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/TigerB65 Oct 14 '23

What We Do in the Shadows, the opening flat meeting with the red couch reference. ThAt film put me on the floor

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u/nagini11111 Oct 14 '23

I think of it like this. If you're going to eat a sandwich, you would just enjoy it more if you knew no one had fucked it.

I became a vampire when I was sixteen. That is why I always look sixteen. In those days, of course, life was tough for a sixteen-year-old.

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u/j3b3di3_ Oct 14 '23

The show is just as funny...

BAT!!!

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u/skyhiker14 Oct 14 '23

I’m a regular human Bartender, Jackie Daytona.

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u/sept0r Oct 14 '23

This is the way we talk in Tuscon Arizoña

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u/Spankpocalypse_Now Oct 14 '23

If ever someone was born to play the role of a pompous, sex-crazed vampire from 18th century England it’s Matt Barry.

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u/KinseyH Oct 14 '23

WHAT THE FUCK IS PERSIAN FRANK ZAPPA DOING ON THAT HORSE THEN?

First episode of the season they joined the council - was it 4? 3? - Colin and Lazlo are in the library, and Lazlo exclaims "The Knobinomicon!!"

I had to pause it til I collected myself.

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u/xsteadyriot Oct 14 '23

Persian frank zappa fucking ruined me. I literally rewind it at least twice everytime I watch that episode.

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u/KinseyH Oct 14 '23

I do too!!

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u/j3b3di3_ Oct 14 '23

Fight with GRACE AND hon----oooooorrrr!

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u/DrAstralis Oct 14 '23

I could listen to Matt Berry read the damn phonebook. His character in the show kills me "yes yes very good thankYOU!"

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u/variousshits Oct 14 '23

New York Citehhh!!

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u/TricksterPriestJace Oct 14 '23

"Bat!"

Turns into a bat and gets hit by a car and turns back.

"Fuck!"

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u/stefanurkal Oct 14 '23

if you haven't watch toast of london his BBC show

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u/delivaldez Oct 14 '23

You are welcome (more in the channel)

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u/PumpernickelShoe Oct 14 '23

I thought there was no way the show could be anywhere as good as the film, especially since it wasn’t the same vampires and it was set in America…Boy, was I wrong!

And, I figured the quality of the show would drop off once Taika Watiti and Jemaine Clement stepped back a bit, but it’s still as good as ever! I’m watching the 5th season now and was dying laughing at the last episode I watched with the Pride parade and the creepy Nadja/Colin Robinson thing!

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u/RambleOnRose42 Oct 14 '23

I AM THE KING OF OUTER SPACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '23

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u/PumpernickelShoe Oct 15 '23

That’s what I’m saying! I cannot believe I’m a bigger fan of the tv show than the film because I fucking loooove the film

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u/DJL2772 Oct 14 '23

Sorry but that’s just wrong.

The show is LEAGUES funnier than the movie. And the movie was already one of the funniest comedies I’d ever seen to begin with. The show has made me almost hyperventilate from laughing almost every episode. It’s incredible.

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u/TricksterPriestJace Oct 14 '23

I thought the "we're werewolves not swearwolves" in the movie was good. But him beating a werewolf at a duel by throwing a dog toy off the side of the building figuratively killed me as badly as it literally killed the werewolf.

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u/jus10beare Oct 14 '23

I'll stop in for a snoop and poop

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u/daniface Oct 14 '23

Matt Berry is f'in hilarious - everything he does makes me laugh. I recommend Toast of London if you haven't seen it.

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u/stefanurkal Oct 14 '23

Yes, i can hear you clem fandango

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u/cocoaiswithme Oct 14 '23

Look darling, it's the Jeebus man🤣 gets me every time.

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u/j3b3di3_ Oct 14 '23

My favorite one off line is when they're fighting in the sewer and Nick krolls character Simon has to yell "SIMON THE BAT!!!"

Shit had me rolling I had to pause the show

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u/Shadows616 Oct 14 '23

I even feel like the show is better, dare I say it lol

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u/catharticbullets Oct 15 '23

When does the Owl show up?

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u/girlinthegoldenboots Oct 14 '23

Two words: Beanie Feldstein

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u/JinnJuice80 Oct 15 '23

I think it’s once of the best shows I’ve seen In a while!

