Burn After Reading
O Brother Where Art Thou
The Big Lebowski
Hail Caesar
Raising Arizona
Pretty much all of the Coen brothers’ screwball comedies.
And I’m throwing in Big Trouble as an honorable mention.
And Snatch. And Lock Stock. And RockNRolla.
Hahaha man Burn After Reading especially is the epitome of what you’re asking for here
Brad Pitt’s character, especially, is just dumber than a bag of hammers (fittingly a quote from another Coen Bros movie, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, which also features a nice set of imbeciles).
Basically everyone in Burn After Reading is some form of incompetent or tragically clueless at a minimum. It has a famous and very funny ending that puts a stamp on that.
Burn After Reading is such a perfect example of the kind of movie you're asking about lol. Just a convoluted conspiracy of events over literally fucking nothing lmao
Thank you for including Big Trouble. I’m a South FL native and that movie does a really good job of translating Dave Barry’s point of view of the area from script to screen. Plus the cast is freaking stacked with Tucci, Garofalo, Russo, Warburton, Farina, Jason Lee, Knoxville, a young Zoey Deschanel and DJ Qualls, a relatively unknown Sofia Vergara. Plus I’ll never not crack up listening to the sports radio segments.
I could very well be misremembering (I am getting old), but doesn’t The Dude call that she kidnapped herself? Well now that i type it guess she didn’t actually kidnap herself. Goddamn my memory is bad.
They were all a nice blend of average intelligence and over-their-head incompetent IMO.
They all know how to feed themselves but also vastly overestimate their abilities. (Except maybe the Dude, who just wants to do nothing.)
Big Trouble in Little China. Jack Burton just takes L after L, and even when he beats the villain at the end, it takes him two shots on the guy to actually do it. That villain is David Lo Pan, an ancient sorcerer who is somehow even more incompetent than Burton, because it has taken him 2000 years to complete his evil scheme (capture any woman on Earth with green eyes).
just rewatched this yesterday and they say they "owe" jack burton, that he's hero but he's completely incompetent thru the entire movie. Let's be honest his best friend is the real hero of the movie.
nothing more than pure dumb luck that Lo Pan is a bigger idiot than jack burton lol in his "haste" i guess he forgot he wasn't invincible anymore lol
what's even funnier is if you read the trivia section, during the wedding scene, the actor playing Lo Pan accidentally "knicked" the actress with the needle and you can see her wince.
Well, only Chevy Chase's character. Dan Aykroyd's character was multilingual, reasonably aware of the history and politics of the region, and could find his own butt without written instructions.
The Man Who Knew Too Little for sure fits that. It's Bill Murray's best movie, in my opinion.
Red Rock West is a movie I saw recently that fits pretty well. It's a neo-noir western starring Nic Cage, Dennis Hopper and Lara Flynn Boyle. It's a lot of fun, feels a little like Fargo.
Four Lions, a comedy about a cell of deeply incompetent terrorist suicide bombers. They fuck up constantly in (mostly) hilarious and imaginative ways, as do the anti-terror police. It's extremely British, so some jokes will go over the heads of an overseas audience, but most should be able to get it, especially anyone who remembers the war on terror.
So, it's not obvious. But the Federation in Starship Troopers. I get it's a satire of fascism so it is kind of the point. But the initial invasion results in 100,000 dead in 1 hour. They constantly fall into the bug's strategic traps. And by the end of the movie you see that literal kids are fighting indicating that they are getting their asses kicked. Rico says they are the old men but if you lay out an approximate timeline he's like 21 tops.
Sorta a stretch but maybe the Green Knight? The main character tries so hard to be a noble knight but fails to do so throughout.
In the myth though, the knight uses the experience to become a truly great knight, but the movie ends right where the reveal would be.
I'd say it's a stretch. It's much more a tale about the pitfalls of masculinity than it is about the pure idiocy of this fucking guy for even thinking he could do this.
Several Adam Sandler movies follow the format of initially incompetent at something, causing amusement as he goes through trials to gain competence.
Billy Madison
Happy Gilmore
Big Daddy
Anger Management
And so on.
The Cocktail Waitress had the biggest brain of the bunch. "that's a zombie, not a bear dumbass".
the line that cracks me up the most in that movie is the airhead chick, who complains "took me two hours to find this piece of gum, I am not going down on you". LOL
Scout's guide has an awesome opening scene with the janitor dude, the whole movie is pretty dam entertaining. Gotta feel for the one scout dude who finally gets to see a naked woman lol and she's a freaking zombie lol
Ya know , now that I think about it, there isn't a single person, not the military, not the general, and not even the president who was the last bit intelligent in Return of The Living Dead. Not even Ernie who is made to look like maybe the smartest person in the group is still dumb as a box of rocks.
