Top 10 best movie parodies of all time

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10. Space Watch. Episode 1 (2004)

Genre: comedy, fantasy
Kinopoisk rating: 6
IMDb rating: 5.4
Country: Germany
Producer: Michael Herbig
Music: Ralph Wengenmire

The Germans are also good at comedy. Before us is a hilarious imitation of several iconic science fiction sagas such as Star Trek, Star Wars, The Fifth Element, and Back to the Future.

The film came out unsophisticated and vulgar, without "this twist" and sudden deep and tragic dialogues, but it's even good. Nothing distracts the audience from the opportunity to laugh heartily at the awkward and silly trinity of the main characters. Perhaps not everyone will like their non-standard orientation, but this only adds to the comic of situations.

9. Space eggs (1987)

Genre: comedy, fantasy
Kinopoisk rating: 6.5
IMDb rating: 7.1
Country: USA
Producer: Mel Brooks
Music: John Morris

One of the rarest parodies of "Star Wars" did not follow the beaten path, and did not copy every scene from Star Wars, serving it in a comic style. Instead, the film offered its own plot, in which, however, many elements of the brainchild of George Lucas are visible.

But the film is not limited to one parody, it contains references to various masterpieces of cinema, such as "Aliens" and "Star Trek".

By the way, George Lucas gave his consent to the creation of "Spaceballs" (another name for this motion picture), as he was a big fan of Brooks' work.

The main characters of the film are Captain Lon Starr, his friend and assistant Chelobaka (half-human, half-dog), the spoiled princess Vespa and her robot maid must prevent the evil plans of Black Helmet and President Scrub to pump out all the air of the planet Druidia. And along the way, they will reveal the secret of the origin of Lon Starr, thanks to the great and powerful Yogurt.

8. Dracula: Dead and Content (1995)

Genre: comedy, fantasy, horror
Kinopoisk rating: 6.7
IMDb Rating: 5.9
Country: USA, France
Producer: Mel Brooks
Music: Hummy Mann

Mel Brooks is once again on our list of the most famous movie parodies, starring the brilliant Leslie Nielsen. This time, the gray-haired comedian got the role of Count Dracula, who was bored with his native castle in Transylvania.

In search of fresh blood, he, together with a hypnotized assistant Thomas Renfield, travels to Victorian England, where souls thirsty for love and seduction hide behind prim manners and tight corsets.

The role of Count Dracula's main opponent, Van Helsing, was played by Mel Brooks himself.

7. Glittering Saddles (1974)

Genre: comedy, western
Kinopoisk rating: 6.7
IMDb rating: 7.7
Country: USA
Producer: Mel Brooks
Music: John Morris

A black sheriff in a small town from the times of the Wild West ... If this was not shot by Mel Brooks, but someone else, there could be a sharp drama about racial discrimination. But it turned out what happened - one of the best parodies of westerns ("Destry is back in the saddle", "Exactly at noon", etc.). At the same time, racial discrimination is the central pivot of the plot.

The director of the film, Mel Brooks, played two roles in it at once (the governor and the Indian chief speaking with a Jewish accent), and also had a hand in writing the script.

6. Scary movie (2000)

Genre: comedy, horror
Kinopoisk rating: 6.9
IMDb rating: 6.2
Country: USA
Producer: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Music: David Kitay

The title of this movie was once the working title of the horror film Scream. But the creators of the parody did not confine themselves to just one source, but ridiculed (or, better to say, brought to the point of absurdity) the elements inherent in most horror films, introducing into the plot maniacs who jump out at the most unexpected moment, stupid victims who are hiding behind the nearest shelter, instead of to get away as fast as possible, etc.

Scary Movie is primarily intended for young people, but it will also be interesting for an older audience. Unless, "outhouse jokes" may not please everyone.

5. Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

Genre: comedy, musical, adventure
Kinopoisk rating: 6.9
IMDb rating: 6.7
Country: USA, France
Producer: Mel Brooks
Music: Hummy Mann

If such a comedy were filmed in 2020, it would certainly be branded as politically incorrect, because they joke about blacks, and the blind, and over women, and over Jews.

Each of the characters is utterly stereotyped: Robin is noble, lucky and smiling, the maiden Marian is naive and sexy, Prince John is cowardly, and the Sheriff of Nottingham is insidious and vicious. And their interaction, abundantly flavored with jokes that viewers have long stolen into quotes, gave rise to one of the best parodies in the history of cinema.

Curiously, actor Carey Elwes, who played Robin Hood in Men in Tights, refused to star in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, giving up the role to Kevin Costner.

4. Naked pistol (1988)

Genre: comedy, crime
Kinopoisk rating: 7.3
IMDb rating: 7.6
Country: USA
Producer: David Zucker
Music: Ira Newborn

All films in the Naked Gun trilogy are worth seeing, but the first film earned the highest viewership ratings. The brilliant Leslie Nielsen revealed all his comic talent, playing the uncompromising, loving and blunt police officer, Lieutenant Frank Drebin, who is to save the Queen of Great Britain.

The humor in Naked Pistol is understandable to both adults and children, and thanks to the combination of jokes, comedy tricks and playing with movie cliches, this film does not age, but only gets better.

3. Airplane (1980)

Genre: comedy
Kinopoisk rating: 7.4
IMDb rating: 7.7
Country: USA
Producer: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Music: Elmer Bernstein

A parody of the film adaptation of Arthur Haley's book Runway 08 has become much more popular than the film that spawned it. Scenes and quotes from Airplane still circulate on the Internet in the form of memes.

In 2012, this movie topped the list of the funniest comedies of all time according to Empire magazine. What is the secret of Aeroplan's popularity? There are 4 answers to this at once:

1. in simple and understandable jokes (although sometimes they were "below the belt"),

2. in funny situations, a reference to many other films ("Saturday Night Fever", "Jaws", "Grease", etc.),

3.in mocking the movie cliché

4. in a competent selection of actors.

It was this film that gave Leslie Nielsen a "start in comedy", who played one of the main characters - Dr. Ramek. Just don't call him Shtol!

In the wake of the success of the first Airplane, the second part came out, but it turned out to be much weaker than the previous one. Therefore, she did not make it to our list of the best movie parodies.

2. Slaughter holidays (2010)

Genre: comedy, horror
Kinopoisk rating: 7.5
IMDb rating: 7.5
Country: Canada
Producer: Eli Craig
Music: Mike Shields

Like Scary Movie, this funny movie parody pokes fun at youth horror films. The main characters are simple village guys who decided to relax in a country "dacha" and encountered a group of teenagers on the way. Having mistaken peaceful rednecks for killers, teenagers begin to hunt for them.

Through comical and often bloody situations, the filmmakers convey to the viewer the idea of ​​how dangerous a mutual misunderstanding of what is happening is.

1. Hotheads (1991)

Genre: comedy, action
Kinopoisk rating: 7.5
IMDb rating: 6.8
Country: USA
Producer: Jim Abrahams
Music: Sylvester Levy

A list of the best parody movies of all time would be incomplete without this cult tape of the 90s. Poking fun at Best Shooter, Full Metal Jacket, 9 1/2 Weeks, Dancing With Wolves, and a few other films, Hotheads are not afraid to be silly and joke in black if that can amuse viewers to tears.

All the characters in this movie are charismatic, from Charlie Sheen, who plays the mentally unstable pilot Topper Harley, to Lloyd Bridges, who plays Admiral Benson, who now and then tells of his battle wounds. And, of course, Valeria Golino is unforgettable and beautiful in the role of the beautiful Romada, Topper's beloved (and male viewers).