Action comedy
Action comedy is a genre that combines aspects of action and comedy.
Film
Action comedies often have "fish out of water" themes, for example using a starring actor's celebrity to contrast the setting, such as how comedian and actor Eddie Murphy's "streetwise, sarcastic persona clashes with conventional police procedures in the Beverly Hills Cop films" in the late twentieth century.[3]
The 1926 film
In the 1990s, action comedy films "became more violent, with fiery deaths and emphatic shootings increasingly used as punchlines".[1] Rotten Tomatoes wrote that Rush Hour (1998) revitalized the genre's formula and that Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) was a highlight from the decade. In the first two decades of the 21st century, the films Kung Fu Hustle (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), Tropic Thunder (2008), 21 Jump Street (2012), and Bad Boys for Life (2020) were among numerous instances of the genre.[5]
TV series
- The A-Team (1983–1987)[9]
- Burn Notice (2007–2013)[10]
- Chuck (2007–2012)[11]
- Doom Patrol (2020–2022)[12]
- The Dukes of Hazzard (1979–1985)[9][13]
- Future Man (2017–2020)[14]
- Kidd Video (1984–1985)[13]
- Knight Rider (1982–1986)[9]
- Lethal Weapon (2016–2019)[14]
- Our Flag Means Death (2022)[15]
- Peacemaker (2022)[16]
- Remington Steele (1982–1987)[17]
- Rush Hour (2016)[18]
- Teenage Bounty Hunters (2020)[19]
- Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion (2022)[20]
References
- ^ Allmovie. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ Buffam, Noelle (March 12, 2011). "Action". The Script Lab. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- ISBN 978-1-4039-7723-6.
- ^ St. James, Emily (December 9, 2009). "The General". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba Vo, Alex (August 10, 2021). "The 50 Best Action-Comedy Movies, Ranked By Tomatometer". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Calderon, Jenna (September 28, 2020). "The Best Action Comedy Movies of All Time". Men's Health. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ Baldwin, Daniel (July 29, 2016). "From Grieco With Love: Remembering 'If Looks Could Kill'". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 27, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) - Keenen Ivory Wayans | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
- ^ a b c Beard, Matthew (October 23, 2003). "'A-Team' is viewers' most-wanted oldie for prime-time revival". The Independent. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ Staff (March 14, 2010). "Action Comedy TV: Showrunner Matt Nix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ISBN 978-1-118-23965-0.
- UPI. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-5381-0374-6.
- ^ a b "Action Comedy". hulu.com. Hulu. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ Shachat, Sarah (March 12, 2022). "How 'Our Flag Means Death' Built a Realistic but Farcical Pirate Ship". IndieWire. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ Truitt, Brian (January 13, 2022). "How HBO Max's 'Peacemaker' became a hair metal superhero spin on the ensemble comedy". USA Today. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ISBN 978-1-4766-3233-9.
- ^ Swift, Andy (September 30, 2014). "Rush Hour TV Series In the Works for CBS from Bill Lawrence, Brett Ratner". TVLine. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ Nemetz, Dave (July 30, 2020). "Teenage Bounty Hunters Trailer: High School Girls Kick Ass After Class in Netflix's Edgy Action Comedy". TVLine. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ "Breaking News - J.R. Villarreal Cast in Disney Channel's Superhero Action Comedy, Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion". www.thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
Further reading
- King, Cynthia M. (2009). "Comedy in Action". In Kendrick, James (ed.). A Companion to the Action Film. Wiley. pp. 140–164. ISBN 978-1-119-10076-8.