Was it weally weleased 40 years ago? It's twue. It's twue. It's twue.
Here are a few fun facts about the movie you might not have known, courtesy of mental floss.
I knew this stuff already, but that's only because I worked for someone (John Landecker) who was obsessed with the movie and literally knows every single line. And because we interviewed Mel Brooks about it (and that interview, by the way, is on the "Records Truly Is My Middle Name" soundtrack)