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Dec 15, 1974 · Gene Wilder stars as the grandson of Dr. Frankenstein, who inherits his laboratory and tries to reanimate a dead body in Transylvania. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this classic comedy film.
- (169K)
- Comedy
- Mel Brooks
- 1974-12-15
Young Frankenstein is a 1974 American comedy horror film directed by Mel Brooks. The screenplay was co-written by Brooks and Gene Wilder. Wilder also starred in the lead role as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein. Peter Boyle portrayed the monster.
Find out who starred in and worked on the comedy film Young Frankenstein, directed by and starring Mel Brooks. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
A spoof of the classic horror genre, Young Frankenstein stars Gene Wilder as a descendant of the famous mad scientist. Read critics' reviews, watch the trailer, and see the cast and crew of this hilarious comedy.
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- Mel Brooks
- PG
- Gene Wilder
Young Frankenstein. 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.
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A comedy film about the grandson of the infamous scientist who tries to continue his experiments in Transylvania. He creates a monster that escapes and causes chaos, while he falls in love with his assistant and faces the police.
A hilarious and subversive comedy that satirizes the classic horror films of James Whale. Gene Wilder stars as the grandson of Frankenstein, who inherits his ancestral castle and revives his grandfather's experiments with a monster.
