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| Nathan Lane | ... | ||
| Matthew Broderick | ... | ||
| Uma Thurman | ... | ||
| Will Ferrell | ... | ||
| Gary Beach | ... | ||
| Roger Bart | ... | ||
| Eileen Essell | ... | ||
| Michael McKean | ... |
Prison Trustee
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| David Huddleston | ... | ||
| Debra Monk | ... |
Lick Me-Bite Me
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| Andrea Martin | ... |
Kiss Me-Feel Me
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| Jon Lovitz | ... | ||
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Bryn Dowling | ... |
Usherette /
Girl with Pearls /
Little Old Lady /
Bavarian Peasant
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| Meg Gillentine | ... |
Usherette /
Girl with Pearls /
Little Old Lady /
Tapping Brown Shirt
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Kevin Ligon | ... |
Workman /
Little Old Lady
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New York, 1959. Max Bialystock was once the king of Broadway, but now all his shows close on opening night. Things turn around when he's visited by the neurotic accountant Leo Bloom, who proposes a scheme tailor-made for producers who can only make flops: raise far more money than you need, then make sure the show is despised. No one will be interested in it, so you can pocket the surplus. To this end, they produce a musical called Springtime for Hitler written by escaped Nazi Franz Liebken. Then they get the insanely flamboyant Roger De Bris to direct. Finally, they hire as a lead actress the loopy Swedish bombshell Ulla (whose last name has over 15 syllables). As opening night draws near, what can go wrong? Well, there's no accounting for taste... Written by rmlohner
This is one of the few films I have tossed in the trash after I finished watching it.
If you like over-acting, flamboyance, Broadway on the silver screen, and people trying hard to be funny, but coming off as obnoxious, desperate, and overall plain stupid, then you will like this.
I honestly do not see what humor people are finding in this, and it's not that I don't get it. I loved Broderick in Ferris Bueller's Day off, that's a classic, but he is excruciating to watch in this.
Between the cross-dressing, ridiculous costumes, terrible over-the-top acting, horrible singing, and terrible songs, I found this film incredibly offensive and a complete waste of time.
I honestly would put this in the bottom 10 films I've ever seen in my life, and that's not an easy task to pull off.