Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
2026 documentary series
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Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! is a 2026 American two-part documentary film which explores the life and career of Mel Brooks, directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio.[2][3][4]
Michael Bonfiglio
Michael Bonfiglio
Kevin Salter
Wayne Federman
Olivia Rosenbloom
Matthew Chavez
Jonathan Furmanski
| Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! | |
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Promotional release poster | |
| Directed by | Judd Apatow Michael Bonfiglio |
| Produced by | Judd Apatow Michael Bonfiglio Kevin Salter Wayne Federman Olivia Rosenbloom |
| Cinematography | Matt Bass Matthew Chavez Jonathan Furmanski |
| Edited by | Joe Beshenkovsky |
| Music by | Jeff Morrow |
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| Distributed by | HBO Max |
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Running time | 216 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It features the final on-screen interviews of David Lynch and Rob Reiner.[5]
Reception
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 25 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.1/10. 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."[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 84 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[7]
Tim Lowery of The A.V. Club gave the documentary a B, writing, "[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."[8]
Accolades
| Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| Astra TV Awards | Best Documentary TV Movie | Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! | Nominated | [9] |
| Humanitas Prize | Documentary (Docuseries, Single Episode) | Judd Apatow, Michael Bonfiglio, and Joe Beshenkovsky (for "Part Two") |
Pending | [10] |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special | Judd Apatow, Michael Bonfiglio, Joe Beshenkovsky, Amanda Rohlke, Kevin Salter, James A. Smith, and Miranda Soto | Pending | [11] |
| Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program | Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio | Pending | ||
| Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary/Nonfiction or Reality Program (Original Dramatic Score) | Jeff Morrow | Pending | ||
| Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program | Joe Beshenkovsky | Pending | ||
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program | Andres Locsey, Bobby Mackston, John Mackston, Miriam Cole Manselle, and Matt Temple | Pending | ||
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program | Brad Bergbom, Earl Martin, Dave McJunkin, Alenka Pavlin, Kevin Rosen-Quan, and Brian Tarlecki | Pending |
