Producers — The

: A flamboyant, ethically challenged theatrical producer who survives by wooing elderly "little old lady" investors.

The franchise spans three major iterations, each maintaining the core plot of a washed-up producer and a nervous accountant trying to produce the worst play ever written: Springtime for Hitler . The Producers

: A big-screen adaptation of the stage musical, reuniting the Broadway leads Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick . While it received mixed reviews and struggled at the box office, it remains a faithful record of the stage show's energy. Character Highlights : A flamboyant, ethically challenged theatrical producer who

: A mousy, "nebbishy" public accountant who realizes that a producer can make more money with a flop than with a hit. : A flamboyant