The Producers
Universal Pictures | Release Date: December 16, 2005
7.7
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7
LeslieS.Jan 10, 2006
I saw this play on Broadway with Lane and Broderick, and the play was much funnnier. The movie had too many broad vaudevillian strokes and stagnant mugging for the camera, which I attribute to bad direction. The best thing about this movie I saw this play on Broadway with Lane and Broderick, and the play was much funnnier. The movie had too many broad vaudevillian strokes and stagnant mugging for the camera, which I attribute to bad direction. The best thing about this movie was the hilarious Will Ferrell as the German Franz Liebkind.… Expand
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7
PaulB.Jan 2, 2006
Not up to expectations. Most songs work okay, but too many don't. Too many shots put me at a Broadway audience angle instead of that of a film viewer. Actors were brilliant.
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SephiaJan 7, 2006
This was absolutely hilarious! I haven't laughed that loud (or that long) since I saw the Producers on Broadway!
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7
JeffF.Jun 1, 2006
Pretty good film,but why did they leave out the best parts of the original? L.S.D. The bar scene and blowing up the theater.
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10
gyulagDec 13, 2005
Great movie!! Great entertainment! Great time at the movies!
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10
treedw.Dec 15, 2005
What a spectacular movie! greatly funny and wildly entertaining.
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EnnioPDec 19, 2005
If anyone thinks this movie is slow moving and boring then i think you were watching the wrong movie. This has high energy all the way through. It is very entertainment. It looked like an old 50s movie musical, which was great considering If anyone thinks this movie is slow moving and boring then i think you were watching the wrong movie. This has high energy all the way through. It is very entertainment. It looked like an old 50s movie musical, which was great considering Stroman intended it to. People in my theatre were laughing all the way through. It was loads of fun! Highly reccomend it!… Expand
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CharlesC.Dec 21, 2005
While this movie was not directed to well. Stroman's inexperience shows, the actors were great and Brooks' jokes are all around. Good, but not deserving of any movie awards, maybe acting and music, but maybe not even acting.
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8
SaulD.Dec 21, 2005
Best comedy of the year. 40 year old virgin and wedding crashers were simple minded and dumb... This was a laughing riot! Should have been directed by someone else though, but still quite good.
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10
CarlG.Dec 20, 2005
I was completely astonished by this. I never once stopped laughing! Everyone's entitled to their opinions and i think this was very good!
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JessLDec 20, 2005
A littel over the top but all good for me! The comedy is great, the singing is good and the performances are remarkable!
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TomF.Dec 20, 2005
A good adaptation of the broadway musical but i really wish they had the LSD character from the original! Broderick was a little lacking but his singing somewhat made up for it. Overall a fun time had by all!
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10
AnaI.Dec 20, 2005
Wow! Thats all i have to say! Fun Fun Fun!
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SarahN.Dec 20, 2005
I went to the Toronto screening and all i can say is that i was impressed. I've never seen the original or the musical before, but now i want to see them. My entire theatre was laughing all the way through. What joy it was to watch this I went to the Toronto screening and all i can say is that i was impressed. I've never seen the original or the musical before, but now i want to see them. My entire theatre was laughing all the way through. What joy it was to watch this movie! If youre looking for a good time...go watch this movie!… Expand
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JoeyK.Jan 1, 2006
It gets off to a shaky start, with extremely misdelivered lines. Anyone who has seen the original knows how the first Leo and Max scene should look, and Broderick and Lane just don't live up to Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder's It gets off to a shaky start, with extremely misdelivered lines. Anyone who has seen the original knows how the first Leo and Max scene should look, and Broderick and Lane just don't live up to Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder's preformances. Later on, though, it isn't as noticable or intrusive. The movie is a rendition of the Broadway musical, and although it's missing 2 songs, (both of which were missed) it sticks to the musical quite well. There are some scenes from the original movie, that weren't in the musical, that could have worked now that it's a movie again, but unfortunately, there was only one part I noticed that did so. Aside from the dissapointing delivery, the main bother was an array of jokes that they should have realized didn't work. There were changed jokes, and changed styles of delivery, seemingly always for the worse, which was surprising and dissapointing. This isn't as good as either of the other versions, but it's still really funny, and worth it if only because it's the only way to get the Broadway version without goin ghtere yourself. Final note: Joe Morgenstern of the Wall Street Journal is a moron. (Second to last review, gave it a 20). This movie itself was no gem compared to the other versions, but the other version were utterly fantastic. The original musical was far from overrated, and that's saying a lot, and the original movie was a flawless comedic masterpeice. There are reasons to complain about this movie, but none of them have to do with the source material.… Expand
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BillyS.Jan 10, 2006
Mel Brooks writes and directs a comedy film classic in 1968 then turns it into the biggest Broadway Musical since A Chorus Line by teaming up Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane in the roles played by now legends Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel. Mel Brooks writes and directs a comedy film classic in 1968 then turns it into the biggest Broadway Musical since A Chorus Line by teaming up Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane in the roles played by now legends Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel. Can he possibly make this into a movie to top its pedigree? Well, if you add Uma Thurman as the Swedish secretary, Will Ferrell as the Nazi playwright and bring back Roger Bart and Gary Beach as the director and his assistant and what you get might not be all it could have been, but above all..... THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT!!!… Expand
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AxelB.Jan 5, 2006
The score isn't stellar, but it does have a couple great songs. The whole thing reminds you of a 1950s musical film, sure, but, let's face it, that's what it is. If you love musicals, you'll love it. If you don't, The score isn't stellar, but it does have a couple great songs. The whole thing reminds you of a 1950s musical film, sure, but, let's face it, that's what it is. If you love musicals, you'll love it. If you don't, you won't. Funnier than the original film (which is very funny), The Producers preserves on film a couple of terrific Broadway performances. Will Farrell can sing, and Uma Thurman is miscast (a body double is used for the tougher dance sequences). Still, it's a fun evening at the movies. Just don't expect West Side Story.… Expand
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AngieJan 5, 2006
Absolutely hilarious! The actors were all absolutely amazing - Mathew Broderick stole the show for me. If you have a sense of humor, go see this movie!
