Mel Brooks Reveals The Secrets Of His Most Iconic Films

Wizards of Waverly Pod

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🗓️ 15 July 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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We have a very special treat today for our WizPod Fam! Today’s guest is David’s godfather and legendary filmmaker Mel Brooks! Mel is a Hollywood icon most known for making comedic movies. He reminisces on stories of David as a kid and how he met David’s father Dom. Mel talks about how he defied studios and always stuck with his gut on what he wanted to do. Mel gives us all the behind the scene secrets on creating his most acclaimed films, from recasting a role due to an actor’s major injury, to huge film studios saying no to Mel’s films that would go on to become huge successes.

Does Mel think it is easier to make an audience laugh or cry? Does Mel Brooks watch ‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey’? What does Mel Brooks want the younger generation to hear?

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0:00.0	This is a Podco Original.
0:04.0	What do you like now?
0:06.0	What entertains you?
0:08.0	Aside from the Housewives of New Jersey.
0:14.0	Are you sure there's no money in this for me?
0:20.0	Every time I talk to the movie studios,
0:22.0	I always agree with whatever they want and never do it.
0:26.5	I just heard that you are 2,000 years old and you were actually at the crucifixion of Jesus
0:32.4	Christ.
0:33.0	I mean. Hey everybody, we're back on Wizards of Waverly Pot and we have one of the best people, one of the funniest
0:48.4	men in the whole world, the comic genius living legend, and also my godfather Mel Brooks.
0:56.0	Okay. There he is!
0:59.0	Mel, thank you so much for being with us.
1:02.0	I'm going to get right to it. Thank you so much for being with us.
1:02.6	I'm gonna get right to it.
1:04.9	Do you remember meeting me for the first time?
1:08.1	Yep.
1:10.0	So David, how little was I?
1:12.6	David, I have to ask you a question before we really begin.
1:16.5	Okay.
1:17.5	Is there any money in this for me or not?
1:19.5	It's $1.75, a half an hour. How about that? That's not bad. That's about my good.
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