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Young Frankenstein (1974) More at IMDbPro »

Remade as

Sevimli Frankestayn (1975)

References

The Black Cat (1934)
After the Thin Man (1936)
 -  "Walk this way" scene
Each Dawn I Die (1939)
 -  The way Frank Ross (James Cagney) says "Hello" when he finds something of interest is the same way as Dr. Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) says it when he finds something of interest.
Citizen Kane (1941)
 -  opening shots of the castle with one light burning and gradual zoom in
The Producers (1968)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)

Referenced in

Vampira (1974)
"Saturday Night Live: Peter Boyle/Al Jarreau (#1.13)" (1976)
 -  Peter Boyle grunts the same way he did as the monster when following 'Your friendly lady in the house next door'
"Saturday Night Live: Madeline Kahn/Carly Simon (#1.19)" (1976)
 -  Referenced in I Feel Pretty
Silent Movie (1976)
Dottor Jekyll e gentile signora (1979)
 -  Jekyll finds a hidden passage to his granddad's laboratory
"Charlie's Angels: Of Ghosts and Angels (#4.13)" (1980)
 -  referenced by Kelly
Fracchia contro Dracula (1985)
"Cheers: Young Dr. Weinstein (#5.7)" (1986)
 -  title reference
Spaceballs (1987)
 -  Cassette tape on the Mel Brooks video shelf
A cena col vampiro (1988) (TV)
 -  The butler is very similar to Igor.
Doctor Hackenstein (1988)
 -  references the line "that's Frahnkensteen"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Gamera vs. Barugon (#4.4)" (1991)
 -  Tom: "Well, could be worse" Crow: "How?" Tom: "Could be raining"
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991) (TV)
 -  After Cain says "You must have the reflexes of a cat" he throws his knife aside and a cat yowls. In "Young Frankenstein" the Police Inspector throws his dart aside and a cat yowls.
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies (1992) (TV)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Crash of Moons (#5.17)" (1992)
 -  "Frau Blücher"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Bride of the Monster (#5.23)" (1993)
 -  Crow: Well, could be worse. Could be raining.
Brainscan (1994)
 -  The protagonist boy has a PC who answers to the phone, activated with vocals commands. It says something, like "yes, master", and it's called igor, he has a voice similar to the one igor has in young frankenstein and on screen appears a igor-like image.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Starfighters (#7.12)" (1994)
 -  During a scene of suggestive refueling, Servo belts out Oh Sweet Mystery of Life.
"The Simpsons: Homer vs. Patty and Selma (#6.17)" (1995)
 -  The film is mentioned by name.
"Freakazoid!: Candle Jack/Toby Danger in Doomsday Bet/The Lobe (#1.2)" (1995)
 -  Dr. Hunterhanker resembles Inspector Kemp.
The Size of Watermelons (1996)
 -  Ca. 18 min. into the film Gnome mimes Igor from the older film.
The Cable Guy (1996)
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
"Everybody Loves Raymond: Halloween Candy (#3.6)" (1998)
 -  Frank dresses up as the monster, which he played in the 1974 film
StarCraft Expansion Set: Brood War (1998) (VG)
"Futurama: Space Pilot 3000 (#1.1)" (1999)
 -  The gag of Fry & Bender hiding with their heads looking through shelves and being disguised by lots of other heads.
Inspector Gadget (1999)
Bowfinger (1999)
 -  Heather Graham's character's accent
The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect (2000) (TV)
 -  mentioned once
American Virgin (2000)
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV)
"Family Guy: The Story on Page One (#2.19)" (2000)
 -  Stewie uses his mind control device to force Chris to sing "Puttin' on the Ritz"
"RoboCop: Prime Directives" (2000)
Back in the Saddle (2001) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Hung Wankenstein (2001) (V)
 -  title is a spoof of Young Frankenstein
Tomcats (2001)
 -  When Michael is the hospital room to take the testicle of his friend after surgery he looks at eyes in the bottles and the bottle he takes in the hand falls on the floor. Similarly, when Igor is in the mortuary to take the brain he is scared by his face reflected in the mirror and the bottle with the brain falls on the floor.
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001) (V)
The Omen Legacy (2001) (TV)
"Gilmore Girls: Lost and Found (#2.15)" (2002)
 -  Lorelai talks about getting a tattoo of Mel Brooks, and mentions the movie.
WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002) (VG)
"The King of Queens: Jung Frankenstein (#5.12)" (2003)
 -  title reference
Latter Days (2003)
 -  One character does impersonations of Marty Feldman's character, Igor.
The Haunted Mansion (2003)
 -  When Jim approaches the front door of the mansion, he mentions how big the knockers are.
"ER: Abby Normal (#10.20)" (2004)
 -  "Abby Normal" refers to a pseudonym for "abnormal" which is used in this film
Spaceballs: The Documentary (2005) (V)
 -  Mentioned by Mel
The Longest Yard (2005)
 -  Cloris Leachman, who acted alongside Madeline Kahn in Young Frankenstein, makes the same strutting noise when attempting to seduce Adam Sandler's character.
AFI's 100 Years, 100 'Movie Quotes': The Greatest Lines from American Film (2005) (TV)
The Producers (2005)
 -  The dance the prisoners do with canes during the "Prisoners of Love" song is the same dance Dr. Frankenstein and his monster perform duing "Puttin on the Ritz"
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV)
 -  Makes the countdown, is talked about.
"Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates Malvo (#2.5)" (2006)
 -  Greg gives Chris a tape of this movie
Wedding Slashers (2006) (V)
 -  Jenna tells Walter that he looks like Marty Feldman in Young Frankenstein
Happily N'Ever After (2006)
 -  Some of Rumplestiltskin's mannerisms were inspired of Marty Feldman's portrayal of Igor.
The Sandlot 3 (2007) (V)
 -  mentioned/many posters in movie theater
The Final Curtain (2007)
 -  a guy says "Yes, master" sarcastically to someone the same way
"Tripping the Rift: Skankenstein (#3.1)" (2007)
 -  The entire plot, Eyesore, Frau Schmit, walk this way, etc
"Robson Arms: Wrong and Wronger (#3.7)" (2008)
 -  Jason mentions the movie by name.
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
 -  When Krauss tells off Manning, he uses the word "Schwanstuker."
"Saturday Night Live: Neil Patrick Harris/Taylor Swift (#34.12)" (2009)
 -  In a news story, Seth mentions that this musical is closing.

