And then, paradoxically, it works on a couple of levels. If we look at the base of a brain, which has just been removed from the skull, theres very little of the midbrain that we can actually see. Jul 06, 2017 young frankenstein 1974 an american grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that he is not as insane as people believe. This was originally released in 1974 and was made in black and white. Young frankenstein is a 1974 american comedy horror film directed by mel brooks and starring gene wilder as the title character, a descendant of the infamous dr. Frederick frankenstein, pronounced frahnkensteen, grandson of the frankenstein of monster fame, renounces his grandfathers work and pursues a career as a respectable scientist. How many times does the clock chime at the beginning of the 1974 film young frankenstein.
Gene wilder plays the inheriting relative of the original dr. The movie, frankensteins castle of freaks and on vhs as dr. Why is dr frankenstein named victor in this movie but henry in the 1931 movie. Frankenstein wilder follows in his ancestors freaky footsteps as he sets out to. Young frankenstein 1974 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. After inheriting his grandfathers castle in transylvania, young dr. Frankenstein wilder follows in his ancestors freaky footsteps as he sets out to reanimate a dead body in brooks funniest, most cohesive comedy to date. Young frankenstein 1974 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It stars udo kier, joe dallesandro, monique van vooren and arno juerging. A young neurosurgeon gene wilder inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous dr.
The supporting cast includes teri garr, cloris leachman, marty feldman, madeline kahn, kenneth mars, richard haydn, and gene. It is a pastiche of the old universal frankenstein films from the 1930s and 1940s. Frederick frankenstein meets igor for the first time. A liveaction parody film, frankenweenie 1984, depicting victor frankenstein as a modern american boy and his deceased pet dog as the monster, was made by tim. Frankensteins castle of freaks is a 1974 italian horror film directed by dick randall that is loosely based on the mary shelley novel frankenstein, and may be the worst monster movie of all time. Frankenstein or fronkonsteen, peter boyle as the monster, marty feldman as igor, madeline kahn as elizabeth, teri garr as inga and cloris leachman as frau blucher all gel together very well and help make this one the greatest comedy films out there. Frankenstein, dunn is an evil dwarf and lugosi no relation to bela is a neanderthal man. Victor frankenstein witnesses his creation turn uncontrollable after hes duped by his associate, dr. Young frankenstein 1974 is one of writerproducerdirector mel brooks best films a nostalgic, hilarious spooftribute to classic horror films with its authentic black and white cinematography and production designset decoration, and in particular, of mary wollstonecraft shelleys classic. Details about new young frankenstein 1974 special edition dvd movie gene wilder, peter boyle. Frederick frankenstein coscreenwriter gene wilder insists on pronouncing his name fronckensteen and denies interest in replicating his grandfathers experiments. Young frankenstein 1974 is one of writerproducerdirector mel brooks best films a nostalgic, hilarious spooftribute to classic horror films with its authentic black and white cinematography and production designset decoration, and in particular, of mary wollstonecraft shelleys classic novel about corpse revival by a godaspiring mad scientist. Brooks took viewers on a tour of the movie studios back lot, showing sights such as the brain depository door, complete with braininslot and a fabulous mural of the continue reading movie. Dec 15, 2014 on december 15, 1974, gene wilders young frankenstein, now recognized as an essential part of the mel brooks canon, first hit theaters.
Young frankenstein 1974 gene wilder, madeline kahn video. The year 1974 was an unforgettable one for director mel brooks. Frankenstein visits the family castle in transylvania and makes a monster. I have always loved this film and it never fails to make me laugh when i watch it. Frankenstein was shown to the master bedroom just inside the doorway was a framed portrait of the baron himself, closely resembling frederick.
With santo, blue demon, sasha montenegro, jorge russek. Mel brooks directed the film which starred gene wilder, madeline kahn, and marty feldman. Interiors were filmed at cinecitta in rome by a crew of italian filmmakers. Brooks took viewers on a tour of the movie studios back lot, showing sights such as the brain depository door, complete with braininslot and a fabulous mural of the. It is, and mel brooks is home with young frankenstein, his most disciplined and visually inventive film it also. List of films featuring frankensteins monster wikipedia. Determined to live down his familys reputation, dr. Though that version is edited differently, has more nudity and some sequences are pointlessly repeated. Jan 17, 2012 from the 1974 comically brilliant young frankenstein, dr. The film is the fifth in a series of hammer films centering on dr. A few seconds later when she collapses on the monster, you can see all of the fluid inside spray out. Our local cinemark offered a bigscreen viewing of 1974s comedic horror classic young frankenstein featuring an introduction with the stillamusing and surprisingly spry mel brooks. James mason, leonard whiting, jane seymour, michael sarrazin.
An all star cast gene wilder, cloris leachman, peter boyle, gene hackman, kenneth mars in this mel brooks production. In the scene where inga, fredrick and igor throw the net over the monster, inga sticks the syringe of the sedative in the monsters back but does not push down on the top, yet the monster still falls over. Sherlock holmes the spider woman 1943 full movie the best classic movies classic cinema duration. Yet, as i demonstrated in my lecture last week, if the under aspects of the temporal lobes are gently pulled apart, the upper portion of the stem of the brain can be seen. Young frankenstein 1974 an american grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that he is not as insane as people believe. The supporting cast includes teri garr, cloris leachman, marty feldman, madeline kahn, kenneth mars, richard haydn, and gene hackman. Frankenstein demonstrating the monsters power of balance by placing an empty milk bottle in one of. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Cushing deplored the inclusion of a controversial rape scene was added at the last minute, after shooting was nearly complete, because hammer studio head sir james carreras thought the film lacked sex. It stars gene wilder as frederick frankenstein, the grandson of victor frankenstein, first introduced in mary shelleys novel, frankenstein. In some versions of the movie, a scene which showed dr. Flesh for frankenstein is a 1973 horror film written and directed by paul morrissey.
