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- (Explaining this process, Brooks once loftily declared, “My movies rise below vulgarity.”) “Young Frankenstein” is as funny as we expect a Mel Brooks comedy to be, but it’s more than that: It shows artistic growth and a more sure-handed control of the material by a director who once seemed willing to do literally anything for a laugh.
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Reviews. Young Frankenstein. Roger Ebert January 01, 1974. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. The moment, when it comes, has the inevitability of comic genius. Young Frederick Frankenstein, grandson of the count who started it all, returns by rail to his ancestral home.
Parents need to know that Young Frankenstein is a 1974 Mel Brooks movie that parodies the timeless monster story. Like all of Mel Brooks' movies, there is plenty of sexual innuendo here -- references to "a roll in the hay," "knockers," and the use of a German word that clearly means "penis."
- Twentieth Century Fox
- Mel Brooks
Made with obvious affection for the original, Young Frankenstein is a riotously silly spoof featuring a fantastic performance by Gene Wilder. Respected medical lecturer Dr. Frederick...
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- Mel Brooks
- PG
- Gene Wilder
Young Frankenstein was a box office success upon release. The film grossed $86.2 million on a $2.78 million budget. Young Frankenstein received acclaim from critics and currently holds a 94% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 70 reviews, with an average rating of 8.60/10.
- December 15, 1974
- Michael Gruskoff
Aug 24, 2021 · By Mike Shutt. Published Aug 24, 2021. Mel Brooks' devotion to recreating the style of James Whale's original films elevates his 1974 masterpiece to the greatest parody ever made. We live in a...
- Mike Shutt
Gene Wilder. Mel Brooks. Mary Shelley. Stars. Gene Wilder. Madeline Kahn. Marty Feldman. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY. search Amazon. Add to Watchlist. Added by 95.2K users. 428 User reviews.
Dec 15, 2014 · General News. ‘Young Frankenstein’: THR’s 1974 Review. On December 15, 1974, Gene Wilder's 'Young Frankenstein,' now recognized as an essential part of the Mel Brooks canon, first hit...