Mel Brooks, is 94. He has never made a political video. Until now.

[sabra]

Link to tweet

[samnsara]

1. i want to be him when i grow up!

[mucifer]

2. Wow. That was sweet. He usually does not get political. I wasn't sure he was a democrat until I saw:

I love Mel !

[George II]

37. That photograph was taken just days before we lost Carl Reiner.

[SergeStorms]

47. I wish Carl could have hung on...

to see Trump flushed down the toilet. He cared about it so much.

[Cha]

58. I know.. I was too hoping..

[Paladin]

3. Love it, love it, love it.

Live long(er) and prosper, Mel Brooks.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. I wish I had his energy! THAT is fantastic.

Never heard anything about his kids.

(ETA - Max is the "baby" )

[mucifer]

7. His son Max Brooks is a popular fiction writer. He's in the video

[BumRushDaShow]

12. Yup, I saw him in the video

His oldest 3 kids would be older than me (and I'm 58). Max is 48 this year.

[Tanuki]

11. Max's mother was the late actress Anne Bancroft.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. Yes I saw that too

That wasn't his first wife though. It's just that he is such a larger-than-life guy who has been so active, whether on-screen and/or behind the scenes writing and directing, that he was usually the focus.

[Brother Buzz]

19. Early on in this Covid19 shit, he did a nonpolitical PSA's social distancing thing with Max....

It made a big impact. (and never mind Carl Reiner died AFTER it was filmed)

[BumRushDaShow]

23. I remember seeing a lot of Rob and Carl Reiner quips posted on DU

because both were very politically outspoken, but those Brooks PSAs were pretty cool.

[KS Toronado]

24. "I have to think about who I could infect" I felt was the best line in your video. Thank you.

Could be rephrased for non-maskers, "Do you ever think about the people you could infect?"

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

54. Great to see that one along with the OP.

Thanks.

[Botany]

5. Mel Brooks!

n/t

[Laelth]

6. Mel Brooks has always been political.

Blazing Saddles is a highly political commentary on race in the United States.

-Laelth

[LonePirate]

9. Yeah, there is no way any Republican would have made Blazing Saddles back in the 1970s.

The film was total condemnation of racism and corruption, albeit in a satirical manner, and we all know how right wingers are challenged, to put it mildly, with understanding satire.

[TreasonousBastard]

15. Or "The Producers". Imagine a Republican getting away with "Springtime for Hitler". BTW, he's...

got three new projects going.

Amazing-- Hollywood's RBG.

[KS Toronado]

27. Love your "Hollywood's RBG"

[Marcuse]

33. Blazing Saddles: An allegory of the Obama Administration

[MyOwnPeace]

59. Truly!

They wouldn't get the complete line-up of "applicants" for "the gang" (actually looks like the crowd at a 'Trump' rally now!)

[Mike 03]

10. Definitely.

History of the World Part I is also quite political. He just uses humor. A bit like Kubrick does in Dr. Strangelove.

I've never seen The Producers but given the subject matter that had to be political.

[Trumpocalypse]

16. Never seen The Producers???

That's just not right.

[sarge43]

25. The expressions' on the audience's faces.

That makes that scene.

[sarge43]

20. The Producers is political

It's a slam of vulture capitalism.

Because Brooks always punched up, his comedy is timeless

[Leith]

21. It's great

BUT you have to see the version with Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder. Don't bother with the 2005 remake.

[2naSalit]

46. +1

[yellowdogintexas]

64. +2 one of the funniest movies ever

Wilder and Mostel were perfection

[Gidney N Cloyd]

51. +2

[crickets]

34. Mel Brooks has always been one of the best at being political

by not only pointing out society's flaws, but pointing out how wrong they are by making us laugh really hard at them. Blazing Saddles is one of my favorite movies of all time. It has aged, as we all have, but the humor and the point are still as sharp today as then. I got a boxed set of Mel's movies last Christmas, and I was just looking through them last night to pick a "cheer me up, laugh me down" movie. It's sometimes easy to forget how many well known, hilarious movies Mel Brooks has given us until you're holding a fistful all at once. What an amazing man!

This is a great ad. It was timely and generous of Mel to make it.

[Laelth]

39. Absolutely! n/t

-Laelth

[LonePirate]

8. This is great. Love the three generations coming together for this ad.

[Trumpocalypse]

13. Springtime for Trump!!!!

[chwaliszewski]

17. Wow!

[mcar]

18. Mel Brooks and Sam Elliott - what more could one ask for?

[orangecrush]

22. BRAVO!!!

Love Mel!


Comedic genius.

[MarianJack]

26. Bookmarking t show to my wife after she gets home from work.

#notmypresident

RESIST

[no_hypocrisy]

28. Mel did it partly for his love for

his BFF Carl Reiner who loathes Trump.

[calimary]

29. "That was good!"

Yes it was, Mel.

And so are you!

[MyOwnPeace]

61. Great catch, calimary!

[StarryNite]

30. I love this!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

31. Many years ago I was on a flight with him, Anne Bancroft,

and baby Max from Hilo to Los Angeles. They were very sweet.

[bif]

32. Anyone have a link to the video?

I'd love to share this.

[Botany]

35. Click on the youtube thing on the bottom and then copy the URL

[bif]

48. Wow, when I clicked on it it brought up Melania doing a tRump commercial

Before the Mel video started.

[Marcuse]

36. Never made a political video? Mel Brooks is Antifa!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

38. "Fall time for Twitler" ?

[TreasonousBastard]

40. OK, this thread did it to me-- I've seen all of his works over the years, but now I must OWN them...

He is the last of his kind.

Until the next one shows up, and we never know when that will be.

[Sherman A1]

41. Cool!

[Olafjoy]

42. Loved it!!

[iscooterliberally]

43. Yogurt The Wise!

[Behind the Aegis]

49. Please, it's just plain Yogurt.

[iscooterliberally]

50. I hate yogurt!

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[qanda]

44. I miss my mom. I haven't seen her since March.

I'm voting for Joe with the hope that I'll be able to see her again before too long.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

45. KR NT

[DeminPennswoods]

52. "ByeDon" 2020, what a great

homonym!

[Joinfortmill]

53. Love it

[BHDem53]

55. An American treasure.

[BeckyDem]

56. Love this!

[Cha]

57. Rt.. TY Mel Brooks!

[warmfeet]

60. Mel Brooks is an absolute treasure of humanity.

[sandensea]

62. Election Day? High Anxiety.

[Demonaut]

63. he looks great!..it's good to be king

of comedy

[Solly Mack]

65. I love Mel Brooks

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