Mel Brooks: Spaceballs and other parody films to watch and watch again

After the three days dedicated by Nexo al return to the big screen Of Young Frankenstein of Mel Brooks and the news that the expected sequel in serial format de The crazy history of the world will come the next April on Disney+ with an all-star cast, it is appropriate to remember what are the other memorable films of the actor, screenwriter, director and above all the king of Hollywood film parodies. Irreverent, hilarious, unruly, anarchic, vulgar and tacky, Mel Brooks is probably the greatest inventor of comic jokes alive. To his credit boasts at least three of the greatest cinematic cults of all time and thanks to a cast made up of very faithful recurring actors, even the most immediately recognizable. Before attending The History of the World Part IIsequel in sketch form to the first chapter released forty years ago (and of which Mel is the screenwriter and executive producer), here is a brief ranking of his best movie parodies.