Top 5 Silly/Spoof Movies

As you'll see from this list, they just don't make silly and/or spoof films the way they used to. From this top 5 list, you'll see that, in my opinion, Hollywood stopped making good spoof films in the early 1990's.

Without further adieu, the Top 5 Silly/Spoof Movies

5 - "Hot Shots!": This is the newest film on this list (made in 1991) and shows how funny Charlie Sheen and Cary Elwes and be. Note that Elwes was also excellent in "Robin Hood: Men in Tights", which would be around #8 if this list was a top 10 list. But, whenever he's on screen, Lloyd Bridges steals the show as Admiral Benson. "Hot Shots!" is a spoof of "Top Gun" and Charlie Sheen plays Topper Harley...the world's greatest pilot, who also happens to have mental issues. "Hot Shots!" was directed by Jim Abrahams, who I think you'll see again on the list.

4 - "The Naked Gun": Directed by David Zucker, "The Naked Gun" is classic Leslie Nielsen. As Lt. Frank Drebyn, Nielsen stumbles and bumbles his way to stopping the evil Ricardo Montalbon. Along the way, he falls in love with Priscilla Presley, umpires a baseball game, tackles Reggie Jackson and makes a fool of the Queen of England. You'll be laughing from start to finish.

3 - "Spaceballs": The only Mel Brooks movie to make my list, though "Blazing Saddles" "History of the World Part 1" and "Robin Hood: Men in Tights" are in the conversation, this is the only one I could put in the top 5. "Spaceballs" is a spoof of "Star Wars", starring Bill Pullman as Lonestar, John Candy as Barf (the mog...half man/half dog...he's his own best friend) and Rick Moranis as Dark Helmet, "Spaceballs" was my introduction to the spoof film genre in 1987.

2 - "Monty Python's Quest for the Holy Grail": It was really hard for me not to make "Holy Grail" #1 on this list. Just say "Holy Grail" and people know what you are talking about. One of the funniest, silliest movies ever made, from the craziest British comedians of all time. King Arther, Sir Lancelot, and the whole crew are on a quest for the Holy Grail. Along the way, they face off against French Taunters, the Knights who say "Ni", the Castle Anthrax, Tim the Enchanter and finally the Police. Oh, and you've also got the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch. You have to see it to believe it...classic in every way.

1 - "Airplane!": The entry film for the directing team of David Zucker and Jim Abrahams, "Airplane!" is the quintessential spoof film. Starring Leslie Nielsen, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Hays, Robert Stack, Peter Graves, Kareem Abdul Jabaar and Barbara Billingsley, this movie literally has everything. You have to watch it multiple times to catch every joke and gag. The best part, and the reason this is #1, is this is really the original spoof. All the actors take the entire movie very seriously, and deliver every line with a perfectly straight face. While they do, you are cracking up every minute. Classic does not go far enough with "Airplane!".