To be or not to be movie mel brooks

Mar 02, 2016 mel brooks is only one of the universally accepted living geniuses in all of comedy. Blazing saddles may be a groundbreaking comedy, but director mel brooks doesnt think hollywood would make the iconic western parody in this current stupidly politically correct climate. Brooks stars as selfish blowhard billionaire godard bolt not unlike anybody who is currently the president of the united states who is oblivious to. Mel brooks is an american actor, writer, producer, director, comedian, and composer, who started his career as a comic and a writer for the early tv variety show your show of shows. Brooks was an accomplished mimic, pianist, and drummer by the time he graduated from high school and enlisted in the u. The to be or not to be line is one of the most famous quotations in literature, taken from hamlets soliloquy.

A film director and his strange friends struggle to produce the first major silent feature film in. Bancroft was with him during blazing saddles, brooks bold comedy about a black sheriff in a racist western town. Mel brooks is only one of the universally accepted living geniuses in all of comedy. Brooks stars as selfish blowhard billionaire godard bolt not unlike anybody who is currently the president of the united states who is oblivious to the suffering of the little guy. Eight of his movies, including high anxiety are collected in a slipcase in mel brooks bx sm cb. Mel brooks s remake of ernst lubitschs 1942 classic, to be or not to be, is smashingly funny. Because nobody who was born 20 years ago has ever seen a mel brooks movie on anything but a telephone.

Mel brooks talks trump, antisemitism, political correctness. The film was directed by david lynch and stars john hurt, anthony hopkins, anne bancroft, john gielgud, wendy hiller, michael elphick, hannah gordon, and freddie jones. Mel brooks to be or not to be 1979 audio redone dj cole 12 duration. There are some very good gags, though, and brooks is funny as thorndyke. Jul, 2017 life stinks is ranked the lowest for the simplest of reasons.

Its a very merry muppet christmas movie joe snow 1 episode 2002 screw loose jake gordon 2000. Knowing that mel brooks usually makes the silliest movies possible, its a surprise that he directed the lightweight comedy the twelve chairs. Mel brooks performs his musical play naughty nazis in the film to be or not to be. June 28, 1926 is an american director, writer, actor, comedian, producer and composer. 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. Im not at all sure that its a classic, but its so good in its own right. He is irreverent, punches sacred cows alex karras does in blazing saddles, and everyone is better off for laughing. Mel brooks leaves audiences laughing but not always the. This movie should only be for true brooks fans like me for anyone else looking for a spoof by mel brooks, stick to. A very funny remake that stands up well to the lubitsch original.

Brooks clearly enjoys himself acting opposite his wife anne bancroft in a story. Featuring oscar nominee charles durning, christopher lloyd back to the future and jose ferrer moulin rouge, to be or not to be is a roaring laughfest that will have you on your feet. Its too bad, too, because there are some genuinely funny moments in this movie. To be or not to be 1983 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. Apr 23, 2018 because nobody who was born 20 years ago has ever seen a mel brooks movie on anything but a telephone. The truth is, i made a lot of movies, but i dont think anybody in their 30s. To be or not to be is a 1983 american war comedy film directed by alan johnson, produced by mel brooks, and starring mel brooks, anne bancroft, tim. The movies silent, but mel brooks isnt interviews roger. The threat of nazi invasion on the horizon does not deter a group of performers at a theater in poland from doing their thing each night. All 11 mel brooks movies ranked from worst to best taste of. In 1961, he gained recognition for cocreating and cohosting the comedy skit the 2000 year old man with carl reiner. To be or not to be 1983 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Mel brooks movie quotes, phrases and lines 52 in english look, i really dont want to wax philosophical, but i will say that if youre alive, you got to flap your arms and legs, you got to jump around a lot, you got to make a lot of noise, because life is the very opposite of death.

The revelation for film audiences is that miss bancroft is such a wildly. Truthfully, the best movie brooks ever madehis one unimpeachably perfect filmis the one that might have the least amount of shock value to it at all. When to be or not to be was originally made, by ernst lubitsch in 1942, the nazis were in poland, which gave a certain poignancy to every funny line. Mel brooks can be an acquired taste for some and his name on this film could be a turnoff to those.

