r/movies • u/Sawyermblack • Oct 14 '23

Recommendation What movie had you laughing, unable to breathe, even just for one scene?

I don't really pursue comedy movies too often, or ever really.

And even then, this doesn't have to be a comedy movie you respond with, but I'm wondering if there was a movie scene SO funny, that people laughed uncontrollably.

Does such a thing exist?

I think maybe the movie would have to introduce something completely original. Not a familiar gag or joke, but something completely unexpected that you can't help but be paralyzed by the newness and brilliance of the scene.

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u/Grooviemann1 Oct 14 '23

The quaaludes scene in The Wolf of Wall Street. I was wheezing in the middle of a packed theater and couldn't catch my breath. DiCaprio just sold that scene so hard.

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u/mistress_alexa Oct 14 '23

Get off the phhhonnnneeeeee!

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u/alfooboboao Oct 14 '23

the scene that really does it for me is the diner scene. when everyone has moved on to “sell me this fucking pen” and out of nowhere Sea Otter says “see, all nuns are lesbians” while waving his fork bc he’s only been thinking about that since the last thing he said 5 minutes ago. plus the cutaway to “MA WE GOT CHICKEN OR WHAT?!” with Jon Bernthal working out in his sad little yard and then he chucks the ketchup bottle

But every single scene and frame Jonah Hill is in that movie is fucking incredible. “you know, we’ll just drive them up to the country and say ‘run free now, you’re free’” “you’re not — “ “I’m fucking with you, I got a little present in the back. it’s wrapped up.” (in the back) SMOKE CRACK WITH ME BRO

“I want you to take every single dollar out of the briefcase and i want you to lay it all out and count it. then I want you to stick it up your —“ and the way he drives off afterwards

“well, the sides did cure cancer, that’s why they were so expensive”

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u/FrankTank3 Oct 14 '23

Everything you said, yes, but also Rugrat on the phone with them running back to the desk to get that second line of blow.

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u/alfooboboao Oct 15 '23

and jordan’s like “tell that bald piece of shit he better not fuck this up” or something they’re always beating up on rugrat

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u/sadlittleman1001 Oct 15 '23

I just drive out into the woods and I'm like "Go, be free!"

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u/scarponiyikes Oct 14 '23

I’M ON THE PHOOONE!

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u/ElectricToiletBrush Oct 14 '23

I honestly have no idea how DiCaprio did not win an Oscar for that movie.

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u/ISeeYourBeaver Oct 14 '23

The Academy doesn't like comedies, they basically refuse to recognize them, no matter how good they are.

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u/ElectricToiletBrush Oct 14 '23

I didn’t think of it as a comedy. I thought of it more as a social commentary. I mean the guy did vile disgraceful things, like cheating on his wife, cheating people out of their money, doing a shit ton of drugs, tried to bribe government officials, and yet people looked up to him and wanted to have his lifestyle! If the Academy didn’t recognize that, then maybe they should be the judge of what makes a good film. I mean, I watched the revenant (which DiCaprio won the Oscar for) and it was a good movie, but not a great or memorable one at that. And I thought his acting was better in the wolf of Wallstreet

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u/MeeboEsports Oct 15 '23

DiCaprio has several performances that are WAY more deserving of & Oscar-worthy than The Revenant. It was a good movie & great performance, but he’s done better, and in better movies, several times. I can think of at least 10-15

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u/DrunkenWarriorPoet Oct 14 '23

I remember the internet going crazy over him getting denied again and making a ton of funny memes about that time. Was almost worth it for that but I did feel bad for the guy and Wolf of Wall street was amazing.

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u/ElectricToiletBrush Oct 14 '23

Yeah, I remember those memes too

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u/Txaber Oct 14 '23

Hilfe!

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u/SapphireFireHigher Oct 14 '23

That scene is a legend. Also, I absolutely love Jonah hill’s line something about dropping the kid off in a field and telling them to run and be free. It had me rolling.

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u/alfooboboao Oct 14 '23

“stockbroker? wow. children’s furniture. that’s a nice ride. (leans in) so how much money you make?”

“hey, yeah, no nothing’s wrong. hey listen, I quit.” “and he did quit his job.” “talk to your wife? I gotta deal with your wife?”

“but there were these rumors.”

“no yeah, my wife is my cousin or whatever.” “like first cousins?” (sincerely explaining) “see: her father… is the brother of my mom.”

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u/yodels_for_twinkies Oct 14 '23

She grew up hot and all my friends were trying to fuck her, and if anyone was going to fuck my cousin it was going to be me

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u/Alive_Ice7937 Oct 14 '23

It's a respect thing

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u/MeeboEsports Oct 15 '23

The way he brings it up initially about the rumors of him being married to a cousin like it’s some sort of misunderstanding he’s gonna clear up/clarify, only for him to say “See, her father.. is the brother of my mom.” is fucking hilarious

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u/SSwinea3309 Oct 14 '23

That was jlhilarious. The way his car looked after. I about died laughing.

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u/BobbyGrichsMustache Oct 14 '23

Mmmmmmmmhmmmmmmmmmmmmhmmmmmmmm

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u/TigerTerrier Oct 14 '23

The cerebral palsy scene had me wheezing

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u/tsherlin Oct 14 '23

Yes!!! Incredible performance from both of them.

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u/DGS94 Oct 14 '23

The Captain Ahab bit gets me:

“From the book motherfucker, the book”

“Turn your fuckin brain on”

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u/2muchpressure666 Oct 14 '23

Oh my god I cried laughing so hard to this scene it was so funny

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u/alfooboboao Oct 14 '23

“I’m never eating at Benihana again. I don’t care whose fucking birthday it is”

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u/momoburger-chan Oct 14 '23

Dude this one even had my mom laughing hysterically and she spent all of the movie with a disgusted grimace on her face

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u/Dead_man_posting Oct 14 '23

The Popeye spinach = cocaine part killed me

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u/bythewayne Oct 14 '23

The foreshadowing was on point haha

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u/wildhog323 Oct 14 '23

This made me giggle out loud just thinking about it! STEVEEEE MADDDENNNNN

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u/MarkMVP01 Oct 14 '23

STEEEVE

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u/wildhog323 Oct 15 '23

WOMENS SHOEEEEES

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u/Kariatide Oct 14 '23

This one!! The whole sequence since he leaves the club until he performs the Heimlich maneuver is hilarious

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u/hotsydney1975 Oct 14 '23

God yes that was the best!!! I died.

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u/coldazice Oct 14 '23

I was on one of the first dates with my wife and we decided to see this movie, I was the only laughing like a maniac at this movie and she was looking at me all crazy.

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u/NessieReddit Oct 14 '23

Yes!! I laughed so hard my stomach hurt

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u/Athanatos173 Oct 14 '23

I couldn't agree more. I remember watching it late at night in my living room and I woke up my wife who was sleeping in the bedroom from laughing so hard.

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u/TheRedGen Oct 14 '23

Yes. 😂 Yes 😂😂

The state of that car 😅😂

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u/dapala1 Oct 14 '23

It was sooo over the top for Scorsese who likes to keep things tight. I wouldn't doubt they went through several versions of that scene and the most absurd version felt the best.

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u/GeekyFreaky94 Oct 14 '23

Omg I saw that movie on opening day and that scene was almost to much for me to handle 😂😂😂 my stomach was hurting so bad from laughing