A Risqué Scene
Mel Brooks tended to push boundaries when it came to comedy. This may have been fun for movie-goers, but it was a nightmare for the studio. They urged Brooks to cut some scenes, but Mel only ended up cutting the riskiest one.
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It was a scene when Bart and Lili von Shtupp are together in her dressing room. As she attempts to seduce him, she blows out the candle and remarks, “Is it true what they say about you people?” and Bart says, “I hate to disillusion you, ma’am, but you’re sucking on my arm.”
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