Author |
: Robert Alan Crick |
Publisher |
: McFarland |
Total Pages |
: 270 |
Release |
: 2015-06-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781476612287 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1476612285 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Big Screen Comedies of Mel Brooks by : Robert Alan Crick
Download or read book The Big Screen Comedies of Mel Brooks written by Robert Alan Crick and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-06-14 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mel Brooks is often regarded as one of Hollywood's funniest men, thanks to such highly successful films as The Producers, Blazing Saddles, and Young Frankenstein. His films do have a tendency to turn out much like the jokes that comprise them--hit-or-miss, one minute shoot-the-moon brilliant and the next minute well short of laughs. This work provides a thorough synopsis and thematic analysis for each of his twelve films along with complete cast and production credits: The Producers (1968), The Twelve Chairs (1970), Blazing Saddles (1974), Young Frankenstein (1974), Silent Movie (1976), High Anxiety (1977), History of the World--Part 1 (1981), To Be or Not to Be (1983), Spaceballs (1987), Life Stinks (1991), Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), and Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995).