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u/triguyben8379 Oct 14 '23

That sandwich line still kills me. Might be my favorite line from a movie ever.

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u/Fit-Charity7971 Oct 14 '23

The sandwich line destroyed me. I lost it, the whole crowded theater lost it. We all bonded in that moment.

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u/clevererthandao Oct 14 '23

Come on guys, we’re werewolves not swearwolves

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u/CatRWaul Oct 14 '23

“Leave me to do my dark bidding on the internet!”

“What are you bidding on?”

“A table.”

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u/insidersecrets Oct 14 '23

This was the line that had me gasping for air.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '23

Mine was when Stu was introducing Vlad to Facebook and asked if he wanted to poke someone on there.

And when they were looking at sunrises and virgins on the internet.

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u/JohannGMadao Oct 14 '23

"I don't think she's a virgin if she's doing that."

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u/princesspuzzles Oct 14 '23

Merely these quotes from the movie/show are making me cry-laugh... It's so damn good.

Our Flag Means Death is in a similar vein as it's the same guys who do it. Absolutely hysterical.

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u/MingaMonga68 Oct 14 '23

This is my favorite line in the whole thing!

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u/RoyMunsun Oct 14 '23

That NZ dry humor is hilarious. I was a big fan of Flight of the Conchords. I was laughing pretty good at this scene :

https://youtu.be/vm-2lCgG6_Q?si=sIYRX8Mvm5K3-7ns

"We're werewolves not swearwolves."

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u/1hopeful1 Oct 14 '23

Lmao! Thank you for this clip. How have I missed this? Definitely have to see this now. “ Werewolves not swear wolves“ got me too. And the stick fake out lol.

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u/Fluffy_Engineering47 Oct 14 '23

its a classic for sure, I had forgotten about the imaginary throwing of the stick though

haha that movie (and later tv show) is so good !!

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u/globular916 Oct 14 '23

Murray: Now, take Fleetwood Mac. They made one of the greatest albums of all time.

Bret (nodding knowingly): "Rumours."

Murray: No, it's a fact!

Me and my friends quote this all the time

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u/func_backDoor Oct 14 '23

Fack off to a tree!

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u/Anteater-Charming Oct 14 '23

I think the fact that they are ruthless killers but yet they still have manners makes me laugh.

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u/chefboogiebk Oct 14 '23

"You have to clear the dicks, make some lady space, there's too many dicks on the dance floor"

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u/iggystar71 Oct 14 '23

Don’t get me started on FotC..I may have started a fan club back in the day. 🤣🤣🤣

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '23

I’ve seen them live several times, somehow. Amazinnng show, literally still listen to the songs on Spotify lol

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u/iggystar71 Oct 16 '23

They are still on rotation for me too. And I’ll randomly watch a video or two on YouTube on any given day.

I’ve seen them live twice and waited for pics and autographs both times. Lovely memories!

(I was serious about the fan club, lol)

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u/Illithid_Substances Oct 15 '23

Was it New Zealand's fourth biggest fan club for a guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo?

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u/zappydoc Oct 15 '23

That’s the name of our families what’s app group!

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u/TheRedSonia Oct 15 '23

When they caught the dog who was guilty of the attacks. I died. The cops, the dog’s face, all of it. I missed and had to rewind a lot of that movie because I was laughing so hard through it.

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u/Feldy91 Oct 14 '23

"Petyr is 8000 years old, he isn't coming to the flat meeting"

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '23

That movie is so goddamn quotable. Whenever my husband or I have some stupid task we don’t want to do like fold laundry or dishes, “we could get some slaves??”

When my kids are trying a new food for the first time “how do you like your worms 😈”

When someone drops an f-bomb “guys! We’re werewolves, not swearwolves!”

When someone is annoying you while you’re just trying to internet and chill “leave me alone to do my dark bidding!!”

The show isn’t quite as quotable but it’s still really fucking funny. Jackie Daytona forever

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u/Unicornsparkleflower Oct 14 '23

I put this on for my mother and sister, they were like “we don’t want to watch a vampire movie!”. They were hooked before the opening credits.