Theres not more beyond merely his name that you should need to get you decided. This is the only film of mel brooks that he didnt also direct, and the comedy icon is on record as saying its his favourite of his brooksfilms. Although widely thought of as a mel brooks movie, the 1983 film to be or not to be the only film in which he starred with his late wife. Mar 15, 2017 mel brooks performs his musical play naughty nazis in the film to be or not to be. To be or not to be 1983 frederick bronski mel brooks and his adulterous wife, anna anne bancroft, are a pair of hammy actors running a lowrent theater in warsaw, poland. This is the funniest, the hardest to accomplish, the best. Mel brooks directed twelve films in all, acting in all but one of them.

There we were, knocking ourselves out to be funny, and behind the camera, not a snicker. The screenplay was written by ronny graham and thomas meehan, based on the original story by melchior lengyel, ernst lubitsch and edwin justus mayer. Mel brooks full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. I feel like his comedic acting is too obvious most of the time, like he doesnt. Jul 19, 2018 culture film features movies you might have missed. The head of distribution told the owners not to release the picture but they only did because it was already booked in theaters and they didnt. Humor is just another defense against the universe, mel brooks once said. Rent to be or not to be 1983 on dvd and bluray netflix. Your guide to streaming mel brooks best work decider. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Mel brooks on the love of his life, anne bancroft, and comedy.

Life stinks is ranked the lowest for the simplest of reasons. Mel brooks and anne bancroft are perfect for their roles in to be or not to be. The elephant man is a 1980 britishamerican historical drama film about joseph merrick whom the script calls john merrick, a severely deformed man in late 19th century london. Culture film features movies you might have missed. To be or not to be, with mel brooks the new york times. It was shot in blackandwhite and featured makeup work by christopher tucker. Frederick bronski brooks leads a struggling theatrical company that offers. Bancroft was with him during blazing saddles, brooks bold. To be or not to be is a 1983 comedydrama film directed by alan johnson, produced by mel brooks with howard jeffrey as executive producer and irene walzer as associate producer. Brooks eventually started a comedy act and also worked in radio and as master entertainer at grossingers resort before going to television. Mel brooks celebrity profile check out the latest mel brooks photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.

He is known as a creator of broad film farces and comedic parodies. Trivia this movies title, as with the earlier version to be or not to be 1942, is taken from a line in william shakespeares hamlet, written around the year 1600. Frills notwithstanding, the film is faithful in its frenetic fashion. To be or not to be, mel brooks second world war comedy.

The supporting cast includes teri garr, cloris leachman, marty feldman, madeline kahn, kenneth mars, richard haydn, and gene hackman. Victor frankenstein, and peter boyle as the monster. To be or not to be the hitler rap 1983 mel brooks raps as adolf hitler reminiscing on his life. Brooks and bancroft go in the opposite direction, cheerfully allowing farce, slapstick, pratfalls and puns.

There we were, knocking ourselves out to be funny, and behind the camera, not a. Lubitschs stars were jack benny and carole lombard, both specialists in underplaying. Rent to be or not to be 1983 starring mel brooks and anne bancroft on dvd and bluray. Mel brooks and anne bancroft perform sweet georgia brown duration. Id say silent movie is my best film by far, mel brooks was saying, and, lets face it, the others were pretty good. Mel brooks and his wife anne bancroft costar in this funny remake of a 1942. It portrays a former czarist ron moody, happy birthday. Mel brooks, original name melvin kaminsky, born june 28, 1926, brooklyn, new york, u. How the spirit of mel brooks lives on in jojo rabbit. The 10 best mel brooks movies, according to imdb screenrant. In 1961, he gained recognition for cocreating and cohosting the comedy.

To be or not to be 1983 movie trailer mel brooks, anne. This movie should only be for true brooks fans like me for anyone else looking for a spoof by mel brooks, stick to blazing saddles, young frankenstein, or spaceballs. Mel brooks was born melvin kaminsky on june 28, 1926 in brooklyn, new york. Mel brookss remake of ernst lubitschs 1942 classic, to be or not to be, is smashingly funny. Maltin writes that it is a scene for scene copy, but i am not reminded of any shots i saw in 1942. To be or not to be mel brooks takes a side step from his usual burlesque to remake the classic that starred jack benny and carole lombard in her last gig. Brooks stars as the leader of a theatre troupe in warsaw at the time of the nazi invasion. Normally im not a big fan of movies with mel brooks in them, although i am a fan of his writing.