Rob Reiner Makes One of His Final On-Screen Appearances in New Mel Brooks Documentary

Rob Reiner will be featured in the new HBO Max doc Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!, making it the first project involving Reiner to be released since his tragic death on December 14, 2025.

The two-part film, which debuts on Thursday, January 22 at 8/7c on HBO and HBO Max, tells the story of Blazing Saddles and Spaceballs director Brooks’ outstanding career, which began in the 1950s in New York’s Borscht Belt stand-up comedy circuit, and continues into the present. Directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, the documentary will dive into Brooks’ past using archival footage and interviews with peers, costars and fans, including, in addition to Reiner, Ben Stiller, Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler, Dave Chappelle, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Amy Schumer, Sarah Silverman, Robert Townsend, Peter Farrelly, Jerry & David Zucker, Barry Levinson, David Lynch, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, Cary Elwes, Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane and more, as well as Brooks himself and his family.