
Down-on-his-luck theatrical producer Max Bialystock is forced to romance rich old ladies to finance his efforts. When timid accountant Leo Bloom reviews Max's accounting books, the two hit upon a way to make a fortune by producing a sure-fire flop. The play which is to be their gold mine? "Springtime for Hitler.... (Full plot summary below)
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Down-on-his-luck theatrical producer Max Bialystock is forced to romance rich old ladies to finance his efforts. When timid accountant Leo Bloom reviews Max's accounting books, the two hit upon a way to make a fortune by producing a sure-fire flop. The play which is to be their gold mine? "Springtime for Hitler.
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| The New RepublicStanley KauffmannThe star not only indulges himself gluttonously, but the director seems to be doubled up with laughter at how funny he is being through Mostel; and the film bloats into sogginess. |
| Detroit NewsSusan StarkThis shamelessly low-brow, fearlessly satirical Brooks movie may just be Hollywood's ultimate satire, a furiously witty 'reductio ad absurdum' worthy of the great Augustans like Pope and Swift. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrEverything that can go wrong in an amateur film does go wrong, from the timing to the structure to the pitch of the performances. |
| Empire MagazineAndrew CollinsIt's the ultimate punchline, the killer gag, that a proto-novel that turned into a proto-play that ended up as a movie about the worst musical in history, is now the most popular musical in town. |
| Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenHilarious and irreverent, Brooks' first film has the good fortune to be graced with the comic genius of Mostel, Wilder, and Shawn. |
| Metro Times (Detroit, MI)Anita Schmaltz'...a masterpiece...it goes beyond the laughs into the secrets inside all of our hearts.' |
| The Sun (UK)Jayme BrylaThe leading men are a hoot and the trademark Brooks bad-taste humour hasn't dated at all. |
| DVDTalk.comScott WeinbergIf Mel Brooks is remembered for only three films, then he can rest easy knowing that they're three of the funniest ones ever made. And The Producers was the first. |
| Backseat MafiaRob AldamThe Producers is a rip-roaring comedy which takes no prisoners and doesn't distinguish reich from wrong. |
| City Pages, Minneapolis/St. PaulRob NelsonLike The Producers itself, Springtime for Hitler, with its Busby Berkeley-meets-Leni Riefenstahl choreography and creatively crude lyrics, ends up proving that bad taste can be irresistible. |