Anyone know any good black comedy or satirical films- they're my favourite kinds. I like Little Shop of Horrors, The Stepford Wives, The Truman Show (satire really)- just ordered Death Becomes Her as well- looking films like that.

Heathers

Harold and Maude

Any of the Monty Python flicks

This is Spinal Tap

Raising Arizona

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Ditto to Monty Python movies and Spinal Tap!

Off the top of my head, and in no particular order:

Fargo
Barton Fink
M*A*S*H
Where's Poppa?
A Clockwork Orange
Eating Raoul
The King of Comedy
The Cable Guy
Welcome to the Dollhouse
A Fish Called Wanda
Wag the Dog
Family Plot
The Trouble with Harry
The Loved One
The Apartment
Arsenic and Old Lace

(I'm sure more will come to me as soon as I hit "Submit Reply" :) )

Heathers and The King of Comedy are both great. Also, don't forget Dr. Strangelove.

All the Christopher Guest movies: Spinal Tap, Best In Show, A Mighty Wind, Waiting For Guffman, they're all hilarious.

Dr. Strangelove. It's the ultimate black comedy courtesy of Stanley Kubrick.

Originally posted by britt britt
All the Christopher Guest movies: Spinal Tap, Best In Show, A Mighty Wind, Waiting For Guffman, they're all hilarious. Ditto

Definitely Heathers and Fargo.:D

Originally posted by britt britt
All the Christopher Guest movies: Spinal Tap, Best In Show, A Mighty Wind, Waiting For Guffman, they're all hilarious.

I haven't seen Waiting For Guffman but I loved Spinal Tap, Best in Show and A Mighty Wind. Every last one of 'em had me laughing my ass off.

I love John Waters movies

The War of The Roses was a good dark comedy.

Originally posted by little insomniac
I haven't seen Waiting For Guffman but I loved Spinal Tap, Best in Show and A Mighty Wind. Every last one of 'em had me laughing my ass off. Then you'll probably love Waiting for Guffman. I don't believe This is Spinal Tap will ever be topped, but of the other three I think Guffman was the best. :)

Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
I love John Waters movies
Originally posted by Janice
The War of The Roses was a good dark comedy.Good calls, both of which reminded me that I've heard Kathleen Turner was outstanding in Serial Mom, but I've yet to see it.

Originally posted by little insomniac
I haven't seen Waiting For Guffman but I loved Spinal Tap, Best in Show and A Mighty Wind. Every last one of 'em had me laughing my ass off. Guffman is awesome, I love A Mighty Wind. thats probably my fav

Serial Mom is one of my favorites.

Originally posted by Pentimento
Then you'll probably love Waiting for Guffman. I don't believe This is Spinal Tap will ever be topped, but of the other three I think Guffman was the best. :)


Good calls, both of which reminded me that I've heard Kathleen Turner was outstanding in Serial Mom, but I've yet to see it.

Christopher Guest and co. can do no wrong, it seems. They just seem to get better and better. Thanks, I'll be sure to check it out. :) Be sure you see Serial Mom asap - damn funny.

Originally posted by "Weird" Jack Wilso-vic
Guffman is awesome, I love A Mighty Wind. thats probably my fav

:lol: I loved A Mighty Wind! If I could choose between AMW and Best in Show, AMW would probably win.

Originally posted by little insomniac
Christopher Guest and co. can do no wrong, it seems. They just seem to get better and better. Thanks, I'll be sure to check it out. :) Be sure you see Serial Mom asap - damn funny.



:lol: I loved A Mighty Wind! If I could choose between AMW and Best in Show, AMW would probably win. Yes, Serial Mom is awesome



AMW would win too on my list :lol:

"WHAT HAPPUN?" LOl that was a great part in AMW

I have the movie on DVD and the soundtrack

Originally posted by "Weird" Jack Wilso-vic
Yes, Serial Mom is awesome



AMW would win too on my list :lol:

"WHAT HAPPUN?" LOl that was a great part in AMW

I have the movie on DVD and the soundtrack

:lol: :lol:

"There was abuse in my family, but it was mostly musical in nature."

