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Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein

The scariest comedy of all time!

19747.91h 46m

Overview

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.

Directed by Mel Brooks
Written by Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks, Mary Shelley
Produced by Michael Gruskoff
Box OfficeBudget: $2.8MRevenue: $86.3M

Top Cast

Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder

Dr. Frankenstein

Peter Boyle

Peter Boyle

Monster

Marty Feldman

Marty Feldman

Igor

Madeline Kahn

Madeline Kahn

Elizabeth

Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

Frau Blücher

Teri Garr

Teri Garr

Inga

Kenneth Mars

Kenneth Mars

Inspector Kemp

Richard Haydn

Richard Haydn

Herr Falkstein

Liam Dunn

Liam Dunn

Mr. Hilltop

Danny Goldman

Danny Goldman

Medical Student

Themes & Keywords

monsterexperimentassistantcastlebrideparodymad scientistlaboratoryspoofhorror spoofblack and whitescientistbawdyfrankensteinridiculous

About Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein is a comedy film released in 1974 exploring themes of monster, experiment, assistant, castle, bride, parody. Directed by Mel Brooks, it stars Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman. 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.

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