*HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART 1* had us rolling (First time watching reaction)
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This and Young Frankenstein are tied for my favorite Mel Brooks films! But seriously every film he has done is amazing!
Bea Arthur, from "The Golden Girls" was a Marine.
Yes she was!
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Another fun Mel Brooks movie is High Anxiety, through it's ideal to get some Hitchcock films under one's belt before watching it.
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Awesome and overlooked film. I don't think there's a single reaction video out there.
Other neglected titles are Caddyshack, Time Bandits, The Cannonball Run, The Freshman and My Blue Heaven
The thing about Mel is that, for good or for ill, he really is a laugh-a-minute guy. You don't get breathing time between jokes. He just hits you with as many punchlines, be they brilliant or dumb, deep or shallow, as possible, and you've got to keep up or just collapse in a heap of hysterics. And, so far, no one else can do that successfully.
We wouldn't want it any other way
That's one of Mel's comedy rules, by his own mouth. If you machine gun someone with jokes, at least some of them have to hit.
Chris is the first reactor I’ve ever seen comprehend the Oedipus joke properly. Occasionally mel brooks went deep.
That's not very deep, unless you have some kind of an education from the United States or something
As deep as Oedipus went
You we're surprised by the Spanish Inquisition. That's normal, because.... "NOOOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION!!!"
I love you, funny stranger!
Someone had to say it.
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The monk who say “Who knows Torq, you might win a buck” is David Lee Roth, the singer of Van Halen. I kid you not!
Many people wanted to play cameos in Mel Brooks' movies, just for the fun of it, or serious actors who wanted to give comedy a shot. For one, the guy who played Jesus was John Hurt, and who could forget Gene Hackman in Young Frankenstein.
The man holding the pipe in Rome who is talking about the "new concept" of the centerfold is actually the founder of Playboy magazine, Hugh Hefner.
This is honestly one of the greatest comedy movies of all time. All the dance numbers, the jokes, the bits...... everything is just on another level of comedic glory. Also the best line hands down is "It's good to be the king...." Which if you guys don't remember he says at the end of Men in Tights when the king kisses maid Marian
They do, they even added the clip.
Even though I do love Mel Brooks, I wouldn’t say it’s his best. However there are a good amount of memorable gags
@Nekomancer1983 half the time I feel like the people commenting haven't even watched the video lol, like OP obviously didn't watch it, or else they would have seen the inserted clip.
You would think they would actually WATCH the video before commenting and possibly looking dumb lol
@@KrazzeeKane comment while at work, did not have time to watch full video at the time so was unaware. Not going to change the comment though, I jumped the gun but so what its a UA-cam comment not a LA times movie review
Count the money ! Count the money ! 😂 I use to watch this as a kid all the time ❤
There was a tribute to Mel Brooks at the Kennedy Honors. It featured celebrities performing musical numbers from his movies beginning with Martin Short atop a horse and ending with Matthew Broderick. Mel is sitting next to the Obamas moving his mouth along to the music. He seemed to really enjoy himself that night. It’s on You Tube.
Next to the Obamas, and Robert De Niro, who actually laughs a lot during the whole show, which is a rare sight!
Oedipus joke is one of the great deep cuts in movies
I laughed so hard the first time I saw it my friend had to pause the movie to wait for me to finish laughing
I remember seeing this before I knew about Oedipus Rex. After finding out that scene hit differently.
I was a junior in HS and we read Oedipus. I'd seen this movie several times by that point, and when we got to the part of the story where we found out what Oedipus did, I just started laughing. Some of my classmates laughed at me. I don't care; it was hysterical!
To answer your question of the "Walk this way" joke, according to my research, it's an old vaudville joke of:
"A fat woman walks into a store looking for talcum powder, and the bow-legged pharmacist says 'Walk this way' in response, the woman says 'If I could walk that way, I wouldn't need talcum powder!'"
Many critics were unkind to this movie on its initial release but it's nice to know a new generation finds it funny. Mel Brooks would be pleased. He's 97, you know.
Say what you will about Part 2 on Hulu, but the fact that it was produced by and starred so many of today's generation really speaks to your point, I think.
I do know, but does mel know?.
Monty Python did it much better.
This movie always felt to me like Mel Brooks meets Monty Python in the most perfect way.
