Greatest 18 Comedy Movies Worth Watching Released in 1984

Three parapsychologists forced out of their university funding set up shop as a unique ghost removal service in New York City, attracting frightened yet skeptical customers. Explore Ghostbusters / IMDB / YouTube

A young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town. Learn about Gremlins / IMDB / YouTube

A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills. Learn about Beverly Hills Cop / IMDB / YouTube

Spinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour. Info on This Is Spinal Tap / IMDB / YouTube

The mayor declares that anyone can enroll in the police academy irrespective of their physical condition or education level, and many misfits descend on the academy, including a young troublemaker who's forced to apply or go to jail. Find out about Police Academy / IMDB / YouTube

A girl's sweet sixteenth birthday is anything but special: her family forgets about it, and she suffers from every embarrassment possible. Read about Sixteen Candles / IMDB / YouTube

A mousy romance novelist sets off for Colombia to ransom her kidnapped sister, and soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous adventure hunting for treasure with a mercenary rogue. Check out Romancing the Stone / IMDB / YouTube

A young man is reunited with a mermaid he briefly encountered as a boy and falls in love with her without knowing her secret. Look into Splash / IMDB / YouTube

An American rock and roll singer is invited to a cultural festival in East Germany in order to distract from a plot to destroy NATO submarines, but he accidentally becomes involved in a resistance plot to rescue an imprisoned scientist. Check out Top Secret! / IMDB / YouTube

A comic allegory about a traveling Bushman who encounters modern civilization and its stranger aspects, including a clumsy scientist and a band of revolutionaries. Details on The Gods Must Be Crazy / IMDB / YouTube

At Adams College, a group of bullied outcasts and misfits resolve to fight back for their peace and self-respect. Check out Revenge of the Nerds / IMDB / YouTube

A soon-to-be-married man's friends throw him the ultimate bachelor party. Explore Bachelor Party / IMDB / YouTube

A young punk, recruited by a car repo agency, finds himself in pursuit of a Chevrolet Malibu with a huge, $20,000 bounty--and something otherworldly stashed in its trunk. See more about Repo Man / IMDB / YouTube

A New Yorker's life is thrown into a tailspin when his younger cousin surprise-visits him, starting a strange, unpredictable adventure. Check out Stranger Than Paradise / IMDB / YouTube

Tromaville has a monstrous new hero. The Toxic Avenger is born when meek mop boy Melvin falls into a vat of toxic waste. Now evildoers will have a lot to lose. Check out The Toxic Avenger / IMDB / YouTube

Adventurer, brain surgeon, rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his crime-fighting team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, must stop evil alien invaders from the eighth dimension who are planning to conquer Earth. Explore The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension / IMDB / YouTube

A hapless talent agent attempts to reconcile a lounge singer with his mistress. Find out about Broadway Danny Rose / IMDB / YouTube

A comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists. Check out Night of the Comet / IMDB / YouTube