▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Com ed ies : ▁The ▁# 6 , ▁# 1 1 ▁and ▁# 1 3 ▁top ▁films ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁were ▁comedy ▁films : ▁Ghost b ust ers ▁( 1 9 8 4 ), ▁To ots ie ▁( 1 9 8 2 ) ▁and ▁Three ▁Men ▁and ▁a ▁Baby ▁( 1 9 8 7 ). ▁The ▁dis aster ▁films ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁de cade ▁were ▁spo of ed ▁in ▁the ▁g ag ▁comedy ▁Air plane !, ▁p aving ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁including ▁its ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁sequ el ▁Air plane ▁II : ▁The ▁Se quel , ▁Top ▁Secret ! ▁( 1 9 8 4 ) ▁and ▁the ▁N aked ▁Gun ▁films . ▁Popular ▁comedy ▁stars ▁in ▁the ▁' 8 0 s ▁included ▁Les lie ▁N iel sen , ▁John ▁C andy , ▁Steve ▁Martin , ▁Edd ie ▁Mur phy , ▁Rick ▁Mor an is , ▁Bill ▁Murray , ▁Che vy ▁Ch ase ▁and ▁Dan ▁A yk ro yd . ▁Many ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁on ▁the ▁American ▁TV ▁series ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁Live , ▁including ▁Bill ▁Murray , ▁Steve ▁Martin ▁and ▁Che vy ▁Ch ase . ▁Edd ie ▁Mur phy ▁made ▁a ▁success ▁of ▁comedy - action ▁films ▁including ▁ 4 8 ▁H rs . ▁( 1 9 8 2 ) ▁and ▁the ▁B ever ly ▁Hills ▁Cop ▁series ▁( 1 9 8 4 – 1 9 9 3 ). ▁Also ▁in ▁the ▁top -