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1. WALL-E

WALL-E (promoted with an interpunct as WALL·E) is a 2008 computer-animated science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios. The film was directed by Andrew Stanton. It follows the story of a robot named WALL-E who is designed to clean up a polluted Earth. He eventually falls in love with another robot named EVE, and follows her into outer space on an adventure.

After directing Finding Nemo, Stanton felt that Pixar achieved believable water physics and was willing to direct a film set in space. Most of the characters do not have actual human voices, but instead communicate with body language and robotic sounds, designed by Ben Burtt, that resemble voices. In addition, it is the first animated feature by Pixar to have segments featuring live action characters.

Walt Disney Pictures released it in the United States and Canada on June 27, 2008. The film grossed $23.1 million on its opening day, and $63 million during its opening weekend in 3,992 theaters, ranking #1 at the box office. This ranks the third highest-grossing opening weekend for a Pixar film as of July 2008. Following Pixar tradition, WALL-E was paired with a short film titled Presto for its theatrical release. It has achieved an overall approval rating of 97% on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
IMDb User Ratings: 8.7/10
IMDb Gross: 214.12M

2. Tropic Thunder

Tropic Thunder is a 2008 action comedy film directed by Ben Stiller and written by Stiller, Justin Theroux, and Etan Cohen. The film stars Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. as a group of prima donna actors making a Vietnam War film when their fed-up writer and director decide to abandon them in the middle of the jungle, forcing them to fight their way out.

Stiller initially had the idea for the film while playing a small part in Empire of the Sun, and later brought on Theroux and Cohen to help him complete the script. After the film was greenlit in 2006, filming took place in 2007 on the Hawaiian island of Kauai over 13 weeks, and was deemed the largest film production in the island’s history. The film had a large marketing promotion, including showing numerous screenings, selling the fictional energy drink advertised in the film, and posting faux websites for the characters, films, and products shown in Tropic Thunder.

The film met controversy among the disability advocacy community prior to its release on August 13, 2008. It received generally positive reviews with 83% and 71% ratings according the review aggregator websites Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, respectively. It earned $26 million in its opening weekend.
IMDb User Ratings: 7.9/10
IMDb Gross: $65.8M

3. Pineapple Express

Pineapple Express is a 2008 action comedy stoner film directed by David Gordon Green, written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and stars Seth Rogen and James Franco. Producer Judd Apatow, who previously worked with Rogen and Goldberg on Knocked Up and Superbad, assisted in developing the story, which was partially inspired by the buddy comedy subgenre.

The film was originally set for release August 8, 2008, but was changed to August 6, 2008, in order not to conflict with the opening of the 2008 Summer Olympics. The movie is rated R in the United States for strong language and mild drug content, MA 15+ in Australia for Strong drug use and violence, sexual references and coarse language, and 18A in Canada.
IMDb User Ratings: 7.9/10
IMDb Gross: 76.8M

4. Get Smart

Get Smart is a 2008 film adaptation of Mel Brooks and Buck Henry’s 1960s spy parody television series, Get Smart. The film stars Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart and Anne Hathaway as Agent 99. Alan Arkin plays the Chief. Dwayne Johnson, Terence Stamp, Terry Crews, David Koechner, Masi Oka, Ken Davitian, Larry Miller, Patrick Warburton and Dalip “The Great Khali” Singh also star.

Bernie Kopell, who played Siegfried in the original series, makes a cameo appearance. Bill Murray also appears as Agent 13 hidden in an empty tree trunk.
IMDb User Ratings: 7.3/10
IMDb Gross: 128.2M

5. Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay is the 2008 comedy film sequel to the 2004 film, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle. John Cho and Kal Penn reprise their roles as the eponymous stoner duo, along with Paula Garcés as Harold’s love interest, Maria. Neil Patrick Harris also returns as a satirical version of himself. New additions to the cast are comedian Jon Reep and former Daily Show correspondents Rob Corddry and Ed Helms. Other cast members include David Krumholtz, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Jack Conley, Roger Bart, Danneel Harris, Eric Winter, Adam Herschman, and Richard Christy.

The film was released on April 25, 2008 by Warner Bros.; this film was the first New Line Cinema title to be distributed by Warner Bros. since New Line Cinema became a division of Warner Bros. The film was released on DVD and Blu-Ray Disc on July 29, 2008.
IMDb User Ratings: 7.0/10
IMDB Gross: 38.1M

6. Step Brothers

Step Brothers is a 2008 comedy film directed by Adam McKay, produced by Judd Apatow and starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, who last teamed up in Talladega Nights (2006). The film was released on July 25, 2008.

