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Dec 15, 1974 · 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.
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- Mel Brooks
- PG
- Comedy
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein : Of course. That would simplify everything. Inga : In other vords: his veins, his feet, his hands, his organs vould all have to be increased in size. Dr. Frederick Frankenstein : Exactly. Inga : He vould have an enormous schwanzstucker. Dr. Frederick Frankenstein : That goes without saying.
The film co-stars Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, Richard Haydn, and Gene Hackman . The film is a parody of the classic horror film genre, in particular the various film adaptations of Mary Shelley 's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus produced by Universal Pictures in the 1930s. [5] .
- December 15, 1974
- Michael Gruskoff
Marty Feldman. Actor: Young Frankenstein. "I am too old to die young, and too young to grow up," Marty Feldman told a reporter -- a week before he died. This beloved comedian, who poked fun at himself, as well as others, was born Martin Alan Feldman on July 8, 1934, in London, England.
- January 1, 1
- London, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- 1 min
- 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.
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6 days ago · Marty Feldman, Cloris Leachman, Gene Wilder and Teri Garr in a publicity photo for Young Frankenstein. 20th Century Fox. Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder strongly believed the film should imitate the look of director James Whale’s classic black-and-white 1930s films Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, which meant shooting in black and white.
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