Blazing Saddles / Caddyshack / National Lampoon’s European Vacation

Blazing Saddles (1974)

Hollywood Westerns were never the same after director/co-writer Mel Brooks put them through the comedy wringer with this tasteless, hilarious spoof. Can the frontier citizens of Rock Ridge avoid the destruction of their town through the hiring of Bart (Cleavon Little) as its new--and black--sheriff? With Gene Wilder as the Waco Kid, Harvey Korman as conniving AG Hedley Lamarr, Madeline Kahn as Lili Von Shtupp, and Brooks as Governor Le Petomane. With Slim Pickens, Alex Karras. 93 min. C/Rtg: R

Caddyshack (1980)

Classic comedy chronicles the hilarious goings-on at the elite Bushwood Country Club. As a loud and loutish nouveau riche land developer (Rodney Dangerfield) and an egotistical club pro (Chevy Chase) engage in a not-so-friendly game of golf with a stuffy judge (Ted Knight), a crazed groundskeeper (Bill Murray) wages war against a pesky gopher. Michael O'Keefe co-stars as the young caddy caught in the middle of all the wackiness. With Sarah Holcomb, Cindy Morgan; co-written and directed by Harold Ramis. 99 min. C/Rtg: R

National Lampoon’s European Vacation (1985)

The Griswold family is off on another hilarious holiday, and while America is safe, the Old World may never recover! Watch as Clark (Chevy Chase), Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo) and the Griswold kids (Jason Lively, Dana Hill) raise havoc from London to to Paris to Rome on a wacky continental comedy trip. John Astin, Eric Idle also star; directed by Amy Heckerling. 94 min. C/Rtg: PG-13