Watching Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves would help with catching a lot of the references. This movie's basically a direct parody of it. Saw it in the theater with my mom when it came out. Really fun to watch it again.

@ianburns1167

Жыл бұрын

Watching Men in Tights is the ONLY reason to watch Prince of Thieves

@masansr

Жыл бұрын

I think you get more if you watch them the other way around.

@inarar5334

Жыл бұрын

​@@ianburns1167well, that and Alan Rickman.

@wildhias6195

Жыл бұрын

at least in terms of loooks - it reminds me more on the old Erol Flynn version

@johnlrose1979

Жыл бұрын

That's what I was thinking

Stewart was doing a Scottish accent at the end because he was parodying Sean Connery in the same role in Prince of Thieves. "Sending a fox" was a joke on sending a fax.

@LordVolkov

Жыл бұрын

12th Century Fox 🤣🤣🤣

@DCComicsGamer

Жыл бұрын

I still can't believe Mel Brooks brought in Patrick Stewart to do a Sean Connery parody.

@twiedenfeld

Жыл бұрын

The deeper joke is that Sean Connery just uses his regular Scottish accent no matter what he's playing. Of course the real King Richard spoke French and didn't even know English let alone speak with a Scottish accent.

@lanagievski1540

Жыл бұрын

He also sounded almost exactly the same as his character in Excalibur

@greenpeasuit

Жыл бұрын

"Unlike some OTHER Robins, I can speak with an ENGLISH accent" Throwing such shade at Costner.

"And why should the people listen to you?" "Because, unlike some other Robin Hoods, I can speak with an English accent." That burn was meant to sting. This is what the world needs. More uncontrollable laughter, smiles and good times... Mel Brooks is a national treasure and still going strong at 96 years of age.

@davidmonaghan26

Жыл бұрын

To be fair Kevin Costner DID try to do the English accent hired a coach and everything....it just REALLY wasn't good.

@redrave404

Жыл бұрын

Given the time period, the English accent as we know it didn't exist. Also, as nobility, he, Prince John, King Richard, and the Sheriff should all be speaking French.

@DerOberfeldwebel

Жыл бұрын

In German he says he got the role because he didn't Costner that much.

@jp3813

Жыл бұрын

@@davidmonaghan26 Hence the keyword "can".

@snarkus63

Жыл бұрын

...and I replied with... and loud enough for people in the theater to hear me... "Yeah, but THAT Robin Hood was actually funny!" I actually got a few laughs.

Fun fact: This was Dave Chapelle's first movie. Also George is kind of right in a roundabout way because the Speech he gives is a reference to a famous speech by Malcolm X who Denzel Washington actually portrayed a few years before this movie in a biopic. Robin's speech is from Churchill.

@williamrosmer5629

Жыл бұрын

well, first movie where he had a role more than "guy at party"

@Ian-Omega

Жыл бұрын

I think you’re being a bit generous

@justinhearst

Жыл бұрын

Malcom X came out a year before this movie. Which is of course another movie I hope SImone and George react to.

@hellofaname

Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Dave Chappell turned down Bubba Gump role in Forrest Gump

There’s no inside joke for the “Mervin? You’re name is Mervin?” It’s just a completely random, uncommon, hilarious & unexpected name for him to have 😂

The unsung hero of this movie is the fantastic Blinkin. He simply steals the spotlight every single time he's on screen.

@markofthemitch

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more, shame we didn't get to see much of him. The "lookout" bit 😂

@chrishotovec4163

Жыл бұрын

I also love the lookout bit, it cracks me up everytime.

@chaospoet

Жыл бұрын

Also has some of the best jokes in the movie. "You lost your arms in the crusades. Oh! But you grew a nice pair of boobs!"

The longer pauses in older movies are for audiences in a theater, so that the audience laughter for a joke doesn't stomp over the next line. Watching at home, it's not needed as much, as you don't have as many people around you laughing, plus you can rewind.

@Johnny_Socko

Жыл бұрын

Right, plus I feel that Mel Brooks in particular *really* leaned into that "milking the joke" style, as kind of a throwback to the old comedies that had influenced him.

