Abby Something In High-Def: The Mel Brooks Collection Arrives On Blu-Ray This December

By David Wharton: 2009-10-27 14:56:37

Mel Brooks may not be the comedic institution he once was (Spaceballs: The Animated Series doesn't count), but this December you'll get to remember the golden years with nine of his best films in one Blu-Ray collection. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release The Mel Brooks Collection on December 15th for $139.99.

It's a hefty price tag, but not a bad deal considering you're getting nine movies on Blu-ray, including pretty much all the Brooks highlights: Blazing Saddles, High Anxiety, History of the World Part I, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Silent Movie, Spaceballs, To Be Or Not To Be, Twelve Chairs, and Young Frankenstein. In other words, pretty much every Brooks movie anybody would have any desire to own other than maybe -- maybe -- The Producers. The set also includes an exclusive book about Mel Brooks' life, and a ludicrous (speed) amount of special features.

Disc One

Blazing Saddles – feature film
Additional Scenes
Scene-Specific Commentary by Mel Brooks
2 Documentaries
- Back in the Saddle
- Intimate Portrait: Madeline Kahn (Excerpt)
Black Bart: 1975 Pilot Episode of the Proposed TV Series Spinoff
Theatrical Trailer

Disc Two

Spaceballs – feature film
Commentary by Mel Brooks
Spaceballs: The Documentary
In Conversation: Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan
John Candy: Comic Spirit
Watch the movie in Ludicrous Speed
Still Galleries
Film Flubs
Storyboards-to-Film Comparison

Disc Three

Young Frankenstein – feature film
Commentary by Mel Brooks
Inside The Lab: Secret Formulas in the Making of Young Frankenstein
Deleted Scenes
It’s Alive! Creating A Monster Classic
Making FrankenSense of Young Frankenstein
Transylvanian Lullaby: The Music of John Morris
The Franken-Track: A Monstrous Conglomeration of Trivia -- Trivia Track
Blucher Button
Outtakes
Isolated Score Track (DTS MA)

Disc Four

High Anxiety – feature film
Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense
The “Am I Very, Very Nervous?” Test
- Dr. Thorndyke’s Ink Blot Test
- How Anxious Am I?
Don’t Get Anxious! The Trivia of Hitchcock -- Trivia Track
Isolated Score Track (DTS MA)

Disc Five