Bracket Fever

I know it’s still November, but I already have bracket fever. 1.) The Syracuse Orange have already won their first tournament of the year (Preseason NIT) and 2.) About a month ago I was tasked with coming up with a bracket idea for work because our sales team wanted to go out and sell it. My idea? A 64 team tournament of comedic films that will answer the question, “What is the funniest movie of all time?” We will conduct the tournament during March Madness (the winner will be declared via online voting), but now I have to figure out what movies make the field and what seed they should all be. In case you were wondering, I did not include any sequels. In fact, most comedic sequels suck anyway. Below is what I came up with, but any input would be appreciated.


First the seeds…

1- Caddyshack (1980)
1- Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974)
1- Dumb and Dumber (1994)
1- Wedding Crashers (2005)
2- Airplane (1980)
2- Animal House (1978)
2- Tommy Boy (1995)
2- The Hangover (2009)
3- Blazing Saddles (1974)
3- Old School (2003)
3- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
3- Billy Madison (1995)
4- Happy Gilmore (1996)
4- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
4- Meet the Parents (2000)
4- Big Daddy (1999)
5- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2007)
5- Superbad (2007)
5- The Naked Gun (1988)
5- Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
6- Zoolander (2001)
6- Wayne’s World (1992)
6- Ghostbusters (1984)
6- The Big Lebowski (1998)
7- Groundhog Day (1993)
7- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
7- American Pie (1999)
7- There’s Something About Mary (1998)
8- Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
8- Half Baked (1998)
8- Spaceballs (1987)
8- The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
9- Clerks (1994)
9- The Blues Brothers (1980)
9- The Nutty Professor (1996)
9- Office Space (1999)
10- Tropic Thunder (2008)
10- Christmas Vacation (1989)
10- Me, Myself, and Irene (2000)
10- Major League (1989)
11- Liar, Liar (1997)
11- Coming to America (1988)
11- Beerfest (2006)
11- Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
12- Step Brothers (2008)
12- Super Troopers (2001)
12- Black Sheep (1996)
12- Friday (1995)
13- The Break Up (2006)
13- Stripes (1981)
13- Bridesmaids (2011)
13- The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
14- Harold &Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
14- Kingpin (1996)
14- A Christmas Story (1983)
14- Road Trip (2000)
15- Dirty Work (1998)
15- Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
15- I Love You, Man (2009)
15- Pineapple Express (2008)

LAST FOUR IN

16- Grandma’s Boy (2006)
16- South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut (1997)
16- Hall Pass (2011)
16- Not Another Teen Movie (2001)

FIRST FOUR OUT

Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
Starsky and Hutch(2004)
Planes, Trains, & Automobiles (1987)
Team America: World Police (2004)

NEXT FOUR OUT

Swingers (1996)
BASEketball (1998)
Van Wilder (2002)
Saving Silverman (2001)

OUT

The Waterboy (1998)
The Cable Guy (1996)
The Simpsons Movie (2007)
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Waiting (2005)
Big (1988)
Along Came Polly (2004)
Scary Movie (2000)


And now the matchups…


Happy/Madison Region (top left)

1- Caddyshack (1980)
16- Not Another Teen Movie (2001)

8- The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
9- Clerks (1994)

5- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2007)
12- Friday (1995)

4- Big Daddy (1999)
13- The Break Up (2006)


3- Blazing Saddles (1974)
14- Road Trip (2000)

6- The Big Lebowski (1998)
11- Liar, Liar (1997)

7- Groundhog Day (1993)
10- Major League (1989)

2- The Hangover (2009)
15- Dirty Work (1998)


The Farrelly Brothers Region (bottom left)

1- Wedding Crashers (2005)
16- South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut (1997)

8- Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
9- Office Space (1999)

5- Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
12- Step Brothers (2008)

4- Happy Gilmore (1996)
13- The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)


3- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
14- Kingpin (1996)

6- Zoolander (2001)
11- Coming to America (1988)

7- American Pie (1999)
10- Christmas Vacation (1989)

2- Airplane (1980)
15- I Love You, Man (2009)



The National Lampoon’s Region (top right)

1- Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974)
16- Hall Pass (2011)

8- Spaceballs (1987)
9- The Nutty Professor (1996)

5- Superbad (2007)
12- Super Troopers (2001)

4- Meet the Parents (2000)
13- Bridesmaids (2011)


3- Old School (2003)
14- A Christmas Story (1983)

6- Wayne’s World (1992)
11- Beerfest (2006)

7- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
10- Me, Myself, and Irene (2000)

2- Tommy Boy (1995)
15- Pineapple Express (2008)


The Judd Apatow Region (bottom right)

1- Dumb and Dumber (1994)
16- Grandma’s Boy (2006)

8- Half Baked (1998)
9- The Blues Brothers (1980)

5- The Naked Gun (1988)
12- Black Sheep (1996)

4- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
13- Stripes (1981)


3- Billy Madison (1995)
14- Harold &Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)

6- Ghostbusters (1984)
11- Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)

7- There’s Something About Mary (1998)
10- Tropic Thunder (2008)

2- Animal House (1978)
15- Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)



If you think I snubbed a movie or any of my seeds are grossly unfair please let me know and I will re-evaluate.


By the way, based on how I've arranged the bracket I think my Final Four would be Talladega Nights, Wedding Crashers, Tommy Boy, and Billy Madison