@Mr.NiceUK

Жыл бұрын

​@@Johnny_Socko also also, before digital editing (think avid was the first process for that), really tight editing wasn't generally done in any genre, since the effort involved in just shaving of a second or a few frames from the bring it end of shots.

@woof9408

Жыл бұрын

The pause is so welcomed. I love the show Arrested Development but I would miss so many jokes when it aired live. When it went on video, my God, it was like watching it for the first time lol

@otter011

Ай бұрын

Movies were also just slower in general

Love the Disney Robin Hood reference at the beginning. Favorite movie when I was a little kid.

@3DJapan

Жыл бұрын

I don't think I ever saw the Disney one so maybe I missed what that joke is.

@L77045

Жыл бұрын

@@3DJapan Given his reaction, I don't think George has either. Would love to see them watch it.

@Rnvtio89

Жыл бұрын

Right?! Simone earns big points

@lazykbys

Жыл бұрын

Now I'm going to have those songs stuck in my head for a week or so. :)

@meghanmonroe

Жыл бұрын

I was totally singing it too.

Funfact : Nottingham had their first black sheriff in 1989 ( a few years before this movie) His name was Tony Robinson, he shared his name with a British actor and TV presenter ( Sir) Tony Robinson .who at the time was playing the sheriff of Nottingham in the BBC children's television series Maid Marrion and her merry men.( a twist on the Robin Hood story)

@Johnny_Socko

Жыл бұрын

Was that Tony Robinson as in "Baldrick", or another person? Either way, what a great coincidence that he shared a name with the actual Sheriff of Nottingham!

@fmellish71

Жыл бұрын

@@Johnny_Socko it was

At the end the line "It's good to be the king..." is from History of the World Part I. Again, Mel being an equal opportunity insulter like the jockeys on camels was referring to the derogatory term for those of Arabia. One of the best lines of "Unlike some Robin Hoods, I can speak with an English accent..." was parodying Prince of Thieves because Kevin Costner did use or even try an accent.

@r.t.643

Жыл бұрын

It's been awhile since I've seen it, but I think there were some scenes where Costner tried. Succeed?. . . not so much. Edit: Correction, I just pretty much repeated what you just said. Sorry about that. Well, I gotta go home alone now. . . AAAAaaaahhh!

@firedoc5

Жыл бұрын

@@r.t.643 I was going to say I must have missed those 12 seconds.

Mel Brooks may give the jokes more room to breath because of his life experiences. He was a child during the twilight of Vaudeville acts and he cut his teeth writing sketch comedy performed before a live studio audience. So the ingrained timing is probably to hold a beat so that the audience's laughter doesn't cover up the next joke. For many years this continued to be simulated in sitcoms _not_ performed in front of a live audience (like MASH) by using a laugh track, so there was still the requirement to hold for the fake laugh to be inserted. The coming of the late 90s / early 2000s brought the decline of the laugh track, particularly with the rise of the popularity of single camera comedies like Scrubs, Malcolm in the Middle, Arrested Development, etc. so there was no longer a need to slow down the speed of the jokes. Young writers who grew up on that era of TV thus were exposed to entirely different comedic timing than Mel Brooks (who is nearly 97 years old).

"Jerusalem?" Yes. This film is an almost scene for scene recreation of the Kevin Costner movie "Prince of Thieves". It also started in Jerusalem, and had Robin Hood as a prisoner of the Crusades, to expand the back story a bit. Also, I think there is also a beach scene, where Kevin Costner is talking to Morgan Freemen on the beach. I think there is a cut, and they all end up in England, and Mel Brooks decided to take some liberties with the interpretation of that scene. I think the opening credits are meant to be a throw-back to older movies, when pre-movie credits were a lot more prevalent. This style would have been pretty appropriate for more classical Robin Hood films. While Costner tried to update the idea, I think Brooks decided to keep more of the classical grounding, to avoid seeming so dark and gritty. Most of the first half of the movie makes far more sense, if you have seen Costner's Robin Hood movie. I am glad you guys finally covered this one. It's a favorite of mine. I think it's slightly more refined than Spaceballs, with a stronger story, while also being a bit "safer" than "Blazing Saddles". Cary Elwes seems perfect for the part.

