Favorite Parody Spoof Movies

Parodies :- Fantasy Fairy Tale genre

This is a unique entry on our list. At face value The Princess Bride looks like a great fairy tale fantasy movie, but underneath it is a brilliant parody movie of the whole genre.

It contains elements of parody of all great, romantic, swashbuckling adventures. In particular the film is a straight forward parody, it's OTT, it takes the cliches and exaggerates them to the point of absurdity (the book has a strange framing device, in which he pretends it's a edited version of another book which was a satire, and there's a fictional family life that adds to the comedy... it all gets very involved)

This makes The Princess Bride‘s parody of fairy tales a bit more obvious, not to mention an extra opportunity to insert modern punchlines to a historical tale. It adds another level of content as Goldman wiggles out of some difficult scenes or casually mentions some ludicrous “original” content. (“Morgenstein opens this chapter with sixty-six pages of Florinese history” [P.59])

In any case, the first half of The Princess Bride is pure fun to read and (on potential alone) would rank as one of the funniest books of any year. But unfortunately, Goldman takes the deconstruction a step too far and saps vital energy out of the tale.

I had always felt, while watching the film, that to make the protagonist physically useless halfway through the tale was a mistake. It removed the story’s most interesting character out of the action and placed too much emphasis on the secondary players. Yes, it so provided more obstacles for our heroes to overcome… but the way it was handled, it always seemed like a boring cheat to me. This is alleviated, somewhat, in the book (it’s not as visually ridiculous), but is emblematic of the flagging interest of the second half.

But then, alas, the ending… One of the most common errors in parodying a genre is to remove the qualities that make it so entertaining, by accident or design. One of the strengths of fairy tales, for instance, is the unwavering happy ending. (Pedantic note: We’re talking about modern Disneyesque fairy tales, not the grim Brother Grimm versions, in which social behaviour lessons were an integral part of the plot and body-counts rivalled today’s horror films.) While The Princess Bride isn’t exactly a downer by any means, it doesn’t end on a rightfully triumphant note, drowned as it is in Goldman’s heavy-handed “life isn’t fair” refrain.

Parodies : Frankenstein Movies

Mel Brooks has called Young Frankenstein his finest film (if not necessarily his funniest), a claim that’s reinforced by its inclusion on countless “Best Comedies” lists and addition to the National Film Registry in 2003. The timeless nature of the monster-movie classics it parodies has helped the movie’s staying power, sure, but even if you’ve never seen either of James Whale’s Frankenstein movies, Young Frankenstein is hilarious. Marty Feldman and Peter Boyle steal every scene they’re in as Igor and The Monster—Boyle’s “Puttin’ On The Ritz” number with Gene Wilder will go down as one of the greatest comedy musical numbers of all time. But the supporting players, like Cloris Leachman as the poker-faced Frau Blücher, are at the top of their game as well. And if mugging for the camera isn’t your thing, how about silly wordplay? Remember, it’s pronounced “Frahnk-ensteen.”

Parodies :- Jesus Christ Story, and Crusades

and other Monty Python movies.

Parodies :- Zombie Movies

and other simon pegg nick frost movies

There’s a reason why bands and musicians still relish beginning their shows with the phrase, “Hello, Cleveland!”: The influence of This Is Spinal Tap looms as large as the fictional band’s desired Stonehenge-sized stage décor. Thanks to slightly buffoonish U.K. rockers David St. Hubbins, Derek Smalls, and Nigel Tufnel—played, respectively, by Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, and Christopher Guest—the film is a dead-on parody of both unintentionally hilarious music documentaries and ’70s rock star excess. This Is Spinal Tap’s attention to detail is on point, from the abundance of musician quirks (turning the amps up to 11, the phrase “none more black”), the clichéd musical evolution (from Beatles-loving lads to Ziggy Stardust acolytes), and the downright inane (debates about the differences between golf and miniature golf). But the obstacles faced by Spinal Tap are what make them relatable: Any touring band—or music fan—can identify with indignities like an unattended record store meet-and-greet, stage prop malfunctions, and the inability to find a stable drummer.

Monty Python movies got their inspiration from this movie.

Parodies :- Aeroplane Disaster Movies

and its sequel

Writer-directors Jim Abrahams and Jerry and David Zucker (or ZAZ, as they came to be known) popularized a genre of film comedy with this still-hilarious parody of then-popular blockbuster disaster movies like The Towering Inferno, The Poseidon Adventure, and the Airport films. While this joke-a-second style spawned countless inferior imitations—including a ZAZ-less Airplane! sequel—that increasingly missed the point, the original still stands as a loony, pitch-perfect delight. Disgraced former fighter pilot Ted Striker (Robert Hayes) is drafted into landing a 707 after some bad fish knocks out the pilots while he’s pursuing his estranged girlfriend, stewardess Julie Hagerty. Apart from the ceaseless parade of gags and puns (with *beep* hitting the fan” still every 10-year-old’s favorite), the real genius of Airplane! is how ZAZ instructed everyone to play the nonsense completely straight, drafting square-jawed squares Robert Stack, Peter Graves, Lloyd Bridges, and the revelatory Leslie Nielsen to seal the deal. Taking the bones of the script nearly verbatim from the equally square 1957 airborne disaster flick Zero Hour! only made the deadpan absurdity that much funnier.

