You know how some directorial debuts become thet best-known works of a director? Some notable examples are Sidney Lumet's 12 Angry Men, Orson Welles' Citizen Kane and John Huston's The Maltese Falcon. Another good example is Mel Brooks' The Producers.Theatrical producer Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel) is having difficulty producing successful plays. He's stooped down to romancing elderly women for money. Accountant Leo Bloom (Gene Wilder) points out that Max made more money from a flop than from a successful play. Because of this, Max and Leo try to find material bad enough for it to be a flop. Their answer? Springtime for Hitler.
It usually takes a lot for a movie to make me laugh a lot. And having seen Brooks' two other well-known movies (Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein), I was a little uncertain that it would deliver. But hey, Brooks did win an Oscar for its screenplay. Not bad for first movie.
My Rating: *****
(Switched the blog colour to green huh? Me likey!)
ReplyDeleteI count this as one of the few movies that can make me laugh every single time...certain lines in particular "Haven You Heard ze Deutsche Band?" "No" "That is the name of the song."
...Now what do you think of the remake with Lane and Broderick?
@The Mad Hatter I haven't seen it.
ReplyDeleteGet your hands on it - it's a fun take on the whole flick.
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