Favorite Comedy Films: 1986-1987

Directed by: Richard Benjamin
Produced by: Art Levinson, Frank Marshall, David Giler, Kathleen Kennedy, and Steven Spielberg
Based on the play by "George Washington Slept Here" by: Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman and adapted by: Everett Kaufman
Based on the film, "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House" by: Norman Panama and Melvin Frank and novel by: Ed Hodgins
Written by: David Giler
Cinematography: Gordon Willis
Edited by: Jacqueline Campas
Music by: Michel Columbier

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: John Hughes
Produced by: William H. Brown, Michael Chinich, John Hughes, and Neil A. Machlis
Written by: John Hughes
Cinematography: Donald Peterman
Edited by: Paul Hirsch
Music by: Ira Newborn

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Phil Janeou
Produced by: Steven Spielberg, Neal Isreal, David Greisman, John Davis, David F. Vogel, and Aaron Spelling
Written by: Roger Christian Matheson and Tom Szollosi
Cinematography: Barry Sonnenfeld
Edited by: Joe Ann Vogel
Music by: Slyvester Levay and Tangerine Dream

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Mel Brooks
Produced by: Mel Brooks and Ezra Swerdlow
Written by: Mel Brooks, Ronny Graham, and Thomas Meeham
Cinematography: Nick McLean
Edited by: Conrad Buff
Music by: John Morris
Music and lyrics by: Jeffrey Pescetto, Clyde Lieberman and Mel Brooks

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Jerry Paris
Produced by: Paul Maslansky and Donald L. West
Based on characters created by: Barry W. Blaustein, David Sheffield, Neal Israel, and Pat Proft
Written by: Gene Quintano
Cinematography: Robert Saad
Edited by: Bud Molin
Music by: Robert Folk

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Carl Reiner
Produced by: John Franklin, George Shapiro, Marc Trabulus, and Herbert West
Written by: John Franklin, Stuart Birnbaum, and David Dashev
Cinematography: David M. Walsh
Edited by: Bud Molin
Music by: Danny Elfman

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Chuck Martinez
Produced by: Douglas Curtis, Paul Harris, James M. Moores, Belinda Wells, and John Wells
Written by: Paul Harris
Cinematography: Stephen M. Katz
Edited by: Wende Phifer Mate
Music by: Brian Banks and Anthony Anthony Marinell

Distributed by: New World Pictures

Directed by: Michael Ritchie
Produced by: Goldie Hawn, Anthea Sylbert, and Gordon A. Webb
Written by: Ezra Saks
Cinematography: Donald E. Thorin
Edited by: Richard A. Harris
Music by: James Newton Howard

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Christopher Morahan
Produced by: Gregory Dark, Michael Codron, Nat Cohen, and Verity Lambert
Written by: Michael Frayn
Cinematography: John Coquillon
Edited by: Peter Boyle
Music by: George Fenton

Distributed by, Universal Pictures and Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment

Directed by: Penelope Spherris
Produced by: Mort Engelberg, Herb Jaffe, and Miguel Tejada Flores
Written by: J. Randal Jahnson
Cinematography: Robert Richardson
Edited by: Andy Horvitch
Music by: Charles Bernstein

Distributed by: The Vista Organization

Directed by: Robert Townsend
Produced by: Carl Craig, Richard Cummings, Jr., and Robert Townsend
Written by: Robert Townsend, Dom Irrea, and Keenan Ivory Wayans
Cinematography: Peter Deming
Edited by: W.O. Garrett
Music by: Udi Harpaz and Patrice Rusden

Distributed by: The Samuel Goldwyn Company

Directed by: Michael Apted
Produced by: Robert W. Cort, Ted Fields, and Bob Larson
Written by: Denis Hamill, John Hamill, and Alan Swyer
Cinematography: Ralf D. Bode
Edited by: Robert K. Lambert
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Stephen Herek
Produced by: Rupert Harvey
Written by: Stephen Herek, Dominic Muir, and Don Keith Opper
Cinematography: Tim Suhrstedt
Edited by: Larry Bock
Music by: David Newman

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Michael Gottlieb
Produced by: Joseph Farrell, Art Levinson, Catherine Paura, and Edward Rugoff
Written by: Edward Rugoff and Michael Gottlieb
Cinematography: Tim Suhrstedt
Edited by: Richard Halsey and Frank E. Jimenez
Music by: Sylvester Levay

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Elaine May
Produced by: Warren Beatty, David Leigh MacLeod, and Nigel Wooll
Written by: Elaine May
Cinematography: Vittorio Storaro
Edited by: Richard P. Cirincione, William Reynolds, and Stephen A. Rotter
Music by: Dave Grusin

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Garry Marshall
Produced by; Nick Abdo, Goldie Hawn, Roddy McDowall, Alexandra Rose, and Anthea Sylbert
Written by: Leslie Dixon
Cinematography; John A. Alonzo
Edited by: Sonny Baskin and Dov Hoenig
Music by: Alan Silvesri

