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Silent Movie (1976)

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User Rating: 6.4/10 (4,459 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Mel Brooks
Writers:
Mel Brooks (screenplay) &
Ron Clark (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
16 June 1976 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
A film director and his strange friends struggle to produce the first major silent feature film in forty years. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Comment on Brandt Sponseller's review more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Mel Brooks ... Mel Funn
Marty Feldman ... Marty Eggs

Dom DeLuise ... Dom Bell
Sid Caesar ... Studio Chief

Harold Gould ... Engulf
Ron Carey ... Devour

Bernadette Peters ... Vilma Kaplan
Carol Arthur ... Pregnant Lady
Liam Dunn ... Newsvendor
Fritz Feld ... Maitre d'
Chuck McCann ... Studio Gate Guard
Valerie Curtin ... Intensive Care Nurse
Yvonne Wilder ... Studio Chief's Secretary
Harry Ritz ... Man in Tailor Shop
Charlie Callas ... Blindman
Henny Youngman ... Fly-in-soup Man
Arnold Soboloff ... Acupuncture Man
Patrick Campbell ... Motel Bellhop
Eddie Ryder ... British Officer
Al Hopson ... Executive
Rudy De Luca ... Executive (as Rudy DeLuca)

Barry Levinson ... Executive

Howard Hesseman ... Executive
Lee Delano ... Executive
Jack Riley ... Executive
Inga Neilsen ... Beautiful Blonde #1
Erica Hagen ... Beautiful Blonde #2
Robert Lussier ... Projectionist

Burt Reynolds ... Himself

James Caan ... Himself

Liza Minnelli ... Herself

Anne Bancroft ... Herself

Marcel Marceau ... Himself

Paul Newman ... Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sivi Aberg ... Beautiful Blonde #3 (uncredited)
Dody Goodman ... Tourist woman #1 (uncredited)
Phil Leeds ... Waiter (uncredited)
Candice Rialson ... Bit part (uncredited)

Ray Stewart ... Movie House Manager (uncredited)
Jerry Trent ... Dancer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Mel Brooks 
 
Writing credits
Mel Brooks (screenplay) &
Ron Clark (screenplay) &
Rudy De Luca (screenplay) (as Rudy DeLuca) &
Barry Levinson (screenplay)

Ron Clark (story)

Produced by
Michael Hertzberg .... producer
 
Original Music by
John Morris 
 
Cinematography by
Paul Lohmann (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Stanford C. Allen 
John C. Howard 
 
Casting by
Mary Goldberg 
 
Production Design by
Albert Brenner  (as Al Brenner)
 
Set Decoration by
Rick Simpson 
 
Costume Design by
Patricia Norris 
 
Makeup Department
Mary Keats .... hair stylist
Charles H. Schram .... makeup man (as Charles Schram)
William Tuttle .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Frank Baur .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Max Kleven .... second unit director
Edward Teets .... assistant director (as Ed Teets)
Richard A. Wells .... second assistant director (as Richard Wells)
 
Art Department
Stephen Myles Berger .... assistant art director (as Steve Berger)
Richard Evans .... assistant property master
Tom Fairbanks .... property master (as Tommi Fairbanks)
Hendrik Wynands .... construction coordinator (as Hank Wynands)
 
Sound Department
Don Hall .... sound editor
Don MacDougall .... sound re-recording mixer
Richard Portman .... sound re-recording mixer
 
Special Effects by
Ira Anderson Jr. .... special effects
 
Stunts
Max Kleven .... stunt coordinator
Roydon Clark .... stunts (uncredited)
Paula Dell .... stunts (uncredited)
James M. Halty .... stunts (uncredited)
Orwin C. Harvey .... stunts (uncredited)
Bob Herron .... stunts (uncredited)
Harvey Parry .... stunts (uncredited)
Greg Walker .... stunts (uncredited)
Dick Warlock .... utility stunts (uncredited)
Jesse Wayne .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Edmond L. Koons .... camera operator (as Ed Koons)
J. Michael Marlett .... gaffer (as Michael Marlett)
Tom Prophet Jr. .... key grip
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jay Caplan .... wardrobe: men
Wally Harton .... wardrobe: men
Nancy Martinelli .... wardrobe: ladies
 
Editorial Department
David Blangsted .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Billy Byers .... orchestrator (as Bill Byers)
Kevin F. Cleary .... music recordist (as Kevin Cleary)
John Morris .... orchestrator
Lionel Newman .... conductor
Jack Lesberg .... musician: bass (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
William Hogue .... driver (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Ron Clark .... production consultant
Anthony Goldschmidt .... title designer: Pacific Title
Robert Iscove .... choreographer (as Rob Iscove)
Ray Quiroz .... script supervisor
 
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Additional Details

Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color (DeLuxe)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Finland:K-3 (cinema release) (1976) | Netherlands:AL | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Canada:G (video rating) | Portugal:M/6 | Finland:S | Iceland:L | Norway:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:6 | Singapore:PG
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Brooks and his writers concoct a sight gag they loved, in which the customers at a seafood restaurant would be human-sized lobsters, who pick terrified humans out of an aquarium to be cooked for dinner. However, the gag bombed at sneak previews and was deleted. more
Goofs:
Continuity: As the car carrying Funn, Eggs and Bell approaches the gatehouse at Big Picture Studios, the windscreen of their car is flat on the hood of the car. But in the following shot from the rear of the car, the windscreen is obviously up when they crash into the lowered barrier, and the windscreen is again down as the car rolls under the barrier. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
[last lines]
Marcel Marceau: [the only line heard] Non!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Blind Date (#4.3)" (2004) more
Soundtrack:
Rio Bomba Bossa Nova more

FAQ

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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Comment on Brandt Sponseller's review, 14 January 2007
9/10
Author: alcox31-1 from United States

You apparently weren't alive in 1976 or at least of an age that this movie would have meant much to you. I was 17 when this movie came out and it was a MUCH ANTICIPATED event! I have just watched this movie again on Cinemax and loved again the entire movie. In 1976, Marcel Marceau was on TV frequently and I loved him then as I was very fascinated by him. Additionally, Mel Brooks movies were coming out frequently and each were very hot commodities. I can understand with all of the technology that has evolved since 1976 why you would not appreciate this movie but in my opinion, it is a Mel Brooks classic although certainly not as much as Young Frankenstein was and is.

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