In "a silent movie" there is only ONE word that's being said. The word is "NO" and it's the answer given by Marcel Marceau (the most famous french mime) when asked if he'll be willing to participate in the movie. Mel is a pure genious.
I think his stuff in the 1970s and 1980s was his best work. A lot of people like "Men in Tights", but it is a self parody. I do not think it is as good as his previous film. I would include "Space Balls" on your list though "History of the World: Part I" should not be forgotten either.
♥️ Mel married for the 2nd time in 1964 to actor Anne Bancroft his “guiding force in developing my films” who Mel said was the love of his life. “From that day, (they met) until her death we were glued together." Mel has remained single since Anne died in 2005, stating in 2023 that "Once you are married to Anne Bancroft, others don't seem to be appealing”
Anne was the reason for many of his creative decisions. She was in the play Mother Courage and her Children with Gene Wilder. She hired Stuart Cornfeld to produce Fatso, and he later brought The Elephant Man and David Lynch to Mel, as well as The Fly and David Cronenberg. She was in Young Winston with Anthony Hopkins and, at her recommendation, he was cast in The Elephant Man. She has also seen Bill Pullman in the play Barabbas, leading to him being cast in Spaceballs.
Mel is the GREATEST! He spoke at our school a lot and would call the office on occasion. "The Dick Van Dyke Show" is my favorite sitcom about the making of a hit show and Morey Amsterdam was obviously playing Mel. He himself told us the film "My Favorite Year" was inspired by an event that happened to him when Errol Flynn was a guest on "Your Show of Shows". I could write a book about how "The Producers", "Blazing Saddles" and "Young Frankenstein" changed my life. He is the purest of entertainers and represents the best of show business royalty.
@@40g33k Absolutely, especially when co-workers like Gene Wilder and Carl Reiner would show up. I only have a small clip of him but check out my video on our film school. ruclips.net/video/SqE6vzgcjuI/видео.html
Mel Brooks is indeed an utter legend. Lost count which of his movies I've seen by this point or how often. Only one thing I know for sure: I always enjoy them and always laugh.
I love both "The Producers" films and the stage musical. I had the privilege of seeing it in London's West End. The 60s version is just an outstanding comedy classic. Iconic.
Gene Wilder wrote most of Young Frankenstein. Marcel Marceau, the famous mime, is the only one that has a line in Silent Movie. Mel Brooks also produced The Fly (1986) and The Fly II (1989)!
Me and my friend get together ever month and have a themed weekend of movies. Either a director, actor or genre as the theme. We did a Mel Brooks weekend last year and watched his catalogue of films (all of which I'd seen before). My friend and I determined that the type of humour Mel Brooks presented is sadly long gone and lost now. It was simplistic comedy, situational comedy, stage/theatrical comedy that was funny as hell. Not like today's modern crass, cringe or shock humour....none of which I mind. Mel Brooks was akin to Steve Martin in nature of comedy. I love watching old Mel Brook's films; Blazing Saddles, High Anxiety, The History of the World Part One, Young Frankenstein and all the rest. They are a time in cinema we won't see again I don't think. I write this whilst still watching the video JoBlo, as a big Mel Brooks fan, and say thank you for doing an episode on someone that a person alive now under the age of 25 has probably never heard of.
In 1999 Brooks played in an Italian comedy named "Screw Loose" (original title: Svitati) along director Ezio Greggio, to a script written by Rudy DeLuca, who played in some of Brooks' movies.
He made some of my favorites.....The Producers, The Twelve Chairs, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, History of the World P1, High Anxiety, Silent Movie, Spaceballs....all comedy classics. Not cult classics, but classics classics.
Actually, you left our another movie, which starred Harrison Ford and Gene Wilder and was called, " The Frisco or Cisco Kid ! It has Wilder as a newly-minted " Jewish ✡️ 😳 Rabbi " and Ford as an wanted Outlaw. The two form together a most unlikely friendship with each rescuing the other from various mishaps as they journey to San Francisco, CA. I'm not sure, but I seem 🤔 to remember Mel Brooks either directed, produced, or wrote the screenplay. It's a hilarious Western comedy parody 🤣 !
