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red dog 1

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Mon Dec 19, 2016, 07:46 PM Dec 2016

What's your favorite Christmas comedy? [View all]

Here are a few of my favorites, just to start things off.

- Trapped in Paradise (1994) stars Nicholas Cage, Dana Carvey and Jon Lovitz

- Elf (2003) is about a man raised as an elf at the North Pole and stars Will Ferrell, with help from James Caen & Bob Newhart. (Directed by Jon Favreau)

- Fred Claus (2007) is about Santa's bitter older brother who's forced to move to the North Pole..It stars Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, & Elizabeth Banks.

- Scrooged (1988) stars Bill Murray, Karen Allen and John Forsythe

- A Christmas Story (1983) is based on the anecdotes & short stories of author Jean Shepherd, who gets help from Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley, and Melinda Dillon.

- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) is about how the Griswalds end up spending Christmas, with Chevy Chase & Beverly D' Angelo

- Home Alone (1990) is a very funny Christmas movie starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern.

- Trading Places (1983) has a great cast including Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche.

- Bad Santa (2003) is a hilarious dark comedy well-directed by Terry Zwigoff and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Lauren Graham, Bernie Mac and John Ritter.

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A Christmas Story is one, for sure, FrankfurtCat Dec 2016 #1
Mixed Nuts... Wounded Bear Dec 2016 #2
That was a good one of his. FrankfurtCat Dec 2016 #3
Don't remember that one... Wounded Bear Dec 2016 #4
It's not what you would normally expect from him. FrankfurtCat Dec 2016 #5
Steve Martin has made many films where he isn't "so over the top silly" red dog 1 Dec 2016 #12
I really like those, especially Parenthood and My Blue Heaven. FrankfurtCat Dec 2016 #21
My Blue Heaven is outstanding, imo red dog 1 Dec 2016 #29
I'm looking for a movie to watch with my daughter tonite-I think I've found it! FrankfurtCat Dec 2016 #34
Another great Joan Cusack movie is School of Rock red dog 1 Dec 2016 #35
Based on Silas Marner by George Eliot mackerel Dec 2016 #38
I love Steve Martin's modern interpretation. FrankfurtCat Dec 2016 #39
Die Hard hibbing Dec 2016 #6
Bruce Willis was not the studio's 1st choice to star in Die Hard.. red dog 1 Dec 2016 #9
I have two. IrishEyes Dec 2016 #7
I loved The Apartment red dog 1 Dec 2016 #8
The Christmas story - still LOL after all these yrs - also "It happened on 5th Avenue" - good for Kashkakat v.2.0 Dec 2016 #10
Bad Santa was well-directed by Terry Zwigoff? Brother Buzz Dec 2016 #11
Bad Santa WAS well-directed by Terry Zwigoff.. red dog 1 Dec 2016 #14
I've known Terry for over thirty years Brother Buzz Dec 2016 #15
Are you R.Crumb? red dog 1 Dec 2016 #16
No, but he was my neighbor years ago Brother Buzz Dec 2016 #17
Have you ever seen "Bad Santa"? red dog 1 Dec 2016 #23
Uh, yes, and I enjoyed the film Brother Buzz Dec 2016 #25
Richard Schickel, Time Magazine, red dog 1 Dec 2016 #26
Does he do other things for a living TexasBushwhacker Dec 2016 #19
Well, he plays with the Cheap Suit Serenaders once a year... Brother Buzz Dec 2016 #20
Not necessarily my favorites, but I loved Scrooged, (Bill Murray) and Family Man (Nicolas Cage.) n/t NNadir Dec 2016 #13
Christmas Vacation and Bad Santa for sure. Initech Dec 2016 #18
2 excellent choices! red dog 1 Dec 2016 #30
It's $7 on Google Play this week. Definitely worth it! Initech Dec 2016 #31
Muppet Christmas Carol irisblue Dec 2016 #22
"Elf" was my fave! i saw it at my daughter's house at Thanksgiving and it was wonderful! CTyankee Dec 2016 #24
Ernest Saves Christmas! Can't believe I forgot about this one. FrankfurtCat Dec 2016 #27
Elf makes me laugh out loud no matter how many times I watch it. DawgHouse Dec 2016 #28
Right Now It's Fred Claus ProfessorGAC Dec 2016 #32
The Ref gratuitous Dec 2016 #33
Home Alone. For the music and family stuff. ancianita Dec 2016 #36
I have a ridiculous love for Bad Santa. nolabear Dec 2016 #37
We're No Angels pressbox69 Dec 2016 #40
I'm guessing he knows already because he's dead... FrankfurtCat Dec 2016 #41
They were giants. pressbox69 Dec 2016 #42
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