by challenging the norms of good taste
these flicks struck a nerve with the
general public welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top ten controversial comedy
movies I know the most I would you
please I’m not some aside you understand
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
focusing on popular movies that make
people angry curious or both by pushing
the boundaries of what people deemed
acceptable number 10 Tropic Thunder
never go full retard directed by and
starring Ben Stiller that’s comedy
places egotistical fictional actors in a
wartime setting and so the lines are
blurred in Tropic Thunder as the meta
conflict becomes real disability
advocates found the simple Jack
character to be highly insensitive even
if it was meant to parody method acting
cliches in addition Robert Downey jr.
received heavy criticism as his
contrived character appears in blackface
a questionable choice even when one
considers the fact that it was intended
to further drive home a satirical point
nowadays it’s just you know very very
very convenient to to pick things apart
despite the controversy or perhaps
because of it Tropic Thunder more than
doubled its 92 million dollar budget at
the box office
oh man the dude disguised as another
dude number 9 the producer doesn’t be
stupid be up smarty come and join the
not-see party
at the time of this film’s release Mel
Brooks was known mostly as the
co-creator of get smart for his
directorial debut he released a
polarizing film with a uniquely
controversial sense of humor about two
producers who put on an Adolf Hitler
musical unsurprisingly the producers
started many a conversation many took
issue with the risks Brooks had taken
particularly the ethnic jokes while
others found value in the social
commentary
[Music]
although Brooks film didn’t make a huge
splash at the box office it earned him
an Academy Award for Best Original
Screenplay and it’s legacy has continued
to grow eventually spawning a 2001
Broadway adaptation and a 2005 remake Oh
dad you made a fool out of Pizza number
eight
Blazing Saddles we’re at a white women
act for his third feature Mel Brooks
used a popular movie genre to deliver
accessible laughs for mainstream viewers
but not everybody appreciated the
in-your-face comedy traditionally a
Western film comes with expectations for
Blazing Saddles however Brooks flipped
the script and offered a relentless
barrage of situational humor from its
high octane campfire scene to mongos
physical confrontation with a horse
it keeps the audience reeling despite
the naysayers Blazing Saddles received
critical and commercial acclaim it has
since become an iconic American film
that some but not all Harold as a work
of comedic genius that was unafraid to
challenge and mock be ingrained racism
of the western genre and into the lovely
moment up yours
number 7 Dogma you want to make your own
lonely but funny in this Kevin Smith
flick to renegade angels look for a way
back to heaven to do so they need to
bend the rules of it thus challenging
religious norms
needless to say Christian groups
protested the film as dogma pokes fun at
religious traditions left and right
including some fundamental concepts like
God being infallible to prove him wrong
would undo reality and everything the
news people of faith were so incensed by
the film’s blasphemy its myth reportedly
received multiple death threats while
you can argue with the ethics of the
film the cast talent is harder to deny
as it included Ben Affleck Matt Damon
Alan Rickman Chris Rock and Salma Hayek
among others you really touch who is
number six pink flamingo we’ll see
personalized yeah see featuring these
so-called filthiest personal life this
film originally announced its intentions
with a blunt tagline an exercise in bad
taste using a ten thousand dollar budget
director John Waters relies less on
traditional storytelling and focuses
more on inciting reactions from viewers
from beginning to end
pink flamingos tackles a variety of
sensitive subjects whether it’s violence
sexuality or the climactic scene in
which a drag queen literally eats dog
poop the film targeted a specific
demographic and ultimately achieved cult
status given the a transgressive style
of water filmmaking not to mention his
unique sense of humor
kill everyone now condone first-degree
murder advocate cannibalism ate shit
number 5 sausage party once you see that
shit it’ll fuck you up 4 legs with a
story by Seth Rogen
Evan Goldberg and Jonah Hill this film
strays about as far as cinematically
possible from the animated tradition
sausage party takes aim at
family-friendly studio comedies
featuring a talking sausage that
experiences an existential crisis in
other words Frank discovers the truth
about life beyond the supermarket
God what you’re saying is true I got to
tell everyone while a graphic orgy scene
and heavy profanity rubs some viewers
the wrong way
it was the pre-production drama that
came to light after the film’s release
that created real controversy details
emerged the animators were forced to
work overtime without pay under the
threat of being blacklisted in the
industry number for Team America world
police everyone it’s hard to imagine
2016 sausage party getting made had this
film not come along to warm up audiences
first directed by South Park’s Trey
Parker Team America takes aim at macho
American patriotism while poking fun at
numerous celebrities and Matt Damon
the film consists only of puppets who
not only get quite violent but also
sexually active to a particularly
graphic sex scene between the hero Gary
Johnston
and his love interest Lisa Jones earned
the movie an nc-17 rating before edits
were made to lower it to a more
manageable R rating the film proceeded