The screenplay was written by Ferrell and McKay, from a story written by Ferrell, McKay and Reilly. Jimmy Miller and Judd Apatow are the two producers of the film.
IMDb User Ratings: 7.0/10
IMDB Gross: 95.8M

7. Be Kind, Rewind

Be Kind Rewind is a 2008 American comedy film from New Line Cinema, directed by Michel Gondry and starring Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover and Mia Farrow. The film first appeared on January 20, 2008 at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. It was later shown at the Berlin International Film Festival. The film opened on February 22, 2008 in the United Kingdom and in North America.

A man whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend’s video store. In order to satisfy the store’s most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, the two men set out to remake the lost films.
IMDb User Ratings: 6.8/10
IMDb Gross: 11.1M

8. Drillbit Taylor

Drillbit Taylor (aka Drillbit Taylor: Budget Bodyguard) is a 2008 comedy film starring Owen Wilson as the title character and based on an original idea by John Hughes. Paramount Pictures released the film on March 21, 2008.

The movie surrounds three kids who hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them from the playground bully. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics. Based on 100 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an overall approval rating of 24 percent. By comparison, Metacritic calculated an average score of 41.
IMDb User Ratings: 6.0/10
IMDb Gross: 32.8M

9. Semi Pro

Semi-Pro is a 2008 comedy film from New Line Cinema. The film was directed by Kent Alterman and stars Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, André Benjamin, Maura Tierney, Will Arnett, and David Koechner.

The movie was shot in Los Angeles near Dodger Stadium (in the gym of the Los Angeles City Fire Department Training Center), in Detroit and in Flint, Michigan. It was released in theaters on February 29, 2008, and was released on DVD and Blu-Ray June 3rd, 2008.
IMDb User Ratings: 5.8/10
IMDb Gross: 33.4M

10. You Don’t Mess with the Zohan

You Don’t Mess with the Zohan is a 2008 comedy film about Zohan Dvir (Hebrew : זוהאן דביר), Israel’s hero and their greatest counter-terrorism army commando who, after growing tired of his Israeli post-draft’s standing service, fakes his own death in order to pursue his dream: becoming a hairstylist in New York.

The story was written by Adam Sandler, Judd Apatow and Robert Smigel, and was directed by Dennis Dugan. Sandler’s production company Happy Madison produced the film, while it was distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was released on June 6, 2008. UK release date is August 15, 2008.
IMDb User Ratings: 5.7/10
IMDb Gross: 99.6M

11. The Love Guru

The Love Guru is a 2008 American comedy film, directed by Marco Schnabel and starring Mike Myers and Jessica Alba along with Romany Malco and Justin Timberlake. In addition to starring in the film, Myers wrote The Love Guru with Graham Gordy which was based on real life love guru Matt Etzel, and produced it with Gary Barber.

The film was released by Paramount Pictures on June 20, 2008 and was rated PG-13. The film was released on August 1 in the United Kingdom, and has been rated 12A.
IMDb User Ratings: 3.6/10
IMDb Gross: 32.1M

1. Bill Murray

William James “Bill” Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Oscar-nominated, Emmy, Golden Globe and BAFTA winning American comedian and actor.

The Ghostbusters star has always been a riotously comic actor, understated or overplayed or, even, both. Recent years have seen him in critically raved roles, and he Is the star most suited for the recently coined ‘drama’ genre. This year saw him playing the fat cat in Garfield, and lapping up the reviews for the surreal.

The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou. Still, as he showed in Lost In Translation last year, he can move his eyebrow to hit your funny bone like none other. A master.

2. Robin Williams

Robin McLaurim Williams (born July 21, 1951) is an American TV, stage and film actor and comedian who has won an Academy Award for his performance in Good Will Hunting, as well as six Golden Globes, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and three Grammy Awards.

His film career began in 1980 following his success in the television series Mork & Mindy, and he remains active as a film actor and stand-up comedian. He was voted 13th on Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time.