The Twelve Chairs is a charming story and film. Saw it as a small child on late night television, in early 80s, didn't know at time was Mel Brooks. It was just a very fun experience.
Im irrationaly mad at him. his voice brings me warmth. My mood changes when I hear his voice. i dont want to sound ungrateful, but I want more from him. Im mad he didn't continue. i dont know why but he feels like a part of me, i would love to hug him. or tell him. he magical
I have been a Mel Brooks fan since I saw Young Frankenstein on tv in the early 80's. My mom rented it for me not long after that snd I really became a fan. When we returned it she rented Blazing Saddles for me. I watched Blazing Saddles on Prime the other night and couldn't stop laughing. You can't find it on dvd or blue ray in stores which I am not surprised because people are so sensitive to jokes in 2023.
I grew up watching Mel's movies with my mother, who was a huge fan. His comedy helped inform the person I was to become. He's a genius and crazy...kinda like that crazy weird uncle you can't get enough of. He also gave us one of the most brillaint comedic female actors of all time, Madeline Kahn, who has been in inspiration and influence on me all my life. Uncle Mel thank THANK THE LAWD AWLMIGHTY for UNCLE MEL! 😆 ❤️ He is my king of comedy!
Mel was such a huge part of my child hood and has carried on in my world still he is a genius he teaches people not to take everything so seriously and if you need a laugh it's a joy
I love Mel…yeah, not everything was gold and some (like Spaceballs) had to grow on me, but his best is the absolute pinnacle of comedy. Oh, and “The Producers” on Broadway was the funniest thing I have seen on stage! 🎶🤪
If you've seen Paws of Fury, Brooks definitely wrote a big chunk of that movie. Some people think he just got the screenplay credit because of his work on Blazing Saddles, but that doesn't make sense because that film was written as a group effort and if they included Brooks for his efforts on the old movie they would have had to include the rest. Instead it seems obvious that this movie too is a group effort and Brooks involved himself with the screenplay, as evidenced by his sense of humor being all over the movie. So, no Mel Brooks collection is complete without Legend of Hank.
I am not sure the proper etiquette to suggest a "wtf happened to___" BUT You guys need to do RICHARD SIMMONS. The insane conspiracies behind his vanishing act are crazy! like being held against his will by some female. LOVE your work!
Speaking of silent movies, 1989's "The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez", by Peter Sellars, is a great example of one. It's not a silent movie in the sense that people talk but you can't hear what they're saying. but in the sense that no one ever actually says anything onscreen. There's a great moment where you watch a phone conversation, but the camera only shows you the person who's listening, not the person who's talking. It's a strange conceit but it makes for a very interesting film. I highly recommend it, if you can find it. (I only have it because I happened to videotape it the night it aired on cable. I never heard anything about it again after that.) And yes, it is an _homage_ to "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, but in this one the monster is played by Mikhail Baryshnikov. Yeah, like I said, strange.
@@mikeg2306 SELLARS, not Sellers. They're two completely different people, which you would know if you knew anything more than the most superficial facts about film history.
You forgot to mention his producer credit on one of the greatest remakes of all time, the fly with jeff goldblum. Again he didn't want people to think it was a comedy. He is an excellent producer. Great video on the comedy legend. I personally love Dracula dead and loving it. I think people were way too harsh.
Dead and loving it is HILARIOUS. Renfield talking to the locals about his schedule with Dracula. they all gasp and the last guy ''schedule?'' the lady making the awawawawawawawawa noise with her throat. Van Helsing's theory of Yes, or no. the staking scene with ''OH, MY GOD! there's so much blood'' and the whole exchange to ''she's dead enough'' Renfield's''I must out smart them'' and FUSHTA!