to entertain and offend many with its
crude humor and satirical take on
partisan politics I’m so lonely so
lonely number three South Park
bigger Longer & uncut Eric did you just
say the f-word Jim based on the popular
Comedy Central series this film
addresses it’s well documented
censorship issues head-on in the
theatrical adaptation of the TV cartoon
director Trey Parker offers meta
commentary on modern culture mixing in
references to religion war and parenting
all communicated with blunt humor and
foul language of course
[Music]
even Canada becomes a scapegoat leading
to a famous musical number that
ultimately received an Oscar nomination
for Best Original Song and that did
marry to by pushing back on touchy
issues the bigger Longer & uncut version
of South Park naturally received heavy
criticism that being said it also
received mostly positive reviews son I
have some bad news
we accidentally replaced your heart with
a baked potato of about three seconds to
live yes number two
Borat I’m I never thought of I like it
you I likes it it’s nice
starring British comedian Sacha Baron
Cohen this mockumentary investigates how
people view the world around them with
hilarious yet controversial results many
of the subjects criticized for at four
it’s tricky premise while others found
the ethnic characterisations to be
offensive Gaza is a great country the
fish-out-of-water narrative allows Baron
Cohen to challenge subject with a
situational comedy but even some of the
scripted events caused a stir most
notably being naked wrestling match
between Borat and his producer Azamat in
2009 Baron Cohen press cultural buttons
once again with Bruno a film whose
stereotypical lead despite being
intended for satirical purposes failed
to connect with many in the LGBTQ
community gave them like a traditional
African name so what’s the baby’s name
okay number one the interview feed us
because we gave us like many
controversial comedies this film made
headlines for socio-political undertones
but it’s the behind the scenes narrative
that makes the interview unique within
pop culture it’s based on a plot to
assassinate North Korean leader Kim
jong-un a story beat that didn’t go
unnoticed by the government not only was
the release delayed but a Sony Pictures
hacked by a group with alleged North
Korean ties further added to the drama
forcing producers to cancel theatrical
screening
forcing President Barack Obama into the
narrative as well yes I think they made
a mistake and so the interview incited a
real-life international conflict proving
that the world has become more connected
than ever before yeah they called it an
act of war and an act of terrorism which
is a comedian is like what you’re
looking for huh do you agree with our
picks check out these other great clips
from WatchMojo and subscribe for new
videos every day
you
[Music]
these flicks struck a nerve with the
general public welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top ten controversial comedy
movies I know the most I would you
please I’m not some aside you understand
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
focusing on popular movies that make
people angry curious or both by pushing
the boundaries of what people deemed
acceptable number 10 Tropic Thunder
never go full retard directed by and
starring Ben Stiller that’s comedy
places egotistical fictional actors in a
wartime setting and so the lines are
blurred in Tropic Thunder as the meta
conflict becomes real disability
advocates found the simple Jack
character to be highly insensitive even
if it was meant to parody method acting
cliches in addition Robert Downey jr.
received heavy criticism as his
contrived character appears in blackface
a questionable choice even when one
considers the fact that it was intended
to further drive home a satirical point
nowadays it’s just you know very very
very convenient to to pick things apart
despite the controversy or perhaps
because of it Tropic Thunder more than
doubled its 92 million dollar budget at
the box office
oh man the dude disguised as another
dude number 9 the producer doesn’t be
stupid be up smarty come and join the
not-see party
at the time of this film’s release Mel
Brooks was known mostly as the
co-creator of get smart for his
directorial debut he released a
polarizing film with a uniquely
controversial sense of humor about two
producers who put on an Adolf Hitler
musical unsurprisingly the producers
started many a conversation many took
issue with the risks Brooks had taken
particularly the ethnic jokes while
others found value in the social
commentary
[Music]
although Brooks film didn’t make a huge
splash at the box office it earned him
an Academy Award for Best Original
Screenplay and it’s legacy has continued
to grow eventually spawning a 2001
Broadway adaptation and a 2005 remake Oh
dad you made a fool out of Pizza number
eight
Blazing Saddles we’re at a white women
act for his third feature Mel Brooks
used a popular movie genre to deliver
accessible laughs for mainstream viewers
but not everybody appreciated the
in-your-face comedy traditionally a
Western film comes with expectations for
Blazing Saddles however Brooks flipped
the script and offered a relentless
barrage of situational humor from its
high octane campfire scene to mongos
physical confrontation with a horse
it keeps the audience reeling despite
the naysayers Blazing Saddles received
critical and commercial acclaim it has
since become an iconic American film
that some but not all Harold as a work
of comedic genius that was unafraid to
challenge and mock be ingrained racism
of the western genre and into the lovely
moment up yours
number 7 Dogma you want to make your own
lonely but funny in this Kevin Smith
