| Mel Brooks Collection, The (1993) |
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| It's Good To Be The King. Eight Mel Brooks classic films, five of which have never been released on DVD, including: High Anxiety (1977) In this outrageous homage to Hitchcock thrillers, Mel Brooks plays renowned Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Richard Thorndyke, a nut-job with a paralyzing fear of heights, who's just become head of the Psycho-Neurotic Institute for the Very Very Nervous. Robin Hood: Men In Tights (1993) Mel Brooks scores a bull's-eye with this hysterical reinvention of the Robin Hood fable! In days of olde, when men were men, men wore tights. And none wore tights mightier - or tighter - than Robin Hood! Aided by his band of merry men, Robin of Loxley wrested power from the evil Prince John, brought humiliation upon the despicable Sheriff of Rottingham and found the key to the fair Maid Marian's heart - and her chastity belt. Silent Movie (1976) Only Mel Brooks would tell his laugh-packed tale about a silent movie -as a silent movie - with one word of dialogue. Joining him in his outrageous, nonstop parade of sight gags are Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise, Sid Caesar, Harold Gould, Bernadette Peters and Ron Carey. Young Frankenstein (1974) Mel Brook's monstrously crazy tribute to Mary Shelley's classic pokes hilarious fun at just about every Frankenstein movie ever made. Summoned by a will to his late grandfather's castle in Transylvania, young Dr. Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) soon discovers the scientist's step-by-step manual explaining how to bring a corpse to life. To Be Or Not To Be (1983) Mel Brooks lets the Nazis have it with both barrels in this hilarious remake of Ernst Lubitsch's classic comedy. Brooks stars as Frederick Bronski, the great Polish actor an amazing amount of people have never heard of. Anne Bancroft co-stars as his actress wife, with whom he fights an eternal tug-of-war for center stage. The Twelve Chairs (1970) Although the plot of The Twelve Chairs is wild enough to have been created by Mel Brooks, it's actually based on a Russian story written by two Soviet journalists, Ilya Ilf and Yevgeni Petrov, in the 1920s. Set in Russia in 1927, this much-loved, hilarious Mel Brooks comedy classic is the tale of a former aristocrat (Ron Moody) who is now a Russian clerk under the new Soviet regime. When he learns that of a secret family fortune in jewels are hidden in one of twelve dining room chairs, he sets off across Russia to find it. History Of The World Part I (1981) Mel Brook's uproarious version of history proves nothing is sacred as he takes us on a laugh-filled look at what really happened throughout time. His delirious romp features everything from a wild send-up of "2001" to the real stories behind the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition. Blazing Saddles (1974) The railroad's bound to run right through the sleepy town of Rock Ridge. Land there will be worth a fortune - but the townfolk already own their own land. How do you drive them off? Send in the roughest, toughest, meanest, leanest gang you've got...and appoint a new sheriff you figure will last about 24 hours. |
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| High Anxiety (1977) Features Not Specified Robin Hood: Men In Tights (1993) HBO Special: Robin Hood: Men In Tights - The Legend Had It Coming Original Theatrical Trailer Silent Movie (1976) Features Not Specified Young Frankenstein (1974) Mel Brook's Audio Commentary Documentary: Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein Interviews with stars Marty Feldman, Gene Wilder & Cloris Leachman 7 Deleted Scenes Outtakes/Bloopers Production Stills To Be Or Not To Be (1983) Making-Of Featurette Character Profiles & Interviews with Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft & Charles Durning The Twelve Chairs (1970) Features Not Specified History Of The World Part I (1981) Features Not Specified Blazing Saddles (1974) Production Notes Theatrical Trailer |