TY - JOUR TI - Entertainment in the media. Parody in “High Anxiety” by Mel Brooks AU - Piwińska, Maria TI - Entertainment in the media. Parody in “High Anxiety” by Mel Brooks AB - The study shows parody as a way of fulfi lling entertainment function in mass media. The way the parody operates in fi lm is presented on the basis of “High Anxiety” by Mel Brooks. By means of fi lm analysis the author indicates many levels on which parody can operate, such as: the choice of actors, creation of characters, special effects and other elements of fi lm language. VL - 2017 IS - Tom 60, Numer 4 (232) PY - 2018 SN - 0555-0025 C1 - 2299-6362 SP - 866 EP - 879 DO - 10.4467/22996362PZ.17.049.8191 UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/zeszyty-prasoznawcze/artykul/entertainment-in-the-media-parody-in-high-anxiety-by-mel-brooks KW - parody KW - comedy KW - entertainment KW - use of mass communication KW - Mel Brooks KW - “High Anxiety” KW - Alfred Hitchcock