As Mel Brooks Turns 99, His Wisdom Matters More than Ever

As Mel Brooks turns 99, his wisdom matters more than ever

My late Grandpa Mel was a taciturn man, not prone to sharing details about his life. So when I used to ask him what it was like to be a psychologist — he worked until he was 92 — he would always give the same answer: a paraphrase of a sketch from Mel Brooks’ and Carl Reiner’s The 2000 Year Old Man: “Clients come to me and say, doc, something’s wrong, I can’t stop cutting paper. So I tell them: Don’t cut paper!” There’s an ancestral quality to th…

Mel Brooks announces another classic reboot in the works on eve of his 99th birthday

Brooks has several reboots and sequels in the works as he approaches his 99th birthday

Is Mel Brooks Torching His Legacy in Real Time?

We'll soon be getting Spaceballs 2 and Very Young Frankenstein, extensions of Mel Brooks' classic films. Here's why that's a problem.

Rick Moranis Once Pitched a Wild SPACEBALLS Sequel SPACEBALLS III: THE SEARCH FOR SPACEBALLS II — GeekTyrant

Long before the new Spaceballs sequel entered active development, Rick Moranis had his own delightfully absurd take on what a sequel could be, and judging from the title, Spaceballs III: The Search for Spaceballs II, it sounds like a meta and ridiculous idea that fans would’ve enjoyed.In an interview with Heeb, Moranis revealed that after the original Spaceballs became a cult hit on home video (it wasn’t a box office smash when it was released),…

A Very Young Frankenstein Series Is in the Works from Mel Brooks and Friends

News Very Young Frankenstein A Very Young Frankenstein Series Is in the Works from Mel Brooks and Friends Is this like Muppet Babies but for Frankenstein? By Molly Templeton | Published on June 26, 2025 Screenshot: 20th Century Fox Comment 0 Share New Share Very Young Frankenstein Series Is in the Works from Mel Brooks and Friends” target=”_blank” title=”Pinterest”> Screenshot: 20th Century Fox You’ve heard of Young Frankenstein, obviously…