The Producers (2005)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Susan Stroman

Writers (WGA):

Mel Brooks (screenplay) and
Thomas Meehan (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

25 December 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical

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.

Plot Keywords:

Opening Night | Accountant | Nazi | Billboard | Based On Adaptation

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 4 nominations

Cast

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
Ray Wills	...	Bum
Marilyn Sokol	...	Bag Lady
Brad Oscar	...	Cab Driver
Tory Ross	...	Misfit Showgirl
Brent Barrett	...	Brian The Set Designer
Peter Bartlett	...	Kevin The Costume Designer
Jim Borstelmann	...	Scott The Choreographer / Donald Dinsmore / Little Old Lady / Bavarian Peasant
Kathy Fitzgerald	...	Shirley Markowitz / Little Old Lady
Jai Rodriguez	...	Sabu The Houseboy
Mike Jackson	...	Injun Jack
Keith Kuhl	...	First Mate Kyle / Prisoners of Love Dancer
Keith Lamelle Thomas	...	Patrolman Pete
Roland Rusinek	...	Jack Lapidus
Jason Antoon	...	Jason Green
Madeline Doherty	...	Mildred The Audition Accompanist / Little Old Lady (as Madeleine Doherty)
Jonathan Freeman	...	Ticket Taker
Mike McGowan	...	Workman #2 / Little Old Lady
Timothy Gulan	...	Gunter / Accountant
Patrick S. Brady	...	Conductor
John Barrowman	...	Lead Tenor
Michael McCormick	...	Mr. Shocked
Susann Fletcher	...	Mrs. Bewildered
Michael Thomas Holmes	...	Stormtrooper Rolf / Auditioner
Ronn Carroll	...	Stormtrooper Mel
Ruth Williamson	...	Snooty Woman
John C. Vennema	...	Stuffy Man
Fred Applegate	...	Officer O'Toole
Jerry Richardson	...	Officer O'Reilly
Timothy Shew	...	Officer O'Rourke
Danny Mastrogiorgio	...	Jail Guard
Richard Kind	...	Jury Foreman
Naomi Kakuk	...	Stenographer / Girl With Pearls / Little Old Lady
Thomas Meehan	...	Max's Attorney
Brian Rogalski	...	Convict #1
Jimmy Smagula	...	Convict #2
James Biberi	...	Sing Sing Prison Guard
Mel Brooks	...	Hilda the Pigeon / Tom the Cat (voice)
Rachel Montez Collins	...	First Nighter
John Treacy Egan	...	First Nighter
Robert Fowler	...	First Nighter / Little Old Lady
Jack Hayes	...	First Nighter
Angelique Ilo	...	First Nighter / Little Old Lady
Stephanie Michels	...	First Nighter
Dana Moore	...	First Nighter
Christopher Nilsson	...	First Nighter
Christina Marie Norrup	...	First Nighter / Little Old Lady (as Christina Norrup)
Chris Michael Peterson	...	First Nighter / Accountant (as Chris Peterson)
Mia Price	...	First Nighter / Girl With Pearls / Little Old Lady
Wayne Schroeder	...	First Nighter
John Sloman	...	First Nighter
Abe Sylvia	...	First Nighter
Craig Waletzko	...	First Nighter / Accountant
Wendy Waring	...	First Nighter / Girl With Pearls / Little Old Lady / Showgirl / Prisoners of Love Dancer
Jeff Williams	...	First Nighter
Karen Ziemba	...	First Nighter
Matt Allen	...	Accountant
Matt Baker	...	Accountant
Ken Barnett	...	Accountant
Alan Bennett	...	Accountant
D.B. Bonds	...	Accountant / Stormtrooper
Harry Bouvy	...	Accountant
Patrick Boyd	...	Accountant
Liam Burke	...	Accountant
Eric Michael Gillett	...	Accountant
Justin Greer	...	Accountant / Little Old Lady
Peter Gregus	...	Accountant
Eric Gunhus	...	Accountant / Little Old Lady
David Havasi	...	Accountant
Jason Lacayo	...	Accountant
Jamie Laverdier	...	Accountant (as Jamie LaVerdiere)
Mark Ledbetter	...	Accountant
David Lowenstein	...	Accountant
Ira Mont	...	Accountant
Joseph Mooradian	...	Accountant
Patrick Mullaney	...	Accountant
Marcus Nance	...	Accountant
Nick Santa Maria	...	Accountant
Denton Tarver	...	Accountant
Patrick Wetzel	...	Accountant / Little Old Lady / Bavarian Peasant
Steve Wilson	...	Accountant
Kent Zimmerman	...	Accountant
Leanne Bowman	...	Girl With Pearls
Angie C. Creighton	...	Girl With Pearls / Little Old Lady
Jennifer Lee Crowl	...	Girl With Pearls / Little Old Lady
Holly Cruikshank	...	Girl With Pearls / Showgirl / Prisoners of Love Dancer
Colleen Dunn	...	Girl With Pearls
Jenny Gruby Field	...	Girl With Pearls
Kimberly Jones	...	Girl With Pearls / Little Old Lady / Showgirl / Prisoners of Love Dancer
