Down-on-his-luck theatrical producer Max Bialystock is forced to romance rich old ladies to finance his efforts. When timid accountant Leo Bloom reviews Max's accounting books, the two hit upon a way to make a fortune by producing a sure-fire flop. The play which is to be their gold mine? "Springtime for Hitler."
Written by Scott Renshaw <as.idc@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Although Peter Sellers was instrumental in prompting the film's release, Mel Brooks claims he offered Sellers the role of Leo Bloom (eventually played by Gene Wilder, but that he turned it down.
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Goofs
Continuity:
Max hands Leo a cigar. Leo has the cigar in one shot, and then the next shot of him, it's gone.
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