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People Confess Which Movie Scenes Never Fail To Make Them Laugh

People Confess Which Movie Scenes Never Fail To Make Them Laugh
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A good comedy film will make you laugh.

But a great comedy film will make you laugh no matter how many times you see it.

The collected works of Mel Brooks and Monty Python come to mind as some of the greatest comedy films.


Redditor Jessimania92 asked:

"What movie scene never fails to make you bust out laughing?"

Emperor's New Groove

"Kronk doing his own theme music."

- deanykg

"This, and also Yzma as a cat falling, hitting the trampoline, and evil laughing her way back up."

- theevilgiraffe

"Wrong lever!"

- Riganthor

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Tommy Boy

"The scene where he's pitching Callaghan brake pads to a potential client and the clients toy model cars end up on fire....'all because you wanted to save a couple of extra pennies'."

- kaydub12

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Galaxy Quest

"Hey, don't open that! It's an alien planet! Is there AIR? You don't know!"

- Number127

"I'm not even supposed to be here. I'm just 'Crewman Number Six'. I'm expendable. I'm the guy in the episode who dies to prove how serious the situation is."

- Girl-Jacrispy

"By Grabthar's hammer......(contemplates life choices)........ what a savings."

- moistie

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Tropic Thunder

"Tom Cruise yelling at that guy in Tropic Thunder."

- CnelAurelianoBuendia

"Then after he goes off on them with the epic rant and hangs up - 'Could you uh, find out who that was'."

- NateDogTX

"The scenes with him killed me. I f'king love that he hangs up, everyone in the room seems a little nervous, and after a moment of silence he declares 'We don't negotiate with terrorists'. Everyone starts clapping."

- xRocketman52x

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Cool Runnings

"Ey sanka, ya ded?"

"Ya man."

- 77happytrigger77

"The scene that gets me is when he exits the airport, only to turn right back and dress in everything inside his bag, including the bag."

- RoVeR199809

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This Is The End

"I always crack up at the part when Jonah Hill gets an exorcism."

“The Power of Christ compels you...”

"And Jonah Hill says 'Does it Jay? Does the power of Christ compel me?'”

- deansn8keshofosho

"'Guess what? It's not that compelling'."

- Spookyfan2

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Loki, Loki, Loki

"The scene when Thor explains the snake story and everyone looks at Loki had me cracking so hard in Thor Ragnarok."

- X_HANEEF_X

"Loki’s face after the story is told.. always makes me giggle."

- decadentdarkness

"It's not at all a serious movie, but Thor Ragnarok is probably my favourite Marvel movie. Just wall to wall stupid memeable fun."

- 6432987012

"The one really memorable scene from The Dark World was Loki imitating Captain America. It’s f'king brilliant."

- Karnakite

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Drop Dead Fred

"The dinner scene in Drop Dead Fred."

- Almyra_Raven

"I always bust out laughing when she's on the houseboat and Drop Dead Fred jumps out of nowhere and yells 'PIRATES!'"

"Also, 'wow! Cobwebs!'"

- mypal_footfoot

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Blazing Saddles

"Blazing Saddles: Sheriff Bart's arrival in Rock Ridge."

- JohnRandolph

"Tollbooth scene for me..."

"The Petomane Thruway?! Now, what’ll that a**hole think of next….Somebody’s gotta go back an’ get a sh*tload of dimes.”

‐ _Poppagiorgio_

"'Where the White women at' is one of my all time favorite movie lines. That had to be Richard Pryor writing that line."

- Reddit

"What did you expect? 'Welcome, sonny?' 'Make yourself at home?' 'Marry my daughter?' You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the New West."

"You know..."

"...morons."

- Arch27

"I've read that the 'moron' line was ad-libbed by Gene Wilder, and Cleavon Little's response is genuine."

"Such an amazing movie."

- vantuckymyfoot

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Guardians of the Galaxy

“Where is Gamora?”

“Yeah I’ll do you one better: who is Gamora?”

“I’ll do you one better: why is Gamora?”

- Aggravating_Egg_143

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Monty Python And The Holy Grail

"In Monty Python and the Holy Grail. When Lancelot is running towards the castle, dramatic music playing in the background, he doesn’t gain any ground but continues to run swiftly until suddenly he’s amongst the wedding guests, flaying about him with his trustee sword, slaughtering indiscriminately."

- Joham22

"Same movie but the whole scene where the dad is telling his son he has to marry the princess. The real estate discussion, the singing, the guards, it’s all great!"

