there’s nothing like ridiculous physical
comedy please please afraid I’ll make a
steak welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top 10 slapstick comedy movies for this
list we’re looking at those films that
we thought best succeeded with their
exaggerated physical comedy
whether it’s through the trip the slip
that double take the collide the fall
the roar or just a simple shot to the
crutch number ten three amigos
a farce based on mistaken identity
mistranslated messages and the chemistry
between its three stars I thought we
were quite good in it
three amigos takes slapstick to the next
level it’s like we got another show to
do great this john landis film stars the
terrific physical comedian Steve Martin
Chevy Chase and Martin Short as a trio
of recently unemployed actors who end up
in a Mexican town to fight an infamous
outlaw as is the case with most
slapstick comedies hijinks ensue in the
form of a plethora of pratfalls what is
a plethora visual gags and hilarious
song and dance numbers number nine the
general written by produced by directed
by and starring one of the fathers of
slapstick comedy Buster Keaton this is
the story of a clumsy train engineer
whose locomotive gets stolen and who
must embark on a journey to get it back
and it might just be the greatest
example of Keaton’s trademark almost
cartoonish style of physical comedy
made during the silent era when this
style of exaggerated physicality was
more common the general is an ambitious
farce full of hysteria and iconic
slapstick sequences son where did you
get this gun my mom gave it to me
number eight police academy though not
necessarily known for its quality
storytelling this satirical take on
police training brought its fair share
of laughs and many of them came from
slapstick yes sir
and it’s not a huge surprise considering
the ragtag team of misfits losers and
outcasts assembled at the police academy
to learn the trade
you guys with sight-gags physical jokes
and steve guttenberg good speech it’s
comic mayhem with a heart of gold that
spawns several more films in the series
each more slapstick II than the last
number seven hotshots part dude though
1993 also brought us the slapstick farce
Robin Hood men in tights we’re giving it
to hotshots part Disher we loved the
original but the second flick in this
parody series has more laughs an even
better plot and great new cast members
president Benson where is your first
lady my first lady hell I don’t know
I’ve had a lot of women wash my flower
at the tender age of 15 I can’t keep
track of all let’s get this over with
not feeling so well today
in a world where Lloyd Bridges is
president and Saddam Hussein is a goofy
sword fighter Charlie Sheen and company
spoof everything from Rambo Robocop and
Terminator 2 to Lady and the Tramp
and they do so with great physical
comedy at every turn before its usual
morning routine by milking the white
house goats and finishing a second
helping of grapefruit don’t mean corn
belong to the road we’re gonna get you
ready for the ball number six
dumb and dumber the Farrelly Brothers
love them some slapstick Dumb and Dumber
however is their career peak hey when
you’re the most annoying sound in the
world Jeff Daniels and Jim Carrey outdo
themselves as Harry and Lloyd two
dimwits that just don’t know any better
than to trek to Aspen to return a
suitcase to a woman they don’t even know
both a slapstick comedy and an
intelligent comedy at the same time this
cult classic is full of visual gags
cringe-worthy jokes and of course
hijinks
but above all else it’s gut-busting Lee
funny maybe we should call it quits
right now you just tell me where to sign
bud right on my ass after you kiss it
you kiss my number five the Naked Gun
from the files of police squad cowards
no longer willing
of course it was 1980 spoof airplane
that launched Leslie Nielsen’s comedy
career but by the time the Naked Gun was
released
he’d perfected his act as street men in
the farcical slapstick
I’m lieutenant Frank Drebin police squad
and never let me catch you guys in
America as lieutenant Frank Drebin
Nielsen gets into a rages scenario after
outrageous scenario as he tries to solve
his latest case cumin I know that’s
Irish my father was from Wales a flick
full of sight-gags tons o puns and a
plot to assassinate the Queen this
satire of police procedurals will
constantly have you laughing in spite of
yourself
number four Ace Ventura when nature
calls and now a yak
yeah
some may be surprised to find this
sequel here instead of 1994’s Ace
Ventura pet detective
but when nature calls features an even
more frenetic performance on behalf of
its star as well as new animals new
adventures and the same hair at least
according to the posters do I have
something in my teeth Jim Carrey’s famed
pet detective comes out of retirement to
investigate the disappearance of a rare
