Favorite Comedy Films: 1990-1991

Directed by: James L. George and Bob Seeley
Produced by: Willard Carroll, Rodney Dangerfield, David Robert Cobb, Donald Kushner, and Peter Locke
Written by: Rodney Dangerfield, Harold Ramis, and Jeff Schimmell
Edited by: Tony Mizgalski
Music by: David Newman

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: John Hughes
Produced by: John Hughes and Tarquin Gotch
Written by: John Hughes
Cinematography: Jeffrey L. Kimball
Edited by: Harvey Rosenstock and Peck Prior
Music by: Georges Delerue

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Joan Micklin Silver
Produced by: Melissa Goddard, Peter Morgan, Gerald T. Olson, and Laurie Perlman
Written by: Peter Mugavero, Mark Goddard, and Melissa Goddard
Cinematography: Theo van de Sande
Edited by: Janice Hampton
Music by: Patrick Williams

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Howard Zieff
Produced by: Joseph M. Caracciolo, David T. Friendly, Hannah Gold, and Brian Grazer
Written by: Laurice Elehwany
Cinematography: Paul Elliot
Edited by Wendy Greene Bricmont
Music by: James Newton Howard

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Herbert Ross
Written by: Nora Ephron
Produced by: Joseph M. Caraccilio, Goldie Hawn, Nora Ephron, Herbert Ross, Andrew Stone, and Athena Sylbert
Cinematography: John Bailey
Edited by: Robert M. Reitano and Stephen A. Rotter
Music by: Ira Newborn

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: James Orr
Produced by: Jim Cruickshank, Susan B. Landau, Laurence Mark, and James Orr
Written by: Jim Cruikshank and James Orr
Cinematography by: Alex Thomson
Edited by: Michael R. Miller
Music by: David Newman

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Mick Jackson
Produced by: Mario Kassar, Steve Martin, Daniel Melnick, and Michael Rachmil
Written by: Steve Martin
Cinematography: Andrew Dunn
Edited by: Richard A. Harris
Music by: Peter Rodgers Melnick

Distributed by: Tri Star Pictures

Directed by: Stephen Herek
Produced by: Robert F. Newmeyer, Julia Phillips, Michael Phillips, Brian Reilly, and Jeffrey Silver
Written by: Neil Landau and Tara Ison
Cinematography: Tim Suhrstedt
Edited by: Larry Bock
Music by: David Newman

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Anthony Minghella
Produced by: Robert Cooper and Robert Shivas
Written by: Anthony Minghella
Cinematography: Remi Adefarasin
Edited by: John Stothart
Music by: Barrington Pheloung

Distributed by: BBC Films, Alliance Relasing, and The Samuel Goldwyn Company

Directed by: Lalle Hellstrom
Produced by: G. Mac Brown, Richard Dreyfuss, Griffin Dunne, and Amy Robinson
Written by: Malia Scotch Marmo
Cinematography: Theo van de Sande
Edited by: Andrew Mondshein
Music by: James Horner

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Robert Lieberman
Produced by: Robert P. Cohen, Vicky Herman, Marykay Powell, and Stan Rogow
Written by: Thom Eberhardt and Richard Kramer
Cinematography: Robbie Greenberg
Peter E. Berger and Dean Goodhill
Music by: Bruce Broughton

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Tony Bill
Produced by: Thomas Brand and Robert K. Weiss
Written by: Mitch Markowitz
Cinematography: Victor J. Kemper
Edited by: Mia Goldman
Music by: Cliff Eidelman

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Tom Mankiewicz
Produced by: Doug Claybourne, Fred Freeman, Lawrence D. Cohen, and Richard Donner
Written by: Lawrence D. Cohen and Fred Freeman
Cinematography: Robert M Stevens
Edited by: Tina Hirsch and William D. Gordean
Music by: Cliff Eidelman

Music by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Mel Brooks
Produced by: Mel Brooks, Kim Kurumada, and Ezra Swerdlow
Written by: Mel Brooks, Ron Clark, Rudy De Luca, and
Steve Haberman
Cinematography: Steven Poster
Edited by: Michael Mulconery, David Rawlins, and Anthony Redman
Music by: John Morris

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: John Cherry III
Produced by: Stacy Williams, Martin Erlichman, and Coke Sams
Based on characters created by: John Cherry III
Written by: Charlie Gale and Coke Sams
Cinematography: Hanania Baer
Edited by: Craig Bassett
Music by: Bruce Arntson and Kirby Shelstad

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: William Dear
Produced by: Elliot Schick, Neil Meron, and Craig Zadan
Written by: Darren Star and Fred Dekker
Cinematography: Douglas Milsome
Edited by: John F. Link
Music by: David Foster

