Ten comedy films cited as blueprints for modern comedy

Collider published a list 14 minutes ago identifying ten comedy films described as blueprints for modern comedic filmmaking.

The article highlights titles across decades, noting Clerks (1994) for its low-budget indie dialogue and chemistry, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) as a definitive spoof, and Superbad (2007) for reshaping contemporary coming-of-age comedy with relatability. It also names The Big Lebowski (1998) as a template for stoner cinema, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) for sketch-driven absurdism, Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) for '80s teen comedy, Some Like It Hot (1959) for satirical romantic comedy, Blazing Saddles (1974) as Mel Brooks' influential parody, and It Happened One Night (1934) for rom-com conventions.

The list places Airplane! (released July 2, 1980) at number one, noting its directors Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker, an 88-minute runtime, and a cast that includes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Julie Hagerty, Robert Hays and Leslie Nielsen. The piece concludes that these films set a roadmap still largely used today, though it presents those claims as the article's assessment rather than definitive proof.

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Culture, Airplane, Clerks, Superbad, Monty Python, Mel Brooks