See mel brooks young frankenstein, starring gene wilder as the doctor, peter boyle as the monster, marty feldman as the hunchback, cloris leachman as. Mel brooks monstrously crazy tribute to mary shelleys classic pokes hilarious fun at just about every frankenstein movie ever made. Young frankenstein is a 1974 american comedy horror film directed by mel brooks and starring gene wilder as the title character. Gene wilder screen story and screenplay, mel brooks screen story and screenplay, mary shelley based on characters in the novel frankenstein by actors. Frederick frankenstein gene wilder learns that he has inherited his infamous grandfathers estate in transylvania. What is young frankenstein about and why should i care. Brooks began his career as a comic and a writer for sid caesars variety show your show of shows 195054 alongside woody allen, neil simon, and larry gelbart. Frederick frankenstein meets igor for the first time. Lending his burlesque touch to 1970s genre revision, mel brooks followed his hit western blazing saddles with this parody of 1930s universal horror movies.
Gene wilder on willy wonka remake, young frankenstein, mel brooks, and more by 92nd street y. From the 1974 comically brilliant young frankenstein, dr. Like all of mel brooks movies, there are plenty of sexual innuendo at work herereferences to a roll in the hay, to knockers, and the use of a german word that clearly in the context of the scene means penis. Young frankenstein fox movies official site 20th century studios. It is, and mel brooks is home with young frankenstein, his most disciplined and visually inventive film it also happens to be very funny. I would agree with this, and under the masterful direction of mel brooks we find the cast carefully executes flawless humor and captivates us with a wild and uncanny take on the frankenstein legend.
The 10 funniest moments in mel brooks movies, ranked screenrant. An allstar cast that includes gene wilder, peter boyle, madeline kahn, teri garr, cloris leachman and marty feldman bring mel brooks uniquely riotous take. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Frankenstein wilder learns how to bring a corpse to life. Summoned by a will to his late grandfathers castle in transylvania young dr. Director mel brooks spent a lot of money on white handkerchiefs while. The supporting cast includes teri garr, cloris leachman, marty feldman, peter boyle, madeline kahn, kenneth mars, richard haydn and gene hackman. Unfortunately, we live in an age of really bad parody. With the help of a hunchbacked sidekick named igor and voluptuo. Director mel brooks comic spoof of the frankenstein thats fronkensteen films. Mel brooks young frankenstein whose brain i did put in. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback called igor, a pretty lab assistant. If you were to argue that mel brooks s young frankenstein ranks among the topten funniest movies of all time, nobody could reasonably dispute the claim. For every scary movie theres a disaster movie or a scary movie 2, 3, 4, and why oh why is there a 5 mel brooks is.
Nov 26, 2011 mel brooks directed this now classic spoof of the novel frankenstein and is based on the premise that frankenstein has passed away and left behind his work to his grandson who also happens to be a. See mel brooks young frankenstein, starring gene wilder as the doctor, peter boyle as the monster, marty feldman as the hunchback, cloris leachman as the lady with the cigar, kenneth mars as. Why is dr frankenstein named victor in this movie but henry in the 1931 movie. From its opening title which manages to satirize frankenstein and citizen kane at the same time to its closing, uh, refrain, young frankenstein is not only a mel brooks movie but also a loving commentary on our lovehate affairs with monsters. See more ideas about mel brooks movies, movie quotes and funny movies. Young frankenstein 1974 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Frederick frankenstein coscreenwriter gene wilder insists on pronouncing his name fronckensteen and denies interest in replicating. An american grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body. Frankenstein soon begins to recreate his grandfathers experiments with the help of servants igor marty feldman, inga teri garr and the fearsome frau blucher cloris leachman. June 28, 1926 is an american director, writer, actor, comedian, producer and composer.
Young frankenstein 1992 respected medical lecturer dr. Determined to live down his familys reputation, dr. Essentially, this movie is a parody based on of the 1930s film adaptation of her. Watch young frankenstein 1974 full movie online m4ufree. Marty feldman in young frankenstein 1974 gene wilder and cloris. A fully edited video recording of this performance will be released on atps youtube channel on april 26. A young neurosurgeon gene wilder inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous dr. Parents need to know that young frankenstein is the 1974 mel brooks movie that parodies the timeless monster story. Frankenstein gene wilder soon discovers the scientists stepbystep manual explaining how to bring a corpse to life.