Guys, I love your work, just to be clear, "Young Frank" was Mr. Wilder's idea. Both Mr. Brooks & Mr. Wilder are on the record about that. Keep on doing what you're doing! :))
Hey, hey hey. I know it may be wide opinion but I LOVE Dracula Dead and Loving It. I was ten when it came out? Ten, I think. I have sent it a million times and it keeps getting funnier. Children of the night....What a mess they make! When you think about it Leslie Nielsen is the perfect modern day Dracula. No one thought Lugosi would make a enigmatic dracula, after all... Me Brooks kind of helped raise me. Strangely quotes from his movies float through my head multiple times a day. I owe the King of Funny a lot.
Edgar Wright is the way forward I think, he has a real fun but action packed way of film making that I think the franchise needs if you ask me, he has my approval.
Taylor James Johnson, I don’t know how old you are. Guessing by the sound of your voice, you sound like quite a young man. I was only about 11 or 12 when HISTORY OF THE WORLD PT 1 was in heavy rotation on HBO. Cable television, and VHS is where HISTORY OF THE WORLD PT 1 was catapulted into popularity. It was an enormous hit only after its theatrical run. If you were around at the time, it was kind of an incredible thing to experience. One of those R-rated comedies that kids weren’t allowed to watch but they watched anyway and laughed about it at school the next day. I guess it’s the same old story. Movie critics trashed it upon its a initial released turning off theater audiences only to have found success unedited on cable. VHS and HBO back in the 80s was in an enormous game changer. 🎞️ 📺 📼
Great work J-Blo...except you missed ONE thing: ya forgot to mention Brookfilms' production of The Fly and its sequel. It made money AND won an Oscar. (WHOOPSIE!)
"What's the matter Colonol Sanders? Chicken?" "Werewolf?" "There wolf! There wolf!" "A mime is a terrible thing to waste." They don't make these types of comedies anymore.
There will only ever be one Mel Brooks. The man is an indisputable genius and ultra-prolific artist/writer/filmmaker/composer/musician/actor. He's so intelligent-intellectual, really-but his comedy is accessible to all. His political statements must never be misinterpreted and lost to wokeness. He should be immune to cancellation, and I believe he is. He also seems like such a lovely man in interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.
It says something that people say Spaceballs is one of the weaker movies in his c.v. Spaceballs is hilarious and extremely comfy. Galaxy Quest is better but would Galaxy Quest even exist if Spaceballs hadn't come before it?
You've done your due diligence in research. One thing I will point out is that you somehow managed to leave out his appearance on Curb Your Enthusiasm. Also, "Frasier" is not pronounced "Frazer."
Silent Movie has one speaking role. The famed pantomine artist Marcel Marceau actually speaks one word in this silent movie. BTW, why did you skip, "The Twelve Chairs"?
Mel Brooks used to be really funny, but in recent decades I just don’t find funny anymore, he hasn’t made anything good since Spaceballs. I feel because he stopped collaborating with comedians like Gene Wilder, Rick Moranis, John Candy, those people are what made those movies funny!
It’s a small point, but AIRPLANE! had nothing to do with AIRPORT - it was inspired by the B movie, FLIGHT INTO DANGER. some lines and scenes are identical.
Oh, sir, I wouldn't call Dracula Dead and Loving It a flop in my household. You would not walk away with all the parts you had when you entered. My kids adore that move and have been quoting it for more than a decade! It's one of his best.... Though I didn't laugh a single time watching 12 Chairs. I literally didn't know it was supposed to be a comedy before watching this video.
Dracula: dead and loving it - was not a success? :O It is one of my favourite Leslie Nielsen movies! I've seen it so many times, I learned nearly all of the lines! But to be honest, I watched it with hungarian voiceover and hungarian voiceovers were living their golden age at these times: real, famous actors were doing the voiceovers, they were more than just normal voice actors. Also, when an english joke wouldn't hit hard in hungarian translation, they just came up with a different joke that is just as funny as the original english joke but the hungarian version was not a precise translation - in order to save the jokes. I think this is what we call close translation. I've re-watched some of the movies I liked in english too, but some of jokes were hitting harder in our translation - to us, to me. Still, I feel like oldschool actors transferred so much more feelings when they did acting or voiceovers. I don't know what has changed in the acting schools, or the method of selecting actors on roles...
