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The film stars Zero Mostel as a producer who has fallen on hard times (he is sleeping with little old ladies to get backings for his constantly flopping plays), until an account with a lot of demure (Gene Wilder in one of his finest and funniest roles) gives him the idea to make a flop on Broadway, and actually make it a kit, if only for themselves. This inspires the two to get a nazi's (Kenneth Mars) scrpit, a gay director, a Sweeish-tease of a secretary (Lee Meredith), and a flower power actor (Dick Shawn in one of the best comedic roles ever) to make Springtime for Hitler.

Wow. Even if the film didn't deliver laughs (which is not true because it delivers them by the dozens) for some, Brooks' ideas are enough for a whole string of films, but he is able to compact them into one very amusing and incredible comedy that gets better with each passing year. The numbers "Love Power" and "Springtime for Hitler" are equally memorable.

Mel's first was his best
The success of the broadway production of this film is no surprise being that it is one of the best comedies ever put on film.

Every performer in this movie is hilarious. Zero Mostel is perfect as the loud-mouth producer who swindles little old ladies. Gene Wilder is classic as the uptight accountant who freaks out whenever anyone touches his blue blanket. Then you have the homosexual crossrdressing director, the neo-nazi lunatic screenwriter, the flower child druggie actor, and the sex object receptionist dancing when she is ordered to "Go to work."

Heavily based on characters, this is what makes the Producers so great. The story is simple, but when brought to life by the crazy performances... it is classic.

And who could pass up seeing a movie with this premise? Two men decide to produce the worst play ever called "Springtime For Hitler" in hopes that it will fail and they will keep all the money that was supplied by little old ladies?

This special edition DVD is a real treat too as it offers a great documentary that tells the Cinderella story of how Brooks went from being a nobody to winning an Academy Award for best screenplay.

This movie will always be one of my favorite films of all time.

DOOZY PREMISE WITH *SOME* GOOFY GAGS, BUT..
The theme held so much promise -- a couple of spent-out producers setting out to create the worst play ever to exploit an accounting glitch with finances. But something happened on the way to the execution.

The comic timing is good, and Zero and Gene have an engaging chemistry which dangles a promise in the first 30 minutes. There was even an occasional giggle here and there, but soon the clock was ticking and I had only found the film annoying, overacted and frequently just downright silly.

It's basically two guys fumbling around like a couple of idiots for a farcical hour and thirty minutes. "Springtime for Hitler" could've been hilarious, but even that fell flat. Come on, a drug-induced sixties, flower-power stoner playing Hitler is supposed to be funny?

There's a whole bunch of weird bits of comedy that are definitely original. But that's all they are. That originality sports very little zest or appeal. Did I have to be born in the late sixties to get the humor? Is this a dated comedy?

Maybe I missed something. Perhaps a rental if you have a particularly open evening.