Query: 1979 comedy films about the arts
Domain: films
Relevant documents:
Real Life (1979 film)
Derek and Clive Get the Horn
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
The Theme
Rock 'n' Roll High School
The Jerk
Something Short of Paradise
Chapter Two (film)
Manhattan (1979 film)
Nora la rebelde
The Willi Busch Report
Tesoro mio
The Muppet Movie
A Perfect Couple
Evidence from documents: Real Life (1979 film): 1979 comedy films: a 1979 American comedy film
about the arts: portrays a documentary filmmaker named Albert Brooks who attempts to live with and film a dysfunctional family for one full year.
Derek and Clive Get the Horn: '''''Derek and Clive Get the Horn''''' is a 1979 British documentary comedy film that chronicles the recording of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's 1978 comedy album ''Derek and Clive Ad Nauseam'', their third and final outing featuring their controversial alter-egos Derek and Clive, two foul-mouthed lavatory attendants who banter at length about their surreal day-to-day existences.
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert: '''''Richard Pryor: Live in Concert''''' is a 1979 American stand-up comedy film starring Richard Pryor and directed by Jeff Margolis.




The film was shot at the Terrace Theatre in Long Beach, California on December 10, 1978. It was produced and distributed independently, and was the first full-length feature movie consisting of only stand-up comedy. The double album ''Wanted: Live in Concert'' was recorded at other dates during the same tour, and features much of the same material included in the film.
The Theme: '''''The Theme''''' () is a 1979 Soviet comedy film directed by Gleb Panfilov. It tells the story of an egotistical playwright who thinks of himself as an artist, but who allows the system to make him write conformist plays.
Rock 'n' Roll High School: 1979 comedy films: a 1979 American musical comedy film
about the arts: The film featured the punk rock group Ramones.
The film is set in 1980. Vince Lombardi High School keeps losing principals to nervous breakdowns because of the students' love of rock 'n' roll and their disregard for education.
The Jerk: '''''The Jerk''''' is a 1979 American comedy film directed by Carl Reiner and written by Steve Martin, Carl Gottlieb, and Michael Elias (from a story by Steve Martin and Carl Gottlieb). This was Martin's first starring role in a feature film. The film also features Bernadette Peters, M. Emmet Walsh, and Jackie Mason.
Something Short of Paradise: '''Something Short of Paradise''' is a 1979 American romantic comedy film directed by David Helpern from a screenplay by Fred Barron. It stars Susan Sarandon and David Steinberg.
Madeleine Ross (Susan Sarandon) is a journalist, and her boyfriend, Harris Sloane (David Steinberg), is the owner of an art theatre. Their relationship is on-again/off-again, and when Madeleine meets the French star Jean-Fidel Mileau (Jean-Pierre Aumont) it provokes changes in the way she and Harris feel about each other.
Chapter Two (film): '''''Chapter Two''''' is a 1979 American Metrocolor romantic comedy-drama film directed by Robert Moore, produced by Ray Stark, and based on Neil Simon's 1977 Broadway play of the same name.
Manhattan (1979 film): a 1979 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Woody Allen and produced by Charles H. Joffe. The screenplay was written by Allen and Marshall Brickman. Allen co-stars as a twice-divorced 42-year-old comedy writer who dates a 17-year-old girl (Mariel Hemingway) but falls in love with his best friend (Michael Murphy)'s mistress (Diane Keaton)
Nora la rebelde: 1979 comedy films: '''''Nora la rebelde''''' (in English "Nora the Rebel") is a 1979 Mexican comedy film directed by Mauricio de la Serna and starring Olga Breeskin and Andrés García
about the arts: When she finds out that the virtuous Bulgarian orchestra director Sándor Horváth is coming to Mexico, she will do the impossible to meet him in person, and on the way, she will be involved in a hilarious series of accidents caused by her looks.
Tesoro mio: Playwright irreparable failure is betrayed by a concubine with the lawyer that finances the charade.
The Muppet Movie: '''''The Muppet Movie''''' is a 1979 American musical road comedy film directed by James Frawley and produced by Jim Henson. A co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States, it is the first theatrical film in ''The Muppets'' franchise. The film was written by ''The Muppet Show'' writers Jerry Juhl and Jack Burns. Produced between the first and second half of ''The Muppet Show''s third season, the film tells the origin story of the Muppets, as Kermit the Frog embarks on a cross-country trip to Los Angeles, encountering several of the Muppets—who all share the same ambition of finding success in professional show business—along the way while being pursued by Doc Hopper, a greedy restaurateur with intentions of employing Kermit as a spokesperson for his frog legs business.
A Perfect Couple: '''''A Perfect Couple''''' is a 1979 romantic-comedy film co-written and directed by Robert Altman and starring Paul Dooley, Marta Heflin, Titos Vandis, and Belita Moreno.
An older man, played by Paul Dooley, tries romancing a younger woman, played by Marta Heflin. She is part of a travelling band of bohemian musicians who perform gigs in outdoor arenas around the country. He joins them on the road and tries to fit into their communal lifestyle. The film features multiple musical numbers.