| Title |
The producers / Universal Pictures and Columbia Pictures presents a Brooksfilms production ; produced by Mel Brooks and Jonathan Sanger ; screenplay by Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan ; directed by Susan Stroman. |
| Edition |
Widescreen. |
| OCLC |
64395844 |
| ISBN |
1417069643 |
| International standard recording code |
025192843723 |
| Music number |
28437 Universal Pictures |
| Publisher |
Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures, 2006. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Theatrical producers and directors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Bad faith (Law) -- Drama.
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Musicals -- Drama.
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Children's
Subject heading/s |
Producers and directors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Other
Genre heading/s |
Feature films.
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Musical films.
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Comedy films.
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| System details note |
DVD. |
| Cast |
Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, Will Ferrell, Gary Beach, Roger Bart, Jon Lovitz. |
| Creation/Production credits |
Directors of photography, John Bailey, Charles Minsky ; editor, Steven Weisberg ; art director, Peter Rogness ; music and lyrics by, Mel Brooks ; costume designer, William Ivey Long ; production designer, Mark Friedberg. |
| Audience |
MPAA: PG-13. |
| Summary |
Max Bialystock was once the king of Broadway, but now he only seems to be able produce flops. Things turn around for Max when he's visited by the neurotic accountant Leo Bloom, who proposes a scheme tailor-made for producers who can only make flops: raise far more money than you need, then make sure the show is despised. No one will be interested in it, so you can pocket the surplus. With this in mind, they decide to produce a musical called 'Springtime for Hitler' written by escaped Nazi Franz Liebken. Then they get the insanely flamboyant Roger De Bris to direct and hire the loopy Swedish bombsheel Ulla as the lead actress. |
| Language note |
English or dubbed French dialogue with optional subtitles in English, Spanish or French. |
| General note |
Based on the 1968 screenplay by Mel Brooks and the 2001 stage play book by Mel Brooks & the 2001 stage play music by Thomas Meehan & the 2001 stage play lyrics by Mel Brooks. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. |
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Bonus features: Deleted scenes including never-before-seen musical numbers; outtakes; analysis of a scene "I wanna be a producer"; feature commentary with director Susan Stroman. |
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