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Post by ScreenHead One on Jun 11, 2023 12:24:31 GMT -6
Born: Melvin James Kaminsky June 28, 1926 (Yes, Still Alive) New York City, U.S. Alma mater: Virginia Military Institute Occupations: Actor, Comedian, Filmmaker Years active: 1947–present Spouses: Florence Baum (m. 1953; div. 1962) Anne Bancroft (m. 1964; died 2005) Children: 4 (including Max)
Eddie Brooks Stefanie Brooks Nicholas Brooks Max Brooks Stephanie Brooks
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Post by ScreenHead One on Jun 11, 2023 12:31:06 GMT -6
*Blazing Saddles (1974)
7.7 Rating 93 min A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad.
In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lemar sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable.
After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor,
so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the west.
Country: United States Genre: Comedy, Western Release: Feb 07, 1974 Director: Mel Brooks Production: Warner Bros., Crossbow Productions Cast: Cleavon Little as Sheriff Bart, Gene Wilder as Jim, Slim Pickens as Taggart, Harvey Korman as Hedley Lamarr, Madeline Kahn as Lili Von Shtüpp,
Mel Brooks, Burton Gilliam, Alex Karras, David Huddleston, Liam Dunn, John Hillerman, George Furth, Jack Starrett
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Post by ScreenHead One on Jun 11, 2023 12:43:50 GMT -6
*Young Frankenstein (1974)
8.5 Rating 106 min A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein.
In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper.
Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was delusional but when he discovers the book
where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.
Country: United States Genre: Comedy Release: Dec 15, 1974 Director: Mel Brooks Production: Jouer Limited, Crossbow Productions, Gruskoff/Venture Films Cast: Gene Wilder as Frederick Frankenstein, Teri Garr as Inga, Marty Feldman as Igor, Peter Boyle as Frankenstein's Monster, Cloris Leachman as Frau Blücher,
Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, Richard Haydn, Liam Dunn, Danny Goldman, Oscar Beregi Jr., Arthur Malet, Richard A. Roth, Gene Hackman
Mel Brooks ... Werewolf / Cat Hit by Dart / Victor Frankenstein (voice) (uncredited)
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Post by ScreenHead One on Jun 11, 2023 12:55:32 GMT -6
*Spaceballs (1987)
7.1 Rating 96 min The movie opens with a Star Wars-esque text on the screen that informs the viewer of the war between Planet Druidia and Planet Spaceball. Druidia has been at peace for some time now and has managed to stop Planet Spaceball in their tracks by constructing a giant air shield around the planet. Planet Spaceball has been in an air shortage ever since and the numbers are reaching critical levels.We are shown the outline of an extremely large ship. The... [more]
Country: United States Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Adventure Release: Jun 24, 1987 Director: Mel Brooks Production: Brooksfilms, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Cast: Mel Brooks as President Skroob/Yoghurt, Rick Moranis as Dark Helmet, Bill Pullman as Lone Starr, Daphne Zuniga as Princess Vespa, John Candy as Barfolemew 'Barf',
George Wyner, Joan Rivers, Dick Van Patten, Michael Winslow, Lorene Yarnell Jansson, John Hurt, Ed Gale, Stephen Tobolowsky
Opening Crawl:
Once upon a time warp...
In a galaxy very, very, very, very, far away there lived a ruthless race of beings known as... Spaceballs
Chapter Eleven
The evil leaders of Planet Spaceball, having foolishly squandered their precious atmosphere, have devised a secret plan to take every breath of air away from their peace-loving neighbor, Planet Druidia.
Today is Princess Vespa's wedding day. Unbeknownst to the princess but knownst to us, danger lurks in the stars above...
If you can read this, you don't need glasses.
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Post by ScreenHead One on Jun 11, 2023 13:03:00 GMT -6
*Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
6.7 Rating 104 min Robin Hood comes home after fighting in the Crusades to learn that the noble King Richard is in exile and that the despotic King John now rules England, with the help of the Sheriff of Rottingham. Robin Hood assembles a band of fellow patriots to do battle with King John and the Sheriff.
