Confess Fletch 2022
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The Big Picture · Discussion · Draft
The 1980s Comedy Movie Draft
September 16, 2022/ 80 min/ Sean Fennessey · Amanda Dobbins · Chris Ryan
Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, and Chris Ryan draft the best comedies of the 1980s across six categories, after a quick verdict on the new Confess Fletch.
19 films across 2 segments.
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The teams drafting 1980s comedies
Chris Ryan
Teen Comedy
Heathers 1989
an obsessive artifact of his school years; Winona Ryder and Christian Slater in a black comedy about bullying.
Oscar Nominee
Broadcast News 1987
the first overall pick; James L. Brooks with William Hurt, Holly Hunter, and Albert Brooks.
Action / Horror / Sci-Fi Comedy
Midnight Run 1988
his most-quoted movie ('surf and turf'); De Niro and Grodin, with Philip Baker Hall and Dennis Farina in support.
Blockbuster
Trading Places 1983
his favorite Eddie Murphy comedy; Aykroyd and Murphy, set in Philadelphia.
Amanda Dobbins
Teen Comedy
The Breakfast Club 1985
the archetypal John Hughes movie, shown to her in a high school English class.
Rom-Com
Working Girl 1988
Mike Nichols; Melanie Griffith and Sigourney Weaver, plus the Carly Simon theme.
Oscar Nominee
Moonstruck 1987
her mother's favorite movie to show her, after Goodfellas; Cher and Nicolas Cage.
Action / Horror / Sci-Fi Comedy
The Princess Bride 1987
Rob Reiner; Cary Elwes and Mandy Patinkin, watched a thousand times.
Blockbuster
When Harry Met Sally 1989
her most important romantic comedy of the last 40 years; Nora Ephron sets the template for the genre.
Wild Card
Ghostbusters 1984
possibly the earliest a film has gone in Wild Card in the show's history; she turned down a trade for Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
Sean Fennessey
Teen Comedy
Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1986
owned on VHS as a kid; John Hughes, with Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck.
Oscar Nominee
Big 1988
Penny Marshall directs Tom Hanks as an adolescent boy whose wish to grow up is granted.
Action / Horror / Sci-Fi Comedy
Back to the Future 1985
picked despite Amanda's teasing over whether it counts as funny.
Blockbuster
Beverly Hills Cop 1984
discussed alongside Lethal Weapon as a template-setter for the action-comedy.
Wild Card
Planes, Trains and Automobiles 1987
the last pick of the draft, taken over This Is Spinal Tap; John Hughes and John Candy.
On the board, undrafted honorable mentions
Police AcademyCocktailFast Times at Ridgemont High48 Hrs.SpaceballsSomething WildSplashMarried to the MobTootsieWho Framed Roger RabbitThis Is Spinal TapBig Trouble in Little ChinaClueThree AmigosRaising Arizona9 to 5StripesAirplane!CaddyshackA Fish Called WandaLost in AmericaModern RomanceOne Crazy SummerBetter Off DeadWeird ScienceReal Genius
Also mentioned raised along the way
In passing AdventurelandRed NoticeWall StreetChariots of FireEmpire of LightDriveDinerTin MenCocoonShort CircuitThree Men and a BabyRevenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in ParadisePorky'sMr. JealousyKicking and ScreamingPinocchioNational Lampoon's Christmas VacationNational Lampoon's European VacationNational Lampoon's VacationThe Blues BrothersGremlinsIndiana Jones and the Temple of DoomBarbarianHome AloneRebeccaHitchAmerican PsychoAngst
Not films filtered out: TV, games, ads
TV Party DownChicago HopeHomelandEuphoriaHouse of the Dragon
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