Review of The Producers (1968) by Joe T — 05 Aug 2010

This was at a time when films were so simple and yet so effective. Everyone knows what producers are supposed to do. They finance plays, help choose who's going to be involved in its creation, and bring their vision of how it's created to life. The Producers uses a lot of satire about how producers pull off their job. Max Bialystock, played by Zero Mostel, seduces old ladies for his finance, and yet his more recent plays always tend to fail. However, once the banker Leo Bloom, played by the incredible Gene Wilder, points out how Max could make a ton of money through a play made to fail, the two get to work on a play that actually makes the Holocaust look cheerful. The film can be seen as a display of what not to do when creating a play. They pick the worst director, the worst actors, and everything else they would need to seal the deal on the play's crapiness. All of this shapes The Producers into one of the funniest classics ever made.

It's a shame they had to ruin it with that crappy musical remake. And no, I'm not going to redo my review of that as well. The only reason I redid this review is because I wasn't being very informative before.