The famed comedian said the $45 million (U.S.) remake of his own film and broadway smash, The Producers, won't be shot here because of our bagels.
"The bagels, just the bagels alone," he said. "You go to Toronto, they're mushy."
Brooks, a Brooklyn native, will instead shoot the movie at a new studio in his native borough.
Brooks also said new financial incentives and his love of New York helped persuade him to shoot at the recently opened Steiner Studios.
Having been to Toronto, and having just attended a wedding featuring a brunch with bagels brought from Toronto, I can testify that the food there is great and the bagels were better than most around the Bay Area.
I suppose New York could use the moral boost (and Brooks could use the financial incentives). But Mel, why did you need to diss Toronto?
Mel just doesn't know how to choose his bagel bakeries. The North York area of Toronto has (not coincidentally, of course) many synagogues, kosher restaurants, and excellent bagel bakeries.