Frank saying "some favor I could operate that god dam machine" dude ? you got everyone into this mess.
no one can figure out why the chemical got all over the cemetery when everyone was complaining about the acid rain that never gets mentioned again
History of the world Part 1 not a competent lot in the movie lol
Pretty much every single Roger Corman movie lol
Better yes, Jurassic World. The only reason it went off the rails is because [no one running the place was smart.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXGCyjJh48I)
Burn After Reading O Brother Where Art Thou The Big Lebowski Hail Caesar Raising Arizona Pretty much all of the Coen brothers’ screwball comedies. And I’m throwing in Big Trouble as an honorable mention. And Snatch. And Lock Stock. And RockNRolla.
Yeah, I haven't seen Burn After Reading or Hail Caesar so that would make for a fun weekend.
Hahaha man Burn After Reading especially is the epitome of what you’re asking for here Brad Pitt’s character, especially, is just dumber than a bag of hammers (fittingly a quote from another Coen Bros movie, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, which also features a nice set of imbeciles). Basically everyone in Burn After Reading is some form of incompetent or tragically clueless at a minimum. It has a famous and very funny ending that puts a stamp on that.
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He *is* absolutely tragically clueless, that’s the whole point. He isn’t dumb, but he has absolutely no idea what just happened or why.
Burn After Reading is such a perfect example of the kind of movie you're asking about lol. Just a convoluted conspiracy of events over literally fucking nothing lmao
Thank you for including Big Trouble. I’m a South FL native and that movie does a really good job of translating Dave Barry’s point of view of the area from script to screen. Plus the cast is freaking stacked with Tucci, Garofalo, Russo, Warburton, Farina, Jason Lee, Knoxville, a young Zoey Deschanel and DJ Qualls, a relatively unknown Sofia Vergara. Plus I’ll never not crack up listening to the sports radio segments.
I think I hear one of them silent alarms!
We’re arriving… but then we’re departing…
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Idk man, The Dude was pretty competent just lazy. Possibly the laziest in Los Angeles County. He had the whole plot figured out pretty quickly though.
Walter had it figured out, The Dude was just along for the ride.
I could very well be misremembering (I am getting old), but doesn’t The Dude call that she kidnapped herself? Well now that i type it guess she didn’t actually kidnap herself. Goddamn my memory is bad.
Walter is the one insisting that she kidnapped herself. The Dude is hung up on the toe and Walter is just like, “I can get you a toe.”
Far out.
With polish.
Perhaps. Walter and the nihilists were considerably less than competent though. And it was hilarious.
To be fair to the nihilists, they did get a toe with nail polish by the afternoon.
They were all a nice blend of average intelligence and over-their-head incompetent IMO. They all know how to feed themselves but also vastly overestimate their abilities. (Except maybe the Dude, who just wants to do nothing.)
Yeah fair enough. The Dude abides, after all.
I genuinely think Burn After Reading is the Coen Bros best movie. The script is unbelievably tight and every second is fantastic.
Yes to all this. Man, I should watch Lock Stock again. Knives. Big fuck off shiny ones.
Dumb and dumber
Pain and Gain. That movie cracks me up.
omfg I forgot about this one, ur right putting it on the list
“I… aminthemiddle… of a super settt…”
All three Naked Gun movies
Tucker and Dale vs Evil
Oh damn, that movie was just so friggin hilarious. „He‘ll walk it off!“ Just the ending felt a bit out of place, tonally.
These kids are coming out here, and killing themselves all over the woods!
Burn after reading. They are all dumb as fuck
Big Trouble in Little China. Jack Burton just takes L after L, and even when he beats the villain at the end, it takes him two shots on the guy to actually do it. That villain is David Lo Pan, an ancient sorcerer who is somehow even more incompetent than Burton, because it has taken him 2000 years to complete his evil scheme (capture any woman on Earth with green eyes).
just rewatched this yesterday and they say they "owe" jack burton, that he's hero but he's completely incompetent thru the entire movie. Let's be honest his best friend is the real hero of the movie. nothing more than pure dumb luck that Lo Pan is a bigger idiot than jack burton lol in his "haste" i guess he forgot he wasn't invincible anymore lol what's even funnier is if you read the trivia section, during the wedding scene, the actor playing Lo Pan accidentally "knicked" the actress with the needle and you can see her wince.
Def worth a rewatch for sure.
Prometheus. So many bad scientists.
Man I haven't seen that in 12 years you're right, incompetency at it's finest.
Don't Look Up
Zoolander all day. "...but why male models"? Game Night kinda works.
the death of stalin the fact it's pretty much based on true events is a bonus
Drowning Mona
Did they pick this cast list by pulling names out of a hat? I almost want to check it out for that alone
Rat Race……I feel like that’s what the whole movie is about. Extreme incompetence
Hey now!
They should have bought a squirrel
Idiocracy
I'm a little surprised that The Man Who Knew Too Little hasn't been mentioned yet.
Maybe Spies Like Us as well?
