Top 10 Slapstick Comedy Movies

there's nothing like ridiculous physical comedy please man please afraid I'll make a steak welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're counting down our picks for the top ten slapstick comedy movies for this list we're looking at those films that we thought best succeeded with their exaggerated physical comedy [Music] [Applause] whether it's through the trip the slip that double take the collide the fall the roar or just a simple shot to the crotch number 10 three amigos [Music] a farce based on mistaken identity mistranslated messages and the chemistry between its three stars I thought we were quite good in it three amigos takes slapstick to the next level like we got another show to do great let's get it over with this john landis film stars the terrific physical comedian Steve Martin Chevy Chase and Martin Short as a trio of recently unemployed actors who end up in a Mexican town to fight an infamous outlaw as is the case with most slapstick comedies hijinks ensue in the form of a plethora of pratfalls what is a plethora visual gags and hilarious song and dance numbers number nine the general written by produced by directed by and starring one of the fathers of slapstick comedy Buster Keaton this is the story of a clumsy train engineer whose locomotive gets stolen and who must embark on a journey to get it back and it might just be the greatest example of Keaton's trademark almost cartoonish style of physical comedy made during the silent era when this style of exaggerated physicality was more common the general is an ambitious farce full of hysteria and iconic slapstick sequences son where did you get this gun my mom gave it to me number eight police academy though not necessarily known for its quality storytelling this satirical take on police training brought its fair share of laughs and many of them came from slapstick yes sir and it's not a huge surprise considering the ragtag team of misfits losers and outcasts assembled at the police academy to learn the trade [Music] you guys with sight-gags physical jokes and steve guttenberg good speech it's comic mayhem with a heart of gold that spawns several more films in the series each more slapstick II than the last [Music] [Music] number seven hotshots part deux though 1993 also brought us the slapstick farce Robin Hood men in tights we're giving it to hotshots part deux sure we loved the original but the second flick in this parody series has more laughs an even better plot and great new cast members president Benson where is your first lady our first lady hell I don't know I've had a lot of women lost my flower at the tender age of 15 I can't keep track of all let's get this over with not feeling so well today in a world where Lloyd Bridges is president and Saddam Hussein is a goofy sword fighter Charlie Sheen & Company spoof everything from Rambo Robocop and Terminator 2 to Lady and the Tramp [Music] and they do so with great physical comedy at every turn before this usual morning routine by milking the White House goats and finishing a second helping of grapefruit soybean corn belongs in the row we're gonna get you ready for the ball number six dumb and dumber the Farrelly Brothers love them some slapstick Dumb and Dumber however is their career peak hey when you're the most annoying sound in the world Jeff Daniels and Jim Carrey outdo themselves as Harry and Lloyd two dimwits that just don't know any better than to trek to Aspen to return a suitcase to a woman they don't even know both a slapstick comedy and an intelligent comedy at the same time this cult classic is full of visual gags cringe-worthy jokes and of course hijinks but above all else it's gut-busting ly funny we may lose your clock which right now you just tell me where to sign bud right on my ass after you kissing drastic you kiss my number five the naked gun from the files of police squad cowards no longer willing of course it was 1980 spoof airplane that launched Leslie Nielsen's comedy career but by the time the Naked Gun was released he'd perfected his act as straight men in the farcical slapstick I'm lieutenant Frank Drebin police squad and don't ever let me catch you guys in America as lieutenant Frank Drebin Nielsen gets into a rages scenario after outrageous scenario as he tries to solve his latest case Cuban I know that's Irish my father was from Wales a flick full of sight-gags tons o puns and a plot to assassinate the Queen this satire of police procedurals will constantly have you laughing in spite of yourself [Music] [Music] number four Ace Ventura when nature calls and now a yak [Music] some may be surprised to find this sequel here instead of 1994's Ace Ventura pet detective but when nature calls features an even more frenetic performance on behalf of its star as well as new animals new adventures and the same hair at least according to the posters do I have something in my teeth Jim Carrey's famed pet detective comes out of retirement to investigate the disappearance of a rare white bat with perfectly timed jokes that fit as our beloved detective would say collected love this farce is high-energy and high hilarity number three the Pink Panther we must find that woman before Leslie Nielsen became the silly straight man there was Peter Sellers a comedy natural as evidenced by his 1968 slapstick vest the party sellers excelled in the genre but his true slapstick tour-de-force was 1963 as the Pink Panther with his cliched clothes outrageous accent and near constant blundering sellers was the bumbling inspector of the French search a Jacques Puzo who managed somehow to be so clumsy it's endearing you know mister [Music] it's my bedroom and my hand as he attempts to find a famous thief and the world's largest diamond clues oh and counters all manner of crazy shenanigans yes no no not correct of course not correct of course oh yeah wait wait you see don't get scared now number two home alone cheapskate hey I'm gonna give you to the count of 10 to get your ugly yellow no-good keister off my property before I pump your guts full of lead while at the core of this movie lies a touching story about a boy and his family what makes it the kind of Christmas film you'll watch year after year are its slapstick sequences be a good little fella now and open the door [Music] what starring Macaulay Culkin as the ever so clever Kevin McCallister as well as Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern as a couple of dumb house robbers these scenes are just what any eight-year-old would concoct without parental supervision which means they're full of booby traps that send the crooks flying and keep us in slapstick induced stitches before we unveil our top pick here are a few honorable mentions [Music] number one city lights like Buster Keaton Charlie Chaplin was a king of silent film era slapstick while his later production modern times could also have made this list we've opted for this romantic comedy city lights features everything we want in a movie perfectly timed physical comedy a seamless blend of sentiment and slapstick an indelible theme and Chaplin's iconic character The Little Tramp together they create a movie that is undeniably Chaplin both sides splitting Lee funny and serious this film is slapstick at its finest and its most effective do you agree with our list what's your favorite slapstick comedy for more hilarious top 10s published every day be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com you guys give up oh yeah thirsty for more [Music]

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Keywords: movies, films, slapstick comedy, slapstick comedy movies, comedy, comedies, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, City Lights, Home Alone, The Pink Panther, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, The Naked Gun, Dumb and Dumber, Hot Shot! Part Deux, Police Academy, Slapstick (Film Genre), best

Id: IKQJZ93DhV8

Length: 13min 54sec (834 seconds)

Published: Thu Jun 19 2014