Steve Martin Saved The Jerk's Script With A Single Sentence
'There was no idea. We sat there everyday...'
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Using His Own Life For Dazed And Confused Landed Richard Linklater In Legal Hot Water
'I don't sit around the house making bongs...'
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One Young Frankenstein Scene With Cloris Leachman Was Too Funny For Gene Wilder To Film
'We did about 15 takes.'
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Jim Carrey Owes Part Of His Ace Ventura Success To Fellow Canadian Rick Moranis
The role turned Jim Carrey into a star, but it almost didn't make it to him.
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Jim Carrey Knew Audiences Would Either Love Or Hate Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
'He had to be the 007 of pet detectives.'
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Richard Linklater's Follow-Up To Dazed And Confused Was A Decade In The Making
'Where Boyhood ends, Everybody Wants Some begins.'
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Steven Spielberg's Version Of ¡Three Amigos! Would Have Brought Together Bill Murray And Robin Williams
But Spielberg was still stinging from the failure of his World War II comedy, 1941.
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The Grand Budapest Hotel Ending Explained: An Enchanting Old Ruin
Wes Anderson's greatest film couldn't be more timely.
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Not Everyone Working On Ace Ventura Thought Jim Carrey Could Pull It Off
'I wanted to be unstoppably ridiculous...'
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Matthew McConaughey Kicked Off His Acting Career By Improvising A Classic Dazed And Confused Line
For McConaughey, even for such a bit part, it was all about getting in the character's head.
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Chris Farley Getting Bored Off-Screen Led To Tommy Boy's Most Famous Scene
Chris Farley brought in one of his bits that would make the cast of Saturday Night Live laugh behind the scenes.
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Tommy Boy's Ties To SNL May Have Hurt The Movie More Than They Helped
Though originally slated as a movie that would finish before a new season of SNL, a revamped script stretched production out a bit.
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Keke Palmer Wants To Team Up With Will Smith For An Action-Comedy Like Look Who's Talking
'You remember the baby talking movies? I'm ready to be Kirstie Alley.'
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Leslie Nielsen Had Surprisingly Little Input On The Naked Gun Script
'There was no improvising on set.'
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Joe Dante's Innerspace Didn't Start Its Life As A Comedy
Joe Dante's sci-fi comedy didn't always have the 'comedy' part.
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Heads Of State: Everything We Know So Far About The Action Comedy Starring Idris Elba And John Cena
Idris Elba and John Cena, together again.
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Terrifier 2's David Howard Thornton Took Inspiration From Some Comedy Greats For His Art The Clown Role
Charlie Chaplin, Rowan Atkinson, and Doug Jones all inspired Art the Clown.
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Sarah Shahi Says Red, White & Royal Blue Adaptation Is Like A '30s Or '40s 'Screwball Comedy' [Exclusive Interview]
"Stylistically, the movie is going to feel like some of the old movies from the '30s and '40s..."
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Sam Kinison Filmed A ¡Three Amigos! Cameo That Was Ultimately Lost Forever
'It was very funny and insane and I don't remember why it was cut.'
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Dream Scenario: Everything We Know So Far About Nicolas Cage's A24 Comedy
We're always excited for a new Nicolas Cage movie, especially when it's a comedy.
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Bruce Willis Was Woody Harrelson's Biggest Concern While Filming Indecent Proposal
'I don't want Bruce coming after me.'
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How Columbia's Stubbornness Cost The Studio Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein
'The comedy won't work if it's in color.'
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Christopher Walken's Only Concern While Acting Is Keeping Himself Amused
'They make it quirky. Odd. I find that rather annoying...'
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Harold Ramis Made A Fool Of Himself The First Day Shooting Caddyshack
Harold Ramis was already an accomplished comedy writer when Caddyshack came around, but he didn't know anything about how to shoot a movie.
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Andor Convinced Avenue 5's Creator That A Star Wars Comedy Just Might Work
'like that idea of just starting fresh and not being obsessed with the Death Star.'
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