The Producers Summary
MPAA Rating: PG13
Director: Susan Stroman
Genres: Comedy, Musical
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After transforming his first motion picture into a smash Broadway musical, Mel_Brooks brings the story of two would-be theatrical moguls turned con men back to the screen in this musical comedy. Max Bialystock (Nathan_Lane) was once one of Broadway's most successful producers, but a string of flops has thrown his career into a tailspin, and now he struggles to raise the cash to stage new shows by playing gigolo to lonely old ladies. While going over his books, accountant Leo Bloom (Matthew_Broderick) notices that Bialystock raised more money than he spent for one show, and points out that if one raised enough money for a show that closed in one night, you could make more off a flop than a hit. This strikes Bialystock as a brilliant scheme, and he decides to give it a try, persuading Bloom to join him in staging the world's greatest flop. After discovering a truly vile script -- "Springtime for Hitler," a musical set in the Third Reich written by neo-Nazi pigeon fancier Franz Liebkind (Will_Ferrell) -- and giving a key role to the secretary Ulla (Uma_Thurman), a drop-dead gorgeous blonde with only a tenuous understanding of the English language, Bialystock and Bloom are certain they have the disaster they need for their plan to work. But the scheme unexpectedly goes wrong when "Springtime for Hitler" becomes a "so bad it's good" hit. Mel_Brooks co-wrote the screenplay for The Producers as well as producing it, but directorial chores were handed over to Susan_Stroman, who also directed the Broadway show; Nathan_Lane and Matthew_Broderick also repeated their roles from the Broadway production. Mark Deming, Rovi
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