Movie connections for
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Version of

The Producers (2005)
 -  The older version was not really a musical, despite the fact that the play-within-a-play, "Springtime for Hitler", was. This new version of "The Producers" is a musical.

Remade as

The Producers (2005)
 -  The musical is based on the Mel Brooks movie of the same name and was taken to Broadway and taken to the big screen.

References

City Lights (1931)
 -  To pour champagne into the violin player's pant.
Tugboat Annie (1933)
Go Into Your Dance (1935)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Kismet (1955)
Anastasia (1956)

Referenced in

Blazing Saddles (1974)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
"Happy Days: Prisoner of Love (#10.14)" (1983)
 -  Title is song used in movie
"Remington Steele: Springtime for Steele (#3.15)" (1985)
 -  Steele mentions the plot similarity between the crime he is trying to solve and the general plot of this film.
Spaceballs (1987)
 -  Cassette tape on the Mel Brooks video shelf
"Murphy Brown: Kyle (#1.10)" (1989)
 -  Murphy rents this movie to watch at home
Terror 2000 - Intensivstation Deutschland (1992)
 -  Peter Kern sings "Springtime For Hitler" to entertain his mistress.
Wayne's World (1992)
"Matlock: The Play (#8.1)" (1993)
 -  The film critic in this episode declares that Ben Matlock's amateur performance in the play is so bad that he made the production the best piece of camp theater since Mel Brooks's "Springtime For Hitler", the play produced by the characters in the movie The Producers (1968).
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Night of the Blood Beast (#8.1)" (1996)
 -  "Springtime for Hitler"
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)
 -  Crow: Oh, I fell on my keys.
Waiting for Guffman (1996)
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1997)
"Xena: Warrior Princess: The Play's the Thing (#4.17)" (1999)
 -  Gabrielle is duped by two down-on-their-luck producers who turn one of her scrolls into a play, hoping that it fails so they can make off with the money. Gabrielle even jokingly suggests changing the title of her play to "Springtime for Warlords", a reference to "Springtime for Hitler", the play in The Producers.
"The Nanny: The Producers (#6.16)" (1999)
 -  title reference
Bamboozled (2000)
Back in the Saddle (2001) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Recording 'The Producers': A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks (2001) (TV)
Spider-Man (2002)
 -  When Uncle Ben drops Peter off to go to the library, a bus can be seen driving by with a promotional advertisement
The Making of 'The Producers' (2002) (V)
 -  Making of
"Curb Your Enthusiasm: Mel's Offer (#4.1)" (2004)
 -  Mel Brooks mentions something Andréas Voutsinas said when they were filming The Producers: "Or you got it, or you ain't"
"Broadway: The American Musical: Putting It Together: 1980-Present (#1.6)" (2004)
 -  Julie Andrews mentions the movie as the basis for the stage musical.
"House M.D.: Kids (#1.19)" (2005)
 -  After Dr. Petra Gilmar's interview, Wilson says, "That's our Hitler!" in reference to a line from this film.
Spaceballs: The Documentary (2005) (V)
 -  Video seen in clip from Spaceballs, twice
Paid to Play (2005)
 -  A quote from The Producers is used in the narration of the film.
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV)
 -  Makes the countdown, is talked about.
Wordplay (2006)
 -  crossword puzzle hint: "Max's partner in 'The Producers' "
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007) (TV)
 -  Referenced by name
Kabluey (2007)
 -  a broke, down on his luck character references his "cardboard belt"
"Robson Arms: Wrong and Wronger (#3.7)" (2008)
 -  Jason mentions "Springtime for Hitler" from the movie.
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#7.39)" (2008)
 -  Included in a $100 question

Featured in

Precious Images (1986)
Les cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma (1995)
100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)
 -  Clips shown.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV)
 -  This film is #11 on the list.
When Brendan Met Trudy (2000)
New York at the Movies (2002) (TV)
The Making of 'The Producers' (2002) (V)
 -  clips shown
The 100 Greatest Musicals (2003) (TV)
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs (2004) (TV)
 -  The song "Springtime for Hitler" is #80 on the list.
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown.
50 Most Shocking Comedy Moments (2006) (TV)
 -  Clips featured and discussed
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown

Spoofs

War and Peace (1956)

Spoofed in

The Seducers (1992) (V)
 -  Title, premise, chracters get porn treatement.

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