Rhonda Kaufman	...	Girl With Pearls
Charley King	...	Girl With Pearls (as Charley Izabella King)
Renee Klapmeyer	...	Girl With Pearls / Little Old Lady
Alison Levenberg	...	Girl With Pearls / Little Old Lady / Tapping Brown Shirt
Sarah Misiano	...	Girl With Pearls / Little Old Lady
Kandice Pelletier	...	Girl With Pearls
Katherine Marie Schwing	...	Girl With Pearls
Michele Utzig	...	Girl With Pearls
Melanie Allen	...	Little Old Lady
Jane Altman	...	Little Old Lady
Piper Lindsay Arpan	...	Little Old Lady / Prisoners of Love Dancer
Mary Ellen Ashley	...	Little Old Lady
Margery Beddow	...	Little Old Lady
Mimi Bensinger	...	Little Old Lady
Pam Bradley	...	Little Old Lady
Maureen Brennan	...	Little Old Lady
Jane Brockman	...	Little Old Lady
Barbara Broughton	...	Little Old Lady
Kimberly Calore	...	Little Old Lady / Tapping Brown Shirt
Alice Cannon	...	Little Old Lady
Warren Carlyle	...	Little Old Lady
Eileen Casey	...	Little Old Lady
Erin Crouch	...	Little Old Lady / Bavarian Peasant
Diane Findlay	...	Little Old Lady
Norma Fire	...	Little Old Lady
Sondra Gorney	...	Little Old Lady
James Gray	...	Little Old Lady
Ashley Amber Haas	...	Little Old Lady
James Hadley	...	Little Old Lady
Mary Ann Hannon	...	Little Old Lady
Marcia Haufrecht	...	Little Old Lady
Cynthia Leigh Heim	...	Little Old Lady
Kimberly Hester	...	Little Old Lady
Chris Holly	...	Little Old Lady
Stacey Todd Holt	...	Little Old Lady
Shauna Hoskin	...	Little Old Lady
Joan Jaffe	...	Little Old Lady
Nancy Johnston	...	Little Old Lady
Shari Jordan	...	Little Old Lady / Bavarian Peasant
Mary Looram	...	Little Old Lady
Dana Lorge	...	Little Old Lady
C.C. Loveheart	...	Little Old Lady
Melissa Rae Mahon	...	Little Old Lady
Patricia Mariano	...	Little Old Lady (as Patti Mariano)
Peter Marinos	...	Little Old Lady
Lucy Martin	...	Little Old Lady
Liz McKendry	...	Little Old Lady
Jeannine Moore	...	Little Old Lady
Francine Myles	...	Little Old Lady
Jan Neuberger	...	Little Old Lady
Denise Nolin	...	Little Old Lady
Sylvia Norman	...	Little Old Lady
Nancy Ozelli	...	Little Old Lady
Jessica Pariseau	...	Little Old Lady (as Jessica Perrizo)
Darcy Pulliam	...	Little Old Lady
Rita Rehn	...	Little Old Lady
Erika Rominger	...	Little Old Lady
Lisa Rothauser	...	Little Old Lady
Jason Patrick Sands	...	Little Old Lady
Joy Seligsohn	...	Little Old Lady
Letty Serra	...	Little Old Lady
Karen Shallo	...	Little Old Lady
Jessica Sheridan	...	Little Old Lady / Bavarian Peasant
Jennifer Smith	...	Little Old Lady
Tracy Terstriep	...	Little Old Lady
Cynthia Thole	...	Little Old Lady
Chryssie Whitehead	...	Little Old Lady
Jill Wolins	...	Little Old Lady
Courtney Young	...	Little Old Lady / Prisoners of Love Dancer
Will Armstrong	...	Auditioner
Collin Baja	...	Auditioner
Seth Belliston	...	Auditioner
Scott Davidson	...	Auditioner / Bavarian Peasant
Gary Franco	...	Auditioner
Sean Martin Hingston	...	Auditioner / Tapping Brown Shirt / Prisoners of Love Dancer
Michael Jablonski	...	Auditioner
Terace Jones	...	Auditioner
Jim Kinney	...	Auditioner (as James Kinney)
Richie Mastascusa	...	Auditioner
Barry McNabb	...	Auditioner
Mark Myars	...	Auditioner
Wes Pope	...	Auditioner
Danny Rutigliano	...	Auditioner
John Salvatore	...	Auditioner
Marcos Santana	...	Auditioner
Chad Schiro	...	Auditioner
Courter Simmons	...	Auditioner
Robert Wersinger	...	Auditioner
Michael Goddard	...	Bavarian Peasant
Kelly Sullivan	...	Bavarian Peasant
Matthew J. Vargo	...	Bavarian Peasant
Angie L. Schworer	...	Showgirl (as Angie Schworer)
Jeremy Benton	...	Tapping Brown Shirt
Scott Fowler	...	Tapping Brown Shirt
Brad Musgrove	...	Tapping Brown Shirt
Eric Altheide	...	Stormtrooper
Robert Bartley	...	Stormtrooper
Joshua Bennett	...	Stormtrooper
Timothy Bish	...	Stormtrooper
Dan Bittner	...	Stormtrooper
Scott Blokker	...	Stormtrooper
Shane Braddock	...	Stormtrooper
Barry Brown	...	Stormtrooper
Mark Burrell	...	Stormtrooper
Jordan Cable	...	Stormtrooper
Matthew Cassaro	...	Stormtrooper
Todd Alan Crain	...	Stormtrooper
Michael Todd Curry	...	Stormtrooper
Wyatt Darling	...	Stormtrooper
Kip Driver	...	Stormtrooper
Charles Duff	...	Stormtrooper
Andrew Fitch	...	Stormtrooper
