Top 5 Comedies of the 80′s
Posted on July 23rd, 2010 by www.80city.com
Once you get past the unintentional comedy that naturally stems from the decade’s outlandish outfits and hairstyles, the 1980′s actually gave us a lot of crack-up comedies and memorable funnymen we can’t stop quoting today. Here’s a look at the decade’s best:
- Caddyshack (1980) Kicking off the decade in khakis and golf shoes, Caddyshack’s combined comedy team of Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield and Bill Murray made one of the hardest sports to watch on TV erupt with laughter on the big screen.
- National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983) Before they went to Vegas, Europe or even had the family over for Christmas, the Griswold’s just went on vacation. On their cross country trek to Wally World, amid dead relative hood ornaments and scantily-clad hotel swimmers, the Griswold family comes together in their first of many adventures to follow.
- Revenge of the Nerds (1984) “Clap your hands everybody, everybody clap your hands, it’s Lambda Lambda Lambda and Omega Mu”… Banning together to form their own fraternity, collegiate nerds try to stand up to the jock fraternity Alpha Beta and their constant torture, while fighting an uphill battle against the opposite sex as well, in an beer-guzzling battle of brains over brawn.
- Ferris Buehler’s Day Off (1986) In what has since become a must-see for generation after generation of teenage slackers, Ferris Buehler takes a personal day from school, deceiving parents, taunting authority and throwing caution to the wind in this inspiring joy-ride.
- A Christmas Story (1983) Talk about a flick that has truly withstood the test of time. Fans can still enjoy this holiday classic on Christmas day for all 24 hours. A Christmas Story is almost more of a rite of passage than mere movie, appreciated by all members of the family, as kids across the country are annually warned of the dangers of BB guns and the binding authority of the triple dog dare.