Now that I know Americans call POLOs Lifesavers, that joke makes much more sense to me

@gabedamien

Жыл бұрын

OMG I knew it was a Lifesaver but I never caught that it was a _life saver_. 😂

@DCComicsGamer

Жыл бұрын

I also officially did not get that joke until I watched this! I thought the joke was simply that her magic pill was clearly just a mint!

@ndstumme

Жыл бұрын

Well, they're different candies. POLOs are from Nestle, but Lifesavers are from Mars. Lifesavers actually came first, and Rowntree's manufactured them in the 40s. After that license ended, they made their own and called them POLOs.

@treetopjones737

Жыл бұрын

@@gabedamien Shaped like the old fashioned circular floating device to hang onto.

Early in the movie you get the joke of jockeys on camels. It's a reference to a slur used to refer to people from the middle east. This movie came out maybe 18 months after the end of the first Gulf War and it definitely influences some of the others references, as well, like Tomahawk Arrow.

This isn't a parody of just Prince of Thieves, but watching that would help with a lot of the references. There are also quite a few references to the Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland version.

@PaperbackWizard

Жыл бұрын

I was gonna say, if they'd at least watched "Prince of Thieves" first, they'd have gotten a lot more of the references.

They originally wanted Sean Connery to reprise his role in Prince of Thieves but he asked for 1 million so they got Patrick Stewart with a Scottish accent instead.

You're like the first reactors under 35 I've seen who got the Home Alone thing. It was way more obvious back then because the marketing for it was still fresh and we saw that "slap aftershave on, scream in pain" thing ad nauseum for quite a long time.

Dave Chappelle was referencing Denzel Washington playing in the movie Malcolm X (1992)

@junioradult6219

Жыл бұрын

More just maclolm x

Some jokes in the film work better than others, but Cary Elwes is soooo good in this. He's the perfect swashbuckling charmer.

@TearDownGenesis

Жыл бұрын

And he speaks with a real English accent.

@Yggdrasil42

Жыл бұрын

Well he *was* the Dread Pirate Roberts.

@TheLanceUppercut

Жыл бұрын

Between this and Princess Bride, Cary Elwes had the swashbuckling charmer bit pretty much nailed. Some actors are just born to play certain roles, and that was his.

@redjakOfficial

Жыл бұрын

THE NIIIIIGHT IS YOUNG, AND YOU'RE SO BEAUTIFUL !!!

Blinkin jumping into the tree after saying "I can see!!!" just kills me every time. (P.S. Plus that Dom Deluise scene, haha. Always reminds me how underseen Silent Movie is.)

@adrianaheiler9794

Жыл бұрын

Silent Movie is one of my favourite Mel Brooks films next to High Anxiety and Young Frankenstein, yet I don't think I've ever seen any of the popular reactors watch it. 'Slapstick is dead!' And then Marty Feldman throwing a tantrum in front of the elevator kills me every time!

@erinesque1889

Жыл бұрын

I so want to see Silent Movie again!!!

Dom Delouise is a brilliant comedian. You should check him out in the two Cannonball Run movies. Him and Burt Reynolds are comedy GOLD together!

@thejamppa

Жыл бұрын

and there are pretty much who´se who actors of late 70´s and early 80´s. Such amazing fun movies.

@bradmcmahon3156

Жыл бұрын

yes, I hope they do Cannonball Run. So fun.

@treetopjones737

Жыл бұрын

Also together with Burt, "The End"

@EdwardGregoryNYC

Жыл бұрын

I think Dom's greatest role is in "Fatso."

The 'black sheriff' line isn't the only callback to Blazing Saddles. Men in Tights was made over 15 years later, but I love that we got more of Boris the cheerful Executioner.

Simone earns the like whenever I understand her reference in the introduction.