Ben Franklin	...	Stormtrooper
Derek M. Gatts	...	Stormtrooper
Michael Gillis	...	Stormtrooper
Aaron Hamilton	...	Stormtrooper
Brad Hampton	...	Stormtrooper
Jamie R. Harris	...	Stormtrooper
Bram Heidinger	...	Stormtrooper
Andrew J. Kelso	...	Stormtrooper
Paul Lane	...	Stormtrooper
Brian J. Marcum	...	Stormtrooper
Matthew Morris	...	Stormtrooper
Patrick O'Neill	...	Stormtrooper
Steve Parmenter	...	Stormtrooper
Adam Pelty	...	Stormtrooper
Jason Craig Poole	...	Stormtrooper
Josh Rhodes	...	Stormtrooper
Ed Roggenkamp	...	Stormtrooper
J. Brandon Savage	...	Stormtrooper
Jonathan Sexsmith	...	Stormtrooper
Jerry Sher	...	Stormtrooper
David Spangenthal	...	Stormtrooper
Jake Speck	...	Stormtrooper
Billy Sprague Jr.	...	Stormtrooper
Jonathan Stahl	...	Stormtrooper
Fletcher Stephens	...	Stormtrooper
Cameron Stevens	...	Stormtrooper
Jeremy J. Sullivan	...	Stormtrooper (as Jeremy Sullivan)
Charlie Sutton	...	Stormtrooper
Sean Van der Wilt	...	Stormtrooper
Tom Walker	...	Stormtrooper
Matt Wall	...	Stormtrooper
John Wannen Jr.	...	Stormtrooper (as John 'Kit' Wannen Jr.)
Theis Weckesser	...	Stormtrooper
Nathan Williams	...	Stormtrooper
Sheridan Wright	...	Stormtrooper
Julio Augustin	...	Samba Band (as Julio Agustin)
Sebastian La Cause	...	Samba Band
J.C. Montgomery	...	Samba Band
Chris Vasquez	...	Samba Band
David Brown	...	Convict
Gregory Butler	...	Convict
Jerry Ciauri	...	Convict
Teddy Coluca	...	Convict
Alexander Gemignani	...	Convict
Sean Johnson	...	Convict (as Sean [Dino] Johnson)
Dominique Kelley	...	Convict
Bobby Pestka	...	Convict
Al D. Rodriguez	...	Convict
Terence Schappert	...	Convict (as Terence Patrick Schappert)
Jim Tooey	...	Convict
Mike Tourek	...	Convict
Adam Zotovich	...	Convict
Robert Armitage	...	Prisoners of Love Dancer
James Brown III	...	Prisoners of Love Dancer
Amy Hall	...	Prisoners of Love Dancer
Luke Longacre	...	Prisoners of Love Dancer
Barrett Martin	...	Prisoners of Love Dancer
Karl Warden	...	Prisoners of Love Dancer
Mindy Wild	...	Prisoners of Love Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Bizik	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
Randy Blair	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Jennifer Clippinger	...	Ensemble (uncredited)
Bob DeVito	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
George Dvorsky	...	Ensemble (uncredited)
Hunter Foster	...	Ensemble (voice) (uncredited)
Tony Galtieri	...	Opera Patron (uncredited)
Steve Geary	...	Cop (uncredited)
Rick Kain	...	Cab Passenger (uncredited)
Judy Kaye	...	Ensemble (uncredited)
Daniel Koenig	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
Eric Lombart	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
Rich Lounello	...	Prisoner of Love (uncredited)
Pete Macnamara	...	Prison Guard (uncredited)
Dominick Mancino	...	First Nighter (uncredited)
Michael X. Martin	...	Ensemble (uncredited)
Darrell Matlock	...	Theater Patron (uncredited)
Riley G. Matthews Jr.	...	Bailiff (uncredited)
Sally Mayes	...	Ensemble (uncredited)
Susan McBrien	...	Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
David McDaniel	...	Shubert Alley Man (uncredited)
Dolores McDougal	...	Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
Cody Melton	...	Wannabe Hitler (uncredited)
Robert Montano	...	Ensemble (uncredited)
Bill Nolte	...	Ensemble (voice) (uncredited)
Nancy Opel	...	Ensemble (uncredited)
Marilyn Pasekoff	...	Ensemble (uncredited)
Raymond Rodriguez	...	Ensemble (uncredited)
Joe Rosario	...	Sewer (uncredited)
Luke Rosen	...	Sign Builder (uncredited)
Kevin Sebastian	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
Matt Semino	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
Ken Sladyk	...	Broadway Patron (uncredited)
Nell Snaidas	...	Ensemble (uncredited)
Frank Stellato	...	Outraged Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Jenny Lynn Suckling	...	Ensemble (uncredited)
Sonny Vellozzi	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
Cornell Womack	...	Prison Extra (uncredited)
Victor Yerrid	...	Adolph Pigeon (uncredited)
Dianne Zaremba	...	Show Girl (uncredited)
Steven Zweigbaum	...	Stage Manager (uncredited)

