With an expansive filmography spanning more than 70 years, Mel Brooks has earned his legendary ... how even the greats can make a misstep. Life Stinks, Brooks' 1991 comedy about a businessman ...

Mel Brooks is a path-breaking comedy filmmaker ... from the usual anarchic comedy one would expect from Brooks. Life Stinks ...

Notably, Life Stinks is not a parody. Though Mel Brooks directed and starred in the film, he doesn’t break the fourth wall or do any of his classic spoof style of humor. The movie was a flop ...

It is a spoof of 1930s Frankenstein films, which Mel Brooks remembers seeing as a child. "I was scared out of my pants, stunned for the rest of my life." Although his days as a film director are ...