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Mel Brooks Documentary Co-Directed by Judd Apatow Set at HBO
Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio are co-directing a two-part Mel Brooks documentary for HBO.
Per the official logline, the project will offer “an expansive yet intimate look at one of comedy’s most hilarious and influential minds, whose work has had audiences around the world laughing for more than 70 years.” Among the best known films Brooks wrote and directed during his 70-year career are “The Twelve Chairs” (1970), “Blazing Saddles” (1974), “Young Frankenstein” (1974), “Silent Movie” (1976), “History of the World Part 1” (1981), “High Anxiety” (1977) and “Spaceballs” (1987), also starring in several. Apatow Productions is the company behind comedy series and films including “Freaks and Geeks,” “Girls,” “Anchorman,” “Step Brothers” and more, with more recent projects including “Bros,” “Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain,” and “Flipside.” Alongside the Brooks and Carlin docs, Apatow also produced HBO’s “The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling.”
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