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Gene Hackman Came Up With One of Mel Brooks’ Greatest Jokes
- Hackman asked to join Young Frankenstein and delivered a memorable cameo as a blind man.
- Hackman reportedly asked for the cameo, and Brooks notes he did it for scale and without credit.
- Hackman suggested the final line about espresso, which Brooks says was a keeper.
- Brooks claims Hackman contributed the line during the scene where the monster is burned.
- Hackman’s cameo occurred while he was at the height of his film career in the 1970s.
- Hackman reportedly stayed uncredited for the Young Frankenstein role.
- Brooks and Wilder discuss Hackman’s uncredited contribution in sources about the film’s making.
- The scene with Hackman remains a highlight in Mel Brooks’ collaboration with Hackman.
- Hackman’s cameo is part of a broader legacy cited in retrospectives about his career.
- Hackman contributed to a scene that aired a punchline about espresso in Young Frankenstein.
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