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Mel Brooks brings 6th finger to Hollywood ceremony

LOS ANGELES

Mel Brooks has given the finger to Hollywood.

The extra finger, that is.

Brooks, the writer, producer and actor responsible for the classic movie comedies “The Producers,” “Blazing Saddles” and “Young Frankenstein,” sank his hands and feet into concrete in front of the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Monday — a ritual followed by decades of movie legends.

But Brooks, who’s 88, wore a fake sixth finger on his left hand.

He said he left the unique mark “just in case somebody from Des Moines, Iowa, says ‘Harry! Harry! Look, Mel Brooks has six fingers on his left hand!’”

The ceremony took place in conjunction with Tuesday’s release of “Young Frankenstein” on Blu-ray to mark the movie’s 40th anniversary.

Associated Press