DVD 106 mins IMDB 8.0
PG (Parental Guidance)
Young Frankenstein
20th Century Fox (1974)
In Collection
#311

Seen It:
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Comedy, Horror
USA  /  English

Peter Boyle The Monster
Gene Wilder Dr. Frederick Frankenstein
Marty Feldman Igor
Teri Garr Inga
Gene Hackman Blind Hermit
Madeline Kahn Elizabeth
Cloris Leachman Frau Blücher
Kenneth Mars Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Friederich Kemp
Richard Haydn Gerhard Falkstein
Liam Dunn Mr. Hilltop
Danny Goldman Medical Student
Anne Beesley Helga, Girl at Well
Oscar Beregi Jr. Sadistic Jailor
Rusty Blitz Gravedigger
Mel Brooks
Johnny Dennis
Arthur Malet Second Village Elder
Monte Landis Gravedigger
John Madison

Director Mel Brooks
Producer Michael Gruskoff
Writer Mary Shelley; Gene Wilder
Cinematography Gerald Hirschfeld
Musician John Morris; William Steffe
User Credit 1 John C. Howard
User Credit 2 Dorothy Jeakins

Dr. Frankenstein's grandson, after years of living down the family reputation, inherits granddad's castle and repeats the experiments.

Edition Details
Distributor 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Edition Special Edition
Barcode 024543025603
Region Region 1
Release Date 10/10/2000
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed)
Subtitles English
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Price $14.98
User Text 2 The scariest comedy of all time!
Links IMDB
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Internet Movie Database
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Features
Mel Brooks' Audio Commentary Documentary: "Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein" Interviews with stars Marty Feldman, Gene Wilder & Cloris Leachman 7 Deleted Scenes Outtakes/Bloopers Production Stills Interactive Menus Scene Selection

Notes
Trivia: The film was shot in the same castle and with the same props and lab equipment as the original Frankenstein (1931). (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: That music...
Frau Blücher: Yes. It's in your blood - it's in the blood of ALL Frankensteins. It reaches the soul when words are useless. Your grandfather used to play it to the creature HE vas making.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: Then it was you all the time.
Frau Blücher: Yes.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: You played that music in the middle of the night...
Frau Blücher: Yes.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: ...to get us to the laboratory.
Frau Blücher: Yes.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: That was YOUR cigar smoldering in the ashtray.
Frau Blücher: Yes.
[...]
(more)

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 3 nominations (more)