: Mel Brooks' directorial debut starring Zero Mostel as Max Bialystock and Gene Wilder as Leo Bloom. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
: Considered the "worst director in the business," hired specifically to ensure the show's failure. Quick Facts at a Glance 2001 Musical 2005 Film Leads Zero Mostel & Gene Wilder Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick Director Mel Brooks Susan Stroman Susan Stroman Awards Oscar for Original Screenplay 12 Tony Awards Golden Globe Nominations Genre Satirical Black Comedy Musical Comedy Musical Comedy The Producers
: A big-screen adaptation of the stage musical, reuniting the Broadway leads Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick . While it received mixed reviews and struggled at the box office, it remains a faithful record of the stage show's energy. Character Highlights : Mel Brooks' directorial debut starring Zero Mostel
: The Swedish bombshell who becomes the duo's receptionist and star performer. Quick Facts at a Glance 2001 Musical 2005
: Adapted by Brooks and Thomas Meehan, this version became a massive cultural phenomenon. It holds the record for the most Tony Awards won by a single production (12 wins).
The franchise spans three major iterations, each maintaining the core plot of a washed-up producer and a nervous accountant trying to produce the worst play ever written: Springtime for Hitler .
The story of is a legendary satire of show business, famously centered on the ultimate Broadway scam: raising more money than you need for a guaranteed flop and pocketing the difference. Originally a 1967 film written and directed by Mel Brooks, it was later transformed into a record-breaking Broadway musical in 2001 and then adapted back into a musical feature film in 2005. The Evolution of a Masterpiece