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text: List of film spoofs in Mad
Film spoofs list -- 1980s

This list of film spoofs in Mad includes films spoofed (parodied) by the American comic magazine Mad. Usually, an issue of Mad features a spoof of at least one feature film or television program. The works selected by the staff of Mad are typically from cinema and television in the United States. The authors parody the original titles with puns or other wordplay. Characters are caricatured, and lampooned with joke names. These articles typically cover five pages or more, and are presented as a sequential storyline with caricatures and word balloons. The opening page or two-page splash usually consists of the cast of the show introducing themselves directly to the reader; in some parodies, the writers sometimes attempt to circumvent this convention by presenting the characters without such direct exposition. This approach was also used for Mad's television parodies, and came to be identified with the magazine. The style was widely copied by other humor publications. In 1973, the promotional movie poster for Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye was designed in the introductory manner of a Mad parody, including the rectangular word balloons with self-referential dialogue; for verisimilitude, the poster was written and drawn by Mad regulars Frank Jacobs and Jack Davis. Many parodies end with the abrupt deus ex machina appearance of outside characters or pop culture figures who are similar in nature to the film or TV series being parodied, or who comment satirically on the theme. For example, Dr. Phil arrives to counsel the Desperate Housewives, or the cast of Sex and the City show up as the new hookers on Deadwood.
Spoofed Title Actual Title Writer Artist Issue Date
Alias Alien ( May 1979 ) ( Genre : Science fiction horror ) Dick DeBartolo Mort Drucker 212 1954-04 January 1980
Moneyraker Moonraker ( June 1979 ) ( Genre : Science fiction ) Stan Hart Harry North , Esq 213 1954-04 March 1980
Rockhead II Rocky II ( June 1979 ) ( Genre : Sports drama ) Larry Siegel Angelo Torres 213 1954-04 March 1980
The Calamityville Horror The Amityville Horror ( July 1979 ) ( Genre : Supernatural horror ) Dick DeBartolo Mort Drucker 214 1954-04 April 1980
The Corncorde - Airplot '79 The Concorde ... Airport '79 ( August 1979 ) ( Genre : Disaster film ) Dick DeBartolo Mort Drucker 214 1954-04 April 1980
A Crock O ' ( Blip ! ) Now Apocalypse Now ( August 1979 ) ( Genre : War film ) Larry Siegel Mort Drucker 215 1954-04 June 1980
Star Blecch : The ( GACCK ! ) Motion Picture Star Trek : The Motion Picture ( December 1979 ) ( Genre : Science fiction ) Dick DeBartolo Mort Drucker 216 1954-04 July 1980
Crymore vs. Crymore Kramer vs. Kramer ( December 1979 ) ( Genre : Drama ) Stan Hart Mort Drucker 217 1954-04 September 1980
Being Not All There Being There ( December 1979 ) ( Genre : Comedy-drama ) Larry Siegel Mort Drucker 218 1954-04 October 1980
Throw Up the Academy Up the Academy ( June 1980 ) ( Genre : Teen comedy ) Stan Hart Angelo Torres 218 1954-04 October 1980
Gold Mining Daughter Coal Miner 's Daughter ( March 1980 ) ( Genre : Biographical musical ) Arnie Kogen Mort Drucker 219 1954-04 December 1980
Little Starlings Little Darlings ( March 1980 ) ( Genre : Teen comedy-drama ) Arnie Kogen Mort Drucker 219 1954-04 December 1980
The Empire Strikes Out The Empire Strikes Back ( May 1980 ) ( Genre : Space opera ) Dick DeBartolo Mort Drucker 220 1954-04 January 1981
The Shiner The Shining ( May 1980 ) ( Genre : Psychological horror ) Larry Siegel Angelo Torres 221 1954-04 March 1981
Undressed to Kill Dressed to Kill ( July 1980 ) ( Genre : Crime thriller ) Arnie Kogen Mort Drucker 222 1954-04 April 1981
Extraordinary People Ordinary People ( September 1980 ) ( Genre : Drama ) Stan Hart Angelo Torres 223 1954-04 June 1981
Raving Bully Raging Bull ( December 1980 ) ( Genre : Sports drama ) Larry Siegel Mort Drucker 224 1954-04 July 1981
Assaulted State Altered States ( December 1980 ) ( Genre : Science fiction horror ) Dick DeBartolo Angelo Torres 225 1954-04 September 1981
Flopeye Popeye ( December 1980 ) ( Genre : Musical comedy ) Stan Hart Mort Drucker 225 1954-04 September 1981
Superduperman II Superman II ( December 1980 ) ( Genre : Superhero film ) Frank Jacobs Mort Drucker 226 1954-04 October 1981