Slapstick is a type of comedy involving exaggerated violence and activities which may exceed the boundaries of common sense.
The name "slapstick" comes from the batacchio or bataccio — called the "slap stick" in English — a club-like object composed of two wooden slats used in commedia dell'arte. When struck, the battacchio produces a loud smacking noise, though little force transfers from the object to the person being struck. Actors may thus hi...
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Films of this genre:
- Garfield: The Movie ,
- Home Alone ,
- Mousehunt ,
- Problem Child ,
- Zorro, The Gay Blade ,
- Crime Busters ,
- The Cocoanuts ,
- You're Telling Me! ,
- Our Gang: Vol. 2 ,
- Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam
Titles:
- The Bellboy ,
- Little Man ,
- The Brothers Solomon ,
- Poppy ,
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels ,
- Tommy Boy ,
- The Absent-Minded Professor ,
- The Three Stooges Meet Hercules ,
- Police Academy 6: City Under Siege ,
- You're in the Navy Now
