History AffectionateParody / LiveActionFilms

* ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', being set in a world where human beings co-exist with cartoon characters, can be seen as a send up of HardboiledDetective FilmNoir.

** ''Film/TheNakedGun'' trilogy qualifies as affectionate spoofs of police movies.

* ''Film/Dragnet'' is a parody of the non-comedic TV series ''Franchise/Dragnet''.

* ''Film/FatalInstinct'' parodied "Femme Fatale" noir of varying vintages, particularly, ''Film/BasicInstinct'' and ''Film/FatalAttraction'' (...as evidenced in the title.).

* ''Film/LoadedWeapon1'' parodies {{Buddy Cop|s}} thrillers specifically lampooning the ''Film/LethalWeapon'' series, ''Film/BasicInstinct'', ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'', and more.

** ''Film/HotShots'' Parts 1 and [[Film/HotShotsPartDeux Deux]] parody ''Film/TopGun'' and military operation films.
** ''Film/JaneAustensMafia'' spoofs Italian mafioso gangster films, particularly, ''Film/TheGodfather'', ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}'' and ''Film/{{Casino}}''.

** ''Film/{{Airplane}}'' is an Affectionate Parody of disaster movies, especially the movie ''Zero Hour!'' (with which it shared entire lines of dialogue, such as "The life of everyone on board depends upon just one thing: finding someone back there who can not only fly this plane, but who didn't have fish for dinner"), and one of the best Deconstructions you'll ever see. It's now very, very hard to play the "disaster on a plane" trope straight-- and impossible to watch ''Film/ZeroHour'' or read the Creator/ArthurHailey book ''Airplane'' is based on (it's from the guy who wrote ''Airport'') without going into hysterics from visualizing all the jokes in ''Airplane''.

* Christopher Guest, who played Nigel Tufnel in the movie ''Film/ThisIsSpinalTap'', has gone on to make several mockumentaries of his own, such as ''Film/BestInShow'' (dog shows), ''Film/WaitingForGuffman'' (local theater), ''Film/AMightyWind'' (1960's folk music) and ''Film/ForYourConsideration'' (OscarBait films), all of which can be considered affectionate towards their (rather daft) characters.

** '' Jane Austen's Mafia'' spoofs Italian mafioso gangster films, particularly, ''Film/TheGodfather'', ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}'' and ''Film/{{Casino}}''.

* AllForNothing: In the end, Arthur never gets the Grail as he and Bedevere are arrested just as their army is about to storm the Castle AAAAAUUUUUURRRRGGGHHHHH.

* ''Film/BackToTheBeach'' is a parody of 1960's Annette Funicello / Frankie Avalon beach movies, starring... Annette Funicello & Frankie Avalon!

* ''Film/SupportYourLocalSheriff'' is an AffectionateParody of TheWestern. Interestingly it's not a bad example of that genre even if you mange to take it seriously.

** ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}'' parodied Star Wars and included what were very good special effects for the time. The care put into his movies makes them affectionate parodies instead of cheap spoofs.

* ''Film/BackToTheBeach'' is a parody of 1960's Annette Funicello / Frankie Avalon beach movies, starring...Annette Funicello & Frankie Avalon!

** ''Film/{{Airplane}}'' is an Affectionate Parody of disaster movies, especially the movie ''Zero Hour!'' (with which it shared entire lines of dialogue, such as "The life of everyone on board depends upon just one thing: finding someone back there who can not only fly this plane, but who didn't have fish for dinner"), and one of the best Deconstructions you'll ever see. It's now very, very hard to play the "disaster on a plane" trope straight-- and impossible to watch ''Film/ZeroHour'' or read the Arthur Hailey book ''Airplane'' is based on (it's from the guy who wrote ''Airport'') without going into hysterics from visualizing all the jokes in ''Airplane''.

* The 1994 comedy, ''Film/{{Blankman}}'' satirizes superhero/crime fighter vigilantes in a manner much like the the Creator/AdamWest ''Series/{{Batman}}'' TV series (lampshaded in-movie).

* ''Film/SuperheroMovie'': A spoof made in the late 2000s (thankfully) NOT made by Seltzer and Friedberg that mostly takes from the plot of the first Creator/SamRaimi ''Film/SpiderMan'' (2002) but it also mocks ''[[Film/XMenFilmSeries X-Men]]'' and ''Film/BatmanBegins'' among other things.

