June 28, 1926 is an american director, writer, actor, comedian, producer and composer. Actress bernadette peters, actors mel brooks, sid caesar and dom deluise on set of the movie silent movie circa 1976. Silent movie 1976 aspiring filmmakers mel funn, marty eggs and dom bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. Brooks says on a title card, of course, since this is a silent movie. Mel brooks celebrity profile check out the latest mel brooks photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Billy crystal salutes mel brooks at the 2014 emmywinning afi life achievement. Next to the artist, silent movie is the modern silent that i get asked about the most. And only mel brooks could make a silent movie about making a silent movie and make a good movie in the process. See more ideas about mel brooks movies, movies, favorite movies. Centre 100% purchase protection amazon app download amazon assistant download help. There we were, knocking ourselves out to be funny, and behind the camera, not a snicker.
Mel brooks live at the geffen 0 hours and 59 minutes movie 2015 comedy legend mel brooks discusses his childhood, military experience, and standup, tv and film career, and sings the theme songs from his iconic comedies. Mel brooks brings his oneofakind comic touch to the history of mankind covering events from the old testament to the french revolution in a series of episodic comedy vignettes. A film director and his strange friends struggle to produce the first major. Mel brooksstateexpanded to show the template expanded, i. All 11 mel brooks movies ranked from worst to best taste of.
Sep 05, 2006 mel brooks genius will never be questioned, from your show of shows to his zany movies, but this one must be the funniest of them all. Young frankenstein silent movie high anxiety history of the world. Silent movie is an american satirical comedy film cowritten and directed by and starring mel brooks, released by 20th century fox in the summer of 1976. Along with his sidekicks marty eggs marty feldman, young frankenstein and dom bell dom deluise, the loved one, they set out to make a silent film. Leave it to mel brooks and his cast of regulars, including here marty feldman and dom deluise. The very idea of getting hollywood stars to play in a silent movie in the 70s is ridiculous, but mel, dom delouise and co. The ensemble cast includes dom deluise, marty feldman, bernadette peters, and sid caesar, with cameos by anne bancroft, liza minnelli, burt reynolds, james caan, marcel marceau, and paul newman as themselves. Silent movie by marty feldman, dom deluise, bernadette peters. Less successful was silent movie 1976, in which brooks himself starred as a washedup director who persuades the head of a motionpicture studio played by caesar to make a silent picture. The trio has a plan to make a silent movie, forty years after talkies took over the. Silent movie is not mel brooks s best film, but it may be his sweetest.
Speaker of the only word heard in mel brookss silent movie speaker of the only word heard in mel brookss silent movie is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 1. Silent movie by marty feldman, dom deluise, bernadette. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Only word spoken in mel brookss silent movie new york. Silent movie soundtrack mel brooks burts house 1976. A film director and his strange friends struggle to produce the first major silent feature film in forty years. Brooks is a member of the short list of entertainers with the distinction of having won an emmy, a grammy, an oscar and a tony award. Here we have a clip from mel brooks silent movie 1976 here we have the antagonist engulf and devour as they conduct their business. The 4th funniest film of mel brooks, showing that silent can still be the best. This is the funniest, the hardest to accomplish, the best. A psychiatrist with intense acrophobia fear of heights goes to work for a mental institution run by doctors who appear to be crazier than their patients, and have secrets that they are willing to commit murder to keep. Brooks wants to return to the good old days by producing a silent movie he explains this via subtitle. Mel brooks was born melvin kaminsky on june 28, 1926 in brooklyn, new york. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images.
