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Mel Brooks’s directorial debut remains both a career high point and a classic show business farce. Hinging on a crafty plot premise, which in turn unleashes a joyously insane onstage spoof, The Producers is powered by a clutch of over-the-top performances, capped by the odd couple pairing of the late Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder, making his screen debut. Mostel is Max Bialystock, a gone-to-seed Broadway producer who spends his days wheedling checks from hi (more…)
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#1 by Nadda on October 16th, 2009
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1.0 out of 5 stars
The Funniest Movie Ever Made
I was kidding about giving the movie one star. It really deserves five stars, I just wanted you to read my review. It worked.
#2 by Philemon on October 16th, 2009
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The Mel Brooks classic that started it all!!!
The original Producers,in a Deluxe Edition 2 DVD with BOTH Standard and Widescreen versions of the film and great extras!
#3 by Anonymous on October 16th, 2009
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5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best comedies ever made
This is one of the best comedies made. Mostel and Wilder are super together. This is a film you’ll never tire of rewatching.
#4 by Emiliana on October 16th, 2009
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3.0 out of 5 stars
3 stars out of 4
The Bottom Line:
The Producers features one absolutely hilarious, brilliant sequence (Springtime for Hitler) surrounded by far less amusing and severely dated…
#5 by Naava on October 16th, 2009
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Mel Brooks first movie is a delightful 1960′s Romp
Newcomer Gene Wilder in his first hit movie plays the foil (fool?) to Zero Mostel’s cagey, corrupt and over-the-hill broadway producer.
#6 by Michaela on October 16th, 2009
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A must-have for your video library
“The Producers”, the original, is a must-have for your video library! Classic performances by Gene Wilder, Zero Mostel and Dick Shaun make this film, which enjoyed a sort of cult…
#7 by Ordell on October 17th, 2009
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Shelf life wasn’t all that.
I bought this to share with my adult children. My memory of the film, which I saw first run back when it was newly released, was far better than the actual movie seemed this time…
#8 by Nefertari on October 17th, 2009
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4.0 out of 5 stars
First Class Comedy
This is Mel Brooks debut film as a director, and its amongst his very best work. Of his other films only Young Frankenstein is in the class IMO.
#9 by October on October 17th, 2009
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Zero Mostel at his funniest
Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder scheme to collect money from investors for a play.They come to the conclusion that by producing a flop they can keep the money for themselves.
#10 by Oded on October 17th, 2009
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Comedy Classic!
Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder are magic in this movie about two producers (one a has-been, the other a wannabe) who decide to put on the worst possible Broadway show as part of a…