re: Mel Brooks

To Be or Not to Be is a remake of a Jack Benny movie. It was decent enough.

If you can’t watch HoTW and laugh throughout, I don’t know what to tell you. If Mary Margaret Humes as a vestal virgin doesn’t keep your attention, nothing will. Granted, it’s not my favorite of his films and not the same level as The Producers, but it’s great.

Fun Fact: Brooks Films produced The Elephant Man, but Mel kept his name out of the credits because he didn’t want anyone thinking that it was a comedy. Also, John Hurt, who played the Elephant Man, played Jesus in the Last Supper scene of HoTW.