15 Singularly Perfect Comedies That We Hope Never Get A Sequel
![15 Singularly Perfect Comedies That We Hope Never Get A Sequel](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/0/888960_320x180.jpg)
Dear studios, executive producers, and even just plain old producers… Leave these singularly perfect comedies alone! No need to call a meeting about how much money they made, and get bright ideas about sequels, remakes, or spin-offs. We’ve seen how you take a great comedy like Dumb and Dumber, and crank out two lesser versions and an even worse cartoon series. If any real fan of the original wants to check in on those characters again, they’ll just rewatch the original!
Great comedy movies aren’t like sitcom episodes! You can’t just think, “Oh, people seem to like this Lloyd Christman character… Let’s see him doing his laundry! Now let’s see him wear a turkey on his head!” It shouldn’t be that way! And yes, there are rare cases where sequels end up being better than the original, but do we need to remind you about countless unnecessary sequels like Son of the Mask, Caddyshack 2, Mean Girls 2, Anchorman 2, The Blues Brothers 2000, Zoolander 2, etc.? Honestly, we’re surprised we could even scrounge up these 15 amazing comedies that haven’t had (and don’t need) sequels.
Galaxy Quest surprised everyone with how great it was.
![CRACKED Galaxy Quest Based on his other '90s flicks, you'd think a Tim Allen comedy would suck, but it's one of the greatest sci-fi comedies of all time. It perfectly parodies Star Trek, and the widely respected Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver, and Sam Rockwell prove its legitimacy.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/8/4/888584.jpg)
The Napoleon Dynamite phenomenon came out of nowhere.
![CRACKED Napoleon Dynamite Nothing looks or feels like this movie. Each character is so original and captivating on their own, and we're just glad they weren't sullied with a lame spin-off. We kind of got a sequel in that everyone's Napoleon Dynamite impression could be heard years later.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/8/3/888583.jpg)
Bridesmaids was historic in female-led comedies.
![CRACKED Bridesmaids It ushered in a unique voice, shattered stigmas around female-driven comedies, and it was so good that any future comedies involving bridesmaids will immediately be considered a rip-off. As long as brides keep having bridesmaids, it'll be timeless.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/8/2/888582.jpg)
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Groundhog Day stands alone as one perfectly singular concept.
![CRACKED STATE 5K NEW Groundhog Day With such a unique concept, a sequel would just be redundant, and any rip-off would be so blatant that it would land itself in court. Plus, Bill Murray hates sequels, and had a terrible time making it.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/8/1/888581.jpg)
Get some marionettes and try something like this… We’ll wait.
![CRACKED PROTECT E SERV BARE Team America: World Police Muppets, animatronics, and CGI characters have come and gone, but there is only one sexually explicit marionette movie that crudely satirizes America's military-industrial complex.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/8/5/888585.jpg)
Thankfully, they echo the sentiments of this list.
![CRACKED Step Brothers It was the perfect vehicle to showcase their talent and chemistry. Because it's so character-driven, you could make an argument for a sequel, but Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly both said no, unless they're sure it could be better than the original.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/7/9/888579.jpg)
We may actually get one of two possible remakes of Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
![CRACKED Planes, Trains and Automobiles In 2020, Drew Barrymore expressed desire to remake it with Cameron Diaz, but found out a remake with Will Smith and Kevin Hart was already in the works. Rekindling the lack of chemistry between Steve Martin and John Candy would be near-impossible.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/7/7/888577.jpg)
Shaun of the Dead
![CRACKED E GET Wund Shaun of the Dead Hilariously satirizing zombie movies while also being one of the best zombie movies was a stroke of genius. The style and tone were like no other, and instead of making sequels, they rounded out The Cornetto Trilogy with Hot Fuzz and The World's End.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/7/6/888576.jpg)
We were so close to getting a godawful Old School sequel.
![CRACKED manker city Old School They managed to make a college comedy funny years after college. It actually had a canceled sequel Old School Dos in 2006, where the frat goes on spring break. Naturally. Thankfully, Vince Vaughn and Will Ferrell felt it was a weak rehash.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/7/4/888574.jpg)
We’re sure Wes Anderson would nail a sequel.
![CRACKED Rushmore In Wes Anderson's break out film, we begin to see his unique style, and other than other Anderson films, it looks and feels like nothing else. Не did say that he'd consider a sequel, but would it be with a now 42 year old Jason Schwartzman?](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/7/5/888575.jpg)
We almost got a Mrs. Doubtfire sequel.
![CRACKED Mrs. Doubtfire Mrs. Doubtfire was a cultural phenomenon with legitimately touching moments. It is arguably the funniest performance by arguably the funniest performer, and although it didn't need one, Williams did agree to a sequel before his death.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/7/2/888572.jpg)
We applaud Director Ben Stiller and Jim Carrey for The Cable Guy’s originality.
![CRACKED The Cable Guy Of all the early Jim Carrey films, The Cable Guy was the only one to not get a sequel. Yes, it was a flop compared to the others, but its dark, unique style gathered a cult following, and we kind of got a sequel in a 2022 Verizon Super Bowl ad.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/8/0/888580.jpg)
Office Space
![CRACKED Office Space Mike Judge perfectly portrayed the human experience in mundane office life. The cubicle life sentiments are still relevant today, but post-Covid, maybe a sequel would be a work-from-home situation.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/7/1/888571.jpg)
Where most fail, Mary really nailed “gross-out” humor.
![CRACKED There's Something About Mary Shocking jokes with explicit visuals and bodily fluids can feel out of place, but Mary made them memorable. The Farrelly brothers stayed true to their style, but amped up the shock value, and that'd be nearly impossible to recreate organically.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/7/3/888573.jpg)
Spinal Tap happened at the right time, so let’s just leave it that way!
![CRACKED This is Spinal Tap Rob Reiner talked about a sequel, but when you completely and perfectly satirize rock music as a whole, what else is there to say?](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/7/8/888578.jpg)