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Release Date:
16 June 1976 (USA)
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Plot:
A film director and his strange friends struggle to produce the first major silent feature film in forty years. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 4 Golden Globes.
Another 1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
(21 articles)
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The Hatchet Q & A from the Cinefamily Screening
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Brooks' overlooked gem
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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) |
| Brian Clark | ... | Young man in nite club (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) |
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 | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1976) (USA) (theatrical)
- Key Video (video)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (19??) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
- Pacific Title titles
Additional Details
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Runtime:
87 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Finland:K-3 (cinema release) (1976) |
Portugal:M/6 |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Netherlands:AL |
Canada:G (video rating) |
Sweden:Btl |
Brazil:Livre |
Australia:PG |
Argentina:Atp |
Finland:S |
Iceland:L |
Norway:7 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
West Germany:6 |
Singapore:PG
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
The logo for Big Picture Studios features the slogan "Ars est pecunia" which is "Art is money" in Latin. This is a takeoff on the MGM slogan "Ars gratia artis" which means "Art for art's sake."
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Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Mel's car is lowered when the pregnant lady steps off, a small set of wheels can be seen below the car. These small wheels raise and low the front wheels of the car.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Kris Kristofferson/Rita Coolidge (#1.24)" (1976)
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Soundtrack:
Babalu
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When one speaks of Mel Brooks the talk immediately goes to either "Blazing Saddles" or "Young Frankenstein" or "The Producers." How often do you hear mention of "Silent Movie?" After watching this film again just yesterday I can say that this film is also a masterpiece and ranks on the same lines of the previous films.
"Silent Movie" is deceptively simple in plot. A washed up movie director (Brooks) comes up with an idea to make a silent movie to help save the studio that once employed him. Once given the okay by studio chief Sid Caesar, Brooks and his sidekicks Marty Feldman and Dom DeLuise set out to find five superstars to help make the movie a hit. And that's all there is to it - plot wise. What Brooks does is fill every single scene with great ideas. Shots that have absolutely nothing to do with the story are thrown in to get a laugh. Brooks hits the bullseye most of the time. I don't think I went more then a minute without laughing throughout.
Another master stroke is John Morris' rousing score that fills the movie from beginning to end. Without it the movie would have failed. And, yes, it truly is a silent movie save for one spoken word which most people probably are aware of anyway. It's another classic Mel Brooks moment.
"Silent Movie" followed "Young Frankenstein" which followed "Blazing Saddles." It's safe to say Brooks was at his peak during this period. His quality of films began to dip after "Silent Movie" starting with the amusing but overblown "High Anxiety." But we still have this time period to savor when Brooks may have been the best (if not then equal to Woody Allen) comedy director of his time.