Mel Brooks Thought There Was "No Reason To Make The Producers Into A Musical"
The musical adaptation of the film version of The Producers is one of Mel Brooks' greatest successes, but the veteran ...
The only actor Mel Brooks called perfect: “Needless to say, I was over the moon”
The only actor Mel Brooks called perfect was Gene Hackman, who delivered a legendarily hilarious cameo as a blind priest in 1974's 'Young Frankenstein.' ...
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From the Archives: Mel Brooks talks about ‘The Producers’ in 1968 interview
Mel Brooks, the celebrated antiquarian ... setting out to create a Broadway flop came later. That is what the movie is about, or at least that’s what happens in the movie.
Mel Brooks Recalls Gene Hackman’s “Perfect” ‘Young Frankenstein’ Performance: “I Was Over The Moon”
Following Gene Hackman's death at age 95, Mel Brooks reminisced about working with him on the Oscar-nominated 1974 comedy ...
Gene Hackman Death: Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood Mourn “Inspiring and Magnificent” Two-Time Oscar Winner
The 'French Connection' and 'Hoosiers' star was found dead, along with his wife and their dog, at their home in Santa Fe, New ...
Barry Levinson on the ‘Diner' TV Series That Never Was - and How Mel Brooks Inspired the Movie
The writer/director, whose latest film "The Alto Knights" arrives in theaters this month, looks back on the film that started ...
Gene Hackman was in that movie? Actor's lesser known but still great roles
You know Gene Hackman from his greatest hits like "The French Connection." But did you know he played an ant? Here's 5 ...
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Young Frankenstein: 12 Stories of Mel Brooks’ Monster Hit Coming Alive
20th Century Fox - Credit: C/O Mel Brooks added in his memoir that when he asked Wilder his dream for the movie, Wilder replied, "My dream is for you to write it with me and direct the movie," to ...
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‘It’s a perfectly good little movie’: Mel Brooks thought there was ‘no reason’ to make ‘The Producers’ into a musical
US actor and writer Mel Brooks has said he thought there was “no reason” to make his 1967 hit film The Producers into a ...
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Mel Brooks Thought There Was “No Reason To Make The Producers Into A Musical”
The musical adaptation of the film version of The Producers is one of Mel Brooks ... sure his 1967 movie needed any tunes, and had to be persuaded by a persistent producer. Brooks told The ...