Кой е най-забавният сценарий на всички времена?! И по какъв начин са успели в списъка да попаднат буквално всякакви сценарии, които дори не подлежат на сравнение по между си? Очевидно Гилдията на американските сценаристи имат предостатъчно свободно време, за да си играят да събират класациите на своите членове, да изчисляват точки и да подреждат филми в списъка. Доста от заглавията в него изумяват, защото не бихме ги причислили точно в забавно-комедийните жанрове, но кои сме ние, че да оспорваме мнението на холивудските писачи? След като за тях „The Hangover” и „Bridesmaids” влизат сред първите 30, за разлика от Уди Алън, чиито брилянтни творби сее позиционират накрая (с изключение на „Ани Хол” – филмът, оглавил класацията!) – какво повече да говорим?
Много се оказаха въпросителните изречения в този текст, но ето още едно – кои според Вас са най-забавните филмови сценарии, на които сте попадали някога? Предизвикваме Ви – споделете само петте, които се озовават на върха на Вашата класация!
Annie Hall
Written by Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman
1977, UA
Some Like It Hot
Screenplay by Billy Wilder & I.A. L. Diamond, Based on the German film Fanfare of Love by Robert Thoeren and M. Logan
1959, UA
Groundhog Day
Screenplay by Danny Rubin and Harold Ramis, Story by Danny Rubin
1993, Columbia
Airplane!
Written by James Abrahams & David Zucker & Jerry Zucker
1980, Paramount
Tootsie
Screenplay by Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal, Story by Don McGuire and Larry Gelbart
1982, Columbia
Young Frankenstein
Screenplay by Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks, Screen Story by Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks, Based on Characters in the Novel Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
1974, 20th Century Fox
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Screenplay by Stanley Kubrick and Peter George and Terry Southern
1964, Columbia
Blazing Saddles
Screenplay by Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Alan Uger, Story by Andrew Bergman
1974, Warner Bros.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Written by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
1975, Cinema 5
National Lampoon’s Animal House
Written by Harold Ramis & Douglas Kenney & Chris Miller
1978, Universal
This Is Spinal Tap
Written by Christopher Guest & Michael McKean & Rob Reiner & Harry Shearer
1984, Embassy
The Producers
Written by Mel Brooks
1967, AVCO Embassy
The Big Lebowski
Written by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
1998, Gramercy
Ghostbusters
Written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis
1984, Columbia
When Harry Met Sally…
Written by Nora Ephron
1989, Columbia
Bridesmaids
Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig
2011, Universal
Duck Soup
Story by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby, Additional Dialogue by Arthur Sheekman and Nat Perrin
1933, Paramount
There’s Something About Mary
Screenplay by John J. Strauss & Ed Decter and Peter Farrelly & Bobby Farrelly, Story by Ed Decter & John J. Strauss
1998, 20th Century Fox
The Jerk
Screenplay by Steve Martin, Carl Gottlieb, Michael Elias, Story by Steve Martin & Carl Gottlieb
1979, Universal
A Fish Called Wanda
Screenplay by John Cleese, Story by John Cleese & Charles Crichton
1988, MGM
His Girl Friday
Screenplay by Charles Lederer, Based on the Play “The Front Page” by Ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur
1940, Columbia
The Princess Bride
Screenplay by William Goldman, Based on Goldman’s Novel of the Same Name
1987, 20th Century Fox
Raising Arizona
Written by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
1987, 20th Century Fox
Bringing Up Baby
Screenplay by Hagar Wilde and Dudley Nichols, Story by Hagar Wilde
1938, RKO
Caddyshack
Written by Brian Doyle-Murray & Harold Ramis & Douglas Kenney
1980, Orion
Monty Python’s Life Of Brian
Written by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
1979, Orion
The Graduate
Screenplay by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry, Based on the Novel by Charles Webb
1967, Embassy
The Apartment
Written by Billy Wilder & I.A.L. Diamond
1960, UA
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Peter Baynham & Dan Mazer, Story by Sacha Baron Cohen & Peter Baynham & Anthony Hines & Todd Phillips, Based on a Character Created by Sacha Baron Cohen
2006, 20th Century Fox
The Hangover
Written by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore
2009, Warner Bros.
