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Slapstick film

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Slapstick films are comedy films using slapstick humor, a physical comedy that includes pratfalls, tripping, falling, practical jokes, and mistakes are highlighted over dialogue, plot and character development.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/slapstick-d524|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Slapstick|access-date=November 10, 2013}} The physical comedy in these films contains a cartoonish style of violence that is predominantly harmless and goofy in tone.

Silent film had slapstick comedies that included the films starring Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, the Keystone Cops and Harold Lloyd. These comedians often laced their slapstick with social commentary while comedians such as Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy and The Three Stooges did not. Slapstick is about uninhibited action and timing, which may include being made to look foolish or to act with tomfoolery.{{cite web|title=Slaptstick Device|url=https://www.britannica.com/art/slapstick-comedy}}

There were fewer slapstick comedies produced at the advent of sound film. After World War II, the genre resurfaced in France with films by Jacques Tati and in the United States with films It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World and The Great Race, starring the stoic, aloof and mild mannered Buster Keaton, also known as "The Great Stone Face", as well as the films of comedians like Jerry Lewis.

Slapstick films and television series

Slapstick films and television series include:

=1910s=

  • The Rink (1916){{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-rink-v41467|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=The Rink|access-date=November 10, 2013|author=Erickson, Hal}}

=1920s=

  • The Scarecrow (1920){{cite web|url=https://rateyourmusic.com/film/the_scarecrow/|work=AllMovie|title=The Scarecrow|access-date=March 10, 2019}}{{deprecated source|certain=y|date=November 2024}}
  • Safety Last! (1923){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/safety-last-v108650|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Safety Last|access-date=November 10, 2013|author=Williams, Karl}}
  • Sherlock Jr. (1924){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/sherlock-jr-v109894|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Sherlock Jr.|access-date=November 10, 2013|author=Williams, Karl}}
  • The General (1926){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-general-v19340|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=The General|access-date=November 10, 2013|author=Townsend, Emru}}
  • Big Business (1929){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/big-business-v84959|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Big Business|access-date=November 10, 2013}}
  • Mickey Mouse (1929–1953)

=1930s=

  • Looney Tunes (1930–1969, 1980–present)
  • Merrie Melodies (1931–1969)
  • Lightning Strikes Twice (1935){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/lightning-strikes-twice-v99627|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Lightning Strikes Twice|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Erickson, Hal}}
  • Way Out West (1937){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/way-out-west-v53611|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Way Out West|access-date=November 10, 2013|author=Erickson, Hal}}
  • Donald Duck (1937–1965)

=1940s=

  • Whistling in the Dark (1941){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/whistling-in-the-dark-v54282|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Whistling in the Dark|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Erickson, Hal}}
  • Crazy Knights (1944){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/crazy-knights-v88092|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Crazy Knights|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Erickson, Hal}}
  • Tom and Jerry (1940–present)

=1950s=

  • Fancy Pants (1950){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/fancy-pants-v16734|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Fancy Pants|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Phipps, Keith}}
  • The Good Humor Man (1950){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-good-humor-man-v93576|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=The Good Humor Man|access-date=October 12, 2022|author=Erickson, Hal}}
  • The Fuller Brush Girl (1950){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-fuller-brush-girl-v18883|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=The Fuller Brush Girl|access-date=November 10, 2013|author=Phipps, Keith}}
  • Mr. Hulot's Holiday (1953){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/mr-hulots-holiday-v33631|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Mr. Hulot's Holiday|access-date=November 10, 2013|author=Phipps, Keith}}
  • The Court Jester (1953){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-court-jester-v11236|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=The Court Jester|access-date=November 10, 2013|author=Phipps, Keith}}
  • Just My Luck (1957){{Citation|title=Just My Luck (1957) - John Paddy Carstairs {{!}} Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related {{!}} AllMovie|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/just-my-luck-v97483|language=en-us|access-date=2020-05-07}}
  • Mon Oncle (1958){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/mon-oncle-v33079|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Mon Oncle|access-date=November 10, 2013|author=Phipps, Keith}}
  • Have Rocket, Will Travel (1959){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/have-rocket-will-travel-v126096|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Have Rocket, Will Travel|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Phipps, Keith}}
  • The Battle of the Sexes (1959){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-battle-of-the-sexes-v4348|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=The Battle of the Sexes|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Phipps, Keith}}

