{"product_id":"the-big-screen-comedies-of-robert-alan-crick-9780786443260","title":"The Big Screen Comedies of Mel Brooks","description":"\u003cp\u003e Mel Brooks is often regarded as one of Hollywood's funniest men, thanks to such highly successful films as \u003ci\u003eThe Producers, Blazing Saddles, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYoung Frankenstein.\u003c\/i\u003e His films do have a tendency to turn out much like the jokes that comprise them--hit-or-miss, one minute shoot-the-moon brilliant and the next minute well short of laughs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This work provides a thorough synopsis and thematic analysis for each of his twelve films along with complete cast and production credits: \u003ci\u003eThe Producers\u003c\/i\u003e (1968), \u003ci\u003eThe Twelve Chairs\u003c\/i\u003e (1970), \u003ci\u003eBlazing Saddles\u003c\/i\u003e (1974), \u003ci\u003eYoung Frankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e (1974), \u003ci\u003eSilent Movie\u003c\/i\u003e (1976), \u003ci\u003eHigh Anxiety\u003c\/i\u003e (1977), \u003ci\u003eHistory of the World--Part 1\u003c\/i\u003e (1981), \u003ci\u003eTo Be or Not to Be\u003c\/i\u003e (1983), \u003ci\u003eSpaceballs\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), \u003ci\u003eLife Stinks\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), \u003ci\u003eRobin Hood: Men in Tights\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), and \u003ci\u003eDracula: Dead and Loving It\u003c\/i\u003e (1995).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Alan Crick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 078644326X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786443260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Robert Alan Crick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926037037311,"sku":"9780786443260","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9a7c1122-7a9e-4ef8-b27d-a0f8e400d32f.jpg?v=1681080831","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-big-screen-comedies-of-robert-alan-crick-9780786443260","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}