Mel Brooks
Director, Actor
Films to Rent
2000 Year Old Man, The - The Complete History (1961-1998)
- Feat. Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner
- Mel Brooks, playing the 'oldest man in the world' in conversation with Carl Reiner, fronts this all–time classic comedy sketch, much of which…
Producers, The (1968)
- Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Gene Wilder, Zero Mostel
- Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel cavort in Mel Brooks' first (and best?) film, a Broadway–musical satire highlighted by the classic 'Springtime for…
Twelve Chairs, The (1970)
- Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Ron Moody, Frank Langella, Dom DeLuise…
- Obscure, but surprisingly solid second feature from dir. Brooks, lightly weaving a yarn about an antique chair pursued by several…
Dick Cavett Show, The - Comic Legends (1971-1974)
- Feat. Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Bill Cosby…
- Talk–show series hosted by Johnny Carson apprentice Dick Cavett, whose penchant for comic artists brought about a number of legendary…
Blazing Saddles (1974)
- Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder
- Classic Mel Brooks spoof–Western that almost killed the genre off!
Young Frankenstein (1974)
- Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Teri Garr…
- One of Mel Brooks' best is this on–target parody of Mary Shelley's gothic legend and especially James Whale's classic 1930s film versions.…
Silent Movie (1976)
- Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Mel Brooks, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise…
- Mel Brooks uses a concept within a concept to tribute the silent film era. He plays a has–been director with a bright idea – to make a…
High Anxiety (1977)
- Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman…
- Mel Brooks' affectionate tribute to Alfred Hitchcock threads a story by lampooning famous scenes from the Master's films including THE BIRDS,…
History of the World, Pt.1 (1981)
- Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn…
- A series of hilariously crass historical sketches from Mel Brooks.
To Be or Not to Be (1983)
- Dir. Alan Johnson
Feat. Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Tim Matheson…
- Mel Brooks features in this remake of the 1940s Ernst Lubitsch comedy.
Spaceballs (1987)
- Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Rick Moranis, Mel Brooks, John Candy…
- A rollicking and fairly successful Mel Brooks take–off of STAR WARS and the space–opera genre, with Rick Moranis irresistibly hilarious…
Life Stinks (1991)
- Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Mel Brooks, Lesley Ann Warren, Jeffrey Tambor…
- Promising, but finally undistinguished comedy with Mel Brooks playing a millionaire developer who takes a bet that he can't survive homelessness on…
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
- Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Cary Elwes
- About two years too late, Mel Brooks spoof of the Men in Sherwood trades its 90+ minutes on the strength of its inspired 60–second trailer.…
Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
- Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Mel Brooks, Leslie Nielsen
- Another blockbuster spoof, three years too late from the once funny Mel Brooks in which Leslie Nielsen does his NAKED GUN–in–a–cape…
Pretty As a Picture (1997)
- Dir. Toby Keeler
Feat. Jack Nance, Mel Brooks, Dean Stockwell
- A beguiling and extensive peep behind the velvet curtains of director David Lynch's creative processes, during the making of LOST HIGHWAY. Helping…
Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
- Dir. Genndy Tartakovsky
Feat. Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez…
- More monster mayhem in this fun follow–up to the hit family comedy. This time Dracula and his friends try to bring out the monster in his half…