{"product_id":"big-screen-comedies-of-mel-brooks","title":"Big Screen Comedies of Mel Brooks","description":"\u003cp\u003e   Mel Brooks is often regarded as one of Hollywood's funniest men, thanks to such highly successful films as \u003ci\u003eThe Producers, Blazing Saddles,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYoung Frankenstein.\u003c\/i\u003e His films do have a tendency to turn out much like the jokes that comprise them--hit-or-miss, one minute shoot-the-moon brilliant and the next minute well short of laughs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This work provides a thorough synopsis and thematic analysis for each of his twelve films along with complete cast and production credits: \u003ci\u003eThe Producers\u003c\/i\u003e (1968), \u003ci\u003eThe Twelve Chairs\u003c\/i\u003e (1970), \u003ci\u003eBlazing Saddles\u003c\/i\u003e (1974), \u003ci\u003eYoung Frankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e (1974), \u003ci\u003eSilent Movie\u003c\/i\u003e (1976), \u003ci\u003eHigh Anxiety\u003c\/i\u003e (1977), \u003ci\u003eHistory of the World--Part 1\u003c\/i\u003e (1981), \u003ci\u003eTo Be or Not to Be\u003c\/i\u003e (1983), \u003ci\u003eSpaceballs\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), \u003ci\u003eLife Stinks\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), \u003ci\u003eRobin Hood: Men in Tights\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), and \u003ci\u003eDracula: Dead and Loving It\u003c\/i\u003e (1995).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54231821844824,"sku":"9780786443260","price":36.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780786443260.jpg?v=1764931539","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/big-screen-comedies-of-mel-brooks","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}