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Favorite Comedy Films: 1984-1985

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People who added this item 36 Average listal rating (21 ratings) 5.9 IMDB Rating 5.9


Directed by: Dusan Makavejev
Produced by: Les Lithgow and David Roe
Written by: Denny Lawerence
Based on the short stories, "The Americans, Baby" and "The Electrical Experience" by: Frank Moorhouse
Cinematography: Dean Semler
Edited by: John Scott
Music by: William Motzing

Distributed by: Roadshow Pictures and Cinecom International Films
People who added this item 25 Average listal rating (21 ratings) 5.2 IMDB Rating 5


Directed by: Peter Markel
Produced by: Edward S. Feldman, Mike Marvin, and Christopher W. Knight
Written by: Peter Markel
Cinematography: Paul Ryan
Edited by: Stephen E. Rivkin
Music by: Peter Bernstein

Distributed by: MGM/UA
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People who added this item 493 Average listal rating (320 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 6.9
Repo Man (1984)


Directed by: Alex Cox
Produced by: Peter McCarthy, Jonathan Wacks, Michael Nesmith, and Gerald T. Olson
Written by: Alex Cox
Cinematography: Robby Muller
Edited by: Dennis Dolan
Music by: Tito Larriva and Steven Hufsteter

Distributed by: Universal Pictures
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People who added this item 267 Average listal rating (203 ratings) 6.1 IMDB Rating 6.5


Directed by: Walter Hill
Produced by: Lawrence Gordon, Joel Silver, and Gene Levy
Written by: Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod
Based on the novel, by: George Barr McCrutchon
Cinematography: Ric Waite
Edited by: Freeman A. Davies and Michael Ripps
Music by: Ry Cooder

Distributed by: Universal Pictures
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People who added this item 61 Average listal rating (38 ratings) 6.4 IMDB Rating 5.9
Swing Shift (1984)


Directed by: Jonathan Demme
Produced by: Jerry Bick, Charles Mulvehill, Arlene Sellers, and Alex Winitsky
Written by: Nancy Dowd, Bo Goldman, and Ron Nyswaner
Cinematography: Tak Fujimoto
Edited by: Craig McKay
Music by: Patrick Williams

Distributed by: Warner Bros.
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People who added this item 216 Average listal rating (145 ratings) 5.7 IMDB Rating 5.5
Once Bitten (1985)


Directed by: Howard Storm
Produced by. Samuel Goldwyn Jr.: Frank Hildebrand, Russell Thacher, Dimitri Villard, and Robert Wald
Written by: Dimitri Villard, David Hines, Jeffrey Hause, and Jonathan Roberts
Cinematography: Adam Greenberg
Edited by: Marc Grossman
Music by: John Du Prez

Distributed by: The Samuel Goldwyn Company
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Directed by: Woody Allen
Produced by: Robert Greenhut, Charles H. Joffe, Michael Peyser, and Jack Rollins
Written by: Woody Allen
Cinematography: Gordon Willis
Edited by: Susan E. Morse
Music by: Dick Hyman

Distributed by: Orion Pictures
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People who added this item 417 Average listal rating (290 ratings) 6.5 IMDB Rating 6.2


Directed by: Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman
Produced by: Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman, and Stuart Strutin
Written by: Lloyd Kaufman and Joe Ritter
Cinematography: Lloyd Kaufman and James London
Edited by: Richard W. Haines

Distributed by: Troma Entertainment
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People who added this item 294 Average listal rating (172 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.4


Directed by: Woody Allen
Produced by: Robert Greenhut, Charles H. Joffe, Michael Peyser, and Jack Rollins
Written by: Woody Allen
Cinematography: Gordon Willis
Edited by: Susan B. Morse

Distributed by: Orion Pictures
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Directed by: Michael Schultz
Produced by Shirley Calloway, George Jackson, Lauren Jones, Robert O. Kaplan, Doug McHenry, Michael Schultz
Russell Simmons, and Dwight Williams
Written by: Ralph Farquhar
Cinematography: Ernest R. Dickerson
Edited by: Jerry Bixman and Conrad X. Gonzales

