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.
Cast
Mel Brooks
Mel Funn
Marty Feldman
Marty Eggs
Dom DeLuise
Dom Bell
Sid Caesar
Studio Chief
Harold Gould
Engulf
Ron Carey
Devour
Bernadette Peters
Vilma Kaplan
Carol Arthur
Pregnant Lady
Liam Dunn
Newsvendor
Fritz Feld
Maitre d'
Chuck McCann
Studio Gate Guard
Valerie Curtin
Intensive Care Nurse
Yvonne Wilder
Studio Chief's Secretary
Harry Ritz
Man in Tailor Shop
Charlie Callas
Blind Man
Henny Youngman
Fly-in-Soup Man
Arnold Soboloff
Acupuncture Man
Patrick Campbell
Motel Bellhop
Eddie Ryder
British Officer
Al Hopson
Executive
Rudy De Luca
Executive
Barry Levinson
Executive
Howard Hesseman
Executive
Lee Delano
Executive
Jack Riley
Executive
Inga Neilsen
Beautiful Blonde #1
Erica Hagen
Beautiful Blonde #2
Robert Lussier
Projectionist
Burt Reynolds
Self
James Caan
Self
Liza Minnelli
Self
Anne Bancroft
Self
Marcel Marceau
Self
Paul Newman
Self
Sivi Aberg
Beautiful Blonde #3 (uncredited)
Jack Berle
Audience Member (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Patient (uncredited)
Erik Estrada
Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
Dennis Falt
Premiere Attendee (uncredited)
Dody Goodman
Tourist Woman (uncredited)
Bob Harks
Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
George Holmes
Audience Member (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
Audience Member (uncredited)
Kathryn Janssen
Audience Member (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Patient (uncredited)
Phil Leeds
Waiter (uncredited)
Norman Palmer
Patient (uncredited)
Harvey Parry
Steam Roller Operator (uncredited)
Candice Rialson
Girl (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
Patient (uncredited)
Arnold Roberts
Audience Member (uncredited)
Alton Ruff
Anne Bancroft's Associate (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Club Patron (uncredited)
Bill Scully
Audience Member (uncredited)
Ray Stewart
Movie House Manager (uncredited)
Robert Strong
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Jerry Trent
Dancer (uncredited)
Judith Woodbury
Audience Member (uncredited)
Gary Wright
Audience Member (uncredited)
John Zimeas
Waiter (uncredited)
Crew
Mel Brooks
Director, Screenplay
Barry Levinson
Screenplay
Rudy De Luca
Screenplay
Ron Clark
Screenplay, Story
John C. Howard
Editor
Stanford C. Allen
Editor
Paul Lohmann
Director of Photography
Michael Hertzberg
Producer
Albert Brenner
Production Design
Mary Goldberg
Casting
John Morris
Original Music Composer
Christine Anne Baur
Stunt Double
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