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Mel Brooks won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for "The Producers' [1968] — out of 3 Oscar nominations |
He also received
two W.G.A. Best Script Awards (1969 & 1975) out of 6 noms
a shared Nebula Award from Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (1976)
a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Comedy Awards (1987)
3 Emmy Awards (1997, 1998 & 1999)
a shared Grammy Award (2002)
a Laurel Award from W.G.A. (2003)
and the Ernst Lubitsch Honorary Award (2009)
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"The Mel Brooks Collection" Blu-ray Box Set [2009] 
Fox widescreen DVD [DUE 15 Dec 2009] 9 disks for $87.99 contains nine feature films: "The Twelve Chairs" [1970] starring Ron Moody & Frank Langella; "Blazing Saddles" [1974] with Cleavon Little & ensemble cast; "Young Frankenstein" [1974] starring Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle & Marty Feldman; "Silent Movie" [1976] with Mel's stock company; Hitchcock spoof "High Anxiety" [1977] with Mel's stock company; "History of The World, Part 1" [1981] with Mel's stock company; "To Be Or Not To Be" [1983] co-starring Anne Bancroft; "Spaceballs" [1987] starring John Candy, Bill Pullman & Daphne Zuniga; and "Robin Hood: Men In Tights" [1993] |
 | "Mel Brooks Box Set Collection" [2006]
Fox widescreen color DVD [4/2006] 8 disks for $71.88 includes eight feature films: "The Twelve Chairs" [1970] starring Ron Moody & Frank Langella; "Blazing Saddles" [1974] with Cleavon Little & ensemble cast; "Young Frankenstein" [1974] starring Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle & Marty Feldman; "Silent Movie" [1976] with Mel's stock company; Hitchcock spoof "High Anxiety" [1977] with Mel's stock company; "History of The World, Part 1" [1981] with Mel's stock company; "To Be Or Not To Be" [1983] co-starring Anne Bancroft; and "Robin Hood: Men In Tights" [1993] |
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"New Faces of 1952" [1954 musical] starring Eartha Kitt & Mel Brooks
| | "The Critic" 4-minute Eastmancolor short [Columbia Pictures May 1963]
Created by & voice-over by Mel Brooks; co-produced & directed by Ernest Pintoff; won Oscar for Best Cartoon Short & BAFTA for Best Animated Film; full credits at IMDb |
"Get Smart" (1965) TV series 1965-1970 /tt0058805/
"Get Smart, Again! (1989) (TV) /tt0097423/
"Get Smart" (7 episodes, 1995) /tt0111982/
"Get Smart (2008) /tt0425061/
http://www.amazon.com/Get-Smart-Blu-ray-Steve-Carell/dp/B001GPOSYC/
"The Producers" [1968]
"The Twelve Chairs" [1970] starring Ron Moody & Frank Langella
"Shinbone Alley (1971) (play "Shinbone Alley") /tt0067749/
"Blazing Saddles" [Warner Bros. Feb 1974]
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Co-written & directed by Mel Brooks; starring Cleavon Little & Gene Wilder; Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress (Madeline Kahn), Best Editing, Best Song; won WGA Award for Best Comedy
Warner Home Video widescreen color Blu-ray [9/2006] for $9.99 Warner widescreen color DVD [8/97] for $9.49 Creative Design Ltd Edition Collectors Set DVD [6/2000] out of prodn/used Warner Special Edition color VHS [4/2001] out of prodn/used Warner widescreen color VHS [4/2001] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb | theme music [1min:55sec] "Blazing Saddles" posters at AllPosters |
"Young Frankenstein" (1974) /tt0072431/
starring Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle & Marty Feldman
http://www.amazon.com/Young-Frankenstein-Blu-ray-Gene-Wilder/dp/B001DDBD0O/
"When Things Were Rotten" [1975 TV series]
Co-produced & co-written by Mel Brooks /tt0072585/
"Silent Movie" [1976]
full credits from IMDb |
Hitchcock spoof "High Anxiety" [1977] with Mel's stock company
"The Muppet Movie" [Henson/A.F.D. June 1979]
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A frog, a bear and a pig head for Hollywood, while trying to elude a greedy fast-food magnate. On their way to fame & fortune, the characters get an agent, meet with a studio bigwig (Welles), and confront other dangers.
Created by Jim Henson & Frank Oz; Directed by James Frawley; starring Kermit The Frog, Fozzie Bear, The Great Gonzo, Miss Piggy, Rowlf The Dog, Charles Durning, Steve Martin, Orson Welles, Carol Kane, Milton Berle, Mel Brooks, James Coburn & Dom DeLuise
Disney color DVD [11/2005] for $13.99 Disney color VHS [3/93] out of prodn/many used full credits from IMDb 11"x17" poster from Amazon for $9.99 27"x40" poster from Amazon for $19.99 |
”History of The World, Part 1" [1981] with Mel's stock company
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0038Z5SOM/ = MBrooks History/world Blu-ray
”To Be Or Not To Be" [1983] co-starring Anne Bancroft
”Spaceballs” [1987] spoof of 'Star Wars' written by Mel Brooks /nm0000316/
http://www.amazon.com/Spaceballs-Blu-ray-Mel-Brooks/dp/B001UN1KVE/
”Spaceballs: The Animated Series" (13 episodes, 2007-2008) /tt0870980/
”Life Stinks (1991) /tt0102303/
"Robin Hood: Men In Tights" [1993 spoof]
Co-produced, co-written & directed by Mel Brooks /tt0107977/
"The Little Rascals" feature film
[Amblin'/Universal Aug 1994]
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"Mischief loves company!" Spanky and the boys of the 'He-Man Woman Haters Club' catch Alfalfa mooning over a girl!, cutie Darla. So they convince Darla that Alfalfa is ashamed of her, and she turns her attention toward Waldo, the new rich kid. The clubhouse burns down, their entry in the Soap Box Derby is stolen by baddies Butch & Woim, the boys build a second go-kart, and Spanky & Alfalfa reconcile in time to win the race.
Co-written & directed by Penelope Spheeris; starring Travis Tedford {as Spanky}, Ross Bagley {as Buckwheat}, Bug Hall {as Alfalfa}, Brittany Ashton Holmes {as Darla}, Kevin Jamal Woods {as Stymie}, Jordan Warkol {as Froggy}, Zachary Mabry {as Porky}, Sam Saletta {as Butch}, Blake Jeremy Collins {as Woim}, Blake McIver Ewing {as Waldo}, Juliette Brewer {as Mary} & Heather Karasek {as Jane} with cameos by Mel Brooks, Whoopi Goldberg, Daryl Hannah, Reba McEntire, Ashley & Mary-Kate Olsen and Donald Trump
Universal widescreen color DVD [1/2004] for $9.99 Universal color VHS [8/96] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
and lots more (short films & DVD sets, books, history, posters, bios) on
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"The Producers" [2005 musical] /tt0395251/
"Pizzaman" horror movie [2010?] /tt1251740/
Recordings By Mel Brooks
The 2000 Year Old Man (1975) /tt0388667/
http://www.amazon.com/2000-Year-Old-Man-Complete/dp/B002PAD2S0/
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