Young Frankenstein
Directed by Mel Brooks
The scariest comedy of all time!
| Released | December 15, 1974 |
| Global Box Office | $86.27m |
| Budget | $2.8m |
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. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was delusional, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.
Starring Gene Wilder, Teri Garr, Marty Feldman... Show All
- Gene Wilder - Frederick Frankenstein
- Teri Garr - Inga
- Marty Feldman - Igor
- Peter Boyle - Frankenstein's Monster
- Cloris Leachman - Frau Blücher
- Madeline Kahn - Elizabeth
- Kenneth Mars - Inspector Kemp
- Richard Haydn - Gerhard Falkstein
- Liam Dunn - Mr. Hilltop
- Danny Goldman - Medical Student
- Oscar Beregi Jr. - Sadistic Jailor
- Arthur Malet - Village Elder
- Richard A. Roth - Inspector Kemp's Aide
- Monte Landis - Gravedigger
- Rusty Blitz - Gravedigger
- Anne Beesley - Little Girl
- Gene Hackman - Blindman
- John Madison - Villager
- John Dennis - Orderly in Frankenstein's Class
- Rick Norman - Villager
- Rolfe Sedan - Train Conductor
- Terrence Pushman - Villager
- Randolph Dobbs - Villager
- Norbert Schiller - Emcee at Frankenstein's Show
- Pat O'Hara - Villager
- Michael Fox - Helga's Father
- Lidia Kristen - Helga's Mother
- Berry Kroeger - First Village Elder
- Ian Abercrombie - Second Villager
- Mel Brooks - Werewolf / Cat Hit by Dart / Victor Frankenstein (voice)
- Lou Cutell - Frightened Villager
- Leoda Richards - Theatre Goer
- Clement von Franckenstein - Villager Screaming at the Monster From the Bars (uncredited)
- Jeff Maxwell - Medical Student
- Lars Hensen - Theatre Goer
- Johnny Marlin - Spectator
- Maida Severn - Train Passenger
- Arthur Tovey - Member of Angry Mob
- Max Wagner - Villager
Reviews
Adam Smith, Empire:
Young Frankenstein is a marvellously crafted, beautifully shot comedic homage to James Whale’s 1931 classic, with the sheer craft of the production and performances contrasting brilliantly with the low-down and dirty obviousness of many of the gags.
Roger Ebert, The Chicago Sun-Times:
[Mel Brooks'] movies weren’t just funny, they were aggressive and subversive, making us laugh even when we really should have been offended. (Explaining this process, Brooks once loftily declared, “My movies rise below vulgarity.”)
Pauline Kael, The New Yorker:
Gene Wilder stares at the world with nearsighted, pale-blue-eyed wonder; he was born with a comic’s flyblown wig and the look of a reddish creature from outer space. His features aren’t distinct; his personality lacks definition. His whole appearance is so fuzzy and weak he’s like mist on the lens. Yet since his first screen appearance, as the mortician in Bonnie and Clyde, he’s made his presence felt each time. He’s a magnetic blur.