* ''Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet'' and it's [[Film/TwentyTwoJumpStreet sequel]] not only parody [[Series/TwentyOneJumpStreet it's source show]] like crazy, but also aspects of teen movies, crime thrillers and police dramas.

** The Disney LiveActionAdaptation of ''Film/InspectorGadget'', like [[WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget the original cartoon]], parodies the {{Cyborg}} concept and is pretty much a DenserAndWackier ''Film/{{RoboCop}}''.

* ''Film/MysteryTeam'' does this for KidDetective series in the ''Literature/EncyclopediaBrown'' / ''Three Investigators'' mode

** Its parody, the ''Film/ScaryMovie'' series, also started a trend for other movie genres not taking themselves as seriously, ranging from decent things like ''Film/NotAnotherTeenMovie'' and ''Film/SuperheroMovie'' to abominations like ''Film/DateMovie'', ''Film/EpicMovie'', ''Film/MeetTheSpartans'', and ''Film/DisasterMovie'' (all of which come from Creator/SeltzerAndFriedberg, one might notice...).

* ''Film/WrongfullyAccused'' parodies ''Film/TheFugitive'' and a host of many other movies as well as FugitiveArc action thrillers as a whole.

* ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'' was Disney's Affectionate Parody of... ''[[TakeThatUs itself]]'', replete with {{Shout Out}}s and and subverted tropes. Not that it didn't turn out to still be a good film (which it did).

* Disney's ''Film/{{Flubber}}'' sends-up the MadScientist trope.

* The Disney LiveActionAdaptation of ''Film/InspectorGadget'', like [[WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget the original cartoon]], parodies ''Film/{{RoboCop}}''.

* ''Film/TuckerAndDaleVsEvil'' and ''Film/JackBrooksMonsterSlayer'' parodies HillbillyHorrors.

* ''Film/WalkHard'' is a parody of music biopics such as ''Film/WalkTheLine'' and ''Film/ImNotThere'', but it also mocks the traditional clichés associated with many musical biopics.

* ''Film/FatalInstinct'' parodied "Femme Fatale" noir of varying vintages particularly ''Film/BasicInstinct'' and ''Film/FatalAttraction''.

* ''Film/{{Paul}}'' parodied "first contact" alien films like ''Film/{{ET|the extraterrestrial}}''.

* ''Film/WalkHard'' is a parody of music biopics such as ''Film/WalkTheLine'' and ''Film/ImNotThere'', but it also mocks the traditional tropes associated with many musical biopics.

* Creator/MelBrooks is a Grand Master of this trope. He has made it clear that he only parodies movies and genres he likes. In fact [[WordofGod Mel Brooks]] has said that he could never do a parody of, for instance, slasher flicks because he can only work with genres he respects.
** Brooks was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHZzhxAabgU awarded the AFI Achievement Award]] by none other than Creator/MartinScorsese for being "a great filmmaker just for laughs"
** ''Film/TheTwelveChairs'' is an AffectionateParody of the novel
** ''Film/YoungFrankenstein'' is an AffectionateParody of the 30's Universal [[FrankensteinsMonster Frankenstein]] movies. It is so well done in that style that it is possible to miss that it ''was'' a parody. Points to the director for recreating the way the films from back in the day were made; gigantic, multi-story sets (like the lab, that managed to all fit onto screen, with its huge staircase), extended takes done without cuts, as well as just the slow and deliberate way the actors move and talk.

** ''Film/HighAnxiety'' for Creator/AlfredHitchcock films.
** ''Film/RobinHoodMenInTights'' for the RobinHood legends

** ''Film/TheNakedGun'' trilogy qualifies as affectionate spoofs of police movies.
** ''Film/HotShots'' Parts 1 and [[Film/HotShotsPartDeux Deux]] parody ''Film/TopGun'' and military operation films.

* The Disney LiveActionAdaptation of ''Film/InspectorGadget'' parodies ''Film/{{RoboCop}}''.

* ''Film/KungFuHustle'' is, of course, an AffectionateParody to modern {{Wuxia}} MartialArts genre.

* ''Film/WalkHard'' is a parody of music biopics such as ''Film/WalkTheLine'' and ''Film/ImNotThere'', but it also mocks the traditional tropes.

* The LiveActionAdaptation of ''Film/InspectorGadget'' parodies ''Film/{{RoboCop}}''.

* ''Film/WalkHard'' is a parody of music biopics such as ''Film/WalkTheLine'' and ''Film/ImNotThere''.

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* Creator/WoodyAllen has parodied genres like 1970s sci-fi (''Film/{{Sleeper}}'') and epic historical romances (''Film/LoveAndDeath''). One section of ''Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* but were afraid to ask'' parodies 1960s Italian films, and another 1940s-50s mad scientist films (complete with John Carradine as the scientist in question).
* ''Casa De Mi Padre'' is an affectionate parody of telenovelas and grindhouse movies.
* ''Film/BackToTheBeach'' is a parody of 1960's Annette Funicello / Frankie Avalon beach movies, starring...Annette Funicello & Frankie Avalon!
* ''Film/{{Vamp}}'' is one for nearly every vampire movie ever made.
* ''Film/LemonadeJoe, or Horse Opera'' is an Affectionate Parody of TheWestern pulp movies, and quite the ClicheStorm. There are no Western movies made by Czechoslovakian film school, just this one, and you can sense just how much everybody involved in the movie loved it to bits.
* ''Film/RockSlyde'' is a parody of FilmNoir, even having the first scene in black & white, though doesn't last.
* ''Film/TheCabinInTheWoods'' is both this and a deconstruction parody of horror films, with a giant TakeThat towards reality tv for good measure.
* ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'', of Creator/RogerMoore-era ''Film/JamesBond'' films, as well as campy spy fiction in general.
* ''Film/OurManFlint'' and ''Film/InLikeFlint'' are parodies of the ''Film/JamesBond'' series films, particularly Flint's savoir faire and knowledge of esoteric subject areas.
* ''Film/TheManWithTwoBrains'' is a modern day take on GothicHorror.

* Michael "Bully" Herbigs films ''Film/DerSchuhDesManitu'' and its semi-sequel ''Traumschiff Surprise: Periode 1'' parody the western genre, especially Creator/KarlMay, and science fiction, especially ''Franchise/StarTrek'' and ''Franchise/StarWars'', respectively. They are also two of the most successful german films of all time and are generally considered to be CultClassic.
* The 2008 film ''Fool's Gold'' is a parody of the "treasure hunting adventure" genre. The AdventurerArchaeologist is a flat broke dreamer, his ex-wife wants out after searching for years with nothing to show for it, their investors are a doddering millionaire and his vapid SpoiledBrat of a daughter, and the LoanShark is a rapper.
* ''Film/{{Hydrozagadka}}'' is a giggle-fest parodying just how ''silly'' the {{superhero}} genre is (complete with ClarkKenting and CartoonishSupervillainy).

* Its parody, the ''Film/ScaryMovie'' series, also started a trend for other movie genres not taking themselves as seriously, ranging from decent things like ''Film/NotAnotherTeenMovie'' to abominations like ''Film/DateMovie'', ''Film/EpicMovie'', ''Film/MeetTheSpartans'', and ''Film/DisasterMovie'' (all of which come from Creator/SeltzerAndFriedberg, one might notice...).