Marcel Marceau, the famous French mime artist, has the only audible speaking part in "Silent Movie", uttering the single spoken word in the whole movie.
Actually, Gene Wilder was the person who wrote Young Frankenstein. Mel Brooks only came on board to help finish the screenplay for the movie. Jerry Silverman (Gene Wilder) wasn’t the type of person to demand credit, so most people are under the impression that it was another Mel Brooks creation.
Mel Brooks is the elephant man would be a different type of movie probably the type of movie people think of if they got the mask and Rocky Dennis mask mixed up
In "a silent movie" there is only ONE word that's being said. The word is "NO" and it's the answer given by Marcel Marceau (the most famous french mime) when asked if he'll be willing to participate in the movie.
Mel is a pure genious.
That whole scene, that whole MOVIE really, was set up around that one joke, and it is absolute perfection.
"What did he say?"
"I don't know, I don't speak French."
Get Smart (the show), The Producers (the original not the remake), Young Frankenstein, and Blazing Saddles are timeless
Dracula dead and loving it, is another one.
I think his stuff in the 1970s and 1980s was his best work. A lot of people like "Men in Tights", but it is a self parody. I do not think it is as good as his previous film. I would include "Space Balls" on your list though "History of the World: Part I" should not be forgotten either.
ALL of his movies are timeless.
Well the Producers remake was based in the stage musical which Mel Brooks wrote the music and lyrics to.
@@ermixonscraziesttheories 110% he is a comedic genius.
♥️ Mel married for the 2nd time in 1964 to actor Anne Bancroft his “guiding force in developing my films” who Mel said was the love of his life. “From that day, (they met) until her death we were glued together." Mel has remained single since Anne died in 2005, stating in 2023 that "Once you are married to Anne Bancroft, others don't seem to be appealing”
When she was asked why she married him, she could only answer with the classic line, "He makes me laugh."
In the commentary track on his film Dracula Dead and Loving It, Mel said Anne got the part of the Gypsy Woman by sleeping with the producer.😆
Anne was the reason for many of his creative decisions. She was in the play Mother Courage and her Children with Gene Wilder. She hired Stuart Cornfeld to produce Fatso, and he later brought The Elephant Man and David Lynch to Mel, as well as The Fly and David Cronenberg. She was in Young Winston with Anthony Hopkins and, at her recommendation, he was cast in The Elephant Man. She has also seen Bill Pullman in the play Barabbas, leading to him being cast in Spaceballs.
bloody hell
Mel Brooks is one of the best to ever do comedy. Saying that he's an icon is an understatement...
I think it’s less of an understatement and more of a joke. This fucking guy isn’t funny
He's a celestial event. One in a million, humanity is lucky to have him
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He gives good Spaceballs, at the very least...
##PersonalFavorite
Its good to be the king…
One of the absolute best comedic directors ever. Blazing Saddles and Spaceballs are two of my favorites from him.
Mel is the GREATEST! He spoke at our school a lot and would call the office on occasion. "The Dick Van Dyke Show" is my favorite sitcom about the making of a hit show and Morey Amsterdam was obviously playing Mel. He himself told us the film "My Favorite Year" was inspired by an event that happened to him when Errol Flynn was a guest on "Your Show of Shows". I could write a book about how "The Producers", "Blazing Saddles" and "Young Frankenstein" changed my life. He is the purest of entertainers and represents the best of show business royalty.
Wow he spoke at your school? Must've been hillarious.
@@40g33k Absolutely, especially when co-workers like Gene Wilder and Carl Reiner would show up. I only have a small clip of him but check out my video on our film school. ruclips.net/video/SqE6vzgcjuI/видео.html
Its so funny watching Morey Amsterdam knowing Buddy Sorrell was based on Mel lol
"You Know? Morons" my all time favourite line from BS. Absolute legend of comedy.
"Only one thing stands between me and that property... the rightful owners."
-- Governor Kristi Noem
Fun fact, Gene Wilder ad-libbed "You know, morons" that's why he cracked up
@@shawnamiller191 Didnt know that, excellent line from Wilder there.
