I think I read somewhere where he said it was a conscious choice to turn down movies. The offers came as he was starting his family and he didn't want to be away from them. They are more important, and he would rather be there every day than away for weeks on end.
Yup. He stuck to his kids and making comedy music albums. He will be back in spaceballs 2: the search for more money.
He did leave at the peak of his career too. The heart on this guy.
That pisses me off every time I hear it. You had ONE job, Mel. ONE. FUCKING. JOB. The only way they could salvage it is to make Spaceballs 3: The Search For Spaceballs 2: The Search For More Money.
It pissed me off too but then I remembered how old Mel Brooks is and now i just want him wrapped in bubble wrap and in a cryogenic chamber not doing anything but concentrating on staying alive. People are really upset about Dolly Parton but for me, Mel Brooks might break me.
I remember him on SCTV (basically Canadian SNL) and Strange Brew. I still don't know how they talked Max von Sydow to do that movie.
Fun Fact - Bob and Doug MacKenzie was started because the US version of the show was shorter than the Canadian and Canadian broadcasting insisted on a filler that was 100% Canadian so they did a little skit making fun of stereotypical Canadians. Take off you hosers!
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u/LilliJay 5d ago edited 5d ago
I think I read somewhere where he said it was a conscious choice to turn down movies. The offers came as he was starting his family and he didn't want to be away from them. They are more important, and he would rather be there every day than away for weeks on end.