Young Frankenstein (1974)

PG12/15/1974Comedy1h 46m
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The scariest comedy of all time!

Overview

A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was delusional, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Gene Wilder

    Frederick Frankenstein

  2. Cast 1

    Peter Boyle

    Frankenstein's Monster

  3. Cast 1

    Marty Feldman

    Igor

  4. Cast 1

    Madeline Kahn

    Elizabeth

  5. Cast 1

    Cloris Leachman

    Frau Blücher

  6. Cast 1

    Teri Garr

    Inga

  7. Cast 1

    Kenneth Mars

    Inspector Kemp

  8. Cast 1

    Richard Haydn

    Gerhard Falkstein

  9. Cast 1

    Liam Dunn

    Mr. Hilltop

I'd probably best start by saying that I love the writing of Mel Brooks, but I detest the acting style of Gene Wilder - so my views on this are somewhat mixed. It is a spoof - and James Whale ought to be writ large in the credits, as should Glenn Miller and a host of others who have inadvertently contributed to the wonderfully paced script that rarely draws breath. Wilder - the grandson of the eponymous, famously mad scientist - decides to visit Transylvania where he stumbles upon a formula that might just bring the dead back to life. In my view, the acting plaudits go to Marty Feldman, who is...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$2,800,000.00

Revenue $86,273,333.00

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