Favorite Comedy Films: 1988-1989

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis and Richard Williams
Produced by: Don Hahn, Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, and Robert Watts
Written by: Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman
Based on the novel, "Who Censored Roger Rabbit?", by: Gary K. Wolf
Cinematography: Dean Cundey
Edited by: Arthur Schmidt
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Gary David Goldberg
Produced by: Gary David Goldberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Ric Kidney, Frank Marshall, and Steven Spielberg
Based on the novel by: William Wharton
Written by: Gary David Goldenberg
Cinematography: Jan Kiesser
Edited by: Eric A. Seers
Music by: James Horner

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Todd Holland
Produced by: David Schneider, Ken Topolsky, Lindsley Parsons, Jr., and David Chisholm
Written by: David Chisholm
Cinematography: Robert D. Yeoman
Edited by: Tom Finan
Music by: J. Peter Robinson

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by; John Hughes
Produced by: William H. Brown, Ronald Colby, and John Hughes
Written by: John Hughes
Cinematography: Donald Peterman
Edited by: Alan Helm
Music by: Stewart Copeland

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Ron Shelton
Produced by: Thom Mount; Mark Burg, and David V. Lester
Written by: Ron Shelton
Cinematography: Bobby Byrne
Edited by: Robert Leighton and Adam Weiss
Music by: Michael Convertino

Distributed by: Orion Pictures and MGM/UA

Directed by: Jim Kouf
Produced by: Jim Kouf, Lynn Kouf, John Badham, and Rob Cohen
Written by: Jim Kouf
Cinematography: Robert Victor Garcia
Edited by: Frank Morris and Dallas Puett
Music by: Hoyt Axton and David Newman

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Produced by: Lawrence Gordon, Burtt Harris, and Jennifer Ogden
Based on the novel by: Vincent Patrick
Written by: Vincent Patrick
Cinematography: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Edited by: Andrew Mondshein
Music by: Cy Coleman

Distributed by: TriStar Pictures

Directed by: Anthony Hickox
Produced by: Steffan Ahrenberg, Gregory Cascante, William W. Edwards, Julian Forbes, Dan Ireland, William J. Quigley, Eyal Rimmon and Mario Sotela
Written by: Anthony Hickox
Cinematography: Garry Lively
Edited by: Christopher Cibelli
Music by: Roger Bellon

Distributed by: Vestron Pictures

Directed by: Joan Micklin Silver
Produced by: Michael Nozik, Nellie Nugiel, and Raphael D. Silver
Based on the play by: Anne Sandler
Written by: Anne Sandler
Cinematography: Theo van de Sande
Edited by: Rick Shaine
Music by: Paul Chihara

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Susan Seidelman
Produced by: Alice Arlen, Nora Ephron, Susan Seidelman, and Lawrence Mark
Written by: Alice Arlen and Nora Ephron
Cinematography: Oliver Stapleton
Edited by: Andrew Mondshein
Music by: Thomas Newman

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Steve Kloves
Produced by: Julie Bergman Sender, Bill Finnegan, Robin Forman, Sydney Pollack, Mark Rosenberg, Courtney Silberberg, and Paula Weinstein
Written by: Steve Kloves
Cinematography: Michael Ballhaus
Edited by: William Steinkamp
Music by: Dave Grusin

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: George Roy Hill
Produced by: Bruce Bodner, Robert Crawford Jr., and Patrick Kelley
Based on the novel by: Jay Conley
Written by: Jeffrey Boam
Cinematography: Miroslav Ondrícek
Edited by: Alan Heim
Music by: Elmer Bernstein

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Walter Hill
Produced by: Gordon Carroll, Walter Hill, Mario Kassar, and Andrew Vadjna
Written by: Harry Kleiner, Walter Hill, and Troy Kennedy Martin
Cinematography: Matthew F. Leonetti
Edited by: Donn Aron
Music by: James Horner

Distributed by: TriStar Pictures

Directed by: Spike Lee
Produced by: Spike Lee, Monty Ross, and Grace Blake
Written by: Spike Lee
Cinematography: Ernest R. Dickerson
Edited by: Barry Alexander Brown
Music by: Spike Lee

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Emilo Ardolino
Produced by: Leslie Benziger, Andrew Bergman, Mike Lobell, and Neil A. Machlis
Written by: Perry Howze and Randy Howze
Cinematography: William A. Fraker
Edited by: Harry Keramidas
Music by: Maurice Jarre

Distributed by: TriStar Pictures

Directed by: William Richert
Produced by: Lauren Graybow, Susan Kaufer, Mel Klein, Noel Marshall, Richard H. Prince, and Russell Schwartz
Based on the novel “Aren’t You Even Going to Kiss Me Goodbye?”by: William Richert
Written by: William Richert
Cinematography: John J. Connor
Edited by: Suzanne Fenn
Music by: Bill Conti

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Mark Goldblatt
Produced by: David Helpren and Michael L. Meltzer Written by: Terry Black
Cinematography: Robert D. Yostman
Edited by: Harvey Rosenstock
Music by: Ernest Trooet