Distributed by: Warner Bros.
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People who added this item 3 Average listal rating (2 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.5


Directed by: John Blanchard
Produced by: Eugene Levy, John Candy, and James Paul Rock
Written by: Eugene Levy and John Candy
Cinematography: Martin Corley, John Crampton, and Richard G. Mason
Edited by: Bill Goddard
Music by: Russ Little

Distributed by: HBO Television
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People who added this item 328 Average listal rating (239 ratings) 6.6 IMDB Rating 6.9
Fletch (1985)


Directed by: Michael Ritchie
Produced by: Peter Douglas, Gordon A. Webb, and Alan Grisman
Written by: Andrew Bergman
Based on the novel by: Gregory McDonald
Cinematography: Fred Schuler
Edited by: Richard A. Harris
Music by: Harold Faltermeyer

Distributed by: Universal Pictures
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People who added this item 3 Average listal rating (1 ratings) 5 IMDB Rating 5.9


Directed by: Danny DeVito
Produced by: Lee Biondi, David Jablin, and Alain Silver
Written by: Jim Mullholland and Michael Barrie
Cinematography: Tim Suhrstedt
Edited by: David Beldin and Marshall Harvey
Music by: David Spear

Distributed by: Showtime/Movie Channel
People who added this item 578 Average listal rating (314 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7.3
Frankenweenie (1984)


Directed by: Tim Burton
Produced by: Julie Nickson
Written by: Tim Burton and Leonard Ripps
Based on a concept by: Tim Burton
Cinematography: Thomas Ackerman
Edited by: Ernest Milano
Music by: David Newman and Michael Covertino

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures
People who added this item 795 Average listal rating (523 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 7.2


Directed by: Jonathan Lynn
Produced by: George Folsey, Jr., John Landis, Peter Gruber, Debra Hill, and Jon Peters
Written by: John Landis and Jonathan Lynn
Based on the board game, "Cluedo" by: Anthony E. Pratt
Cinematography: Victor J. Kemper
Edited by: David Bretherton and Richard Haines
Music by: John Morris

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
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Directed by: W.D. Richter
Produced by: Neil Canton, W.D. Richter, Sidney Beckerman, and Dennis E. Jones
Written by: W.D. Richter
Cinematography: Fred J. Koenekamp
Edited by: George Bowers and Richard Marks
Music by: Michael Boddicker

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
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People who added this item 2593 Average listal rating (1729 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.8
The Goonies (1985)


Directed by: Richard Donner
Produced by: Harvey Berhard, Richard Donner, Kathleen Kennedy, and Steven Spielberg
Written by: Chris Columbus and Steven Spielberg
Cinematography: Nick McLean
Edited by: Michael Kahn
Music by: Dave Grusin
Song and lyrics by: Cyndi Lauper, Steve Lunt, and Arthur Stead

Distributed by: Warner Bros.
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People who added this item 305 Average listal rating (170 ratings) 6.5 IMDB Rating 6.7


Directed by: John Huston
Produced by: John Foreman
Written by: Richard Condon and Janet Roach
Based on the novel by: Richard Condon
Cinematography: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Edited by: Kaja Fehr and Rudi Fehr
Music by: Alex North

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
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People who added this item 527 Average listal rating (363 ratings) 5.8 IMDB Rating 6.1


Directed by: Lewis Teague
Produced by: Jack Brodsky, Michael Douglas, and Joel Douglas
Written by: Mark Rosenthal and Lawrence Konner
Based on characters created by: Diane Thomas
Cinematography: Jan de Bont
Edited by: Peter Boita and Michael Ellis
Music by: Jack Nitschze

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
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People who added this item 358 Average listal rating (252 ratings) 5.7 IMDB Rating 6.3


Directed by: Neal Isreal
Produced by Joe Roth, Bob Isreal, Ron Moler, and Pat Proft
Written by: Bob Isreal, Pat Proft, and Neal Isreal
Cinematography: Hal Trussell
Edited by: Tom Walls
Music by: Robert Folk
Song and lyics by: Danny Elfman