The most curious quirk is present when it comes to the Sheriff. He switches around phonemes in the sentences he utters. He says things like "He _deered_ to kill a king's _dare."_ Now it's clear what his _intended_ meaning is, but this is, nonetheless, a comedic _device._ It's called a _spoonerism._ It pops up when someone tries to quote Shakespeare and says something like, "What, by yonder light, breaks wind."

15:26 "I wanna dress up like this and run around!" And thus began Simone's "Ren Faire" era

The 1938 "The Adventures of Robin Hood" Is considered THE Robin Hood Film! It has an Oscar winning Score and is also said to be the best example of Technicolor!

@Wien1938

Жыл бұрын

Yes, the banquet scene is a direct parody (with much love).

@jamesalexander5623

Жыл бұрын

@@Wien1938 "I'll Organise a Revolt! Exact a Death for a Death .... "

It would be the oldest film you've reacted to, but I would strongly recommend 1938's "The Adventures of Robin Hood" with Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone & Claude Rains. Bonus: Great swordfight between Errol Flynn and Basil Rathbone.

@vincegamer

Жыл бұрын

Rathbone was a top class fencer and complained a bit that he always was cast as the villain which meant he always had to lose

@katenunyabizness9221

Жыл бұрын

Douglas Fairbanks Sr did an awesome job as Robin Hood back in 1922, Doug Sr is the swashbuckler archetype. Flynn added his chiseled good looks to it but for swordsmanship and athleticism, Doug Sr wins hands down.

They mentioned the mole when they first saw it but they must've missed the running joke of his mole being in different places on his face, like Marty Feldman's hump in Young Frankenstein.

@georgekellon2471

Жыл бұрын

IKR... I kept waiting for one of them to notice.

@eyezaropin1304

Жыл бұрын

@@georgekellon2471 They haven’t been paying much attention for a while now and it's getting worse with every new reaction, along with the editing as well. 🤦🏻‍♂🤷🏻‍♂

I find that of all the Mel Brooks movies, this is the one with the most "dated" jokes. The Patriot Arrow, doing "the Chop", the "woof woof" fist pump, and of course all the Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves references. Most of it still holds up.

Save Dracula: Dead and Loving It for a Halloween Special. It truly is a comedy masterpiece with Mel Brooks and Leslie Nielsen from The Naked Gun.

The speech Chapelle gives is a parody of one given by Malcolm X. I think Denzel played Malcolm X in a movie, which is what you probably are remembering.

@jasonthedave6140

Жыл бұрын

He pulled a Mouth from the Goonies.

Fun Fact: The Actor who played Will Scarlett O'Hara would later play Robin Hood himself in The New Adventures of Robin Hood that aired on TNT from 1997 to 1999.

Broomhilde is somewhat like the same character of another Mel Brooks film " Spaceballs " as DOT.🤖. If you notice the priest who does the Wednesday was also in Spaceballs as the father.

The part she was singing at the beginning is from Disney's Robin Hood, an absolute classic of animation.

"Dracula: Dead and Loving It" is probably the only Mel Brooks parody movies that you're missing. I loved it as a kid but as I just noticed with Goldmember, my taste in comedy has...developed over the years so I can't guarantee that you'll like it. It does have Leslie Nielsen as Dracula though. Like the Swiss flag, that's a huge plus.

@maximillianosaben

Жыл бұрын

I try to recommend that one so often. The Mel Brooks comedy holds up well better, especially in that one for it's great period sets and such. Peter MacNicol is so darn funny as Renfield! (Goldmember became too much of a general pop culture spoof over being a good parody like the first movie.)

@alanholck7995

Жыл бұрын

Another excellent Mel Brooks parody, seldom watched, is Silent Movie from 1976.

@DarkPaladin24

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget History of the World Part 1.

@wackyvorlon

Жыл бұрын

Peter MacNichol as Renfield is absolutely hilarious.

@YouHaventSeenMeRight

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget High Anxiety, the Hitchcock parody.

"A toll is a toll, and a roll is a roll. And if we don't get no tolls, then we don't eat no rolls." Basically why I go to work everyday. Trying to get those rolls.

My favorite line in this movie is when Isaac Hayes is describing Achoo: “He’s headstrong and cocksure. Or is it the other way around?”