flick to renegade angels look for a way
back to heaven to do so they need to
bend the rules of it thus challenging
religious norms
needless to say Christian groups
protested the film as dogma pokes fun at
religious traditions left and right
including some fundamental concepts like
God being infallible to prove him wrong
would undo reality and everything the
news people of faith were so incensed by
the film’s blasphemy its myth reportedly
received multiple death threats while
you can argue with the ethics of the
film the cast talent is harder to deny
as it included Ben Affleck Matt Damon
Alan Rickman Chris Rock and Salma Hayek
among others you really touch who is
number six pink flamingo we’ll see
personalized yeah see featuring these
so-called filthiest personal life this
film originally announced its intentions
with a blunt tagline an exercise in bad
taste using a ten thousand dollar budget
director John Waters relies less on
traditional storytelling and focuses
more on inciting reactions from viewers
from beginning to end
pink flamingos tackles a variety of
sensitive subjects whether it’s violence
sexuality or the climactic scene in
which a drag queen literally eats dog
poop the film targeted a specific
demographic and ultimately achieved cult
status given the a transgressive style
of water filmmaking not to mention his
unique sense of humor
kill everyone now condone first-degree
murder advocate cannibalism ate shit
number 5 sausage party once you see that
shit it’ll fuck you up 4 legs with a
story by Seth Rogen
Evan Goldberg and Jonah Hill this film
strays about as far as cinematically
possible from the animated tradition
sausage party takes aim at
family-friendly studio comedies
featuring a talking sausage that
experiences an existential crisis in
other words Frank discovers the truth
about life beyond the supermarket
God what you’re saying is true I got to
tell everyone while a graphic orgy scene
and heavy profanity rubs some viewers
the wrong way
it was the pre-production drama that
came to light after the film’s release
that created real controversy details
emerged the animators were forced to
work overtime without pay under the
threat of being blacklisted in the
industry number for Team America world
police everyone it’s hard to imagine
2016 sausage party getting made had this
film not come along to warm up audiences
first directed by South Park’s Trey
Parker Team America takes aim at macho
American patriotism while poking fun at
numerous celebrities and Matt Damon
the film consists only of puppets who
not only get quite violent but also
sexually active to a particularly
graphic sex scene between the hero Gary
Johnston
and his love interest Lisa Jones earned
the movie an nc-17 rating before edits
were made to lower it to a more
manageable R rating the film proceeded
to entertain and offend many with its
crude humor and satirical take on
partisan politics I’m so lonely so
lonely number three South Park
bigger Longer & uncut Eric did you just
say the f-word Jim based on the popular
Comedy Central series this film
addresses it’s well documented
censorship issues head-on in the
theatrical adaptation of the TV cartoon
director Trey Parker offers meta
commentary on modern culture mixing in
references to religion war and parenting
all communicated with blunt humor and
foul language of course
[Music]
even Canada becomes a scapegoat leading
to a famous musical number that
ultimately received an Oscar nomination
for Best Original Song and that did
marry to by pushing back on touchy
issues the bigger Longer & uncut version
of South Park naturally received heavy
criticism that being said it also
received mostly positive reviews son I
have some bad news
we accidentally replaced your heart with
a baked potato of about three seconds to
live yes number two
Borat I’m I never thought of I like it
you I likes it it’s nice
starring British comedian Sacha Baron
Cohen this mockumentary investigates how
people view the world around them with
hilarious yet controversial results many
of the subjects criticized for at four
it’s tricky premise while others found
the ethnic characterisations to be
offensive Gaza is a great country the
fish-out-of-water narrative allows Baron
Cohen to challenge subject with a
situational comedy but even some of the
scripted events caused a stir most
notably being naked wrestling match
between Borat and his producer Azamat in
2009 Baron Cohen press cultural buttons
once again with Bruno a film whose
stereotypical lead despite being
intended for satirical purposes failed
to connect with many in the LGBTQ
community gave them like a traditional
African name so what’s the baby’s name
okay number one the interview feed us
because we gave us like many
controversial comedies this film made
headlines for socio-political undertones
but it’s the behind the scenes narrative
that makes the interview unique within
pop culture it’s based on a plot to
assassinate North Korean leader Kim
jong-un a story beat that didn’t go
unnoticed by the government not only was
the release delayed but a Sony Pictures
hacked by a group with alleged North
Korean ties further added to the drama
forcing producers to cancel theatrical
screening
forcing President Barack Obama into the
narrative as well yes I think they made
a mistake and so the interview incited a
real-life international conflict proving
that the world has become more connected
than ever before yeah they called it an
act of war and an act of terrorism which
is a comedian is like what you’re
looking for huh do you agree with our
picks check out these other great clips
from WatchMojo and subscribe for new
videos every day
you
[Music]
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