List of comedy films of the 1980s


A list of comedy films released in the 1980s.
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
1980----
9 to 5Colin HigginsLily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda
Private BenjaminHoward ZieffGoldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Armand AssanteUnited States
Airplane!Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry ZuckerRobert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Robert Stack, Leslie Nielsen, Peter Graves, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lorna Patterson, Lloyd Bridges, Ethel MermanUnited StatesA spoof of disaster films
CaddyshackHarold RamisChevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe, Bill Murray, Sarah Holcomb, Scott Colomby, Cindy Morgan, Dan Resin, Henry Wilcoxon, Elaine Aiken, Albert Salmi, Ann Ryerson, Brian Doyle-Murray, Hamilton MitchellUnited States
Melvin and HowardJonathan DemmePaul Le Mat, Mary Steenburgen, Pamela Reed, Jason RobardsUnited StatesComedy-drama
History of the World, Part IMel BrooksMel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman, Cloris Leachman, Ron Carey, Gregory Hines, Pamela Stephenson, Spike Milligan, Shecky Greene, Sid Caesar, Mary-Margaret Humes, Orson Welles, Hugh Hefner, Barry Levinson, John Hurt, Andrew SachsUnited States
1981----
StripesIvan ReitmanBill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P. J. Soles, John Candy, John Laroquette, Judge ReinholdUnited States
1982----
Ken FinklemanRobert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Peter Graves, Lloyd Bridges, Chad EverettUnited States
Porky'sBob ClarkKim Cattrall, Dan Monahan, Wyatt KnightUnited States
1983----
Strange BrewRick Moranis, Dave ThomasRick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Max von Sydow, Paul Dooley, Lynne GriffinCanada
1984----
GhostbustersIvan ReitmanBill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts, William Atherton, Ernie Hudson, David Margulies, Steven Tash, Jennifer Runyon, Slavitza Jovan, Michael Ensign, Alice Drummond, Jordan CharneyUnited States
Repo ManAlex CoxEmilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton, Tracey WalterUnited States
SplashRon HowardTom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, John Candy, Eugene LevyUnited States
This is Spinal TapRob ReinerMichael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Rob ReinerUnited States
Top Secret!Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry ZuckerVal Kilmer, Lucy Gutteridge, Omar Sharif, Peter Cushing, Michael GoughUnited States
1985----
Back to the FutureRobert ZemeckisMichael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Thomas F. Wilson, Claudia Wells, Marc McClure, Wendie Jo Sperber, George DiCenzo, Frances Lee McCain, James Tolkan, J. J. Cohen, Casey Siemaszko, Billy Zane, Harry Waters, Jr.United States
The GooniesRichard DonnerSean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, Jonathan Ke Quan, John Mutuszak, Robert Davi, Joe Pantoliano, Anne Ramsey, Lupe Ontiveros, Mary Ellen Trainor, Keith Walker, Curtis HansonUnited States
Lost in AmericaAlbert BrooksAlbert Brooks, Julie Hagerty, Michael Greene, Tom Tarpey, Garry MarshallUnited States
Once BittenHoward StormJim Carrey, Lauren Hutton, Cleavon LittleUnited States
Summer RentalCarl ReinerJohn Candy, Karen Austin, Rip Torn, Richard CrennaUnited States
Pee-wee's Big AdventureTim BurtonPaul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger, Judd Omen, Irving Hellman, Monte Landis, Damon Martin, David Glasser, Gregory Brown, Mark Everett, Daryl Roach, Bill Cable, Peter Looney, Starletta DuPoisUnited States-
1986----
Down and Out in Beverly HillsPaul MazurskyNick Nolte, Bette Midler, Richard Dreyfuss, Elizabeth Peña, Little Richard, Evan Richards, Tracy Nelson, Felton PerryUnited States
Little Shop of HorrorsFrank OzRick Moranis, Steve Martin, John CandyUnited States
Ruthless PeopleJim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry ZuckerDanny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Helen SlaterUnited States
1987----
HunkLawrence BassoffJohn Allen Nelson, Steve Levitt, James Coco, David KurtzUnited StatesA Faustian comedy
SpaceballsMel BrooksMel Brooks, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, John Candy, George Wyner, Joan Rivers, Dick Van Patten, Michael Winslow, Lorene Yarnell, John Hurt, Sal Viscuso, Ronny Graham, Jim J. Bullock, Leslie BevisUnited StatesA parody of Star Wars
1988----
BeetlejuiceTim BurtonAlec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Annie McEnroe, Maurice Page, Hugo Stanger, Michael Keaton, Rachel Mittelman, Catherine O'Hara, J. Jay Saunders, Mark Ettlinger, Jeffrey Jones, Winona Ryder, Glenn Shadix, Patrice Martinez, Cindy DalyUnited States
1989----
Back to the Future Part IIRobert ZemeckisMichael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson, Elisabeth Shue, James Tolkan, Jeffrey Weissman, Casey Siemaszko, Billy Zane, J.J. Cohen, Charles Fleischer, E. Casanova Evans, Jay Koch, Charles Gherardi, Ricky Dean LoganUnited States
Ghostbusters IIIvan ReitmanBill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, Peter MacNicol, Harris Yulin, David Margulies, Kurt Fuller, Janet Margolin, Wilhelm von Homburg, William T. Deutschendorf, Henry J. DeutschensorfUnited States

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