Gene wilder on willy wonka remake, young frankenstein, mel brooks, and more duration. Victor frankenstein, and peter boyle as the monster. Parents need to know that young frankenstein is a 1974 mel brooks movie that parodies the timeless monster story. Watch young frankenstein online stream full movie directv. Im quite fond of the tropes the characters embody which leads to hilarity. Young frankenstein is a 1974 american horror comedy film directed by mel brooks and starring gene wilder as the title character, a descendant of the infamous dr. Response to young frankensteinmovie freebooksummary. Mel brooks directed this now classic spoof of the novel frankenstein and is based on the premise that frankenstein has passed away and left behind his work to his grandson who also happens to be a. Like all of mel brooks movies, there is plenty of sexual innuendo here references to a roll in the hay, knockers, and the use of a german word that clearly means penis. Young frankenstein 1974 full movie, a young neurosurgeon gene wilder inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous dr. This time, the monster even gets to have a little lovehate affair of his own. Drawn to his late grandfathers transylvanian castle, young dr. Monstrously entertaining, this musical adaptation of mel brooks classic movie comedy follows frederick frankenstein, grandson of the infamous inventor doctor frankenstein, on a visit to the family estate hes inherited in transylvania. Gene wilder screen story and screenplay, mel brooks screen story and screenplay, mary shelley based on characters in the novel frankenstein by.
Brooks joked about the concept of a musical adaptation of blazing saddles in the final number in young frankenstein, in which the full company sings, next year, blazing saddles. Jan 17, 2012 from the 1974 comically brilliant young frankenstein, dr. The most quotable moments from young frankenstein. He is known as a creator of broad film farces and comedic parodies. Oct 08, 2009 gene wilder on willy wonka remake, young frankenstein, mel brooks, and more duration. Madeline began her acting career in high school and went on to university where she trained as an opera singer and starred in. More about the myth of karloff than the monster, this mel brooks pastiche is probably his best early film. Madeline kahn was born madeline gail wolfson on september 29, 1942 in boston, massachusetts, to freda goldberg later known as paula kahn and bernard b. In this film, the plot of the original book is changed and the protagonist becomes fredrick frankenstein played by gene wilder, victor frankensteins grandson. From the creators of the recordbreaking broadway sensation, the producers, comes this monster new musical comedy.
Dec 27, 2007 the orpheum film series will present a special laughsandscares doublefeature for halloween, featuring both james whales original 1931 frankenstein and mel brooks 1974 sendup, young. Young frankenstein movie clip igor 2014 gene wilder, mel brooks. Mel brooks was a filmmaker who had delivered three critically successful films back to back with young frankenstein, blazing saddles and. Mel brooks was a filmmaker who had delivered three critically successful films back to back with young frankenstein, blazing saddles and the producers. Spoofing classic horror in the way that brooks s previous film blazing saddles sent up classic westerns, the movie is both a loving tribute and a raucous, irreverent parody of universals. See 5 things you didnt know about young frankenstein to. Gene wilder screen story and screenplay, mel brooks screen story and. Young frankenstein is a 1974 american comedy horror film directed by mel brooks and starring gene wilder as the title character, a descendant of the infamous. Brooks cowrote the movie with wilder, directed it, and even provided some voices for it. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Find movie and film cast and crew information for young frankenstein 1974 mel brooks on allmovie. A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous dr. Young frankenstein, he said, is by far the best movie i ever made. With gene wilder, madeline kahn, marty feldman, peter boyle.
Mel brookss followup to his enormously successful western spoof, blazing saddles, tackles the horror genrespecifically, frankenstein and the bride of frankenstein. Spoofing classic horror in the way that brookss previous film blazing saddles sent up classic westerns, the movie is both a loving tribute and a raucous, irreverent parody of universals. The orpheum film series will present a special laughsandscares doublefeature for halloween, featuring both james whales original 1931 frankenstein and mel brooks 1974 sendup, young. By some accounts, young frankenstein is the magnum opus of gene wilders diverse and broad assembly of performances. Rent young frankenstein 1974 on dvd and bluray dvd. The comedy genius, mel brooks, adapts his legendarily funny film into a brilliant stage creation young frankenstein. Mel brooks parody of the classic vampire story and its famous film adaptations. If you were to argue that mel brookss young frankenstein ranks among the topten funniest movies of all time, nobody could reasonably dispute the claim. In usual mel brooks fashion, the film has a deep understanding of the type of film it is parodying. An allstar cast that includes gene wilder, peter boyle, madeline kahn, teri garr, cloris leachman and marty feldman bring mel brooks uniquely riotous take on the classic frankenstein story to life.
Frederick frankenstein coscreenwriter gene wilder insists on pronouncing his name fronckensteen and denies interest in replicating his grandfathers experiments. Gene wilder peter boyle marty feldman madeline kahn. Young frankenstein is a 1974 american comedy horror film directed by mel brooks and starring gene wilder as the title character, a descendant of the infamous dr. In 2010, mel brooks confirmed this, saying that the musical could be finished within a year. The sets, the lighting, and movements feel reminiscent of early monster flicks until the humor welcomely shines through.
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