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Frank Perry
Produced by; G. Mac Brown, Tom Folino, Salah M. Hassanein, Susan Isaacs, Martin Mickelson, and Frank Perry
Written by; Susan Issacs
Cinematography: Jan Weincke
Edited by: Peter C. Frank and Trudy Ship
Music by: William Goldstein

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Tom Holland
Produced by: Samuel Goldwyn Jr., Leonard C. Kroll, and Art Schaefer
Written by: Bill Svanoe, Hilary Henkin, and Dean Riesner
Cinematography: David M. Walsh
Edited by: Don Zimmerman
Music by: Harold Faltermeyer

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Michael Schultz
Produced by: George Jackson, Michael Jaffe,Doug McHenry, and Joseph E. Zynczak
Written by: Mark Feldberg and Mitchell Klebano
Cinematography: Rolf Kestermann
Edited by: Ned Humphreys
Music by: Anne Dudley and J.J. Jeczalik

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Tom McLoughlin
Produced by: Martha De Laurentiis
Written by: Tom McLoughlin
Cinematography: Alex Thomson
Edited by: Marshall Harvey
Music by: Randy Kerber

Distributed by: De Laurentiis Group and Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Hugh Wilson
Produced by: Michael Green, Michael Hirsh, Tom Jacobson
Jeph Loeb, Kevin McCormick, and Matthew Weisman
Written by: Jeph Loeb, Matthew Weisman, and Hugh Wilson
Based on the novels by: Lawrence Block
Cinematography: William A. Fraker
Edited by: Fredric Steinkamp and William Steinkamp
Music by: Sylvester Levay

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Spike Lee
Produced by Pamm R. Jackson, Spike Lee, and Prince
Written by: Spike Lee
Cinematography: Ernest R. Dickerson
Edited by: Spike Lee
Music by: Spike Lee

Distributed by: Island Pictures

Directed by: Donald P. Borchers
Produced by: Donald P. Borchers and Susan Gelb
Written by: Richard Wenk and Donald P. Borchers
Cinematography: Elliot Davis and Douglas F. O'Neon
Edited by: Marc Grossman
Music by: Jonathan Elias

Distributed by: New World Pictures

Directed by: Richard Pryor
Produced by: Thom Mount,Richard Pryor, and John G. Wilson
Written by: Richard Pryor, Paul Mooney, and Rocco Urbisci
Cinematography: John A. Alonzo
Edited by: Donn Cambern
Music by: Herbie Hancock

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Gene Wilder
Produced by: Emile Buyse, Basil Rayburn, and Susan Ruskin
Written by: Gene Wilder and Terence Marsh
Cinematography: Fred Schuler
Edited by: Christopher Greenbury (
Music by: John Morris

Distributed by: Orion Pictures

Directed by: Harold Ramis
Produced by: Trevor Albert, Alan Greisman, and Michael Shamberg
Written by: Harry Shearer, Tom Leopard, Chris Miller, Harold Ramis, and Brian Doyle Murray
Cinematography: Peter Hannan
Edited by: Marilyn Rothman
Music by: David Mansfield and Van Dyke Parks

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Woody Allen
Produced by: Robert Greenhut, Charles H. Joffe, and Jack Rollins
Written by: Woody Allen
Cinematography: Carlo Di Palma
Edited by: Susan E. Morse

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Edward Zwick
Produced by: Jason Brett, Stuart Oken, and Arnold Stiefel
Written by: Tim Kazurinsky and Denise DeClue
Based on the play, "Sexual Perversity in Chicago" by: David Mamet
Cinematopgraphy: Andrew Dintenfass
Edited by: Harry Keramidas
Music by: Miles Goldman

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Rob Reiner
Produced by: Norman Lear, Steve Nicolaides, Andrew Scheinman, Jeffrey Stott, and Rob Reiner
Written by: William Goldman
Based on the novel by: William Goldman
Edited by: Robert Leighton
Cinematography: Adrian Biddle
Music by: Mark Knopfler
Music and lyrics by: Willie DeVille and Mark Knopfler

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Frank Oz
Produced by: David Geffen
Written by: Howard Ashman
Based on the musical by: Howard Ashman and Alan Menken and movie by: Roger Corman
Cinematography: Robert Paynter
Edited by: John Jympson
Music by: Miles Goodman

Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures

Directed by: Ethan Wiley
Produced by: Sean S. Cunningham
Written by: Ethan Wiley and Fred Dekker
Cinematography: Mac Ahlberg
Edited by: Martin Nicholson
Music by: Henry Manfedini

Distributed by: New World Pictures

Directed by: Joel Schumacher
Produced by: Harvey Bernhard
Written by: Jeffrey Boam, Janice Fischer, and James Jeremias
Cinematography: Michael Chapman
Edited by: Robert Brown
Music by: Thomas Newman

Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures

Directed by: Ivan Reitman
Produced by: Joe Medjuck, Michael C. Gross, Sheldon Kahn, and Ivan Reitman
Written by: Jack Epps, Jr., Jim Cash, and Ivan Reitman
Cinematography: Laszlo Kovacs
Edited by: Pembrook J. Henning, Sheldon Kahn, and William Gordean
Music by: Elmer Bernstein

