Unfortunately, the film stops everything to include dialogue titles that. Dialogue levels feel off, sometimes too loud, other times far too soft. Sep 05, 2006 mel brooks genius will never be questioned, from your show of shows to his zany movies, but this one must be the funniest of them all. It follows film director mel funn, played by mel brooks, who travels to big pictures studios to pitch his idea for a comeback film, the first silent movie in years. This collection of nine films from revered comic director mel brooks includes the twelve chairs, blazing saddles, silent movie, his hitchcock pastiche high anxiety, history of the world part i, his remake of to be or not to be, the star wars spoof spaceballs, and robin hood.
It proved very difficult because in the middle of making this silent movie, i said, oh, no sound, i can get rid of the boom, im so free, i dont have to worry about, you know later i. June 28, 1926 is an american director, writer, actor, comedian, producer and composer. In this dialogue free slapstick comedy, film director mel funn mel brooks travels to the ailing big picture studios to pitch his comeback film. The movies silent, but mel brooks isnt interviews roger ebert. Advertised as the first silent film in forty years, it stars mel brooks, dom deluise, marty feldman, anne bancroft, liza minnelli, burt reynolds, james caan, marcel marceau and paul newman it tells the story of director mel funn, attempting, with the help of his friends dom bell and marty eggs, to direct the first silent film in forty. The film contains only one word of dialogue, spoken by an unlikely source. Silent movie follows the antics of mel funn brooks, marty eggs marty feldman, and dom bell dom deluise. A film director and his strange friends struggle to produce the first major silent feature film in forty years. Mel funn is polite, sweet and vulnerable, qualities one associates with some of the old silent film comedians and that fit mr. Thirtyfive years before the artist, movie director mel funn brooks gets the idea to save hollywood by making a wordless movie, which the real brooks then proceeds to do as funn and his associates marty feldman and dom deluise chase down a bevy of reluctant real. With mel brooks, marty feldman, dom deluise, sid caesar. Brooks homage relies on tired wordplay and dumb jokes, several of which are outdated the two women shouting a gay slur is cringeworthy, most arent. When mel brooks fans recount the list of their favorites among the masters comedies, this one is often unjustly overlooked. In the films world, its the age of the talkies, which have apparently been around for some time.
The lack of spoken dialogue doesnt disable the character. He is known as a creator of broad film farces and comedic parodies. Rent silent movie 1976 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. In the classic movie citizen kane what is the mystery word that gets spoken through out the movie. Comedian and film director, born june 28, 1926, new york. May 20, 20 silent movie 1976 recovering alcoholic movie director mel funn brooks decides to jumpstart his career by selling a movie studio on a unique new project. Instead of lampooning a genre or story, brooks silent movie was an opportunity to make light of an entire form of filmmaking, to pay homage the silent stars of the past and remind audiences of a bygone era. Without dialogue and loaded with sight gags, silent movie was less a spoof than an affectionate homage to the mack sennett directed comedies of the. What was the only word spoken in mel brooks silent movie.
In this dialoguefree slapstick comedy, film director mel funn mel brooks travels to the ailing big picture studios to pitch his comeback film. Silent movie 1976 recovering alcoholic movie director mel funn brooks decides to jumpstart his career by selling a movie studio on a unique new project. Oct 27, 20 silent movie is generally considered on of the other mel brooks movies of the 1970s. 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 hilarious 1976 tribute to hollywoods silent era contains only one word of dialogue and the movie is in color. Jan 12, 2012 10 great silent sequences in unsilent movies. Brooks began his career as a comic and a writer for the early tv variety show your show of shows. Desperate for a hit, the studio chief sid caesar gives funn and his cronies, eggs marty feldman. Mel funn mel brooks, a great film director, is now recovering from a drinking problem and down on his luck.
Mel brooks plays a hasbeen director named mel funn in this spoof of hollywood and silent movies. But we never thought about that on set, when we were doing the film. Desperate for a hit, the studio chief sid caesar gives funn and his cronies, eggs marty feldman and bell dom deluise. It contains his signature humor a combination of visual puns, surreal setpieces, pop culture references and potty jokes but it does not have the following of his more famous films. Silent movie 1976 mel brooks makes a tribute to silent slapstick. Silent movie is generally considered on of the other mel brooks movies of the 1970s. Silent movie is a 1976 comedy directed by mel brooks. Together with carl reiner, he created the comic character. After this silent movie actress and her kingly directorproducer husband divorced she married a worldclass violinist and he married another silent movie actress. Silent movie is not mel brookss best film, but it may be his sweetest. The film is set in some alternate universe era that is an amalgamation of 1930s through 1970s hollywood.
