Talk:History of the World, Part I

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Contents 1 Currently Expanding 2 Bad Taste But Hilarious All the Same 3 It's good to be da King vs. It's good to be the king 4 Book Adaptation 5 Mademoiselle Rimbaud 6 Dance? 7 Corridor gag in French Revolution not a matte painting

[edit] Currently Expanding

I am currently in the process of expanding the article. Style criticisms, new info, and any other assistance would be appreciated. --J Hagan 00:23, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bad Taste But Hilarious All the Same

I saw this movie on the big screen when it first came out; I was sixteen, and even at that insensitive age I was mortified--while laughing my head off. I still can't believe the Inquisition scene with the nuns, the menorah, the pool...shocking is a word and a half for it. Really an impressive feat, to pack that much offensiveness into a single sequence. Great music. "We know you're wishin' that we'd go awayyyyy..."

[edit] It's good to be da King vs. It's good to be the king

I believe it is It's good to be the king not It's good to be da King. Can anyone verify this with the movie's closed captioning? Misterrick 23:50, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

The line "It's good to be da King" is along the same line as Yogurt's "Ya hoyda me?" from Spaceballs. It's simply Mel Brooks delivering the line with an exaggerated Yiddish accent. Whether it was originally scripted as such or just an ad lib, I'm not sure. Justin The Claw 17:51, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Book Adaptation

Isn't there a 3-volume book with the same name? 72.197.133.100 22:02, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mademoiselle Rimbaud

Just would like to know the name of the lady who played this role, since it is not mentioned.

Pamela Stephenson according to IMDb. gren グレン 07:06, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dance?

This is a long shot but, does anyone know the name of the dance done by Gregory Hines when he trying to pass himself off as a jew?

It's not a long shot. The dance, choreographied by Greg himself, is the "Shim-Sham Sand Dance." He was "born to do it!"Weyandt 17:56, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Corridor gag in French Revolution not a matte painting

I deleted the line "This is even used as a joke when the 'King' tries to run down a corridor, only to find that it is a matte painting" from the matte painting entry in the trivia section. The corridor gag incorporates a different set design trick called forced perspective. This is evident as Brooks is able to run partway down the corridor, and appears to get larger as he does so. The same gag is used in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory before the group enters the chocolate river room. Justin The Claw 17:45, 16 August 2007 (UTC)