What a classic, also love seeing a young Chappelle, I grew up with this movie and rented it SO many times from Blockbuster.

"A Black Sheriff!?" ", He's black?" "Hey, don't act so surprised. I mean, it worked in Blazing Saddles." Lol!! That was a great joke they threw in there.

Dude who played Little John was the first live-action Thor in a Hulk TV movie.

Tracy Ullman starred in a movie with Kevin Kline called "I love you to death." Worth a look, its also one of the last films River Phoenix worked on as well.

@Johnny_Socko

Жыл бұрын

William Hurt and Keanu Reeves stole that movie! I would love to see someone react to it.

I'd recommend checking out History of the World: Part I, which is another great film from Mel Brooks and probably To Be or Not to Be

@Tchika

Жыл бұрын

It's good to be the king.

Fun fact: the archery contest announcer is played by an actor named Clement von Franckenstein. He had another small role (uncredited ) in Mel's Young Frankenstein

"every town..." that song in the intro is the same song that was sung in the disney animated version of Robin Hood. Awesome call back! Mervin is a rare and, by many, considered to be a funny name in the US. Or at least that was true at the time of the movie.

"...and if you couldn't pay your taxes, you went to jail. Yup, I'm in here too." " We'd up and flyyyyy if we had wings for flyin'; can't you see the tears we're cryin'? There must be some happiness for me ...but not in Nottingham." Eight year old me would bawl like a baby at that song -- excellent reference!

13:46 George, I'm sure you've seen several of them, but Ghibli movies often feature long periods of just silence. Hayao Miyazaki mentioned that he thinks too many movies are afraid of silence. He felt that scenes need time to breath, and so his films frequently feature moments of lingering quietness. One of the best moments in Spirited Away is literally 6 full minutes without any dialog as Sen & Noface ride the train.

Chappelle speach is a reference to Malcolm X, which was played by Denzel in the movie Malcom X, so I guess close enough, also the last arrow in the competition was a reference to the Patriot missile which got extreme publicity during the golf war as being the weapon that could target anyone anywhere without missing, people thought that it would win the war practically by itself by the way they talked about it ostensibly in the news.

@PChazman1

Жыл бұрын

Golf war?😂😂😂

@pedrothevenard

Жыл бұрын

@@PChazman1 freaking auto correct, I mean gulf, but Golf works almost as well, lol.

The joke with the Sheriff's name being "Mervin" is that it is, at least by today's standards, a really rare and unusual name, compared to standard names like "Tom", "Michael", or "John". It also sounds kind of "weird" to most people. "Kermit" is similar in terms of rarity and unusualness (though the "Muppets" association is part of that one), think of how many people today actually have either of those names. Interestingly, the name is Welsh, and means "great lord", which would actually make it a fairly appropriate name at the time.

@treetopjones737

Жыл бұрын

Merv Griffin, but kids aren't familiar with him.

Thank you Simone for the reference to the Disney's Robin Hood. Oo-De-Lally is one song from my childhood that has stuck with me and your reference put a smile on my face.

Roger Rees (Sheriff) could play comedy and drama with equal vigor. Unfortunately we lost him in 2015.

Watching Robin Hood Prince of Thieves 1991 would of made all the jokes of this movie way more relevant.

You should watch Robin Hood : Prince of Thieves. It's the movie Brooks is parodying here. Great cast : Alan Rickman, Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Kevin Costner... Sean Connery has a cameo too. Huge budget for the time, and it's pretty good.

Her opening song is from the disney cartoon robin hood nice job Simone

I am so proud of myself that I knew the song Simone referenced in the opening, and knew the film that it came from. The animated Robin Hood is my favorite version of the story, so it was an easy one for me, although Men in Tights is a close second on the list. LOL

@firekrys

Жыл бұрын

As a kid when I watched Robin Hood, I'd do the animated film, directly followed by the 1938 version. Watched that ALL the time, so I perked up at the song

@treetopjones737

Жыл бұрын

The Daffy Duck version is fun.

