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Happy 99th, Mel!

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"My heart flutters whenever I hear his key turning in the door, and I think to myself, Oh goody, the party is about to begin."

Anne Bancroft (on husband Mel Brooks)

 
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Jason1743 said:
Blazing Saddles is an all time great movie, but I don’t know if it could be made today.
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IIRC there is an interview with Mel and he pretty much says it would never get made today.
Edit: Not to mention that there isn't anyone today that could do Gene Wilder and Cleavon Little justice.
 
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bbrown said:
IIRC there is an interview with Mel and he pretty much says it would never get made today.
Edit: Not to mention that there isn't anyone today that could do Gene Wilder and Cleavon
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First line of the movie: “Dock that ch*nk a days pay for napping on the job!” No way that movie gets done today
 
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Jason1743

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bbrown said:
IIRC there is an interview with Mel and he pretty much says it would never get made today.
Edit: Not to mention that there isn't anyone today that could do Gene Wilder and Cleavon Little justice.
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I agree the movie couldn’t be made today. I agree that Gene Wilder and Cleavon Little were great. I disagree that other actors wouldn’t be great. For example I think Kevin Hart or Chris Rock would be great Sheriffs. Sebastian Maniscalpo or Pete Davidson would be great in the Gene Wilder role.
 
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Jason1743 said:
I agree the movie couldn’t be made today. I agree that Gene Wilder and Cleavon Little were great. I disagree that other actors wouldn’t be great. For example I think Kevin Hart or Chris Rock would be great Sheriffs. Sebastian Maniscalpo or Pete Davidson would be great in the Gene Wilder role.
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I can give you Kevin Hart or even Dave Chappelle but no one comes close to the genius of Wilder. JMO.
 
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