"It's no joke: Researchers at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., discovered that 15 minutes of laughter can burn as many as 50 calories.
"While laughing is no substitute for time on the treadmill, the study shows how small actions can add up. Over the course of one year, a good laugh a day could burn "2-4 pounds of fat, even without changing your dietary habits," says Mac Buchowski, Ph.D., a nutritionist and adjunct professor of bionutrition.
"But why stop at 15 minutes? The following modern comedy classics each boast two hours of laughs and are ready to rent whenever you need a pick-me-up."
The article goes on to list several films from AFI's 100 YEARS...100 LAUGHS (the American Film Institute's top 100 list of funny movies). I decided to reproduce the list. I've indicated which ones I've seen, and of those, which I own or would like.
(In all, I thought the list was a little odd. What do you think?)
Seen it
Own it
Want it
1. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)
2. TOOTSIE (1982)
3. DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB (1964)
4. ANNIE HALL (1977)
5. DUCK SOUP (1933)
6. BLAZING SADDLES (1974)
7. M*A*S*H (1970)
8. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)
9. THE GRADUATE (1967)
10. AIRPLANE! (1980)
11. THE PRODUCERS (1968)
12. A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1935)
13. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974)
14. BRINGING UP BABY (1938)
15. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)
16. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)
17. THE ODD COUPLE (1968)
18. THE GENERAL (1927)
19. HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940)
20. THE APARTMENT (1960)
21. A FISH CALLED WANDA (1988)
22. ADAM'S RIB (1949)
23. WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... (1989)
24. BORN YESTERDAY (1950)
25. THE GOLD RUSH (1925)
26. BEING THERE (1979)
27. THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY (1998)
28. GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)
29. THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984)
30. ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (1944)
31. RAISING ARIZONA (1987)
32. THE THIN MAN (1934)
33. MODERN TIMES (1936)
34. GROUNDHOG DAY (1993)
35. HARVEY (1950)
36. NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE (1978)
37. THE GREAT DICTATOR (1940)
38. CITY LIGHTS (1931)
39. SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS (1941)
40. IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD (1963)
41. MOONSTRUCK (1987)
42. BIG (1988)
43. AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)
44. MY MAN GODFREY (1936)
45. HAROLD AND MAUDE (1972)
46. MANHATTAN (1979)
47. SHAMPOO (1975)
48. A SHOT IN THE DARK (1964)
49. TO BE OR NOT TO BE (1942)
50. CAT BALLOU (1965)
51. THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH (1955)
52. NINOTCHKA (1939)
53. ARTHUR (1981)
54. THE MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CREEK (1944)
55. THE LADY EVE (1941)
56. ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948)
57. DINER (1982)
58. IT'S A GIFT (1934)
59. A DAY AT THE RACES (1937)
60. TOPPER (1937)
61. WHAT'S UP, DOC? (1972)
62. SHERLOCK, JR. (1924)
63. BEVERLY HILLS COP (1984)
64. BROADCAST NEWS (1987)
65. HORSE FEATHERS (1932)
66. TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN (1969)
67. MRS. DOUBTFIRE (1993)
68. THE AWFUL TRUTH (1937)
69. BANANAS (1971)
70. MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (1936)
71. CADDYSHACK (1980)
72. MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE (1948)
73. MONKEY BUSINESS (1931)
74. 9 TO 5 (1980)
75. SHE DONE HIM WRONG (1933)
76. VICTOR/VICTORIA (1982)
77. THE PALM BEACH STORY (1942)
78. ROAD TO MOROCCO (1942)
79. THE FRESHMAN (1925)
80. SLEEPER (1973)
81. THE NAVIGATOR (1924)
82. PRIVATE BENJAMIN (1980)
83. FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1950)
84. LOST IN AMERICA (1985)
85. DINNER AT EIGHT (1933)
86. CITY SLICKERS (1991)
87. FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH (1982)
88. BEETLEJUICE (1988)
89. THE JERK (1979)
90. WOMAN OF THE YEAR (1942)
91. THE HEARTBREAK KID (1972)
92. BALL OF FIRE (1941)
93. FARGO (1996)
94. AUNTIE MAME (1958)
95. SILVER STREAK (1976)
96. SONS OF THE DESERT (1933)
97. BULL DURHAM (1988)
98. THE COURT JESTER (1956)
99. THE NUTTY PROFESSOR (1963)
100. GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM (1987)
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