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

Wed Oct 21, 2020, 11:51 AM

Oct 2020

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.

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Mel Brooks, is 94. He has never made a political video. Until now. [View all] sabra Oct 2020 OP

i want to be him when i grow up! samnsara Oct 2020 #1

Wow. That was sweet. He usually does not get political. I wasn't sure he was a democrat until I saw: mucifer Oct 2020 #2

That photograph was taken just days before we lost Carl Reiner. George II Oct 2020 #37

I wish Carl could have hung on... SergeStorms Oct 2020 #47

I know.. I was too hoping.. Cha Oct 2020 #58

Love it, love it, love it. Paladin Oct 2020 #3

I wish I had his energy! THAT is fantastic. BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #4

His son Max Brooks is a popular fiction writer. He's in the video mucifer Oct 2020 #7

Yup, I saw him in the video BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #12

Max's mother was the late actress Anne Bancroft. Tanuki Oct 2020 #11

Yes I saw that too BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #14

Early on in this Covid19 shit, he did a nonpolitical PSA's social distancing thing with Max.... Brother Buzz Oct 2020 #19

I remember seeing a lot of Rob and Carl Reiner quips posted on DU BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #23

"I have to think about who I could infect" I felt was the best line in your video. Thank you. KS Toronado Oct 2020 #24

Great to see that one along with the OP. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2020 #54

Mel Brooks! Botany Oct 2020 #5

Mel Brooks has always been political. Laelth Oct 2020 #6

Yeah, there is no way any Republican would have made Blazing Saddles back in the 1970s. LonePirate Oct 2020 #9

Or "The Producers". Imagine a Republican getting away with "Springtime for Hitler". BTW, he's... TreasonousBastard Oct 2020 #15

Love your "Hollywood's RBG" KS Toronado Oct 2020 #27

Blazing Saddles: An allegory of the Obama Administration Marcuse Oct 2020 #33

Truly! MyOwnPeace Oct 2020 #59

Definitely. Mike 03 Oct 2020 #10

Never seen The Producers??? Trumpocalypse Oct 2020 #16

The expressions' on the audience's faces. sarge43 Oct 2020 #25

The Producers is political sarge43 Oct 2020 #20

It's great Leith Oct 2020 #21

+1 2naSalit Oct 2020 #46

+2 one of the funniest movies ever yellowdogintexas Oct 2020 #64

+2 Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2020 #51

Mel Brooks has always been one of the best at being political crickets Oct 2020 #34

Absolutely! n/t Laelth Oct 2020 #39

This is great. Love the three generations coming together for this ad. LonePirate Oct 2020 #8

Springtime for Trump!!!! Trumpocalypse Oct 2020 #13

Wow! chwaliszewski Oct 2020 #17

Mel Brooks and Sam Elliott - what more could one ask for? mcar Oct 2020 #18

BRAVO!!! orangecrush Oct 2020 #22

Bookmarking t show to my wife after she gets home from work. MarianJack Oct 2020 #26

Mel did it partly for his love for no_hypocrisy Oct 2020 #28

"That was good!" calimary Oct 2020 #29

Great catch, calimary! MyOwnPeace Oct 2020 #61

I love this! StarryNite Oct 2020 #30

Many years ago I was on a flight with him, Anne Bancroft, PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #31

Anyone have a link to the video? bif Oct 2020 #32

Click on the youtube thing on the bottom and then copy the URL Botany Oct 2020 #35

Wow, when I clicked on it it brought up Melania doing a tRump commercial bif Oct 2020 #48

Never made a political video? Mel Brooks is Antifa! Marcuse Oct 2020 #36

"Fall time for Twitler" ? Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2020 #38

OK, this thread did it to me-- I've seen all of his works over the years, but now I must OWN them... TreasonousBastard Oct 2020 #40

Cool! Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #41

Loved it!! Olafjoy Oct 2020 #42

Yogurt The Wise! iscooterliberally Oct 2020 #43

Please, it's just plain Yogurt. Behind the Aegis Oct 2020 #49

I hate yogurt! iscooterliberally Oct 2020 #50

I miss my mom. I haven't seen her since March. qanda Oct 2020 #44

KR NT ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2020 #45

"ByeDon" 2020, what a great DeminPennswoods Oct 2020 #52

Love it Joinfortmill Oct 2020 #53

An American treasure. BHDem53 Oct 2020 #55

Love this! BeckyDem Oct 2020 #56

Rt.. TY Mel Brooks! Cha Oct 2020 #57

Mel Brooks is an absolute treasure of humanity. warmfeet Oct 2020 #60

Election Day? High Anxiety. sandensea Oct 2020 #62

he looks great!..it's good to be king Demonaut Oct 2020 #63

I love Mel Brooks Solly Mack Oct 2020 #65