Submitted by cupboardee t3_11i1sat in movies
I absolutely adore 'ludicrous' comedies and what I mean by that are comedies which do not attempt to be realistic. That are really unrealistic and absurd. Comedies that have big goofy surreal gags.
So for example bridesmaids, cool runnings, 21 jump street, romy & michele, mean girls, best in show, coming to america and drop dead gorgeous are fantastic comedies but they are not 'ludicrous' - everything (pretty much) in it could actually happen in the real world. They are grounded in reality.
But airplane, they came together, hot rod, real genius, men in tights, spaceballs, bedazzled, not another teen movie, wet hot american summer, who framed roger rabbit, tropic thunder, the lonely guy, and the man with two brains are really 'out there' and 'gonzo', the whole film is like the kind of wacky sketches you see on sketch shows like key & peele.
Note: sci fi plot points and dream sequences don't count. This is a classic example of a ludicrously comedic scene: https://youtu.be/sCG88QHentc
Got any recommendations for films like these that are FUNNY AF please?