# Interview With "Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!" Directors Judd Apatow & Michael Bonfiglio

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Podcast: [The Next Best Picture Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-best-picture-podcast-678900)
Published: 2026-06-08T15:56:00+00:00
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## Resource

"Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!" is a 2026 American two-part documentary film that explores the life and career of Mel Brooks. Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio direct the HBO documentary, and it features the final on-screen interviews with Rob Reiner and David Lynch. The documentary has received universal acclaim with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Directors Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio were kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their work and experience making the documentary, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the documentary, which is available to stream on HBO Max. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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