19:24 - The great Dom DeLuise... Oh - you have to watch 1981 "The Cannonball Run" and 1984 "Cannonball Run II"! Two very funny movies with the who is who of actors.

You'd understand it all if you watch the Costner Robin Hood.

@mattwhite2328

Жыл бұрын

Also the Errol Flynn Robin Hood for the castle fight

@subliminallime4321

Жыл бұрын

​@@mattwhite2328 *and the tights, archery contest, & overall tone.

Damn, you cut out my favorite joke of this entire movie! 😅 "Wasn't your mole on the other side?" "I HAVE A MOLE???" 🤭🤭🤭🤭

Weird coincidence: Matthew Porretta, who played Will Scarlett here, also played Robin Hood in the 90s New Adventures of Robin Hood, a couple of years after this movie.

Simone singing that song from the animated Robin Hood, so appropriate, so legendary. If George hasn't seen the Animated version, we need a reaction to that!! ❤

🤔watching Kevin Costner’s Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves first might have added a little context. 😉

During the World Cup ⚽🏆 , Patrick Stewart was at it. And he's a huge fan of Leo Messi . In an interview he said " It was great to meet the best football player of all time !!! ".

"Sometime ups, Outnumber the down" Simone, did you have a crush on the fox as a kid?! 🤣

Disney’s animated Robin Hood is my favorite.

If those are your favorite Mel Brooks movies Simone, please, please add History of the World Part 1 to your list! 😀

The "I'm so happy" line and the way she pronounced it is definitely a reference to the old "Scrooge" movie with Alastair Sim. One of the female characters says that line and pronounces it exactly like that, the difference being that the audience was supposed to take it seriously.

Mel produced a tv series of the robin hood story, "when things were rotten." Dick van Patten played friar tuck in the show, he got promoted to abbot for this film.

I'm all about your intro Simone. Disney's Robin Hood was a huge part of my childhood. Roger Miller's narration and songs in that movie is pure bliss to listen to, and Not in Nottingham remains one of my all time favorite Disney songs.

0:06 ♪♫Sometimes the ups outnumber the downs. But not in Nottingham. I'm inclined to belieeeeeeve if we weren't so down, We'd up and leave. We'd up and flyyyyy if we had wings for flyin'. Can't you see the tears we're cryin'? Can't there be some hap-pi-ness for me? Not in Nottingham♫♪ Oooo-de-lolly! Thank you for that, Simone. I love to see when other people remember that one. It's still one of my fave Robin Hood adaptations. ♥

older movies understood to let moments breathe, create contrast, otherwise they would become insufferable noise

The cold open was from Disney's Robin Hood." Not in Nottingham " from mid movie

This was one of my "stay home from school sick" movies I'd watch. When comedy central was brand new they had a Daily Show type show called Short Attention Span Theater which was actually hosted by Jon Stewart for a time and they had Dave Chapelle on as a guest promoting this movie. He was 18 when he filmed it.

Gotta watch Robin Hood Prince of Thieves now!!! "Why is he in Jerusalem?" "English accent" "The multiple arrows"

Perhaps take a look at the 1938 Adventures of Robin Hood w/ Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, Olivia de Havilland et al. The classic on which all further Robin Hood movies (inc Disney) were based.

This movie is probably my favorite Brooks film.. Fun fact, Kevin Costner wanted to reprise his role as Robin in this one, but it failed due to some scheduling conflict or something if memory serves (I know Mel spoke about it in a making of video)

I don't know if it's still this way but back in the day Rent-a Wreck was awesome. You'd rent a car or truck for dirt cheap. It was clean and ran fine but it was usually dented and scratched, so if you accidentally added another dent, they didn't give a shit unless you actually broke something. Perfect for moving small loads of furniture or appliances, or doing a run to the landfill.

This is like watching Spaceballs before Star Wars. ...Which I kinda did, so I shouldn't complain. The great thing about Mel Brooks' best parodies is that you can get a lot out of rewatching the originals and the spoofs multiple times over the years, picking up ever more references on the way.

Fun Fact the actor for little John actually played Thor in the 1988 The Incredible Hulk Returns movie a follow up to the Incredible Hulk series from 77 to 82.

