Summary

For decades , Mel Brooks ' parody flick have have some uproarious scenes . Brooks has the impressive ability to train right at the warmness of his mark . Whether he direct his satiric eye at Westerns , sci - fi movies , or even fascism , he always receive the funniest and most poignant slant . His comedy relies on slapstick , puns and the odd musical turn , but most of the humour come from the truth that he uncovers beneath layer of Hollywood artifice .

Thebest Mel Brooks moviesretain a smashing focus on their subjects , likeSpaceballsandBlazing Saddles , but Brooks can also conjure great clowning out of thin air . He has an ear for naturalistic dialogue and one - liners , so he can throw in a curveball every now and then to keep the hearing on their toe . The funniest Mel Brooks scenes immix his satirical brainpower with this natural flair for relatable comedy .

Mel Brooks is one of the most popular comedy filmmakers of all time , and his movies are overrun with memorable one - liner and screaming dialogue .

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10Along Came Bialy

The Producers (2005)

The 1967 rendering ofThe Producerswas Mel Brooks ' entry lineament , and a amazingly big smash . He later turned it into a Broadway musical , which in turn was adapted into another movie . This makesThe Producersa rare exemplar of amusical remaking of a movie , and the added show tunes offer enough more laughs . " Along Came Bialy " is just one of many screaming songs that make up the soundtrack .

" Along Came Bialy " is just one of many hilarious Song that make up the soundtrack .

" Opening Night " kicks things off in the good way possible , and " I Wanna Be A Producer " gives Matthew Broderick a chance to smooth , but Nathan Lane has arguably the funniest Sung dynasty inThe Producerswith " Along Came Bialy " . The original movie does n’t spell out how absurd it is thatMax and Leo ’s design hinge on Max ’s ability to seduce lashings of former women . With a chorus line of women knock dance in their walking chassis , the remake eventually capitalizes on the comedic premise .

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9John Hurt’s Cameo

Spaceballs (1987)

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Spaceballsis a brilliant potpourri ofStar Wars , but it also propose a few barbs at other authoritative sci - fi movies . In one of the movie ’s most memorable scenes , John Hurt is squeeze to repeat what happened to his character in Ridley Scott’sAlien , as a chestburster erupts out of him during an ordinary scene in a dining compartment . Hurt is only in one conniption , but he gets one of thebest quotes in Spaceballs- " Oh no , not again . "

Hurt is only in one tantrum , but he have one of thebest quotation inSpaceballs- " Oh no , not again . "

This citation provides a liaison toAlienby bizarrely propose that Hurt ’s character managed to survive the first clip that an alien separate through his costa batting cage and scamper off . Mel Brooks then takes a needlelike turn from burlesque toward straight-out nonsense , as the alien put on a straw chapeau to sing a show tune just like Michigan Q. Frog . The reason for this are unclear , but it perfectly undersell the tensity and horror of the scene .

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8The Fight Spills Over Into The Studio Lot

Blazing Saddles (1974)

Mel Brooks sleep together to break the 4th wall . He want to share some laugh with his hearing , and it helps his style of parody for him to poke playfulness at the artificiality of the filmmaking process . The ending ofBlazing Saddlesdelivers one of Brooks ' most sustained and most hilarious fourth paries breaking , as the climactic combat scene breaks free from the confines of the movie and spills over into the studio backlot .

Brooks uses the humble pick Proto-Indo European , a arm of choice for clown everywhere , to show just how freakish the Western genre is .

The fight initially rumbles into a Fred Astaire - flair musical on the next stack , but it proceed grow and moving until it devolves into a giant cream pie conflict . Brooks uses the humble cream Proto-Indo European , a weapon of choice for clowns everywhere , to show just how bizarre the westerly genre is . Blazing Saddlesrepeatedly pull attention to the fact that westerly sensation are see as tough rodeo rider , but in realness they are nothing more than pampered Hollywood actors . They have more in usual with clowns than gunslingers .

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7Puttin' On The Ritz

Young Frankenstein (1974)

Young Frankensteinis a vivid horror spoof that constantly apply humor to deconstruct the bastard tension of the musical style . There ’s a lot of build - up to Frankenstein ’s instauration of the monster , and once he rises from the laboratory table it ’s a enigma how things will play out next . Rather than puzzle to the dark-skinned story of Mary Shelley ’s novel , Mel Brooks has his translation of Frankenstein presenting the monster to the scientific residential area with a Sung dynasty and dancing .

" Puttin ' on the Ritz"is the perfect song selection for the scene , and the room that Peter Boyle ’s screech it out has made it one ofYoung Frankenstein ’s best citation .

" Puttin ' on the Ritz"is the arrant song selection for the prospect , and the way that Peter Boyle ’s shrieking it out has made it one ofYoung Frankenstein ’s good quotation mark . The other affair that help the tantrum shine is the disconnection between the placid performance of Frankenstein and the shambling mess of his monster . Frankenstein escalates very quick from simple command to a lively melodious number , and the goliath simply ca n’t keep up .

Along Came Bialy in The Producers (2005)

6The Last Supper

History of the World, Part I (1981)

Like almost any drollery anthology movie , History of the World , Part Isuffers from an mismatched stride and a few girl to go with the striking . However , the sections that mould well are hard to resist , as the concept of the movie gives Mel Brook to lampoon the intact span of human history . One of the highlighting features Brooks himself play a pushy server at the last supper who just want the disciples to harmonise on their order .

distinctive of Brooks ' style , this scene use naturalistic dialog and relatable , everyday humor to make brightness of things which many people assign huge importance to .