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Written by Judd Apatow & Steve Carell
2005, Universal
The Lady Eve
Screenplay by Preston Sturges, Story by Monckton Hoffe
1941, Paramount
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off *TIE
Written by John Hughes
1986, Paramount
Trading Places *TIE
Written by Timothy Harris & Herschel Weingrod
1983, Paramount
Sullivan’s Travels
Written by Preston Sturges
1941, Paramount
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Written by John Hughes
1987, Paramount
The Philadelphia Story
Screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart, Based on the Play by Philip Barry
1940, MGM
A Night at the Opera
Screen Play by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, From a Story by James Kevin McGuinness
1935, MGM
Rushmore
Written by Wes Anderson & Owen Wilson
1998, Touchstone/BV
Waiting for Guffman
Written by Christopher Guest & Eugene Levy
1996, Sony Pics Classics
The Odd Couple
Screenplay by Neil Simon, From the Play by Neil Simon as Produced on the Stage by Saint-Subber
1968, Paramount
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Written by Jerry Zucker & Jim Abrahams & David Zucker & Pat Proft, Based on the Television Series Police Squad! Created by Jim Abrahams & David Zucker & Jerry Zucker
1988, Paramount
Office Space
Written for the Screen by Mike Judge, Based on the “Milton” Animated Shorts by Mike Judge
1999, 20th Century Fox
Big
Written by Anne Spielberg & Gary Ross
1988, 20th Century Fox
National Lampoon’s Vacation
Screenplay by John Hughes
1983, Warner Bros.
Midnight Run
Written by George Gallo
1988, Universal
It Happened One Night
Screenplay by Robert Riskin, Based on the Short Story by Samuel Hopkins Adams
1934, Columbia
M*A*S*H
Screenplay by Ring Lardner, Jr., From the Novel by Richard Hooker
1970, 20th Century Fox
Harold and Maude
Written by Colin Higgins
1971, Paramount
Shaun of the Dead
Written by Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright
2004, Focus (Universal)
Broadcast News
Written by James L. Brooks
1987, 20th Century Fox
Arthur
Written by Steven Gordon
1981, Orion
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Written by Richard Curtis
1994, Gramercy
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy *TIE
Written by Will Ferrell & Adam McKay
2004, Dreamworks
Dumb and Dumber *TIE
Written by Peter Farrelly & Bennett Yellin & Bob Farrelly
1994, New Line
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Written by Mike Myers
1997, New Line
The General
Written by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman, Adapted by Al Boasberg and Charles Smith
1926, United Artists
What’s Up, Doc?
Screenplay by Buck Henry and David Newman & Robert Benton, Story by Peter Bogdanovich
1972, Warner Bros.
Wedding Crashers
Written by Steve Faber & Bob Fisher
2005, New Line
Sleeper
Written by Woody Allen & Marshall Brickman
1973, United Artists
Galaxy Quest
Screenplay by David Howard and Robert Gordon, Story by David Howard
1999, Dreamworks
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Screenplay by William and Tania Rose, Story by William and Tania Rose
1963, United Artists
Best in Show
Written by Christopher Guest & Eugene Levy
2000, Warner Bros.
Little Miss Sunshine
Written by Michael D. Arndt
2006, Fox Searchlight
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Written by Trey Parker & Matt Stone & Pam Brady
1999, Paramount
Being There
Screenplay by Jerzy Kosinski, Inspired by the Novel by Jerzy Kosinski
1979, United Artists
Back to the Future
Written by Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale
1985, Universal
Superbad
Written by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg
2007, Columbia
Bananas
Written by Woody Allen, Mickey Rose
1971, United Artists
Moonstruck
Written by John Patrick Shanley
1987, MGM
Clueless
Written by Amy Heckerling
1995, Paramount
The Palm Beach Story
Written by Preston Sturges
1942, Paramount
The Pink Panther
Written by Maurice Richlin & Blake Edwards
1963, United Artists
The Blues Brothers
Written by Dan Aykroyd and John Landis
1980, Universal
Coming to America
Screenplay by David Sheffield & Barry W. Blaustein, Story by Eddie Murphy
1988, Paramount
Take the Money and Run
Screenplay by Woody Allen and Mickey Rose, Story by Jackson Beck
1969, Cinerama
Election
Screenplay by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor, Based on the Novel by Tom Perrotta
1999, Paramount
Love and Death
Written by Woody Allen
1975, United Artists
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels *TIE
Written by Dale Launer and Stanley Shapiro & Paul Henning
1988, Orion
Lost in America *TIE
Written by Albert Brooks & Monica Johnson
1985, Warner Bros.
