The Producers 2005

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The Producers ★★½ 2005 (PG-13)

The wildly funny Mel Brooks 1968 film showed up in 2001 as a hit Broadway musical—this is the film version of that, cast with most of the originals from Broadway. Shifty producer Max (Lane) and his accountant Leo (Broderick) hatch a scheme to get rich by producing a flop and pocketing the leftover investor money after the show surely closes. Hideous Nazi musical “Springtime for Hitler” not only doesn't flop, it's a major success, which means trouble. Yes, it's all rehashed, and oldschoolers will go back to the original film with a renewed fondness. Fun cast and hilarious musical numbers help to somewhat mask the weaknesses. 129m/C DVD . US Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, Will Ferrell, Roger Bart, Eileen Essell, David Huddleston, Michael McKean, Debra Monk, Andrea Martin, Jon Lovitz, Mel Brooks, Gary Beach; D: Susan Stroman; W: Mel Brooks, Thomas Meehan; C: John Bailey, Charles Minsky; M: Mel Brooks.

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