The Making of 'the Producers' (2002 Video) User Reviews (3)

Documentary of the making of "The Producers"

[cfk-1 · 7/10 · 16 July 2008]

Greetings from France;

SInce the first time I saw this wonderful and funny comedy in a theatre in Paris I became a big fan of the work of Mel Brooks. So far I have almost all the interviews Mr. Brooks gave on French TV and just just today that I noted that there was a DVD devoted to the making of this excellent comedy. Thanks in advance for the person who's able to provide me with informations about the DVD who was produced by MGM and this

documentary devoted to making of the famous Mel BROOKS movie : "THE PRODUCERS". I'll be delighted to obtain this documentary! I'm very grateful for any information and Help! THANKS in advance!

Best wishes to All;

Claude Knosp

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[petershelleyau · 11 May 2005]

This making of documentary includes interviews, photographs, and behind-the-scenes footage, There is also a still of a moment that was cut -the Siegfried oath between Franz Liebkind, Max and Leo upon signing their contract to get the play's rights; the outtake for the explosion; and an alternate take for the Prisoners of Love song. Paul Mazursky does an impression of Peter Sellers, who saw a screening of the film and placed a trade ad to help publicize it. Sellers was originally cast as Leo, and Mel Brooks doesn't fully explain why he did not do the part. Rather, Brooks turned to Gene Wilder, who was appearing in Mother Courage on Broadway with Brooks' girlfriend at the time, Anne Bancroft. Wilder tells how he wrote Leo's speech in the courtroom scene as Brooks had given him no dialog. Andreas Voutinas tells his Carmen Giya was meant to look like Rasputin and act like Marilyn Monroe, but Andreas was afraid after-wards he would never work again. He did, also for Brooks. Yellow is featured in the film's design eg. walls in Max' office, Ulla's dress, because Brooks thought the color yellow was funny, and Lee Meredith re-enacts Ulla's dancing - which is shown in split screen. There is also mention of the later Broadway musical in the documentary's end credits, which Brooks says was the idea of David Geffen.

Very Entertaining Documentary

[Michael_Elliott · 20 February 2018]

The Making of 'The Producers' (2002)

*** 1/2 (out of 4)

Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder, Michael Hertzberg, Kenneth Mars, Lee Meredith, John Morris and Andreas Voutsinas are just a few of the people who are interviewed for this 63-minute documentary that takes a look at the making of and release of THE PRODUCERS. If you're a fan of the film then you're going to really enjoy this documentary as it goes into great details about the making of the picture and some of the funniest moments come from the pre-production. Brooks talks about how he got the idea for the movie and then we get into the casting and a funny bit of Wilder being cast. There's also an interesting Dustin Hoffman story, which makes you wonder what might have been. The documentary covers all aspects of the production including the Springtime for Hitler bit and some of the controversy that came from it. This documentary really does contain a lot of great information and it's certainly going to keep fans entertained throughout.