"What's happenin' Goebbels Baybeeee"

Rating: 10/10 (6 August 2002)

Hilarious, and it just gets better with age. This is the best that Mel Brooks ever turned out. Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder are palatable but the real star of the show is Dick Shawn as a completely whacked out version of one of history's most whacked out characters. Shawn was an unappreciated comedic genius that for some reason went for long periods of time without a gig. His hipster Adolph Hitler with an earring is guaranteed to both repulse and convulse just about anybody into a state of stunned hilarity. Add a Rockettes style chorus and the dancing Swastika and you're on the floor before you know it. One of Hollywood's craziest, daring, and most inventive scenes. Catch more of Dick Shawn's best work in Way Way Out, Mad Mad World, and Evil Roy Slade. 8/10