His role as the Genie in the animated film Aladdin was instrumental in establishing the importance of star power in voice actor casting. Later, Williams once again used his voice talents in Fern Gully, as the holographic Dr. Know in the 2001 feature “Artificial Intelligence: A.I.”, the 2005 animated feature Robots, the 2006 Academy Award winning Happy Feet, and an uncredited vocal performance in 2006’s Everyone’s Hero. Furthermore, he was the voice of The Timekeeper, a former attraction at the Walt Disney World Resort about a time-traveling robot who encounters Jules Verne and brings him to the future. Also he had Won Oscar, Another 42 wins & 47 nominations.

3. Eddie Murphy

Edward Regan “Eddie” Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-, Screen Actors Guild Award-winning American actor, film director, producer and comedian. Murphy ranks as the highest grossing film star in history, having a total of 33 films to date, his films grossing over $3.4 billion in the US alone, averaging $104 million per film. He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984, and has worked as a stand-up comedian. He has also enjoyed a minor singing career. Murphy has received Golden Globe nominations for best actor in a comedy or musical for his performances in Beverly Hills Cop, Trading Places, and The Nutty Professor. In 2007, he won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James “Thunder” Early in Dreamgirls, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the same role.

Murphy’s work as a voice actor includes Thurgood Stubbs in The PJs, Donkey in the Shrek series and the dragon Mushu in Disney’s Mulan. In some of his films, he plays multiple roles in addition to his main character, which he calls a tribute to one of his idols Peter Sellers (who is famous for playing multiple roles in one film), films which Murphy has played multiple roles include Coming to America, Wes Craven’s Vampire In Brooklyn, the Nutty Professor films, where he played much of the Klumps clan, Bowfinger and 2007’s Norbit. Another trademark of Murphy is his deep, infectious, and considerably goofy laugh.

4. Jim Carrey

James Eugene “Jim” Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian-American film actor and comedian. He is known for his manic, slapstick performances in comedy films such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, The Mask, Dumb and Dumber, Me, Myself & Irene, Fun with Dick and Jane, The Cable Guy, Liar Liar, and Bruce Almighty. Carrey has also achieved critical success in dramatic roles in films such as The Truman Show, Man on the Moon, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. He also provides the voice for Horton in the animated feature film Horton Hears a Who!, released March 14, 2008. The film was his first animated feature role. He has won two Golden Globe Awards.

5. Steve Carell

Steven John Carell (born August 16, 1962) is a Golden Globe- and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning American comedian, actor, producer and writer, who rose to fame as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, from 1999 to 2004. Since 2005, he has starred in the American version of the television sitcom The Office, as main character Michael Scott. He has starred and co-starred in several films including Bruce Almighty, Anchorman, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Little Miss Sunshine, Evan Almighty (the sequel to Bruce Almighty), Dan in Real Life, Horton Hears a Who! and Get Smart. He has been celebrated as America’s funniest man on the cover of Life Magazine. He received the 2006 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in Television Comedy for the leading role of Michael Scott in American adaptation of Britain’s comedy The Office (2005).

6. Mike Myers

Michael John “Mike” Myers (born May 25, 1963) is a British Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter and film producer. He was a long-time cast member on the NBC sketch show Saturday Night Live in the late 1980s and the early 1990s and starred as the title characters in the films Wayne’s World, Austin Powers, Shrek and The Love Guru.

He had won Primetime Emmy, another 18 wins in 27 nominations

His some upcoming Movies are Untitled Keith Moon Project (2010) (in production), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2010) (in production), Shrek Goes Fourth (2010) (pre-production).

7. Rob Schneider

Robert Michael “Rob” Schneider (born October 31, 1963) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. A stand-up comic and veteran of the NBC sketch-comedy series Saturday Night Live, Schneider went on to a career in feature films, including starring roles in the comedies Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, The Animal and The Hot Chick.

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys, another 1 win & 8 nominations.

He will be seen in the some movies which are in pre production or in the post production stage which are Old Scratch (2008) (in production), Wild Cherry (2009) (post-production), Noah’s Ark: The New Beginning (2008) (post-production), The Chosen One (2008/II).

8. Chris Farley

Christopher Crosby “Chris” Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American comedian and actor. He was a member at Chicago’s Second City Theatre and later went on to the cast of the American sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. He starred in a string of successful comedic films in the 1990s before his sudden death of a drug overdose in late 1997.

Farley has been memorialized in many different ways. On August 26, 2005, Farley was awarded the 2,289th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The star is located in front of Improv Olympic West. In Adam Sandler’s 2000 film Little Nicky, Little Nicky’s mother, an angel played by Reese Witherspoon, is mentioned at the end of the film to be dating her new fitness instructor in Heaven, who turns out to be Chris Farley.

