Gene Wilder
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein
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Cloris Leachman as Frau Blücher, the housekeeper of the Frankenstein estate; Teri Garr as Inga, a young woman who becomes Frederick's assistant; Kenneth Mars as Inspector Kemp, a one-eyed police inspector with a prosthetic arm; Madeline Kahn as Elizabeth; Richard Haydn as Herr Gerhardt Falkstein, a lawyer; Richard Roth as Inspector Kemp's Aide
Cloris Leachman, who looks like a cross between a witch and a warlock, plays the feared housekeeper Frau Bleucher (neighhh!!!), and a very young, beautiful, and buxom Teri Garr plays the nurse-assistant to the good doctor.
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- Mel Brooks
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- The film was originally to be produced at Columbia, but the studio only greenlit a budget of $1.75m. Brooks said it was impossible to shoot the film with that budget, demanding at least $2m, maybe more.
- Brooks insisted that Gene Wilder get top billing as the writer because he came up with the idea to make the film during the production of Blazing Saddles.
- Brooks purposely shot the movie as James Whale did the original Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein. He used many wide shots, almost never zoomed in, and chose only to move the camera with minimal effect.
- Liam Dunn, who plays the old man getting kicked in the balls during Frankenstein’s lecture, was originally a casting director who later took up acting.
Young Frankenstein. Rating: PG. Runtime: 1h 45min. Release Date: December 15, 1974. Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction. An all-star 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!
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Aug 30, 2016 · EXCLUSIVE: Cloris Leachman, who worked with Gene Wilder on projects including Mel Brooks’ classic 1974 comedy Young Frankenstein, told Deadline via her reps that she had so much respect for...
May 20, 2004 · Young Frankenstein (1974) -- (Movie Clip) Frau Blucher Now at the family castle, accompanied by Inge (Teri Garr) and Igor (Marty Feldman), professor Frankenstein (co-screenwriter Gene Wilder) meets Frau Blucher (Cloris Leachman) and her running gag, in Mel Brooks' hit spoof Young Frankenstein, 1974.
Feb 15, 2021 · This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. We're going to remember actress Cloris Leachman. She died last month at the age of 94. She co-starred in two Mel Brooks films, "High Anxiety" and "Young...
