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Black Sheep

February 1996 •English

When dignified Albert Donnelly runs for Governor, his team moves to keep his slow-witted and klutzy younger brother, Mike, out of the eye of the media. To baby-sit Mike, the campaign assigns sarcastic Steve, who gets the experience of a lifetime when he tries to take Mike out of town during the election.

Holes in the Soup

January 1988 •Danish

Brief accidental people are photographed with a hidden camera while two hosts have fun of them.

What Happened on Twenty-Third Street, New York City

August 1901 •English

A street level view from the sidewalk, looking along the length of 23rd Street. Following actuality footage of pedestrians and street traffic, the actors, a man in summer attire and a woman in an ankle-length dress, walk toward the camera.

Candid Candid Camera Volume 6

January 1987 •English

Unsuspecting people are placed in confusing, impossible, embarrassing, ridiculous, and hilarious positions, while their reactions are recorded on a hidden camera. Again!

La risa en vacaciones 3

February 1992 •Spanish

Funny candid camera in which some droll performances depicting real life situations are interspersed artists.

What Do You Say to a Naked Lady

February 1970 •English

Candid Camera's Allen Funt secretely tapes people's reactions to unexpected encounters with nudity in unusual situations, such as when a naked young woman casually exits an elevator in an office building, or when the nude male art model breaks the wall between artist and model and has off-the-cuff conversations with the clothed women artists. Funt also secretly tapes the test audience watching the preview film and their responses to it, from outright indignation to warm hearted-praise.

Pick Up

June 2008 •Russian

The film presents a series of 26 short stories, each featuring a protagonist intent on meeting someone at a Kyiv nightclub. These stories depict a real-life scenario of club encounters, where the goal is to “pick up” - achieve sexual satisfaction swiftly for the thrill of it - all captured by a hidden camera.

El gran marciano

February 2001 •Spanish

The group of fourteen contestants from the television program "Big Brother" becomes a privileged witness to the most extraordinary event that the austere region of Extremadura has experienced in its history. Charred remains of what doesn't look like a man-made ship float in a hotel pool. And at night, a thunderous noise and a light that invades everything prevents them from sleeping.

Funny People II

October 1983 •English

"Funny People" is packed with scenes which will make you double up with laughter! What would you do if you were walking along the street and a cute little lady rushed up to you and gave you a smashing kiss, as if you'd known each other for years? And how does one remain cool as a cucumber when you're busy with an important audition and the chair you are sitting on gets hotter until you have to jump up in discomfort to save your behind? Then there is the case of the bank note sticking out from under the wheel of a car. People will always be human and no-one will walk past without trying to pull it out, even if the mudguard comes off or the hooter suddenly starts blowing. The antics to get this note out will make you laugh until tears roll down your cheeks!

Candid Candid Camera

January 1982 •English

Following the blueprint of his film What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? (1970), Candid Candid host Allen Funt produced a series of comic hidden camera gags featuring nudity for the Playboy Channel. This is the first of six. All were popular video rentals during their day.

Candid Candid Camera Volume 3

January 1985 •English

More hidden camera gags with nudity.

Live From Longmont Potion Castle

January 1998 •English

Live From Longmont Potion Castle is a video by Longmont Potion Castle, originally released on VHS in 1998 and later included on the Longbox Option Package DVD in 2006. It includes prank calls to TV shows, prank phone calls to businesses that were surreptitiously videotaped by an accomplice.

Money!!

January 1959 •Finnish

A Finnish "candid camera" style short film comedy by Veikko Itkonen. People are filmed reacting to a banknote glued to the street.

Musica in piazza

March 1936 •Italian

Ai vostri ordini, signora...

February 1939 •Italian

The young and poor Pietro Haguet accepts a job offer from the rich Marion, who wants to free herself from the suffocating presence of so many suitors, evidently interested only in her assets. Pietro's job therefore consists in posing as her boyfriend. Then things change and the two fake boyfriends discover that they are really in love with each other.

The Last Days of Pompeo

January 1937 •Italian

The title refers to a character named Pompeo Quarantini; an attorney tries to prevent marriage between an heiress and a musician, but without success.

Penelope

March 2006 •English

Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soul mate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents to keep her company. This untraditional fairy tale about a girl who bucks convention to create her own happy ending.