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1941 (1979)
Americans have no self-humor
Come on guys, the only reason this movie got busted is that you American have no self-humor. It's like "Last Action Hero" or the underrated TV-show "Action" poking fun at yourself.
Maybe it was a mistake for Mr Spielberg, as it did not fit his audience, similar like "Last Action Hero" and Mr. Schwarzenegger. As some already suggested using the ZAZ trio (Zucker, Abrahams, Zucker) this may have got a big hit.
But comedy is a very funny thing, some works, some not (remember Police Squad vs. Naked Gun). At least we have no poo and fart jokes in this one.
Go, get some humor and you will like this ...
Zwei schräge Vögel (1989)
Best comedy ever and reflection of the political environment in East Germany in autumn 1989
To understand this comedy it is the key to reflect the time it appeared in the movie theaters: early September 1989. East German government is still in it's full power. Peacefull demonstrations in Leipzig were still against the law and east Germans secret police were throwing people into jail for standing up against the authorities.
So someone must have seriously pushed this comedy to the movie theater without authority approval. Which makes this screen gem such a rare thing.
The jokes in this movie are extremely witty. Some need to be thought over more than once or someone with east German decent need to explained. However I'm still surprised how many of the jokes still hit their mark today (e.g. about university administrations).