Episodically moves through time. Some segments are better than others. The French Revolution segment being the most memorable for me.
Art Metrano, Cloris Leachman, Dom DeLuise
A parody of epic historical and biblical films, including such historical themes as The Dawn of Man, The Stone Age, The Spanish Inquisition, The Bible, and The Future.
DVD Release Date: October 5, 1999
Stats: 3,541 reviews
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September 29, 2009
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September 18, 2009
Not Brook?s best but certainly not his worst. Dom DeLuise and Gregory Hines are great!
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March 22, 2009
although the film got less funny as it went on, it is still worth a solid laugh and is worthy of the mel brooks filmography.
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April 12, 2008
I guess it's fair to say that this was, overall, a bit of a disappointment. I always expect great things from Mel Brooks' comedy, but this wasn't as captivating as I thought it would be. And the musical part... see, that's just wrong. No need to deal with such an interesting subj...( read more)
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November 20, 2009
not as funny as the other mel brooks movies but just as classic as the rest a must see for mel brooks fans
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November 6, 2009
THE INQUISITION!!! whatd'ya know THE INQUISITION!! what a show WE'RE AN A MISSION TO CONVERT THE WOOORRRRLLLD!
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October 30, 2009
A solid Mel Brook's film. Some of the timep period segments were better than others. But overall, funny.
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