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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.
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.
Mary Shelley. Characters. Gene Wilder. Screenplay, Screenstory. Mel Brooks. Screenplay, Screenstory. A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper.
Cast. Crew. Gene Wilder. Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, Screenwriter. Peter Boyle. The Monster. Cloris Leachman. Frau Blücher. Marty Feldman.
Gene Wilder shines as the young Dr. Frankenstein, who inherits his family's spooky castle, and Marty Feldman steals the show as the hilarious hunchback Igor.
