Young Frankenstein (1974)

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Directed by

Mel Brooks

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Gene Wilder
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein

Peter Boyle
The Monster

Marty Feldman
Igor

Madeline Kahn
Elizabeth

Cloris Leachman
Frau Blücher

Teri Garr
Inga

Kenneth Mars
Inspector Kemp

Richard Haydn
Herr Falkstein

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Gene Wilder

Mel Brooks

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one more of my favorites

18 years, 3 months ago at Jan 3 3:53

[dave]

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I used to watch this with Blazing Saddles back-to-back a lot while I was growing up. It's one of Mel Brooks' better movies, and a great performance by everyone involved (including a bunch of the same people in a lot of his movies).

Take an old Frankenstein movie and run it through Mel Brooks' head. That about sums it up.

A classic

12 years, 9 months ago at Jul 3 7:39

johanlefourbe

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By now, I have seen most of the movies directed by Mel Brooks and I'm afraid I'm not really a fan of his work, except of course 'The Producers' which is by far his best flick, in my opinion. Indeed, when watching this movie, I had about the same feeling that I had while watching 'Blazing Saddles'. Basically, with both movies, I was expecting to be blown away by some hilarious jokes but, eventually... read more

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12 years, 4 months ago at Nov 26 7:38

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Had Mel Brooks not directed High Anxiety then this would've been his greatest directed flick. Unfortunately, Frankenstein will forever be no. 2 to Anxiety in my book. If you look at the poster, it gives off the feeling of a cheap porno mess. If you look at the title, it sounds like as if a 9 yr. old juvenile delinquent stumbles upon the legendary lair of Victor Frankenstein, or something similar, ... read more

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The grandson of Victor Frankenstein is a teaching surgeon who has spent his life living down the legend of his grandfather, even changing the pronunciation of his name. When the diary of his grandfather is brought to him, he takes a leave of absence to examine the family castle. Then things get a little silly.

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