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The Producers

  • 2005
  • PG-13
  • 2h 14m
IMDb RATING
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Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, and Nathan Lane in The Producers (2005)
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After putting together another Broadway flop, timid accountant Leo Bloom teams up with down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show.After putting together another Broadway flop, timid accountant Leo Bloom teams up with down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show.After putting together another Broadway flop, timid accountant Leo Bloom teams up with down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show.

  • Director
    • Susan Stroman
  • Writers
    • Mel Brooks
    • Thomas Meehan
  • Stars
    • Nathan Lane
    • Matthew Broderick
    • Uma Thurman
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    46K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,738
    46
    • Director
      • Susan Stroman
    • Writers
      • Mel Brooks
      • Thomas Meehan
    • Stars
      • Nathan Lane
      • Matthew Broderick
      • Uma Thurman
    • 444User reviews
    • 162Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 17 nominations total

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    Nathan Lane
    Nathan Lane
    • Max Bialystock
    Matthew Broderick
    Matthew Broderick
    • Leo Bloom
    Uma Thurman
    Uma Thurman
    • Ulla
    Will Ferrell
    Will Ferrell
    • Franz Liebkind
    Gary Beach
    Gary Beach
    • Roger DeBris
    Roger Bart
    Roger Bart
    • Carmen Ghia
    Eileen Essell
    Eileen Essell
    • Hold Me-Touch Me
    Michael McKean
    Michael McKean
    • Prison Trustee
    David Huddleston
    David Huddleston
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    Debra Monk
    Debra Monk
    • Lick Me-Bite Me
    Andrea Martin
    Andrea Martin
    • Kiss Me-Feel Me
    Jon Lovitz
    Jon Lovitz
    • Mr. Marks
    Bryn Dowling
    • Usherette…
    Meg Gillentine
    Meg Gillentine
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    Kevin Ligon
    • Workman…
    Ray Wills
    • Bum
    Marilyn Sokol
    Marilyn Sokol
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    • Cab Driver
    • Director
      • Susan Stroman
    • Writers
      • Mel Brooks
      • Thomas Meehan
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    7rooprect

    A film which is a remake of a play which is a remake of a film... Only Mel Brooks would dare

    What's the deal with directors who remake movies and get angry when anyone calls it a remake? ("It's not a remake, it's a re-IMAGINING!") Whatever. Not here. "The Producers" (2005) is a hands-down, unapologetic, knock-down, dragout REMAKE. And a fine one at that. Not just scenes, but sets, costumes, actors' intonations, and the overall feeling is just like watching the 1968 classic. I can picture both Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane intently studying the reels of Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel to get pinpoint accuracy.

    If it's so true to the original then why, you ask, would anyone bother watching the remake?

    For the same reason we rush out to buy the digitally remastered versions of our favorites. We want to see them shiny and new, the way we've never seen them before but without destroying the original charm. Here we have writer/director Mel Brooks after 40 more years of experience and maturity, doing it again for a new generation, yet having the humility to keep it the same as it was for the old generation. Imagine going to your favorite band's reunion tour and having the thrill of seeing/hearing them sound exactly the way they did decades ago but now with a stage 5x the size and all the fun stuff that they never had the chance to do before.

    What's that? Never saw the original "Producers"? Even better. Here you have the opportunity to see a classic, but with crisp, modern production standards. And with some crazy showtunes that were never there the first time around. My guess is that Mel always wanted this to have more music, like his later classics, "Blazing Saddles""History of the World", "High Anxiety", etc. But with "The Producers" being his directoral debut in '68 he toned it down a bit. Here we get the absurdly flamboyant musical he always wanted.

    Actually there are 2 big changes to the original, both of which are so perfect I can't believe I went all these years not missing them. The first is the expanded role of "Ulla" (played by Uma Thurman) who is perfect as the ditzy Swedish bombshell. The second is Will Ferrell as the Franz the closet Nazi. In both of these cases, the characters pop right out of the screen. Will's song "Der Guten Tag Hop Clop," complete with choreographed pigeons, had me howling.

    And that brings me to the biggest reason why you'd want to see this remake, aside from the songs, the dancing and choreography is EXCELLENT. Folks, this isn't just a movie with some crazy songs and actors flailing for laughs. It has some great dance numbers with nice moves had by all.

    All of this has the effect of making "The Producers" (2005) more like the extravagant musical comedies that made Mel famous in the 70s. This remake got everything right. I have to say, compared to other successful directors who now sit in their ivory towers disparaging their early work and swearing they'll never do that again, Mel's still the same as he ever was, but even more so. Keep em coming, sir!
    6jotix100

    Uma is Ulla!

