Synopsis:
In a final bid at financial success, has-been Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel) produces a purposefully abhorrent musical on the advice of accountant Leo Bloom (Gene Wilder), who thinks that one can make more money from a flop than a hit.

Awards and Recognition:
Best Original Screenplay (Academy Awards, 1969)
Best Supporting Actor nomination - Gene Wilder (Academy Awards, 1969)
Best Actor and Best Screenplay nominations (Golden Globes, 1969)
Best Original Screenplay (Writers' Guild of America Awards, 1969)
Named to the National Film Registry, 1996
Rated #11 on the AFI List of America's Funniest Movies