We're going to make you LAUGH

Release Date: December 4 , 1982

Distrib: Paramount

Boxoffice: $2,573,342

This Paramount release utilized SCTV and Saturday Night Live actors as well as Cheech and Chong. It should have been a hit-but it didn't click. It was ahead of its time.

Trivia: Of the five actors that introduced the clips only 2 did not have other movies released in 1982. Name them?

Tristar tried to release a compilation film made of comedies, but it was never released. What was the clever title of that film?

The similar, yet played for straight, horror compilation TERROR IN THE AISLES did better box-office in 1984. Both that film and IT CAME FROM HOLLYWOOD share 5 films . Name them from these descriptions:

A) This film spawned 2 sequels and was later remade in the 80s and itself had one sequel.

B) This film came out one year after the same studio had a similarly named film with the same monster. One film had an Oscar nominated Best Supporting Actor and the other starred an Oscar winner for Best Actor. Name the 2 films and the 2 actors.

C) A giant insect film-a genre popular in the 50s.

D) This was remade as a comedy in the 80s with a gender switch

E) Originally shown in 3D its sequel starred someone who would later win 2 Oscars -but in a different category