Spaceballs was among his many parodies and while parodies can override copyrighted characters because satire is immune to lawsuits usually, Mel Brooks was too afraid of a George Lucas lawsuit. His biggest demand to endorsing the project was no merchandising for Spaceballs.
Tag: Mel Brooks
Things I Like: The Producers (1968 Film)
The film is a classic, Mel Brook’s best piece of work and his first film as well. It’s about an aging Broadway producer who enlists the help of young accountant to make money by raising far too much money for a play, and making it flop. If they succeed they become rich, and if the…
Things I Like: The Producers (2005 Film)
I saw this before I saw the original, and I’ve never seen the hit play for which this is based on. Yeah it’s a movie based on a play based on a movie about a play. Wrap that around your head a little. Even though it’s not as good as the original, I liked it….
Things I Like: Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995 Film)
Despite being one of Mel Brook’s later works, it’s fairly decent. Even though I like him in Naked Gun, I don’t think Leslie Nielsen was the best choice for Dracula. I did enjoy Mel Brook’s performance as Van Helsing. A lot of the jokes fall a bit flat, and the pace of the movie is…