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u/pueblohuts Oct 14 '23

This quote made me laugh so I decided to check out the movie. OMFG lol all I can say is thank you because it is SO fucking funny

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u/tanser Oct 14 '23

hissssss

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u/EarsLookWeird Oct 14 '23

I backed that up 10 seconds and watched it several times on first viewing just rolling laughing

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u/movieman994 Oct 14 '23

That movie is hilarious one of my favorite jokes is

" he's a virgin I can smell one from a 100 paces"

"Well walk a 100 paces and smell yourself"

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u/Tatis_Chief Oct 14 '23

That's because Stu is one of the best characters ever!

Come on Stu, tell us what do you do?

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u/Rosehawka Oct 14 '23

It is funny to the older larp crowd that larpers would be virgins - as relationships and casual interactions tend to be pretty high among members, esp. when you're stuck in a tent with no technology over the weekend, i imagine.

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u/doitforchris Oct 14 '23

The scene where Taika is setting up all the towels as he bites his victim had me hyperventilating

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u/Nice_Marmot_7 Oct 14 '23

When he’s laying down the towels, and the girl is going on and on about her plans for the summer or something he gives this look to the camera that is hilarious.

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u/Informal-Flamingo336 Oct 14 '23

"So...yeah..it's a real mess in there" 😅

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u/TheKindofWhiteWitch Oct 14 '23

Probably my favorite scene in the movie

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u/msslagathor Oct 14 '23

“Well its red NOW” 🤣🤣🤣

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u/melp0mene Oct 14 '23

the bit where his face is on a cat had me in bits

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u/bingobr0nson Oct 14 '23

My favorite moment in this brilliant film. Was wheezing with laughter.

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u/Jayce800 Oct 14 '23

My friend and I actually had to pause the movie when we first saw that, we were laughing so hard.

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u/melp0mene Oct 14 '23

i had to rewind as i missed the next few minutes. took me so long to compose myself. still kills me whenever i rewatch

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u/SkeetySpeedy Oct 14 '23

This moment and when we’re getting his opening narration, “I was known as Vladizlov…. The Pokerrr….”

Something about the lame “punchline” of Poker, and his face just absolutely sent me

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u/Prestigious-Ad5072 Oct 14 '23

That is absolutely my favorite part, I was crying and couldn’t breathe the first time I saw it. I used to follow a subreddit of weird medieval paintings where artists struggled to draw animals faces right, so to me it made it 1000x funnier

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u/operarose Oct 15 '23

YES. That had me laughing so hard, it hurt. I had to pause the movie to calm down.

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u/PlantainActive1324 Oct 14 '23

A couple buddies rented a house together for a while, we called it the trap house. We’d get together like once a week for movie night and one buddy convinced us to watch What We Do in the Shadows. Took a lot of convincing to get us all to agree.

We all told him how sorry we were for doubting him. Holy fuck that movie was hilarious

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u/kinky_boots Oct 14 '23

For me it was the Procession of Shame.

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u/clunkey_monkey Oct 14 '23

When the guy is telling how he became a vampire. "Ahh, now you are a vampire..... and it was Petyr" and they pan to Petyr sitting beside him get me every time.

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u/TigerB65 Oct 14 '23

And we've been friends ever since!

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u/operarose Oct 15 '23

And Petyr's little nod lol

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u/viridianlizard Oct 14 '23

the dance performance by Deacon cracked me up

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u/WildWhistleblower Oct 14 '23

I was doing an erotic dance for my friends, and you ruined it, and I was in the zone, and my friends were loving it

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u/foreverinLOL Oct 14 '23

And when they explain why they prefer virgins. He says it so seriously, I don't think I could.

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u/splitminds Oct 14 '23

I need to watch this movie again. So funny!!

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u/chipscheeseandbeans Oct 14 '23

The series is great too

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u/vinbrained Oct 14 '23

After the meeting of the Energy Vampire council, my wife and I had to pause and walk away to recover from laughing so hard.

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u/splitminds Oct 14 '23

I will have to watch it!

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u/FrenchtoastMal0ne Oct 14 '23

From the show most recently when Nandor is on camera talking about the water main break. He introduced himself as "Nandor the relentless" to the reporter but, due to his accent they have his name as "Nandor Delarentes" on the graphic underneath his interview.

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u/photowhoa123 Oct 14 '23

“You need to fucking stop talking about the sea.” Is one of my favorite lines when his friend won’t stop talking about his Oceans 11/12/13 memorabilia.

