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Release Date:
15 December 1974 (USA) moreTagline:
The scariest comedy of all time!Plot:
Dr. Frankenstein's grandson, after years of living down the family reputation, inherits granddad's castle and repeats the experiments. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(51 articles)
2,000+ Words for the 2,000 Year Old Man: Mel Brooks Is Saluted by the Academy (From Huffington Post. 25 July 2009, 3:13 PM, PDT)
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Probably the best comedy I've ever seen moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Gene Wilder | ... | Dr. Frankenstein |
 | Peter Boyle | ... | The Monster |
 | Marty Feldman | ... | Igor |
 | Cloris Leachman | ... | Frau Blücher |
 | Teri Garr | ... | Inga |
| Kenneth Mars | ... | Inspector Kemp |
| Richard Haydn | ... | Herr Falkstein |
| Liam Dunn | ... | Mr. Hilltop |
| Danny Goldman | ... | Medical Student |
| Oscar Beregi Jr. | ... | Sadistic Jailor (as Oscar Beregi) |
| Arthur Malet | ... | Village Elder |
| Anne Beesley | ... | Little Girl |
| Monte Landis | ... | Gravedigger |
| Rusty Blitz | ... | Gravedigger |
| John Madison | ... | A Villager |
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Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
106 minCountry:
USAColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
UK:15 (re-rating) (1987) | Finland:K-16 (video rating) (1988) | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-16 (cinema release) (1975) | Canada:G (Quebec) | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:PG | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | Iceland:LH | Norway:16 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:15 | UK:AA (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Netherlands:12Fun Stuff
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When Dr. Frankenstein descends the stairs into the basement of the castle there is a gargoyle on the wall made to look like director Mel Brooks. moreGoofs:
Continuity: As Frau Blucher frees the Monster from the operating table, she caresses the top of his head with her right hand, but in the inserted shot of the Monster's head from her POV her hand is not there. moreQuotes:
Medical Student: Isn't it true that Darwin preserved a piece of vermicelli in a glass case until, by some extrordinary means, it actually began to move with voluntary motion?Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: Are you speaking of the worm or the spaghetti?
[the class laughs]
Medical Student: Why, the worm, sir.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: Yes, I did read something of that incident when I was a student, but you have to remember that a worm... with very few exceptions... is not a human being.
Medical Student: But wasn't that the whole basis of your grandfather's work? The reanimation of dead tissue?
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: My grandfather was a very sick man.
Medical Student: But as a Fronkensteen, aren't you the least bit curious about it? Doesn't the bringing back to life what was once dead hold any intrigue to you?
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: You are talking about the nonsensical ravings of a lunatic mind! Dead is dead!
Medical Student: But look at what has been done with hearts and kidneys...
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I Ain't Got Nobody (and Nobody Cares for Me) moreFAQ
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If you love comedies, but haven't seen Young Frankenstein, you're in for a delicious treat.After three decades, it still makes people laugh to death, and it's a must-see for every spoof lover in the world.
Actually, it's not a parody, but a homage by Mel Brooks to James Whale's classic,shot in black and white on the same location and with the same props.
The "hero" is Dr.Frederick Frankenstein(Gene Wilder), who, after a long period in which he hated it, decides to repeat his grandfather's experiment.The result is the Transylvanians want to kill him, despite the fact that the monster is the most harmless creature in the world.
This sort of sequel to the original Frankenstein is hilarious from start to finish, mostly because of two actors:Peter Boyle and Martin Feldman.The former is great as the mute creature(he'll compensate that by talking too much in Everybody Loves Raymond), particularly in the scene with Gene Hackman's Blind Man.But it's Feldman's Igor that makes this film unmissable.No wonder, given he's got the best lines("Wait Master.It might be dangerous...you go first").
With no doubt Mel Brooks' masterpiece.
The Scary Movie franchise wishes it was this good.