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JohnH.Jul 28, 2006
I never saw the Broadway production. I am too young (15) to know the original version. But this movie seemed like a good performance of a good musical. It does not stand out for its musical virtues, but nothing on Broadway (besides I never saw the Broadway production. I am too young (15) to know the original version. But this movie seemed like a good performance of a good musical. It does not stand out for its musical virtues, but nothing on Broadway (besides Soundheim) is of musical caliber anywhere near the average classical CD I can pick up at the library. Musicals are never created to showcase music alone, anyway. Two complaints seem to be: that the movie does not convey the full brilliance of the Broadway version, and that it does not take advantage of the movie-medium. As to the second, I would be sorely upset if any more of the music was cut out; I rented the DVD to see a full musical for a fortieth the price, not a destroyed and non-musical movie based on a musical which was originally based on a non-musical movie that was (apparently) great to begin with. And, if the Broadway rendition was much better than this one, it must truly have been magnificent; this one is quite good.… Expand
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10
SuO.Dec 15, 2005
I loved it. A big, old-fashioned, in your face musical with lots of color and singing!
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10
guyy.Dec 15, 2005
What an awesome time i had with this film everthing was just right...this is entertainment.
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joeh.Dec 16, 2005
The only ones murdering this genre are the critics with their inability to take in something different and today's society's desire for only action and violence.....or idiotic comedy.......forget all the critics, they really make The only ones murdering this genre are the critics with their inability to take in something different and today's society's desire for only action and violence.....or idiotic comedy.......forget all the critics, they really make me sick...damn college dropouts lucky to have a job.… Expand
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SusanM.Dec 19, 2005
Don't listen to the bad reviews in the NY papers! The New York papers either must have it in for Mel Brooks or they were in a bad mood when they saw this film. As a fan of both the original film and the Broadway show, I was really Don't listen to the bad reviews in the NY papers! The New York papers either must have it in for Mel Brooks or they were in a bad mood when they saw this film. As a fan of both the original film and the Broadway show, I was really looking forward to this new version. So my heart sank when I read the nasty NY reviews ... but I decided to see it and judge for myself. Admittedly, I sat there with much trepidation, fearing that I'd agree with them ... especially since the original movie is one of my favorites and can always make me laugh no matter how many times I've seen it. Well, much to my delighted surprise, I LOVED IT. I saw it at the Ziegfeld on Friday (opening) night and the entire audience sure enjoyed it, too ... often breaking into spontaneous applause ... and LAUGHING LAUGHING LAUGHING. Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick recreated their stage roles with hilarious intensity. If you want a genuinely good time at the movies, if you want some good hearty silly laughs ... go see The Producers. It's funny. It's enjoyable. It's entertaining. It's terrific!!!!… Expand
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BrentPDec 19, 2005
Another reviewer asks, "Who's Susan Stroman?" and says "It must be her husband voting". First of all, if you did a tiny bit of research, you would have seen that Susan Stroman's husband is dead, and she was hand-selected by Mel Another reviewer asks, "Who's Susan Stroman?" and says "It must be her husband voting". First of all, if you did a tiny bit of research, you would have seen that Susan Stroman's husband is dead, and she was hand-selected by Mel Brooks to direct The Producers. Granted, she was a choreographer before becoming the Tony-award winning director of the Broadway show, and her husband was originally the director of the show, but I think her stage direction was top-notch. Granted, an essentially direct translation of the stage show to the screen mars an otherwise great production. A 10 to the original movie. And, at least this is a way to see the Broadway show if you missed it.… Expand
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CharlieN.May 17, 2006
Hilarious and brilliant!
