Film

The Producers 1968

Directed by Mel Brooks

  • Comedy
  • 89 min
  • PG

Hollywood Never Faced a Zanier Zero Hour!

A conniving Broadway producer and his meek accountant plan to profit from charming wealthy old biddies to invest in an overbudget production, and then put on a sure-fire disaster, so nobody will ask for their money back — and what's more disastrous than a tasteless musical celebrating Adolf Hitler.

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Character

Comic, ironic, cool and relentless.

  • gravecomic
  • earnestironic
  • cooloverwhelming
  • contemplativerelentless
  • warmbleak

Who loves it, who doesn't

The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 4The Provocateur: disliked by 14 / 1The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 55The IronistThe Ironist: loved by 44The ArchivistThe Archivist: loved by 44The OmnivoreThe Omnivore: loved by 33The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 33The SincereThe Sincere: loved by 1The Sincere: disliked by 21 / 2The CartographerThe Cartographer: loved by 11loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

33 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Sinceres.

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  • “Is this Mel Brooks's best work?”

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  • “Is Zero Mostel the best thing in The Producers?”

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  • “Does the irony keep it from meaning anything?”

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