Robin Hood: Men In Tights:
The master of comedy, Mel Brooks, pulls off another serious spoof on a classic with Robin Hood: Men in Tights. The all-star cast includes: Cary Elwes as the head of the merry men, Roger Rees as the evil dyslexic Sheriff of "Rottingham," Richard Lewis as the seriously neurotic Prince John, Amy Yasbeck as the put-upon Maid Marian, Patrick Stewart as ultrrrra-Scottish King Richard, Tracey Ullman as a much-sought-after soothsayer named Latrine and Dave Chappelle and Isaac Hayes as hilarious characters named Achchoo and Asneeze.
Silent Movie:
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. As the ruthless conglomerate Engulf and Devour targets a floundering movie studio, has-been director Mel Funn (Brooks) convinces the paranoid studio chief (Caesar) to make a star-studded silent picture. Aided by his sidekicks (DeLuise and Feldman), the devious Funn actually manages to sign some of the biggest names in Hollywood: Paul Newman, Liza Minelli, Burt Reynolds, Anne Bancroft and James Caan. Filled with hilarious spoofs of just about everything that happens in tinseltown, Silent Movie is one of Brooks' funniest, most original films.
Spaceballs:
The farce is with you in this "uproarious salute to science fiction" (The Hollywood Reporter) that teams comedy legend Mel Brooks with an all-star cast of cutups including John Candy, Rick Moranis and Bill Pullman. When the evil Dark Helmet (Moranis) attempts to steal all the air from planet Druidia, a determined Druish Princess (Daphne Zuniga), a clueless rogue (Pullman) and a half-man/half-dog creature who's his own best friend (Candy) set out to stop him! But with the forces of darkness closing in on them at ludicrous speed, they'll need the help of a wise imp named Yogurt (Brooks) and the mystical power of "The Schwatrz" to bring peace - and merchandising rights - to the entire galaxy!
To Be Or Not To Be:
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. He should only know about her backstage meetings with a handsome fighter pilot...But all that is put aside when the Nazis invade Poland and the entire troupe gets involved in a frenzy of murder, mistaken identities and maniacal improvising to thwart the Gestapo and save the Polish underground. Co-starring Charles Durning as the SS colonel who stands in their way, To Be Or Not To Be will have you on your feet, yelling encore!
The Twelve Chairs:
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 his dying mother-in-law sewed a fortune of family jewels into one of the twelve dining room chairs, he sets off across Russia to find it-with an opportunist (Frank Langella), a priest (Dom DeLuise) and his former servant (Mel Brooks) all in equal pursuit.
Young Frankenstein:
Mel Brooks' hilarious tribute to Mary Shelley's classic makes fun of not just the legend, but also every other Frankenstein movie! Summoned by his late grandfather's will to a castle in Transylvania, young Dr. Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) discovers a step-by-step manual on how to bring a corpse to life. With help from Igor (Marty Feldman), the hunchback who gets upset when people mispronounce his name, and sweet, curvaceous Inga (Teri Garr), Frankenstein makes a creature (Peter Boyle) with a monstrous lust for life - and love! Cloris Leachman, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars and Gene Hackman co-star in this inspired vision of lunacy.
Blu-Ray Disc Bonus Features:
Disc One:
Blazing Saddles - feature film
Additional Scenes
Scene-Specific Commentary by Mel Brooks
2 Documentaries
Back in the Saddle
Intimate Portrait: Madeline Kahn (Excerpt)
Black Bart: 1975 Pilot Episode Of The Proposed TV Series Spinoff
Theatrical Trailer
Disc Two:
Spaceballs - feature film
Commentary by Mel Brooks
Spaceballs: The Documentary
In Conversation: Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan
John Candy: Comic Spirit
Watch the movie in Ludicrous Speed
Still Galleries
Film Flubs
Storyboards-to-Film Comparison
Disc Three:
Young Frankenstein - feature film
Commentary by Mel Brooks
Inside The Lab: Secret Formulas in the Making of Young Frankenstein
Deleted Scenes
It's Alive! Creating A Monster Classic
Making FrankenSense of Young Frankenstein
Transylvanian Lullaby: The Music of John Morris
The Franken-Track: A Monstrous Conglomeration of Trivia - Trivia Track
Blucher Button
Outtakes
Isolated Score Track (DTS MA)
Disc Four:
High Anxiety - feature film
Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense
The "Am I Very, Very Nervous?" Test
Dr. Thorndyke's Ink Blot Test
How Anxious Am I?
Don't Get Anxious! The Trivia of Hitchcock - Trivia Track
Isolated Score Track (DTS MA)
Disc Five:
History of the World Part 1 - feature film
Musical Mel: Inventing "The Inquisition"
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
The Real History of the World - Trivia Track
Isolated Score Track (DTS MA)
Disc Six:
Robin Hood: Men In Tights - feature film
Funny Men In Tights: Three Generations of Comedy
HBO Special: Robin Hood: Men In Tights - "The Legend Had It Coming"
LaserDisc Commentary by Mel Brooks
Isolated Score Track (DTS MA)
Disc Seven:
Silent Movie - feature film
Silent Laughter: The Reel Inspirations of Silent Movie
Speak Up! Historical Hollywood - Trivia Track
Disc Eight:
To Be Or Not To Be - feature film
Brooks and Bancroft: A Perfect Pair
How Serious Can Mel Brooks Really Get?
Profiles of Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft and Charles Durning
To Be Or Not To Be: That Is The Trivia! - Trivia Track
Isolated Score Track (DTS MA)
Disc Nine:
Twelve Chairs - feature film
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*Academy Award - Best Screenplay, The Producers, 1968
Emmy Award - Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy Series, "Mad About You," 1997, 1998, 1999
Grammy Award - Best Long Form Music Video, Recording 'The Producers': A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks, 2001
Tony Award - Best Musical, Best Book (Musical), Best Original Musical Score, The Producers, 2001
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