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Part of the AFI 100 Years... series, AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs is a list of the top 100 comedy movies in American cinema. The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute on June 14, 2000.
LIST BREAKDOWN:
The oldest film on the list was Sherlock, Jr. (1924). The newest was There's Something about Mary (1998).
Seven movies on the list starred Cary Grant: Bringing Up Baby, The Philadelphia Story, His Girl Friday, Arsenic and Old Lace, Topper, The Awful Truth, and Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House.
Five movies on the list starred the Marx Brothers: Duck Soup, A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, Horse Feathers, and Monkey Business.
Woody Allen directed and starred in 5 films on the list: Annie Hall, Manhattan, Take the Money and Run, Bananas, and Sleeper.
Charlie Chaplin directed and starred in 4 films on the list: City Lights, Modern Times, The Great Dictator, and The Gold Rush.
Four movies on the list starred Katharine Hepburn: Bringing Up Baby, The Philadelphia Story, Adam's Rib, and Woman of the Year.
Mel Brooks directed 3 films on the list. All starred Gene Wilder, and all were in the top 15.
LIST BREAKDOWN:
The oldest film on the list was Sherlock, Jr. (1924). The newest was There's Something about Mary (1998).
Seven movies on the list starred Cary Grant: Bringing Up Baby, The Philadelphia Story, His Girl Friday, Arsenic and Old Lace, Topper, The Awful Truth, and Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House.
Five movies on the list starred the Marx Brothers: Duck Soup, A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, Horse Feathers, and Monkey Business.
Woody Allen directed and starred in 5 films on the list: Annie Hall, Manhattan, Take the Money and Run, Bananas, and Sleeper.
Charlie Chaplin directed and starred in 4 films on the list: City Lights, Modern Times, The Great Dictator, and The Gold Rush.
Four movies on the list starred Katharine Hepburn: Bringing Up Baby, The Philadelphia Story, Adam's Rib, and Woman of the Year.
Mel Brooks directed 3 films on the list. All starred Gene Wilder, and all were in the top 15.
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