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The Producers

  • 19671967
  • PGPG
  • 1h 28m
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7.5/10
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Lee Meredith, Zero Mostel, and Dick Shawn in The Producers (1967)
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A stage-play producer devises a plan to make money by producing a sure-fire flop.A stage-play producer devises a plan to make money by producing a sure-fire flop.A stage-play producer devises a plan to make money by producing a sure-fire flop.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
57K
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    • Mel Brooks
    • Mel Brooks
  • Stars
    • Zero Mostel
    • Gene Wilder
    • Dick Shawn
    • Mel Brooks
    • Mel Brooks
  • Stars
    • Zero Mostel
    • Gene Wilder
    • Dick Shawn
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 292User reviews
    • 86Critic reviews
    • 96Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar

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    Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel in The Producers (1967)
    Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel in The Producers (1967)
    Gene Wilder, Kenneth Mars, and Zero Mostel in The Producers (1967)
    Gene Wilder, Christopher Hewett, Zero Mostel, and Andréas Voutsinas in The Producers (1967)
    Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel in The Producers (1967)
    "The Producers" Kenneth Mars, Gene Wilder, Zero Mostel 1968 MGM
    "The Producers" Gene Wilder, Zero Mostel 1968 MGM
    "The Producers" Mel Brooks directing 1968 MGM
    "The Producers" Kenneth Mars & Dir. Mel Brooks 1968 MGM
    "The Producers" Gene Wilder 1968 MGM
    "The Producers" Kenneth Mars, Gene Wilder, Zero Mostel 1968 MGM
    "The Producers" dancers performing for "Springtime for Hitler" 1968 MGM

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    Zero Mostel
    Zero Mostel
    • Max Bialystock
    Gene Wilder
    Gene Wilder
    • Leo Bloom
    Dick Shawn
    Dick Shawn
    • L.S.D. - Lorenzo St. DuBois
    Kenneth Mars
    Kenneth Mars
    • Franz Liebkind
    Estelle Winwood
    Estelle Winwood
    • Hold Me Touch Me
    Christopher Hewett
    Christopher Hewett
    • Roger De Bris
    Andréas Voutsinas
    Andréas Voutsinas
    • Carmen Ghia
    • (as Andreas Voutsinas)
    Lee Meredith
    Lee Meredith
    • Ulla
    Renée Taylor
    Renée Taylor
    • Eva Braun
    • (as Renee Taylor)
    Michael Davis
    • Production Tenor
    John Zoller
    • Drama Critic
    Madelyn Cates
    • Concierge
    • (as Madlyn Cates)
    Frank Campanella
    Frank Campanella
    • The Bartender
    Arthur Rubin
    • Auditioning Hitler
    Zale Kessler
    • Jason Green
    Bernie Allen
    Bernie Allen
    • Auditioning Hitler
    Rusty Blitz
    • Auditioning Hitler
    Anthony Gardell
    • Auditioning Hitler
      • Mel Brooks
      • Mel Brooks
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Roger Ebert recounted how he was in an elevator with Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft in New York City after the film premiered. A woman got onto the elevator, recognized him and said, "I have to tell you, Mr. Brooks, that your movie is vulgar." Brooks replied, "Lady", he said, "it rose below vulgarity."
    • Goofs
      During the time in Liebkind's flat and leaving it Max and Leo are wearing Nazi bandages on the right arm. However the real swastika bandages were worn on the left arm. Since Franz Liebkind was a "true" Nazi, he should have known that.
    • Quotes

      Leo Bloom: I'm hysterical! I'm having hysterics. I'm hysterical. I can't stop when I get like this. I can't stop. I'm hysterical.

      [Max throws a glass of water on him]

      Leo Bloom: I'm wet! I'm wet! I'm hysterical, and I'm wet!

      [Max slaps him]

      Leo Bloom: I'm in pain! And I'm wet! And I'm still hysterical!

    • Crazy credits
      The closing credits show each actor's full name and their picture, but it only says "Zero" for Zero Mostel.
    • Alternate versions
      Some prints eliminate the opening "Embassy Pictures" logo, as well as a few seconds of footage in the bar scene, including the drunk's dialogue "Let's have a toast...to toast! I love toast..." and the beginning of the song "By the Light of the Silvery Moon". Most prints just cut into the scene in the middle of the song verse.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Dick Cavett Show: Robert Altman/Mel Brooks/Peter Bogdanovich/Frank Capra (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      The Producers
      (uncredited)

      John Morris and M. Goode

    User reviews292

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    9/10
    The Producers: 9/10
    When you see a movie once and think it's hilarious, that's a good sign. When you see a movie about a half-dozen times and think it's still hilarious, that's more than a good sign. That means that not only can you put up with seeing it multiple times, but you also find new things that you didn't see before. Plus, there are some scenes that are too hilarious not to laugh at! The chemistry between stars doesn't hurt, either. What movie am I talking about? Mel Brooks' The Producers, his most sustained and inspired piece of lunacy!

    Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel have amazing chemistry as meek accountant Leo Bloom and scheming Broadway producer Max Bialystock. Max seduces little old ladies for checks, and when Leo comes into his office one day, he finds that a producer can make more money with a flop instead of a hit. They decide to do his ploy, and create the world's worst play, Springtime for Hitler (a gay romp with Adolf and Eva), and meet interesting characters, including author Franz Liebkind (Kenneth Mars), director Roger DeBris (Christopher Hewett), and their Hitler, Lorenzo St.DuBois, aka L.S.D. (Dick Shawn).

    What makes this comedy such a gem is its mixture of types of comedy. There is slapstick, there's satire, there's bad taste, and everything but the kitchen sink! The scenes I have seen so many times, but what makes me love them is how they, mainly Wilder, play their roles. Wilder is somewhat crazy, and relies on his blanket to calm himself down. Not only does he have comic perfection, he's a darned good actor to boot! Mostel is great as the would-be sleazy loser-producer, with eye movements that put Silent Bob to shame and a great voice.

    The songs in it are great, also. Two of them were written by Brooks himself, `Springtime for Hitler' (with which I have auditioned for a role in a musical with) and `Prisoners of Love'. They're both very funny (real Brooks-ian) (note to Merriam-Webster: include that word right next to `bling-bling'). It's not exactly a musical, but The Producers is in a class of its own. Long live The Producers!

    My rating: 9/10

    Rated PG for bad taste and homosexual themes.
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    • movieguy1021
    • Jul 9, 2003

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    • Release date
      • November 10, 1968 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • German
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    • Filming locations
      • Broadway Theatre - 1681 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Crossbow Productions
      • Springtime Productions
      • U-M Productions
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    • 1 hour 28 minutes
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