Mel Brooks is indeed an utter legend.
Lost count which of his movies I've seen by this point or how often.
Only one thing I know for sure: I always enjoy them and always laugh.
I actually enjoyed "Dracula dead and loving it" it was a blast. Also Mel Brooks produced "The fly" one of the best horror remakes ever.
I think that, while I love Leslie Nielsen, he was way too old for the part. I think it added to the feel that it was a little old fashioned.
Still one of the best comedic minds of all time regardless
Agreed!
Amen 🙌
I love both "The Producers" films and the stage musical. I had the privilege of seeing it in London's West End. The 60s version is just an outstanding comedy classic. Iconic.
The man is a living legend. He's 97 and still doing shit.
He’s the make Betty White. Hope he reaches 100
*knocks on wood *
I'm glad I co exist in the same timeline as Mel Brooks. He is a legend
Gene Wilder wrote most of Young Frankenstein. Marcel Marceau, the famous mime, is the only one that has a line in Silent Movie. Mel Brooks also produced The Fly (1986) and The Fly II (1989)!
Me and my friend get together ever month and have a themed weekend of movies. Either a director, actor or genre as the theme. We did a Mel Brooks weekend last year and watched his catalogue of films (all of which I'd seen before). My friend and I determined that the type of humour Mel Brooks presented is sadly long gone and lost now. It was simplistic comedy, situational comedy, stage/theatrical comedy that was funny as hell. Not like today's modern crass, cringe or shock humour....none of which I mind. Mel Brooks was akin to Steve Martin in nature of comedy.
I love watching old Mel Brook's films; Blazing Saddles, High Anxiety, The History of the World Part One, Young Frankenstein and all the rest. They are a time in cinema we won't see again I don't think. I write this whilst still watching the video JoBlo, as a big Mel Brooks fan, and say thank you for doing an episode on someone that a person alive now under the age of 25 has probably never heard of.
If he survives 3 more years this legend will be 100 years old. Dude would of lived an entire century
He’s working on that 2000 year old man thing.
In 1999 Brooks played in an Italian comedy named "Screw Loose" (original title: Svitati) along director Ezio Greggio, to a script written by Rudy DeLuca, who played in some of Brooks' movies.
Spaceballs 🎥 & Blazing Saddles 🎥 two gems 👌👌
I caught a recent DOCUMENTARY on Netflix called "The Automat" produced by Mel Brooks and with his comments throughout. A SPLENDID viewing!
Mell Brooks, a comedy God. When he's gone we will not see his like again.....
Mel Brooks is still alive at 97. Laughing really does make you live longer
Mel Brooks, one of the greatest comediants and filmmakers of the XXth century
the XXth century? We know when he was around lol
Fun fact: His son is Max Brooks. Who wrote the novel “World War Z.”
High Anxiety is my favorite Mel Brooks film!
Mel Brooks never made a bad movie!
Mel Brooks is to movies as Weird Al is to music!
He made some of my favorites.....The Producers, The Twelve Chairs, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, History of the World P1, High Anxiety, Silent Movie, Spaceballs....all comedy classics. Not cult classics, but classics classics.
Actually, you left our another movie, which starred Harrison Ford and Gene Wilder and was called, " The Frisco or Cisco Kid ! It has Wilder as a newly-minted " Jewish ✡️ 😳 Rabbi " and Ford as an wanted Outlaw. The two form together a most unlikely friendship with each rescuing the other from various mishaps as they journey to San Francisco, CA. I'm not sure, but I seem 🤔 to remember Mel Brooks either directed, produced, or wrote the screenplay. It's a hilarious Western comedy parody 🤣 !
Spaceballs is one of the funniest movies ever made....That is all
Classic
The Twelve Chairs is a charming story and film. Saw it as a small child on late night television, in early 80s, didn't know at time was Mel Brooks. It was just a very fun experience.
"When will then be now?"
"Soon."
Ludicrous speed!
@@40g33k"I wonder if she.s glad?"
Recently Mel put a Blu ray collection for his Late Wife called the Anne Bancroft collection, showcasing her most iconic movies.
