The Producers

20052005
PG-13PG-13
2h 14min

Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, and Nathan Lane in The Producers (2005)

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Comedy Crime Musical

After putting together another Broadway flop, down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock teams up with timid accountant Leo Bloom in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show.After putting together another Broadway flop, down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock teams up with timid accountant Leo Bloom in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show.After putting together another Broadway flop, down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock teams up with timid accountant Leo Bloom in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show.

Director
- Susan Stroman
Writers
- Mel Brooks(screenplay)
- Thomas Meehan(screenplay)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 win & 17 nominations

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Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane in The Producers (2005)

Will Ferrell in The Producers (2005)

Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, and Will Ferrell in The Producers (2005)

Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, and Will Ferrell in The Producers (2005)

Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, and Will Ferrell in The Producers (2005)

Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Roger Bart, and Gary Beach in The Producers (2005)

Roger Bart and Gary Beach in The Producers (2005)

Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane in The Producers (2005)

Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, and Will Ferrell in The Producers (2005)

Matthew Broderick and Uma Thurman in The Producers (2005)

Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Will Ferrell, and Michael McKean in The Producers (2005)

Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, Nathan Lane, and Will Ferrell in The Producers (2005)

New York, 1959. Max Bialystock was once the king of Broadway, but now all his shows close on opening night. Things turn around when he's visited by the neurotic accountant Leo Bloom, who proposes a scheme tailor-made for producers who can only make flops: raise far more money than you need, then make sure the show is despised. No one will be interested in it, so you can pocket the surplus. To this end, they produce a musical called Springtime for Hitler written by escaped Nazi Franz Liebken. Then they get the insanely flamboyant Roger De Bris to direct. Finally, they hire as a lead actress the loopy Swedish bombshell Ulla (whose last name has over 15 syllables). As opening night draws near, what can go wrong? Well, there's no accounting for taste... —rmlohner

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Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for sexual humor and references
Parents guide

Trivia
After Max (Nathan Lane) and Leo (Matthew Broderick) do Der Guten Tag Hop Clop with Franz (Will Ferrell), Max tries to pull open the door. When it doesn't open, he shouts, "We're trapped!" This is an inside joke from the play's run in England. One night, a stage hand had locked the door. When Nathan Lane tried it, he realized it was locked and shouted out, "We're trapped! Trapped like rats with a crazy Nazi!" A stage hand then went up and unlocked the door and they got out.

Goofs
The older male dancer who says "Don't be stupid, be a schmarty..." is speaking with Mel Brooks' voice on his first appearance. The next time he is heard delivering a line, he has a completely different, deep voice. However, this is deliberate: the character also lip syncs to Mel Brooks' recorded voice in the stage production.

Quotes
Leo Bloom: Let's assume for a moment, that you are a dishonest man.
Max Bialystock: Assume away.

Crazy credits
For the closing credits, Will Ferrell (in the character of Franz Liebkind) recorded "The Hop-Clop Goes On" - a slower version of "Der Guten Tag Hop-Clop" that parodies "My Heart Will Go On" from "Titanic" right down to the cheesy instrumentals. At the end of the song, Franz whispers to the audience: "Don't forget to purchase 'Mein Kampf' in paperback. You can find it at Borders... or Barnes and Noble...und Amazon.com"

Connections
Featured in HBO First Look: The Producers (2005)

Soundtracks
There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway
Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks
Performed by Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick

Top review

7/10

Sparkling Surprises

Much better than anyone had the right to expect. Lane and Broderick are superb. Even moving. Look what I'm saying, moving. I mean it. Their commitment is contagious. The comedy in itself is shamelessly anachronistic. The gay jokes belong to the period in which the original Producers were conceived. The tone is consistent with that period, the film happens at an incredible pace and you smile from beginning to end. How marvelous to see Matthew Broderick dance. This is an actor who never had an Academy Award nomination and his performances have always been top notch and his range runs the famous gamut from A to Z. What a courageous actor. I couldn't believe he could get away with the "I'm in pain! I'm wet and I'm still hysterical" scene without making me miss Gene Wilder but he did. Nathan Lane is a force of nature. His Max is very much a tribute to Zero Mostel, especially to his hair but this Max is Nathan Lane through and through. Uma Thurman is a delight and I had a great time at the movies. What else do you want out of life.

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Release date
- December 25, 2005 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- The Producers: The Movie Musical
Filming locations
- 116th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, New York City, New York, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $45,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $19,398,532
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $154,590
- Dec 18, 2005
Gross worldwide
- $38,075,318

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Runtime
- 2h 14min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
- 2.35 : 1

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