Especially the sketch comedy aspect of this movie. Very reminiscent of Monty Python
@@NiceDudeMovieNight Now that you've done all the other big ones, you've got one really big one left: The Producers. Just make sure you watch Mel Brooks version and not the remake.
You guys should watch the movie Clue if you haven't seen it yet. It also stars Madeline Kahn from the Mel Brookes films. I feel the comedy in that movie would be right up your alley
Trivia: The title come from The Historie Of The World by Walter Raleigh. There'd been plans for at least three books but Raleigh was executed after only writing the first one.
Piece of Trivia the Actor who played the Emperor of Rome was Dom Deluise and Mel Brooks always said when casting Dom he always had to add an extra day to shooting. Why? You needed one day for laughter.
One Mel Brooks film everyone sleeps on is High Anxiety. If you're even remotely familiar with Hitchcock, it's a must watch.
Austin Powers and this film pay homage to the water ballet and insane choreography of a campy genius named Busby Berkeley. He directed dizzying musical sequences in the 1930's-40's that defied physics, logic and reason.
The crazy man freed by the King is Spike Milligan, and his daughter is Pamela Stephenson, who is married to Billy Connolly
🎶 The Inquisition, What a Show! 🎶 16:26
This and Young Frankenstein are my favourite Mel Brooks movies.
Saw this back in 1980 when I was 12 with both of my parents. Were Jewish, and during The Inquisition, I thought my parents were going to fall out of their chairs they were laughing so hard. One of Mel’s absolute best bits of comedy.
The dead birds being set free always kills me 😂😂😂
Nobody plays a deranged old man like Spike Milligan
"Walk this way" has been in almost all of Mel Brooks' movies
When you think about it, Mel did Jews in Space, it was called Spaceballs
This movie truly had an all star cast of old comedians, from Sid Ceasar to Henny Youngman.
I freakin' love Henny Youngman.
Synchronized swimming numbers: Esther Williams did them first. At MGM. In the 40s. The swimming number here is an homage/rip on her style.
The "walk this way" gag is from Young Frankenstein when Gene Wilder meets Igor and the use his tiny cane to go down the stairs from the train station.
The old man Rambaud was the late great Spike Milligan who also appeares in Life of Brian. Jesus was John Hurt and of course lady Rambaud is Pamela Stephenson who is married to Billy Connolly.
The Hulu series wasted the original joke, the title was based on the book by Sir Walter Raleigh "The History of the World", that was planned to be published in several volumes but there was only one because Raleigh died.
Also, the quality of delivering the jokes was sub par. I was excited to see it because it was a Mel Brooks series... but the cast just didn't deliver. Very disappointed. 🙄
If he was going to kill the joke by making a part two,he should have done it earlier... when he had comedic actors who were up to the task.
He only made it because people kept begging him to,and he finally gave in to it.
I hope you now get the reference of Mel Brooks' last line in "Robin Hood: Men in Tights"
Mel Brooks and his puns...gotta love them!
I bet the "Spanish Inquisition" scene was when Mel Brooks really got to have fun with his role. You can tell he's just having a ball with the actors on set! The world will truly be a much darker place with him gone...
For a 9th grade history project I brought in my VHS copy and played the Spanish Inquisition scene for the class. The teacher was not impressed.
Oh my gosh one of my faves… also I think it was the first Mel brooks movie I ever saw, definitely made me a fan for life… sadly it’s super hard to find his stuff on dvd anymore without paying an insane price, and owning a digital copy on a streaming service means nothing since they can just cycle it out
The mispronouncing of Count de Money's name is a callback to Blazing Saddles and the mispronouncing of Hedley Lamar's name (both characters played by Harvey Korman). Also, the Jews in Space song was repurposed in Men in Tights. He just changed the lyrics.
Didn't Hedley also chip a tooth on a bust in Blazing Saddles as well?
@@nowthatsjustducky No, it was the back of Lily's head.
Would love to see the the prducers( possibly 2005) next! To further complete the mel brooks series.
I love the Producers! Nathan Lane is having the time of his life in that movie and it's so funny.
Yes, The Producers is as irreverent as Mel Brooks gets and that's going quite a way.
The original was better.
Watch the original "The Producers" from 1967 first before you watch the musical version.
