A
down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his mild-mannered accountant come up
with a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history, thereby bilking
their backers (all "little old ladies") out of millions of dollars.
Only one thing goes awry: the show is a smash hit! The antics of Max Bialystock
and Leo Bloom as they maneuver their way fecklessly through finding a show (the
gloriously offensive "Springtime for Hitler"), hiring a director,
raising the money and finally going to prison for their misdeeds is Mel Brooks
at his best!