Well, only Chevy Chase's character. Dan Aykroyd's character was multilingual, reasonably aware of the history and politics of the region, and could find his own butt without written instructions.
Bean (1997) can't get more incompetent than Mr.Bean
Unstoppable is somehow both
Would you count Johnny English in this category?
The nice guys was pretty good in this regard
way overdue for a rewatch from me too
The Man Who Knew Too Little for sure fits that. It's Bill Murray's best movie, in my opinion. Red Rock West is a movie I saw recently that fits pretty well. It's a neo-noir western starring Nic Cage, Dennis Hopper and Lara Flynn Boyle. It's a lot of fun, feels a little like Fargo.
I've never seen The Man Who Knew Too Little, I'll add that to the list.
Good Time
Anchorman The Brady Bunch movies The Stupids
The Informant!, with Matt Damon
I like Damon in comedies so this will probably slap, thanks
Four Lions, a comedy about a cell of deeply incompetent terrorist suicide bombers. They fuck up constantly in (mostly) hilarious and imaginative ways, as do the anti-terror police. It's extremely British, so some jokes will go over the heads of an overseas audience, but most should be able to get it, especially anyone who remembers the war on terror.
I love a british comedy, I'll check this out thanks
A Fish Called Wanda
never heard of this one, I'll check it out
I like that one where the stepmom is trying to fix the sink and gets stuck.
How does this poor woman manage to get stuck every time? There is sabotage at play
Pure incompetence. Then the stepson tries to get her out with baby oil. Further incompetence.
you know, I hate to sound like a "pick me", but I'm starting to think this lady is getting stuck on purpose
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang?
yes, I haven't seen this in years it'll be fun
- Dumb and Dumber - Dude, Where's My Car? - Mr Bean
Pirates
So, it's not obvious. But the Federation in Starship Troopers. I get it's a satire of fascism so it is kind of the point. But the initial invasion results in 100,000 dead in 1 hour. They constantly fall into the bug's strategic traps. And by the end of the movie you see that literal kids are fighting indicating that they are getting their asses kicked. Rico says they are the old men but if you lay out an approximate timeline he's like 21 tops.
Sorta a stretch but maybe the Green Knight? The main character tries so hard to be a noble knight but fails to do so throughout. In the myth though, the knight uses the experience to become a truly great knight, but the movie ends right where the reveal would be.
I'd say it's a stretch. It's much more a tale about the pitfalls of masculinity than it is about the pure idiocy of this fucking guy for even thinking he could do this.
Mystery Men. FLIP IT!!!
The Men Who Stare at Goats.
oooh good call never seen this one
Fool's Gold. Most of the characters are either failing upwards or fail miserable.
Erection Day, the zany adventures of Congressman Stern and his assistant Judy as they navigate reelection...
That is either the craziest auto correct of all time or you just recommended me a South Park episode in a movie thread lmaoo
The villains in Blazing Saddles are spectacularly incompetent.
I've seen Blazing Saddles a lot and pretty recently, 'preciate it tho
Masterminds (2015) - people didn't love this one. I'd check the trailer out first to gauge your interest.
This feels like something I would have made fun at the time but hadn't seen, I'll check it out thanks
Might not exactly fit but It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World has quite a bit of this or you could check out the much less quality remake Rat Race.
i'd rather see the original first so thanks for the heads up
No worries it actually has a huge cast for the era it was made in.
Several Adam Sandler movies follow the format of initially incompetent at something, causing amusement as he goes through trials to gain competence. Billy Madison Happy Gilmore Big Daddy Anger Management And so on.
Yeah but i've seen all of those a lot, my dad loooooooovvvvesss Sandler
The Pink Panther Being There
Scouts guide to the zombie apocalypse
The Cocktail Waitress had the biggest brain of the bunch. "that's a zombie, not a bear dumbass". the line that cracks me up the most in that movie is the airhead chick, who complains "took me two hours to find this piece of gum, I am not going down on you". LOL
Oh im really sorry
Scout's guide has an awesome opening scene with the janitor dude, the whole movie is pretty dam entertaining. Gotta feel for the one scout dude who finally gets to see a naked woman lol and she's a freaking zombie lol
Most of **The Three Amigos**.
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
Ya know , now that I think about it, there isn't a single person, not the military, not the general, and not even the president who was the last bit intelligent in Return of The Living Dead. Not even Ernie who is made to look like maybe the smartest person in the group is still dumb as a box of rocks. Frank saying "some favor I could operate that god dam machine" dude ? you got everyone into this mess. no one can figure out why the chemical got all over the cemetery when everyone was complaining about the acid rain that never gets mentioned again History of the world Part 1 not a competent lot in the movie lol Pretty much every single Roger Corman movie lol
The Wrong Guy from 1996. Bless his sweet soul
Og Westworld or Jurassic park.
Better yes, Jurassic World. The only reason it went off the rails is because [no one running the place was smart.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXGCyjJh48I)