The funniest movie of all time

Rating: 10/10 (19 June 2000)

I fell in love with this movie thirty years ago. I am not yet tired of its jokes. Its dialogue remains the lyrical comic poetry that plays forever in my heart. I am not alone in this opinion. To the best of my knowledge, all knowledgeable and right thinking people consider this to be the funniest movie of all time.
The Producers is filled with great actors giving great performances as great comic characters in the middle of inspired wall-to-wall silliness. I know of no script (and here I include Shakespeare) so completely filled with memorable lines. I would like to share a few of my favorite lines with the reader, but I am going to resist the temptation. They are only funny -- screamingly funny -- once you have heard them in context.
This is Mel Brooks, at his best, directing the best cast he ever assembled in the funniest material he ever wrote. If you liked Blazing Saddles or Young Frankenstein, or anything else he did (even if you only liked it a little bit), it is absolutely necessary to see the Producers.
Of course, if you have a low tolerance for silliness, or if you are very easily offended, or if you suffer from a heart condition, you should skip this movie. Everybody else had better see it.