Silent Movie (1976)

Mel Brooks’s movies tend to be either major hits or misses for me. Somehow Silent Movie fits somewhere in between for me. You have to give credit at least for the sheer audacity of putting out a silent movie in the 70s that lambasts the movie industry at the same time. It’s filled with cameos of many big 1970s stars and some of the skits are real fun. Despite a dislike for mimes, Marcel Marceau is one of the funnier bits. I think even casual Brooks fans will find plenty to chuckle at.