My first Brooks movie, and honestly still my fav
The part one is a joke that took centuries to materialize, while imprisoned by the English crown, Sir Francis Drake wrote a book entitled History of the World, Part I, fully intending to write a sequel, but he was hung before he could.
The voice of god was done by Dom DeLuise (he also played Caeser). He did a ton of other Brooks films, he was Don Giovanni in Men in Tights, he played the musical director at the end of Blazing Saddles, and was also the voice of Pizza the Hutt. He was also in Silent Movie, which you guys should check out as well. Stay nice, dudes!
He was also in Cannonball Run I and II, and he was hilarious.
Also did a great job in Don Bluth movies like Tiger in American Tail and Jeremy in Secret of NIMH.
It's actually Carl Reiner.
I love the Hugh Hefner cameo there, pitching his centerfold concept.
Definitely seems like that flew under the radar!
I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING! @@robertt3715
@@robertt3715More like it flew over their heads!
You forget to include:
Guard: You're beautiful...
M.Khan: Shove it!
One of those videos where you start smiling even before you press play.
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YES"!!!!!!! The best historical movie of all time (That takes the piss out of the big historical/biblical epics haha) It's the first Mel Brooks movie I ever watched and I fell in love with him from this. To this day, my family still quote it anytime we're together. I always say "It's good to be the King" :D
Its good to be the king!
The agent's name, Swiftus, is a play on Irving "Swifty" Lazar, a very famous Hollywood agent who represented Cary Grant, Ernest Hemingway, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Richard Nixon, and a lot of other famous people. His was what you'd call a household name. ( Mel's films are full of jokes almost no one gets anymore.)
At some point, you really should check out "The Twelve Chairs". It's one of Mel's best but it's rarely mentioned. His second film, it depicts crazed hijinks during the Russian Revolution, centering on a set of dining chairs that everyone wants to get their hands on. It features what I think is one of the best movie theme songs ever written, "Hope For The Best, Expect The Worst". Pretty much the entire Russian mindset in song form. A hilarious movie that should get a lot more love. :)
So glad you got to History of the World! Part 1! I'm a newer viewer, spent the last two weeks watching all your vids. Thought I'd throw a couple 80s movie suggestions onto the pile.
Real Genius (1985)
Top Secret (1984)
Explorers (1985)
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Definitely Top Secret!
I liked Real Genius a lot
One of Mel's "racist" jokes that you guys seemed to have missed was "the jig is up" when Gregory Hines says, "And out of here!" Although the jig is up is an actual saying meaning that one has been caught, the "and out of here" is because the word jig was also a racial slur word referring to black people. Even though the joke had racist tones, no one cared because it was funny to hear Gregory Hines say it. So, for anyone looking to be offended by Mel's sense of humor I say get a thicker skin and don't sweat the petty stuff, or pet the sweaty stuff! :D
After Blazing Saddles, all bets were off with Mel.
This movie has THE MOST number of Mel Brooks' constant actor collaborators all in one movie. Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Dom Deluise, Harvey Korman, Ron Carey, Howard Morris, Sid Caesar (The guy who gave him his start), Andreas Voutsinas, and Rudy De Luca.
They sure weren't expecting the Spanish Inquisition bit.
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
Fun Fact: Mel Brooks' first love was music rather than comedy. He composed most of the songs used in all of his films, and once stated in an interview that if he had never become a director, he would have wanted to become a film composer.
My teacher trolled us by making us watch this and said next week we were going to see part 2
When this film came out, I went to see with a friend This movie was “R-rated”. We were both 14 years, the cinema had 3 movie screens. We paid our ticket for whatever E.T., and we snuck into “History” instead. We laughed our brains off!!!
This is still one of the most brilliant, and funniest movies ever. And, near 40 years later, it’s great to see some experience the first time -and laugh their brains off!!! 🤣
I really hope someone can show Mel Brooks your reactions to his movies, I think he'd get a kick out of the visible and audible enjoyment you two give through-out. I'm just a fan and I get a lot of smiles watching you two go on about how funny his movies are and how impressed you are.
Well done Nice Dudes ^_^
This movie is one of several times that Mel Brooks replays the "Walk this way" line that was originated in Young Frankenstein (you can also see it in Spaceballs, etc.)
Yeah, that joke has been around forever. I'm sure I saw The Marx Brothers do it and I'm sure they didn't invent it either. Love that Mel helped keep it around.
