Expect the Worst: The Film of Mel Brooks
“Hope for the best, expect the worst
The world’s a stage, we’re unrehearsed…”
THIS MAY: We are paying tribute to the legendary Mel Brooks with our friends at Letterboxd. Join us as we dive into the singular filmography of the five foot five giant of screen comedy. The Paradise Presents … EXPECT THE WORST! Six foolhardily foolish films that bring the best laughs to the worst realities.
History of the World: Part I
- Sun, May 4
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Mel Brooks Run Time: 92 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1981
Starring: Cloris Leachman, Dom DeLuise, Harvey Korman, Madeline Kahn, Mel Brooks
Ten million years in the making. The truth, the whole truth, and everything, but the truth!
Spaceballs
- Sun, May 4
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Mel Brooks Run Time: 96 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1987
Starring: Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, John Candy, Mel Brooks, Rick Moranis
May the farce be with you.
Blazing Saddles
- Tue, May 6
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Mel Brooks Run Time: 93 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1974
Starring: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Harvey Korman, Madeline Kahn, Slim Pickens
...or never give a saga an even break!
High Anxiety
- Sun, May 18
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Mel Brooks Run Time: 94 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1977
Starring: Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman, Madeline Kahn, Mel Brooks, Ron Carey
Danger, intrigue, romance...and a touch of kinkiness!
Young Frankenstein
- Mon, May 19
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Mel Brooks Run Time: 106 min. Release Year: 1974
Starring: Cloris Leachman, Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle, Teri Garr
The scariest comedy of all time!
The Producers
- Sat, May 24
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Mel Brooks Run Time: 88 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1968
Starring: Dick Shawn, Estelle Winwood, Gene Wilder, Kenneth Mars, Zero Mostel
Hollywood Never Faced a Zanier Zero Hour!