white bat with perfectly timed jokes
that fit as our beloved detective would
say hey legged love this farce is
high-energy and high hilarity number
three the Pink Panther we must find that
woman before Leslie Nielsen became the
silly straight man there was Peter
Sellers a comedy natural as evidenced by
his 1968 slapstick feste the party
sellers excelled in the genre but his
true slapstick tour-de-force was 1963 s
the Pink Panther with his cliched
clothes outrageous accent and near
constant blundering sellers was the
bumbling inspector of the French search
a Jacques whose oh boo managed somehow
to be so clumsy it’s endearing you know
as he attempts to find a famous beef and
the world’s largest diamond clues Oh
encounters all manner of crazy
shenanigans yes
no no not correct of course not correct
of course oh yeah wait wait you see
don’t get scared now
number 2 home alone cheapskate hey I’m
gonna give you to the count of 10 to get
your ugly yellow no-good keister off my
property before I pump your guts full of
left while at the core of this movie
lies a touching story about a boy and
his family what makes it the kind of
Christmas film you’ll watch year after
year are its slapstick sequences be a
good little fella now and open the door
what
starring Macaulay Culkin as the ever so
clever Kevin McCallister as well as Joe
Pesci and Daniel Stern as a couple of
dumb house robbers
these scenes are just what any
eight-year-old would concoct without
parental supervision which means they’re
full of booby traps that send the crooks
flying and keep us in slapstick induced
stitches before we unveil our top pick
here are a few honorable mentions
number one city lights
like Buster Keaton Charlie Chaplin was a
king of silent film era slapstick while
his later production modern times could
also have made this list we’ve opted for
this romantic comedy city lights
features everything we want in a movie
perfectly timed physical comedy a
seamless blend of sentiment and
slapstick an indelible theme and
Chaplin’s iconic character the Little
Tramp together they create a movie that
is undeniably Chaplin both sides
splitting Lee funny and serious
this film is slapstick at its finest and
its most effective
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite slapstick comedy for more
hilarious top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com you
guys give up oh yeah thirsty for more
comedy please please afraid I’ll make a
steak welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top 10 slapstick comedy movies for this
list we’re looking at those films that
we thought best succeeded with their
exaggerated physical comedy
whether it’s through the trip the slip
that double take the collide the fall
the roar or just a simple shot to the
crutch number ten three amigos
a farce based on mistaken identity
mistranslated messages and the chemistry
between its three stars I thought we
were quite good in it
three amigos takes slapstick to the next
level it’s like we got another show to
do great this john landis film stars the
terrific physical comedian Steve Martin
Chevy Chase and Martin Short as a trio
of recently unemployed actors who end up
in a Mexican town to fight an infamous
outlaw as is the case with most
slapstick comedies hijinks ensue in the
form of a plethora of pratfalls what is
a plethora visual gags and hilarious
song and dance numbers number nine the
general written by produced by directed
by and starring one of the fathers of
slapstick comedy Buster Keaton this is
the story of a clumsy train engineer
whose locomotive gets stolen and who
must embark on a journey to get it back
and it might just be the greatest
example of Keaton’s trademark almost
cartoonish style of physical comedy
made during the silent era when this
style of exaggerated physicality was
more common the general is an ambitious
farce full of hysteria and iconic
slapstick sequences son where did you
get this gun my mom gave it to me
number eight police academy though not
necessarily known for its quality
storytelling this satirical take on
police training brought its fair share
of laughs and many of them came from
slapstick yes sir
and it’s not a huge surprise considering
the ragtag team of misfits losers and
outcasts assembled at the police academy
to learn the trade
you guys with sight-gags physical jokes
and steve guttenberg good speech it’s
comic mayhem with a heart of gold that
spawns several more films in the series
each more slapstick II than the last
number seven hotshots part dude though
1993 also brought us the slapstick farce
Robin Hood men in tights we’re giving it
to hotshots part Disher we loved the
original but the second flick in this
parody series has more laughs an even
better plot and great new cast members
president Benson where is your first
lady my first lady hell I don’t know
