What a great year for comedies. And for Michelle Pfeiffer, goddess of 1988.The Accidental Tourist![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnHTk1U1tzfu5xry8S8EyMYOFWJdgHKz7E0d2_oZlciSnK13n2aNyAxRojIdpiUAeIjwxAP3O88hMZWJ9Xcud-Gfh_gcVE_RRmme-hxo2e1e-HBkg9xfVR4TBWqbtQ7f4LXmqwbHEfoaXS/s320/accidental_tourist_the_1988.jpg)
Not as good as the book but I still find this amusing and, in the final scene, incredibly moving.
Big![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggY5r23V6IedHbEdbOKRbXoAZ-Kd0tzRw03RO-iLT29Bg1nxuK3Tls_1LmR7yjmF1hWX7WgBl1erJ5AFwQ1fXL-tcCZb677TTn3Dwv2v3zClr83xghgtq2zYPIFQ-qYRnhb5gbHEq64M-9/s320/big560.jpg)
Modern comedy classic, although I still think Tom Hanks plays the kid as too young.
Bull Durham![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqikN9TLruZXu7ifNE5ZvzB91SHVPgd2tyrhviJUJrrAmzji6kZVPJDHTAgcoJFpfeR7XXi-cmhwhVhDeuaGdONyc1V_DPLNJfsqjmdW7yg4bWOQyL-sDN-J_lJ2H8ACHE_M7pNXZcMZmX/s320/Bull-Durham-mv07.jpg)
Another modern comedy classic. Tim Robbins will never be better.
Dangerous Liaisons![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvaJ3ypO8r433uyDcIbxVnjaHnHEv0WIIoZFKCnw5Z0JKNJtj3A-O778P375ZrQlRVGJFAZYSGzKGblQtHwtjRrUgVKHH3pne_dQfaPKs8RFXB1i65JQ-dU-o7W0WfoRwx0vs4eLaYpjf/s320/dangerous.jpg)
Thrillingly cruel. I think this is Stephen Frears' best directed film. Amazing last shot.
Die Hard![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-1K4EyALwnqzRA6NHRA8wfaBrlTNerQvp1kD3l21iv5SkKKxrTFFSv2pWFAPsUZn6rjcwQ75JpsOvXo1ynnri5gMrKGYGsfSkFLv_enXPBn6XSgdhV3HYocO1iijtgEERVv8Zx8q5aFR/s320/diehard.jpb.jpg)
The gold standard. It basically created a genre atop which it sits. And Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber ... the suave European baddie will not be topped.
A Fish Called Wanda![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh08z6Hxa8jU4-zY59WHVYcMCbQBMXR5nBJTTPIw3Vz49GBt7LCEpWD_bX8_4FR_MedLI0tiRX5mkRfiAmXSODkTwg6rwSTOvBmdGaL0qf7Rwxthgv4z2oUkli5Kan8QI5b_Rc19TNgN7DM/s320/fish-called-wanda.jpg)
A great heist comedy.
Married to the Mob![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FG3yWVpkJHvJtWKe0OT7jc1kI2DiyNhKh571quJm6sSPsW2fgBU0-KcV0qlQSyxbKqkFZC78v4ON8fNSwKBv-ixRY0O3xc0ZX-FihYBDR-DHpoqZqHnAQS50z4kBmffsjj_rJ-8cEVfH/s320/married-to-the-mob.jpg)
Completely underrated comedy. I've seen this a dozen times and it only gets better. Dean Stockwell is genius-level and Michelle Pfeiffer shows off her considerable comedic chops.
They Live![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieasT386DlF8-7tVCElJiW65wQC8hZzm6xaElFn18pqoZzN3Czyc08Ivunl8vwgMeCMhEf0SIjeVl_712Yo___Eeq-nK50mC7WNGtl7MRPyBpeKgteTBYOtXu95YdtfN0NBfC_33oZigwv/s320/They-Live.jpg)
Rowdy Roddy Piper battling aliens masquerading as Republicans. One of John Carpenter's best.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9KT_2lJC-ieV4Zc_vDTQ6SiSxsZZ4dcZa4O1nZQtMfKC4H9wlsrlV2o1sdUDvh3ygbYWDn6x-lbAsFy56-EH67hWDpKTh9ObCHAqZGgDlnUgebtmNeE00rxfSzBRx6qUTrNsZUSyCrsy/s320/roger.jpg)
For the first scene alone, and that incredible moment when the cartoons walk off their cartoon set into 1940s Hollywood.
Working Girl![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7uv3BHVH9fE0nIC_Ux18aDi2Qv29B529XTKX_m_iRfZYAPLKW3gQ-kdW6nl_FPSm2jLSsgfxnzvuhUM04tUmauT9jeLFbmfZVasg2MQYgD_WtSSuXF7IZKgZu5dcQ_zZBfLBT0zW5xr9/s320/workinggirl.jpg)
Harrison Ford is out-acted by both Sigourney Weaver and Melanie Griffith but it's still a classic office comedy.
What about Coming to America? Beetlejuice?
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