Gene wilder as the title character, marty feldman as igor, a young and perky teri garr playing a village frau to the hilt, gene hackman in the scenestealing bit role of a lonely blind man, the great madeline kahn, and cloris leachman. To watch the movie we just need to verify you are not a robot. Mel brooks comedy film spoof of frankenstein fandango. 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. 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 some versions of the movie, a scene which showed dr. He served in wwii, and afterwards got a job playing the drums at nightclubs in the catskills. 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. With mel brooks, marty feldman, dom deluise, sid caesar.
Frederick frankenstein coscreenwriter gene wilder insists on pronouncing his name fronckensteen and denies interest in replicating. Young frankenstein movie clip sedative 2014 gene wilder. Gene wilder, madeline kahn, marty feldman, cleavon little, cary elwes, mel brooks, gregory hines, peter boyle, cloris leachman, teri garr, kenneth mars, richard haydn, mel brooks, alan. Director mel brooks comic spoof of the frankenstein thats fronkensteen films.
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. Gene wilder screen story and screenplay, mel brooks screen story and screenplay, mary shelley based on characters in the novel frankenstein by actors. 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. Featuring teri garr, madeline kahn, cloris leachman, gene hackman and peter boyle as the monster. Our agreements with the content provider dont allow purchases of this title at this time.
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. The mel brooks collection blazing saddles young frankenstein silent movie robin hood. Gene wilder peter boyle marty feldman madeline kahn. Madeline began her acting career in high school and went on to university where she trained as an opera singer and starred in. Young frankenstein has new life on 40th anniversary. 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. He followed this success with silent movie, an affectionate parody of the slapstick films of the silent film era. Summoned by a will to his late grandfathers castle in transylvania young dr. Lending his burlesque touch to 1970s genre revision, mel brooks followed his hit western blazing saddles with this parody of 1930s universal horror movies. Sure, over the years hes directed, produced and starred in a few flops as well as some serious stinkers, but his classics like young frankenstein and blazing. 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.
Gene wilder on willy wonka remake, young frankenstein, mel brooks, and more duration. From the 1974 comically brilliant young frankenstein, dr. The film feels like a throwback to this earlier era, despite using color and other up to date techniques. By some accounts, young frankenstein is the magnum opus of gene wilders diverse and broad assembly of performances. Young frankenstein movie clip sedative 2014 gene wilder, mel brooks blu ray comedy movie hd dr. 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. Mel brooks horror comedy serves as a parody of both the classic horror movies of the 1930s and the previous film adaptations of mary shelleys novel. Mel brooks talks trump, antisemitism, political correctness and the best movie he ever made. Response to young frankensteinmovie freebooksummary. Determined to live down his familys reputation, dr.
Frederick frankenstein gene wilder learns that he has inherited his infamous grandfathers estate in transylvania. Mel brooks monstrously crazy tribute to mary shelley classic pokes hilarious fun at just about every frankenstein movie ever made. A film director and his strange friends struggle to produce the first major silent feature film in forty years. Parents need to know that young frankenstein is a 1974 mel brooks movie that parodies the timeless monster story. Gene wilder on willy wonka remake, young frankenstein, mel brooks, and more. The studio led by sid caesar, a man who was a huge inspiration to brooks at first balks at this idea which is probably what happened when mel brooks himself pitched this film. Mel brooks genius will never be questioned, from your show of shows to his zany movies, but this one must be the funniest of them all. Mel brooks young frankenstein whose brain i did put in. Gene wilder screen story and screenplay, mel brooks screen story and. Essentially, this movie is a parody based on of the 1930s film adaptation of her. Director mel brooks comic spoof of the frankenstein thats fronkensteen films is a comedy classic.
At the onset of ww2, a polish actors family and the polish resistance help the troupe of a theatre escape poland and the invading nazis. Victor frankenstein, and peter boyle as the monster. A comedic gem from director mel brooks heyday, young frankenstein showcases the vaudevillian talents of a prodigious old school ensemble. The story concerns a washedup director mel funn mel brooks obviously and his two goons dom deluise and marty feldman and their journey of making a silent movie. See more ideas about mel brooks movies, movie quotes and funny movies.
Frankenstein gene wilder arrives at the transylvania train station and is greeted by igor marty. Young frankenstein 1974 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Frankensteins grandson, after years of living down the family reputation, inherits granddads castle and repeats the experiments. I gave everybody in the crew a white handkerchief, said the 88. Young frankenstein 1974 gene wilder, madeline kahn. Blazing saddles may be a groundbreaking comedy, but director mel brooks doesnt think hollywood would make the iconic western parody in this current stupidly politically correct climate. Mel brooks was born melvin kaminsky on june 28, 1926 in brooklyn, new york. 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.
In this film, the plot of the original book is changed and the protagonist becomes fredrick frankenstein played by gene wilder, victor frankensteins grandson. All 11 mel brooks movies ranked from worst to best taste. 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. Mel brooks was a filmmaker who had delivered three critically successful films back to back with young frankenstein, blazing saddles and the producers. Frederick frankenstein meets igor for the first time. Roger ebert gave the film a full four stars, calling it brooks most disciplined and visually inventive film it also happens to be very funny. The very idea of getting hollywood stars to play in a silent movie in the 70s is ridiculous, but mel, dom delouise and co. Men in tights to be or not to be history of the world, part 1 the twelve chairs high anxiety. Young frankenstein is a 1974 american comedy horror film directed by mel brooks and. With gene wilder, madeline kahn, marty feldman, peter boyle.
Abcs next big live musical will be mel brooks young. The supporting cast includes teri garr, cloris leachman, marty feldman, madeline kahn, kenneth mars, richard haydn, and gene hackman. Brooks eventually started a comedy act and also worked in radio and as master entertainer at grossingers resort before going to television. Watch the movie trailer for young frankenstein 1974. With mel brooks, anne bancroft, ronny graham, estelle reiner.
Mel brooks enjoyed success with the release of blazing saddles and young frankenstein in 1974, both being parody films spoofing entire genres. The supporting cast includes teri garr, cloris leachman, marty feldman, peter boyle, madeline kahn, kenneth mars, richard haydn and gene hackman. 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. Mel brooks classic comedy young frankenstein in five minutes. Young frankenstein 1974 an american grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that he is not as insane as people believe.
Directed by mel brooks and starring gene wilder, peter boyle, marty feldman and cloris leachman. See more ideas about mel brooks movies, young frankenstein and i movie. See more ideas about young frankenstein, frankenstein and mel brooks movies. See more ideas about young frankenstein, mel brooks movies and movie stars.