Directed by:
Mel BrooksCinematography:
Paul LohmannComposer:
John MorrisCast:
Mel Brooks, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise, Sid Caesar, Harold Gould, Bernadette Peters, Ron Carey, Carol Arthur, Barry Levinson, Chuck McCann, Howard Hesseman (more)Plots(1)
A movie within a movie, SILENT MOVIE stars Brooks as Mel Funn, a filmmaker who has seen better days--for one thing, he's just come out of a bout with the bottle. When his best friends (Marty Feldman and Dom DeLuise) rescue him from despair and convince him to make another attempt at moviemaking, Mel comes up with an idea--a silent picture. Alas, this is the 1970s, and in order to get backing from wacky, frazzled studio chief Sid Caesar, the three pals have to get lots of celebrities to agree to be in their silent picture. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Mel Brooks
USA
Best movies:
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
Toy Story 4 (2019)
To Be or Not to Be (1983)
Marty Feldman
UK
Best movies:
Silent Movie (1976)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Sex With A Smile (1976)
Dom DeLuise
USA
Best movies:
Fail-Safe (1964)
'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Videos (1996) (video compilation)
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
Sid Caesar
USA
Best movies:
Grease (1978)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Silent Movie (1976)
Harold Gould
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Love and Death (1975)
The Lawyer (1970)
Bernadette Peters
USA
Best movies:
Into the Woods (1991) (theatrical recording)
Silent Movie (1976)
tick, tick...BOOM! (2021)
Ron Carey
USA
Best movies:
Silent Movie (1976)
The Out of Towners (1970)
History of the World: Part I (1981)
Carol Arthur
USA
Best movies:
Silent Movie (1976)
The Sunshine Boys (1975)
The World's Greatest Lover (1977)
Barry Levinson
USA
Best movies:
Rain Man (1988)
Quiz Show (1994)
Silent Movie (1976)
Chuck McCann
USA
Best movies:
DuckTales: Treasure of the Golden Suns (1987) (TV movie)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
DuckTales The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
Howard Hesseman
USA
Best movies:
Silent Movie (1976)
The Sunshine Boys (1975)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Burt Reynolds
USA
Best movies:
James Caan
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
Liza Minnelli
USA
Best movies:
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (1992) (concert)
Cabaret (1972)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Anne Bancroft
USA
Best movies:
The Elephant Man (1980)
The Graduate (1967)
The Miracle Worker (1962)
Marcel Marceau
France
Best movies:
Die schöne Lügnerin (1959)
Silent Movie (1976)
Es (1966)
Paul Newman
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Sting (1973)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Rudy De Luca
Best movies:
Silent Movie (1976)
Spaceballs (1987)
History of the World: Part I (1981)
Phil Leeds
USA
Best movies:
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Ghost (1990)
Silent Movie (1976)
Jack Riley
USA
Best movies:
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
Frances (1982)
Boogie Nights (1997)