Comedies have provided a bumper crop of great tag lines, as the following ones demonstrate:
“Tommy Boy”: “If at first you don’t succeed, lower your standards.” (John Aiello, Newburgh, N.Y., and Jim Bosha, Scranton, Pa., among others)
“The 40-Year-Old Virgin”: “The longer you wait, the harder it gets.” (Christine Summy, Rosemount, Minn., and Robert Bryson, Salt Lake City, among others)
“Grosse Pointe Blank”: “Even a hit man deserves a second shot.” (Tomika Anne Dew, Dallas, Ore., and Nitin Bajaj, Hyderabad, India)
“Cool Runnings”: “One dream. Four Jamaicans. Twenty below zero.” (Easwar Iyer, Amherst, Mass.)
“Central Intelligence,” starring Kevin Hart, who’s relatively slight in size, and Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson, who’s not: “Saving the world takes a little Hart and a big Johnson.” (Dave Gustafson, Sacramento)
“The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear”: “If you see only one movie this year … you oughta get out more often.” (Scott Danahey, Chicago, and James Van Wickler, Sunnyside, N.Y., among others)
“The Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult”: “From the brother of the director of ‘Ghost.’” (Mary Caldwell, O’Fallon, Mo., and Scott Baker, Gambier, Ohio)
“Monty Python and the Holy Grail”: “Nominated for 26 Oscars, 3 Brians, a Maureen and 1 Sergio.” (Monica Fitzgerald, Houston)