- ReadinII

"Son one day all this will be yours!"

"What the curtains?"

- Arampantrhino

"I fart in your general direction."

- StripperThatReads

"Your mother was a hamster!"

- FairyRabbit

"And your father smelt of elderberries."

- Pacific9

"SHE TURNED ME INTO A NEWT!"

"A newt?"

"...I got better."

- LandauTST

"There's so many different kinds of jokes in that movie and none of them fall flat. It's quite astonishing."

- Meese46290

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Bruce Almighty

"When Jim carry makes Steve Carrell speak gibberish on the news in Bruce Almighty."

- karmaredemption

"Yess! Especially with the butt rip in the end."

‐ jessness024

"Steve Carell is a very talented comedic actor. I read somewhere that he got the role of Evan Baxter in this movie because of all the people they auditioned he could do this scene the best without breaking character."

- VeryDPP

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Princess Bride

"The scene in the Princess Bride where Wesley says 'the rodents of unusual size? I don't think they exist' then immediately gets rocked by a ROUS."

- liladey

"Let me esplain..."

"No... there is too much. Let me sum up."

- Bgrum

"You seem like a decent fellow. I hate to have to kill you."

"You seem like a decent fellow. I hate to have to die."

- Small_Time_Charlie

"André The Giant (Fezzik) rhyming every line: 'Anybody want a peanut?"

- random1029384

"I know it's a cliche but the 'AS YOU WISH' while rolling downhill always does it for me."

"Also most scenes where Westley can't move his body."

"Also the whole movie."

- SweetRollsForever

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Clue

"Clue….At the end…'I’m going to go home and sleep with my wife'."

- bobcat73

"That whole movie is gold. I love the part when they argue about how many bullets are left in the revolver."

- zisnotabird

"I'M NOT SHOUTING"

"OK"

"I'M SHOUTING I'M SHOUTING I'M SHOUTING"

- Azsunyx

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Robin Hood: Men in Tights

"Robin Hood: Men in Tights"

"When the blind dude, Blinken, is on the toilet with a Playboy."

- skm7430

"Ay Blinken just liked reading the articles."

- Ultimateace43

"Did you say Abe Lincoln?"

- Chickan_Good

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The Other Guys

"The Other Guys has a lot of great scenes but when the first set of guys jump off the building gets me."

- Lovelyladykaty

"For me, it’s any scene with Captain Gene. Specifically when he is working the Bed Bath and Beyond job talking about their serial rapist in Crown Heights."

"'That’s from my other job. Ignore that. Forget that. Well don’t ignore it if you live in Crown Heights. Walk in pairs'."

- RoseIsGolden

"For me when they get the last part of those other 2 cops conversation, 'I woke up, took the belt off my neck, got in my car and got outta there, thought I'd have to shoot my way out. But what you gonna do though—Bar Mitzvahs'."

- Ok-Bullfrog-3010

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Napoleon Dynamite

"When Uncle Rico throws a steak at Napoleon’s face while he’s riding a bike."

- scaryboilednoodles

"Rex Kwon Do always does it for me."

"Grab my arm. Other arm. My other arm."

- TheNateRoss

"For me it's the driving over the tupperware scene."

- oxalis_rex1

"I remember watching this first time in the theaters not having any idea what the movie was about at all."

"Him throwing that steak made me laugh so hard I almost fell out of the chair. One of the best movie experiences of my life."

- johnnyutah30

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Deadpool 2

"Deadpool 2 Shirtc*cking scene. I am smiling just thinking of it."

- walk_through_this

"When they talk about Russell's prison wallet is what always gets me."

- NorthMurph

"Xavier and company in the room and Beast silently closes the door behind Deadpool’s back in the Mansion."

- PaigeOrion

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Airplane

"The coffee scene in Airplane (I take my coffee like my men)."

"The whole Airplane movie."

- DrPhollox

"Nervous?

"Yes, very."

"First time?"

"No I’ve been nervous lots of times."

- Bashmore83

"This woman has to be gotten to a hospital."

"A hospital? What is it?"

"It's a big building with patients, but that's not important right now."

- Wheelazor

"What do you make of this?"

"Well I could make a hat, or a broach, or a pterodactyl..."

- ReallyHadToFixThat

"Leslie Nielsen was the god of flawless deadpan delivery."

“We're sorry to bother you at such a time like this, Mrs. Twice. We would have come earlier, but your husband wasn't dead then.”

- Karnakite

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Redditors listed a lot of great comedy classics.

Did they forget any?

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