Im irrationaly mad at him. his voice brings me warmth. My mood changes when I hear his voice. i dont want to sound ungrateful, but I want more from him. Im mad he didn't continue. i dont know why but he feels like a part of me, i would love to hug him. or tell him. he magical
I have been a Mel Brooks fan since I saw Young Frankenstein on tv in the early 80's. My mom rented it for me not long after that snd I really became a fan. When we returned it she rented Blazing Saddles for me. I watched Blazing Saddles on Prime the other night and couldn't stop laughing. You can't find it on dvd or blue ray in stores which I am not surprised because people are so sensitive to jokes in 2023.
I love his humor and movies. He's a great comedian.
I grew up watching Mel's movies with my mother, who was a huge fan. His comedy helped inform the person I was to become. He's a genius and crazy...kinda like that crazy weird uncle you can't get enough of. He also gave us one of the most brillaint comedic female actors of all time, Madeline Kahn, who has been in inspiration and influence on me all my life. Uncle Mel thank THANK THE LAWD AWLMIGHTY for UNCLE MEL! 😆 ❤️ He is my king of comedy!
Mel was such a huge part of my child hood and has carried on in my world still he is a genius he teaches people not to take everything so seriously and if you need a laugh it's a joy
THE TWELVE CHAIRS is an underrated classic, and the best of Mel's films IMHO
I love Mel…yeah, not everything was gold and some (like Spaceballs) had to grow on me, but his best is the absolute pinnacle of comedy. Oh, and “The Producers” on Broadway was the funniest thing I have seen on stage! 🎶🤪
If you've seen Paws of Fury, Brooks definitely wrote a big chunk of that movie. Some people think he just got the screenplay credit because of his work on Blazing Saddles, but that doesn't make sense because that film was written as a group effort and if they included Brooks for his efforts on the old movie they would have had to include the rest. Instead it seems obvious that this movie too is a group effort and Brooks involved himself with the screenplay, as evidenced by his sense of humor being all over the movie. So, no Mel Brooks collection is complete without Legend of Hank.
IIRC, the only spoken dialogue in "Silent Movie" was delivered by Marcel Marceau, the famous (and famously silent!) mime!
Life Stinks ticked a lot of boxes for me. Great movie.
Oh Get Smart… the nostalgia is strong with that, thank you Mel Brooks, all always appreciate you for that
I am not sure the proper etiquette to suggest a "wtf happened to___" BUT You guys need to do RICHARD SIMMONS. The insane conspiracies behind his vanishing act are crazy! like being held against his will by some female. LOVE your work!
Speaking of silent movies, 1989's "The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez", by Peter Sellars, is a great example of one. It's not a silent movie in the sense that people talk but you can't hear what they're saying. but in the sense that no one ever actually says anything onscreen. There's a great moment where you watch a phone conversation, but the camera only shows you the person who's listening, not the person who's talking. It's a strange conceit but it makes for a very interesting film. I highly recommend it, if you can find it. (I only have it because I happened to videotape it the night it aired on cable. I never heard anything about it again after that.) And yes, it is an _homage_ to "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, but in this one the monster is played by Mikhail Baryshnikov. Yeah, like I said, strange.
how about posting it here so we can all see it?
Are you aware that Peter Sellers died in 1980?
@@mikeg2306 SELLARS, not Sellers. They're two completely different people, which you would know if you knew anything more than the most superficial facts about film history.
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Silent Movie did have one bit of spoken dialogue, by the world famous mime, Marcel Marceau, "No!", when offered a role in their silent movie.
Me and my old love his comedy work.
Just watched Spaceballs last weekend. Been forever. As funny as I remember
You forgot to mention his producer credit on one of the greatest remakes of all time, the fly with jeff goldblum. Again he didn't want people to think it was a comedy. He is an excellent producer.
Great video on the comedy legend. I personally love Dracula dead and loving it. I think people were way too harsh.
