Overview
- The two-part film, Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man, is now streaming on HBO Max and runs nearly four hours across two episodes.
- At the Los Angeles premiere Q&A, Brooks, 99, assessed his legacy with blunt humor, saying he sometimes sees “an arrogant, stupid son of a bitch” when revisiting past work.
- Judd Apatow, the documentary’s co-director, called Rob and Michele Reiner’s deaths “an unspeakable tragedy” and noted the project was completed before Rob’s passing.
- Rob Reiner appears in the film reflecting on Brooks and Carl Reiner’s bond, adding unexpected poignancy to the retrospective.
- Brooks said he is busier than ever with new projects, citing Spaceballs 2 and a TV series Very Young Frankenstein, while the Reiner case continues with son Nick charged with first-degree murder and an arraignment set for Feb. 23 under a public defender.