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* "The Girl Hunt" ballet in ''Film/TheBandWagon'' lovingly parodies tropes from hardboiled and noir fiction and film, from the FemmeFatale to the PrivateEyeMonologue.
* ''Film/DieHard'' started as both an action film and an affectionate parody of 80s action films, notably in casting Bruce Willis, who was best known before ''Die Hard'' for comedy roles. The movie ended up becoming the template for future action movies and transformed Willis into an action star. And the ''Die Hard'' movies eventually became an Affectionate Parody of themselves.
* ''Film/HotFuzz'' self consciously uses every possible cop movie trope it can, often [[LampshadeHanging hanging a lampshade]] on them, while paying tribute to those films.
* ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead''. Star and co-writer Creator/SimonPegg said it was closer to "a love letter" to Romero's zombie films than a parody.
* ''Film/AustinPowers'' and ''The Second Best Secret Agent in the World'' are affectionate parodies of ''Film/JamesBond''-style spy movies. Which were heavily inspired by ''Film/OurManFlint''. Austin lampshades this, saying ''Film/InLikeFlint'' is his favorite movie.
* ''Film/{{Hobgoblins}}'' was clearly meant to be such a parody of ''Film/{{Gremlins}}'' -- an incredibly stupid idea considering that ''Gremlins'' is ''itself'' a parody, of both the "monster attacks small American town" genre of horror films and the "ABoyAndHisX" genre of feel-good family films.
* ''Film/SupportYourLocalSheriff'' is an AffectionateParody of TheWestern. Interestingly it's not a bad example of that genre even if you mange to take it seriously.
** ''Support Your Local Gunfighter'', a non-sequel follow-up produced by more or less the same people, treads the same ground with less success.
* ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' is a parody of medieval romances.
* ''Film/PressStart'', to [[UpToEleven every videogame in existence]].
* ''Film/KungFuHustle'' is, of course, an AffectionateParody to modern {{Wuxia}} genre.
* ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'' is an AffectionateParody of 1930's/'40's-era movie musicals of the "let's put on a show variety".
* While ''Film/PunchDrunkLove'' is a {{Deconstruction}} of Creator/AdamSandler's roles as a sociopathic manchild, ''Film/AngerManagement'' is its parody.
* ''Film/TheBradyBunch'' and ''A Very Brady Sequel'' qualify. They make light of several stories and moments from the [[Series/TheBradyBunch original series]] while still standing true as film adaptations.
* The ''Film/StarskyAndHutch'' movie is not only a send-up of [[Series/StarskyAndhutch the original show]] but also of the [[BuddyCopShow Buddy Cop genre]].
* ''Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet'' and it's [[Film/TwentyTwoJumpStreet sequel]] not only parody [[Series/TwentyOneJumpStreet it's source show]] like crazy, but also aspects of teen movies, crime thrillers and police dramas.
* Stanley Donen's sadly all-but-forgotten 1978 film ''Movie Movie'' was a loving Valentine to the cheesy B-list 1930s/early '40s era black-and-white films Hollywood would churn out during the height of the old studio system. Complete with lines so cornball they'd make Captain America blush. It's glorious fun for fans of vintage kitsch.
* ''Film/VampiresSuck'' parodies ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''. Given who's parodying it, affectionate is probably not the right word though.
* ''Film/DownWithLove'' parodied Doris Day and Rock Hudson romantic comedies.
* ''Film/ThrowMommaFromTheTrain'' is a love letter to Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/StrangersOnATrain''.
* ''Film/SomeLikeItHot'' is replete with shout outs to past gangster films.
* ''Film/TheBigLebowski'' affectionately parodies the works of Creator/RaymondChandler, ''Literature/TheBigSleep'' particularly, by showing what would happen if you took a standard twisty-turny Chandler-style plot and occupied the role of the hero with a lazy hippy slacker instead of the usual hard-boiled PrivateDetective character.
* The 1994 comedy, ''Film/{{Blankman}}'' satirizes superhero/crime fighter vigilantes in a manner much like the the Creator/AdamWest ''Series/{{Batman}}'' TV series (lampshaded in-movie).
* ''Film/MysteryMen'' parodies the {{Superhero}} and SuperTeam genres. The over-the-top architecture of Champion City was inspired by Gotham City as portrayed in the Creator/JoelSchumacher ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' films.
* ''Film/MysteryTeam'' does this for KidDetective series in the ''Literature/EncyclopediaBrown'' / ''Three Investigators'' mode
* ''Film/{{Paul}}'' parodied "first contact" alien films like ''Film/{{ET|the extraterrestrial}}''.
* The [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] film ''Film/{{Help}}'' was an Affectionate Parody of ''Film/JamesBond'' movies.
* Music/SuperJunior's film, ''"Attack on the Pin-Up Boys"'' is an Affectionate Parody of the [[TeenIdol idol]] [[IdolSinger culture]], obsessions with passing fads, and the life of a teenager set in a HighSchoolAU. The second half of the film dips into DeconstructiveParody territory though as it becomes more introspective than the first half.
* ''Film/ManOfTheHouse'' parodied the role that made Creator/TommyLeeJones famous, the lawman.
* ''Film/{{Stardust}}'': the affectionate parody of classic fairy tales and fantasy genre.
* ''Film/JackBrooksMonsterSlayer'' parodies HillbillyHorrors.
* ''Film/{{Flubber}}'' and ''Film/InspectorGadget'' parodies anything from Disney.

* ''Film/SkyHigh2005'' is fond of pointing out the more ridiculous tropes in both the superhero and high school drama genres, which it typically accomplishes by using them straight but to an [[ExaggeratedTrope absurdly over-the-top]] degree. For example, the Commander has an entire drawer full of identical phones for when he [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength pushes the buttons too hard]].
* ''{{Film/Superbad}}'' somewhat spoofs "DoggedNiceGuy Teen Movies" in a way.

* ''Film/WalkHard'' is a parody of music biopics such as ''Film/WalkTheLine'' and ''Film/ImNotThere''.
* ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', being set in a world where human beings co-exist with cartoon characters, can be seen as a send up of HardboiledDetective FilmNoir.