Claim: Mel Brooks has avoided directing his entire life.
Evidence: His best-known films include The Producers , The Twelve Chairs , Blazing Saddles , Young Frankenstein , Silent Movie , High Anxiety , History of the World , Part I , Spaceballs and Robin Hood : Men in Tights.
Spaceballs is a 1987 American science fiction parody film co-written , produced and directed by Mel Brooks.
Young Frankenstein is a 1974 American comedy horror film directed by Mel Brooks and starring Gene Wilder as the title character , a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein.
Blazing Saddles is a 1974 American satirical Western comedy film directed by Mel Brooks.