Mel Brooks Strikes Back!

2012 | 60 minutes | 6.5 ★ (2)

Mel Brooks Strikes Back!
  • Overview

    Mel Brooks appears on stage with Alan Yentob, the creative director for the BBC, at the Geffen Theatre in California to review his extensive career as a writer, director, actor, producer, composer comedian, as well as his failed ballet dancing career. This special examines the early life of Mel Brooks, his show-business influences, early career and his showcases his ascension as one of Hollywood's most successful writers and directors.

  • Release Date

    10 December 2012

  • Directing
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

  • Stars

Videos

User Reviews

See more

More Like This

Padre Pio Sanctus

Padre Pio Sanctus

This is the definitive biography of the saint from Pietrelcina, Italy. With one hour of filmed material, much of which has never been seen before...

See more
Beatrix Farrand's American Landscapes

Beatrix Farrand's American Landscapes

Garden designer Lynden B. Miller explores the life and career of Beatrix Jones Farrand (1872-1959), America's first female landscape architect.

See more
Waterman

Waterman

Five-time Olympic medalist and Native Hawaiian Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku shattered records and brought surfing to the world...

See more
The Paper Mirror

The Paper Mirror

Charissa King O'Brien's intimate short documentary captures this pivotal collaboration between two influential artists, as world-renowned painter...

See more
Algren

Algren

Algren will spotlight the hard-knock life and authentic creative legacy of one of the most underrated writers of the twentieth century, Nelson...

See more
Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco

Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco

Sex Fashion and Disco is a documentary film concerning Antonio Lopez (1943-1987), the most influential fashion illustrator of 1970s Paris and New...

See more
Andre the Giant: Larger than Life

Andre the Giant: Larger than Life

Documentary, released by the World Wrestling Federation, about the late wrestling superstar Andre the Giant, portraying his childhood in a small...

See more
William Yang Blood Links

William Yang Blood Links

Renowned Australian artist William Yang traces the labyrinthine web of his family history in this adaptation of his iconic live performance piece...

See more
Jiří Bělohlávek: But I just love conducting so much

Jiří Bělohlávek: But I just love conducting so much

Dreams adrift

Dreams adrift

Mike Porcel is the lost member of the Cuban Nueva Trova: his lack of revolutionary spirit condemned him to the repudiation of his peers and turned...

See more
This was Pedro Infante

This was Pedro Infante

The life of Pedro Infante, with scenes from his best films and the chaos that his tragic death caused in the public.

See more
The Strange Case of Howard Phillips Lovecraft

The Strange Case of Howard Phillips Lovecraft

Disgusted by life and uninterested in earthly subjects, Lovecraft intentionally avoided reality when writing, veering into the unknown and...

See more
Oxígeno para vivir

Oxígeno para vivir

Cómo empezar una película sobre Javier Aguirre

Cómo empezar una película sobre Javier Aguirre

Bola de Nieve

Bola de Nieve

Documentarian Jose Sanchez-Montes turns his attention towards the late Cuban musician Ignacio Villa, known throughout the world as Bola de Nieve...

See more
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

A chronicle of the personal life and public career of the celebrated artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel.

See more
Susanne Bartsch: On Top

Susanne Bartsch: On Top

Dubbed New York's "Queen of the Night," proto–club kid Susanne Bartsch has been throwing unforgettable parties for over 30 years and is still going...

See more
Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic

Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic

Last week Freddie Mercury would have celebrated his 60th birthday. To mark the occasion, celebrity fans Robbie Williams, McFly and Mike Myers talk...

See more
Caravage - Dans la splendeur des ombres

Caravage - Dans la splendeur des ombres

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy Lamarr.

See more