Dracula, star wars, robin hood, alfred hitchcock, frankenstein is there any movie that mel brooks hasnt made fun of. What was the only word spoken in mel brooks silent movie and who was the speaker trivia question questions answer answers. Starring mel, marty feldman, and dom deluise, plus cameos by other famous celebrities, silent movie is a classic spoof of silent filmmaking. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from mel brooks at the discogs marketplace. Mel funn mel brooks, marty eggs marty feldman and dom bell dom deluise are aspiring filmmakers with a milliondollar idea that goes completely against the modern grain. The 10 funniest moments in mel brooks movies, ranked screenrant.
Leave it to mel brooks to make a silent film in the seventies. Silent movie era mixture silent era movies fun with silent movie title cards silent era movies. How does a silent film fanatic view this 1976 offering from mel brooks. Brooks began his career as a comic and a writer for sid caesars variety show your show of shows 195054 alongside woody allen, neil simon, and larry gelbart. The trio has a plan to make a silent movie, forty years after talkies took over the. Silent movie november 4, 2017 pittsburgh area theatre. Brooks says on a title card, of course, since this is a silent movie. Brooks silent movie was an opportunity to make light of an entire form of filmmaking, to pay homage the silent stars of the past and remind audiences of a bygone era. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the studios creditors attempt to thwart them. Silent movie with golden subtitles the new york times.
Desperate for a hit, the studio chief sid caesar gives funn and his cronies, eggs marty feldman and bell dom deluise, the goahead but. Your show of shows caesars hour admiral broadway revue 98,532 views. Silent movie is an american satirical comedy film cowritten and directed by and starring mel brooks, released by 20th century fox in the summer of 1976. The studio chief sid caesar gives funn and his cronies eggs and bell, played by marty feldman and dom deluise, the goahead to make the film, but only if they get big celebrities. The trio of characters at the core of the film are essentially childlike in nature, and with no dialogue to speak of, theres little room for the raunchiness. To make the movie more marketable, they try to recruit several alist stars to appear. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. This is a universal, unique movie, it has potential to cross barriers. Its honestly a bit weird that mel brooks doesnt know why silent comedies are so memorable.
Jul 01, 1976 mel funn is polite, sweet and vulnerable, qualities one associates with some of the old silent film comedians and that fit mr. The very idea of getting hollywood stars to play in a silent movie in the 70s is ridiculous, but mel, dom delouise and co. Silent movie 1976 in this dialoguefree slapstick comedy, film director mel funn mel brooks travels to the ailing big picture studios to pitch his comeback film. Mel brooks and bernadette peters in silent movie 1976 sid caesar in silent movie 1976 ron. The best of them, keaton, chaplin, etc, worked with minimal intertitles and intricate, effective gags. We knew that in making a silent movie, we were doing something a little bit under the wire, a bit interdit. Silent movie soundtrack mel brooks burts house 1976. Aspiring filmmakers mel funn, marty eggs and dom bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. Directed by brooks, cowritten by brooks and ron clark. Mel brooks music and dialogue from mel brooks the producers album 8. Mel brooks genius will never be questioned, from your show of shows to his zany movies, but this one must be the funniest of them all. Without dialogue and loaded with sight gags, silent movie was less a spoof than an affectionate homage to the mack sennettdirected comedies of the silent era. Its a pastiche, but for the french taste, you would have thought.
Id say silent movie is my best film by far, mel brooks was saying, and, lets face it, the others were. Jan 11, 2012 10 great silent sequences in sound movies. The poker game the hickenloopers your show of shows very rare sketch duration. Silent movie before the opening credits, in fact when mel brooks, marty. Silent movie original motion picture score discogs. Since his directing career started in 1968, brooks has consistently come out with hilarious films poking fun at some of the classic films of his lifetime. Marceau uttering the films one line of dialogue no and mel brooks. He sets out to big picture studios to pitch a new script to the chief, aided by his everpresent sidekicks dom bell dom deluise and marty eggs marty feldman. Technically, despite the musical score and sound effects, this is what it says it is, a silent movie. Contact info view agent, publicist, legal on imdbpro top 5000. The ensemble cast includes dom deluise, marty feldman, bernadette peters, and sid caesar, with cameos by anne bancroft, liza minnelli, burt reynolds, james caan, marcel marceau, and paul newman as themselves. Without dialogue and loaded with sight gags, silent movie was less a spoof than an affectionate homage read more. A 1970s movie famously had only one word of spoken dialogue at the end.
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