I've been thinking about getting the DVD.

Originally posted by little insomniac
Christopher Guest and co. can do no wrong, it seems. They just seem to get better and better. Thanks, I'll be sure to check it out. :) Be sure you see Serial Mom asap - damn funny.



:lol: I loved A Mighty Wind! If I could choose between AMW and Best in Show, AMW would probably win.


Yes you should check out Guffman, I love it and I own it too :)
I think A Mighty Wind might be my favorite, oh I love it so.

Originally posted by little insomniac
Christopher Guest and co. can do no wrong, it seems. They just seem to get better and better.
I love his movies. A Mighty Wind was great. I wonder why Guest doesn't cast his wife, Jamie Lee Curtis, in his films. It could be that he has his ensemble of favorites, much like Martin Scorsese and other directors, and wants to keep it that way, but still....

HOW IN THE HELL CAN A COMEDY BE BLACK http://mindscraps.com/s/contrib/chapel/bigfrogs/bigsleep.gif

Originally posted by britt britt
Yes you should check out Guffman, I love it and I own it too :)
I think A Mighty Wind might be my favorite, oh I love it so.

This is Spinal Tap is easily my favorite.. never thought another could come along and be anywhere near as funny, until AMW and Best in Show. Waiting For Guffman is one I've been wanting to check out, so again, thanks for the heads up. :)

Originally posted by Janice
I love his movies. A Mighty Wind was great. I wonder why Guest doesn't cast his wife, Jamie Lee Curtis, in his films. It could be that he has his ensemble of favorites, much like Martin Scorsese and other directors, and wants to keep it that way, but still....

He should really consider putting her in at least one of his films! I've love to see that. There was an interview I caught a while back (maybe a Lifetime Intimate Portrait, not sure) and quite a few of their fans have wondered the same thing. Seems like they were thinking about working together, but when and if it happens, is still up in the air.

Originally posted by safety pin
HOW IN THE HELL CAN A COMEDY BE BLACK

It just means it's a dark, off-beat type of comedy.

Originally posted by little insomniac
:lol: :lol:

"There was abuse in my family, but it was mostly musical in nature."

I've been thinking about getting the DVD. :D

LOL


Awesome

I've seen 'This is Spinal Tap' and 'Best in Show'- and they're both great. Christopher Guest isn't as popular here (A Mighty Wind just got a release in february I think- and a very small release at that).

Christopher Guest's films are all on the 'films I want to see' list. I've never seen a John Waters film- I really wanna see those too (especially now he's got a new film coming out too).

Both versions of Little Shop of Horrors are great black comedies, as well as Beetlejuice (Tim Burton sort of mastered black comedy with Beetlejuice, and with Edward Scissorhands (though there's much less comedy in that)).

I liek Dr. Strangelove, but as much as I've heard about Fargo and Heathers, I've never seen them.

Can't wait to see Death Becomes Her- looks like a good film.

Originally posted by HuntingtonM15
Serial Mom is one of my favorites.
yes!!!! i sooooooooooo want serial mom on DVD:talk:

I finally saw 'Death Becomes Her' and thought it was great- I'd never have thought Meryl Streep would've done comedy so well. I thought it was more entertaining second time round, and really liked the ending. Can't wait till 'The Stepford Wives' remake is released- looks like a funny satire too.

Igby Goes Down was another good dark comedy, it's really dark.

_______
__
_________
_______
___________

"Envy" was sort of a dark comedy at times, although the ending is kind of light and happy IMO.

I also liked "Pumpkin". I thought it was a pretty good love story but it's also a satire.

Igby Goes Down was a really good dark comedy- everyone was great in that film (especially Susan Sarandon- she diesn't play evil bitches often enough).

Originally posted by webuster
Igby Goes Down was a really good dark comedy- everyone was great in that film (especially Susan Sarandon- she diesn't play evil bitches often enough).

Yep I agree with you on that.

Dr. Strangelove. It's the ultimate black comedy courtesy of Stanley Kubrick.I agree, Brian, it's the ultimate and to think this Cold War satire was made at the height of it all.