74%User score 74 percent
Pretend It's a City
2021 · Documentary · Comedy
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15 votes
One man's lifelong refusal to act his age.
Directors Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio explore the life and legacy of Mel Brooks, one of the most enduring comedic voices of our time.
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Rob Reiner
Self - Filmmaker & Carl Reiner's Son
GenerationofSwine
April 12, 2026
I was really hesitant, I saw the one on Richard Pryor and it was insulting, he was a man that made me laugh and the documentary about him seemed to air his dirty laundry, which offended me, and then seemed to frame him as a tragic story rather than celebrate him, which I also felt was offensive. For some reason I don't mind it when they do that with poltical figures, or musicians.... but comedians I get a bit defensi…
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