Dead and loving it is HILARIOUS. Renfield talking to the locals about his schedule with Dracula. they all gasp and the last guy ''schedule?'' the lady making the awawawawawawawawa noise with her throat. Van Helsing's theory of Yes, or no. the staking scene with ''OH, MY GOD! there's so much blood'' and the whole exchange to ''she's dead enough'' Renfield's''I must out smart them'' and FUSHTA!
Love him so much talent and such an impact on my childhood watching everything he worked on or wrote for ❤
Up there with Barry Humphfries and Robin Williams.
One of the best comedy directors in the business Spaceballs Young Frankenstein Blazing Saddles are classic's
Forever one of, if no the best. Absolutely living legend.
Guys, I love your work, just to be clear, "Young Frank" was Mr. Wilder's idea. Both Mr. Brooks & Mr. Wilder are on the record about that. Keep on doing what you're doing! :))
Hey, hey hey. I know it may be wide opinion but I LOVE Dracula Dead and Loving It. I was ten when it came out? Ten, I think. I have sent it a million times and it keeps getting funnier.
Children of the night....What a mess they make!
When you think about it Leslie Nielsen is the perfect modern day Dracula. No one thought Lugosi would make a enigmatic dracula, after all...
Me Brooks kind of helped raise me. Strangely quotes from his movies float through my head multiple times a day. I owe the King of Funny a lot.
He's still alive thank God, at least for the time being.
Edgar Wright is the way forward I think, he has a real fun but action packed way of film making that I think the franchise needs if you ask me, he has my approval.
It annoys me that his complete filmography isn't available to stream.
10:06 after decades of having seen Young Frankenstein I was suprised to learn it was actually Gene's idea and his movie.
Taylor James Johnson,
I don’t know how old you are. Guessing by the sound of your voice, you sound like quite a young man. I was only about 11 or 12 when HISTORY OF THE WORLD PT 1 was in heavy rotation on HBO.
Cable television, and VHS is where HISTORY OF THE WORLD PT 1 was catapulted into popularity. It was an enormous hit only after its theatrical run. If you were around at the time, it was kind of an incredible thing to experience. One of those R-rated comedies that kids weren’t allowed to watch but they watched anyway and laughed about it at school the next day.
I guess it’s the same old story. Movie critics trashed it upon its a initial released turning off theater audiences only to have found success unedited on cable.
VHS and HBO back in the 80s was in an enormous game changer. 🎞️ 📺 📼
Mr. Brooks is one of the nicest human beings you can meet. A total mensch.
Pure genius and none of his movies could be made today...
I don't get all the hate for 'Dracula: Dead and Loving it'; that movie is HYSTERICAL!! It's a perfect paring with 'Young Frankenstein'!
Great work J-Blo...except you missed ONE thing: ya forgot to mention Brookfilms' production of The Fly and its sequel. It made money AND won an Oscar. (WHOOPSIE!)
I mostly watched to see if he was still alive and happy to report he is. 😊
His son wrote World War Z and the zombie survival guide
I haven't seen silent movie in a long time. Your video made me realize it's making fun of Singing in the Rain.
"What's the matter Colonol Sanders? Chicken?"
"Werewolf?" "There wolf! There wolf!"
"A mime is a terrible thing to waste."
They don't make these types of comedies anymore.
"Watch my back back"
"Yr back got punched twice"
There will only ever be one Mel Brooks. The man is an indisputable genius and ultra-prolific artist/writer/filmmaker/composer/musician/actor. He's so intelligent-intellectual, really-but his comedy is accessible to all. His political statements must never be misinterpreted and lost to wokeness. He should be immune to cancellation, and I believe he is. He also seems like such a lovely man in interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.
Until this moment, I thought everyone loved Dracula Dead and Loving It 😆😆
In my personal opinion Mel Brooks can do no wrong!
He even made Peter Sellers laugh, good Job. The Producers.
I see what you did there with that "yes, and"🤣
He also produced David Cronenberg's The Fly
He actually did some of the funniest movies of all time
It says something that people say Spaceballs is one of the weaker movies in his c.v.
Spaceballs is hilarious and extremely comfy. Galaxy Quest is better but would Galaxy Quest even exist if Spaceballs hadn't come before it?
