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The Producers (2005) -- 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.
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Overview

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6.5/10   17,645 votes
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Director:
Susan Stroman
Writers (WGA):
Mel Brooks (screenplay) and
Thomas Meehan (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
25 December 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 4 nominations more
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User Comments:
Avoid no matter what. more (394 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Nathan Lane ... Max Bialystock

Matthew Broderick ... Leo Bloom

Uma Thurman ... Ulla

Will Ferrell ... Franz Liebkind

Gary Beach ... Roger DeBris

Roger Bart ... Carmen Ghia
Eileen Essell ... Hold Me-Touch Me

Michael McKean ... Prison Trustee
David Huddleston ... Judge
Debra Monk ... Lick Me-Bite Me

Andrea Martin ... Kiss Me-Feel Me

Jon Lovitz ... Mr. Marks
Bryn Dowling ... Usherette / Girl With Pearls / Little Old Lady / Bavarian Peasant

Meg Gillentine ... Usherette / Girl With Pearls / Little Old Lady / Tapping Brown Shirt
Kevin Ligon ... Workman / Little Old Lady
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Producers: The Movie Musical (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sexual humor and references.
Runtime:
134 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Matthew Broderick wore an earplug in one ear where Nathan Lane yells "Never put your own money in the show!" up close. (Source: DVD commentary) more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): During the jail song and dance scene, the prisoner in the white shirt (singlet) standing behind the piano lip syncs almost every word when the statement from the Governor is read out aloud. more
Quotes:
[Roger De Bris enters the room]
Leo Bloom: Max... He's wearing a dress!
Max Bialystock: No kidding!
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Movie Connections:
References Blazing Saddles (1974) more
Soundtrack:
I Wanna Be a Producer more

FAQ

Are the screenplays for this and the 1968 Producers film exactly the same?
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6 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Avoid no matter what., 24 May 2006
1/10
Author: bernie-122 from Sydney, Australia

There are only two possible explanations for the large number of rave reviews on this movie:

1. There are far more shallow, easily-amused people than I realized. Or, 2. The makers of this drivel persuaded and/or paid large numbers of supporters to post positive comments.

This movie simply stinks. I didn't smile once. I liked the original very much, but I found most of Mel's later stuff to be embarrassing more than amusing. But this isn't even funny. I tried to be really fair and not compare this to the original, but failed miserably. The reason the original worked was because Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder had personality traits that meshed with and enhanced the script. No such thing here; Matthew Broderick has no discernible personality and is just as bad here as he was in "The Stepford Wives", another remake that never should have happened. He should have quit after "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". Wil Ferrell is just as not-funny as I would expect. I just adore Uma Thurman, but she can't sing and is going to waste here.

The musical numbers go on and on ad nauseum and are dead-boring other than "Springtime for Hitler in Germany".

If you've not seen the original, then go find it and watch it instead of this uninspired drivel. If you have seen the original, then get it and watch it again. It's a bit dated, but it still works.

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