Country: United States, France Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Musical Release: Jul 28, 1993 Director: Mel Brooks Production: Gaumont, Brooksfilms Cast: Cary Elwes as Robin Hood, Richard Lewis as Prince John, Roger Rees as Sheriff of Rotingham, Amy Yasbeck as Maid Marian, Dave Chappelle as Ahchoo,
Mel Brooks, Isaac Hayes, Mark Blankfield, Eric Allan Kramer, Matthew Porretta, Megan Cavanagh, Patrick Stewart, Tracey Ullman, Dom DeLuise
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Post by ScreenHead One on Jun 11, 2023 13:12:04 GMT -6
*History of the World: Part 1 (1981)
6.8 Rating 92 min An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred –
not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
Country: United States Genre: Comedy, History, Musical Release: Jun 12, 1981 Director: Mel Brooks Production: Brooksfilms Cast: Mel Brooks as Moses/Comicus/Torquemada/Jacques/King Louis XVI, Dom DeLuise as Emperor Nero, Madeline Kahn as Empress Nympho, Harvey Korman as Count de Monet, Cloris Leachman as Madame Defarge, Ron Carey, Gregory Hines, Pamela Stephenson, Shecky Greene, Sid Caesar, Mary-Margaret Humes, Orson Welles, Rudy De Luca
In Our
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Post by ScreenHead One on Jun 11, 2023 13:19:42 GMT -6
*High Anxiety (1977)
6.6 Rating 94 min Dr. Richard Thorndyke arrives as new administrator of the Psychoneurotic Institute for the Very, VERY Nervous to discover some suspicious goings-on. When he's framed for murder, Dr. Thorndyke must confront his own psychiatric condition, "high anxiety," in order to clear his name.
Country: United States Genre: Thriller, Comedy, Mystery Release: Dec 25, 1977 Director: Mel Brooks Production: Crossbow Productions Cast: Mel Brooks as Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke, Madeline Kahn as Victoria Brisbane, Cloris Leachman as Nurse Charlotte Diesel, Harvey Korman as Dr. Charles Montague, Ron Carey as Brophy, Howard Morris, Dick Van Patten, Jack Riley, Charlie Callas, Rudy De Luca, Albert Whitlock, Barry Levinson, Billy Sands
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Post by ScreenHead One on Jun 11, 2023 13:25:22 GMT -6
*Life Stinks (1991)
5.9 Rating 92 min A rich businessman makes a bet he can survive on the streets of a rough Los Angeles neighborhood for 30 days completely penniless.
During his stay he discovers another side of life and falls in love with with a homeless woman.
Country: United States Genre: Comedy Release: Jul 26, 1991 Director: Mel Brooks Production: Brooksfilms, MGM-Pathé Communications Co. Cast: Mel Brooks as Goddard Bolt, Lesley Ann Warren as Molly, Jeffrey Tambor as Vance Crasswell, Stuart Pankin as Pritchard, Michael Ensign as Knowles, Howard Morris, Matthew Faison, Rudy De Luca, Teddy Wilson, Stanley Brock, Billy Barty, Raymond O'Connor, Brian Thompson
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Post by ScreenHead One on Jun 11, 2023 13:31:04 GMT -6
*Silent Movie (1976)
6.7 Rating 87 min Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie.
In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the studio's creditors attempt to thwart them.
The film contains only one word of dialogue, spoken by an unlikely source.
Country: United States Genre: Comedy Release: Jun 16, 1976 Director: Mel Brooks Production: Crossbow Productions Cast: Mel Brooks as Mel Funn, Marty Feldman as Marty Eggs, Dom DeLuise as Dom Bell, Sid Caesar as Studio Chief, Harold Gould as Engulf, Ron Carey,
Bernadette Peters, Carol Arthur, Liam Dunn, Fritz Feld, Chuck McCann, Valerie Curtin, Yvonne Wilder
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