List of Brooksfilms productions

This is a list of films produced by Brooksfilms, the studio founded by Oscar-winning filmmaker Mel Brooks.

Productions

Year	Film	Director	Release date	Distributor	Gross	Genre	Rotten Tomatoes
1980	Fatso	Anne Bancroft	February 1, 1980	20th Century Fox	$7,653,061	Romantic comedy	40%
	Loose Shoes	Ira Miller	August 1, 1980	National American Films	N/A	Comedy	N/A
	The Elephant Man	David Lynch	October 10, 1980	Paramount Pictures	$26,010,864	Historical drama	91%
1981	History of the World: Part I	Mel Brooks	June 12, 1981	20th Century Fox	$31,672,907	Anthology comedy	62%
1982	My Favorite Year	Richard Benjamin	October 8, 1982	Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer	$20,123,620	Comedy	96%
1982	Frances	Graeme Clifford	December 3, 1982	Universal Pictures	$5,000,000	Biographical drama	65%
1983	To Be or Not to Be	Alan Johnson	December 16, 1983	20th Century Fox	$13,030,214	War comedy	61%
1985	The Doctor and the Devils	Freddie Francis	October 4, 1985		$147,070	Gothic horror	0%
1986	The Fly	David Cronenberg	August 15, 1986		$60,629,159	Science-fiction body horror	92%
1986	Solarbabies	Alan Johnson	November 26, 1986	Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer	$1,579,260	Science-fiction	0%
1987	84 Charing Cross Road	David Jones	February 13, 1987	Columbia Pictures	$1,083,486	Drama	87%
1987	Spaceballs	Mel Brooks	June 24, 1987	Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer	$38,119,483	Comic science fiction	58%
1989	The Fly II	Chris Walas	February 10, 1989	20th Century Fox	$38,903,179	Science-fiction body horror	27%
1991	Life Stinks	Mel Brooks	July 26, 1991	Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer 20th Century Fox	$4,102,526	Comedy drama	18%
1992	The Vagrant	Chris Walas	May 15, 1992	Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer 20th Century Fox	$5,900	Comedy horror	N/A
1993	Robin Hood: Men in Tights	Mel Brooks	July 28, 1993	20th Century Fox Gaumont	$35,739,755	Musical adventure comedy	43%
1995	Dracula: Dead and Loving It	Mel Brooks	December 22, 1995	Columbia Pictures Gaumont Castle Rock Entertainment	$10,772,144	Satirical comedy horror	11%
2005	The Producers	Susan Stroman	December 16, 2005	Universal Pictures Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Releasing International	$38,058,335	Musical comedy	50%
2022	Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank	Rob Minkoff Mark Koetsier	July 15, 2022	Paramount Pictures Nickelodeon Movies Huayi Brothers Flying Tigers Entertainment Align	$42,426,743	Animated action comedy	54%
2027	Spaceballs: The New One	Josh Greenbaum	April 23, 2027	Amazon MGM Studios Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer Imagine Entertainment	TBA	Space opera parody	TBA

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Film	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
Academy Awards	1981	The Elephant Man	Best Picture	Jonathan Sanger	Nominated
			Best Director	David Lynch	Nominated
			Best Actor	John Hurt	Nominated
			Best Adapted Screenplay	David Lynch, Christopher De Vore and Eric Bergren	Nominated
			Best Art Direction	Stuart Craig, Robert Cartwright & Hugh Scaife	Nominated
			Best Costume Design	Patricia Norris	Nominated
			Best Film Editing	Anne V. Coates	Nominated
			Best Original Score	John Morris	Nominated
	1983	Frances	Best Actress	Jessica Lange	Nominated
	1983	Frances	Best Supporting Actress	Kim Stanley	Nominated
	1987	The Fly	Best Makeup	Chris Walas and Stephan Dupuis	Won

References

↑ Fatso – Rotten Tomatoes
↑ "Rotten Tomatoes: The Elephant Man". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
↑ History of the World, Part I at Rotten Tomatoes
↑ My Favorite Year at Rotten Tomatoes
↑ "Frances rating". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
↑ To Be or Not to Be at Rotten Tomatoes
↑ "The Fly (1986)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
↑ "84 Charing Cross Road (1987)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
↑ "Spaceballs". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
↑ "The Fly II (1989)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
↑ "Life Stinks (1991)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
↑ "Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
↑ "Dracula: Dead and Loving It". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
↑ "The Producers (2005)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2012-02-11.

[1] Fatso – Rotten Tomatoes

[2] "Rotten Tomatoes: The Elephant Man". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 27, 2019.

[3] History of the World, Part I at Rotten Tomatoes

[4] My Favorite Year at Rotten Tomatoes

[5] "Frances rating". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2016-03-14.

[6] To Be or Not to Be at Rotten Tomatoes

[7] "The Fly (1986)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

[8] "84 Charing Cross Road (1987)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

[9] "Spaceballs". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2018-07-03.

[10] "The Fly II (1989)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[11] "Life Stinks (1991)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

[12] "Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 10, 2018.

[13] "Dracula: Dead and Loving It". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2012-02-11.

[14] "The Producers (2005)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2012-02-11.

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Awards and nominations On screen and stage
Films directed	The Producers (1967) The Twelve Chairs (1970) Blazing Saddles (1974) Young Frankenstein (1974) Silent Movie (1976) High Anxiety (1977) History of the World, Part I (1981) Spaceballs (1987) Life Stinks (1991) Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
Films written only	The Producers (2005) Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022)
Films produced only	To Be or Not to Be (1983) The Fly (1986; uncredited) Spaceballs: The New One (2027)
TV series created	Get Smart (1965–1970) When Things Were Rotten (1975) The Nutt House (1989) Spaceballs: The Animated Series (2008–2009) History of the World, Part II (2023)
Musicals written	Shinbone Alley (1957) All-American (1962) The Producers (2001) Young Frankenstein (2007)
Comedy sketches	The 2000 Year Old Man
Other	List of Brooksfilms productions "To Be or Not to Be (The Hitler Rap)" (1983) Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (2026) Very Young Frankenstein (TBA)