Typical of Brooks ' style , this scene use realistic dialogue and relatable , everyday humour to make light of matter which many people assign Brobdingnagian importance to . After a muddled back - and - Forth River between Brooks and Jesus , Leonardo da Vinci enters to paint his famous portrait of the social function . Again , Brooks likens the historic to the contemporary , as the disciples are coerce to squeeze into an unnatural position like a group vex for a photo .

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5The Bridge Fight

Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

Rather than skewer intact genre like some of his other movies , Mel Brooks usesRobin Hood : man in Tightsto zero in on Kevin Costner ’s 1991 movieRobin Hood : Prince of Thieves . There are some jokes aimed at adventure movies and gothic romanticism fib , but Costner himself is forced to cop a lot of gags . One of the funniest scenes in the film gets a laugh out of the absurd ideals of chivalry and honor that survive in Robin Hood and similar folk stories .

One hilarious soupcon is that the music steps up an octave each time the sticks go down a sizing .

Robin fights Little John for the right wing to pass along a tiny bridge over a ridiculous brook . The full scene is redolent of Arthur ’s affaire d’honneur with the Black Knight inMonty Python and the Holy Grail , but Brooks has his own thought . Their dueling stick repeatedly snap into smaller and pocket-sized composition , to emphasize how petty and childish their squabble is . One hilarious sense of touch is that the music steps up an octave each time the stick go down a sizing .

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4The Spaceballs Watch The Movie

Spaceballstakes Mel Brooks ' preference for breaking the quaternary wall to a new and hilarious level , as the characters in the pic watch the film to figure out what their adversaries are up to . They must fast - forward through the part that have already occur , but they go too far and touch the accurate instant of the pic that they are presently in . Rick Moranis ' perplexed expressions make the meta joke even funnier .

Lord Dark Helmet and Colonel Sandurz have a mind - deflect conversation about where and when exactly they are , underlining just how footling good sense this tale stunt makes .

Lord Dark Helmet and Colonel Sandurz have a mind - bending conversation about where and when exactly they are , underlining just how minuscule horse sense this tale stunt makes . After almost 40 long time , Spaceballsis finally get under one’s skin a sequel , presumably to pound playfulness at the Disney epoch of theStar Warsfranchise . Rick Moranis has retired from acting and Mel Brooks wo n’t be in the managing director ’s president , so the sequel face up an uphill battle .

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3The Monster Meets A Blind Man

Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks ' collaborationmay have reached its crest withYoung Frankenstein . Wilder is perfectly suited to the quality of the egotistical scientist , but this does n’t stop other characters from steal a few shot . One of the best panorama inYoung Frankensteindoesn’t feature Wilder at all , as the monster break away and suffer a tolerant unsighted man , play by Gene Hackman in a surprising cameo .

The laugh are all fairly straightforward in the devil ’s meeting with Harold , but the dynamic between the easy host and his brute , ignorant guest is still a pleasure to watch .

The prank are all fairly straightforward in the monster ’s meeting with Harold , but the dynamic between the gentle host and his beastly , unlearned guest is still a joy to watch . It help thatHackman commits wholeheartedly to the role with all the sincerity of his spectacular performances . This heightens the cartoonish reactions of the demon when Harold smashes his drinking cup and quick coiffure him on fire .

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2Sheriff Bart Holds Himself Hostage

Sheriff Bart ’s arrival is easily the funniest scene inBlazing Saddles , even before he is forced to take himself hostage . When he first rid into town , the welcome procession turns into a stunned silence when the citizenry see the skin colour of their novel sheriff . As a way of breaking the quiet , the townsfolk draw their various weapons and point them at Bart . His escape design makes no common sense whatsoever , but that ’s what makes it so singular .

As soon as Bart create enough distance to drop the travesty , he breaks the fourth paries to marvel at just how stupid the townsfolk are .

Bart commit to his theatrical role as both a hostage and a antiblack kidnapper . The town have no idea what to do except submit to his strange need . Logically , they should call his bluff , if it can even be considered a bluff , but logic does not prevail in the town of Rock Ridge . As soon as Bart create enough length to drop the charade , he breaks the fourth rampart to wonder at just how stupid the townspeople are .

Gene Wilder as Dr. Frankenstein and Peter Boyle as the monster singing “Puttin' on the Ritz” in Young Frankenstein

1Springtime For Hitler

The Producers (1967)

Mel Brooks was forced to renameThe Producers . His original title of respect was " Springtime For Hitler , " which is the title of the musical that Max and Leo put on , and the rubric of the lavish opening night number . After all the build - up of Max and Leo ’s scheming , the first song in their offensive musical comedy is the sodding punchline to the entire movie . What ’s impressive is that Brooks does n’t stop there , and he keeps on adding to the joke with a refrain line of German stereotype and militaristic imagery .

It can be seen as a flaky satirization of how Germany was swept up by the appeal of fascism , or as a joke about how hollow and vapid some Broadway musicals are .

The product note value on " Springtime For Hitler " is beautiful to lay eyes on . Although the musical comedy is in ridiculously bad taste , it ’s an undeniably catchy tune , and an enjoyable spectacle to boot . This view works so well because it has so many layers . It can be seen as a bizarre satirization of how Germany was brush up by the appeal of fascism , or as a joke about how hollow and vapid some Broadway musicals are . In both sheath , the joke is about how masses will relieve anything for good entertainment .

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The Last Supper in History of the World, Part I

The bridge fight in Men in Tights

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Dark Helmet and Colonel Sandurz watching the movie in Spaceballs

The Blind Man (Gene Hackman) talking to the Monster (Peter Boyle) in Young Frankenstein

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