My tour through mel brooks filmography recap so after confirming that spaceballs was just not for me, i followed that up by revisiting what i remember being my favorite mel brooks comedy, history of the world. Human history is traced through a series of vignettes, beginning with cavemen awestruck by their own magnificence. The 10 funniest moments in mel brooks movies, ranked. Mel brookss 1981, threepart comedyset in the stone age, the roman empire, and the french revolutionis pure guilty pleasure. Mel brooks, dom deluise, madeline kahn, harvey korman writer. Hollywood, ca twentieth century fox announced today that mel brooks has signed a deal to make the longawaited sequel to his 1981 classic history of the world. Brooks never seems to have a clear idea of the rationale of his movie, so theres no confident narrative impetus to carry it along. Mel brooks history of the world, part i is an entertaining mishmash of skits which finds mel brooks back in lively form, both for better and for worse. History of the world part 1 by mel brooks part 7 saveyoutube. An underrated mel brooks gem, the history of the worldpart 1 is a hilarious film. Why didnt mel brooks make history of the world part ii.
In this spoof of great moments in history from the dawn of humanity through the french revolution, director mel brooks delivers a twisted history lesson through his signature satirical, madcap humor. Then moses mel brooks receives the tablets containing the 15 commandments. History of the world full movie part 22 video dailymotion. History of the world part 1, high risk, clash of the titans, nice dreams.
History of the world full movie part 12 video dailymotion. Funny, vulgar, and narrated by the great orson welles, history of the world part i tells the progress of humankind as cave dweller, tapdancing. And yet, here we are, 27 years later, and no sequel. History of the world part i is the kind of uneven comedy whose bad parts are so unworthy of its good parts that it creates a state of total schizophrenia.
Together with carl reiner, he created the comic character. So after confirming that spaceballs was just not for me, i followed that up by revisiting what i remember being my favorite mel brooks comedy, history of the world. A viking funeral, the spanish inquisition, the french revolution, mel brooks history of the world. Brooks began his career as a comic and a writer for the early tv variety show your show of shows. Otherwise, its the usual mel brooks comedy with lots of slapstick, puns, double entendres and a bit of fourthwall breaking. Part ii, press releases indicate that the sequel will cover roughly 800 years. Narrated by orson welles and featuring a lot of famous faces in guest appearances beyond the official cast, the film opens well with sid caesar playing a caveman, then moves along to the unlikely but somehow hilarious juxtaposition of caesars soldiers the other.
Mel brooks s 1981, three part comedyset in the stone age, the roman empire, and the french revolutionis pure guilty pleasure. Guaranteed save your time and money movie detail title. Brooks began his career as a comic and a writer for sid caesars variety show your show of shows 195054 alongside woody allen, neil simon, and larry gelbart. History of the world, part i is a 1981 american sketch comedy film written, produced, and directed by mel brooks. The movie is composed of various segments from biblical times to ancient rome, the only connection being brookss kneeslapping yuk mastery. Aug 29, 2015 history of the world i mel brooks at caesars palace. Join acclaimed funnyman mel brooks on an outrageous trip through history and learn what really happened. Anonymous from the dawn of man to the distant future, mankinds evolution or lack thereof is traced.
If brooks never planned on doing a sequel, then why did he title it part i. History of the world part 1 official trailer hd mel. Best comedy scene history of the world by mel brooks in hd duration. Nov 16, 2009 best comedy scene history of the world by mel brooks in hd duration. His canon is explosive, and history of the world part i 1981 is another blast of brouhaha. Mel brooks ended his classic comedy history of the world. With mel brooks, gregory hines, dom deluise, madeline kahn. Feb 11, 2020 6 the last supper in history of the world part 1 of course, mel brooks was up to the task of telling the religious origins of our planet in his own unique way. History of the world part i is yet another comedy that was produced, directed and solely written by the legendary mel brooks. History of the world part i by dom deluise, madeline. With such hits as the producers, high anxeity and the ever famous blazing saddles, mel was doing well for himself long before this movie was ever released. The mel brooks collection blazing saddles young frankenstein silent movie robin hood. Im not talking about the short 400 years of american history, im talking about greek and roman civilizations and crist, and stuff like that. He is known as a creator of broad film farces and comedic parodies.
