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History of the World, Part I is a 1981 comedy film produced, directed, written by, and starring Mel Brooks. Compared to the more or less single narratives of previous Brooks films, the movie takes a comedy sketch approach to history, from caveman times to the French Revolution, tied together through dramatic voice-over narration by Orson Welles. The best known line in the movie is delivered by Brooks as Louis XVI: "It's good to be the king," which even spawned a rap single. Mel Brooks reused the line in Robin Hood: Men in Tights and the musical version of The Producers.
References[]
- Oscar the Grouch declares, "It's good to be the king," during the credits of The Three Grouchketeers.
- Tutter quotes, "It's good to be the king," in the Bear in the Big Blue House episode "As Different as Day and Night."
- A chapter in Pepe's book It's Hard Out Here for a Shrimp is subtitled "It's Good to Be the King Prawn."
- In the first issue of Muppet Snow White, Gonzo makes mention of the king taking a new wife, to which Rizzo the Rat quips, "It's good to be king!"
Connections[]
- Mel Brooks played Moses, Comicus, Torquemada, Jacques, and King Louis XVI
- Ralph Burns orchestrated "The Spanish Inquisition" segment
- Sid Caesar played the chief caveman
- Dom DeLuise played Emperor Nero
- Gregory Hines played Josephus
- John Hurt played Jesus Christ
- Madeline Kahn played Empress Nympho
- Harvey Korman played Count de Monet
- Cloris Leachman played Madame DeFarge
- Spike Milligan played Monsieur Rimbaud
- Howard Morris played the Roman court spokesman
- John Morris scored the film
- Orson Welles played the narrator