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Version of

The Producers (1968)
 -  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.

Remake of

The Producers (1968)
 -  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

The Wizard of Oz (1939)
 -  Roger calls Carmen "Wicked Witch of the West"
The Court Jester (1955)
 -  "Get it?" "Got it." "Good."
The Fly (1958)
 -  Nathan Lane's character shouts "Heeeeeelp meeee!" in a high-pitched voice, as in the Fly.
"The Idiot" (1966)
 -  bialystock calls bloom "prince mishkin"
Blazing Saddles (1974)
 -  "Teutonic twit" and the Marlene Dietrich spoof were both from this movie.
Young Frankenstein (1974)
 -  The dance the prisoners do with canes during the "Prisoners of Love" song is the same dance Dr. Frankenstein and his monster perform duing "Puttin on the Ritz"
To Be or Not to Be (1983)
 -  Comedy Hamlet and "Heil Myself" both come from this film.
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
 -  Will Ferrell says "I have broken my other leg" just like when he fell down the cliff in Austin Powers.
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
 -  In both movies, Ferrell's character falls (off-camera), breaks his leg, and explains this in a tiny voice from off-camera to the other characters. He later breaks his other leg.

Referenced in

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Villains (#6.20)" (2002)
 -  Andrew: "Broadway Matthew ... I find him cold."
10 Most Excellent Things: The Producers (2005) (TV)
 -  behind-the-scenes special
"Richard & Judy: (2006-01-09)" (2006)
 -  Referenced by name
"Torchwood: Random Shoes (#1.9)" (2006)
 -  This is one of the movies visible in the movie store.
Toxic (2008)
 -  ad on bus

Featured in

"HBO First Look: The Producers (#12.30)" (2005)
 -  clips
The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2006) (TV)
 -  clips

Spoofs

Singin' in the Rain (1952)
 -  the opening lines of "gotta dance" medley/prisoners of love and the tap sequence in "I wanna be a producer"
Titanic (1997)
 -  The song that runs over the credits, "The Hopclop Goes On", spoofs the song "My Heart Will Go On", which runs over the credits of "Titanic"

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