    Not having been able to afford to pay the exorbitant prices being asked by the producers of "The Producers", now running for a few years at the St. James theater on Broadway, we waited for the release of the film based on the musical that is based on the original 1968 film written and directed by Mel Brooks. In fact, we paid about one tenth of what it would have cost seeing it in the theater and we thought we were in for a treat, especially, if that genius Mel Brooks, was involved in the screen play. Wrong! The film, while not a total failure, could have used a different treatment as it plays flat at times.

    In theory, "The Producers" was the right candidate for making the transfer to the screen since it involved the same director, Susan Stroman, and the two principals, Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, who were paid a cool million each to come back to the show, last winter, when sales were lagging because the substitute actors weren't pulling in the crowds the original stars did. The film looks as though it's a poor imitation of what might have been in the theater.

    The music is the first thing that is wrong with the film. The musical score by Mr. Brooks leaves a lot to be desired. In fact, the whole film could be considered a vulgar attempt at the musical genre. But alas, that's another problem with the New York Broadway theater that prefers to revive third rate musicals with people that have no talent for the stage and only serve to attract the tourist crowds that jam the large theaters with its theme park musicals.

    Another problem are the two principals. Perhaps when the show opened on Broadway both Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick might have given the show a different flavor with their interpretation of Max Bialistock and Leo Bloom. The director doesn't seem to use them for the new medium effectively. In fact, both Mr. Lane and Mr. Broderick, left to their own instincts can be awful, as proved by their recent appearance on Broadway in "The Odd Couple", a show which we caught a preview recently. This pair of charismatic actors are seen in the film doing their own shtick.

    Uma Thurman is fine as the long limbed Swedish secretary in a fun role that seems to be the only thing right in the movie. Gary Beach's flamboyant gay director is fun to watch.

    "The Producers", in this reincarnation doesn't show anything new as a movie.
    7marcosaguado

    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.
    7bkoganbing

    Spring comes again for Hitler

    A little more music and embellishing of several plot points that were passed over in the original film are what distinguishes this musical version of The Producers. It's a musical version about a film that had a plot about two men who try to create the biggest flop in the history of Broadway and a musical.

    Taking the places of Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder as the producing partners Bialystock&Bloom are Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. Both these guys are given an impossible task of repeating two classically congruent performances that Mostel and Wilder created. Even the additional bits of business just can't make me forget the original.

    Will Ferrall did not come over from Broadway to do the role of the hermit like Nazi living in Greenwich Village and caring for his carrier pigeons. He had to do double duty because he also took the place of beatnik method actor Dick Shawn from the original. I'm not sure that combining the roles was the best thing, I'm also not sure Ferrall did real justice to either try as he might on both. Kenneth Mars was the reclusive Nazi author of Springtime For Hitler. in the original. Both he and Shawn were almost as memorable as Mostel and Wilder.

    I do love the Mel Brooks humor, but I think he laid it on a bit thick with the gay stereotyping of Gary Beach and Roger Bart. It came this close to the good side of being offensive, but not quite.

    There's a lot to like in this version of The Producers, but I think Mel should not have touched his masterpiece.
    8mcolburn

    A pleasant surprise

    After reading critics' reviews I thought twice about seeing this film. But I needn't have worried as this was fantastic entertainment. I don't seem to care that the director has kept the stagy sets and took a literal approach to adapting a stage musical for the big screen. It was a fun time from beginning to end.

    While his portrayal of Leo Bloom was too much like Gene Wilder's, Matthew Broderick was simply divine when dancing. Indeed it was an interesting to see the top half of his body so still and rigid while his legs and feet were moving with such poise and grace. Nathan Lane never seems to disappoint, he is simply brilliant. His physical resemblance to Zero Mostel is obvious but the mannerisms are all his own. Uma Thurman is good as Ula and Will Ferrell rediscovers his funny.

    I didn't even mind the over-the-stop stereotypes. Gary Beach and Roger Bart are screamingly funny. Springtime for Hitler is the best part of the show and nice to see John Barrowman giving it his all as the blond Nazi.

    If you want to be entertained for a few hours then this is the movie to go see, don't let the critics put you off!

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    • 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

      Ulla: My name is Ulla Inka Hanson Benson Yanson Tallen Hallen Swadon Swanson.

      Max Bialystock: What is your first name?

      Ulla: Oh that was my first name. Would you like to hear my last name?

      Max Bialystock: We don't have the time.

    • 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
      Edited into The Spoils (2024)
    • Soundtracks
      There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway
      Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks

      Performed by Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Swedish
      • Yiddish
    • Also known as
      • Los productores
    • Filming locations
      • Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Brooksfilms
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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
      2 hours 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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