Robert Alan Crick

The Big Screen Comedies of Mel Brooks

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Produktbeschreibung

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).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 514g
• ISBN-13: 9780786443260
• ISBN-10: 078644326X
• Artikelnr.: 25602256

Autorenporträt

Teacher Robert Alan Crick has written analyses for various journals and books about radio, television, and the movies. He lives in Russellville, Kentucky.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Introduction    
1 "I'M HYSTERICAL, AND I'M WET!"
The Producers (1968)    
2 "HOPE FOR THE BEST, EXPECT THE WORST"
The Twelve Chairs (1970)    
3 "HAVE YOU EVER SEEN SUCH CRUELTY?"
Blazing Saddles (1974)    
4 "PUT...THE CANDLE...BACK!"
Young Frankenstein (1974)    
5 "DON'T YOU KNOW THAT SLAPSTICK IS DEAD?!"
Silent Movie (1976)    
6 "WHAT A DRAMATIC AIRPORT!"
High Anxiety (1977)    
7 "IT'S GOOD TO BE THE KING!"
History of the World-Part I (1981)    
8 "SONDHEIM! SEND IN THE CLOWNS!"
To Be or Not to Be (1983)    
9 "MAY THE SCHWARTZ BE WITH YOU!"
Spaceballs (1987)    
10 "WE HAVE REACHED CAPACITY!"
Life Stinks (1991)    
11 "LEAVE US ALONE, MEL BROOKS!"
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)    
12 "AND YOU WILL REMEMBER NOTHING!"
Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)    
Appendix    
Bibliography    
Index