This is it. The film that is vulgar, rude, outrageous, loud, crude, disjointed and extremely funny! Experience the first film that Mel Brooks wrote and directed as it shocked many critics and audiences. No one had ever made a film like this before. Two producers discover that if they oversell shares in a Broadway show and it is a flop, they can make a million dollars. To do so, they hire the worst director, a spaced out actor to star, the worst script they can find and stage a musical that covers itself in bad taste. How can a kitschy musical about Hitler in a “romp in Berchtesgaden” be a smashing success? Attendees will discover the hysterical back story to this wonderfully funny film that lead to a 2001 hit Broadway musical and a filmed remake in 2005. The film stars Zero Mostel (in his finest film performance), Gene Wilder (in his first co-starring role) and the outrageous Kenneth Mars (his first film role) in performances that have never been equaled! And the music will keep attendees humming as they leave. After the presentation, selected film highlights will be screened. A film soundtrack, memorabilia, book and autograph display is included with the original Long Island presentation of this classic.
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Earlier Event: April 24
Private lecture - "Abbott and Costello - America's favorite funnymen"