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
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People who added this item 147 Average listal rating (101 ratings) 6.6 IMDB Rating 6.5


Directed by: Lisa Gottlieb
Produced by: Dennis Feldman, Andrew Fogelson, and Don McFarlane
Written by: Jeff Franklin and Dennis Feldman
Cinematography: John McPherson
Edited by: Tony Lombardo
Music by: Tom Scott

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
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People who added this item 228 Average listal rating (169 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 6.3


Directed by: Thom Eberhardt
Produced by: Andrew Lane and Wayne Crawford
Written by: Thom Eberhard
Cinematography: Arthur Albert
Edited by: Fred Stafford
Music by: David Campbell

Distributed by: Atlantic Entertainment Group
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People who added this item 66 Average listal rating (44 ratings) 6.5 IMDB Rating 6.6


Directed by: Mel Damski
Produced by: Jere Henshaw, Sam Manners, and Michael Nolin
Written by: Noel Black
Cinematography: Donald E. Thorin
Edited by: O. Nicholas Brown
Music by: Barry De Vorzon

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
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People who added this item 1085 Average listal rating (717 ratings) 6.3 IMDB Rating 6.6
Weird Science (1985)


Directed by: John Hughes
Produced by: Joel Silver
Written by: John Hughes
Cinematography: Matthew Leonetti
Edited by: Chris Lebenzon
Music by: Ira Newborn

Distributed by: Universal Pictures
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People who added this item 1355 Average listal rating (852 ratings) 5.9 IMDB Rating 6.3


Directed by: Ron Howard
Produced by: Brian Grazer
Written by: Bruce Jay Friedman, Lowell Ganz, and Babaloo Mandel
Cinematography: Donald Peterman
Edited by: Daniel P. Hanley and Mike Hall
Music by: Lee Holdridge

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures
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People who added this item 5421 Average listal rating (3687 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.8
Ghostbusters (1984)


Directed by: Ivan Reitman
Produced by: Ivan Reitman
Written by: Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis
Cinematography: Laszlo Kovacs
Edited by: David Blewitt and Sheldon Kahn
Music by: Elmer Bernstein
Song and lyrics by: Ray Parker, Jr.

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
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People who added this item 772 Average listal rating (505 ratings) 5.6 IMDB Rating 6.1
Teen Wolf (1985)


Directed by: Rod Daniel
Produced by: Thomas Coleman, Mark Levinson, George W. Perkins,
Michael Rosenblatt, and Scott M. Rosenfelt
Written by: Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman
Cinematography: Tim Suhrstedt
Edited by: Lois Freeman Fox
Music by: Miles Goodman

Distributed by: Atlantic Releasing Corporation
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People who added this item 272 Average listal rating (191 ratings) 7.1 IMDB Rating 7
Real Genius (1985)


Directed by: Martha Coolidge
Produced by: Brian Grazer and Robert Daley
Written by: Neal Israel, PJ Torokvei, and Pat Proft
Cinematography: Vilmos Zsigmond
Edited by: Richard Chew
Music by: Thomas Newman

Distributed by: Tri-Star Pictures
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People who added this item 3138 Average listal rating (2078 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 7.3
Gremlins (1984)


Directed by: Joe Dante
Produced by: Michael Finnell, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and Steven Spielberg
Written by: Chris Columbus
Cinematography: John Hora
Edited by: Tina Hirsch
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith

Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
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People who added this item 206 Average listal rating (148 ratings) 5.7 IMDB Rating 6


Directed by: Gene Wilder
Produced by: Victor Drai, Susan Ruskin, and Jack Frost Sanders
Written by: Gene Wilder
Based on the film, "Un Elephant Ca Trompe Enormement" by: Jean Loup Debadie and Yved Robert
Cinematopgraphy: Fred Schuler
Edited by: Christopher Greenbury
Music ny: John Morris
Songs and lyrics by: Stevie Wonder