Distributed by: New World Pictures

Directed by: James Signorelli
Produced by: Eric Gardner and Mark Pierson
Written by: Cassandra Peterson, John Paragon, and Sam Egan
Cinematography: Hanania Bier
Edited by: Battle Davis
Music by: John W. Campbell

Distributed by: New World Pictures

Directed by: Woody Allen
Produced by: Robert Greenhut, Charles H. Joffe, Thomas A. Reilly, Helen Robin, and Jack Rollins
Written by: Woody Allen
Cinematography: Sven Nykvist
Edited by: Susan E. Morse

Distributed by; Orion Pictures

Directed by: Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, and Martin Scorsese
Produced by: Jack Rollins, Charles H. Joffe, Robert Greenhut, Barbara De Fina, Fred Roos, and Fred Fuchs
Written by: Richard Price, Francis Ford Coppola, Sofia Coppola, and Woody Allen
Cinematography: Néstor Almendros, Vittorio Storaro, and Sven Nykvist
Edited by: Thelma Schoonmaker, Barry Malkin, and Susan E. Morse
Music by: Carmine Coppola and Kid Creole and the Coconuts

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Jeff Kanew
Produced by: Charles W. Fries, Peter Macgregor Scott, and Ava Ostern Fries
Written by: Ava Ostern Fries, Pamela Norris, and Margaret Oberman
Cinematography: Donald E. Thorin
Edited by: Mark Melnick
Music by: Randy Edelman

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Garry Marshall
Produced by: Bonnie Bruckheimer, Bette Midler, and Margaret Jeuth
Written by: Mary Agnes Donoghue
Based on the novel by: Iris Rainer Dart
Cinematography: Dante Spinotti
Edited by; Richard Halsey
Music by: Georges Delerue
Music and lyrics by: Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Danny DeVito
Produced by: Polly Pratt, James L. Brooks, Doug Claybourne, and Aaron Milchan
Written by: Michael Leeson
Based on the novel by: Warren Adler
Cinematography: Stephen H. Burum
Edited by: Lynzee Klingman
Music by: David Newman

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: John Waters
Produced by: Robert Shaye, Rachel Talalay, and John Waters
Written by: John Waters
Cinematography: David Boner
Edited by: Janice Hampton
Music by: Kenny Vance
Song and lyrics by: Rachel Sweet, Willa Bassen, and Anthony Battaglia

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Paul Flaherty
Produced by: Walter Coblenz, Irving Fein, and Josh Goldstein
Written by: Jonathan Prince and Josh Goldstein
Cinematography: Stephen M. Katz
Edited by: Danford B. Greene
Music by: Billy Goldenberg

Distributed by: New World Pictures

Directed by: Marc Rocco
Produced by: Lawrence Kasanoff, D.E. Rosenberg, and Marc Rocco
Written by: Marc Rocco, Daniel Jay Franklin, and D.E. Eisenberg
Cinematography: King Baggot
Edited: Russell Livingstone
Music by: John William Dexter

Distributed by: Vestron Pictures

Directed by: Richard Alan Greenberg
Produced by: John Davis, Dori Borinstein, Mitchell Cannold, Jack Grossberg, Andrew Licht, and Jeffrey A. Mueller
Written by: Ted Elliot and Terry Rossiro
Cinematography: Dick Bush
Edited by: Patrick McMahon
Music by: David Newman

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Cameron Crowe
Produced by: James L. Brooks, Paul Germain, Polly Platt, and Richard Marks
Written by: Cameron Crowe
Cinematography: Laszlo Kovacs
Edited by: Richard Marks
Music by: Anne Dudley and Richard Gibbs

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Savage Steve Holland
Produced by: Michael Shamberg
Written by: Savage Steve Holland
Cinematography: Robert Eiswell
Edited by: Kaja Fehr and Sonya Sones Tramer
Music by: Joseph Vitarelli

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: David Zucker
Produced by: Jim Abrahams, Robert K. Weiss, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Written by: Pat Proft, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker
Based on the TV series: "Police Squad!" by: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker
Cinematography: Robert M. Stevens
Edited by: Michael Jablow
Music by: Ira Newborn

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Tim Burton
Produced by: Larry Wilson, Michael Bender, and Richard Hashimoto
Written by: Michael McDowell and Warren Skaaren
Cinematography: Thomas E. Ackerman
Edited by: Jane Kurson
Music by: Danny Elfman

Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures

Directed by: Joe Dante
Produced by: Larry Brezner, Michael Finnell, Ron Howard, Pat Kahoe and Dana Olsen
Written by: Dana Olsen
Cinematography: Robert M. Stevens
Edited by: Marshall Harvey
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Brian Gilbert
Produced by: Alan Ladd, Jr., Ian La Frenais, and Dick Clement
Written by: Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais
Based on the book by: Thomas Ainsley Guthrie
Cinematography: King Baggott
Edited by: David Garfield
Music by: David Shire

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Neil Jordan
Produced by: David Saunders and Stephen Woolley
Written by: Neil Jordan and Michael McDowell
Cinematography: Alex Thomson
Edited by: Michael Bradsell
Music by: George Fenton

