 Kael went on to say, “The Producers isn’t basically unconventional; it only seems so because it’s so amateurishly crude and because it revels in the kind of show-business Jewish humor that used to be considered too specialized for movies.Screenwriters used to take the Jewish out but now that television comedians exploit themselves as stereotypes, screenwriters are putting the Jewish in.”On the other hand, others considered the film to be a great success.