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
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Directed by: Tim Burton
Produced by: Richard Gilbert Abramson and Robert Shapiro
Written by: Michael Varhol, Phil Hartman, and Paul Reubens
Cinematography: Victor J. Kemper
Edited by: Billy Weber
Music by: Danny Elfman

Distributed by: Warner Bros.
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People who added this item 38 Average listal rating (25 ratings) 3.6 IMDB Rating 0


Directed by: Willard Huyck
Produced by: Gloria Katz
Written by: Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz
Based on the novel, "Easy, and Hard Ways Out" by: Robert Grossbach
Cinematography: Donald Peterman
Edited by: Sidney Wolinsky
Music by: Patrick Williams

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
People who added this item 86 Average listal rating (52 ratings) 6.5 IMDB Rating 6.3


Directed by: Carl Reiner
Written by: Ed Weinberger and Stan Daniels
Based on the book, "The Lonely Guy's Book of Life", by: Bruce Jay Friedman
Adapted by: Neil Simon
Cinematography: Victor J. Kemper
Edited by: Raja Gosnell and William H. Reynolds
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith

Distributed by: Universal Pictures
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People who added this item 394 Average listal rating (282 ratings) 6.2 IMDB Rating 6.4
Spies Like Us (1985)


Directed by: John Landis
Produced by: Bernie Bernstein, George Folsey, Jr., Leslie Belzberg, and Brian Grazer
Written by: Dave Thomas, Dan Aykroyd, Lowell Ganz, and Babaloo Mandel
Cinematography: Robert Paynter
Edited by: Malcolm Campbell
Music by: Elmer Bernstein
Song and lyrics by: Paul McCartney

Distributed by: Warner Bros.
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People who added this item 1766 Average listal rating (1152 ratings) 6.1 IMDB Rating 6.7


Directed by: Hugh Wilson
Produced by: Paul Maslansky and Alan Ladd, Jr.
Written by: Pat Proft, Neil Isreal, and Hugh Wilson
Cinematography: Michael D. Margulies
Edited by: Zach Staenberg and Robert Brown
Music by: Robert Folk

Distributed by: Warner Bros.
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People who added this item 391 Average listal rating (262 ratings) 6.6 IMDB Rating 6.9


Directed by: Jim Henson and Frank Oz
Produced by: Jim Henson and David Lazer
Written by: Tom Patchett, Jay Tarses, and Frank Oz
Cinematography: Robert Paytner
Edited by: Evan A. Lottman
Music by: Ralph Burns
Songs and lyrics by: Jeff Moss

Distributed by: TriStar Pictures
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People who added this item 7501 Average listal rating (5459 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 8.5


Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Produced by: Neil Canton, Bob Gale, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and Steven Spielberg
Written by: Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis
Cinematography: Dean Cundley
Edited by: Harry Keramidas and Arthur Schmidt
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: Universal Pictures
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People who added this item 1843 Average listal rating (1192 ratings) 6.7 IMDB Rating 7.3


Directed by: Martin Brest
Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer, Don Simpson, and Mike Moder
Written by: Daniel Petrie, Jr. and Danilo Bach
Cinematography: Bruce Surtess
Edited by: Arthur Coburn and Billy Webster
Music by: Harold Faltermeyer

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
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People who added this item 932 Average listal rating (665 ratings) 6.6 IMDB Rating 6.9


Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Produced by: Joel Douglas, Michael Douglas, and Jack Brodsky
Written by: Diane Thomas
Cinematography: Dean Cundey
Edited by: Frank Morriss and Donn Cambern
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: 2Oth Century Fox
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People who added this item 102 Average listal rating (54 ratings) 5.9 IMDB Rating 6.5


Directed by: Steve Barron
Produced by: Larry DeWaay, Rusty Lemorande, and Richard Branson
Written by: Rusty Lemorande
Cinematography: Alex Thompson
Edited by: Peter Horness
Music by: Giorgio Moroder and Jeff Lynne

Distributed by: MGM/UA
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People who added this item 820 Average listal rating (500 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.7
After Hours (1985)


Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Produced by: Robert F. Colesberry, Griffin Dunne, and Amy Robinson
Written by: Joseph Minion
Cinematography: Michael Ballhaus
Edited by: Thelma Schoonmacher
Music by: Howard Shore

Distributed by: Warner Bros.
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Directed by: Stan Dragoti
Produced by: Victor Drai
Written by: Robert Klane
Based on the film "Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire" by: Francis Veber and Yves Robert
Cinematography: Robert H. Kline
Edited by: O. Nicholas Brown and Bud Molin
Music by: Thomas Newman

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
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People who added this item 3539 Average listal rating (2334 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.9


Directed by: John Hughes
Produced by: Ned Tannen, Andrew Meyer, John Hughes, Michelle Manning, and Gil Friesen
Written by: John Hughes
Cinematography: Thomas Del Ruth
Edited by: Dede Allan
Music by: Keith Folsey
Songs and lyrics by: Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff

Distributed by: Universal Pictures
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People who added this item 120 Average listal rating (66 ratings) 6.7 IMDB Rating 6.5


Directed by: Paul Mazursky
Produced by: Paul Mazursky and Geoffrey Taylor
Written by: Paul Mazursky and Leon Capetanos
Cinematography: Donald McAlpine
Edited by: Richard Halsey
Music by: Daniel McHugh

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
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People who added this item 165 Average listal rating (115 ratings) 6.6 IMDB Rating 6.6
All of Me (1984)


Directed by: Carl Reiner
Produced by: Stephen Jay Friedman and Phil Alden Robertson
Written by: Phil Alden Robertson
Based on the novel by: Ed Davis
Adapted by: Henry Olek
Cinematography: Richard H. Kline
Edited by: Bud Molin
Music by: Patrick Williams

Distributed by: Universal Pictures
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People who added this item 121 Average listal rating (76 ratings) 5.7 IMDB Rating 5.8


Directed by: Stanley Donen
Produced by: Stanley Donen, Bruce McNail, and Larry Gelbert
Based on the film, "One Wild Moment" by: Claude Berri
Written by: Charlie Peters and Larry Gelbert
Cinematography: Reynaldo Villalobos
Edited by: George Lively and Richard Marden
Music by: Kenneth Wannberg

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
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People who added this item 1280 Average listal rating (787 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 7.1


Directed by: John Hughes
Produced by: Hilton A. Green, Sean Daniels, Michelle Manning, and Ned Tannen
Written by: John Hughes
Cinematography: Bobby Byrne
Edited by: Edward Warschilka
Music by: Ira Newborn

Distributed by: Universal Pictures
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People who added this item 49 Average listal rating (24 ratings) 6.3 IMDB Rating 5.8


Directed by: Charles Shyler
Produced by: Richard Hashimito, Nancy Meyers, Arlene Sellers, and Alex Winitsky
Written by: Charles Shyler and Nancy Meyers
Cinematography: William A. Fraker
Edited by: John F. Burnett
Music by: Paul de Senneville and Olivier Toussaint

Distributed by: Warner Bros.
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People who added this item 177 Average listal rating (111 ratings) 6.4 IMDB Rating 6.5


Directed by: John Landis
Produced by: Dan Allingham, Leslie Belzberg, George Folsey, Jr., and Ron Koslow
Written by: Dan Allingham
Cinematography: Robert Paynter
Edited by: Malcolm Campbell
Music by: Ira Newborn

Distributed by: Universal Pictures
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People who added this item 152 Average listal rating (96 ratings) 6.3 IMDB Rating 6.5


Directed by: Amy Heckerling
Produced by: Bud Austin, Harry Colomby, Michael Hertzberg, and Neil A. Machlis
Written by: Harry Colomby, Jeff Harris, Bernie Kukoff, and Norman Steinberg
Cinematography: David M. Walsh
Edited by: Pembroke Herring
Music by: John Morris
Song and lyrics by: "Weird Al" Yankovic

Distributed by: 2Oth Century Fox
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