Directed by
Susan Stroman

Writing credits (WGA)
Mel Brooks		(screenplay) and
Thomas Meehan		(screenplay)
Mel Brooks		1968 screenplay and
Mel Brooks		2001 stage play book &
Thomas Meehan		2001 stage play book &
Mel Brooks		2001 stage play lyrics

Produced by
Mel Brooks	....	producer
Amy Herman	....	co-producer
Jonathan Sanger	....	producer
Leah Zappy	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Glen Kelly		(underscore by)

Cinematography by
John Bailey		(director of photography)
Charles Minsky		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Steven Weisberg

Casting by
Tara Jayne Rubin		(as Tara Rubin)

Production Design by
Mark Friedberg

Art Direction by
Peter Rogness

Set Decoration by
Ellen Christiansen

Costume Design by
William Ivey Long

Makeup Department
Kate Biscoe	....	makeup department head
Alan D'Angerio	....	hair styles designer
Christine Domaniecki	....	make-up artist: uncredited
Naomi Donne	....	makeup designer
Thom Gonzales	....	hair stylist
Paul Huntley	....	additional wig designer
Todd Kleitsch	....	special effects makeup artist
Lisa Layman	....	hair stylist: Mr. Ferrell
Lisa Layman	....	makeup artist: Mr. Ferrell
Kyra Panchenko	....	makeup artist: Ms. Thurman
Dionne Pitsikoulis	....	makeup artist
Jerry Popolis	....	hair department head
Karen Specht	....	key hair stylist
Victoria Wood	....	wig maker
Louie Zakarian	....	special makeup effects artist
Amanda Ross	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Trish Seeney	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Amy Herman	....	unit production manager
Sally Roy	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Greg Gilman	....	additional second assistant director
Eric Henriquez	....	second assistant director
Sam Hoffman	....	first assistant director
Michelle L. Keiser	....	second assistant director
Matthew McLoota	....	dga trainee
Kathryn-Ann Oaks Shertzer	....	second second assistant director (as Kathryn Shertzer)

Art Department
JoAnn Atwood	....	on-set dresser (as Joann Atwood)
Robert Barnett	....	stand-by scenic artist (as Bob Barnett)
Terri Brennan	....	props
Krysten Childs	....	prop intern
Amyjoy Clark	....	construction accountant
Abe Costanza	....	shop production assistant
Jonathan A. Davidson	....	welder
John Davis	....	storyboard artist
Rena DeAngelo	....	assistant set decorator
Amy S. Dholakia	....	industrial scenic
Alex DiGerlando	....	art department researcher
Lauren Doner	....	scenic foreman
Richard Bryan Douglas	....	carpenter
Steven T. Duke	....	set dresser
Edward J. Egan III	....	stand-by construction grip (as Edward Egan)
Jonathan Graham	....	key construction grip
Sandy Hamilton	....	property master
Richard Hebrank	....	key best boy construction grip
Jay Hendrickx	....	scenic artist
Gay Howard	....	art department coordinator (as G.A. Howard)
Kim Jennings	....	assistant art director
Deborah Jensen	....	assistant art director (as Deb Jensen)
Miguel Jimenez	....	shop electrician (as Miguel Jiminez)
Gordon Krause	....	key shop craftsman
Rob Landoll	....	shop person (as Robert Landoll)
Ross La Terra	....	set dresser
Elizabeth Linn	....	scenic charge
Dawn Masi	....	additional graphic artist
Dawn Masi	....	set decorator coordinator
Jeffrey D. McDonald	....	assistant art director (as Jeffrey McDonald)
Jean-Paul Menard	....	set dresser
Eric M. Metzger	....	set dresser
Timothy Metzger	....	leadman (as Tim Metzger)
Nick Miller	....	construction coordinator (as Nicholas R. Miller)
Francesca Mirabella	....	art production assistant
Kris Moran	....	assistant prop master
Ron Petagna	....	stage carpenter
Mark Pollard	....	graphic designer
Kevin L. Raper	....	graphic artist
Adam Scher	....	assistant art director
Robert Schleinig	....	assistant props
Will Sheck	....	key greensman
David Stein	....	assistant art director
Adam Stockhausen	....	assistant art director
Robert Vaccariello	....	key shopcraft foreman
Robin Wagner	....	set designer: 'Springtime for Hitler' set
Tom Warren	....	assistant art director
Brian Winkowski	....	set dresser
Anthony Baldasare	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Daniel Geary	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Eugene Paul Lynch	....	shop electric (uncredited)
Charles E. McCarry	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Hudson Meredith	....	props (uncredited)
Hollywood Nick Pagani	....	picture car coordinator (uncredited)
Jeffrey Rollins	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gina Alfano	....	supervising adr editor (as Gina R. Alfano)
Christopher Assells	....	sound effects editor (as Chris Assells)
Lon Bender	....	sound designer
Lon Bender	....	supervising sound editor
David Boulton	....	adr mixer
Timothy R. Boyce Jr.	....	sound utility (as T.R. Boyce Jr.)
Ryan Collison	....	foley mixer
Martin Czembor	....	additional sound mixer
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Fernandez	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sean Garnhart	....	sound effects editor
Tom Gould	....	sound engineer: 24 track
Harry Higgins	....	mix recordist
Bobby Johanson	....	adr mixer
Randy Kelley	....	sound effects editor
Dan Korintus	....	dialogue editor
Allen Lau	....	assistant sound editor
Tod A. Maitland	....	production mixer
Tod A. Maitland	....	sound designer
Bill Orrico	....	assistant sound editor
Dave Paterson	....	sound effects editor
Jay Peck	....	foley artist
Nicholas Renbeck	....	dialogue editor (as Nick Renbeck)
Bobby Roelofs	....	sound intern
Steve Schwartz	....	key assistant sound editor (as Stephen Schwartz)
Michael Scott	....	boom operator
Warren Shaw	....	sound effects editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Bill Sweeney	....	foley editor (as William Sweeney)
Steven Visscher	....	foley editor
Jerome R. Vitucci	....	playback operator
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Mark Bero	....	special effects foreman
Peter Brooke	....	creative supervisor
Endla Burrows	....	animatronics producer
Wilfred Caban	....	special effects foreman (as Will Caban)
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects supervisor (as Steve Kirshoff)
Matt Kutcher	....	effects consultant
Andrew Mortelliti	....	special effects
Michael Oosterom	....	animatronics coordinator
Julie Zobel	....	fabricator: puppets

