Gene Wilder
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein
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Dec 15, 1974 · With Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn. 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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- 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.
Gene Wilder ... Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: Peter Boyle ... The Monster: Marty Feldman ... Igor: Madeline Kahn ... Elizabeth: Cloris Leachman ... Frau Blücher: Teri Garr ... Inga: Kenneth Mars ... Inspector Kemp: Richard Haydn ... Herr Falkstein: Liam Dunn ... Mr. Hilltop: Danny Goldman
Respected medical lecturer Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) learns that he has inherited his infamous grandfather's estate in Transylvania.
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- Mel Brooks
- PG
- Gene Wilder
- Brooks' First Payment For Young Frankenstein Was $57. Mel Brook is typically the creative force behind all his movies, but Young Frankenstein was actually an idea born of Gene Wilder.
- Gene Wilder Was Insistent Mel Brooks Not Appear in Young Frankenstein. Apparently during that same make-shift negotiation on the set of Blazing Saddles, Wilder had one condition for Brooks to start working on the film: he could not appear in the film.
- Brooks And Wilder Clashed Over ‘Puttin On The Ritz’ Scene. One of the most iconic scenes in Young Frankenstein is when the bold scientist shows the monster (played by Peter Boyle) to a group of distinguished scientists.
- Columbia Said No To Black And White, So Brooks Went To Fox. Here’s a Hollywood deal making story that is the stuff of legends. Young Frankenstein originally had a development deal at Columbia Pictures, with a deal to make and distribute the movie ready to go essentially finalized.
Gene Wilder: Dr. Frederick Frankenstein. Showing all 141 items. Jump to: Photos (80) Quotes (61) Photos. 57 more photos. Quotes. Igor : You know, I'll never forget my old dad. When these things would happen to him... the things he'd say to me. Dr. Frederick Frankenstein : What did he say?
Gene Wilder as Dr. Frankenstein. Peter Boyle as His Monster. Madeline Kahn as Elizabeth. Cloris Leachman as Frau Blucher. Gene Hackman as Blind Man. Teri Garr as Inga. Directed by Mel Brooks; Produced by Michael Gruskoff; Screenplay by Gene Wilder; Brooks
