List RulesVote up your favorite film comedies that were released in the 1970s.
In the '70s, comedy movies were dominated by two comedic heavyweights: Woody Allen and Mel Brooks. They still left room for plenty of classic comedies like The Rocky Horror Picture Show and National Lampoon's Animal House, though. A lot of '70s comedies like The Bad News Bears were so great that they ended up being remade decades later. With all of these choices, what do you think are the top 1970s comedy movies? Vote up your favorites and vote down those that just aren't as funny. But one this is for sure, 1970s movies sure had their own unique sense of humor.
A look at this list of 1970s comedies makes it clear that Woody Allen and Mel Brooks were in their prime during this decade. Allen delivered with the celebrated Annie Hall, Manhattan, and Sleeper, among others, while Brooks turned in two beloved '70s comedy films with Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. That said, it could be argued that the funniest '70s films were, in fact, cult classics like The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Cheech and Chong's Up in Smoke, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
This '70s comedy movies list is also filled with stellar movies that were then remade into not-so-stellar reboots years later. You have The In-Laws, The Bad News Bears, The Out-of-Towners, Freaky Friday, and The Heartbreak Kid. Do you think any of these movies deserves to be considered one of the best '70s comedy movies? Use your votes to express your opinion.
You know it was a good decade for comedy because even a merely decent 1970s comedy like Meatballs still featured Bill Murray's very first starring role. Have fun and laugh it up while you vote up the top '70s comedy films!
1
427124Young Frankenstein
Gene Hackman, Mel BrooksReleased: 1974
Directed by: Mel Brooks
2
474161Blazing Saddles
Mel Brooks, Gene WilderReleased: 1974
Directed by: Mel Brooks
3
447128Monty Python and the Holy Grail
John Cleese, Terry GilliamReleased: 1975
Directed by: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
4
402126National Lampoon's Animal House
Kevin Bacon, John BelushiReleased: 1978
Directed by: John Landis
5
346159The Jerk
Steve Martin, Bernadette PetersReleased: 1979
Directed by: Carl Reiner
6
267148Smokey and the Bandit
Sally Field, Burt ReynoldsReleased: 1977
Directed by: Hal Needham
7
249106Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Gene Wilder, Jack AlbertsonReleased: 1971
Directed by: Mel Stuart
8
220119Cheech & Chong's Up in Smoke
Ellen Barkin, Cheech MarinReleased: 1978
Directed by: Lou Adler, Tommy Chong
9
204115The Return of the Pink Panther
Peter Sellers, Christopher PlummerReleased: 1975
Directed by: Blake Edwards
10
203103The Sting
Paul Newman, Robert RedfordReleased: 1973
Directed by: George Roy Hill
11
17492Meatballs
Bill Murray, Kristine DeBellReleased: 1979
Directed by: Ivan Reitman
12
195103Slap Shot
Paul Newman, M. Emmet WalshReleased: 1977
Directed by: George Roy Hill
13
16478The Longest Yard
Burt Reynolds, Bernadette PetersReleased: 1974
Directed by: Robert Aldrich
14
231124Life of Brian
George Harrison, John CleeseReleased: 1979
Directed by: Terry Jones
15
221113MASH
Robert Duvall, Donald SutherlandReleased: 1970
Directed by: Robert Altman
16
181108Silver Streak
Richard Pryor, Gene WilderReleased: 1976
Directed by: Arthur Hiller
17
201116The Bad News Bears
Tatum O'Neal, Jackie Earle HaleyReleased: 1976
Directed by: Michael Ritchie
18
15193Kelly's Heroes
Clint Eastwood, Donald SutherlandReleased: 1970
Directed by: Brian G. Hutton
19
166106The Muppet Movie
Steve Martin, Mel BrooksReleased: 1979
Directed by: James Frawley
20
195142Grease
John Travolta, Olivia Newton-JohnReleased: 1978
Directed by: Randal Kleiser
21
17284The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Julie Andrews, Omar SharifReleased: 1976
Directed by: Blake Edwards
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180103American Graffiti
Harrison Ford, Ron HowardReleased: 1973
Directed by: George Lucas
23
14589Revenge of the Pink Panther
Peter Sellers, Dyan CannonReleased: 1978
Directed by: Blake Edwards
24
10770Foul Play
Goldie Hawn, Chevy ChaseReleased: 1978
Directed by: Colin Higgins
25
15373High Anxiety
Cloris Leachman, Madeline KahnReleased: 1977
Directed by: Mel Brooks
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