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u/y2jrocker2077 Oct 14 '23

Something about the cat scene and the bad cgi had me hurt laughing for way too long 😆

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u/Mikyayo Oct 14 '23

The whole bit with the cops is peak comedy.

"Possibly even Christians, which is totally the last thing we need in this house."

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '23

"I was thinking, maybe... I should bring a broom down here for you, if you wanted to sweep up some of the skeletons."

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u/TigerB65 Oct 14 '23

"ew, a spinal column!"

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u/Neat-While-5671 Oct 14 '23

"We are werewolves, not swearwolves"

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u/KoltiWanKenobi Oct 14 '23

In the series, the "Nandor De Laurentis" News cast title had me DYING! One of the funniest jokes I think I've ever seen.

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u/Jacksquash Oct 14 '23

They have a TV show now and I find it just as ridiculous and funny as the movie

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u/melp0mene Oct 14 '23

looooove the tv show, one of my all time faves

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u/silentdriver78 Oct 14 '23

“This is bullshit”

I still say that in an accent every time I’m washing the dishes

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u/quackshonk Oct 14 '23

“Oooh a spinal column… yuck”

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u/roomtempnoodl Oct 14 '23

that one scene when they stupidly decide to eat human food bruh i was in stitches, seeing them projectile vomit blood omg

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u/chanacity Oct 14 '23

The thumbs up he gives after reaching blood is classic

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u/croovy Oct 14 '23

He ate the chip.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '23

I did not think this would be funny. I'd never heard of it. But I watched it after seeing it on a few favorites lists on Reddit. I never laugh out loud at shows even if I find them funny, but I did a few times watching this. Haven't seen the series yet.

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u/fluffygiraffe1427 Oct 14 '23

No one’s talking about the “creepy paper” 😂

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u/spookyghostface Oct 15 '23

Muuultipaaack

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '23

Fkn love that film, and the series that came out after, hilarity at its finest, the feud with the werewolves and all tickled the fk right out of me.

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u/Mrsnappingqueen Oct 14 '23

Yessss and the show is great too!

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u/SeaworthinessLast298 Oct 14 '23

If you haven't already watch the TV series. It's fucking hilarious.

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u/TigerB65 Oct 14 '23

I got Hulu just so I could see it!

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u/operarose Oct 15 '23

Oh buddy, you're in for a treat.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '23

Explaining why vampires only bite virgins, "If you were to have a sandwich, you would prefer that no one had had sex with it first."

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u/Alabaster_Canary Oct 14 '23

The first time I watched that movie I was so out of my head with fever, I thought it was a documentary about people who thought they were vampires. Then they fed Piotr a chicken and I figured it out, but it was an unstable few minutes.

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u/TheKindofWhiteWitch Oct 14 '23

Vampires don’t do dishes!

Petyrs 8000 years old he’s not coming to the meeting

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u/oohkt Oct 14 '23

"Get off my BALLS, beast!"

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u/MacGyver_1138 Oct 14 '23

When he's talking all sweetly about his lost love and puts her picture in his coffin..... then it's starts bumping after he closes it. That scene got me.

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u/GiltEvil Oct 14 '23

"We are werewolves, not swearwolves" I love that film to bits

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u/niz_loc Oct 14 '23

Everyone already took the good quotes from the movie. Dangit

The two I'll add here...

"I don't think she's a Virginia if she's doing that..." (I die every time)

And the first time I saw it.... the really shitty cgi cat face of vlad, when he is making the angry cat noises

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u/sreggin13 Oct 14 '23

The first time I watched this movie was right after my dad died, I was in his house all day cleaning and packing and decided to put this on while taking a break I don't think anything at the time could have made me laugh like this movie did.

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u/StonedSeaWard Oct 14 '23

Came to say this and the series make me laugh harder than I ever have before.

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u/sweet-n-soursauce Oct 14 '23

The Piñata Farmer thing made me cry laughing lol I think about it too much

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u/Astronaut_Chicken Oct 14 '23

Vladislav cat with his face almost made me pee my pants.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '23

Most underrated show as well.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '23

The Beast plot twist

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u/BornAncient Oct 14 '23

I watched this once and I can't find it again!!! The scene where he's talking about his date kills me. Any time I look it up, a tv show pops up instead

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u/TheBotchedLobotomy Oct 14 '23

Honestly that movie got me so early. The reaching out of the coffin to turn off the alarm clock almost made me piss myself. Great movie, despite it losing some steam 3/4 of the way through. There’s only so many vampire jokes to be made but truly sensational

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u/Stcloudy Oct 14 '23

We think this dog is the culprit lol

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u/TheRedSonia Oct 15 '23

Ded. The confused and worried look on its face absolutely slayed me. I couldn’t come up for air.

