Happy 90th Birthday, Mel Brooks!

WBT ^ | 6/28/2016

[DFG]

Mongo only pawn... in game of life.

[justlurking]

Thank goodness I captured the unexpurgated “Blazing Saddles” when I still had HBO.

The 30th anniversary DVD of "Blazing Saddles" is unedited:

https://www.amazon.com/Blazing-Saddles-30th-Anniversary-Special/dp/B0001Z4OXS/

It also includes interviews with the surviving cast at that time (2004) and commentary by Mel Brooks.

[elcid1970]

Poor Carl Reiner. His son is the “Meathead” to this very day.

[Borges]

Brooks wrote the book of the 1962 Broadway musical ‘All-American’ with songs by composer Charles Strouse and lyricist Lee Adams. All three are still alive.

[ßuddaßudd]

“What knockers!”
“Oh, thank you, doctor.”

[oldvirginian]

With all the Brooks gold out there I seem to remember one of his lines from Robin Hood, Men In Tights: “Come on boys, you just gotta nip the tip! The ladies love it.”

[oh8eleven]

He produced Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein in the same year (1974). Unbelievable talent.

[Kommodor]

I still wish he’d done a parody of “The Matrix”. So much potential there.

[Cecily]

According to Mel’s commentary track for Blazing Saddles, Richard Pryor wrote that Mongo line.

[Cecily]

They hit Buddy! Come on, girls!

[Fast Moving Angel]

Here's a link to Mel's 1966 interview in Playboy. Great read. (And Happy Birthday, Mel ... and many more!) 🎂

http://www.brookslyn.com/print/PlayboyOct1966/PlayboyOct1966.php

[Company Man]

Mongo only pawn... in game of life.

Me too, Mongo. Me too.

[SMGFan]

they are my people. i love them. pull

It’s good to be the king

[Borges]

Happy 94th!