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Ken Kwapis and Marisa Silver
Produced by: Frank Mancuso Jr. and Vikki Williams
Written by: Brian Hohlfeld
Cinematography: Stephen H. Burum
Edited by: Sidney Levin
Music by: Miles Goodman

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Damien Lee
Produced by: Damien Lee and Curtis Petersen
Written by: David Mitchell
Cinematography Curtis Petersen
Edited by Reid Dennison
Music by: Steve Hunter

Distributed by: Moviestore Entertainment

Directed by: Steve Barron
Produced by: David Chan, Raymond Chow, Kim Dawson, and Simon Fields
Written by: Bobby Herbeck and Todd W. Langen
Based on characters created by: Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird Cinematography: John Fenner
Edited by: Sally Menke
Music by: John Du Prez

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Jim Abrahams
Produced by: Penney Finkelman Cox and Karen Leigh Hopkins
Written by: Karen Leigh Hopkins
Cinematography: Paul Elliot
Edited by: Bruce Green
Music by: Melissa Ethridge and Thomas Newman

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Gregg Champion
Produced by: Michael Borofsk, Bruce McNall, and Joe Wizan
Written by: John Blumenthal and Michael Berry
Cinematography: John J. Connor
Edited by: Frank Morriss and Michael Ripps
Music by: Ira Newborn

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Richard Benjamin
Produced by: Lauren Lloyd, Wallis Nicita, Patrick J. Palmer, and Suzanne Rothbaum
Written by: June Roberts
Based on the book by: Patty Dann
Cinematography Howard Atherton
Edited by Jacqueline Cambas
Music by: Jack Nitschze

Distributed by: Orion Pictures

Directed by: Peter Weir
Produced by: Edward S. Feldman and Peter Weir
Written by: Peter Weir
Cinematography: Geoffrey Simpson
Edited by: William H. Anderson
Music by: Hans Zimmer

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Alan Alda
Produced by: Martin Bregman and Louis A. Stroller
Written by: Alan Alda
Cinematography: Kelvin Pike
Edited by: Michael E. Polakow
Music by: Bruce Broughton

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Alan Parker
Produced by: Roger Randall Cutler and Lynda Myles
Written by: Roddy Doyle, Dick Clements, and Ian La Frenais
Based on the book by: Roddy Doyle
Cinematography: Gale Tattersall
Edited by: Gerry Hambling

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Peter Faiman
Produced by: John Hughes, Richard Vane, and Tarquin Gotch
Written by: John Hughes
Cinematography: Charles Minsky
Edited by: Paul Hirsch
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: John Hughes
Produced by: Tarquin Gotch, John Hughes, Mark Levinson, and Scott M. Rosenfelt
Written by: John Hughes
Cinematography: Julio Macat
Edited by: Raja Gosnell
Music by: John Williams
Songs and lyrics by: Leslie Bricusse and John Williams

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Bruce McDonald
Produced by: Colin Brunton, Daniel Salerno and Bruce McDonald
Written by: Allan Magee, Bruce McDonald, and Don McKellar
Cinematography: Miroslaw Baszak
Edited by: Michael Pascek
Music by: Nash the Slash

Distributed by: Shadow Shows Distribution and Cinplex Odeon Films

Directed by: John Waters
Produced by: Jim Abrahams, Brian Grazer, and Rachel Talalay
Written by: John Waters
Cinematography: Dave Insley
Edited by: Janice Hampton
Music by: Patrick Williams

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Emilie Ardolino
Produced by: Neil A. Machlis, Robert W. Cort, Ted Field, and Jean Francois Lepetit
Written by: Sara Parriot, Josann McGibbon, and Charlie Peters
Based on the story by: Colline Serreau
Cnematography: Adam Greenberg
Edited by: Michael A. Stevenson
Music by: James Newton Howard

Directed by: David S. Ward
Produced by: John Brodsky, Sydeny Pollock, and Mark Rosenberg
Written by: David S. Ward
Based on the novel, "Headlong" by: Emlyn Williams
Cinematography: Kenneth MacMillan
Edited by: John Jympson
Music by: James Newton Howard

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Howard Franklin and Bill Murray
Produced by: Fredrick Golchan, Robert Greenhut, and Bill Murray
Written by: Bill Murray and Howard Franklin
Cinematography: Michael Chapman
Edited by: Alan Heim
Music by: Randy Endelman

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Ron Underwood
Produced by: Irby Smith and Billy Crystal
Written by: Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel
Cinematography: Dean Semler
Edited by: O. Nicholas Brown
Music by: Marc Shaiman
Music and lyrics by: Marc Shaiman

