others.

The Blues Brothers (1980)

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
Genres: Action | Comedy | Music | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: John Belushi | Dan Aykroyd | James Brown | Cab Calloway | Ray Charles | Aretha Franklin | Steve Cropper | Donald Dunn | Murphy Dunne | Willie Hall | Tom Malone | Lou Marini | Matt Murphy | Alan Rubin | Carrie Fisher
Directors: John Landis
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After the release of Jake Blues from prison, he and brother Elwood go to visit the old home where they were raised by nuns. They learn the church stopped its support and will sell the place to the education authority, and the only way to keep the place open is if the $5000 tax on the property is paid within 11 days. The brothers want to help and decide to put their blues band back together and raise the the money by staging a big gig. As they set off on their “mission from god” they seem to make more enemies along the way. Will they manage to come up with the money in time?

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)

Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Crime | Music
Countries: USA
Actors: Mike Judge | Bruce Willis | Robert Stack | Eric Bogosian | Kristofor Brown | Tony Darling | John Doman | Francis Dumaurier | Jim Flaherty | Tim Guinee | David Letterman | Toby Huss | Sam Johnson | Richard Linklater | Harsh Nayyar
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MTV junkies Beavis and Butt-head awaken one day to find their beloved TV stolen. On their adventure to do a murderous smuggler’s wife (Demi Moore), they encounter an FBI agent (Robert Stack) with a predilection for cavity searches, two rather familiar looking ex-Motley Crue roadies, Mr. Van Driessen singing “Lesbian Seagull”, a little old lady, and, of course, Mr. Anderson and his trailer. Can the Great Cornholio save the day? Let’s hope so!

Wayne’s World 2 (1993)

Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Music
Countries: USA
Actors: Mike Myers | Dana Carvey | Christopher Walken | Tia Carrere | Chris Farley | Ralph Brown | James Hong | Rip Taylor | Steven Tyler | Joe Perry | Brad Whitford | Tom Hamilton | Joey Kramer | Lee Tergesen | Dan Bell
Directors: Stephen Surjik
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Wayne is back, this time trying to organize a rock festival with help from friend Garth and the spirit of Jim Morrison (Doors). Meanwhile, his girlfriend’s manager is busy trying to woo her away from Wayne and move her to LA. Life gets interesting when Wayne must rush from the concert to try and stop the wedding. Aerosmith are featured at the concert.

Zoolander (2001)

Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Mystery
Countries: Australia | Germany | USA
Actors: Owen Wilson | Christine Taylor | Will Ferrell | Milla Jovovich | Jerry Stiller | David Duchovny | Jon Voight | Judah Friedlander | Nathan Lee Graham | Alexandre Manning | Asio Highsmith | Alexander SkarsgÄrd | Donald Trump | Christian Slater
Directors: Ben Stiller
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Male supermodel Derek Zoolander is on his way down after three years of continuously winning the “Male Model of the Year” award. When he is beaten by the hot newcomer Hansel, Derek starts searching for a new meaning in his life. Just then fashion czar Mugatu offers Derek a comeback in his new “Derelicte”-line. What nobody suspected is that Mugatu plans to assassinate the new Malaysian Prime Minister on his visit to New York, so that cheap child labor is still available for Mugatu’s fashion producing. By brainwashing Zoolander, Mugatu and his evil associate Katinka create a dumb and willing killer to do the job. Only in Time Magazine journalist Matilda suspicion arises slowly, and she tries to stop Derek.

Wayne’s World (1992)

Monday, May 19th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Music
Countries: USA
Actors: Mike Myers | Dana Carvey | Rob Lowe | Tia Carrere | Brian Doyle-Murray | Lara Flynn Boyle | Michael DeLuise | Dan Bell | Lee Tergesen | Kurt Fuller | Sean Gregory Sullivan | Colleen Camp | Donna Dixon | Frederick Coffin | Mike Hagerty
Directors: Penelope Spheeris
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Wayne is still living at home. He has a world class collection of name tags from jobs he’s tried, but he does have his own public access TV show. A local station decides to hire him and his sidekick, Garth, to do their show professionally and Wayne & Garth find that it is no longer the same. Wayne falls for a bass guitarist and uses his and Garth’s Video contacts to help her career along, knowing that Ben Oliver, the sleazy advertising guy who is ruining their show will probably take her away from him if they fail.

It’s Pat (1994)

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Genres: Comedy
Countries: USA
Actors: Julia Sweeney | Dave Foley | Charles Rocket | Kathy Griffin | Julie Hayden | Timothy Stack | Mary Scheer | Beverly Leech | Larry Hankin | Kathy Najimy | Jerry Tondo | Philip McNiven | Michael Yama | Kiyoko Yamaguchi | Julianne Christie
Directors: Adam Bernstein
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Pat Riley, an obnoxious busybody of undeterminable sex, meets and falls in love with Chris, a sensitive, caring person also of undeterminable sex. Their relationship suffers because Pat’s a lout, and cannot decide on a direction for its life. Meanwhile, Pat’s neighbor Kyle falls further and further into obsession with Pat, fascinated by its indeterminate sexuality.

Life of Brian (1979)

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Genres: Comedy
Countries: UK
Actors: Graham Chapman | John Cleese | Terry Gilliam | Eric Idle | Michael Palin | Terence Bayler | Carol Cleveland | Kenneth Colley | Neil Innes | Charles McKeown | John Young | Gwen Taylor | Sue Jones-Davies | Peter Brett
Directors: Terry Jones
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The Monty Pyton team tells the life, death and resurrection (?) of Brian from Nazareth, an unwilling prophet who wants to free his land from the oppression of Rome. When Brian covers a huge wall with the writing “ROMANI ITE DOMUM” (Romans go home), a local revolutionary group begins to take him seriously…

Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000)

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Music
Countries: UK
Actors: Harry Enfield | Kathy Burke | Rhys Ifans | Laura Fraser | James Fleet | Louisa Rix | Tabitha Wady | Paul Whitehouse | Natasha Little | Anna Shillinglaw | Badi Uzzaman | Sam Parks | Kenneth Cranham | Mark Tonderai | Patsy Byrne
Directors: Ed Bye
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A movie spin-off from Harry Enfield’s TV series, featuring the popular character of Kevin the Teenager. When stubborn, spotty Kevin and his equally hopeless best friend Perry go on holiday to the party island Ibiza, they see it as their big chance to become superstar club DJs and, more importantly, to lose their virginities. But they aren’t prepared for the interference of top DJ Eyeball Paul, not to mention the embarrassment factor of Kevin’s long-suffering parents.