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Garry Marshall
Produced by: Alexandra Rose and Roger M. Rothstein
Written by: Garry Marshall, Rick Podell, and Michael Preminger
Cinematography: John A. Alonzo
Edited by: Glenn Farr
Music by: Patrick Leonard

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Howard Deutch
Produced by: Michael Chinich, Ronald Colby, and John Hughes
Written by: John Hughes
Cinematography: Jan Klesser
Edited by: M. Scott Smith and Bud S. Smith
Music by: Stephen Hague and John Musser

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Steve Miner
Produced by: Sean S. Cunningham
Written by: Fred Dekker
Cinematography: Mac Ahlberg
Edited by: Michael N. Knue
Music by: Harry Manfredini

Distributed by: New World Pictures

Directed by: Tony Scott
Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer, Don Simpson, Richard Tienken, and Robert D. Wachs
Written by: Larry Ferguson, Warren Skaaren, Eddie Murphy, and Robert D. Wachs
Based on charecters created by: Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie, Jr.
Cinematography: Jeffrey L. Kimble
Edited by: Chris Lebenzon, Michael Tronick, and Billy Weber Music by: Harold Faltermeyer

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Randal Kleiser
Produced by: Mark Damon, John H. Hyde, Jonathan Sanger, Dimitri Villard, and Robart Wald
Written by: Mark H. Baker, Michael Burton, and Matt McManus
Cinematography: James Glennon
Edited by: Jeff Gourson
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: John Badham
Produced by: Catherine Summers, John Badham, Gregg Champion, and Jim Kouf
Written by: Jim Kouf
Cinematography: John Seale
Edited by: Michael Ripps and Tom Rolfe
Music by: Arthur P. Rubinstein

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: John Carpenter
Produced by: Keith Barish, Larry J. Franco, and Paul Monash
Written by: Gary Goldman, W.D. Richter, and David Z. Weinstein
Cinematography: Dean Cundey
Edited by: Steve Mirkovich, Mark Warner, and Edward A. Warschilka
Music by: Alan Howarth and John Carpenter
Song and lyrics by: John Carpenter

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Willard Huyck
Produced by: Robert Latham Brown, George Lucas, and Gloria Katz
Written by: Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz
Based on characters created by: Steve Garber, Val Mayerick, and Frank Brunner
Cinematography: Richard H. Kline
Edited by: Michael Chandler and Sidney Wolinsky
Music by: John Barry
Songs and lyrics by: Thomas Dolby, Allie Willis, and George Clinton

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: George Miller
Produced by: Neil Canton, Jon Peters, and Peter Gruber
Written by: Michael Cristofer
Based on the novel by: John Updike
Cinematography: Vilmos Zsigmond
Edited by: Richard Francis Bruce
Music by: John Williams

Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures

Directed by: Michael Ritchie
Produced by: Dennis Feldman, Edward S. Feldman, Charles R. Meeker, and Richard Tieken
Written by: Dennis Feldman
Cinematography: Donald E. Thorin
Edited by: Richard A. Harris
Music by: Michel Colombier

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Fred Walton
Produced by: Frank Mancuso, Jr.
Written by: Danilo Bach
Cinematography: Charles Minsky
Edited by: Bruce Green
Music by: Charles Bernstein

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Barry Levinson
Produced by: Mark Johnson and Larry Brezner
Written by: Mitch Markowitz
Cinematography: Peter Sova
Edited by: Stu Linder
Music by: Alex North

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Fred Dekker
Produced by: Bill Finnegan and Charles Gordon
Written by: Fred Dekker
Cinematography: Robert C. New
Edited by: Michael N. Knue
Music by: Barry De Verozon and Stan Ridgeway

Distributed by: TriStar Pictures

Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
Produced by: Gordon Caroll
Written by: Ron Shelton
Cinematography: Charles F. Wheeler
Edited by: Garth Craven
Music by: Arthur P. Rubinstein

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Robert Townsend
Produced by: Jeffrey Chernov, Eddie Murphy, Richard Tieken, Robert D. Wachs, and Keenan Ivory Wayans
Written by: Eddie Murphy and Keenan Ivory Wayans
Cinematography: Ernest R. Dickerson
Edited by: Lisa Day

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Peter Hyams
Produced by: Lawrence Turman, David Foster, and Peter Hyams
Written by: Garry DeVore and Jimmy Huston
Cinematography: Peter Hyams
Edited by: Peter Mitchell
Music by: Rod Templeman
Song and lyrics by: Ron Templeman

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: William Dear
Produced by: William Dear, Richard Vane, and Steven Spielberg
Written by: William Dear, Bill Martin, and Ezra D. Rapport
Cinematography: Allen Daviau
Edited by: Donn Cambern
Music by: Bruce Broughton
Music and lyrics by: Bruce Broughton, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, and Will Jennings

Distributed by: Universal Pictures