The premise: To make a production that was so lame
that nobody would come out to watch it, leaving a
sizable tax write-off on the table for the folks that
funded it.
The reality: The end result was wildly popular,
becoming a hit after all was said and done.
Nobody but Mel Brooks could have made this movie.
From 1968, The Producers, starring Gene Wilder and
Zero Mostel…