1979 Comedy Movies

126 movies found (page 1/5):

The Jerk(1979)

| 1h 34min | Comedy

3.5/5 (with 350 votes)

After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson runs off on a hilarious misadventure in this comedy classic that takes him from rags to riches and back to rags again. The slaphappy jerk strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn't all it's cracked up to be and, in the end, all that really matters to Johnson is his true love.

Directed by Carl Reiner - With Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, M. Emmet Walsh, Jackie Mason, Dick O'Neill, Mabel King, ...

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The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space(1979)

1h 36min | Comedy, Science Fiction

3.1/5 (with 267 votes)

The bungling inspector Cruchot finds himself trying to save the residents of St. Tropez from some oil-drinking humanoid aliens. The only way to tell the aliens from the real people, besides their constant thirst for oil-products, is that they sound like empty garbage cans when you touch them. Chaos is ahead.

Directed by Jean Girault - With Louis de Funès, Michel Galabru, Maurice Risch, France Rumilly, Guy Grosso, Michel Modo, ...

The Muppet Movie(1979)

| 1h 37min | Comedy, Adventure, Music, Kids & Family

3.6/5 (with 247 votes)

A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there he meets his future muppet crew while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!

Directed by James Frawley - With Charles Durning, Austin Pendleton, Milton Berle, Mel Brooks, James Coburn, Dom DeLuise, ...

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The Villain(1979)

| 1h 29min | Comedy, Western

3.0/5 (with 58 votes)

Handsome Stranger has agreed to escort Charming Jones to collect her inheritance from her father. But Avery Jones wants the money, and hires notorious outlaw Cactus Jack to ambush Charming. However, Cactus Jack is not very good at robbing people.

Directed by Hal Needham - With Kirk Douglas, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ann-Margret, Paul Lynde, Foster Brooks, Strother Martin, ...

French Fried Vacation 2: The Bronzés go Skiing(1979)

1h 30min | Comedy

3.7/5 (with 529 votes)

In this sequel to Les Bronzes (1978) summer has passed, but that doesn't mean the fun has to end for Bernard, Nathalie, Gigi, Jerome, Popeye, Jean-Claude, and Christiane.

Directed by Patrice Leconte - With Michel Blanc, Marie-Anne Chazel, Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot, Josiane Balasko, Thierry Lhermitte, ...

Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens(1979)

| 1h 33min | Comedy

2.6/5 (with 38 votes)

Believe it or not even in Smalltown USA there are still people who are unfulfilled and unrelieved in the midst of plenty. Levonna & Lamar could have the perfect relationship if it were not Lamar's obsession with rear entry. After submitting to the one last time Levonna comes up with a plan. While Lamar is trying find other tail to try his technique on, Levonna becomes Lola with aid of a wig and a Mexican accent. A Mexican cocktail later Lola finally has Lamar straight, but he wasn't awake for it. The gay marriage counselor, attracted to Lamar's problem, couldn't help them and Lemar must finally seek redemption at the church of Rio Dio Radio and the laying on of hands by Sister Eufaula Roo.

Directed by Russ Meyer - With Kitten Natividad, Stuart Lancaster, Candy Samples, Uschi Digard, Steve Tracy, Russ Meyer, ...

Gol Maal(1979)

2h 24min | Comedy

3.7/5 (with 30 votes)

A man's simple lie to secure his job escalates into more complex lies when his orthodox boss becomes suspicious.

Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee - With Amol Palekar, Utpal Dutt, Bindiya Goswami

How to Seduce Your Teacher(1979)

1h 33min | Comedy

2.6/5 (with 22 votes)

There's a new girl in school, Angela, the Headmaster's neice. Every male will try to seduce her, even her uncle. Meanwhile she will drive the philosophy's teacher mad and her best friend Irma will have a good time with the classmates. Will they get the grades?

Directed by Mariano Laurenti - With Lino Banfi, Gloria Guida, Alvaro Vitali, Donatella Damiani, Ninetto Davoli, Fabrizio Moroni, ...

The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid(1979)

1h 28min | Comedy, Science Fiction, Action

3.2/5 (with 151 votes)

A young humanoid alien who gets stranded on earth hooks up with a grizzled old sheriff in a western town and tries to help him solve a tough case, but the sheriff doesn't want any help from a "kid.".

Directed by Michele Lupo - With Bud Spencer, Cary Guffey, Raimund Harmstorf, Joe Bugner, Carlo Reali, Luigi Bonos, ...

Rock 'n' Roll High School(1979)

| 1h 33min | Comedy, Music

3.2/5 (with 69 votes)

A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.

Directed by Allan Arkush - With Clint Howard, Paul Bartel, P. J. Soles, Dey Young, Vincent Van Patten, Mary Woronov, ...

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Tigers in Lipstick(1979)

| 1h 46min | Comedy

2.0/5 (with 5 votes)

8 comic sketches set in Italy, with 4 of the most famous European sex symbols of the 70's playing 2 roles each.