Parodies :- Western Movies

Parodies :- Police Procedural Movies

and its sequels

The police procedural is one of the sturdiest formats in all of television, so it’s not surprising that a parody of that format would go on to similar success. An extension of the short-lived Police Squad! television series, The Naked Gun is a dizzying rapid-fire sequence of verbal and visual gags, juvenile stupidity one moment and cutting wordplay the next. Its opening titles follow a squad car on the strangest route ever, an office break-in turns into a masterful disaster on every count, and the villain meets his end by being trampled in a parade. And in the center of it is Leslie Nielsen, taking his experience as a serious actor and converting it into the perfect straight man as Lt. Frank Drebin, who is unaware not only of the craziness surrounding him, but how much of it is his fault. It’s a film that demands multiple viewings, if only because there’s no way to catch every laugh the first time.

Parodies :- Horror Movies

and all the other spoofs of abbot and costello

Parodies :- Agatha Christie-style "country house" mystery movies

Although it’s flown under the radar for most of the 40 years that have passed since its original release, Murder By Death, a Neil Simon-scripted parody of Agatha Christie-style “country house” mysteries, has aged remarkably well. The plot centers around a collective of famous detectives—all of them parodies of well-known fictional sleuths—accepting a dinner invite from eccentric millionaire Lionel Twain (played by eccentric author Truman Capote). Twain informs his guests that there will be a murder at midnight, and that whoever solves it will win a million dollars. The mystery, however, is less crucial to the film’s success than the comedy, which is driven by a true all-star cast: The investigators include Peter Falk as Sam Diamond (with Eileen Brennan as his able assistant, Tess Skeffington), David Niven and Maggie Smith as Dick and Dora Charleston, Elsa Lanchester as Jessica Marbles, James Coco as Milo Perrier, and Peter Sellers as Inspector Sidney Wang, with Alec Guinness as blind butler Jamessir Bensonmum and Nancy Walker as Yetta, the deaf-mute maid. Yes, it’s all very silly, but Murder By Death proves that silliness can stand the test of time.

Parodies :- Horror House Movies

Parodies :- Blaxploitation movies

Parodies :- Whodunnit movies

Parodies :- Space Opera movies

Parodies :- Racing movies

Parodies :- Beatles and their movies and their music.

Although it was never released theatrically and proved to be a miserable ratings failure when it made its American television debut on NBC (it was the lowest-rated prime time program of the week), The Rutles is regularly ranked alongside This Is Spinal Tap as one of the greatest music mockumentaries of all time. A spot-on parody of The Beatles’ various transitions, The Rutles’ Eric Idle and Neil Innes were guaranteed a certain degree of timelessness by selecting the most popular band of all time to parody. But the music of The Rutles has gone a long way toward maintaining the film’s pop culture immortality. As such, the 1996 Innes-driven Rutles reunion album, Archaeology, is a must-own, whereas the film’s belated sequel, 2004’s The Rutles 2: Can’t Buy Me Lunch, is—in a word—not.

A neurotic film critic obsessed with the movie Casablanca (1942) attempts to get over his wife leaving him by dating again with the help of a married couple and his illusory idol, Humphrey Bogart.

In a 2014 interview with The A.V. Club, noted parodist “Weird Al” Yankovic called Top Secret! his “all-time favorite movie.” That seal of approval alone should indicate the quality of the film, which was produced by the superstar spoofing team of Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker (and, therefore, contains plenty of Airplane!-esque language and sight gags). But Top Secret!’s true genius stems from the deft way it simultaneously skewers two separate kinds of movies: Elvis Presley’s musicals and Cold War-era spy films. The results are both debonair and debauched. There’s the intro song, “Skeet Surfing,” a cheerful Beach Boys rip paired with plenty of beach carnage; troops pausing during an intense shoot-out for a choreographed tap dancing scene; and badass characters such as French Resistance member Chocolate Mousse, who’ll eat a smoking cigar without batting an eye. Still, Top Secret! wouldn’t hold together so well if it wasn’t for Val Kilmer, who made his film debut as handsome teen idol Nick Rivers. Not only does he ably channel Presley’s musical performances—see the “How Silly Can You Get/Spend This Night” gig—but he handles the absurdist war situations equally well.

C'mon...how can you be against a rap-mockumentary that features the line:

"I want to make you mine, slap yo fat behind, tie you down and make you whine. I want you to scratch my itch and be my b***h....cause I luv you girl."

One of the most consistently funny movies I've ever seen.

When Spaceballs was first released back in 1987, it was knocked in some corners not just for being lesser Mel Brooks, but for picking as its primary target a movie that was well past its cultural relevance. The original Star Wars was 10 years old at that point, after all. But while the late ’80s may have been a fallow point in our cultural obsession with that particular franchise, Star Wars proved resilient in the years that followed, and Spaceballs benefits from being the most extended and thorough parody of the biggest film series of all time. While it’s not the most nuanced spoof—it’s not nearly as lovingly detailed as Brooks’ Young Frankenstein, for example—the movie’s sophomoric attitude runs in perfect parallel with its subject. It’s a perfect starter spoof for kids who haven’t seen that many movies but know Star Wars by heart. For older fans, it contains several elements no longer available in abundance: Performances from the since-deceased John Candy and Joan Rivers, plus Rick Moranis, who is essentially retired, and an appealingly broad turn from Bill Pullman. The long-term success of Spaceballs also teaches a valuable lesson about currency: Robin Hood: Men In Tights arrived a mere two years after Prince Of Thieves stormed the box office, but is not nearly as beloved today.