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Mel Brooks movies have a way of relating to audiences by bringing back absurd moments found in our favorite movies, political issues, and life in general. I’m really curious what a modern sequel ...

deeply affecting second feature all his life. As he said, with characteristic humility and grace, “Mel Brooks took a chance on me. It put me on the map.” ...

Josh Gad had to educate Mel Brooks on the latest 'Star Wars' films while pitching his 'Spaceballs' sequel. Presley Ann/Getty Images for TCM/Leon Bennett/Getty Images A long time ago in a galaxy ...

Mel Brooks, who helmed the classic “Star Wars” parody “Spaceballs,” has not returned to the franchise since his 1987 feature. And at a pitch meeting for the “Spaceballs” sequel ...

Mel Brooks then hired Lynch to direct 1980's "The Elephant Man," which chronicles the life of a severely deformed man (played by John Hurt) living in 19th-century London. It garnered eight Oscar ...

Mel Brooks, and Lisa Kudrow. Keaton, who starred opposite Garr in the big-screen comedy Mr. Mom in 1983, was one of the first ...

Notably, Life Stinks is not a parody. Though Mel Brooks directed and starred in the film, he doesn’t break the fourth wall or do any of his classic spoof style of humor. The movie was a flop ...

Space Balls has long been one of Mel Brooks’s most beloved films, in large part because it lovingly parodies the Star Wars universe. In fact, that film has become so beloved in and of itself ...

The sequel, which Gad describes as “a love letter to not only Spaceballs, but to all things Mel Brooks,” is being developed at Amazon MGM Studios. He remained tight-lipped about further ...