Best Comedy movies of 1980s

Actors : Dyan Cannon, Jackie Mason, Robert Stack, Dina Merrill,
Directors : Allan Arkush,

When a crass new-money tycoon's membership application is turned down at a snooty country club, he retaliates by buying the club and turning it into a tacky amusement park.

Actors : Nick Nolte, Woody Allen, Rosanna Arquette, Marvin Chatinover,

A middle-aged artist obsessed with his pretty young assistant, a precocious 12 year old living in a hotel, and a neurotic lawyer with a possessive mother make up three Gotham tales.

Actors : Richard Pryor, Ned Beatty, Jackie Gleason, Scott Schwartz,
Directors : Richard Donner,

An underemployed reporter finds himself literally purchased as a toy for a rich spoiled brat.

Actors : Kirstie Alley, Mark Harmon, Robin Thomas, Patrick Labyorteaux,
Directors : Carl Reiner,

A high-school gym teacher has big plans for the summer, but is forced to cancel them to teach a "bonehead" English class for misfit goof-off students. Fortunately, his unconventional brand ...

Actors : Barbara Hershey, Steve Railsback, Peter O'Toole, Allen Garfield,
Directors : Richard Rush,

A fugitive stumbles on a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out, and falls for the leading lady.

Actors : Candice Azzara, Joe Pesci, Rodney Dangerfield, Geraldine Fitzgerald,
Directors : James Signorelli,

To inherit his mother-in-law's colossal fortune, a hard-living gambling addict must change his unhealthy ways before they get the best of him.

Actors : Jean Lenauer, Roy Butler, Andre Gregory, Wallace Shawn,
Directors : Louis Malle,

Two old friends meet for dinner; as one tells anecdotes detailing his experiences, the other notices their differing worldviews.

Actors : Jason Lively, Steve Marshall, Jill Whitlow, Tom Atkins,
Directors : Fred Dekker,

Alien brain parasites, entering humans through the mouth, turn their host into a killing zombie. Some teenagers start to fight against them.

Actors : Jason Bateman, John Astin, Paul Sand, Kim Darby,
Directors : Christopher Leitch,

Todd Howard is a struggling teenager. Nothing seems to be going very well for him, until he turns into a wolf.

Actors : Terri Susan Smith, Beverly Bonner, Kevin Van Hentenryck, Robert Vogel,
Directors : Frank Henenlotter,

A young man carrying a big basket that contains his extremely deformed Siamese-twin brother seeks vengeance on the doctors who separated them against their will.

Actors : Elizabeth Daily, Michael Bowen, Nicolas Cage, Deborah Foreman,
Directors : Martha Coolidge,

Julie, a girl from the valley, meets Randy, a punk from the city. They are from different worlds and find love. Somehow they need to stay together in spite of her trendy, shallow friends.

Actors : Timothy Busfield, Curtis Armstrong, Robert Carradine, Larry B. Scott,
Directors : Joe Roth,

The rising college nerds set out to a convention in Florida, but are not welcomed by the Alpha Beta representatives.

Actors : Sonia Braga, Raul Julia, Clint Eastwood, Charlie Sheen,
Directors : Clint Eastwood,

Clint Eastwood plays a veteran detective who gets stuck with a rookie cop (Charlie Sheen) to chase down a German crook (Raul Julia.)

Actors : Heather Langenkamp, John Tesh, Mitch Pileggi, Michael Murphy,
Directors : Wes Craven,

After being sent to the electric chair, a serial killer uses electricity to come back from the dead and carry out his vengeance on the football player who turned him in to the police.

Actors : Jenny Lewis, Fred Savage, Vince Trankina, Luke Edwards,
Directors : Todd Holland,

A boy and his brother run away from home and hitch cross country with the help of a girl they meet to compete in the ultimate video game championship.

Actors : Courtney Thorne-Smith, Corey Haim, Kerri Green, Charlie Sheen,
Directors : David Seltzer,

A socially inept fourteen year old experiences heartbreak for the first time when his two best friends -- Cappie, an older-brother figure, and Maggie, the new girl with whom he is in love -- fall for each other.

Actors : Michael McKean, Tim Blaney, Cynthia Gibb, Fisher Stevens,
Directors : Kenneth Johnson,

Robot Johnny Five comes to the city and gets manipulated by criminals who want him for their own purposes.

Actors : Mary Stuart Masterson, Robert Downey Jr., Ryan O'Neal, Cybill Shepherd,
Directors : Emile Ardolino,

A reincarnated man unknowingly falls in love with his own daughter from his previous life. Once he realizes this, he tries to end their relationship before angels erase his memory.

Actors : Peter Boyle, Bill Murray, Rene Auberjonois, Bruno Kirby,
Directors : Art Linson,

Semi-biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.

Actors : Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese,

The comedy team takes a look at life in all its stages in their own uniquely silly way.