With rossano brazzi, michael dunn, edmund purdom, gordon mitchell. The comedy unfolds into a hilarious adventure with great slapstick and brilliant writing. New young frankenstein 1974 special edition dvd movie gene wilder, peter boyle. New young frankenstein 1974 special edition dvd movie gene. Victor frankenstein, and peter boyle as the monster.
Filmed at elstree studios in 1972 but not released until 1974, it was the final chapter in the hammer frankenstein saga of films as well as director fishers last film. Frankenstein and the monster from hell is a 1974 british horror film, directed by terence fisher and produced by hammer film productions. 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. Though that version is edited differently, has more nudity and some. Mel brookss comedy young frankenstein 1974 parodied elements of the first three universal frankenstein movies. Young frankenstein 1974 plot summary 6 an american grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body. Frankensteins grandson, after years of living down the family reputation, inherits granddads castle and repeats the experiments. There is a body of films that feature frankenstein s monster. Balderston and the screenplay written by francis edward faragoh and garrett fort, with uncredited. Young frankenstein 1974 frequently asked questions imdb. So the movie is a sendup of a style and not just of the material as paul morrisseys dreadful andy warhols frankenstein. Stacked stunner simonetta vitelli plays maria frankenstein, lady of the mad house, and she receives ample support when it comes to handling her homes horrific inhabitants which include an evil dwarf and a. Lending his burlesque touch to 1970s genre revision, mel brooks followed his hit western blazing saddles with this parody of 1930s universal horror movies. Frankenstein s castle of freaks was distributed theatrically in italy by nettunia film on 19 february 1974.
Frankenstein is a 1931 american precode science fiction horror film directed by james whale, produced by carl laemmle jr. From the 1974 comically brilliant young frankenstein, dr. A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous dr. Mexicos greatest masked wrestler, santo, and his reluctant partner, blue demon, are once again grappling with evil in this monsterenriched action thriller. Watch young frankenstein streaming online hulu free trial. The movie, frankenstein s castle of freaks and on vhs as dr. It grossed a total of 51,005,000 italian lire on its domestic release. 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.
Frankensteins grandson frederick, who inherits the family estate and discovers his. Frankenstein s right hand is just over and above mr. Frankensteins castle of freaks 1974 sports a title almost as provocative as the italian eyefuls who populate the sinister scientists laboratory lair throughout the movie. Add a monster named hulk, and some nude women for sexploitation value. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a. In the united states, the film was marketed as andy warhols frankenstein though only the title frankenstein. Victor frankenstein is the name given to the doctor by mary shelley, the author of the novel. On december 15, 1974, gene wilders young frankenstein, now recognized as an. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback called igor, a pretty lab assistant. Young frankenstein 1974 gene wilder, madeline kahn. Kathie lee, tom hanks, sean connery, burt reynolds snl duration. Young frederick frankenstein, grandson of the count who started it all. The bed chamber was lined with lots of candles and. Another horrible horror from italy, which undoubtedly marked the absolute nadir of rossano brazzis career in the wake of south pacific.
Young frankenstein 1974 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. You can watch random movie trailers instantly, no need to login. Suggest me movie is a free webbased film recommendation service. Hilltops left shoulder, but the next shot shows the doctor about a foot away from hilltop and his right hand level with hilltops left elbow. An american grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body. Frankensteins castle of freaks was distributed theatrically in italy by nettunia film on 19 february 1974. Frankenstein s grandson frederick, who inherits the family estate and discovers his. Some of the gags dont work, but fewer than in any previous brooks film that ive. With gene wilder, madeline kahn, marty feldman, peter boyle. Interiors were filmed at cinecitta in rome by a crew of italian filmmakers in the united states, the film was marketed as andy warhols frankenstein though only the title frankenstein. Oct 09, 2016 our local cinemark offered a bigscreen viewing of 1974s comedic horror classic young frankenstein featuring an introduction with the stillamusing and surprisingly spry mel brooks. Frankenstein s grandson, after years of living down the family reputation, inherits granddads castle and repeats the experiments.
So the movie is a sendup of a style and not just of the. It stars peter cushing, shane briant and david prowse. Young frankenstein is a 1974 comedy film written by gene wilder and mel brooks, who also directs. Indeed, young frankenstein is a charmed film, nothing less than a comedy classic. It also stars peter boyle as the monster, marty feldman as igor, cloris leachman as frau blucher, madeline kahn as elizabeth. In this spoof of mary shelleys gothic tale, the grandson of victor frankenstein. On december 15, 1974, gene wilders young frankenstein, now recognized as an essential part of the mel brooks canon, first hit theaters.
The names of victor and his best friend henry were switched for the stage play that preceded the whalekarloff film, and a lot of the play carried over to the movie. Brooks also recreated the movie into a musical of the same name. Filmed at elstree studios in 1972 but not released until 1974, it was the final chapter in the hammer frankenstein saga of films as well as director. Jan 01, 2017 sherlock holmes the spider woman 1943 full movie the best classic movies classic cinema duration. Frederick frankenstein who is a physician and professor at a medical school. Frankenstein and moves into his castle where the first monster was created.
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