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National Lampoon's Animal House327.2k viewsBehind The Scenes Stories From 'Animal House' That Are Way More Insane Than The MovieMany a dorm room wall has sported the inescpable image of John Belushi wearing his Animal House COLLEGE sweatshirt, putting up a s...
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures44.5k viewsBehind-The-Scenes Stories From The Making Of 'Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'The making of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) was an adventure in and of itself. The movie started as a comedy skit betwee...
Mel Brooks4.4k voters13 Behind-The-Scenes Stories From The Making Of 'Blazing Saddles'Making Blazing Saddles (and then convincing Warner Bros. executives to actually let people see it) was not nearly as effortless an...
80s Movies173.4k viewsThe Drug-Fueled Mayhem Behind The Scenes Of 'The Blues Brothers' Almost Destroyed The MovieIt's possible the Blues Brothers duo really was "on a mission from God," considering everyone involved walked away from the 1980 m...
Bridesmaids81.4k viewsBehind The Scenes Of How 'Bridesmaids' Became A Comedy ClassicBridesmaids is one of those movies that came out of nowhere but managed to grab everyone's attention. Its success can be attribute...
Caddyshack361.6k viewsDrug-Fueled Stories From Behind The Scenes Of 'Caddyshack'The sports comedy Caddyshack is a cult classic appreciated by comedy nerds and golfing dads alike. Released in 1980, the crude, vu...
Eddie Murphy136k viewsStories From Behind The Scenes Of 'Coming To America'Upon its release in 1988, Coming to America was a huge success, but because of challenges during filming it's a miracle the movie ...
Dumb and Dumber1.9k votersBehind-The-Scenes Stories From 'Dumb And Dumber'High on the list of moviegoing guilty pleasures is the Farrelly Brothers' 1994 hit Dumb and Dumber, the last of three films that y...
The Hangover Franchise355.1k viewsMaking 'The Hangover' Trilogy Was Even Wilder Than The Movies' PlotsSometimes the making of an outrageous movie is more outrageous than the movie itself, and these behind-the-scenes stories from The...
Mean Girls51.6k viewsBehind-The-Scenes Secrets Of 'Mean Girls'Mean Girls introduced us to Cady Heron and the Plastics in 2004, giving anyone who was ever a teenage girl a film to return to aga...
Monty Python and the Holy Grail265.1k views'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' Was An On-Set Nightmare That Everyone Hated FilmingMonty Python rose to prominence with their BBC sketch series Monty Python’s Flying Circus, but it was their second feature film, M...
The Princess Bride195 votersBehind-The-Scenes Stories From 'The Princess Bride'The Princess Bride did modestly good box office upon its theatrical release in 1987, but it took years of home-video rentals and T...
There's Something About Mary30.1k viewsBehind-The-Scenes Stories From The Making Of ‘There’s Something About Mary’R-rated comedies can be a tough sell, especially in the '90s when most comedies were either PG or PG-13 to cater to a broader audi...
Film Trivia1.1m viewsMaking The 'Vacation' Movies Was No Vacation For The Cast And CrewNational Lampoon's Vacation was the 11th highest-grossing movie of 1983, earning $61.3 million at the North American box office. A...
Behind The Scenes110 votersBehind-The-Scenes Stories From Stupidly Brilliant ComediesWhile some viewers may call this vein of movies “dumb comedies,” Others may think that they are pure comedic brilliance. No matter...
Pop Culture193 votersBehind-The-Scenes Stories About Cult ComediesCult films, particularly comedies, occupy a special place in the minds of many. There's something uniquely pleasurable about enjoy...
Weird History25 votersWhat Actors In Nostalgic 'National Lampoon' Movies Said About The ExperienceNational Lampoon has been around for decades. Initially a humor magazine, National Lampoon branched out to other comedic media dur...