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Hollywood legend Mel Brooks is the subject of the new HBO documentary “ Mel Brooks : The 99 Year Old Man!” “The thing that was most surprising about him was just how unbelievably quick-witted he still is,” co-director Michael Bonfiglio told The Post.
“ comic instincts so fast, and he’s still so fun. He was just incredibly quick.”Premiering in two parts, on Thurs. Jan 22 with a second part on Friday, Jan. 23, the doc was co-directed by Bonfiglio and Judd Apatow. , his humble beginnings, his movies like “Young Frankenstein,”Prince Harry tears up as he whines the media made Meghan Markle's life an 'absolute misery'Interviews in the doc include Brooks himself, reflecting on his life and work; his adult children such as Max Brooks, and various industry legends including Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, andRob Reiner and Mel Brooks at the “As You Wish” book launch party at Pearl’s Liquor Bar on October 6, 2014 in Hollywood, California.ob Reiner poses during a portrait session during the 14th annual Dubai International Film Festival held at the Madinat Jumeriah Complex on December 9, 2017 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.“David Lynch had stopped doing interviews because of his health. We interviewed him in October, less than three months before he passed,” Bonfiglio recalled, explaining that they began making the doc in “The Spring of 2024.” Brooks exec produced Lynch’s 1980 film “The Elephant Man.” Onscreen in his interview, Lynch credited Brooks with saving his then-floundering career. The director explained that Lynch, “made an exception to his ‘no more interviews’ rule for us, because he loved Mel so much. And so, that was a really special day.” David Lynch speaks onstage during the In Conversation Panel for “Another Day In The Life” at Saban Theatre on October 29, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.“Rob died after we had finished the film,” Bonfiglio said, adding that the “When Harry Met Sally” director participated in his onscreen interview in Oct. 2024. “And aside from just being horrified by what happened and and just in shock, of course, we immediately thought, ‘is there anything we need to to address, given the new circumstances?’ When we went back and looked at the piece that Rob is in, I think it’s really a lovely tribute to these two families, and the closeness that they had.”Michael Bonfiglio and Judd Apatow speak during the SiriusXM Town Hall With Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio at SiriusXM Studios on January 25, 2018 in New York City.In the doc, Rob reminisced about Brooks’ close bond with his father Carl, who died at 98 in 2020. Bonfiglio said that he and Apatow ultimately didn’t edit any of Rob’s segments after his passing.“We felt that even in light of what had happened, Rob’s presence in the film and the things that he said and talked about took on a new meaning, and sort of tribute to him.” Nearly 90% of adults have some form of this diseaseSAM FALK/The New York Times/Redux Rob Reiner and Mel Brooks at the"As You Wish" book launch party at Pearl's Liquor Bar on October 6, 2014 in Hollywood, California.ob Reiner poses during a portrait session during the 14th annual Dubai International Film Festival held at the Madinat Jumeriah Complex on December 9, 2017 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.David Lynch speaks onstage during the In Conversation Panel for"Another Day In The Life" at Saban Theatre on October 29, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.Michael Bonfiglio and Judd Apatow speak during the SiriusXM Town Hall With Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio at SiriusXM Studios on January 25, 2018 in New York City.
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