History of the World: Part 1 (1981)

History of the World Part 1 DVD

Brooksfilms
Starring:
 Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Spike Milligan
Directed by: Mel Brooks

Synopsis: Mel Brooks’ outrageously zany look at the history of the world told in humorous vignettes featuring an all-star cast.

Faux Cat: During the scenes set in the French Revolution, Monsieur Rimbaud (Spike Milligan) is seen in prison.  He wonders why a bird in a cage, Pierre, is not singing and asks if a cat’s got his tongue.  He then pulls a cat out of the cage with surprise and proceeds to look into its mouth, saying the cat got his eyes, tongue and beak, the lot.

History of the World Part 1 - Rimbaud looks in fake cat's mouth

Rimbaud pets the cat a few times and then says, “And now to invent the catapult!”  He then swings the cat around by the tail and tosses it out the window.  This would normally warrant a kitty carnage warning but the cat used throughout this entire scene is very obviously a fake.

History of the World Part 1 - Rimbaud pets fake cat

Final Mewsings: Fake cats do not a decent catapult make.


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