The best Jamie Farr’s comedy movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Jamie Farr’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Jamie Farr.
Speed Zone
4.5/10
An illegal race that takes place over the United States and nothing will stop this bunch of racers except for the occasional cop or a damsel in distress. Jackie Chan's car is not in this one, but many new cars make up for that. Who will win? Who will crash? Who will not even finish? Sit down and buckle up for the ride of your life.
Scrooged
6.9/10
Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after firing staff member Eliot Loudermilk on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.
The Cannonball Run
6.2/10
A cross-country road race is based on an actual event, the Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, organized by Brock Yates to protest the 55 mph speed limit then in effect in the U.S. The Cannonball was named for Erwin G. "Cannonball" Baker, who in the roaring 20's rode his motorcycle across the country. Many of the characters are based on ruses developed by real Cannonball racers over the several years that the event was run.
Heavy Traffic
6.5/10
An "underground" cartoonist contends with life in the inner city, where various unsavory characters serve as inspiration for his artwork.
Cannonball Run II
5.1/10
The original characters from the first Cannonball Run movie compete in an illegal race across the country once more in various cars and trucks.
With Six You Get Eggroll
6.4/10
Abby McClure, a widow with three sons, and Jake Iverson, a widower with a teen-age daughter, begin dating and eventually decide to get married. But they're not prepared for the hostile reactions from their children, who are not very excited about the new union between the two families.
Combat Academy
5.3/10
"Police Academy"-style comedy set in a military school. Two errant high-school students are ordered by a judge to spend a year at a prestigious military academy, where one of the cadets finds out who is responsible for a spate of midnight thefts. Written by Mark Lennon
Joys
6.5/10
Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies thrown in Hope's pool!). Hope and the rapidly shrinking cast try to discover who is the mysterious killer known only as "Joys."
Arnold
5.7/10
Karen marries Arnold at his funeral and continues to get his money as long as she stays by his coffin. Meanwhile, various oddball relatives after Arnold's wealth are being killed in a creative variety of ways.
Happy Hour
3.8/10
A chemist experimenting with different formulas stumbles upon an ingredient that, when added to beer, makes it absolutely irresistible. Before he realizes it, an international spy is after him to try to get the formula for himself.
A Grandpa for Christmas
6.8/10
An old-time movie-star singer/ hoofer rebonds with his estranged daughter and 9-year-old granddaughter.
Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill
6/10
A variety of people are drawn together through their participation in an amateur talent contest in a country roadhouse.
The Gong Show Movie
4.4/10
A week in the life of "The Gong Show" host and creator Chuck Barris.
For Love or Money
5.3/10
Suzanne Pleshette/Gil Gerard TV movie, centering on a fictitious game show.
Who's Minding The Mint?
7/10
A bumbling government employee accidentally destroys a small fortune and decides to break into the US Mint to replace it, but before long everyone wants a slice of the action - and the money.
Murder Can Hurt You!
6.1/10
Spoof of TV crime dramas. Someone is murdering all the great detectives and cops, and it's up to the remaining few to find the killer and stop him.
Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show
7/10
Rodney Dangerfield wants the hottest up-and-coming comedians for his new HBO special, but as always, he gets no respect.
Angels on Tap
5.2/10
A reporter stumbles into a bar where the heavenly messengers hang out when they're not looking out for humanity.
Goodbye, Farewell and Amen
8.8/10
This feature-length film is the last episode of the long-running television series, which follows an army surgical team during the Korean War. After years of serving together, the close-knit unit is about to be disbanded. Capt. "Hawkeye" Pierce (Alan Alda) is recovering from a nervous breakdown, while his friends, like easygoing Capt. B.J. Hunnicut (Mike Farrell) and uptight Maj. Charles Winchester (David Ogden Stiers), deal with the impending change in their own ways.
You Snooze You Lose
5.5/10
16-year-old Jonathan Snazowski has a vivid imagination and lives in a dream world filled with adventure, fast cars, beautiful women and easy money. Unfortunately he only has partial control over his fantasies, and is constantly beset by obstacles from the dark and tangled reaches of his mind. A slightly demented psychologist, a rotten kid brother, neighborhood bullies, demons and even laser-toting sex police are conspiring to wreak havoc on his life. But Jonathan has a plan: he is going to defeat his enemies, get his car, win the girl and lose his virginity... even if it kills him!
