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Overview

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Director:
Mel Brooks
Writers:
Gene Wilder (story) and
Mel Brooks (story) ...
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Release Date:
15 December 1974 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
The scariest comedy of all time!
Plot:
Dr. Frankenstein's grandson, after years of living down the family reputation, inherits granddad's castle and repeats the experiments. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(26 articles)
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User Comments:
Comedic Genius more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Gene Wilder ... Dr. Frankenstein

Peter Boyle ... The Monster
Marty Feldman ... Igor

Cloris Leachman ... Frau Blücher

Teri Garr ... Inga
Kenneth Mars ... Inspector Kemp
Richard Haydn ... Herr Falkstein
Liam Dunn ... Mr. Hilltop
Danny Goldman ... Medical Student
Oscar Beregi Jr. ... Sadistic Jailor (as Oscar Beregi)
Arthur Malet ... Village Elder
Anne Beesley ... Little Girl
Monte Landis ... Gravedigger
Rusty Blitz ... Gravedigger
John Madison ... A Villager
Johnny Dennis ... Orderly in Frankenstein's class
Rick Norman ... A Villager
Rolfe Sedan ... Train conductor
Terence Pushman ... A Villager (as Terrence Pushman)
Randolph Dobbs ... Third Villager (Joe)
Norbert Schiller ... Emcee at Frankenstein's show
Pat O'Hara ... A Villager (as Patrick O'Hara)
Michael Fox ... Helga's Father
Lidia Kristen ... Helga's Mother

Madeline Kahn ... Elizabeth
Richard A. Roth ... Insp. Kemp's Aide (as Richard Roth)

Gene Hackman ... Blindman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Leon Askin ... Herr Waldman (scenes deleted)
John Carradine ... Beaufort Frankenstein (voice) (scenes deleted)

Ian Abercrombie ... Second villager (uncredited)

Mel Brooks ... Werewolf / Cat Hit by Dart / Victor Frankenstein (voice) (uncredited)

Lou Cutell ... Frightened villager (uncredited)
Berry Kroeger ... First Village Elder (uncredited)
Jeff Maxwell ... Medical Student (uncredited)

Clement von Franckenstein ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
Mel Brooks 
 
Writing credits
Gene Wilder (story) and
Mel Brooks (story)

Gene Wilder (screenplay) and
Mel Brooks (screenplay)

Mary Shelley (novel "Frankenstein") (as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

Produced by
Michael Gruskoff .... producer
 
Original Music by
John Morris 
 
Cinematography by
Gerald Hirschfeld (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
John C. Howard 
 
Casting by
Jane Feinberg 
Mike Fenton 
 
Production Design by
Dale Hennesy 
 
Set Decoration by
Robert De Vestel  (as Bob de Vestel)
 
Costume Design by
Dorothy Jeakins 
 
Makeup Department
Edwin Butterworth .... makeup artist (as Ed Butterworth)
Mary Keats .... hair stylist
William Tuttle .... makeup designer
 
Production Management
Frank Baur .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marvin Miller .... assistant director
Barry Stern .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Anthony Goldschmidt .... graphic designer
Jack M. Marino .... property master (as Jack Marino)
Charles Sertin .... assistant property master
Hendrik Wynands .... construction coordinator (as Hank Wynands)
Edward T. McAvoy .... scenic artist (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Gene S. Cantamessa .... production sound mixer (as Gene Cantamessa)
Don Hall .... sound editor
Richard Portman .... production sound re-recordist
 
Special Effects by
Hal Millar .... special effects
Henry Millar Jr. .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Matthew Yuricich .... matte artist (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Roger Creed .... stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Jesse Wayne .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
James Plannette .... gaffer
Richard Tim Vanik .... camera operator (as Tim Vanik)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carolyn Ewart .... wardrobe: women
Phyllis Garr .... wardrobe: women
Dick James .... wardrobe: men
Ed Wynigear .... wardrobe: men
 
Editorial Department
Stanford C. Allen .... assistant editor
William D. Gordean .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
John Morris .... conductor
John Morris .... orchestrator
Jonathan Tunick .... orchestrator
Dan Wallin .... scoring mixer (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Anthony Goldschmidt .... title designer
Ray Quiroz .... script supervisor
 
Thanks
Ken Strickfaden .... special thanks: original Frankenstein laboratory equipment (as Kenneth Strickfaden)
 
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Additional Details

Runtime:
106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | German
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
UK:15 (re-rating) (1987) | Finland:K-16 (video rating) (1988) | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-16 (cinema release) (1975) | Canada:G (Quebec) | South Korea:15 | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | Iceland:LH | Norway:16 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:15 | UK:AA (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Netherlands:12
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Originally in the script, after Igor drops the brain jar, he was to turn to the camera and quip, "Funny thing is, I tried!" more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the chase scene in the woods the Police Inspector's prosthetic arm "switches" from right to left. more
Quotes:
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: [singing] If you're blue, and you don't know where to go to, why don't you go where fashion sits... .
The Monster: 'UTTIN' ON THE 'IIIIITZ.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#25.4)" (2001) more
Soundtrack:
Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life more

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How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
A NOTE REGARDING SPOILERS
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49 out of 59 people found the following comment useful:-
Comedic Genius, 4 July 2002
10/10

Mel Brooks' tribute to the Frankenstein movies of the 40s is done with such love, such skill, and such side-splitting, fall-on-the-floor hilarity, that it has rightfully become a comedy classic. I first saw it in a movie theater: I had no idea what it was, had very little knowledge of Mel Brooks at the time, and expected to be bored. Instead, I found myself shrieking aloud with laughter that became so intense, I missed many of the major lines. Hence the video.

What can I say? From the wild-eyed Igor, the hunchbacked Transylvanian servant whose hump keeps changing from side to side, to the modern-day descendant of Baron von Frankenstein, determined not to follow in his great-grandfather's nefarious footsteps, to the nurse, a naif with enormous...er...chestal appendages, to the fearsome Frau Bleucher, whose mere mention causes horses in the castle's faraway stables to neigh in fear...to the scene of the monster and his creator singing and dancing in black tie to "putting on the Ritz," this movie should come with a warning: "Danger--Uncontrollable Laughter May Become Chronic."

The cast is beyond superb. The late, wonderful British comedian Marty Feldman (Igor), who turned his congenital wandering eyes into comedic foils, never misses a beat as second banana to Gene Wilder, who plays the distraught Dr. Frankenstein to the hilt and beyond. Cloris Leachman, who looks like a cross between a witch and a warlock, plays the feared housekeeper Frau Bleucher (neighhh!!!), and a very young, beautiful, and buxom Teri Garr plays the nurse-assistant to the good doctor. Then there is the marvelous Madeline Kahn, who gave a bravura performance as the doctor's fiancee. The late comedienne's burst into operatic ecstasy during her rape by the monster is simply inspired, and is one of the comedic high points of the entire film. All of Kahn's considerable talents came into play during this movie; she was taken from us too soon.

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