Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
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Directed by	Judd Apatow Michael Bonfiglio
Produced by	Wayne Federman Olivia Rosenbloom
Edited by	Joe Beshenkovsky
Music by	Jeff Morrow
Production companies	Apatow Productions HBO Documentary Films
Distributed by	HBO Max
Release date	January 22, 2026 (2026-01-22)
Running time	216 minutes [1]
Country	United States
Language	English

Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! is a 2026 American two part documentary film which explores the life and career of Mel Brooks. ^{[2] [3]} It is directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio.

Contents

• Reception
• References
• External links

The documentary features the final on-screen interviews with Rob Reiner and David Lynch. ^[4]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 100% of 23 critics' reviews are positive.The website's consensus reads: "Blessed with an enthralling raconteur as its subject, The 99 Year Old Man! is an affectionate and hilarious retrospective as well as a wistful reminder that even a long life well-lived has its fair share of heartbreak." ^[5] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 84 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". ^[6]

Tim Lowery of The A.V. Club gave the film a B and wrote, "[T]he fact the guy's final message at the three-and-a-half-hour mark, after so much personal heartbreak and joy and so many career ups and downs have been chronicled, is essentially 'be kind to each other' speaks volumes—and can't help but make his legacy feel far bigger than comedy." ^[7]

References

External links

• Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! at IMDb

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