Archive for the ‘Comedy’ Category
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Little Big League
Call Number: VHS00243
by: Luke Edwards; Timothy Busfield; Jason Robards; Andrew Scheinman; Castle Rock Entertainment (Firm); Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: [Burbank, Calif.] : Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1994.
Notes: Originally released in 1994 (120 mins.);
Summary: An inspiring family comedy adventure about a boy’s determination to put the fun back into baseball after inheriting the Minnesota Twins
OCLC #: 35120500
Added: November 3, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Andrew Scheinman
Posted in Comedy, Family | Comments Closed
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
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Jules Verne’s Five Weeks in a Balloon
Call Number: VHS00241
by Red Buttons; Fabian; Cedric Hardwicke; Barbara Eden; Irwin Allen; Charles Bennett; Albert Gail; Jules Verne; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.; Cambridge Productions.; Fox Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : Fox Home Video, ©1995.
Notes: Originally released in 1962 (101 mins.); Based on the novel by Jules Verne;
Summary: Fergusson leads a journey via hot-air balloon in order to claim a remote area in Africa for England. Joining him in the trek are a reporter, a goofy professor, and the professor’s assistant. Along the way they encounter many obstacles and deadly danger.
OCLC #: 42515692
Added: November 3, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Books on Film, Irwin Allen
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008
The Mouse that Roared
Call Number: VHS00239
by Jack Arnold; Peter Sellers; Jean Seberg; Roger MacDougall; Stanley Mann; Leonard Wibberley;
Language: English
Publisher: N/A – Taped from television
Notes: Originally released in 1959 (80 mins.?); From the novel by Leonard Wibberley;
Summary: The tiny duchy of Grand Fenwick is bankrupt, and its minister decides to declare war on the United States, be defeated, and receive Marshall Aid. But he forgot to tell their invasion force leader that he’s supposed to lose
OCLC #: 223954073
Also: Edition also contains “Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse” (
VHS00239)
Added: October 29, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Books on Film, Jack Arnold
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
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Il Postino
Call Number: VHS00226
by Michael Radford; Massimo Troisi; Philippe Noiret; Maria Grazia Cucinotta; Scarpelli; Giacomo Scarpelli; Anna Pavignano; Mario Cecchi Gori; Vittorio Cecchi Gori; Antonio Skármeta; Miramax Films.; Cecchi Gori Group (Firm); Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm); Buena Vista Home Video (Firm);
Language: Italian with English subtitles
Publisher: [S.l.] : Miramax Home Entertainment ; Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video, [1997?]
Notes: Originally released in 1994 (108 mins.); Liberally from the novel Il postino di Neruda by Antonio Skármeta; Nominated for five 1996 Academy Awards;
Summary: A shy mailman falls in love with a beautiful woman. A famous poet moves into town, he helps the mailman find words to express his love.
OCLC #: 42497400
Added: October 29, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Award, Foreign Film, Michael Radford
Posted in Comedy, Romance | Comments Closed
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Mel Brook’s Blazing Saddles
Call Number: VHS00224
by Michael Hertzberg; Mel Brooks; Cleavon Little; Gene Wilder; Slim Pickens; David Huddleston; Liam Dunn; Alex Karras; John Hillerman; George Furth; Jack Starrett; Harvey Korman; Madeline Kahn; Andrew Bergman; Warner Bros. Pictures.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Language: English
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, ©2001.
Notes: Originally released in 1974 (93 mins.); Edition includes the original theatrical trailer; Back in the Saddle, an all-new documentary featuring Mel Brooks and other cast/crew and rare or unseen footage; Nominated for three 1975 Academy Awards;
Summary: The new sheriff and his sidekick, retired gunfighter Waco Kid, protect the town of Rock Ridge from the men who want to run the railroad through the town
OCLC #: 50823910
Added: October 29, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Award, Mel Brooks
Posted in Comedy, Western | Comments Closed
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
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The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
Call Number: VHS00217
by Peter Greenaway; Richard Bohringer; Michael Gambon; Helen Mirren; Alan Howard; Vidmark Entertainment.; Miramax Films.;
Language: English
Publisher: [S.l.] : Vidmark Entertainment, 1990.
Notes: Originally released in 1970 (123 mins.); Edition contains the original uncut letterboxed version;
Summary: Set in an indefinite future, this is an outrageous and satirical film about love, sex, food, power, murder and revenge.
OCLC #: 23176703
Added: October 28, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Crime, Peter Greenaway
Posted in Comedy, Drama | Comments Closed
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
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GiGi
Call Number: VHS00214 Copy 1
VHS00214 Copy 2
by Colette; Arthur Freed; Maurice Chevalier; Leslie Caron; Frederick Loewe; Alan Jay Lerner; Vincente Minnelli; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.;
Language: English
Publisher: Copy 1: New York : MGM/UA Home Video, 1985.; Copy 2: [New York] : MGM/UA Home Video, 1993.
Notes: Originally released in 1958 (115 mins.); Based on the novel by Colette; Nominated for nine 1959 Academy Awards;
Summary: The musical story of a French girl groomed to be a courtesan, but who blossoms into a lady.
OCLC #: Copy 1: 12798828; Copy 2: 31859640
Added: October 28, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Award, Books on Film, Vincente Minnelli
Posted in Comedy, Musical | Comments Closed
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
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The Parent Trap
Call Number: VHS00209
by Haley Mills and Hayley Mills, Maureen O’Hara, Brian Keith, Charlie Ruggles, Una Merkel, Leo G. Carroll, Joanna Barnes, Cathleen Nesbitt, Erich Kastner, David Swift, Tommy Sands, Annette, Walt Disney Productions
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Walt Disney Home Video, [1995?]
Notes: Originially released in 1961 (129 mins.); Nominated for 2 Academy Awards; Based on the book “Das Doppelte Lottchen” by Erich Kastner
Summary: Hayley Mills stars as two young girls who, while at summer camp, discover that they are long-lost twin sisters, separated shortly after birth. Reunited at last, they launch a coast-to-coast campaign to rekindle romance between their estranged parents
OCLC #: 32814337
Added: October 27, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Books on Film, David Swift, Disney
Posted in Comedy, Family | Comments Closed
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Fresa y chocolate
Call Number: VHS00207
by Robert Redford; Tomás Gutiérrez Alea; Juan Carlos Tabío; Jorge Perugorria; Vladimir Cruz; Mirta Ibarra; Francisco Gatorno; Senel Paz; Miramax Films.; Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm); Buena Vista Home Video (Firm); Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematográfica.;
Language: Spanish with English subtitles
Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Miramax Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video, [1995]
Notes: Originally released in 1994 (104 mins.); Based on the story by Senel Paz: El lobo, el bosque y el hombre nuevo; Nominated for one 1995 Academy Award;
Summary: A young college kid meets a writer and a passionate woman who teach him the things that aren’t taught in school.
OCLC #: 33486149
Added: October 27, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Award, Books on Film, Foreign Film, Juan Carlos Tabío, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Posted in Comedy, Drama | Comments Closed
Monday, October 27th, 2008
Ososhiki
Call Number: VHS00200
by Jūzō Itami; Yasushi Tamaoki; Yutaka Okada; Itami Purodakushon.; Nyū Senchyurī Purodyūsāzu.; Republic Pictures Home Video (Firm);
Language: Japanese with English subtitles
Publisher: Los Angelos, CA : Republic Pictures Home Video, ©1988,
Notes: Originally released in 1984 (124 mins.);
Summary: A satire about a family’s struggles with the complex rituals of a Buddhist funeral ceremony.
OCLC #: 28753816
Added: October 27, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Juzo Itami
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