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16 June 1976 |
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Overwiew :SILENT MOVIE is director Mel Brooks's comic tribute to the golden days of the silent screen. A movie within a movie, SILENT MOVIE stars Brooks as Mel Funn, a filmmaker who has seen better days--for one thing, he's just come out of a bout with the bottle. When his best friends (Marty Feldman and Dom DeLuise) rescue him from despair and convince him to make another attempt at moviemaking, Mel comes up with an idea--a silent picture. Alas, this is the 1970s, and in order to get backing from wacky, frazzled studio chief Sid Caesar, the three pals have to get lots of celebrities to agree to be in their silent picture. SILENT MOVIE is, in fact, silent, and all the celebrities Mel and his friends try to win over play themselves (or parodies of themselves). Funny, warm, and packed with sight gags galore, the film evokes the days of Chaplin, Keaton, and Pickford and Fairbanks while remaining oddly, and wondrously, contemporary. There is hardly a funnier scene than when Burt Reynolds--vainly admiring himself in the mirror while showering--is talked-up about the movie by DeLuise, Brooks, and Feldman, all in the shower together. |
Starring :
Mel Brooks, Marty Feldman, Bernadette Peters, James Caan, Paul Newman
Directors :
Mel Brooks
Producers :
Michael Hertzberg, Albert Brenner
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www.channel4.com - : A bit of a weird departure from Mel Brooks and his comedy team (Marty Feldman, DeLuise and all the usual suspects), as a trio of film-makers who attempt to put the money back into an ailing studio by making their first silent film for over 40 years. Thus they creep around without actually saying anything, trying to convince megastars to appear and generally indulging in the kind of physical comedy that works hilariously. Not one of Brooks' classics but it is very funny, plus you have the added bonus of seeing mime legend Marcel Marceau utter the film's sole line. more...
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