451. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Stephan Elliott
Actors: Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Bill Hunter, Rebel Penfold-Russell, John Casey
Plot: When the tour bus breaks down in the middle of the desert, the trio meet Bob (Bill Hunter), a middle-aged mechanic from a small outback town who joins them on their journey. Before they arrive at Alice Springs, Tick reveals that Marion is actually his wife, as they never divorced, and that they are in fact going there as a favor to her. Continuing their journey, Adam is almost mutilated by a homophobic gang before he is saved by Bob and Bernadette. Adam is shaken and Bernadette comforts him, allowing them to reach an understanding. Likewise, the others come to terms with the secret of Tick's marriage and resolve their differences. Together, they fulfill a long-held dream of Adam's which is to climb Kings Canyon in full drag regalia.
452. Animal Crackers
Year of Release: 1930
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Victor Heerman
Actors: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont, Lillian Roth
Plot: The Marx Brothers investigate the disappearance of a painting.
453. Parenthood
Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Ron Howard
Actors: Steve Martin, Dianne Wiest, Dennis Dugan, Mary Steenburgen, Jason Robards, Rick Moranis
Plot: A funny movie about family dynamics. It explores how different sets of parents, raise (their kids) and deal with the different sets of problems that their different aged children bring to the table.
454. Punch Drunk Love
Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Actors: Adam Sandler, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Emily Watson, Luis Guzmán, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Jason Andrews
Plot: A small business owner who has mental issues falls in love with a
mysterious women by chance.
455. Chasing Amy
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kevin Smith
Actors: Ben Affleck, Jason Lee, Joey Lauren Adams, Dwight Ewell, Scott Mosier, Ethan Suplee
Plot: Two comic book artists/roomates are having a great life, until one of them
falls for a fellow artist who happens to be a lesbian.
456. Babyfever
Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Victoria Foyt, Henry Jaglom
Actors: Victoria Foyt, Matt Salinger, Eric Roberts, Frances Fisher, Dinah Lenney, Elaine Kagan
Plot: Gena is average in every way but her ordinary life is complicated by her current boyfriend, and his desire to marry and start a family, and the arrival of an ex-flame looking to rekindle things. To top matter off - she might even be pregnant. A trip to a baby shower proves that she's not the only one worried about the ever-ticking biological clock.
457. But I'm a Cheerleader
Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jamie Babbit
Actors: Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, Michelle Williams, Brandt Wille, Bud Cort, RuPaul
Plot: A young cheerleader is shocked when her friends and family confront her
and claim that she is a lesbian. She is very confused, both about her life
and her sexual orientation. She is sent to a camp where she will be
"fixed" into a nice, straight girl.
458. Safety Not Guaranteed
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Colin Trevorrow
Actors: Aubrey Plaza, Jake Johnson, Mark Duplass, Karan Soni, Jeff Garlin, Mary Lynn Rajskub
Plot: A man places a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel. A local
magazine sends a reporter and two interns to track him down and find out
the truth (and the man) behind the ad.
459. Bachelor Mother
Year of Release: 1939
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Garson Kanin
Actors: Ginger Rogers, David Niven, Charles Coburn, Frank Albertson, E.E. Clive, Elbert Coplen Jr.
Plot: When Polly Parish goes looking for a new job she sees an woman leave a baby on the steps of a foundling home. Worried that the baby may roll off she picks it up, only to have the home think she is the mother. Despite her emphatic denial, the home contacts Merlin Jr. of Merlin and Son department store, where Polly was seasonally employed. Merlin rehires her so she can be reunited with her baby, but Polly refuses to be assigned a family and tries to return the baby to Merlin, causing another employee the mistaken idea that Merlin is the father. He then uses this information to blackmail his way to a promotion. Merlin Sr. then decides to take the baby away from Polly, but she has become quite attached. More mix-ups lead to a happy ending.
460. Milky Way, The ( voie lactée, La )
Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Luis Buñuel
Actors: Paul Frankeur, Laurent Terzieff, Alain Cuny, Edith Scob, Bernard Verley, Michel Piccoli
