Mel Brooks on Writing 'The Producers' | The Dick Cavett Show

Dick Cavett interviews Oscar-winner Mel Brooks about the reasons behind the creation and writing of his 1967 film "The Producers".

Date aired - January 21 1972 - Mel Brooks and Robert Altman


Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.

His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.

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[TheDickCavettShow]

Where does The Producers rank between your favourite Mel Brooks movies?

[bobtaylor]

Oh, please, if there's any more of Mel Brooks we haven't seen, be kind to us and show them.

[wizkidsvideos]

Enjoyed hearing Brooks creative process for his movies. Love all his work especially Get Smart tv show. I wish they’d create that show again. Thanks for posting this interview.

[janetcraft]

Dick Cavett had class. I love the guy. His questions never offended anybody and yet, they all had fun answering and teasing him.

[Tom.Livanos]

It's a helluva thing. He was respectful, spoke about the movie he just released yet also full of comedic randomness.

[jhudd]

“Would you like a piece of Goats cheese?” “I have some here”…reaches into pocket and produces some leftover cheese from his lunch. 😂😂😂😂😂😂 they don’t do interviews like that anymore🤣 love it

[paulccrimmins]

Get Smart, writers and producers, Mel Brooks and Buck Henry. The funniest television series ever shown 🤣

[dangerouslytalented]

Ah those were the days when talk show hosts all had pockets full of cheese

[alyh]

Man I would love to see The Producers on the big screen! I'm going to have to check if Fathom ever has any Mel Brooks features.

[Chris-slfm]

"There was nothing to at night, no fun. Tito had the car." 😁😁😁

[mannahatta_mannahatta]

wake up babe new mel brooks footage dropped!

[corinnem.]

Wow!I would have thought I was watching Robyn Williams!

[brainflash]

Hot Damn! Mel came out swinging for the fences!

[felixthelmocevallosmorales]

Melvin James Kaminsky (Nueva York; 28 de junio de 1926), más conocido como Mel Brooks, es un guionista,  actor,  director y productor de cine estadounidense, especializado en el género de comedia.

[mbdulka]

Mel Brooks is an American icon ... wish he were around making fun of today's culture.

[MrGoogster]

Okay: I don't mean to nitpick; I may be completely off-base. Love Brooks, have watched and enjoyed the complete Cavett episode from which this was edited, but is Brooks's right side-burn significantly longer than his left side-burn, or am I having an episode?

[Ivankehhd]

Anybody know the song that plays at the end of these videos?

[DavidCodyPeppers.]

History.
God Loves You and so do I.
Peace!
\o/

[c.s.]

After he practically scolds Mel for drinking coffee, he casually pulls cheese from his pocket..

[clownworld-honk]

Any reason why they don't show the film clips? Can't be a copyright issue almost 50 years later.