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22. It was oversold by a bit more than 100 times...

Sun Sep 14, 2014, 05:00 AM

Sep 2014

(Bloom reads off a very long list of little old ladies who each own fifty percent of Springtime for Hitler...)

"How much can we sell?"
'Max, you can only sell one hundred percent of anything.'
"And how much of Springtime for Hitler have we sold?"
'Twenty-five thousand percent.'

Mel Brooks claims (sorry, no link, I read this many years ago) The Producers is based on a real producer he once worked for who funded his plays the same way Bialystock did...but he didn't oversell a play by 24,900 percent and, so far as we know, he never made a play about Adolf Hitler.

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I need suggestions for a cheerful movie [View all] Aerows Sep 2014 OP

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure is streaming on Netflix blogslut Sep 2014 #1

The Iron Giant. rug Sep 2014 #2

Yes, I am a fan of animated movies..This one is the best. Stuart G Sep 2014 #7

I agree. I saw it with my kids but I always sit through it by myself if I catch it on. rug Sep 2014 #17

I was just thinking of this movie recently. kentauros Sep 2014 #30

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Bingo Long Traveling All Stars & Motor Kings grasswire Sep 2014 #5

You cannot go wrong with "Young Frankenstein." !! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2014 #6

I will second that - and add a couple from way back rurallib Sep 2014 #13

Two words: John. Candy. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #8

I don't care what they say about us Aerows Sep 2014 #9

You also got to love, "The Producers" Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder.. Stuart G Sep 2014 #11

It was oversold by a bit more than 100 times... jmowreader Sep 2014 #22

Galaxy Quest sarge43 Sep 2014 #12

I second Galaxy Quest and will add The In Laws with Alan Arkin riderinthestorm Sep 2014 #29

This Is Spinal Tap. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2014 #14

"The Blues Brothers." Brigid Sep 2014 #15

The Princess Bride kath Sep 2014 #16

Mitty handmade34 Sep 2014 #18

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Accepted has Lewis Black in it. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2014 #51

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I would never have guessed that I laughed so hard, I woke the animals up irisblue Sep 2014 #28

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Duck Soup by the Five Marx Brothers jmowreader Sep 2014 #23

Sharknado!!! Be afraid, be very afraid. cbayer Sep 2014 #26

No, Sharknado II. Brigid Sep 2014 #35

Haven't see it yet, but it's hard to imagine it beating Sharknado! cbayer Sep 2014 #43

Trust me, the second one is much funnier. Brigid Sep 2014 #47

Are you saying that the first one wasn't played for laughs? cbayer Sep 2014 #48

All I know is . . . Brigid Sep 2014 #49

For whatever reason, I started watching the first one thinking it was a serious movie. cbayer Sep 2014 #50

After watching "The Shining" I recovered by watching "An American in Paris". Coventina Sep 2014 #27

I don't think I have ever recovered Aerows Sep 2014 #37

Well, that was sort of an over-simplification. Coventina Sep 2014 #41

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Second that sarge43 Sep 2014 #32

Selma Diamond was great! kentauros Sep 2014 #33

Clearly we have diverse and bountiful Aerows Sep 2014 #34

"Not Another Teen Movie" or "21 and Over". nt Jamaal510 Sep 2014 #36

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Have you seen Frozen? Sancho Sep 2014 #39

I have not. Sounds like a good suggestion, thank you. Aerows Sep 2014 #40

Dreamworks seldom disappoints either sarge43 Sep 2014 #44

Beware...this one is about "talking human bowels...floating thru the underground sewers.. Stuart G Sep 2014 #54

??? sarge43 Sep 2014 #56

Chocolat kentauros Sep 2014 #42

Babe--talking animals are always great. kairos12 Sep 2014 #45

The Big Lebowski. A lot of the others are great it's just no one had mentioned this one.... nirvana555 Sep 2014 #46

Idiocracy Stuart G Sep 2014 #52

I loved Idocracy! It's just too bad that it really is the nirvana555 Sep 2014 #58

Here you go Art_from_Ark Sep 2014 #53

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I suppose Sophie's Choice is out of the question. Jenoch Sep 2014 #57

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