Visual Effects by
Laide Agunbiade	....	technical director
Alexandra Altrocchi	....	visual effects producer (as Alex Wolbach)
Dori Arazi	....	technical director
Adam Avitabile	....	digital compositor
Derek Bird	....	digital compositor
Kristen Borges	....	matte painter: Giant Killer Robots
Chad Buehler	....	digital compositor
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Dug Claxton	....	digital compositor
Tim Coleman	....	digital effects artist
Jeremy Dawson	....	visual effects supervisor
Mark S. Driscoll	....	visual effects producer: LOOK! Effects (as Mark Driscoll)
Henrik Fett	....	visual effects supervisor: LOOK! Effects
Jason Fleming	....	technical director: Giant Killer Robots
Jenny Foster	....	visual effects coordinator: LOOK! Effects
John Fraser	....	matte painter: New Deal Studios
Niles Heckman	....	technical director (as Jon Heckman)
Tom L. Hutchinson	....	CG supervisor: Giant Killer Robots (as Thomas L. Hutchinson)
Leigh-Alexandra Jacob	....	digital artist: New Deal Studios
Phil Jones	....	visual effects supervisor: Technicolor Creative Services
Danny S. Kim	....	creative director
Richard McBride	....	compositor: Giant Killer Robots
Erika A. McKee	....	digital producer: New Deal Studios
Jordan Nieuwland	....	digital matte painter: Technicolor Creative Services
Sean O'Hara	....	compositor
Toshiyasu Otsuka	....	look and lighting artist: Giant Killer Robots
Alejandro Perez	....	dustbuster
Francis Puthanangadi	....	compositor: LOOK! Effects
Anthony Riazzi	....	digital effects supervisor: New Deal Studios
César Romero	....	digital compositor
Dan Schrecker	....	visual effects supervisor
Jason Snea	....	lead compositor: Technicolor Creative Services
Clint Thorne	....	look and lighting artist: Giant Killer Robots
Ned Wilson	....	digital artist: New Deal Studios
Kevin Bell	....	compositor: Giant Killer Robots (uncredited)
Dan Cox	....	lighting TD: Giant Killer Robots (uncredited)
Shannon Blake Gans	....	visual effects executive producer: New Deal Studios Inc. (uncredited)
Greg Gladstone	....	technical director: Giant Killer Robots (uncredited)
Dylan Gottlieb	....	lead modeler: Giant Killer Robots (uncredited)
Tracy Lefler	....	visual effects project manager: Technicolor (uncredited)
Diane Macke	....	project manager: EFilm (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)
Persis Reynolds	....	visual effects producer: Technicolor Creative Services (uncredited)
Joe Sambora	....	production assistant: Giant Killer Robots (uncredited)
Clint Thorne	....	modeler: Giant Killer Robots (uncredited)
Sarah Wormsbecher	....	visual effects project manager: Technicolor Creative Services (uncredited)
David Zbriger	....	digital asset manager: Giant Killer Robots (uncredited)

Stunts
G.A. Aguilar	....	stunt coordinator (as G. A. Aguilar)
Chris Barnes	....	stunt rigger
John Cenatiempo	....	stunts
Bob Colletti	....	stunt performer
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunt performer
Jeffrey Lee Gibson	....	stunt performer
Stephen A. Pope	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Bob Becchio	....	first assistant camera
Daniel Beeman	....	dolly grip (as Daniel Beaman)
Patrick Capone	....	camera operator
Andrew Casey	....	camera operator
Howard J. Cournoyer	....	dimmer board operator
Howard Davidson	....	grip
Peggy Eisenhauer	....	theatrical lighting designer
Glen Engels	....	best boy grip
Jules Fisher	....	theatrical lighting designer
Jay Fortune	....	rigging best boy
Michael Gallart	....	lighting console operator
George Gartland	....	best boy rigging grip
Richard Guinness Jr.	....	key grip
Amanda Hudson	....	second assistant camera
Kevin Janicelli	....	rigging gaffer
Jenny Kane	....	electrician
Lee Kazista	....	libra head operator
Billy Kerwick	....	key rigging grip (as William Kerwick)
Jeremy Knaster	....	gaffer: New York
Jeff Lomaglio	....	grip
William Louthe	....	electrician
Patrick Lowry	....	rigging grip
Lorne MacDougall	....	gaffer
Lorne MacDougall	....	theatrical lighting director
Bobby Mancuso	....	first assistant camera (as Robert Mancuso)
Michael J. Maurer	....	best boy electrician
Patrick McGrath	....	dolly grip
Kevin McKenna	....	video playback operator
Karl McMillan	....	videographer
Richard A. Mitchell	....	electrician
William Moore	....	electrician
Mike Moyer	....	chief lighting technician (as Mike G. Moyer)
Barbara Nitke	....	additional photographer
Chris Rosen	....	electrician
Andrew D. Schwartz	....	still photographer (as Andrew Schwartz)
James Scutakes	....	grip
Joshua Solson	....	rigging electrician
Scott Tinsley	....	second assistant camera
Joel Tishcoff	....	rigging electrician
Dana Turken	....	additional film loader
Rebecca Venezia	....	loader
Andrew Casey	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)
J. Dan Wright	....	electrician (uncredited)