Teaming up with dom deluise and marty feldman, brooks created a threeman buddy movie thats loaded with sight gags and moves like lightning through a plot thats. Silent movie is an american satirical comedy film cowritten and directed by and starring mel brooks, released by 20th century fox on june 17, 1976. Director, producer, writer and actor, mel brooks is the recipient of three 2001 tony awards best score, best book of a musical, best musical and two grammy awards best musical show album and best long form music video for the producers. Jun 30, 2017 on this page you will find the solution to only word spoken in mel brookss silent movie crossword clue. Watch silent movie 1976 movie free online 123movies. Find out when and where you can watch silent movie on tv with the full listings schedule at. The story concerns a washedup director mel funn mel brooks obviously and his two goons dom deluise and marty feldman and their journey of making a silent movie. Mel brooksstatecollapsed to show the template collapsed, i. Silent movie original soundtrack, john morris ost lpcd. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The silent film will be accompanied by live musician, fr. On this page you will find the solution to only word spoken in mel brookss silent movie crossword clue.
Download silent silent film sound film and culture series pdf free. This clue was last seen on new york times crossword june 30 2017 crossword in case the clue doesnt fit or theres something wrong please contact us. Silent movie movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the studios creditors attempt to thwart them. Well, lets take a look and see how a movie made almost 50 years after the sound revolution compares to the genuine article. Choose from mel brooks sheet music for such popular songs as please dont touch me, i wanna be a producer, and man about town. Silent movie original motion picture score discogs. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Mel brooks talks fanboys, spaceballs sean oconnell october 5th 2012, 5. The movies silent, but mel brooks isnt interviews roger.
The studio led by sid caesar, a man who was a huge inspiration to brooks at first balks at this idea which is probably what happened when mel brooks himself pitched this film. How does a silent film fanatic view this 1976 offering from mel brooks. Silent movie is een amerikaanse filmkomedie uit 1976 onder regie van mel brooks. Brooks began his career as a comic and a writer for sid caesar s variety show your show of shows 195054 alongside woody allen, neil simon, and. Brooks began his career as a comic and a writer for sid caesars variety show your show of shows 195054 alongside woody allen, neil simon, and larry gelbart. Id say silent movie is my best film by far, mel brooks was saying, and, lets face it, the others were pretty good. Theres a touching innocence about most of this film, as well as a sense of playfulness thats rather endearing. Silent movie with golden subtitles the new york times. Buy the mel brooks 7 classic comedy movies collection. Producer sid caesar is agreeable, provided brooks can line up top stars. Aspiring filmmakers mel funn, marty eggs and dom bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie.
All 11 mel brooks movies ranked from worst to best taste. With mel brooks, marty feldman, dom deluise, sid caesar. Director mel brooks stars as a oncefamous comedy director, who with his faithful assistants dom deluise and marty feldman return to hollywood with plans for a comeback. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the. Silent movie, silent movie film, mel brooks silentmovie. Brooks plays mel funn, a recovering alcoholic film director who hasnt had a hit in ages. In this dialogue free slapstick comedy, film director mel funn mel brooks travels to the ailing big picture studios to pitch his comeback film. Is it a curio or a worthwhile bit of entertainment. His funniest films are, in order, the producers, blazing saddles and young frankenstein. Rent silent movie 1976 starring mel brooks and marty feldman on dvd and bluray. Mel brooks idea for making a silent movie was great, but the film doesnt capitalize on its potential. Mel brooks cameofilled comedy pays loving tribute to the early days of screen comedy. Silent movie follows the antics of mel funn brooks, marty eggs marty feldman, and dom bell dom deluise. Mel brooks full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films.
Mel brooks genius will never be questioned, from your show of shows to his zany movies, but this one must be the funniest of them all. Speaker of the only word heard in mel brooks s silent movie speaker of the only word heard in mel brooks s silent movie is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 1 time. Brooks, the reformed boozer who dreams of making his hollywood comeback by directing a silent film in 1976. Rent silent movie 1976 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. He is known as a creator of broad film farces and comedic parodies. Mar 16, 2005 mel brooks idea for making a silent movie was great, but the film doesnt capitalize on its potential. The trio of characters at the core of the film are essentially childlike in nature, and with no dialogue to speak of, theres little room for the raunchiness. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the studios creditors attempt. Well, its about a famous film director who wants to make a modern day silent movie.
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