It originated long before that but Mel was an excellent torch bearer of that gag!
I just have to say when I saw this as a kid so many jokes I didn't get. now as an adult after like 5 or 6th time I finally picked up on them. The servant waits while the Master baits joke was the last one I just never realized.
The Caledonia line is BB King lyrics
The beauty of a Mel Brooks movie is that comedy is supposed to push people's buttons. One person will laugh, one person will cry, and one person will get angry. We live in a time, that comedy tries to play it safe by not pissing off that one person at the expense of the other two.
On Mel Brooks looking so happy during the inquisition scene, how could you not have a blast filming something like that?
Loved it, I know you've done a few but one that hits hard, and not just comedically is To Be or Not to Be.
As much as I love "It's good to be the king". ""That's Frank-en-steen" and so many others....
Brooks' delivery of "Excuse me, is this England?" might be my funniest Brook's line of all time.
Trust me, save maybe Life Stinks and High Anxiety, To Be or Not to Be might be the least known Brook's gem.
It's almost certainly the most underrated.
18:00 - I worked in a theater when this came out. My boss got one of the Brooks coins and it was pretty awesome.
The Roman talking about the centrefold (3:27) is actually Hugh Hefner, found of Playboy.
I saw this in the theater when it first came out. I've been waiting for History of the World part 2 ever since.
Mel Brooks once said that a cheap laugh was better than no laugh at all. That's definitely his mantra.
Two lesser known Mel Brooks films gems are The 12 Chairs and To Be Or Not To Be (co-staring his wife Anne Bancroft). Also highly recommend The Producers (1967 version with Gene Wilder). The newer musical version is awesome, but you can't miss Wilder's performance.
It's good to be the King. Is a play on Mr. Brooks name. The word for king in Yiddish is Mel!
Hands-down, Mel Brooks' finest work, ever!!
Watch The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980), I promise you're gonna laugh your asses off 😅 The sequels are fun too!
The “walk this way” joke is from a VERY UNDERRATED CLASSIC called “The Private Eyes” with Tim Conway and Don Knotts. 11:48
SILENT MOVIE! It's got Mel Brooks, Dom Delouse, Marty Feldman, and a crapload of special guests.
including famous mime Marcel Marceau
@@kylejde The worlds most famous mime, and he has the only speaking role in the movie.
The guy explaining the centerfold was actually played by Hugh Heffner himself.
I saw this in a movie theatre when it was new. Half of the people were already going out - we of course didn't budge at all - before "Where are you going?" appeared on the screen, followed by the "Hitler on Ice", "Jews in Space" and "Viking Funeral" appeared. :D :D :D At this time nobody had ever even thought of extending any movie beyond the end credits.
15:50 “I mean the Spanish Inquisition wasn’t chill” 😂🤣😂🤣😂
Dude!!! So funny!
The dad in the French Revolution section is Spike Milligan who is a comedy legend. He was part of a British radio show called The Goon Show which was a major influence on Monty Python. Other members included Peter Sellers (Pink Panther and Dr Stranglove) and Angela Morley who went on to work with John Williams collaborating with him on a bunch of his soundtracks including Superman and the first two Star Wars films.
Finally!! A reaction from ANYONE to this film. This one is completely unhinged 🤣🤣
Was the first Mel Brooks movie I ever saw, tho a cut-down and censored version that Comedy Central aired, but I loved it, and remains one of my most favorite Mel Brooks films! So glad you guys got around to watching it, always fun to enjoy it alongside ya!
That was a fun time! You enjoyed this movie about as much as I do. Great reaction!
I actually love so much that you two dudes, younger than me (I'm 34) ACTUALLY get the jokes and references in these older movies too.
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That was Hugh Hefner in the scene talking about Inventing the centerfold.
You know, Hugh Hefner, the guy who created Playboy magazine? 😊
I was so thrilled to see you guys do this one! We had this on laserdisc when I was a kid and I love it! The Spanish Inquisition is my favorite.
"It's good to be the king" is also in the Broadway musical of the Producers, maybe elsewhere as well...
Just found your channel, you guys are fun and good vibes. Love it, Mel Brooks is literally a living legend! Always a classic, this one.
You should watch "High Anxiety", also a Mel Brooks movie, which is a Hitchcock parody. Highly recommended!
