Mel Brooks is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Songs and Thanks American born on 28 june 1926 at New York City (USA)
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks participated to
53 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
10 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Actor
, 1h31
Directed by Carlos Saldanha,
Chris WedgeOrigin USAGenres Science fiction,
Comedy,
Animation,
Comic science fictionThemes Comedy science fiction films,
Films set in the future,
Robot filmsActors Ewan McGregor,
Robin Williams,
Halle Berry,
Greg Kinnear,
Mel Brooks,
Amanda BynesRoles Bigweld (voice)
Rating63%
In Rivet Town, Herb Copperbottom, a dishwasher at Gunk's Greasy Spoon diner, races through the streets, elated that he is going to be a father. He and his wife, Lydia, after 12 hours of "labor", construct the baby. He is named Rodney, and he becomes a young inventor who dreams of making the world a better place. Rodney idolizes Bigweld, a master inventor and owner of Bigweld Industries. During Rodney's adolescence, he invents a gadget, "Wonderbot", intended to help his father clean the dishes at the restaurant. When Herb's supervisor unexpectedly confronts them, Wonderbot breaks dishes, causing Herb to be put in debt and Rodney to be dismissed. Rodney takes his invention to Robot City to see Bigweld and get a job as an inventor at Bigweld Industries, so that he can help his father pay back his supervisor. His father encourages him and confides that he has always regretted not pursuing his dream of becoming a musician. Rodney arrives in Robot City and meets Fender, a ramshackle robot who takes souvenir photos and sells maps to the stars' homes. After a spectacular but harrowing ride on the crosstown express, Rodney arrives at the gate of Bigweld Industries.Scriptwriter
, 1h50
Directed by Peter SegalOrigin USAGenres Thriller,
Comedy,
Action,
Adventure,
SpyThemes Spy filmsActors Steve Carell,
Anne Hathaway,
Dwayne Johnson,
Alan Arkin,
Terence Stamp,
Terry CrewsRoles Characters
Rating64%
Maxwell "Max" Smart, an analyst for the top secret American intelligence agency, CONTROL, yearns to become a field agent like his idol, Agent 23. Despite top scores in the acceptance tests, Max is denied the promotion because the Chief of CONTROL feels that Max is too valuable as an analyst. Max goes for a walk, looking at Fang, a puppy in the pet store. A woman bumps into him. When CONTROL headquarters is attacked by the terrorist organization KAOS, almost all of CONTROL's agents' identities are exposed, leaving only Agent 99, the woman Max bumped into as a viable field operative, while the others are demoted to desk jobs. Max is therefore promoted to field agent as Agent 86, but the experienced 99 is reluctant to partner with him because of his penchant for clumsiness.Actor
, 1h29
Directed by Mel BrooksOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Action,
WesternThemes Films about filmsActors Cleavon Little,
Gene Wilder,
Slim Pickens,
Harvey Korman,
Madeline Kahn,
Mel BrooksRoles Governor William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief
Rating76%
In the American Old West of 1874, construction on a new railroad led by Lyle (Burton Gilliam) runs into quicksand. The route has to be changed, which will require it to go through Rock Ridge, a frontier town where everyone has the last name of "Johnson" (including a "Howard Johnson," a "Dr. Samuel Johnson," a "Van Johnson" and an "Olson N. Johnson"). The conniving State Attorney General Hedley Lamarr (Harvey Korman) – who constantly has to correct people who call him "Hedy", the name of a movie star, instead of "Hedley" – wants to buy the land along the new railroad route cheaply by driving out the townspeople. He sends a gang of thugs, led by his flunky assistant Taggart (Slim Pickens), to scare them away, prompting the townsfolk to demand that Governor William J. Le Petomane (Mel Brooks) appoint a new sheriff. Lamarr persuades the dim-witted Le Petomane to select Bart (Cleavon Little), a black railroad worker who was about to be hanged, as he believes a black lawman will so offend the townspeople that they will either abandon Rock Ridge or lynch the new sheriff, with either result paving the way for him to take over the town.Director
, 1h41
Directed by Mel Brooks,
Gene WilderOrigin USAGenres Science fiction,
Comedy,
Horror comedy,
HorrorThemes Films about computing,
Films based on science fiction novels,
Comedy science fiction films,
Frankenstein films,
Comedy horror films,
Cyberpunk films,
Children's filmsActors Gene Wilder,
Peter Boyle,
Marty Feldman,
Madeline Kahn,
Cloris Leachman,
Teri GarrRating79%
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) is a physician lecturer at an American medical school and engaged to the tightly wound socialite Elizabeth (Madeline Kahn). He becomes exasperated when anyone brings up the subject of his grandfather, the infamous mad scientist. To disassociate himself from his forebear, Frederick insists that his surname is pronounced "Fronkensteen."Producer
, 1h35
Directed by David CronenbergOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Science fiction,
HorrorThemes Films about animals,
Films about computing,
Natural horror films,
Films about insects,
Cyberpunk films,
Children's filmsActors Jeff Goldblum,
Geena Davis,
John Getz,
Joy Boushel,
David Cronenberg,
Leslie CarlsonRoles Producer
Rating75%
Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum), a brilliant but eccentric scientist, meets Veronica Quaife (Geena Davis), a journalist for Particle magazine, at a meet-the-press event held by Bartok Science Industries, the company that provides funding for Brundle's work. Seth takes Veronica back to the warehouse that serves him as both home and laboratory, and shows her a project that will change the world: a set of "Telepods" that allows instantaneous teleportation of an object from one pod to another. Brundle convinces Veronica to keep the project's existence quiet in exchange for exclusive rights to the story, and she begins to document his work. Although the Telepods can transport inanimate objects, they do not work properly on living things, as is demonstrated when a live baboon is turned inside-out during an experiment.Actor
, 1h26
Directed by Mel BrooksOrigin USAGenres ComedyThemes Films about filmsActors Marty Feldman,
Dom DeLuise,
Bernadette Peters,
Sid Caesar,
Mel Brooks,
Harold GouldRoles Mel Funn
Rating66%
The film is set in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Mel Funn (Mel Brooks), a great film director, is now recovering from a drinking problem and down on his luck. He sets out to Big Picture Studios to pitch a new script to the Chief, aided by his ever-present sidekicks Dom Bell (Dom DeLuise) and Marty Eggs (Marty Feldman). His big idea: the first silent motion picture in forty years. At first the Chief (Sid Caesar), who is in danger of losing the studio to the (literally) rabid and greedy New York conglomerate Engulf & Devour (Harold Gould and Ron Carey), rejects the idea, but Funn convinces him that if he can get Hollywood's biggest stars to be in the film, he could save the studio., 1h32
Directed by Mel Brooks,
Brian W. CookOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Musical theatre,
MusicalThemes Films set in Africa,
La préhistoire,
Films about religion,
Musical films,
Portrayals of Jesus in film,
Children's films,
Histoire de France,
French Revolution filmsActors Dom DeLuise,
Madeline Kahn,
Cloris Leachman,
Mel Brooks,
Harvey Korman,
Gregory HinesRoles Moses / Comicus / Torquemada / Jacques / King Louis XVI
Rating67%
The film is a parody of the historical spectacular film genre anthology, including the sword and sandal epic and the period costume drama subgenres. The four main segments consist of stories set during the Stone Age, the Roman Empire, the Spanish Inquisition, and the French Revolution. Other intermediate skits include reenactments of the giving of the Ten Commandments and the Last Supper.Producer
, 2h4
Directed by David LynchOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
Horror,
HistoricalThemes Circus films,
Medical-themed films,
Films about disabilitiesActors Anthony Hopkins,
John Hurt,
Anne Bancroft,
John Gielgud,
Wendy Hiller,
Freddie JonesRoles Executive Producer
Rating81%
London Hospital surgeon Frederick Treves finds John Merrick in a Victorian freak show in London's East End, where he is kept by Mr. Bytes. His head is always hooded, and his "owner," who views him as retarded, is paid by Treves to bring him to the hospital for exams. He shows Merrick to his colleagues and highlights his monstrous skull, which forces him to sleep with his head on his knees, since if he were to lie down, he would asphyxiate. On Merrick’s return he is beaten so hard by Bytes that an apprentice calls Treves to bring him back to hospital. When Bytes accuses Treves of likewise exploiting Merrick for his own ends, he vows to do what he can to help Merrick.Actor
, 1h30
Directed by Éric SummerOrigin FranceGenres Comedy,
Adventure,
AnimationActors Elle Fanning,
Camille Cottin,
Dane DeHaan,
Malik Bentalha,
Magali Barney,
Nat WolffRoles Luteau (voice)
Rating67%
L'histoire se déroule en France dans les années 1880.
Félicie est une jeune orpheline bretonne qui rêve de devenir danseuse étoile. Pour y parvenir, elle s'enfuit de l'orphelinat avec son ami d'enfance Victor qui souhaite devenir inventeur. Mais, à leur arrivée à Paris, ils se retrouvent séparés. Victor trouve un emploi dans les bureaux de Gustave Eiffel.
Director
, 1h30
Directed by Mel BrooksOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
MusicalThemes Films about religion,
Films about sexuality,
Théâtre,
LGBT-related films,
Musical films,
Political films,
Films about Jews and Judaism,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related filmActors Zero Mostel,
Gene Wilder,
Kenneth Mars,
Dick Shawn,
Estelle Winwood,
Renee TaylorRating74%
Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel) is a washed-up, aging, and also fraud and corruptible greedy Broadway producer who ekes out a living romancing lascivious wealthy elderly women in exchange for money for his next play. Accountant Leopold "Leo" Bloom (Gene Wilder) arrives at Max's office to do his books and discovers there is a $2,000 discrepancy in the accounts of Max's last play. Max persuades Leo to hide the relatively minor fraud, and, while shuffling numbers, Leo has a revelation: a producer could make a lot more money with a flop than a hit, by overselling the shares in the production as no one will audit the books of a play presumed to have lost money. Max immediately puts this scheme into action. They will over-sell shares on a massive scale, and produce a play that will close on opening night, thus avoiding a pay-out and leaving the duo free to flee to Rio de Janeiro with the profits. Leo is afraid such a criminal venture will fail and they will go to prison, but Max eventually convinces him that his drab existence is no better than prison.