Distributed by: Tri-Star Pictures

Directed by: John Cornell
Produced by: Jane Scott, Paul Hogan, and John Cornell
Written by: Brent Hogan and Paul Hogan
Based on charecters created by: Paul Hogan
Cinematography: Roger Boyd
Edited by: David Steven
Music by: Peter Best

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Michael Ritchie
Produced by: Bruce Bodner, Alan Greisman, Bob Larson, and Peter Douglas
Written by: Leon Capetanos
Based on the novel and charecters created by: Gregory McDonald
Cinematography: John McPherson
Edited by: Richard A. Harris
Music by: Harold Faltermeyer

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Joe Johnston
Produced by: Penney Finkelman Cox, Jon Landau, Thomas G. Smith, and Brian Yuzna
Written by: Ed Naha, Stuart Gordon, Brian Yuzna, and Tom Schulman
Cinematography: Hiro Narita
Edited by: Michael A. Stevenson
Music by: James Horner

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Stephen Chiodo
Produced by: Stephen Chiodo, Edward Chiodo, and Charles Chiodo
Written by: Stephen Chiodo and Charles Chiodo
Cinematography: Alfred Taylor
Edited by: Christopher Roth
Music by: John Massari
Music and lyrics by: Leonard Graves Philips

Distributed by: Trans World Entertainment

Directed by: Joe Pytka
Produced by: David Giler, Ned Dodd, and Richard Stenta
Written by: Nancy Dodd
Based on book, "Good Vibes" by: Jay Cronley
Cinematography: Curtis Wehr
Edited by: Dede Aller and Jim Miller
Music by: Giorgio Moroder

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Arthur Hiller
Produced by: Earl Barrett, Burtt Harris, Erica Hiller, and Marvin Worth
Written by: Earl Barrett, Arne Sultan, Marvin Worth, Eliot Wald, Andrew Kurtzman, and Gene Wilder
Cinematopgraphy: Victor J. Kemper
Edited by: Robert C. Jones
Music by: Stewart Copeland
Music and lyrics by: Don Was, David Was, and Aaron Zigman

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

irected by: Neil Jordan
Produced by: Fred C. Caruso, Art Linson, and Robert DeNiro
Written by: David Mamet
Based on a story by: Ranald MacDougall
Based on a play by: Albert Husson, Bella Spewack, and Sam Spewack
Cinematography: Phillipe Rousselot
Edited by: Mick Audsley
Music by: George Fenton

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Dorian Walker
Produced by: Moshe Diamant, Rafael Eisenman, Alana H. Lambros, Bob Manning, and Eduard Sarlai
Written by: Robin Menken and Vernon Zimmerman
Cinematography: Marc Reshvosky
Edited by: Natan Zahavi
Music by: Richard Elliot and Larry Weir

Distributed by: Trans World Entertainment

Directed by: Richard Benjamin
Produced by: Art Levinson, Franklin R. Levy, Laurence Mark, Ronald Parker, and Jerry Weintraub
Written by: Jericho Stone, Herschel Weingrod, Timothy Harris, and Jonathan Reynolds
Cinematography: Richard H. Kline
Edited by: Jacqueline Cambas
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: John Landis
Produced by: Leslie Belzburg, Mark Lipsky, George Folsey, Jr., and Robert D. Wachs
Written by: David Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein, and Eddie Murphy
Cinematopgraphy: Woody Omens
Edited by: Malcolm Campbell and George Folsey, Jr.
Music by: Niles Rogers
Song and lyrics: by Nile Rodgers and Nancy Huang

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Ditected by: Françis Veber
Produced by: Lauren Shueler Donner, Francis Veber, Karen Kovacevich, Jim Van Wyck, and Duncan Henderson
Written by: Francis Veber
Based on the film, "Les Fugitives" by: Francis Veber
Cinematography: Heskell Wexler
Edited by: Bruce Green
Music by: David McHugh

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Kenneth Johnson
Produced by: David Foster, Gary Foster, and Lawrence Turman
Written by: S.S. Wilson and Brent Maddock
Cinematography: John McPher
Edited by: Conrad Buff IV
Music by: Charles Fox

Distributed by: Tri-Star Pictures

Directed by: Rod Daniel
Produced by: Charles Gordon, Lawerence Gordon, Charles Levin, and Donna Smith
Written by: Steven Siegel and Scott Meyers
Cinematography: Dean Semler
Edited by: Lois Freeman-Fox
Music by: Miles Goodman

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Richard Donner
Produced by: Richard Donner, Jenny Lee Turgen, and Joel Silver
Written by: Jeffrey Boam, Shane Black, and Warren Murphy
Based on charecters created by: Shane Black
Cinematography: Stephen Goldblatt
Edited by: Stuart Baird
Music by: Eric Clapton, David Sanborn, and Michael Kamen
Song and lyrics by: Tom Petty and George Harrison

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

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

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Thom Eberhardt
Produced by: Marc Stirdivant, Ben Moses, and Diana Buckhantz
Written by: Gary Murphy and Larry Strawther
Cinematography: Alan Hume
Edited by: Peter Tanner
Music by: Harry Mancini

Distributed by: Orion Pictures