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The Producers

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Failing producer Max Bialystock (Nathan Lane) and his accountant, Leo Bloom (Matthew Broderick), scam a group of elderly women out of their nest eggs by convincing them to invest in a horrendously offensive Third Reich-themed musical secretly intended to bomb the moment it opens. But when high-brow Broadway audiences mistakenly assume Springtime for Hitler is a satire, Bialystock finds himself with the critical acclaim that has long eluded him -- and the biggest hit of his career.
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Despite the rich source material, The Producers has a stale, stagy feel more suited to the theater than the big screen.

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Trevor Johnston Time Out 02/09/2006
This is extraneous for anyone who's seen the original film or show, presumably leaving everyone else to wonder what all the fuss has been about. Go to Full Review Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald 01/17/2006
Barely adequate. Go to Full Review Ty Burr Boston Globe 12/31/2005
3/4
Not so much a film as an awkwardly framed souvenir of the Broadway hit musical, The Producers needs a live audience like a candle needs oxygen. Go to Full Review Steven Lindsey Texas Triangle/TXT 05/08/2023
2.5/4
Where Rent and Chicago were liberated from the confines of the stage with spectacular results, director Susan Stroman takes the Nathan Lane-Matthew Broderick smash and films it as if it were playing to the balcony. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/20/2020
3.0/4.0
Works considerably more often than not. Go to Full Review Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News 11/19/2019
B
The Producers has some great comic writing by Brooks to help offset the movie's many problems. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Daniel G. @TheProducer25 Aug 1 While yes, it doesn’t have the exact magic that it had on Broadway, this movie preserves these performances by Lane, Broderick, Beach, and Bart from the original production and brings in Will Farrell (who is great) and Uma Thurman (weakest of the cast by far). The movie is great but lacks the creativity of other brooks films in style See more Sarah E Jun 18 Broderick is gold in this, and Lane is amazing as always. Of course, the original Broadway production is best, but this is a great updated outing with more modern faces. Why people drag it so hard, I'll never know. See more Ed L Dec 30 Hilarious! I tried the original film, and it was nowhere near as good. I guess it depends on which version you see first. Very entertaining. See more Liam D 11/27/2024 Very disappointed I didn’t get to see will farrel as Hitler See more 06/21/2024 As good as the original. And it has new songs. See more Leti A 05/25/2024 The movie was absolutely hilarious See more Read all reviews
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Susan Stroman

Director

Nathan Lane

Max Bialystock

Matthew Broderick

Leo Bloom

Uma Thurman

Ulla

Will Ferrell

Franz Liebkind

Gary Beach

Roger De Bris

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The Producers: Official Clip - Keep It Gay The Producers: Official Clip - Keep It Gay 2:38 The Producers: Official Clip - That Face The Producers: Official Clip - That Face 5:22 The Producers: Official Clip - I Wanna Be a Producer The Producers: Official Clip - I Wanna Be a Producer 4:34 The Producers: Official Clip - That's Our Hitler! The Producers: Official Clip - That's Our Hitler! 2:10 The Producers: Official Clip - Der Guten Tag Hop-Clop The Producers: Official Clip - Der Guten Tag Hop-Clop 2:33 The Producers: Official Clip - When You Got It, Flaunt It The Producers: Official Clip - When You Got It, Flaunt It 3:35 The Producers: Official Clip - Springtime For Hitler & Heil Myself The Producers: Official Clip - Springtime For Hitler & Heil Myself 7:43 View more videos

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Synopsis Failing producer Max Bialystock (Nathan Lane) and his accountant, Leo Bloom (Matthew Broderick), scam a group of elderly women out of their nest eggs by convincing them to invest in a horrendously offensive Third Reich-themed musical secretly intended to bomb the moment it opens. But when high-brow Broadway audiences mistakenly assume Springtime for Hitler is a satire, Bialystock finds himself with the critical acclaim that has long eluded him -- and the biggest hit of his career.
Director
Susan Stroman
Producer
Mel Brooks, Jonathan Sanger
Screenwriter
Mel Brooks, Thomas Meehan, Mel Brooks, Thomas Meehan
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Columbia Pictures, Brooksfilms, Universal Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Sexual Humor/References)
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 13, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$19.4M
Runtime
2h 14m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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