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Top 10 Laughing Scenes in Serious Movies


who would have thought that laughter
could be so serious
I am just the crazy slut with a dead
husband welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top ten serious laughing scenes in
movies we know for this list we’re
taking a look at big screen scenes
involving laughter that ironically lean
more towards drama than humor Oh Terry
also be sure to check out our list of
the top 10 funniest laughing scenes in
movies to see the lighter side of comedy
wonderful woman well we’re all very fond
of her very free-spirited number 10
phone conversation Jerry Maguire hi ray
you’re supposed to be in bed yeah yeah
in this scene from the hit 1996 comedy
drama a disgustingly cute Jonathan
Lipnicki answers the phone for Tom
Cruise’s title character Jerry Maguire
on the other end of the line is Jerry’s
only client rod Tidwell who has yet to
be shown the money who is this you were
speaking to me rod Tidwell I need to
speak with my agent
even when taking a bath with his son rod
still talks like an aerobics instructor
who’s had way too much caffeine in
football player as the hard-to-please
wide receiver Rance Jerry and the kid
just giggle hanging up mid conversation
that’s what happens when you call
somebody without first saying hello you
talk to
fun talking to you by Roger Jarrett
number nine you have no power here the
Lord of the Rings the two towers late is
the hour in which this conjurer chooses
to appear when your closest advisor is a
slimy weasel nicknamed Wormtongue it
should be blatantly obvious when you’re
being manipulated guests silence behind
T’s King Theoden is so out of whack
though he needs Gandalf to open his
droopy eyes in the second entry to the
Lord of the Rings trilogy under Saruman
spell they are done lifelessly chortles
at Gandalf’s seemingly fruitless
attempts to renew him since white is the
new gray for Gandalf however he’s able
to finally show the king of Rohan
delight
the wizard couldn’t have arrived at a
better time which he already proved in
the first flick a wizard is never late
Baggins number 8 smoking and laughing in
a movie theater Cape Fear creative jr.
it’s so annoying when a howling
inconsiderate creep sits up front when
you’re at the movies if smoking were
still legal in theaters he’d likely be
chewing on a cigar too
what adds another level of tension to
this scene from cape fear is that the
Laughing jackass is max Cady a convicted
rapist the man behind him is Sam Bowden
a lawyer who stabbed Cady in the back
although Bowden doesn’t know it yet Cady
is planning to torment his family and
will maniacally laugh every step of the
way number seven
Tyler’s laugh Fight Club right now it’s
only natural that Tyler Durden would
start a Fight Club being a masochist
with a passion for pain and mayhem you
should join our club although Tyler
occasionally loves to destroy something
beautiful he has no qualms with taking a
few punches himself as a matter of fact
he gets a kick out of having the crap
beaten out of him
he just lethally chortles like a child
being tickled the more Tyler laughs and
blood-covered hysteria the more
disturbed the audience becomes number
six mountain-climbing inglorious
basterds you can never predict whether
the charmingly sadistic SS Colonel Hans
Landa is about to strangle the life out
of somebody or laugh uncontrollably
versus material discern by machine i
named dr. ash Citadis in the dodger feed
bed outside survivors order at a movie
premiere the Jew hunter confronts
bridget von hammersmark whom was
recently injured assisting the
inglorious basterds van hummus indecent
back push decongestant not secretly
aware of her infidelity Landa can’t
control himself from malevolent lega
fine when she claims to have broken her
leg in a mountain climbing accident
let’s die we’re all left on edge as the
Nazi tries to compose himself wondering
what this madman is about to do next
number 5
flare gun The Breakfast Club options
this John Hughes classic is equal parts
comedy and drama nowhere is that better
represented than in this scene as Bryan
recounts his suicide attempt which was
triggered due to a failed grade no I
don’t think so it was a handgun his
confession to the group is heartbreaking
unsettling and just as relevant today as
it was in 1985
went on from the locker against all the
odds though Brian’s story prompts a
laugh when he reveals that he brought a
flare gun to school instead of a handgun
the scene never feels uneven
despite the drastic shift from heavy
drama to comic relief number four my
wife used to fart nurse leap Good Will
Hunting but I think that’s a super
philosophy well that way you can go
through your entire life without ever
having to really know anybody you
undeniably found the love of your life
when you adore their idiosyncrasies
above everything else my wife used to
fart when she was nervous for Robin
Williams Shawn Maguire
he is fondest memory of his late wife is
how she farted in her sleep you know
such a wonderful legacy he used to fart
in the sleep he can’t restrain himself
from cracking up and neither can Matt
Damon their laughter is clearly genuine
as Williams improvised the story on the
set of Good Will Hunting while brief
this bittersweet moment gives our
characters more depth than you’d expect
those are the things I miss the most the
little idiosyncrasies that only I know
about that’s what made her my wife the
same can be said about another ad-lib
scene involving Matt Damon from Saving
Private Ryan he’s working on this broad
he’s trying to get it up and all of a
sudden chacha scream number three let’s
drink to our legs jaws even if you took
out the shark attacks jaws still would
have been an engaging film due to its
three leads the charm and complexity
of these characters shine in this scene
as they try to one-up each other scars
right there
Mary Ellen Moffat she broke my heart
it’s all in good fun until Quint reveals
the shocking backstory behind a removed
tattoo on his arm don’t tell me don’t
tell me mother
done without any flashbacks the
mysterious hunter reminisces about his
experiences in World War two although
his physical scars have healed the
mental scars will haunt him until the
day he dies nobody internet first gone
lost a hundred men I don’t know how many
sharks maybe a thousand I don’t know how
many men they have a six an hour
number two jokers interrogation the dark
night evening
if there’s anyone who can get under the
Dark Knight’s skin it’s the Joker Haven
to a guy like me that’s cold as Gotham’s
greatest champion attempts to bash
answers out of him Gotham’s greatest foe
just responds with spine-tingling
cackles
nothing
Joker does eventually spill the beans
but only because he knows that Batman’s
already lost the Clown Prince of Crime
has held all the cards throughout this
heated interrogation while his enemies
drawn a Joker seeing Batman at his most
desperate point elevates Joker to his
highest point resulting in an evil laugh
unlike any other I’m gonna kill you what
would I do without you go back to
ripping out my dealers no no before we
find out why our top pick is so serious
here are a few honorable mentions
number one funny like a clown
Goodfellas I said oh you’re gonna tell
me something today tough guy I said
alright I’ll tell you something go fuck
your mother this scene from Goodfellas
demonstrates Tommy DeVito’s loose cannon
tendencies with arguably the most
intense mood swing in cinematic history
it’s a raunchy night of fun until Henry
acknowledges how funny he thinks Tommy
is what just you’re funny not pleased
with Hanks innocent comment Tommy goes
from shooting off jokes to shooting off
hostile remarks let me understand cuz I
know maybe it’s me I’m a little stumped
maybe well I’m funny how I mean funny
like I’m a clown I am you you I make you
laugh
I’m here to fuckin amuse you what do you
mean funny funny how how am i funny the
audience half expects him to start
shooting bullets next how do i funny
what the fuck is so funny about me tell
me tell me what’s fun it turns out Tommy
has a truly sick sense of humor though
the fact that nobody is ever able to
read Tommy
only makes him more enthralling to watch
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