"..sometimes ups, outnumber the downs..." Nice intro, Simone! Disney's Robin Hood was a big part of my childhood TV diet (among others).

The reference to the mole moving always makes me laugh

Love it when you do silly movies like this. You would enjoy Caveman, 1982, Ringo Starr and Shelley Long. You may want to get elevated, as it is very silly humor😊

Love that opening. Glad to know I'm not the only one who still remembers the songs from the Disney Robin Hood...lol

its now been multiple decades of me being brain scrambled at the fact that a lovely woman like Tracey Ullman can transform herself into a creature like La'Trine, absolutely amazing

😉 I see that George needs to see the animated _Disney_ version of Robin Hood from 1973.

Two notes about Patrick Stewart as King Richard: 1) his continuous rounding of the R was due to him parodizing Sean Connery (who is scottish), as Sean Connery played Richard in Prince of Thieves; 2) I wonder if Mel Brooks remembered that Maid Marian was King Richard's niece - then again, he's Mel Brooks, so... possibly?

Please please watch the original 1967 *The Producers* . It is Mel Brooks’ first and best film. I’m not certain why more people aren’t reacting to it - legendary film critic Roger Ebert thought it the greatest comedy of all time. I love your channel. Keep up the great work!

@jamesalexander5623

Жыл бұрын

"Did you ever think you'd love a show called "Springtime for Hitler?"

@vincegamer

Жыл бұрын

Plus it stars Gene Wilder. Everyone loves him

Patrick Stewart appearing as King Richard was the tail end of an extended joke that began decades ago. His appearance spoofed the last scene of "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" (1991) where Kevin Costner played Robin Hood. in that film King Richard also interrupts the wedding in the exact same way, saying he hadn't kissed the bride yet. Sean Connery played that role. That was also intended as a surprise joke because back in 1976 there was a movie called "Robin and Marian" where Sean played a more elderly Robin Hood with Audrey Hepburn as his Maid Marian.

Fun fact that also makes some scenes even funnier is the guy who plays Little Johh, Eric Allan Kramer, was the first live action Marvel Thor in The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988). Being in my early teens when this came out seeing "Thor" thrashing around in a puddle had me dying. It's like if Lou Ferrigno jumped up on a chair screaming being scared of a mouse. 😆

Thank you for the call-back to Disney's Robin Hood! Ahhh, one of my favorite movies! "Sometimes ups, outnumber the downs. But not in Nottingham" hehe thank you Simone!

Dave Chappelle doing the Men in Tights sequence could honestly be taken as a comedian in a film just wanting to be involved with the joke. I've always loved this movie, I had a crush on Amy Yasbeck when I was a kid and I think Blinkin has the second coolest pair of shades, right behind Ozzy.

I love how the king's mole is switching places on his face between scenes :D

Starts in Jerusalem because it's supposed to be the middle of the Crusades, with King Richard the Lionheart and all. Incidentally you should do Kingdom of Heaven one of these days.

Most motion pictures still have at least the Actor/Actress and Producer/Director credits at the beginning, and repeated at the end. The start of the film in Jerusalem is reference to the Crusades.

So funny that George mentions he thinks Simone's opening bit is from Cheers, when Roger Rees (Rottingham) may he rest in peace was on Cheers for 1 or 2 seasons.

9: 25 "He's 'Home Alone'ing it!" I've watched this for over a decade and I NEVER got that XD

‘But why a spoon, cousin?’

Heyyyy Abbottttttt! As a kid I couldn’t stop laughing at that part

I wonder if they noticed that the mole was wandering all over the princes face. On another note "It's Good To Be The King".

Yay for animated Disney Robin Hood song call back

Seeing all of the people who also get the old school Robin Hood reference at the beginning.

George Lucas popularized omitting opening credits in modern film with the original "Star Wars" trilogy. It caused an uproar in the film community, made him quit the director's guild, and got him fined. Although it wasn't the first time. 2001: A Space Odyssey was a notable one before that. Also old Disney animated films had almost no credits at all.