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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Mel Brooks |
| Stars: |
Gene Wilder |
| Actors: |
Gene Hackman |
| Genre: |
Comedies |
| Subgenre: |
Spoof · Clips And Highlights · Frankenstein · Essential Cinema |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: Canadian |
| UPC: |
086162128189 |
| Release Date: |
1974 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 46min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 46min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (November 03, 1998)
UPC: 086162090707 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 48min |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Gene Wilder |
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Professional Reviews
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(02/01/2006, p.105, David Stubbs): "[Brooks'] funniest movie. Gene Wilder as Frankenstein's grandson is all repressed hysteria, Marty Feldman a superbly deformed Igor..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"Can I get you some-sing, Doctor, some varm meelk, perhaps?"--Frau Blucher
"Nothing, no. I'm fine."--Frankenstein (Gene Wilder)
"Nosing at all?"--Frau Blucher
"No, NOTHING."--Frankenstein
"Ovalteeeen?"--Frau Blucher
"NO!"--Frankenstein
"What knockers!"--Frederick as he simultaneously looks at the doors to the castle and helps Inga (Teri Garr) down from the horse-drawn cart
"Sank you, Doctor!" she fetchingly replies |
| More Information |
| Details: |
An affectionate parody that pays homage to the FRANKENSTEIN films (from the novel FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley) directed by James Whale in the 1930s, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN is both a zany comedy and a cinematic tour de force. Written by director Mel Brooks and the film's star, Gene Wilder, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN has all the usual--and in this case slightly unusual--suspects: the reluctant scientist Frederick Frankenstein, who is actually the grandson of the infamous creature-creator (pronounced "Fronken-steen" and played by Wilder), his spoiled fiancie (Madeline Kahn), Igor the pop-eyed hunchback (Marty Feldman), his dizzy assistant (Teri Garr), the castle's hideous head housekeeper (Cloris Leachman), and, of course, the Monster (Peter Boyle). Highlights include the sets, which are the original ones used in the Whale films; the beautiful black-and-white cinematography; and the fine screenplay. Combining noirish elegance with uproarious sight gags and double entendres is a feat Brooks pulls off fabulously, direct... |
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