Greatest Spoofs
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Greatest Spoofs

These movie parodies remind us that Hollywood need not be taken so seriously. Which one ranks the highest?

rank title points votes your vote
1 Airplane!
This uproarious, game-changing satire on the late-'70s disaster movie takes deadpan literalism to new heights. 610 1084
2 Blazing Saddles
Aside from containing the first fart joke in a major motion picture (bean-eating cowboys), Mel Brooks’ spoof desecrates every Western cliché. 572 1030
3 Young Frankenstein
Mel Brooks' loving ode to James Whale's 1930s Frankenstein movies includes a spoof about the inept heir to Dr. Frankenstein. 563 1031
4 The Naked Gun
This cop-drama send-up revived the TV series Police Squad! as a feature starring unflappable dolt Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen). 510 952
5 Shaun of the Dead
This loving shout-out to zombiedom features a choregraphed battle between the titular hero and the undead to Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now.” 262 1012
6 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Filmgoers were reacquainted with the swinging '60s in Mike Myers' first Austin Powers movie, a celebration and send-up of James Bond. 219 975
7 Hot Shots!
Jim Abrahams’ <i>Top Gun</i> spoof is a riotous piece of silliness full of zingers and an inspired performance by Lloyd Bridges as a loony admiral. 195 867
8 Mars Attacks!
Tim Burton's layered spoof mocks alien invasion B-movies, big-budget updates, as well as American stupidity. 26 890
9 A Shot in the Dark
This veritable Peter Sellers showcase features bumbling Inspector Jacques Clouseau driving everyone around him bonkers. -98 742
10 I'm Gonna Git You Sucka!
Keenan Ivory Wayans's parody of blaxploitation flicks showcases characters like Pimp of the Year and Jan Brady as a militant Black Panther's wife. -279 761