The read
Scores higher than 72% of the 639 1970s comedy movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the studio's creditors attempt to thwart them.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Metacritic75/100
356 audience votes
Key crew
- Mel BrooksDirector
- Mel BrooksScreenplay
- Ron ClarkScreenplay
- Rudy De LucaScreenplay
- Barry LevinsonScreenplay
- John MorrisOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Mel BrooksMel Funn
- Marty FeldmanMarty Eggs
- Dom DeLuiseDom Bell
- Sid CaesarStudio Chief
- Harold GouldEngulf
- Ron CareyDevour
- Bernadette PetersVilma Kaplan
- Carol ArthurPregnant Lady
- Liam DunnNewsvendor
- Fritz FeldMaitre d'
- Chuck McCannStudio Gate Guard
- Valerie CurtinIntensive Care Nurse
Stills
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Themes
screenplaysatirestuntmanslapstick comedymimehollywoodsilent filmsatiricalcheerfulfarcical
The Best Movies of 1976
Silent Movie is #38 of 60
