Producers, The (2005)

The laugh out loud comedy based on Mel Brooks' hugely successful stage play of the same name – which, in turn was based on Brooks' 1967 movie – tells the story of a down-on-his-luck producer, Max Bialystock (Nathan Lane) and his accountant, Leo Bloom (Matthew Broderick) and their ‘get rich quick’ plan to over-finance a huge flop and pocket the excess budget.

The produce a musical of horrendous bad taste called Springtime For Hitler, written by mad Nazi, Franz Liebkind (Will Ferrell) and directed by the flamboyant Roger De Bris (Gary Beach) who also ends up taking the starring role of The Fuhrer! But…the show unexpectedly becomes a smash hit.

Special Features:

• Audio commentary by director
• Never-seen-before deleted scenes
• Outtakes
• Behind-the-scenes featurette on the making of the film

Critic Reviews:

• " Be prepared to laugh from the opening credits through the closing credits. " – Kam Williams

• " Stage director Susan Stroman brings it all in, including the high spirits and naughty fun, though a few more dancers in some of the musical numbers might have filled the screen better. " – Jim Lane

• " It's a broad, slightly naughty comedy in musical form from the skewed, if not a little twisted, comic genius Mel Brooks. " – Larry Ratliff