Silent Movie (1976) · Tastebuds

Made In Hollywood. U.S.A.

Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the studio's creditors attempt to thwart them.

Comedy screenplay satire stuntman slapstick comedy mime hollywood silent film satirical cheerful farcical

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Comic, nostalgic, warm and ironic.

gravecomic
contemporarynostalgic
warmbleak
earnestironic
effortlessdemanding

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Cast

Mel BrooksMel Funn
Marty FeldmanMarty Eggs
Dom DeLuiseDom Bell
Sid CaesarStudio Chief
Harold GouldEngulf
Ron CareyDevour
Bernadette PetersVilma Kaplan
Carol ArthurPregnant Lady
Liam DunnNewsvendor
Fritz FeldMaitre d'

Crew

Mel BrooksDirector
Barry LevinsonScreenplay
Rudy De LucaScreenplay
Mel BrooksScreenplay
Paul LohmannDirector of Photography
John MorrisOriginal Music Composer
John C. HowardEditor
Stanford C. AllenEditor
Michael HertzbergProducer

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Pairings

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Double bill withThe Rutles: All You Need Is Cash1978

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