Summer Comedies

Summer blockbuster comedies have returned in a big way recently, with raunchy favorites like <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-40-year-old-virgin/20946/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'40-Year-Old Virgin'</font></a> and <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/knocked-up/25372/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'Knocked Up'</font></a> leading the pack. There are plenty of laughs to go around this year, too. Find out what comedy studs like <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/steve-carell/10850/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Steve Carell</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/will-ferrell/224449/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Will Ferrell</font></a> and <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/ben-stiller/112816/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Ben Stiller</font></a> are bringing to the table this summer.

Summer Comedies

<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/step-brothers/27060/main' target='_blank'>'Step Brothers'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> July 25 <b>Starring:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/will-ferrell/224449/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Will Ferrell</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/john-c-reilly/59476/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>John C. Reilly</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/adam-scott/307258/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Adam Scott</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> Ferrell and Reilly indulge their inner man-childs as newbie step brothers who quickly turn from foes to friends upon the realization that neither has the capacity to mature into a normal middle-aged man. Either that or their mutual man-crush on <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/john-stamos/67540/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>John Stamos</font></a>.

Summer Comedies

<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/get-smart/27152/main' target='_blank'>'Get Smart'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> June 20 <b>Starring:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/steve-carell/10850/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Steve Carell</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/anne-hathaway/292630/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Anne Hathaway</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> In this adaptation of the '60s TV series, bumbling Agent Maxwell Smart (Carell) and crackerjack Agent 99 (Hathaway) combat evil forces using her wits, his dumb luck and ... a shoe phone. Oh, Agent Smart. We missed you by <i>that</i> much. <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/get-smart/27152/video/trailer-no-2/2081923' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'><u>Watch trailer</u></font></a>

Summer Comedies

<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-pineapple-express/28358/main' target='_blank'>'The Pineapple Express'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> August 8 <b>Starring:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/seth-rogen/297862/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Seth Rogen</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/james-franco/299361/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>James Franco</font></a> <b>Producer:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/judd-apatow/188203/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Judd Apatow</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> <A HREF='http://television.aol.com/show/freaks-and-geeks/264267/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'Freaks and Geeks'</font></a> buds Rogen and Franco reunite to get high, get embroiled with drug dealers and ... get high some more. But we don't find their behavior hysterically funny, oh no -- because drugs are bad, mmkay? <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-pineapple-express/28358/video/trailer-no-1/2085870' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'><u>Watch trailer</u></font></a>

Summer Comedies

<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/tropic-thunder/29232/main' target='_blank'>'Tropic Thunder'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> August 15 <b>Starring:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/ben-stiller/112816/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Ben Stiller</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/jack-black/195232/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Jack Black</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/robert-downey-jr/19966/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Robert Downey Jr.</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> Stiller, Black and Downey Jr. play an action hero, comedy star and black man, respectively, in this war-flick parody. To get the best from his actors, the director of this movie within a movie sends them unwittingly into real battle. Hilarity (and death?) ensues. <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/tropic-thunder/29232/video/tropic-thunder-trailer-no-1/2099390' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'><u>Trailer</u></font></a>

Summer Comedies

<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/hancock/24641/main' target='_blank'>'Hancock'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> July 2 <b>Starring:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/will-smith/66596/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Will Smith</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/charlize-theron/216257/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Charlize Theron</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/jason-bateman/4511/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Jason Bateman</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> While this superhero (Smith) can fly, has mighty strength, and saves lives, Hancock is also ... kind of a jerk. The only one who can rescue his reputation may be a publicist (Bateman), who counts among his own powers a super-hot wife (Theron). <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/hancock/24641/video/trailer-no-1/2050088' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'><u>Trailer</u></font></a>

Summer Comedies

<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/you-dont-mess-with-the-zohan/30940/main' target='_blank'>'You Don't Mess with the Zohan'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> June 6 <b>Starring:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/adam-sandler/62990/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Adam Sandler</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/john-turturro/114771/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>John Turturro</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/emmanuelle-chriqui/272997/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Emmanuelle Chriqui</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> The Sandler and Apatow camps collide with the two sharing writing credits on this comedy about a Mossad agent (Sandler) who reinvents himself as a hair stylist -- a straight hair stylist, for the record, who falls for Chriqui (Sloan from HBO's <A HREF='http://television.aol.com/show/entourage/99659/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'Entourage'</font></a>). <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/you-dont-mess-with-the-zohan/30940/video/trailer-no-1/2045475' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'><u>Trailer</u></font></a>

