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After his career-changing performance in 'Airplane!,' Leslie Nielsen teamed up with Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and David Zucker again for the ABC parody show 'Police Squad!' in 1982.

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In what would be their final movie together, in 1983 the classic comedy troupe Monty Python gave the world a collection of funny sketches meant to document every stage of a person's life, from “The Miracle of Birth” to “Death” (give or take a Terry Gillia

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Ron Livingston stars in Mike Judge's Office Space (1999).

Think you know everything about Mike Judge's cult comedy 'Office Space'? It sounds like you're ... jumping to conclusions.

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Kevin Smith's sophomore feature, which is about to get a sequel, was released in theaters 20 years ago today.

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Trump, who will host on November 7, has hosted before, when he was more reality star and real estate mogul than politician. This time around, he'll officially join the ranks of politicos entrusted with hosting duties over the show's 41-season run.

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Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker, and Winona Ryder star in Heathers (1989).

It’s doubtful that the dark comedy 'Heathers,' with its shocking violence and politically incorrect teen-speak, would likely ever be made today.

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Bill Murray in Caddyshack (1980).

You may already know your favorite moments from 'Caddyshack' by heart. But after reading this list, you’ll be a lock for membership at Bushwood Country Club.

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Julie Hagerty and Robert Hays (with Otto) in Airplane! (1980).

Shot on a budget of $3.5 million, David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker wrote and directed 'Airplane!', a movie intended to parody all of the disaster movies that graced movie theaters throughout the recently concluded 1970s.

Roger Cormier