Directed by Luigi Zampa - With Ursula Andress, Laura Antonelli, Sylvia Kristel, Monica Vitti, Orazio Orlando, Michele Placido, ...

Real Life(1979)

| 1h 39min | Comedy

3.4/5 (with 30 votes)

A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".

Directed by Albert Brooks - With Albert Brooks, Dick Haynes

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Night Nurse(1979)

1h 36min | Comedy

2.7/5 (with 19 votes)

A dentist invites a elderly patient to stay at his home to recover, unaware that he is a jewel thief. He plans to steal a valuable diamond but then runs into a beautiful nurse who, aside from constantly stripping nude, has plans of her own.

Directed by Mariano Laurenti - With Lino Banfi, Gloria Guida, Alvaro Vitali, Leo Colonna, Mario Carotenuto, Francesca Romana Coluzzi, ...

The Frisco Kid(1979)

| 1h 54min | Western, Comedy

3.1/5 (with 61 votes)

Rabbi Avram arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a congregation's new rabbi. An innocent and inexperienced traveller, he is tricked by con men to pay for the trip to go west, then they leave him and his belongings scattered along a deserted road. He is befriended by a stranger, Tommy, who is a bank robber and have many adventures during their journey.

Directed by Robert Aldrich - With Gene Wilder, Ramon Bieri, Val Bisoglio, George DiCenzo, David Bradley, ...

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The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie(1979)

| 1h 38min | Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family

3.7/5 (with 103 votes)

A collection of Warner Brothers short cartoon features, "starring" the likes of Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Wile.E.Coyote. These animations are interspersed by Bugs Bunny reminiscing on past events and providing links between the individual animations which are otherwise unconnected. This 1979 feature-length compilation includes several of his best cartoons. Among the 11 shorts shown in their entirety are the classics "Robin Hood Daffy," "What's Opera, Doc?," "Bully for Bugs," and "Duck Amuck". The Bugs Bunny Road Runner Movie provides a showcase not only for Jones's razor-sharp timing, but for the work of his exceptional crew, which included designer Maurice Noble, writer Mike Maltese, composers Carl Stalling and Milt Franklyn, and voice actor Mel Blanc.

Directed by Chuck Jones

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The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again(1979)

| 1h 28min | Comedy, Kids & Family, Western

3.2/5 (with 27 votes)

Amos and Theodore, the two bumbling outlaw wannabes from The Apple Dumpling Gang, are back and trying to make it on their own. This time, the crazy duo gets involved in an army supply theft case -- and, of course, gets in lots of comic trouble along the way!

Directed by Vincent McEveety - With Tim Conway, Don Knotts, Tim Matheson, Kenneth Mars, Jack Elam, Elyssa Davalos, ...

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Porridge(1979)

PG-13

| 1h 33min | Comedy, Crime

3.4/5 (with 17 votes)

Times are hard for habitual guest of Her Majesty Norman Stanley Fletcher. The new prison officer, Beale, makes MacKay look soft and what's more, an escape plan is hatching from the cell of prison godfather Grouty and Fletcher wants no part of it.

Directed by Dick Clement - With Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay, Brian Wilde, Peter Vaughan, Sam Kelly, ...

Teen Lust(1978)

| 1h 29min | Comedy

1.8/5 (with 2 votes)

Kirsten Baker and Leslie Cedarquist are the Girls Next Door in this buoyant sexploitationer. The ladies move in bag and baggage into a sleepy suburban community. Before long, every husband in the vicinity has fallen for their charms. A few trousers have fallen as well, which is why the film carries an R rating. The Girls Next Door is worth watching for an early performance by TV favorite Perry Lang.

Directed by James Hong - With Perry Lang, Michael Sloane

Hot Potato(1979)

1h 40min | Comedy

3.2/5 (with 39 votes)

A factory worker known for his tough attitude and for fighting for workers' rights starts losing credibility when friends and co-workers see him helping a young gay man.

Directed by Steno - With Renato Pozzetto, Massimo Ranieri, Edwige Fenech, Mario Scarpetta, Clara Colosimo, Adriana Russo, ...

Squeeze Play(1979)

| 1h 34min | Comedy

2.4/5 (with 4 votes)

The girlfriends of softball players decide to form their own team as a way of avenging their neglect.

Directed by Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz - With Jennifer Hetrick, Al Corley, Kamala, Lloyd Kaufman, Jim Metzler

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The Lady Vanishes(1979)

| 1h 37min | Mystery, Thriller, Comedy, Romance / Love

3.0/5 (with 26 votes)

On the eve of World War II, zany heiress Amanda Kelly travels by train to Switzerland. While passing through Germany, she meets a sweet elderly lady, who suddenly vanishes. Distraught, she questions her fellow passengers who claim that the woman was never there. Unsure if it's all in her mind or if there's a more sinister plot afoot, Amanda teams up with photographer Robert Condon to discover the truth.