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Norman Jewison
Produced by: Sarah Miller Hayward, Norman Jewison, Ric Kidney, and Ellen M. Klass
Written by: Alvin Sargent
Based on the play by: Jerry Sterner
Written by: Alvin Sargent
Cinematography: Haskell Wexler
Edited by: Michael Pacek
Music by: David Newman

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Frank Oz
Produced by: Bernard Williams and Laura Ziskin
Written by: Laura Ziskin, Alvin Sargent, and Tom Schulman
Cinematography: Michael Ballhaus
Edited by: Anne V. Coates
Music by: Miles Goodman

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Tom Ropelewski
Produced by: Leslie Dixon and Donald C. Klune
Written by: Tom Ropelewski
Cinematography: Dennis C. Lewiston
Edited by: Michael Jablow
Music by: David Newman

Distributed by: Orion Pictures

Directed by: Daniel Petrie
Produced by: Mark Gordon, Christopher Meledrandi, and Brad Grey
Written by: Mitchell Gatlin and Nat Bernstein
Cinematography: Steven Poster
Edited by: Virginia Katz and Marion Rothman
Music by: Miles Goodman

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Robert Shaye
Produced by: Sara Risher and Rachel Talalay
Written by: William Kotzwinkle
Based on the novel, "Jack in the Box" by: William Kotzwinkle
Edited by: Terry Stokes
Music by: Stanley Clarke

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Renny Harlin
Produced by: Michael Levy, Joel Silver, and Steve Perry
Written by: Daniel Waters, James Cappes, and David Arnott
Based on charecters created by: Rex Weiner
Cinematography: Oliver Wood
Edited by: David Tronick
Music by: Yello

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Michael Hoffman
Produced by: Aaron Spelling, Herbert Ross, and Alan Greisman
Written by: Robert Harling and Andrew Bergman
Cinematography: Ueli Steiger
Edited by: Garth Craven
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: David Zucker
Produced by: Robert LoCash, Gil Netter, Robert K. Weiss, and Jerry Zucker
Written by: Jerry Zucker, David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Pat Proft
Based on charecters created by: Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and David Zucker
Cinematography: Robert M. Stevens
Edited by: Christopher Greenbury and James R. Symon's
Music by: Ira Newborn

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Jim Abrahams
Produced by: Bill Badalato and Pat Proft
Written by: Pat Proft and Jim Abrahams
Cinematography: Bill Butler
Edited by: Jane Kurson and Eric A. Sears
Music by: Slyvester Levay

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Emilo Estevez
Produced by: Moshe Diamant, Cassian Elwes, and Irwin Yablans
Written by: Emilo Estevez
Cinematography: Tim Suhrstedt
Edited by: Craig Bassett
Music by: Stewart Copeland

Distributed by: Triumph Releasing Corporation

Directed by: Charles Shyer
Produced by: Cindy Williams, Carol Baum, Jim Cruickshank, Sandy Gallin, and Nancy Meyers
Written by: Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer
Based on the story by: Francis Goodrich and Albert Hackett
Cinematography: John Lindley
Edited by: Richard Marks
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: John R. Cherry III
Produced by: Martin Erlchman, Coke Sams, and Stacy Williams
Written by: Charlie Cohen
Cinematography: Peter Stein
Edited by: Sharyn L. Ross
Music by: Bruce Arniston and Kirby Shelstad
Music and lyrics by: Bruce Arniston

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
Produced by: Jeffrey Lurie, Charles Okun, and Ron Moler
Written by: John Kostmayer
Cinematography: Owen Roizman
Edited by: Anne V. Coates
Music by: James Horner

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Bryan Gordon
Produced by: John Hughes, Hunt Lowry, and Lora Lee
Written by: John Hughes
Cinematography: Donald McAlpine
Edited by: Glenn Farr and Peck Prior
Music by: Thomas Newman

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Gary Marshall
Produced by: Aaron Milchan, Steven Reuthel, and Laura Ziskin
Written by: J.F. Lawton
Cinematography: Charles Minsky
Edited by: Priscilla Nedd Friendly and Raja Gosnell
Music by: James Newton Howard

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Roger Donaldson
Produced by: Charles Roven and Roger Donaldson
Written by: Ken Friedman
Cinematography: David J. Gribble
Edited by: Richard Francis Bruce
Music by: J. Peter Robinson

Distributed by: Orion Pictures

Directed by: Reginald Hudlin
Produced by: Warrington Hudlin and Gerald T. Olson
Written by: Reginald Hudlin
Cinematography: Peter Deming
Edited by: Earl Watson
Music by: Marcus Miller and Lenny White

Distributed by: New Line Pictures