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Dec 15, 1974 · Peter Boyle plays the hunchbacked Igor and the reanimated monster in this comedy spoof of the Frankenstein films. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, and more on IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
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Peter Lawrence Boyle (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an American actor. Known as a character actor, he played Frank Barone on the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond and the comical monster in Mel Brooks' film spoof Young Frankenstein (1974). He also co-starred in The Candidate (1972).
- 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.
IMDb page for Peter Boyle's role as the monster in the comedy film Young Frankenstein. See photos, quotes, trivia, and more about his performance and the movie.
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- Studio Executives tried Tricking Director Mel Brooks into Shooting the Film in Color. By the mid-‘70s, black and white cinema was an endangered species.
- Star and Co-Writer Gene Wilder Convinced Brooks to Forgo his Usual Cameo Appearance. Like Alfred Hitchcock, Brooks usually gave himself a part in his own films, from Blazing Saddles’ loopy governor to the wine-selling Rabbi of Robin Hood: Men in Tights.
- Early On, We Hear the Exact Same Conversation Repeated in Both English and German. En route to Romania, our protagonist catches a train to New York, whereupon he hears an American couple bickering.
- One of Igor’s Best Moments Inspired a Hit Aerosmith Song. “Walk this way!” Marty Feldman’s Igor instructs his master, who proceeds to copy the hunchback’s shuffling gait.
Jul 27, 2016 · Peter Boyle on "Young Frankenstein". FoundationINTERVIEWS. 271K subscribers. 623. 53K views 7 years ago. For his full interview, see http://www.emmytvlegends.org/intervie... ...more. For...
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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.
