Review #361: The Producers.
Cast
Zero Mostel (Max Bialystock), Gene Wilder (Leo Bloom), Dick Shawn (Lorenzo St. DuBois), Kenneth Mars (Franz Liebkind), Lee Meredith (Ulla), Estelle Winwood, Christopher Hewett (Roger De Bris), and Andreas Voutsinas (Carmen Ghia) Directed by Mel Brooks (#061 - Blazing Saddles, #198 - Spaceballs and #248 - Robin Hood: Men In Tights)
Review
On March 18, 1968, a film was released, named The Producers, the first film directed by Mel Brooks, who I've reviewed before along with Zero Mostel (#300 - Watership Down) and Gene Wilder (Blazing Saddles and #131 - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory), so this already has a familiarity for me. But the real question is this a good film? You bet your Springtime it is. The comedy is a riot, especially with the main two leads. Wilder has an impenetrable charm that combines with the manic energy of Mostel, which combines together with the rest of the cast and their lunacy. The plot is simple, yet actually creative, in an odd way. In a way, it's like if a producer wanted to remake Manos: The Hands of Fate with Tommy Wiseau directing in 3D, but...better? Anyway...What I like about the film is that it has a lot of spirit, it feels like something great, managing to have a lot of gags that aren't over the top, more toned down, something that isn't seen much now. After 45 years, this is a really good film, and if you can find the film (about 90 minutes), give it a watch, you won't regret it.
Overall, I give it 10 out of 10 stars.
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