Featured in

Precious Images (1986)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
 -  shows footage from
Making Frankensense of 'Young Frankenstein' (1996) (V)
 -  clips shown
Happy Gilmore (1996)
Monster Mania (1997) (TV)
 -  Film clips included
100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)
 -  Clip shown.
Big Daddy (1999/I)
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV)
"Troldspejlet: (#25.4)" (2001)
 -  DVD release reviewed + footage used
About a Boy (2002)
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
"I Love the '70s" (2003)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs (2004) (TV)
 -  Showing Top Songs
AFI's 100 Years, 100 'Movie Quotes': The Greatest Lines from American Film (2005) (TV)
"Silenci?: (#5.6)" (2005)
 -  clips
"Jeopardy!: (2005-12-16)" (2005)
 -  an audio clip of Peter Boyle singing "Puttin' on the Ritz" is used in a clue in "'Put' Shots" category
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown.
The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)
Reign Over Me (2007)
 -  Shown During The Mel Brooks Marathon
The Sandlot 3 (2007) (V)
 -  watched in movie theater
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-04-29)" (2008)
 -  Clips of this film were featured during the 'Great American Culture Quiz' segment.

Spoofs

Frankenstein (1931)
Naughty Marietta (1935)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
The Walking Dead (1936)
 -  "Puttin' on the Ritz," piano scenes, et al.
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Black Friday (1940)
 -  The brain transplant scene is a spoof of the one in that movie
Now, Voyager (1942)
Blue Skies (1946)
The Glenn Miller Story (1953)
 -  Scene on train when asking the shoe shine boy if this is the Transylvania Station.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

Spoofed in

Haunted Honeymoon (1986)
Bad Taste (1987)
 -  Kemp's hand spoofed at the beginnning of Bad Taste
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Gay Propaganda (2002)
Scary Movie 3 (2003)
 -  Peter Boyle again plays Frankenstein, as in Young Frankenstein

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