You have proven, yet again, the truth of the old addage:
"NOBODY expects the Spanisb Inquisition!"
The concept of replacing the king is based on the man in the iron mask novel/film.
Gotta watch High Anxiety. It's another great Mel Brooks film!
Jesus was the guy who had the Alien burst out of his stomach.
The black guy is Gregory Hines, an epic dancer.
The eunuch test joke original punchline is that the sexy woman gets no response. But when the male test giver drops his pen and bends over to pick it up, then the feather rises.
Borscht Belt type humor (or vaudeville) was big from the 20's thru the 50's. I saw Sid Caesar and Jackie Mason in here. They were big stand-up and on TV.
Engelbert Humperdinck was a popular singer that the ladies swooned over.
Orson Welles also narrated Start The Revolution Without Me. It's also a fun silly period comedy starring Gene Wilder and Donald Sutherland. ❤❤
"Fight to the death, crucify the winner." A line from Spartacus.
So happy that you guys reacted to this movie, in my opinion, it is criminally underrated, I can't wait for more reactions. You guys are the best friends I wish I had to watch movies with.
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Another Mel Brooks film that everyone seems to forget is To Be or Not To Be (1983) which is very good, also Mel Brooks Silent Movie (1976) which has the very best mime joke ever in it.
And the "Walk this way" line in the Roman bit is identical to Igor telling Doctor Frankenstein to use his cane while descending the steps.
Fun fact, Jesus was played by John Hurt, which was the first time he played in a Mel Brooks movie, followed by his Spaceballs cameo.
In this film you hear Mel say his catch phrase " It's Good to be the King".
Later used in " Robin Hood , Men in tights" and the recent version of " The Producers".
Gregory Hines as the 'black jew'
3:28 this cameo went straight over your head
You guys are truly the best to watch classic comedies with. Your laughter is transformative! You leave in all the right jokes, and guys, I've seen this movie probably 500 times and it never, ever gets old. I know it word for word, like Jaws, Rocky Horror and every episode of MASH. (Yeah, it's a good thing I live alone.) Watching this movie with you made it hilariously new again. This one's a keeper. Thanks, guys. Oh, and I've got a list of movies I'd love you to see...
Love it!! You guys are crushin it🙌
Thank you!!! ❤️
Thanks guys. Still the only reaction channel i can tolerate, and a cure for Seasonal Affective Disorder (well, a respite, anyway). Thanks for the joy and the laughs.
Mel Brooks does it again, it truly is good to be the king. Stay nice dudes!
11:55 Brooks, M. (Director). 1993 _Robin Hood: Men in Tights_ [Film]. Brooksfilm Gamont.
This is one of my all time favorite movies. I grew up watching it on VHS, then I got the DVD when it came out.
3:13 My dad often spoke of the 11th commandment: "Thou shall not get caught."
Holy shit! Unbelievably excited to see y'all watch this!
I've been waiting for yall to watch this. Easily one of my favorite Mel brooks movies.
Great reaction guys. The more comedies Mel made the more celebs wanted a cameo in them. Like the main guy in the prehistoric bit was Sid Caesar, the guy who gave Brooks his big break in the 50s tv comedy/variety trailblazing hit, Your Show of Shows. That was Hugh Hefner (billed as Roman Entrepreneur) selling the concept of a centerfold. Even Henny Youngman the king of the Borst Belt one-liner's (Take my wife, please!) played the Roman Chemist. Of course , many of his posse appeared here as well. like Dom De Luise, who played Nero was also the Godfather figure in Robin Hood and the Director for the Broadway Dance scene in Blazing Saddles. Madam Defarge, the hag who punctured her breast was the great Cloris Leachman and of course others. Mel Brook's (Kaminsky) zany style was formed in Borst Belt, the 1930's and 40's, Jewish comedy and musical reviews performed at the Resorts in the Catskill Mountain in upstate New York. If you like Mel's work you should check out another inheritor of that tradition and Mel's co-creator of the clever TV Spy-spoof series, Get Smart, namely Buck Henry. He penned, What's Up Doc (with a young Madeline Kahn), Catch 22 (Mash was derivative of this classic), The Graduate (featuring Brook's real life wife as Mrs. Robinson), and many more. Be the 1st reactors to blaze this trail and you won't regret it!