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. Interesting facts from 1976 including news sport music films read full ebook. 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. 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. Gene wilder, madeline kahn, marty feldman, cleavon little, cary elwes, mel brooks, gregory hines, peter boyle, cloris leachman, teri garr, kenneth mars, richard haydn, mel. Silent movie follows the antics of mel funn brooks, marty eggs marty feldman, and dom bell dom deluise. 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 wants to return to the good old days by producing a silent movie he explains this via subtitle. 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.
Mel brooks and bernadette peters in silent movie 1976 mel brooks in silent. With mel brooks, marty feldman, dom deluise, sid caesar. All 11 mel brooks movies ranked from worst to best taste. Book now and save money on your tickets for this funfilled evening of movie comedy and live organ accompaniment. Album issued with full color poster advertised on the sticker on the front of sleeve. Even though its silent, i had no trouble following the. 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. Only word spoken in mel brookss silent movie new york. Silent movie with golden subtitles the new york times. Silent movie 1976 mel brooks, mel brooks, marty feldman. Silent movie 1976 in this dialoguefree slapstick comedy, film director mel funn mel brooks travels to the ailing big picture studios to pitch his comeback film.
After 50 years of making sound movies, they were afraid if. A movie within a movie, silent movie stars brooks as mel funn, a filmmaker who has seen better daysfor one thing, hes just come out of a bout with the bottle. Nov 30, 2018 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. The set piece features a wheelchair chase, in which the trio of producers tries to secure a commitment from paul newman to appear in their film. Silent movie is director mel brooks s comic tribute to the golden days of the silent screen. An encyclopedia of male silent film stars by james. Mel brooks silent movie 1976 with wurlitzer organ accompaniment.
Mel funn mel brooks, a great film director, is now recovering from a drinking problem and down on his luck. And so it is a silent movie about the attempts of mel funn brooks, a hasbeen director dragged down by drink, to film a contemporary allstar silent movie, complete with raucous musical. Silent movie is director mel brookss comic tribute to the golden days of the silent screen. Brooks says on a title card, of course, since this is a silent movie. The film contains only one word of dialogue, spoken by an unlikely source. The film also includes cameos by paul newman, burt reynolds, james caan, liza minnelli and marcel marceau who, ironically, utters the only word spoken in the film. This is the funniest, the hardest to accomplish, the best. The very idea of getting hollywood stars to play in a silent movie in the 70s is ridiculous, but mel, dom delouise and co. Brooks played a washedup director that tries to create the first silent film in 40 years.
The trio has a plan to make a silent movie, forty years after talkies took over the. Silent movie original mel brooks comedy movie 1974. Mel brooks has never known when a joke is worthy of a fiveminute bit and when its something. June 28, 1926 is an american director, writer, actor, comedian, producer and composer. The carol burnett show official recommended for you. Mel funn is polite, sweet and vulnerable, qualities one associates with some of the old silent film comedians and that fit mr.
Mel brooks has never known when a joke is worthy of a fiveminute bit and when its something you can flesh out into a full length feature. In this dialoguefree slapstick comedy, film director mel funn mel brooks travels to the ailing big picture studios to pitch his comeback film. With mel brooks, anne bancroft, ronny graham, estelle reiner. 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. The movies silent, but mel brooks isnt interviews roger. Brooks began his career as a comic and a writer for the early tv variety show your show of shows.
Silent movie fullmovie 1976 hd mel brooks, marty feldman. Mel brooks and anne bancroft perform sweet georgia brown duration. Sep 07, 2016 brooks played a washedup director that tries to create the first silent film in 40 years. A sweet little homage to the olden days of hollywood, silent movie offers one of mel brooks more charming efforts.
Jul 29, 2017 i was a male war bride 1950, ww2, full movie, romance, english free movies in full length duration. He downplays the crudeness and emphasizes wacky slapstick in this clever and endearing piece. Silent movie fullmovie 1976 hd mel brooks, marty feldman, dom deluise. A film director and his strange friends struggle to produce the first major silent feature film in forty years. At the onset of ww2, a polish actors family and the polish resistance help the troupe of a theatre escape poland and the invading nazis. Only mel brooks would make a silent movie about making a silent movie.
There we were, knocking ourselves out to be funny, and behind the camera, not a snicker. Vhs silent movie 1988,1976 mel brooks dom deluise marty feldman burt reynolds. Leave it to mel brooks and his cast of regulars, including here marty feldman and dom deluise. And only mel brooks could make a silent movie about making a silent movie and make a good movie in the process. Brooks originally wanted it to be completely silent, but he relented and packed the movie with sound. Nov 16, 2014 the interrogator from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. 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. May 17, 2019 mel brooks silent movie 1976 with wurlitzer organ accompaniment.
The interrogator from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Marcel marceau, the worlds most famous mime, was a natural choice to appear in mel brooks 1976 film, silent movie. Silent movie 1976 mel brooks synopsis, characteristics. But it is a rollicking good time, full of slapstick and physical humor. Marceau, how would you like to appear in the first silent movie made in nearly fifty years. 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. All 11 mel brooks movies ranked from worst to best taste of. The mel brooks collection blazing saddles young frankenstein silent movie robin hood. 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 is a 1976 comedy directed by mel brooks. Silent movie original mel brooks comedy movie 1974 youtube. On this page you will find the solution to only word spoken in mel brookss silent movie crossword clue.
When his best friends marty feldman and dom deluise rescue him from despair and convince. In keeping with the tradition of physical comedy in silent movies, brooks presents a fantastic chase scene. If you have been asking for more organ, you must come watch and listen as juan follows along the film with a score. Men in tights to be or not to be history of the world, part 1 the twelve chairs high anxiety. Jul, 2017 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. Silent movie original motion picture score discogs. Id say silent movie is my best film by far, mel brooks was saying, and, lets face it, the others were pretty good. Jun 30, 2017 on this page you will find the solution to only word spoken in mel brookss silent movie crossword clue. Theres a moment very early in silent movie before the opening credits, in fact when mel brooks, marty feldman, and dom deluise are. 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. 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. Brooks originally wanted it to be completely silent, but.