Directed by Anthony Page - With Elliott Gould, Cybill Shepherd, Angela Lansbury, Herbert Lom, Arthur Lowe, Ian Carmichael, ...

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Scavenger Hunt(1979)

| 1h 56min | Comedy

3.0/5 (with 13 votes)

An eccentric games inventor dies and leaves behind an inheritance worth hundreds of millions of dollars - which will only be given to the person or team, amongst his family and hired help, who wins a madcap scavenger hunt.

Directed by Michael Schultz - With James Coco, Scatman Crothers, Cloris Leachman, Cleavon Little, Arnold Schwarzenegger, ...

Sunburn(1979)

1h 39min | Action, Comedy, Crime

2.8/5 (with 5 votes)

A model and a private eye help a New York insurance investigator on a deadly case in Acapulco.

Directed by Richard C. Sarafian - With Farrah Fawcett, Charles Grodin, Art Carney, Joan Collins, William Daniels, Eleanor Parker, ...

The Prisoner of Zenda(1979)

1h 48min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

2.9/5 (with 14 votes)

Anthony Hope's classic tale gets a decidedly 'un-classic' treatment at the hands of Peter Sellers. Following the story somewhat, friends of the new King Rudolph of Ruritania fear for his life, and switch him with a look-a-like London cabby. Throw in two(!) lovely blondes, treachery, and a battle for life and honour, and enjoy life at its zaniest.

Directed by Richard Quine - With Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer, Britt Ekland, Graham Stark, Catherine Schell, Gregory Sierra, ...

Richard Pryor: Live in Concert(1979)

| 1h 18min | Comedy

3.7/5 (with 48 votes)

Richard Pryor delivers monologues on race, sex, family and his favorite target—himself, live at the Terrace Theatre in Long Beach, California.

Directed by Jeff Margolis - With Richard Pryor

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Hot Stuff(1979)

| 1h 31min | Comedy

3.6/5 (with 7 votes)

When a police department's burglary task force is facing the possibility of being shut down because of their low conviction rate decides to try a new approach to apprehending their targets. They take over a pawn shop where thieves go to unload their merchandise. They record them as they bring stuff in and get them to tell them where they got it. Eventually they're threatened by the mob.

Directed by Dom DeLuise - With Dom DeLuise, Suzanne Pleshette, Jerry Reed, Ossie Davis, Marc Lawrence, Peter DeLuise, ...

A Policewoman on the Porno Squad(1979)

1h 30min | Crime, Comedy

2.7/5 (with 16 votes)

The adventures of Gianna, a sexy policewoman who wants to help a child in search of his mother.

Directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini - With Lino Banfi, Edwige Fenech, Alvaro Vitali, Gianfranco Barra, Marzio Honorato, Antonio Spinnato, ...

The Knowledge(1979)

1h 29min | Comedy, Drama

3.2/5 (with 4 votes)

Four men attempt "The Knowledge" examination to qualify as London taxi drivers.

Directed by Bob Brooks - With Nigel Hawthorne

Americathon(1979)

| 1h 26min | Comedy

2.0/5 (with 4 votes)

In a story told in narrative flashbacks, a young TV consultant is hired by the President of a bankrupt USA to organize a telethon in order to prevent the country from being repossessed by wealthy Native Americans.

Directed by Neal Israel - With John Ritter, Harvey Korman, Peter Riegert, Fred Willard, Jay Leno, Chief Dan George, ...

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La liceale, il diavolo e l'acquasanta(1979)

1h 35min | Comedy

2.6/5 (with 12 votes)

An anthology film in which a guardian angel falls in love with a beautiful dancer a policeman must keep an eye on an arrested transvestite, and a dental technician sells his soul to the devil but is not satisfied with the results.

Directed by Nando Cicero - With Gloria Guida, Lino Banfi, Alvaro Vitali, Pippo Santonastaso, Tiberio Murgia, Salvatore Baccaro, ...

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1979 Comedy Movies

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The Jerk(1979)

The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space(1979)

The Muppet Movie(1979)

The Villain(1979)

French Fried Vacation 2: The Bronzés go Skiing(1979)

Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens(1979)

Gol Maal(1979)

How to Seduce Your Teacher(1979)

The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid(1979)

Rock 'n' Roll High School(1979)

Tigers in Lipstick(1979)

Real Life(1979)

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Night Nurse(1979)

The Frisco Kid(1979)

The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie(1979)

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again(1979)

Porridge(1979)

Teen Lust(1978)

Hot Potato(1979)

Squeeze Play(1979)

The Lady Vanishes(1979)

Scavenger Hunt(1979)

Sunburn(1979)

The Prisoner of Zenda(1979)

Richard Pryor: Live in Concert(1979)

Hot Stuff(1979)

A Policewoman on the Porno Squad(1979)

The Knowledge(1979)

Americathon(1979)

La liceale, il diavolo e l'acquasanta(1979)

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