To be or not to be movie mel brooks

Maltin writes that it is a scene for scene copy, but i am not reminded of any shots i saw in 1942. Mel brooks celebrity profile check out the latest mel brooks photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Mel brooks and anne bancroft are perfect for their roles in to be or not to be. Mel brooks and anne bancroft perform sweet georgia brown duration. Your guide to streaming mel brooks best work decider. Brooks was an accomplished mimic, pianist, and drummer by the time he graduated from high school and enlisted in the u. 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. He served in wwii, and afterwards got a job playing the drums at nightclubs in the catskills.

Id say silent movie is my best film by far, mel brooks was saying, and, lets face it, the others were pretty good. 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. Lubitschs stars were jack benny and carole lombard, both specialists in underplaying. Brooks eventually started a comedy act and also worked in radio and as master entertainer at grossingers resort before going to television. This movie should only be for true brooks fans like me for anyone else looking for a spoof by mel brooks, stick to. Frederick bronski brooks leads a struggling theatrical company that offers. 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. There we were, knocking ourselves out to be funny, and behind the camera, not a snicker. Humor is just another defense against the universe, mel brooks once said.

Rent to be or not to be 1983 starring mel brooks and anne bancroft on dvd and bluray. 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. Victor frankenstein, and peter boyle as the monster. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. 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. Rent to be or not to be 1983 on dvd and bluray netflix. Bancroft was with him during blazing saddles, brooks bold comedy about a black sheriff in a racist western town. There we were, knocking ourselves out to be funny, and behind the camera, not a. Im not at all sure that its a classic, but its so good in its own right. 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.

To be or not to be, with mel brooks the new york times. The screenplay was written by ronny graham and thomas meehan, based on the original story by melchior lengyel, ernst lubitsch and edwin justus mayer. In 1961, he gained recognition for cocreating and cohosting the comedy. Brooks and bancroft go in the opposite direction, cheerfully allowing farce, slapstick, pratfalls and puns. With mel brooks, anne bancroft, ronny graham, estelle reiner. Brooks stars as selfish blowhard billionaire godard bolt not unlike anybody who is currently the president of the united states who is oblivious to. Young frankenstein is a 1974 american comedy horror film directed by mel brooks and starring gene wilder as the title character, a descendant of the infamous dr. He is known as a creator of broad film farces and comedic parodies. Mel brooks directed twelve films in all, acting in all but one of them. Mel brooks full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. To be or not to be the hitler rap 1983 mel brooks raps as adolf hitler reminiscing on his life.

Jul 19, 2018 culture film features movies you might have missed. 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. A film director and his strange friends struggle to produce the first major silent feature film in. A very funny remake that stands up well to the lubitsch original. Chairs, silent movie, high anxiety, and robin hood.

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. Mel brooks on the love of his life, anne bancroft, and comedy. 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. All 11 mel brooks movies ranked from worst to best taste of.

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 matheson, charles durning, christopher lloyd, and jose ferrer. In 1961, he gained recognition for cocreating and cohosting the comedy skit the 2000 year old man with carl reiner. The revelation for film audiences is that miss bancroft is such a wildly. To be or not to be, mel brooks second world war comedy. How the spirit of mel brooks lives on in jojo rabbit. This is the funniest, the hardest to accomplish, the best. 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. Trivia this movie s 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. Mel brooks s remake of ernst lubitschs 1942 classic, to be or not to be, is smashingly funny. He is irreverent, punches sacred cows alex karras does in blazing saddles, and everyone is better off for laughing.

Frills notwithstanding, the film is faithful in its frenetic fashion. Knowing that mel brooks usually makes the silliest movies possible, its a surprise that he directed the lightweight comedy the twelve chairs. Its a very merry muppet christmas movie joe snow 1 episode 2002 screw loose jake gordon 2000. Mar 15, 2017 mel brooks performs his musical play naughty nazis in the film to be or not to be. The ensemble cast includes dom deluise, marty feldman, bernadette peters, and sid caesar, with appearances by anne bancroft, liza minnelli, burt reynolds, james caan, marcel marceau, and paul newman playing themselves. The truth is, i made a lot of movies, but i dont think anybody in their 30s. Brooks stars as the leader of a theatre troupe in warsaw at the time of the nazi invasion. To be or not to be 1983 movie trailer mel brooks, anne. Mel brooks leaves audiences laughing but not always the. Its too bad, too, because there are some genuinely funny moments in this movie.

Apr 23, 2018 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. Brooks clearly enjoys himself acting opposite his wife anne bancroft in a story. Mar 02, 2016 mel brooks is only one of the universally accepted living geniuses in all of comedy.

Jul, 2017 life stinks is ranked the lowest for the simplest of reasons. Normally im not a big fan of movies with mel brooks in them, although i am a fan of his writing. Theres not more beyond merely his name that you should need to get you decided. Mel brooks can be an acquired taste for some and his name on this film could be a turnoff to those. And like the kvetching character he created with old pal carl reiner in 1961, hes showing no signs of slowing down.

Eight of his movies, including high anxiety are collected in a slipcase in mel brooks bx sm cb. Mel brooks and his wife anne bancroft costar in this funny remake of a 1942. 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. 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. 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 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. It portrays a former czarist ron moody, happy birthday. I feel like his comedic acting is too obvious most of the time, like he doesnt think the audience. The to be or not to be line is one of the most famous quotations in literature, taken from hamlets soliloquy. Because nobody who was born 20 years ago has ever seen a mel brooks movie on anything but a telephone.

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. Life stinks is ranked the lowest for the simplest of reasons. The supporting cast includes teri garr, cloris leachman, marty feldman, madeline kahn, kenneth mars, richard haydn, and gene hackman. June 28, 1926 is an american director, writer, actor, comedian, producer and composer. Mel brookss remake of ernst lubitschs 1942 classic, to be or not to be, is smashingly funny. The movies silent, but mel brooks isnt interviews roger. It was shot in blackandwhite and featured makeup work by christopher tucker. 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.

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. Mel brooks, original name melvin kaminsky, born june 28, 1926, brooklyn, new york, u. Mel brookss remake of ernst lubitschs 1942 classic, to be or not to. There are some very good gags, though, and brooks is funny as thorndyke.

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 was born melvin kaminsky on june 28, 1926 in brooklyn, new york. Bancroft was with him during blazing saddles, brooks bold. 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. To be or not to be 1983 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Mel brooks to be or not to be 1979 audio redone dj cole 12 duration. 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. The 10 best mel brooks movies, according to imdb screenrant.