11 hours ago
Truth be told, I only really like Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. The rest seem to be trying too hard to be funny. The documentary comes in two parts both halves coming in at around 90 minutes. The Queen and I watched all of Episode 1 and most of episode 2 last night. The best bits for me were centered around Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. There were some outtakes and BTS that I hadn't seen before that were quite amusing. There is a good line-up of celebrity talking heads to help tell the story.
It's a solid doc without anything too revelatory. Although I didn't know he was married before Anne Bancroft and there are three kids from that marriage only one of which appears on camera.
The most telling bit for me was the interview with Wilder about working with Brooks. Wilder mentions that Brooks now writes parts for Brooks but when he writes parts for Wilder again, they will work together again.
It's a solid doc without anything too revelatory. Although I didn't know he was married before Anne Bancroft and there are three kids from that marriage only one of which appears on camera.
The most telling bit for me was the interview with Wilder about working with Brooks. Wilder mentions that Brooks now writes parts for Brooks but when he writes parts for Wilder again, they will work together again.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm