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25 Favorite Films with Broken Lizard!
by Jen Yamato
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Paul Soter



Airplane! (1980, 98% Tomatometer), Blazing Saddles (1974, 89%)
Airplane!I don't know that any other movies --- for me --- defined what was funny, what comedy was, and how to be funny. Those movies, you get no break from jokes, you get no break from laughter, but they're also engaging and have drama.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969, 90% Tomatometer)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidI remember Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid being one of the first movies I saw as a kid. So I'll also always equate it with discovering what a movie was. Being a young boy, and here's my introduction to movies --- it still feels like the most gigantic movie in terms of how big and beautiful it was, and the cool factor. Two amazing guys to watch.


Breaking Away (1979, 94% Tomatometer)
Breaking AwayBreaking Away is one of those movies that I can't ever turn off. If it comes on and it's halfway or two-thirds through, I just have to sit in front of it. I want that world to go on forever; you just wish that it didn't ever end. I would love to be in this location with this people and it go on forever.


Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989, 92% Tomatometer)
Crimes and MisdemeanorsWoody Allen movies --- now, maybe because I'm older, the movie that I think is perfect is Crimes and Misdemeanors. It does actually have very fun moments, but it's also got some really amazing, heavy, dramatic stuff to it. I think it's the best blend of that comedy and drama.


For news and updates on Broken Lizard's Slamdance adventure, follow the daily updates on their official site. Stay up to date on all the latest Sundance acquisitions, celebrity galleries, and news at RT's Sundance Film Festival 2009 headquarters here.

Want more Five Favorite Films? Check out previous installments with Mickey Rourke, Don Cheadle, and Robert Pattinson.


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jokerboy1991
jokerboy1991 writes:
on Jan 16 2009 07:56 PM

Thats a great list. It seems a lot of the interviewes really like Being There, which is awesome and if anyone here doesn't know yet there re-releasing it and its going to be on Blu-Ray. I like Broken Lizard despite Club Dredd and Dukes of Hazzerd sucking (I thought), I think Super Troopers and Beerfest were funny. I hope Slamming Sammy is funny. This must have been such a fun interview.

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UmbrellaLandFood
UmbrellaLandFood writes:
on Jan 16 2009 08:40 PM

i like farva's movie picks the most
strangelove is prolly on my top five


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blattman
blattman writes:
on Jan 16 2009 08:48 PM

I am so glad Airplane made their list. Good variety

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ledawg1138
ledawg1138 writes:
on Jan 16 2009 10:44 PM

Wow, excellent all around. Personally I think everything they touch turns to garbage, but hey that's me.

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Weed17
Weed17 writes:
on Jan 17 2009 04:39 AM

i hated beerfest. excuse me if i am not an usual run of the mill stupid man joke loving stooge. i do like beer tho :] hvnt seen super troopers, but i heard its good

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lestatthevampire
lestatthevampire writes:
on Jan 17 2009 07:56 AM

Dude, even in interviews these guys are tight. They are a great comedy team.
BTW... Jokerboy is right. Saw Being There last weekend. AMAZING movie. If I had seen it like ten years ago after graduating high school I probably would've went searching the world for meaning. It's a movie that is a state of mind.


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He's a Cockapoopoo
He's a Cockapoopoo writes:
on Jan 17 2009 08:01 AM

Husbands! Five Easy Pieces! I looked up to Erik before when he busted through P 90 plyometrics on one leg, but he's taken on a whole other level of cool. I'm so amped I'm gonna spend the next few hours ripping into reviewers that gave Husbands a rotten.

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Mr. Bo Ziffer
Mr. Bo Ziffer writes:
on Jan 17 2009 09:01 AM

Very cool list. I like a lot of variety, but I can agree with the repeats these guys threw out (Reservoir Dogs, Spinal Tap, etc.). I'm really looking forward to Slammin' Salmon.

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Hamboner
Hamboner writes:
on Jan 17 2009 09:10 AM

They make 40,000 bottles of beer a day. I drink 40 off the line, AND I'M THE *** HOLE?!?

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Hamboner
Hamboner writes:
on Jan 17 2009 09:18 AM

You have to dominate the swordfish, only then can you saute it.

When Michael Clark Duncan said that line in the trailer I couldn't stop laughing for about 5 minutes.


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Spitknot420
Spitknot420 writes:
on Jan 17 2009 09:26 AM

You know "Jaws" was actually rated PG when it was released

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tomwaitsjr
tomwaitsjr writes:
on Jan 17 2009 11:57 AM

Braveheart at 76%? WOW.

Thanks Jen. You put a lot of work into this and it shows.

I've seen their films, and just found them mildly nice. My juvenile friends who still think they are in college, however, absolutely love them . . .


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~*Admiral Snowstorm*~
~*Admiral Snowstorm*~ writes:
on Jan 17 2009 12:29 PM

Well, surprisingly great picks from Paul Soter. Airplane! and Crimes and Misdemeanors are amongst my favorites of all time too, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy Butch Cassidy. Reasonably good picks from the rest, too. I wasn't expecting anything too high-brow, and they didn't deliver anything too high-brow.

I've seen Super Troopers and I quite liked it. Beerfest was pretty good fun as well. However, most seem to agree that those are their best works, and I seem to have unintentionally avoided their less-loved works. So I guess I can't be an accurate judge of them. I'll probably see Slammin' Salmon at one point or another, though.


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magnolianights1990
magnolianights1990 writes:
on Jan 17 2009 04:28 PM

In reply to this comment (#2261109)
Dude, why do you have pennywise as a picture?

You'll scare the hell out of kids.


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nathanpoitras
nathanpoitras writes:
on Jan 17 2009 05:30 PM

Definitely more taste than talent with that group.

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SterlingCinematic
SterlingCinematic writes:
on Jan 17 2009 06:19 PM

Hey you know who has sexy breasts? Megan Fox. check her out.

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SterlingCinematic
SterlingCinematic writes:
on Jan 17 2009 06:20 PM

In reply to this comment (#2262345)
Hey you know who has sexy breasts? Megan Fox. check her out.

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rle4lunch
rle4lunch writes:
on Jan 17 2009 07:26 PM

So glad Breaking Away made it. That is one really, good, movie.

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Mr. Bo Ziffer
Mr. Bo Ziffer writes:
on Jan 17 2009 09:02 PM

In reply to this comment (#2262263)
Red hair . . . Pasty white skin . . . Mangled teeth . . .
He kind of looks like me.


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jorel1114
jorel1114 writes:
on Jan 18 2009 12:39 AM

These guys really suck at life...there's a reason that their movies consistently don't make money...it's because they're not funny. I get that maybe starting out things would be slow, that you'd build a cult following. but they've actually gotten worse with time. What a bunch of asshats

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