Manhattan
Written by Woody Allen & Marshall Brickman
1979, United Artists
Modern Times
Written by Charles Chaplin
1936, United Artists
My Cousin Vinny
Written by Dale Launer
1992, 20th Century Fox
Mean Girls
Screenplay by Tina Fey, Based on the Book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind
Wiseman
2004, Paramount
Meet the Parents
Screenplay by Jim Herzfeld and John Hamburg, Story by Greg Glienna & Mary Ruth Clarke
2000, Universal
Fargo
Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
1996, Gramercy
My Favorite Year
Screenplay by Dennis Palumbo and Norman Steinberg, Story by Dennis Palumbo
1982, MGM
Stripes
Written by Len Blum & Dan Goldberg and Harold Ramis
1981, Columbia
Beverly Hills Cop
Screenplay by Daniel Petrie, Jr., Story by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie, Jr.
1984, Paramount
City Lights
Written by Charles Chaplin
1931, United Artists
Sideways
Screenplay by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor, Based on the Novel by Rex Pickett
2004, Fox Searchlight
Broadway Danny Rose
Written by Woody Allen
1984, Orion
Swingers
Written by Jon Favreau
1996, Miramax
The Gold Rush
Written by Charles Chaplin
1925, United Artists
The Miracle Of Morgan’s Creek
Written by Preston Sturges
1944, Paramount
All About Eve
Screenplay by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Based on the Short Story and Radio Program “The Wisdom of Eve” by Mary Orr
1950, 20th Century Fox
Arsenic and Old Lace
Screenplay by Julius Epstein & Philip G. Epstein, Based on the Play by Joseph Kesselring
1944, Warner Bros.
The Royal Tenenbaums
Written by Wes Anderson & Owen Wilson
2001, Touchstone/BV
Mrs. Doubtfire
Screenplay by Randi Mayem Singer and Leslie Dixon, Based on Alias Madame Doubtfire by Anne Fine
1993, 20th Century Fox
Flirting with Disaster
Written by David O. Russell
1996, Miramax
Shakespeare in Love
Written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard
1998, Miramax
Операция «Ы» и другие приключения Шурика
Кавказская пленница
The Guard
Take the money and run
What we do in the shadows
+
cornetto trilogy (без World’s end)
Монти Пайтън 🙂
Пффф, „Shakespeare in Love“…
Ани Хол?? Най забавен!?
Хуморът е доста субективно нещо, но определено има смисъл сценарий на Уди Алън да е на първо място – особено „Ани Хол“, в който има доста оригинални фрази (които мнозина мислят, че са фолклор – а те са на Уди Алън) и похвати, ако не за първи път използвани, то поне най-удачно използвани (например разбиване на четвъртата стена). Да, не е хумор да се смееш с глас, но е остроумие от най-висока класа.
Аз лично бих включил в класацията и поне един сценарий на Шейн Блек (авторът на „Смъртносно оръжие“) – да кажем, „Последният бойскаут“, който е пълен със забавни лафове. Иначе, тези, които ги е казал Туентин по-горе, са екстра, безспорно (аз дори и The World’s End си го харесвам, въпреки че определено е по-слабичък от другите два :))
Лични фаворити
A fish called Wanda
Shaun of the dead
Hot Fuzz (май не го видях)
Galaxy quest
Groundhog day
пп Bridesmaids е една от най-несмешните комедии, ever.
Bridesmaids е из класациите за сценарии и с номинация за Оскар предимно заради политическата коректност. Не че е слаб сценарият – на добро ниво е, но допълнителната стойност, която му придават критици и тия, дето раздават наградите, е защото е написан от женски екип. Прегледайте класацията и ще забележите колко малко имена на жени има в нея.