Mel brooks history of the world part 2 full movie global. Plus, you cant beat a movie with a musical number about the spanish inquisition. Mel brooks brings his one of akind comic touch to the history of mankind covering events from the old testament to the french revolution in a series of episodic comedy vignettes. Jun 22, 2015 guaranteed save your time and money movie detail title. Unemployment insurance history of the world duration. History of the world part 1 official trailer hd mel brooks. Dracula, star wars, robin hood, alfred hitchcock, frankenstein is there any movie that mel brooks hasnt made fun of. The history of the world part 1 is a crude, offensive comedy, but it.
Narrated by orson welles and featuring a lot of famous faces in guest appearances beyond the official cast, the film opens. Part 1 1981 starring mel brooks and dom deluise on dvd and bluray. Narrated by orson welles and featuring a lot of famous faces in guest appearances beyond the official cast, the film opens well with sid caesar playing a caveman, then moves along to the unlikely but somehow hilarious juxtaposition of caesars. History of the world part 1 mel brooks old testament. Mel brooks was born melvin kaminsky on june 28, 1926 in brooklyn, new york. May 01, 2018 history of the world full movie part 2 2. Number 1 movie in the world 15 second spot iva movie trailers. The large ensemble cast also features sid caesar, shecky greene, gregory hines in his film debut. History of the world i mel brooks at caesars palace. Anonymous from the dawn of man to the distant future. June 28, 1926 is an american director, writer, actor, comedian, producer and composer.
Part i 1981 full movie hadagi mugionoanes spaceballs 1987 spaceballs. Men in tights to be or not to be history of the world, part 1 the twelve chairs high anxiety 4. Farrah abraham settles lawsuit against mtv after teen mom og firing. Since his directing career started in 1968, brooks has consistently come out with hilarious films poking fun at some of the classic films of his lifetime. History of the world i mel brooks at caesars palace youtube. Travel from a crazy spoof of 2001 to the roman empire, where brooks plays a standup. As those who shook their heads at the sputtering ending of blazing saddles will attest, mel brooks can be brilliant in stretches, but he often fills the gaps with eyerolling idiocy, or simply ceases to try. Jul 29, 2017 best comedy mel brooks movie astral voyager. History of the world part i nude scenes naked pics and. The film plays out like a sketch comedy series that tells a lot of stories from the bible, including how the fifteen commandments, no sorry, the ten commandments were made. Mel brooks history of the world part 2 full movie written by desain rumah wednesday, november 6, 2019 add comment edit. I really enjoy mel brooks work, but heres the problem at least with this one.
In order for you to understand the humor very clever by the way, you must have a fair knowledge of history. History of the world part 1 official trailer hd mel brooks 1981 ara. Nov 06, 2019 mel brooks history of the world part 2 full movie written by desain rumah wednesday, november 6, 2019 add comment edit history of the world part i wikipedia. May 01, 2018 history of the world full movie part 1 2. Mel brookss movie history of the world, part 1 is a rambling, undisciplined, sometimes embarrassing failure from one of the most gifted comic filmmakers around. It s good to be the king t shirt history of the world part 1. If you like mel brooks movies in general, youll like this one. Best comedy scene history of the world by mel brooks in hd.
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred not even the roman empire, the french revolution and the spanish inquisition. This is mel brooks, people, and of all his work, this is the one for the purist. Every time i show this movie to friends and such, i find that i seem to be a minority when it comes to taste, because no one else laughs at the same jokes as i do. The 10 funniest moments in mel brooks movies, ranked screenrant. And i must say when a comedy works for you it is a glorious thing, because even after a couple of watches this movie still had me cracking up laughing throughout.