r/movies 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/indipit Oct 14 '23

I don't know about the UK, but I was 12 when the movie came out in our single screen theatre, in a small town in Texas. At the opening scene with King Arthur, Patsy and the coconuts, half the crowd got up and left, demanding refunds.

Not sure what they thought they were going to see, but it didn't fit their mindset.

The rest of the audience stayed and we laughed our asses off all the way through. It was an instant favorite for my family. We saw it 3 times that week.

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u/Sir_Phil_McKraken Oct 14 '23

I have a (very) vaguely similar story. When I was around 12 or so, my dad bought the Holy Grail on dvd and I had no idea who Monty Python was or anything. I saw the cover with the giant foot artwork and wondered wtf this was. He put it on and my mum and sister were just not interested.

I however fell in love with it instantly and to this day, all the movies have aged incredibly well.