Summer Comedies

<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-love-guru/29105/main' target='_blank'>'The Love Guru'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> June 20 <b>Starring:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/mike-myers/51621/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Mike Myers</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/jessica-alba/268078/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Jessica Alba</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/justin-timberlake/277738/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Justin Timberlake</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> In his first live-action film since 2003, Myers plays an American raised by Indian gurus who returns West seeking fame and fortune. If that casting isn't inspired enough, try Timberlake as a hockey player, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/verne-troyer/271546/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Verne Troyer</font></a> as a coach, and Alba as owner. <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-love-guru/29105/video/trailer-no-1/2078553' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'><u>Watch trailer</u></font></a>

Summer Comedies

<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/made-of-honor/28433/main' target='_blank'>'Made of Honor'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> May 2 <b>Starring:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/patrick-dempsey/18549/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Patrick Dempsey</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/michelle-monaghan/359743/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Michelle Monaghan</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/sydney-pollack/106775/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Sydney Pollack</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> Dempsey's playboy and Monaghan's charmer are serious BFFs -- until she falls in love, and he's left trying to win her over before it's too late. Think <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/my-best-friends-wedding/4123/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'My Best Friend's Wedding'</font></a> meets, um, 'My Best Friend's Wedding.' <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/made-of-honor/28433/video/trailer-no-1/2025036' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'><u>Watch trailer</u></font></a>

Summer Comedies

<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/meet-dave/25298/main' target='_blank'>'Meet Dave'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> July 11 <b>Starring:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/eddie-murphy/51440/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Eddie Murphy</font></a>, <A HREF=' http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/elizabeth-banks/292126/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Elizabeth Banks</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/gabrielle-union/267979/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Gabrielle Union</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> You can take Murphy out of the fat suit, but you can't take him out of the multiple roles. Here he's cut it down to just two: a spaceship in human form (big Eddie) and the spaceship's alien pilot (little Eddie), both of whom fall in love with an Earthling (Banks). <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/meet-dave/25298/video/trailer-no-1/2103215' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'><u>Trailer</u></font></a>

Summer Comedies

<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/what-happens-in-vegas/30164/main' target='_blank'>'What Happens in Vegas'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> May 9 <b>Starring:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/cameron-diaz/195733/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Cameron Diaz</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/ashton-kutcher/242492/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Ashton Kutcher</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> Two strangers (no, one of them's not named Britney) who get wasted and wind up hitched in Las Vegas are ordered to stay married if they want to hang onto a very large pile of money. Let the regret, sabotage and complaints about the toilet seat begin. <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/what-happens-in-vegas/30164/video/trailer-no-2/2092322' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'><u>Watch trailer</u></font></a>

Summer Comedies

<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-house-bunny/30939/main' target='_blank'>'The House Bunny'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> August 22 <b>Starring:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/anna-faris/277709/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Anna Faris</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/colin-hanks/277109/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Colin Hanks</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/rumer-willis/389140/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Rumer Willis</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> When Faris's Playboy playmate is booted out of the mansion to make room for younger models (jeez, how young?), she takes a gig as den mother for an unpopular sorority. Look for the film to further the cause of playmates-as-role-models for America's youth.

Summer Comedies

<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/swing-vote/30067/main' target='_blank'>'Swing Vote'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> August 1 <b>Starring:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/kevin-costner/15189/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Kevin Costner</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/dennis-hopper/94825/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Dennis Hopper</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/kelsey-grammer/28139/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Kelsey Grammer</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> What if every vote DID count? Costner plays an affable loser who, thanks to his precocious 12-year-old daughter, a pivotal presidential election and a strange quirk of fate, may hold the future of the free world in his ballot-punching hands.

Summer Comedies

<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-promotion/33211/main' target='_blank'>'The Promotion'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> June 6 <b>Starring:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/seann-william-scott/270525/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Seann William Scott</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/john-c-reilly/59476/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>John C. Reilly</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/jenna-fischer/390758/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Jenna Fischer</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> A hit at the SXSW festival, this indie stars Scott as an assistant manager at a grocery store who applies to run the store's new branch, but finds he has an unexpected rival (Reilly) -- who is both devious and, perhaps not coincidentally, Canadian.