I’m writing an argumentative paper on which Mel Brooks movie is the best. I know what my choice is, but I’m curious:
What’s your favorite Mel Brooks movie, and why?
Mel who?
Just kidding. It would have to be Young Frankenstein. Why? The scene with the monster and the blind man. Absolutely brilliant!
djm
I think I would go with Young Frankenstein as well.
Young Frankenstein gets my vote as well. Why? Marty Feldman.
(Blazing Saddles is a close 2nd.)
Wow, no one’s mentioned my pick yet…
I’ve never watched one.
Can’t decide, either YF or BS, and then HotW part 1.
Blazing Saddles? YOU BET YO’ ASS!
Steve
He rode a BLAZING SADDLE!
He wore a shining star!
His job, to offer battle
To bad men near and far!..
But Young Frankenstein is not far behind.
“Put ze candle beck!”
- Young Frankenstein (that’s Franken STEEN, you know!)
just TOO many one liners that are SO great:
“What hump?”
“Walk this way.”
“Frau Whateverhernameis - whinney”
“what knockers! Thank you”
Not Spaceballs. Spaceballs was chud.
Frau Blucher!!
Agreed, for the most part.
I’ve always enjoyed that scene where we see dark helmet for the first time, and he’s doing the breathing heavy thing like Darth Vader, and then he starts choking…
and then, of course, the helmet flies up and it’s RICK MORANIS.
…she’s going from suck to blow!
comb the dessert!
we ain’t found shit!
- “Young Frankenstein”
- “The Producers”
- “History of the World – Part 1”
(I’ve just realized that I’ve never seen “Blazing Saddles” all the way through. 
)
BULL-SHEE-IT! 
Steve
For me, “The Producers” wins hands down. As the only Mel Brooks movie without a fart joke, I think it has a sophistication the others lack.
And “Springtime for Hitler” is nothing short of brilliant.
Is this like, a guy thing?
I’ve never been able to sit through the first 15 minutes of any of them.
And is Mel Brooks the guy who did the kilt movie with the blue-painted faces?
The only thing that makes people in a Mel Brooks film turn blue is when there isn’t a fart joke.
djm