The Best of the Best 🤩🎥🍿💥
Mel Brooks is a comedy genius ...buy his DVDs before they are all banned..
Why would they be banned? When has anything been banned?
spaceballs predicted Redbox! Mr.Rental!
real GOAT - Grammy Oscar Ammy Tony. Ammy not Emmy, ammy is Grammy but with visuals :)
You've done your due diligence in research. One thing I will point out is that you somehow managed to leave out his appearance on Curb Your Enthusiasm. Also, "Frasier" is not pronounced "Frazer."
Silent Movie has one speaking role. The famed pantomine artist Marcel Marceau actually speaks one word in this silent movie. BTW, why did you skip, "The Twelve Chairs"?
because he did not skip Twelve Chairs
A genious.. :) Blazing Saddles, Silent Movie, High Anxiety 8Nurse Diesel!) are my favs..
Pure class, one of the funniest men to ever exist.
Mel Brooks used to be really funny, but in recent decades I just don’t find funny anymore, he hasn’t made anything good since Spaceballs. I feel because he stopped collaborating with comedians like Gene Wilder, Rick Moranis, John Candy, those people are what made those movies funny!
Anne Bancroft was very ill during the shoot of "The Producers" film. There were other issues I don't recall specifically :((
97, what a guy
It’s a small point, but AIRPLANE! had nothing to do with AIRPORT - it was inspired by the B movie, FLIGHT INTO DANGER. some lines and scenes are identical.
Huge Fan of Mel Brooks, and I am not ashamed to admit I thought Dracula Dead and Loving it was hiiiiilarious, especially the autopsy scene, 😂😂😂.
Oh, sir, I wouldn't call Dracula Dead and Loving It a flop in my household. You would not walk away with all the parts you had when you entered. My kids adore that move and have been quoting it for more than a decade! It's one of his best.... Though I didn't laugh a single time watching 12 Chairs. I literally didn't know it was supposed to be a comedy before watching this video.
Dracula: dead and loving it - was not a success? :O It is one of my favourite Leslie Nielsen movies! I've seen it so many times, I learned nearly all of the lines! But to be honest, I watched it with hungarian voiceover and hungarian voiceovers were living their golden age at these times: real, famous actors were doing the voiceovers, they were more than just normal voice actors. Also, when an english joke wouldn't hit hard in hungarian translation, they just came up with a different joke that is just as funny as the original english joke but the hungarian version was not a precise translation - in order to save the jokes. I think this is what we call close translation. I've re-watched some of the movies I liked in english too, but some of jokes were hitting harder in our translation - to us, to me.
Still, I feel like oldschool actors transferred so much more feelings when they did acting or voiceovers. I don't know what has changed in the acting schools, or the method of selecting actors on roles...
Silent Movie, is almost silent and the only line in the whole film is spoken by Marcel Marceau a work famous mime.
Marcel Marceau, the famous French mime artist, has the only audible speaking part in "Silent Movie", uttering the single spoken word in the whole movie.
Can you do one of these on Zach Galifianakis please?
Airplane! wasn't so much a parody of Airport as an already-obscure movie called Zero Hour!
This indeed is a proper use of the term legend.
The fact that as soon as I heard the farts at 1:23 I started laughing just says it all.
I can't believe you didn't mention High anxiety or Silent movie
Actually, Gene Wilder was the person who wrote Young Frankenstein. Mel Brooks only came on board to help finish the screenplay for the movie. Jerry Silverman (Gene Wilder) wasn’t the type of person to demand credit, so most people are under the impression that it was another Mel Brooks creation.
Actually Gene came to Mel and asked him to direct it but he only had one stipulation. Mel couldn't be in the movie.
@@jamescostello6529 yes, I find that hilarious as we all know how Mel loves to be in his own movies!
Mel Brooks is the elephant man would be a different type of movie probably the type of movie people think of if they got the mask and Rocky Dennis mask mixed up
What is The Music At 18:54?
Great line in Seinfeld about Al Joltsen and his records.