Two films that build upon legend. Spoilers, but not really. Gene Wilder is a crazy person. Mel Brooks and Young Frankenstein. Marty Feldman. The signature of Mel Brooks comedy. Post-joke comedic timing. The Roger Corman monster house. The advantages of “a relative to the known hero” over “a retelling of the known hero.” The film itself as the straight man. The Apple Final Cut Studip Color application. Learning about filmmaking for free at the Apple store. How a mall psychic is different than someone with a premonition. Natural explanations, even when you don’t need it. Ulysses Everett, defying expectation. John Goodman is fucking awesome. The infamous soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou? Diving your film into episodes.
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Also referenced: The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes Smarter Brother, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, In God We TruSt, Blazing Saddles, Space Balls, Dracula Dead and Loving It, Robin Hood Men in Tights, Grindhouse, House of Usher, The Producers, Dracula, The Mummy, Frankenstein, Dollhouse, Fargo, Wild at Heart, The Big Lebowski, Blood Simple, Burn After Reading, Cool Hand Luke, Robert Rodriguez (Sin City), Spider-Man, Evil Dead, 300, Crazy Heart, Bright Falls, Serenity, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Isle of the Dead, Bucket of Blood, The Black Cat, The Brood, Re-Animator, From Beyond, Pontypool, Dark Night of the Scarecrow, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Blood Feast, Maximum Overdrive, Carrie
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Young Frankenstein
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Director: Mel Brooks
Writer: Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder
Starring: Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle
Dr. Frankenstein's grandson, after years of living down the family reputation, inherits granddad's castle and repeats the experiments.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
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Director: The Coen Brothers
Writer: The Coen Brothers
Starring: George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman
Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey", set in the deep south during the 1930's. In it, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.
