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The Producers (DVD, 2002, Special Edition) 
The Producers (DVD, 2002, Special Edition)

 
The Producers (DVD, 2002, Special Edition)

Leading Role: Gene Wilder,Zero Mostel
Director: Mel Brooks
Rating: Not Rated
Release Date: Dec 2002
Format: DVD
Additional Info: Special Edition
UPC: 027616868329
Product ID: EPID3430377
Description: What do a down-and-out Broadway producer, his anxiety-attack-prone accountant, a go-go dancing Swedish secretary, and a Nazi playwright have in common? They're all part of Mel Brooks's wild and wacky first film, THE PRODUCERS. In this hy...
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What do a down-and-out Broadway producer, his anxiety-attack-prone accountant, a go-go dancing Swedish secretary, and a Nazi playwright have in common? They're all part of Mel Brooks's wild and wacky first film, THE PRODUCERS. In this hysterical farce, rapacious but lovable producer Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel) hasn't had a hit in years and resorts to fulfilling sexually crazed little old ladies' fantasies for extra cash. But when he meets his new meek, neurotic accountant, Leo Bloom (Gene Wilder), the two accidentally come up with a plot to oversell shares in a surefire flop musical and make off with the profits. The plan sends the new partners-in-crime on a search for the worst play ever: SPRINGTIME FOR HITLER, written by an ex-Nazi (Kenneth Mars) whose only friends are the filthy city pigeons he keeps on his roof.


Inspired, manic performances by all involved, along with Brooks's lively direction--which affectionately alludes to such MGM Golden Age musicals as SINGIN' IN THE RAIN--make THE PRODUCERS both referential and highly original as it moves along swiftly to the ultimate musical climax.

Credits
Writer:Mel Brooks
Producer:Sidney Glazier
Cast:Andreas Voutsinas, Christopher Hewett, Kenneth Mars

Details
Edition:Special Edition
Sound:HiFi Sound, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound

Notes
DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Full Frame - 1.33
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
   Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
   Featurette
   Deleted Scenes
   Trailers
Text/Galleries:
   Photos/Stills, Theatrical release: 1968

THE PRODUCERS is number 11 on the American Film Institute's list of America's 100 Funniest Movies.

THE PRODUCERS was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1996.

Mel Brooks made his directorial debut with THE PRODUCERS.

The play in the film was actually later produced onstage by Alan Johnson (who was the choreographer of the film).

In 2000, Brooks signed on actor Nathan Lane to play Max Bialystock in a new Broadway musical of THE PRODUCERS, for which Brooks will write, direct, and compose all the music.

Editorial Reviews
"...The film itself shines in a gorgeous new print..."
Entertainment Weekly - Missy Schwartz (12/06/2002)

"...[B]efore Mel Brooks, no one had taken a genre and made as much savage fun of it in one movie comedy as a writer-director could..."
Premiere - Premiere Staff (12/01/2003)

"Brooks' play-within-a-film structure is fiendishly clever..."
Uncut - Michael Bonner (11/01/2004)

"[T]he screen is dominated by Zero Mostel's rapacious turn as washed-up producer Max Bialystock."
Sight and Sound - Matthew Leyland (01/01/2005)

Awards
1968Academy AwardsBest Original ScreenplayMel Brooks

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