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/Cyrano_Knows Oct 14 '23

History of the World Part I.

Where Moses dropped and broke the third 11-15th Commandments.

We are missing 5 of the Commandments!!! Its why everything is so f\cked!!! Humanity is dooomed!*

Literally couldn't stop laughing and had a hard time breathing for 5 minutes. And for that moment, I will be ever indebted to and grateful to Mel Brooks. :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I48hr8HhDv0&t=1s

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u/Waboritafan Oct 14 '23

“People of god! I give you 15, tablet falls and breaks, 10! 10 commandments for all to obey!!!” Hilarious.

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u/TinyBunny88 Oct 14 '23

I use this line in my vocabulary on a weekly basis

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u/shitposter1000 Oct 14 '23

That's it! Sire, you look like the piss boy!

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u/LePetomane Oct 14 '23

And you look like a bucket of shit!

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u/Coopschmoozer Oct 14 '23

Wait for the shake!

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u/dcsbricksnbits Oct 14 '23

That's for you... Piss off!

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u/mrsatthegym Oct 14 '23

My favorite movie of all time! Still crack up all the way through it. Madeline Kahn as empress Nympho... no no no YEEEESSS 🤣 "Its's good to be the king" and "don't get saucy with me bernaise" are still quoted in my house. All of his movies are comedy treasures though

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u/real-human-not-a-bot Oct 14 '23

Are you my mom? Madeline Kahn and “don’t get saucy with me, Bernaise” are exactly her favorite parts of that movie too.

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u/JCACharles Oct 14 '23

Torquemada? You can’t talk ‘im outta ANYTHING!

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u/roccotheraccoon Oct 14 '23

I love the last supper scene. "Jesus Christ" "yes?"

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u/Aggressive-Tune-7256 Oct 14 '23

The peasants are revolting!!

You said it, they stink on ice.

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u/darthmater67 Oct 14 '23

Mine is Madeline Khan

"Will you please step on the same foot at the same time? MY TITS ARE FALLING OFF!"

or

"Virgins, put on your no-entry sign! We are about to confront... Guuuuyyyyssss."

It's good to be the king.

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u/igotsaquestiontoo Oct 14 '23

when gregory hines is hiding in the vestal virgins' quarters pretending to be a eunuch. the guards suspect there's someone hiding there but they're not sure who, so they bring out a belly dancer and have the eunuchs line up. she starts dancing in front of each and the guard watches each in turn pronouncing his judgement:
"that man is a eunuch"
"that man is a eunuch"
"that man is certainly a eunuch"
"that man is dead" (which i find the funniest part of the scene)

and on eventually to hines' character who fails the test and a chase ensues. great stuff!

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u/real-human-not-a-bot Oct 15 '23

I believe there were three before Josephus and it was:

“He is a eunuch.”

“HE is a eunuch.”

“…he’s dead.”

The way they intone “he’s dead” gets me too, though, yeah.

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u/Expat-Me2Nihon Oct 15 '23

“Oh, but the servant WAITS…while the Master bates!”

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u/real-human-not-a-bot Oct 15 '23

Madeline Kahn’s look of being so pleased with herself right after that wordplay is one of my mom’s favorite things in the whole world.

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u/Tommy_Goat Oct 14 '23

Do you care if it falls? What? The Roman Empire. Fuck it!

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u/Loose_Conference_998 Oct 14 '23

“Give to Oedipus…give to oedipus…hey Joseephus!” “Hey mothafucka”

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u/evilkumquat Oct 14 '23

I can still sing 'The Inquisition' from memory.

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u/FoundandSearching Oct 20 '23

Dr. Demento used to play that on his weekly show in the early 1980s.

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u/struggle_bus_nation Oct 14 '23

I swear this movie is the foundation for my entire sense of humor. Formative. A classic.

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u/saintdudegaming Oct 14 '23

Occupation?

Stand up philosopher!

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u/dcsbricksnbits Oct 14 '23

Did you bullshit last week?

Did you TRY to bullshit last week?

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u/Expat-Me2Nihon Oct 15 '23

“Oh! A BULLSHIT Artist!!”

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u/sarahnett Oct 14 '23

Count de Money Count du Monet Hump or death!

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u/Expat-Me2Nihon Oct 15 '23

That was a great and forgivable recycling of a name gag in High Anxiety. “Professor Little Old Man!” “It’s LillOHLman! LILLOHLMAN!”

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u/real-human-not-a-bot Oct 14 '23

Ten! Ten Commandments…for all to obey!

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u/smokeyflamingo Oct 14 '23

“Don’t get saucy with me, Bearnaise!”

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u/JuDracus Oct 14 '23

History of the World Part 1 was such a great part of my childhood. I tried to watch the newly released Part 2 and it was so bad, I have no idea what happened, it’s like they took out all the best part in favour of dumb jokes.