9. Martin Lawrence

Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, director and producer. He came to fame during the 1990s, establishing a Hollywood career as a leading actor. He often starred in films as the second lead opposite actors including Eddie Murphy, Will Smith, and Tim Robbins. Many of his films were blockbusters at the box office, including Boomerang (1992), Bad Boys (1995), Nothing To Lose (1997), Blue Streak (1999), Life (1999), Big Momma’s House (2000) and Bad Boys 2 (2003).

He has won 4 titles get nominated 10 times.

During August 1999, Lawrence went into a three-day coma after collapsing from heat exhaustion while jogging in 100-degree heat with several layers of heavy clothing. He recovered in the hospital from near death and running a body temperature of a seemingly impossible 107 °F (41.7 °C), his breathing assisted by a respirator.

10. Ben Stiller

Benjamin Edward Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, actor, film producer and director. He is the son of veteran comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. After beginning his acting career with a play, he wrote several mockumentaries, and was offered two of his own shows, both entitled The Ben Stiller Show. After acting in a few films, Stiller had his directorial debut with Reality Bites, and has since written, starred in, directed, and produced over fifty films and television shows. His films have grossed $1.38 billion. He may be best known for his roles in Zoolander, Starsky and Hutch, There’s Something About Mary, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Meet the Parents, and Night at the Museum. Throughout his career, he has received several awards and honors including an Emmy Award, several MTV Movie Awards, and a Teen Choice Award. Stiller’s most recent role was in the movie The Heartbreak Kid.

11. Adam Sandler

Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian, a Golden Globe-nominated actor, musician, screenwriter and film producer. After becoming a popular Saturday Night Live cast member, he went on to star in several Hollywood feature films that grossed over US$100 million at the box office. Though he is best known for his comedic roles, such as in the films Billy Madison (1995), Happy Gilmore (1996), and Big Daddy (1999), he has also had success in romantic and dramatic roles, such as in the films Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Spanglish (2004), and Reign Over Me (2007).

He had nominated for Golden Globe, won another 30 awards and nominated 45 times for awards.

12. Will Ferrell

John William “Will” Ferrell (born July 16, 1967) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated American comedian, actor, voice actor, and writer who first established himself as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, and has since gone on to a successful film career, starring in the comedies A Night at the Roxbury (1998), Old School, Elf (both 2003), Anchorman (2004), Kicking & Screaming (2005), Talladega Nights, Stranger than Fiction (both 2006), Blades of Glory (2007), Semi-Pro and Step Brothers (both 2008). He is considered a member of the frat pack, a generation of leading Hollywood comic actors to emerge in the late 1990s including Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Steve Carell, Vince Vaughn, and brothers Owen and Luke Wilson.

13. Owen Wilson

Owen Cunningham Wilson (born on November 18, 1968, in Dallas, Texas) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and writer. Wilson is perhaps best known for his successful comedic roles such as John Beckwith in Wedding Crashers and as Hansel in Zoolander as well as for his distinctively shaped nose. Wilson is considered a member of the Frat Pack.

He had nominated for Oscar won another 5 awards and nominated 22 times.

We will see him agin in the movies next year which he is filming. the main films are Night at the Museum 2, Battle of the Smithsonian (2009), Marley & Me (2008).

14. Jack Black

Thomas Jack Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian and musician. With his friend Kyle Gass, Black makes up one half of the comedy and rock music duo Tenacious D. The group has a large cult following along with 2 albums and a full-length movie. His acting career is extensive, starring primarily as bumbling, cocky, but internally self-conscious outsiders in comedy films. He is a member of the so-called Frat Pack, a media term for a group of comedians active in Hollywood films, and has been nominated for a Golden Globe award.

He had been nominated for Golden Globe award, won other 5 awards and nominated for 22 other awards.

15. Vince Vaughn

Vincent Anthony “Vince” Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American film actor. He began acting in the late 1980s, appearing in minor television roles before coming to wider renown with the 1996 movie, Swingers. He has since appeared in a number of high-grossing Hollywood films, mostly comedies. Considered a member of the “Frat Pack”, Vaughn is known for his fast-talking, sarcastic comedy skills.

He had won 5 awards and get nominated 8 times in various categories.

His upcoming movies in which he will make us laugh with comedy are The H-Man Cometh (2010) (pre-production) and Four Christmases (2008) (post-production).

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