Animation Department
Mike Scanlan	....	animatronic designer

Casting Department
Meredith Jacobson	....	background casting (as Meredith Jacobson Marciano)
Laura Verbeke	....	background casting associate
Dunja Vitolic	....	casting associate: Tara Rubin

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Thomas Beall	....	assistant costume designer (as Tom Beall)
Kenneth Brown	....	costumer: Mr. Lane
Kevin Draves	....	costume supervisor
Gail A. Fitzgibbons	....	costume supervisor (as Gail Fitzgibbons)
Georgette Gogniat	....	tailor
Rebecca Hofherr	....	costume production assistant
Marylou Lim	....	costumer: Mr. Ferrell
Debbie Lucas	....	seamstress
Vern Malone	....	key costumer
James Nadeaux	....	assistant tailor
Janna Notick	....	costume shop manager (as Janna Michelle Notick)
Robert Pease	....	costumer
Donald Sanders	....	assistant to costume designer: William Ivey Long
Christine Schultz	....	costume fitter
Elizabeth Shelton	....	assistant costume designer
Michelle Elaine Teague	....	costumer (as Michelle Teague)
Amy L. Teets	....	wardrobe coordinator (as Amy Teets)
Mark Trezza	....	costumer: Mr. Broderick
Rose Wells	....	key costumer (as Rosalie Wells)

Editorial Department
Kate Abernathy	....	editorial production assistant
Dylan Bond	....	apprentice editor
Joseph Bond	....	digital intermediate consultant (as Joseph C. Bond IV)
Steve Bowen	....	digital intermediate color timer: EFilm
Julie Carr	....	assistant editor: avid
Jennifer Davidoff Cook	....	assistant editor
Donnie Creighton	....	digital intermediate production assistant: EFilm
Rick Derby	....	assistant editor
Michael Eaves	....	digital intermediate color timer: EFilm
Jamal El-Amin	....	assistant editor
Ben Estrada	....	assistant: digital intermediate colorist
Joe Fineman	....	post-production consultant
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Michael Kennedy	....	digital intermediate producer: EFilm
William Kruzykowski	....	additional film editor
Devon Miller	....	digital intermediate editor: EFilm
Ben Ng	....	editorial intern
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Francis Power	....	post-production assistant
David Vendette	....	post-production intern
Lawrence Howard Williams	....	post digital media operator
Brian D'Amico	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Doug Besterman	....	music producer
Doug Besterman	....	orchestrator
Larry Blank	....	additional orchestrator
Patrick S. Brady	....	conductor
Patrick S. Brady	....	music arranger: vocals
Patrick S. Brady	....	music supervisor
Perry Cavari	....	musician: rehearsal drummer
Missy Cohen	....	music editor
Tod Cooper	....	music production supervisor
John M. Davis	....	music editor
Greg Hayes	....	assistant music mixing engineer
Glen Kelly	....	composer: additional music
Glen Kelly	....	music arranger: score and dances
Dan Lieberstein	....	supervising music editor
John Miller	....	orchestra contractor
Katherine Gordon Miller	....	assistant music editor (as Katherine Miller)
Timmy Olmstead	....	music recordist
Mark Rinaldi	....	assistant music mixer
Lynn Sable	....	assistant music editor
Shari Schwartz	....	music editor
Stuart Stanley	....	vocal editor
Danny Troob	....	additional orchestrator: score
Frank Wolf	....	music mixer

Transportation Department
Tom Allen	....	picture car coordinator
Edward Fanning	....	transportation co-captain (as Eddie Fanning)
James Fanning	....	transportation captain
Ray Moyer	....	driver