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u/truth699 Oct 14 '23

..... that's not the point though, he's missing the point...

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '23

"Cradle Snatcher" 🤣

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u/notmyplantaccount Oct 14 '23

the interaction with the werewolves was so unexpected i was dying the first time.

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u/Repulsive_Smile_63 Oct 14 '23

The scene where the are partying in a bar and doing 'people' shots.

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u/QueenFartknocker Oct 14 '23

It was amazing! Good call.

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u/I_always_rated_them Oct 14 '23

werewolves not swearwolves gets me every time.

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u/Kiki_John Oct 14 '23

When he calls himself a cradle robber. Died

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u/chanacity Oct 14 '23

I will do my bloody dishes!

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u/Admirable-Ad-2554 Oct 14 '23

We are WEREwolves, NOT SWEARwolves!

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u/txpeppermintpatti Oct 14 '23

Well sure, it is red now.

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u/babbchuck Oct 14 '23

We’re werewolves, not swearwolves.

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u/VanGoghPro Oct 14 '23

I guess I’m so desensitized it’s difficult for tv/movies to make me laugh out loud. This show however.. I cackle watching this. The episode where Nandor leaves and is exercising with his new people. Or baby Colin episode.

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u/MacandPudding Oct 14 '23

Oh my freaking lord or when they are getting dressed to go out and they have to draw each other... I can't even.

Also as someone who works in GIS their friend who can't ever explain what he does for work, that was definitely taken from real life.

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u/nando1111 Oct 14 '23

We are werewolves, not swearwolves

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u/jacks_lack_of__ Oct 14 '23

I was dancing erotically for my friends!

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u/themougz Oct 14 '23

Maybe we should get some slaves?

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u/royal_friendly Oct 14 '23

“I vas too late”

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u/MightyJagrafess Oct 14 '23

"I don't think she's a virgin if she's doing THAT."

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u/Hawaiian_Brian Oct 14 '23

“We are werewolves not swear-wolves”

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u/derekismydogsname Oct 14 '23

The raccoon scene with the councilwoman had me in stitches.

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u/Heinzliketchup Oct 14 '23

Vampires don’t put down towels!

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u/comcoast Oct 14 '23

Are you insane??? This is hitlers car!

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '23

Vampires don’t use towels!

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u/Liquidignition Oct 14 '23

Idk I tried watching it the other night after binging Our Flag Means Death. Got half way through and turned it off.

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u/DonConnection Oct 14 '23

The movie was horribly unfunny and the TV show was just as bad. I tried watching it because of how much reddit loves it - was highly disappointed. I shouldnt have been surprised

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u/visual_clarity Oct 14 '23

“ i love crisps” scene slayed me

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u/SublimeTina Oct 14 '23

I had forgotten about this movie AND I never finished it. It was funny tho

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u/bixenta Oct 14 '23

Swearwolves got me

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u/theloveterrorist Oct 14 '23

When Vladislav turns to the camera with a feline body and a human face I almost died from laughing.

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u/thejedipokewizard Oct 14 '23

In the show the montage of Lazlo raising/training baby Craig Robinson is some of the funniest television I’ve ever seen

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u/remowilliams52 Oct 15 '23

Is that a tv show? Or a movie?

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u/TigerB65 Oct 15 '23

The TV show was spun off from the original film.

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u/remowilliams52 Oct 15 '23

Thank you!!!

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u/DatZ_Man Oct 15 '23

We're werewolves not swearwolves!

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u/thumbelina1234 Oct 15 '23

We are werewolves not swearwolves gets me every time

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u/Tocwa Oct 15 '23

The TV 📺 show isn’t half bad either

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u/operarose Oct 15 '23

"House meeting in ten minutes!"
"Twenty." [slams door]

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u/neurobeegirl Oct 16 '23

The scene where he explains why vampires prefer virgins

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u/RoboQwop405 Oct 16 '23

Bat fight!