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No matter how critically acclaimed or popular a celluloid franchise might be , there will always be somebody out there unforced to make fun of it - and when those somebodies are other film maker , audiences are blessed with some of the best parody and spoof motion picture that Hollywood has to volunteer .
Parody films are all in good fun and are simply meant to be friendly - ribbing between professionals who genuinely respect each others put to work , just with a little bit more comedy blend in . Here ’s a inclination of our 10 pathetic and hilarious big - budget knock - offs that are stand for to jab sport at the blockbusters they ’re burlesque .
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Just a nimble head up that Mel Brooks ( the king of lampoon ) is going to be all over this inclination , so we ’ll start with his moving-picture show centered around one of the most well - known characters in history : Robin Hood . Only in this version , he ’s not quite the legend that the fables have made him out to be . He ’s still just as good with a bow , but his lovable dance orchestra of merry men are n’t exactly fearsome warrior themselves , even though they ’re all " the good humanity from every village . "
From Maid Marian ’s iron chastity - belt to Dave Chapelle as Robin ’s best friend , Achoo , this parody was one of Mel Brooks ' fine part of work .
Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
There was an epidemic during the ' 80s and ' 90s where about every other movie that was released was about a group of teenagers ( play by adult in their recent twenty ) set in some sorting of small - Ithiel Town high schooltime . So , by the sentence the novel millenary roll around , audience were sick and tired of the dragged out assumption and were honor with a spoof that negociate to make play of just about every single of them .
In one of Chris Evans ' very first film roles , he plays a jockstrap who makes a bet to turn the worthless miss with glasses , overalls , and a pigtail into the popular missy , only to fall helplessly in making love with her . sound gooey and romantic , but it ’s actually obscene and hilarious , and a much more accurate representation of high - shoal .
Tropic Thunder (2008)
Some film - goer might debate thatTropic Thunderisn’t an literal spoof , but what would you call a motion picture that makes fun of the summons of making war movies ? We ’d call it a charade , especially because everything about the movie is practically unflawed . Ben Stiller and troupe ( including a fatal Robert Downey Jr. ) were hilariously believable " make - believe " histrion who had to play " make - think " soldier in a " make - conceive " moving-picture show .
gravely , this movie was theInceptionof " make - believe " acting and filmmaking as it seemed to create stratum after layer throughout the entire celluloid , and each one was funnier than the last .
Scary Movie (2000)
Horror pic will forever be Hollywood ’s bread - and - butter only because they ’re , historically , the meretricious to make with the bang-up potential for overall fruit at the box office . Due to that fact , horror picture show are spewed out and onto the big - screen at such an alarming yard that the extremely talented and comedic Wayans Brothers decided to make an entire franchise just about parody them !
There are now fiveScary Moviesin the serial publication and every one of them is centre around a different smattering of horror films in chronicle . Whether it was demons , aliens , zombies , or any other form of horror movie shtick , nothing was off - limits for these witty spoofs .
Blazing Saddles (1974)
The best part about this finical charade is that Brooks play heavy on the race vista , frame a black adult male as the protagonist and make him the sheriff of a town in the Old - West . The town is n’t very friendly , initially , but they finally issue forth around and accept the sheriff , and for a film that was made less than a decade after the Civil Rights Acts were pass , this was a really groundbreaking moment for the travesty of movie house .
Superhero Movie (2008)
People are begin to complain more and more often that superhero films are bring over movie dramatics and that the excess amount of movies focused on super - strong , technologically - enhanced beings is getting old , and a dealership that has quite a flake to do with that is theMarvel Cinematic Universe .
Well , believe it or not , there was a spoof made about superhero picture before a singleMCUmovie had ever been unloose . Starring Drake Bell ( of all people ) this parody does precisely what you ’d expect and follows the superhero " Dragonfly " as he tries to hold back the villain " Hourglass " from killing a crew of innocent people .
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
Seth MacFarlane is one of clowning ’s greatest mavin , and with his on the face of it endless supply of pop - culture noesis and lack of sense of right and wrong at making fun of any fussy group of people , it was only a subject of time before he made a full - fledge parody film .
While Mel Brooks centered his western parody around the sheriff / gunslinger scene of the writing style , MacFarlane go full - on hilarity and establish his spoof on the fact that virtually everything in the Old - West was made to kill a person . The movie itself might not be MacFarlane ’s greatest work , but his honest talent are in original ideas so we ca n’t blame him much .
Spaceballs (1987)
Our last one from the G.O.A.T. of spoof and spoof , Spaceballsis indisputably considered one of Mel Brook ’s masterpieces and rightfully so as it takes the cosmopolitan phenomenon ofStar Warsand manages to intrude a fingerbreadth into every nook and cranny of the franchise .
The film includes some of the biggest namesof the ' 80swith sensation Rick Moranis and John Candy play Dark Helmet and Barf , but the fact that this moving-picture show only had three other films to work off of at the time for breathing in is unparalleled in terms of how many jokes the comedic theater director was able to get in such a small-scale amount of clock time . May the schwartz be with you .
Monty Python & the Holy Grail (1975)
Tis but a scratch ! TheMonty Pythonfranchise could have had a few plastic film on this list , but we ultimately chose to go with the best of the serial asThe Holy Grailis unquestionably the most celebrated of all the flick ( life story of Brianis a close second base ) .
King Arthur is one of history oldest tales , as well as one of histories most retold tales , and never was it retold more hilariously than when Monty Python chose to parody it , coming up with memorable moments such as the Holy - bridge player - grenade , burning witches , and fighting the limbless Black Knight , along with countless other center - watering instant that this celluloid has to proffer .
Airplane! (1980)
Surely , you ca n’t be serious thatAirplane!is one of the most screaming put-on of all time ? It certainly is , and do n’t call us Shirley . This plastic film is occupy with non - stop jokes from the second that it takes off the runway .
Much like howNot Another Teen Moviecame out due to the surplus of films rivet around high - schoolers , Airplane!came about due to the increase of calamity picture show that were rife during the seventies . The movie ’s premiss ( in case you ’re one of the few people who have n’t seen it ) centers around a rogue archetype who must work with his ex - girlfriend , a stewardess , to safely land a plane whose crew is incapacitated . fathom spectacular and unrelenting , when really it ’s just comedic and hilarious .
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