=1960s=

  • The Bellboy (1960){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-bellboy-v4755|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=The Bellboy|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • The Absent-Minded Professor (1961){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-absent-minded-professor-v652|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=The Absent-Minded Professor|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
  • The Ladies Man (1961){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-ladies-man-v28028|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=The Ladies Man|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • Two Way Stretch (1960){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/two-way-stretch-v51460|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Two Way Stretch|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • Everything's Ducky (1961){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/everythings-ducky-v90701|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Everything's Ducky|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • The Errand Boy (1961){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-errand-boy-v16005|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=The Errand Boy|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • Invasion Quartet (1961){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/invasion-quartet-v96684|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Invasion Quartet|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • It's Only Money (1962){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/its-only-money-v96962|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=It's Only Money|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • On the Beat (1962){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/on-the-beat-v104703|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=On the Beat|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • The Notorious Landlady (1962){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-notorious-landlady-v104353|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=The Notorious Landlady|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • Who's Minding the Store? (1963){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/whos-minding-the-store-v116878|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Who's Minding the Store?|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • Carry on Spying (1964){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/carry-on-spying-v86749|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Carry on Spying|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • Advance to the Rear (1964){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/advance-to-the-rear-v83155|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Advance to the Rear|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • Carry on Cleo (1964){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/carry-on-cleo-v8364|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Carry on Cleo|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • Man's Favorite Sport? (1964){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/mans-favorite-sport-v31227|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Man's Favorite Sport?|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • The Disorderly Orderly (1964){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-disorderly-orderly-v14008|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=The Disorderly Orderly|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • The Great Race (1965){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-great-race-v20759|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=The Great Race|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • Batman (1966){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/batman-v4277|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Batman|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • That Riviera Touch (1966){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/that-riviera-touch-v113125|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=That Riviera Touch|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • Three on a Couch (1966){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/three-on-a-couch-v113580|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Three on a Couch|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/boy-did-i-get-a-wrong-number%21-v6873|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • Carry on Doctor (1967){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/carry-on-doctor-v8368|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Carry on Doctor|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • Carry on Again, Doctor (1967){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/carry-on-again-doctor-v86737|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Carry on Again, Doctor|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • The Magnificent Two (1967){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-magnificent-two-v100956|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=The Magnificent Two|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (1966){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/who-wants-to-kill-jessie-v116854|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Who Wants to Kill Jessie?|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • The Glass Bottom Boat (1966){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-glass-bottom-boat-v19938|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=The Glass Bottom Boat|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-forum-v18964|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/its-a-mad-mad-mad-mad-world-v25585|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • The Party (1968){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-party-v37327|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=The Party|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • Inspector Clouseau (1968){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/inspector-clouseau-v96620|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Inspector Clouseau|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • Blackbeard's Ghost (1968){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/blackbeards-ghost-v5970|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Blackbeard's Ghost|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Kaye, Don}}

=1970s=

  • The Boatniks (1970){{Citation|title=The Boatniks (1970) - Norman Tokar {{!}} Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related {{!}} AllMovie|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-boatniks-v6376|language=en-us|access-date=2020-05-07}}
  • Bananas (1971){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/bananas-v3860|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Bananas|access-date=November 10, 2013|author=Kaye, Don}}
  • Evil Roy Slade (1972)
  • Carry On Abroad (1972)
  • My Name Is Nobody (1973)
  • Mr. Hercules Against Karate (1973)
  • Sleeper (1973){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/sleeper-v45148|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Sleeper|access-date=November 10, 2013|author=Erickson, Hal|author-link=Hal Erickson (author)}}
  • Blazing Saddles (1974)
  • The Fortune (1975){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-fortune-v92152|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=The Fortune|access-date=March 15, 2019|author=Lucia Bozzola|author-link=Lucia Bozzola (author)}}
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
  • Slap Shot (1977){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/sleeper-v45148|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Slap Shot|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Erickson, Hal|author-link=Hal Erickson (author)}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/70929|work=TCM|publisher=Rovi Corporation|title=Slap Shot|access-date=March 10, 2019|author=Jeff Stafford|author-link=Jeff Stafford (author)}}
  • Up in Smoke (1978)
  • The Jerk (1979)
  • 1941 (1979)
  • The Kentucky Fried Movie (1979)

=1980s=

=1990s=

=2000s=

=2010s=

=2020s=

See also

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