Other crew
Bill Ahern	....	production assistant
Betsy Alton	....	production coordinator
Justin Ambrosino	....	production assistant
Lale Arpaci	....	assistant: Mr. Brooks
Nora Ashkar	....	production assistant
Randall Balsmeyer	....	title designer: end title sequence, Big Film Design (as Randy Balsmeyer)
Karlena Barbosa	....	production assistant
Dawn Barkan	....	animal coordinator
Michael A. Becker	....	craft service
Carolyn Bennett	....	location assistant
Scott Bishop	....	assistant: Ms. Stroman
Patrick S. Brady	....	additional arranger
Fran Brill	....	puppeteer: pigeons
Patrick Brod	....	production assistant
Tyler Bunch	....	puppeteer: pigeons
Bill Burns	....	dance assistant
Jana Camacho	....	production assistant
Warren Carlyle	....	associate choreographer
Jared Cauliffe	....	set production assistant
Chester Coleman	....	on-set medic
J. John Corbett	....	title designer: end title sequence, Big Film Design
John Criswell	....	puppet technician: pigeons
Sheena Crothers	....	production assistant
Mark Curley	....	location assistant
Gleanna Doyle	....	animal trainer
Robin Dufay	....	puppet technician: pigeons
Guy Efrat	....	location scout
Jessica Elbaum	....	assistant: Mr. Ferrell
Sarah Marie Elliott	....	dance supervisor: rehearsal
Jennifer Fieber	....	projectionist
Sean Fornara	....	production assistant
Scott Foster	....	production assistant
Jennifer Zolten Freed	....	post-production accountant: Trevanna Post, Inc. (as Jennifer Freed)
Anouk Frösch	....	assistant accountant
Evan Gabriele	....	location assistant
Jim Galvin	....	follow spot operator
Ryan W. Gates	....	production assistant
Flax Glor	....	publicist
Peter D. Graves	....	marketing consultant (as Peter Graves)
James Hadley	....	assistant choreographer
Erin Haigh	....	dga trainee: pre-production
Melanie Hansen	....	assistant: Mr. Broderick (as Mel Hansen)
Ethan Henerey	....	production assistant
James Hinton	....	first assistant accountant
Stacey Todd Holt	....	stand-in: Mr. Broderick
Jesse Hove	....	location assistant
Pino Insegno	....	voice dubbing: Will Ferrell
Jessica Johnson	....	production secretary
Jared Jordan	....	production assistant
James J. Kroupa	....	puppeteer: pigeons (as James Kroupa)
Tim Lagasse	....	puppeteer: pigeons (as Tim LaGasse)
Patricia LaMagna	....	assistant: Ms. Thurman (as Patty LaMagna)
Mia Lee	....	assistant production coordinator
Todd Lichtenstein	....	follow spot operator
Jessica Lichtner	....	script supervisor
Peter Linz	....	puppeteer: pigeons
Steve Loff	....	assistant accountant
Jamil Mahmud	....	production assistant
Phyllis Mallah	....	assistant: Mr. Brooks
Joanne Manning	....	dance assistant
Drew Massey	....	puppeteer: pigeons (as Andrew Massey)
Joey Mazzarino	....	puppeteer: pigeons
Michael McCormick	....	stand-in: Mr. Lane
Bobby Miller	....	intern
Olivia Mori	....	production assistant
Melissa Mugavero	....	production assistant
Julia Muggia	....	producer: EPK
Christina Marie Norrup	....	assistant choreographer (as Christina Norrup)
Genevieve Palmieri	....	production assistant
Derek Pastures	....	parking coordinator
Nancy A. Pavia	....	production assistant (as Nancy Pavia)
Currie Person	....	production stage manager
Nicolas Pesce	....	crew
David A. Powers	....	accountant: Brooksworks
Heather Prendergast	....	production assistant
Matthew F. Preston	....	production assistant
Leah Ramella	....	assistant: Ms. Stroman
Megan Rickman	....	assistant: Mr. Sanger
Andrea Roa	....	production assistant
Marsha Robertson	....	unit publicist
Martin P. Robinson	....	puppeteer: pigeons (as Martin Robinson)
Chris Rodriguez	....	production assistant (as Christopher Rodriguez)
Erika Rominger	....	stand-in: Ms. Thurman
Chris Rosen	....	follow spot operator
Henri Sann	....	production assistant
Alan U. Schwartz	....	legal services (as Alan U. Schwartz, Esq.)
Luke Smith	....	production assistant
Penni Smith	....	payroll accountant (as Penni M.M. Smith)
Rolt Smith	....	theatrical stage manager
Pat Sones	....	location scout
Robert T. Striem	....	location manager (as Rob Striem)
Susan Stroman	....	choreographer
Rodney Tait	....	location scout
April Taylor	....	assistant location manager
Rodelia Udell	....	second assistant accountant (as Ogie Udell)
Tom Udell	....	production controller
David Vendette	....	set intern
Matt Vogel	....	puppeteer: pigeons
Jennifer Westin	....	set intern
Whitney J. Willard	....	production accountant (as Whitney Willard)
Dave Willis	....	additional production assistant
Tim Wilson	....	stand-in: Roger Bart
Andrea Wolfson	....	assistant: Mr. Lane
Jennifer Yale	....	associate: Mr. Brooks
Victor Yerrid	....	lead puppeteer
Courtney Shay Young	....	dance assistant (as Courtney Young)
Sibel Tinar	....	location supervisor (uncredited)

Thanks
Mel Brooks	....	acknowledgment: producer of the Broadway play
Cora Cahan	....	the producers wish to thank: New 42nd Street Studios
Laura Green	....	the producers wish to thank
Paul Huntley	....	acknowledgment: original Broadway wig design
Peter Kaczorowski	....	acknowledgment: original Broadway lighting design
Steve Canyon Kennedy	....	acknowledgment: original Broadway sound design (as Steve Kanyon Kennedy)
Laura Koch	....	acknowledgment: Broadway prop master
Rocco Landesman	....	acknowledgment: producer of the Broadway play
William Ivey Long	....	acknowledgment: original Broadway costume design
Douglas Meyer	....	acknowledgment: producer of the Broadway play (as Douglas L. Meyer)
F. Richard Pappas	....	the producers wish to thank
Douglas Petijean	....	acknowledgment: Broadway wardrobe supervisor
Robert F.X. Sillerman	....	acknowledgment: producer of the Broadway play
Rick Steiner	....	acknowledgment: producer of the Broadway play
James D. Stern	....	acknowledgment: producer of the Broadway play
Susan Stroman	....	acknowledgment: 2001 Broadway Stageplay "THE PRODUCERS the new Mel Brooks musical" direction & choreography by
Robin Wagner	....	acknowledgment: original Broadway set design
Bob Weinstein	....	acknowledgment: producer of the Broadway play
Harvey Weinstein	....	acknowledgment: producer of the Broadway play (as Harvey)