I’ve had a lot of women wash my flower
at the tender age of 15 I can’t keep
track of all let’s get this over with
not feeling so well today
in a world where Lloyd Bridges is
president and Saddam Hussein is a goofy
sword fighter Charlie Sheen and company
spoof everything from Rambo Robocop and
Terminator 2 to Lady and the Tramp
and they do so with great physical
comedy at every turn before its usual
morning routine by milking the white
house goats and finishing a second
helping of grapefruit don’t mean corn
belong to the road we’re gonna get you
ready for the ball number six
dumb and dumber the Farrelly Brothers
love them some slapstick Dumb and Dumber
however is their career peak hey when
you’re the most annoying sound in the
world Jeff Daniels and Jim Carrey outdo
themselves as Harry and Lloyd two
dimwits that just don’t know any better
than to trek to Aspen to return a
suitcase to a woman they don’t even know
both a slapstick comedy and an
intelligent comedy at the same time this
cult classic is full of visual gags
cringe-worthy jokes and of course
hijinks
but above all else it’s gut-busting Lee
funny maybe we should call it quits
right now you just tell me where to sign
bud right on my ass after you kiss it
you kiss my number five the Naked Gun
from the files of police squad cowards
no longer willing
of course it was 1980 spoof airplane
that launched Leslie Nielsen’s comedy
career but by the time the Naked Gun was
released
he’d perfected his act as street men in
the farcical slapstick
I’m lieutenant Frank Drebin police squad
and never let me catch you guys in
America as lieutenant Frank Drebin
Nielsen gets into a rages scenario after
outrageous scenario as he tries to solve
his latest case cumin I know that’s
Irish my father was from Wales a flick
full of sight-gags tons o puns and a
plot to assassinate the Queen this
satire of police procedurals will
constantly have you laughing in spite of
yourself
number four Ace Ventura when nature
calls and now a yak
yeah
some may be surprised to find this
sequel here instead of 1994’s Ace
Ventura pet detective
but when nature calls features an even
more frenetic performance on behalf of
its star as well as new animals new
adventures and the same hair at least
according to the posters do I have
something in my teeth Jim Carrey’s famed
pet detective comes out of retirement to
investigate the disappearance of a rare
white bat with perfectly timed jokes
that fit as our beloved detective would
say hey legged love this farce is
high-energy and high hilarity number
three the Pink Panther we must find that
woman before Leslie Nielsen became the
silly straight man there was Peter
Sellers a comedy natural as evidenced by
his 1968 slapstick feste the party
sellers excelled in the genre but his
true slapstick tour-de-force was 1963 s
the Pink Panther with his cliched
clothes outrageous accent and near
constant blundering sellers was the
bumbling inspector of the French search
a Jacques whose oh boo managed somehow
to be so clumsy it’s endearing you know
as he attempts to find a famous beef and
the world’s largest diamond clues Oh
encounters all manner of crazy
shenanigans yes
no no not correct of course not correct
of course oh yeah wait wait you see
don’t get scared now
number 2 home alone cheapskate hey I’m
gonna give you to the count of 10 to get
your ugly yellow no-good keister off my
property before I pump your guts full of
left while at the core of this movie
lies a touching story about a boy and
his family what makes it the kind of
Christmas film you’ll watch year after
year are its slapstick sequences be a
good little fella now and open the door
what
starring Macaulay Culkin as the ever so
clever Kevin McCallister as well as Joe
Pesci and Daniel Stern as a couple of
dumb house robbers
these scenes are just what any
eight-year-old would concoct without
parental supervision which means they’re
full of booby traps that send the crooks
flying and keep us in slapstick induced
stitches before we unveil our top pick
here are a few honorable mentions
number one city lights
like Buster Keaton Charlie Chaplin was a
king of silent film era slapstick while
his later production modern times could
also have made this list we’ve opted for
this romantic comedy city lights
features everything we want in a movie
perfectly timed physical comedy a
seamless blend of sentiment and
slapstick an indelible theme and
Chaplin’s iconic character the Little
Tramp together they create a movie that
is undeniably Chaplin both sides
splitting Lee funny and serious
this film is slapstick at its finest and
its most effective
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite slapstick comedy for more
hilarious top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com you
guys give up oh yeah thirsty for more
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