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Hugo Awards. 1975 Winner Hugo. Best Dramatic Presentation. Mel Brooks (screen story/screenplay/director) Gene Wilder (screen story/screenplay) Mary Shelley (based on the characters in the novel by) The award for Shelley was posthumous.
A critical and commercial success, Young Frankenstein ranks No. 28 on Total Film magazine's readers' "List of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time", No. 56 on Bravo's list of the "100 Funniest Movies", and No. 13 on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 funniest American movies.
Young Frankenstein: Directed by Mel Brooks. 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.
The comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapts his legendarily funny film into a brilliant stage creation – Young Frankenstein! Grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced "Fronk-en-steen") inherits his family's estate in Transylvania.
Young Frankenstein is a 1974 parody of classic horror films, such as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Son of Frankenstein. Written by Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder, and directed by Brooks, it became a critical favorite and box office smash.
Aug 7, 2020 · Directed by AFI Life Achievement recipient Mel Brooks, this iconic comedy features an unforgettable sequence in which Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle perform the duet “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” which AFI ranked as #89 on the list of greatest movie songs ever.
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The new Mel Brooks musical Young Frankenstein earned 10 nominations, the most of any show of the season. Nominees for the 58th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards were announced April 21 at...
