Comedy Classic

Rating: 8/10 (3 March 2012)

Producers Max Bialystock (Zero) and Leo Bloom (Gene Wilder) make money by producing a sure-fire flop.
I regret that despite being a fan of Mel Brooks' work (with a few exceptions) and an even bigger fan of Gene Wilder's work, I never saw this film until now (2012). That is a serious failure on my part.
While the film is old, it is hardly dated. The only "dating" is that the film is such a classic that you might feel like you have seen it before you have. The general plot is well-known. And now, it has a remake and a Broadway version, so it is even more well known.
I was a bit surprised by how smutty the film is. While not outright dirty, it rides the line more than a few times for a film that is rated PG. This would easily be at least PG-13 today, and possibly even R.