tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post5903281485979829808..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Tuesday's Overlooked (or Forgotten) Films: THE PRODUCERS (1968) starring Zero Mostel and Gene WilderYvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-33681041868441949442012-02-03T10:40:35.936-05:002012-02-03T10:40:35.936-05:00Me too. Bialystock and Bloom. Priceless.
Madeline...Me too. Bialystock and Bloom. Priceless.<br /><br />Madeline Kahn was in the Nathan Lane version? I didn't realize that.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-72958700987478450132012-02-02T22:07:47.525-05:002012-02-02T22:07:47.525-05:00Leo and Max--love those names! ;) This version was...Leo and Max--love those names! ;) This version was hysterical although I'm also a fan of the newer production...loved Madeline Khan in that onePat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-30459495788435661242012-02-02T10:37:11.233-05:002012-02-02T10:37:11.233-05:00iluvcinema: This is definitely the way to go. The ...iluvcinema: This is definitely the way to go. The original is a classic of looniness. Don't miss it.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-42130671456908481942012-02-01T22:14:35.785-05:002012-02-01T22:14:35.785-05:00I have not seen this, the b-way show or the second...I have not seen this, the b-way show or the second movie. But I have it on good authority that the original will be the way to go (especially since there is no longer a b'way show).iluvcinemahttp://iluvcinema.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-79657659596905780442012-02-01T12:56:23.209-05:002012-02-01T12:56:23.209-05:00I did see this, a while back, Kathy. It was a tota...I did see this, a while back, Kathy. It was a total hoot. But it wouldn't hurt for me to watch it again if it's available on dvd. Or maybe the PBS website has it in their archives...Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-37289444790611725282012-02-01T12:55:08.147-05:002012-02-01T12:55:08.147-05:00Lauren: Ha! The Wichita Theatrical Circle doesn...Lauren: Ha! The Wichita Theatrical Circle doesn't meet with your approval - huh?<br /><br />Well, the thing is that if Bialystock and Bloom had really wanted a flop, they would have hired one of the first nuts that walked through the door with a Hitler mustache and an operetta style. Dick Shawn saves the show.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-55455996972513105052012-02-01T11:31:36.134-05:002012-02-01T11:31:36.134-05:00Have you, Yvonne or anyone else seen the brilliant...Have you, Yvonne or anyone else seen the brilliant PBS show with writers from the Sid Caesar show Show of Shows and subsequent other productions?<br /><br />It's with Carl Reiner, Larry Gelbart, so many more I can't think of now. It's story after story about Sid Caesar and Mel Brooks, etc.<br /><br />Get a dvd of it ASAP! You will laugh so hard you'll cry and gasp.<br />You'll have to learn the Heinlich maneuver for yourself because you'll laugh yourself silly.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-85264388769668057112012-02-01T11:10:50.168-05:002012-02-01T11:10:50.168-05:00I love this movie! "Springtime for Hitler&quo...I love this movie! "Springtime for Hitler" has to be one of the most wonderfully bad musical numbers ever on film.<br /><br />If Bialystock and Bloom wanted a real flop, they should have contacted some local Wichita theatre producers. I've seen more bad productions in 3 1/2 years here than in the rest of my life.Lauren Hairstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037717621464819611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-22324297310296944242012-02-01T10:19:44.512-05:002012-02-01T10:19:44.512-05:00You're most welcome, Prashant. Lucky for you w...You're most welcome, Prashant. Lucky for you we have Zero on film. Next to live, it's the next best thing. :)<br /><br />If you get a chance to see this, please do. You will groan and you will laugh out loud.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-42840043034363740772012-02-01T00:47:45.473-05:002012-02-01T00:47:45.473-05:00Zero Mostel? Sadly, never heard of him before now....Zero Mostel? Sadly, never heard of him before now. And then in the end I discover THE PRODUCERS was directed by Mel Brooks and I ask myself, "How the hell did I miss this film?" Thanks for bringing this movie to my notice, Yvette.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-90413797284346680362012-01-31T19:52:18.285-05:002012-01-31T19:52:18.285-05:00I'm with Mel, Kathy. Laughter is the best anti...I'm with Mel, Kathy. Laughter is the best antidote to hate.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-13002444997397973112012-01-31T19:51:36.691-05:002012-01-31T19:51:36.691-05:00Ha! I'm glad you're all a'tingle, mate...Ha! I'm glad you're all a'tingle, mate. :)<br /><br />But you'd be surprised, Sergio, how many people never heard of the original film version. I never did see the film made from the B'way show because I suspected I wouldn't like it. <br /><br />Though I do love Nathan Lane.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-14139881701801485932012-01-31T18:54:05.255-05:002012-01-31T18:54:05.255-05:00Mel Brooks is nuts! But a variety of crazy that g...Mel Brooks is nuts! But a variety of crazy that goes with utter genius.<br /><br />I have never been able to watch this, a parody about the Nazis, after all, an act which is in homage of my Jewish relatives. But someday I'll be brave and watch it.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-29701403664573767142012-01-31T18:36:03.951-05:002012-01-31T18:36:03.951-05:00Yvette, I was going to expostulate with 'The P...Yvette, I was going to expostulate with 'The Producer - forgotten? When?' but actually I suspect that the Broadway musical (and the disappointingly flat film of that) have probably superseded the original for many. I saw the West End production but sadly missed seeing Nathan Lane by the merest 'smidgen' - hilarious movie and play and your post brought it all back - thanks mate, my side are all a tingle!<br /><br />SergioSergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-61863843084063732922012-01-31T17:49:57.852-05:002012-01-31T17:49:57.852-05:00Well, John, we all know that Mel Brooks is nuts! H...Well, John, we all know that Mel Brooks is nuts! HA!<br /><br />Love him.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-89742836979049301982012-01-31T17:49:30.875-05:002012-01-31T17:49:30.875-05:00Patti, I saw this in the theater when it first cam...Patti, I saw this in the theater when it first came out and I remember it to this day. Though I've since seen it several times.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-11422947889191162342012-01-31T17:48:50.857-05:002012-01-31T17:48:50.857-05:00I agree Julie! It takes a bit of knowledge, I supp...I agree Julie! It takes a bit of knowledge, I suppose to really appreciate what Mel Brooks is doing here. But most of the comedy stands on it's sleazy own, I think. HA!<br /><br />Gene Wilder's expressions are priceless. As are the moments when Zero talks to the camera. SO funny.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-9750206450343143772012-01-31T15:24:37.368-05:002012-01-31T15:24:37.368-05:00An insane movie! The stage musical version is even...An insane movie! The stage musical version is even more outrageous, if you can believe it.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-81441978316656376412012-01-31T14:47:24.418-05:002012-01-31T14:47:24.418-05:00It wasn't until I saw this on a big screen a f...It wasn't until I saw this on a big screen a few years ago that I really got it.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-76306972562520406202012-01-31T12:23:22.245-05:002012-01-31T12:23:22.245-05:00This is one of the funniest movies ever!! I screa...This is one of the funniest movies ever!! I scream with laughter over it, Dick Shawn is hilarious - but they're all good, but I simply love Shawn as L.S.D. Everyone should see this movie, they just don't make them like this anymore! I happen to be partial to Dick Shawn, loved him in a Mad, Mad, Mad... World too.Julie at Outlandish Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16595989966510183531noreply@blogger.com