Synopsis
Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the studio's creditors attempt to thwart them.
Key facts
Original language
English
Home video distributors
CBS/Fox Video
Awards
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Setting
Los Angeles
Trailer
Stills
Reviews
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Festival History
- Golden Globes (USA) 1977 generic
- Writers Guild of America 1977 generic
- National Board of Review 1976 generic
Titles
| Original title | Silent Movie | |
| Alternate title | Mel Brooks' Letzte Verrücktheit : Silent Movie | |
| Alternate title | Silent Movies Madness | |
| Alternate title | La Dernière folie de Mel Brooks |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | CBS/Fox Video (cat. no. 1437) | 1985 |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Silent Movie (Original Motion Picture Score) (1976) | 11 releases, 1976-1977: United Artists Records |
| 7" vinyl | The Silent Movie March / The Wrong Dog Rag (1976) | 4 releases, 1976-1977: United Artists Records |
| CD | Silent Movie (Original Motion Picture Score) (1976) | 1 release: United Artists Records |
| Cassette | Silent Movie (Original Motion Picture Score) (1976) | 1 release, 1977: United Artists Records |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | 1985 1437 |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
