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Young Frankenstein (1974)

PG 106 min  -  Comedy  -   15 December 1974 (USA)
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Dr. Frankenstein's grandson, after years of living down the family reputation, inherits granddad's castle and repeats the experiments.

Director:

Mel Brooks

Writers:

Gene Wilder (screen story and screenplay), Mel Brooks (screen story and screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gene Wilder ...
Peter Boyle ...
Marty Feldman ...
Cloris Leachman ...
Teri Garr ...
Kenneth Mars ...
Richard Haydn Richard Haydn ...
Liam Dunn Liam Dunn ...
Danny Goldman Danny Goldman ...
Oscar Beregi Jr. Oscar Beregi Jr. ...
Sadistic Jailor (as Oscar Beregi)
Arthur Malet Arthur Malet ...
Village Elder
Anne Beesley Anne Beesley ...
Little Girl
Monte Landis Monte Landis ...
Gravedigger
Rusty Blitz Rusty Blitz ...
Gravedigger
John Madison John Madison ...
Villager
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Storyline

A young neurosurgeon (Gene Wilder) inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback called Igor, a pretty lab assistant named Inga and the old housekeeper, frau Blucher -iiiiihhh!-. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather is only crap, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind... Written by Flavio Rizzardi <spillo@maya.dei.unpid.it>  

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Castle | Experiment | Assistant | Housekeeper | Brain  | See more »

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The scariest comedy of all time!

Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El joven Frankenstein See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$2,800,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$86,300,000 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Leon Askin played a lawyer (reading the last will) but was cut out. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: After the class is dismissed, we see Herr Falkstein get up from his seat twice. See more »

Quotes

Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: My fellow scienti...
Audience: Ssssssssssssssss!
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: ...tists - and neurosurgeons, ladies and gentlemen. A few short weeks ago, coming from a background, believe me, as conservative and traditionally grounded in scientific fact as any of you, I began an experiment in, incredulous as it may sound, the reanimation of dead tissue.
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Crazy Credits

The zero in the 20th century fox logo at the beginning is slightly tilted. See more »

Connections

Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
Written by Julia Ward Howe (lyrics)
Performed by Madeline Kahn See more »