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures (present)
• Columbia Pictures Corporation (present) (as Columbia Pictures)
• Brooksfilms (producer)

Distributors

• Buena Vista International (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Falcon (2006) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Grupo Mercamedia (2006) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Greece) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Amoeba Proteus (visual effects supervised by)
• Jim Henson's Creature Shop (creature effects)
• Giant Killer Robots (visual effects)
• New Deal Studios (digital effects created by)
• LOOK! Effects (digital effects)
• Technicolor Creative Services (visual effects)

Other Companies

• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance company (as AON/Albert G. Ruben)
• Anixter Rice Music Service  music preparation
• Axium International  payroll services provided by
• Big Film Design  end title sequence designed and produced by
• Boston Light & Sound  magless dailies systems
• Brooklyn Academy of Music  the producers wish to thank (as Brooklyn Academy of Music - Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn, NY)
• C.A.P.S.  payroll services: atmosphere
• Can't Stop Productions  used by permission of (The name Village People and the trade-dress of the Village People are registered trademarks)
• Cecil B. DeMeals  craft services (as Cecil B. Demeals)
• Central Park Conservancy  the producers wish to thank
• CineFinance Insurance Services  completion guarantee provided by (as CineFinance)
• Clear Channel Entertainment  producers of the Broadway play
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Frankel-Baruch-Viertel-Routh Group, The  producers of the Broadway play
• Getty Images  archive films
• Gotham Sound  sound equipment
• Greenberg Traurig  legal services provided by
• Helen Uffner Vintage Clothing  vintage clothing rentals
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.)
• Jujamcyn Theaters  the producers wish to thank (owner and operator of the St. James Theatre)
• Kodak  motion picture film
• Krypton Neon  neon sign
• Management and Crew of the St. James Theatre  the producers wish to thank
• Manatt, Phelps & Phillips  additional legal services
• New 42nd Street  the producers wish to thank (as New 42nd Street Studios)
• New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theater & Broadcasting, The  the producers wish to thank (as Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre, and Broadcasting)
• New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture & Television Development  the producers wish to thank
• Owen King & Company  wigs by (as Owen, King & Co.)
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Physio Arts  physical therapy
• Richard Frankel Productions  the producers wish to thank
• Right Track Recording  music recorded at
• Scorpio Music  used by permission of (The name Village People and the trade-dress of the Village People are registered trademarks)
• Sony Classical  soundtrack available on
• Sony Music Soundtrax  soundtrack released by
• Sony Music Studios  music mixed at
• Sound One Corporation  sound services (as Sound One)
• Soundelux  sound services (as Soundelux New York)
• Tomkats Catering  catering
• Trevanna Post  post-production accounting
• Universal Payroll Services  payroll services: atmosphere

Also Known As:

The Producers: The Movie Musical (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual humor and references.

Runtime:

134 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (Certificate #42240) | UK:12A | Australia:M | Ireland:12A | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Brazil:12 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Norway:A | Sweden:7 | Malaysia:U | Iceland:L | Finland:K-3 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Portugal:M/12 | Germany:6 | South Korea:12

Filming Locations:

116th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The posters visible in Shubert Alley outside the theater are all for real Broadway shows from the 1950s and '60s. They include: Redhead (which played from February 1959 to March 1960) with Gwen Verdon and Richard Kiley; My Fair Lady (March 1956-September 1962) with Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison; The Sound of Music (November 1959-June 1963) with Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel; Destry Rides Again (April 1959-June 1960) with Andy Griffith and Dolores Gray; and West Side Story (September 1957-June 1959) with Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence, and Chita Rivera.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Leo and Max talks to Franz on the roof, a bag of birdseed sitting on a barrel vanishes between shots.

Quotes:

Max Bialystock: [reading through scripts] Wait, here's one: "One morning Gregor Samsa awoke to discover he had been transformed into a giant cockroach!"...
[pause]
Max Bialystock: Nah, too good.

Movie Connections:

References Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)

Soundtrack:

Opening Night

It's Springtime For Hitler Again!

First, there was Mel Brooks' clever movie "The Producers." That got adapted into a Tony-winning stage musical. Then the musical became adapted into a movie. This hilarious spectacle is sure to please! Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick return as Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom, the same roles they made famous on Broadway. Lane is a riot, channeling Zero Mostel's bombastic character. Meanwhile, Broderick surprises as he does a decent take on Gene Wilder's original hysterical act. Will Ferrell scores laughs as Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind, and Uma Thurman puts in a good song and dance as Swedish sexpot Ulla. The movie perfectly catches the style of the old-fashioned musical, with a large serving of slapstick. This snappy production is sure to be a hit with everyone!