The Producers (2005)

Regisseur:

Susan Stroman

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Mel Brooks (screenplay) and
Thomas Meehan (screenplay) ...

Premierendatum:

25. Dezember 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Musical

Plot:

After putting together another Broadway flop, down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock teams up with timid accountant Leo Bloom in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show.

Plot Keywords:

Box Office Flop | Gay Stereotype | Funny Nazi | Friendship Between Men | Black Comedy

Filmpreise:

Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 4 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Springtime is delightful, in Germany (and for the audience)

Besetzung

Nathan Lane	...	Max Bialystock
Matthew Broderick	...	Leo Bloom
Uma Thurman	...	Ulla
Will Ferrell	...	Franz Liebkind
Gary Beach	...	Roger DeBris
Roger Bart	...	Carmen Ghia
Eileen Essell	...	Hold Me-Touch Me
Michael McKean	...	Prison Trustee
David Huddleston	...	Judge
Debra Monk	...	Lick Me-Bite Me
Andrea Martin	...	Kiss Me-Feel Me
Jon Lovitz	...	Mr. Marks
Bryn Dowling	...	Usherette / Girl with Pearls / Little Old Lady / Bavarian Peasant
Meg Gillentine	...	Usherette / Girl with Pearls / Little Old Lady / Tapping Brown Shirt
Kevin Ligon	...	Workman / Little Old Lady

Alternativ:

The Producers: The Movie Musical (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual humor and references.

Länge:

134 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Ireland:12A | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | USA:PG-13 | South Korea:12 | Germany:6 | Finland:K-3 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Norway:A | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/12 | UK:12A | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Malaysia:U

Drehorte:

116th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, New York City, New York, USA

Firma:

Universal Pictures

Dies und das:

The Producers opened at the St. James Theater on April 19, 2001 and ran for 2502 performances winning a record-breaking 12 Tonys.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: In the beginning of "We Can Do It" Max Bialystock steps on his desk onto an open accounting book. When he steps down to go towards Leo, the book on the desk is closed.

Dialogzitate:

[repeated line]
Leo Bloom: Max... we never should've started this! I think we're getting in too deep!
Max Bialystock: Too deep? This is nothing! I'll tell ya when we're getting in too deep!

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Ausschnittsweise enthalten in The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Heil Myself

Springtime is delightful, in Germany (and for the audience)

What a fantastic surprise. I've seen Luke-warm reviews about this film, largely saying that the theatrical basis (the Broadway show) is oh-so-evident. Well, in my opinion, this is one of the film's strengths. It's a well-intentioned performance and is close enough to the original Producers, and so unlike it, that the musical remake is justified.

I love musicals, especially musical comedy. This film is a sop to the musical comedy, with good performances from the leads, and Uma Thurman and Will Ferrell, who all appear to be enjoying themselves.

The central (staged) number "Springtime for Hitler" is brilliantly choreographed, with suitably outrageous costumes. Gary Beach as a brilliantly camp Hitler completes this excellent scene. And the bratwurst!! The editing in this sequence - camera panning to the gob-smacked audience is brilliant. This is a film that salutes and spoofs musicals. It's an absolute delight