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10
JeremyD.Dec 13, 2005
Wonderful movie. It is over the top but that is what makes it great!
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yankdDec 15, 2005
This is a wonderous film... these critics dont understand the film is meant to be over the top and loud....its a farce, its throwback to the musicals of old....and it does an excellent job!!
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10
geogryp.Dec 15, 2005
Micheal Phillips - Chicago Tribune is a great big fool and he is sorely mistaken.
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IlyaS.Dec 15, 2005
I'm usually not a person to like a musical, but this one gave me many, many laughs.
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10
jennamDec 15, 2005
What fun time! The songs were great, the acting was good. Crazy and wild! I loved it!
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TheHamsTheHamsDec 16, 2005
Can't believe how misinformed the critics were. This was a grand old movie. Phenomenal, even. I definitely recommend seeing this. This scenario reminds me of the Polar Express: most critics loved it but the majority of movie-goers Can't believe how misinformed the critics were. This was a grand old movie. Phenomenal, even. I definitely recommend seeing this. This scenario reminds me of the Polar Express: most critics loved it but the majority of movie-goers thought it sucked.… Expand
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ShaunL.Dec 16, 2005
It proves again that critiques have really no pulse on what the general movie going public enjoys. In their own terms O stars on the audience pulse. A sleeping guy in a chair. a deflated ballon. This movie is the best in Musicals, and if It proves again that critiques have really no pulse on what the general movie going public enjoys. In their own terms O stars on the audience pulse. A sleeping guy in a chair. a deflated ballon. This movie is the best in Musicals, and if anyone does not get a grip of ANY of Mel Brooks films and the genre of over the top? They have missed the point all of these years. I laughed all the way through.… Expand
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10
TrentF.Dec 22, 2005
Wow! What a great time! Best time you can have in a theatre with your clothes on!
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DilipL.Dec 22, 2005
Musicals are great! This is no different!
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LauraO.Dec 22, 2005
Wow! I love the singing and dancing!
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ConnorDec 24, 2005
Anyone who is a fan of the stage show will certainly be pleased with the film. Although two songs from the play were cut and Uma Thurman's voice was less than thrilling, it is just plain fun. I'm not saying "Oscar," but it's a Anyone who is a fan of the stage show will certainly be pleased with the film. Although two songs from the play were cut and Uma Thurman's voice was less than thrilling, it is just plain fun. I'm not saying "Oscar," but it's a really good time.… Expand
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JohnC.P.Dec 25, 2005
All the criticism about the movie being simply a "capture" of the stage production is correct. But I didn't care. Stroman successfully captures the ENERGY of a live musical production in a film, forcing me to repeatedly remind myself All the criticism about the movie being simply a "capture" of the stage production is correct. But I didn't care. Stroman successfully captures the ENERGY of a live musical production in a film, forcing me to repeatedly remind myself NOT to applaud after each big musical numbers. There is a great fun to be had with this film. A big-screen must, if you ask me.… Expand
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howellg.Dec 26, 2005
Basically a film version of the great Broadway play. it works.
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PaulF.Dec 31, 2005
The first three fourths of this movie was a ten. The last fourth barely hung on but was ok enough. The best part of this movie is the rendition of Spring Time for Hitler. I laughed the whole way through, funny stuff all the way. I was also The first three fourths of this movie was a ten. The last fourth barely hung on but was ok enough. The best part of this movie is the rendition of Spring Time for Hitler. I laughed the whole way through, funny stuff all the way. I was also really surprised that Broderick could sing so well. And Uma thurman was right on the money with her character. Another thing that surprised me is that this movie came across as old style. It almost as if they were trying to dulpicate the older one with Gene Wilder. I enjoyed that one too but this one beat the old one hands down. If musicals can be your thing I highly suggest seeing this one.… Expand
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AtomicCookieSep 15, 2014
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't care what anyone else thinks. This movie was great! The music, the characters, and even the comedy was great enough to make me feel as if though I was watching a masterpiece made out of another masterpiece.… Expand
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br_nunn00Jan 13, 2016
The critics truly destroyed a great musical to movie production. It was extremely well done with laughs throughout. I've had many songs stuck in my head for days. I'm not quite sure how anyone with even the slightest interest inThe critics truly destroyed a great musical to movie production. It was extremely well done with laughs throughout. I've had many songs stuck in my head for days. I'm not quite sure how anyone with even the slightest interest in broadway/musicals/'feel good movies' could not enjoy this movie. It's frivolous with a weak plot made for stage but who cares? This is not a drama or a narrative or anything but a feel good musical. I'll always watch this movie if it's on.… Expand
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classicsonvideoJun 4, 2019
I disagree, this was in my opinion the best movie in a long time, a good old fashioned movie musical from the stage, opened up to the big screen. How is it that all these negative reviewers have no sense of humor?
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