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Legendary comedian/actor/director Mel Brooks is one of the world's best known creators of comedy. His credits include such films as The Producers, Blazing Saddles, Silent Movie and High Anxiety.
But his favorite, of all the films he has ever done, is the 1974 classic, Young Frankenstein.
That film starred Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Teri Garr, and Madeleine Kahn. And recently he co-wrote a book, with Vanity Fair's
, that told the behind the scenes story of the film, Young Frankenstein: A Mel Brooks Book: The Story of the Making of the Film.
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This week, Brooks will be appearing at the Microsoft Theater in downtown LA, offering an exclusive look at his storied career, and the making of the film, so Alex Cohen traveled to his Culver City office to talk to him.