The Producers
Hollywood Never Faced a Zanier Zero Hour!
Hollywood Never Faced a Zanier Zero Hour!
Comedy
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1968
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A conniving Broadway producer and his meek accountant plan to profit from charming wealthy old biddies to invest in an overbudget production, and then put on a sure-fire disaster, so nobody will ask for their money back — and what's more disastrous than a tasteless musical celebrating Adolf Hitler.
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Runtime:
89 min
Release date:
18 Mar 1968
Country:
US
Languages:
German, English
Budget:
$947,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 5 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Mel Brooks has turned a funny idea into a slapstick film, thanks to the performers, particularly Zero Mostel.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
12 Aug 2008
fresh:
Everything that can go wrong in an amateur film does go wrong, from the timing to the structure to the pitch of the performances.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
12 Aug 2008
fresh:
Some of it is shoddy and gross and cruel; the rest is funny in an entirely unexpected way.
– Renata Adler,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
The one aspect of the original Producers that still stuns is the roaring, over-the-top, in-your-face thereness of its two lead performances.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
1 Dec 2002
fresh:
The film is ripe with treasures worth rediscovering.
– Philip Wuntch,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Sep 2002