# @americanfilminstitute on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DaItIMWlGv0
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67279321-americanfilminstitute-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/072049d1f5.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-06-28T16:19:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** American Film Institute (@americanfilminstitute) — https://gondola.cc/americanfilminstitute

## Caption

🎥 In celebration of Mel Brooks’ birthday, this month’s #AFICatalog Spotlight explores how Brooks, with an uncredited role as a producer, helped bring THE ELEPHANT MAN (1980) to the screen and championed the vision of a young David Lynch. Swipe through, then visit the link in bio to learn more. #AFIArchive #MelBrooks #TheElephantMan

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melbrooks, afiarchive, theelephantman, aficatalog

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