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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786305576174 Format: Black & White, Original recording reissued, Special Edition, NTSC ISBN: 6305576173 Label: 20th Century Fox Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Release Date: October 05, 1999 Running Time: 106 minutes Sales Rank: 4376 Studio: 20th Century Fox Theatrical Release Date: December 15, 1974
Description: Mel Brooks' monstrously crazy tribute to Mary Shelley's classic pokes hilarious fun at just about every Frankenstein movie ever made. Summoned by a will to his late grandfather's castle in Transylvania, young Dr. Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) soon discovers the scientist's step-by-step manual explaining how to bring a corpse to life. Assisted by the hunchback Igor (Marty Feldman) and the curvaceous Ings (Teri Garr), he creates a monster (Peter Boyle) who only wants to be loved.
Amazon.com essential video: If you were to argue that Mel Brooks's Young Frankenstein ranks among the top-ten funniest movies of all time, nobody could reasonably dispute the claim. Spoofing classic horror in the way that Brooks's previous film Blazing Saddles sent up classic Westerns, the movie is both a loving tribute and a raucous, irreverent parody of Universal's classic horror films Frankenstein (1931) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935). Filming in glorious black and white, Brooks re-created the Frankenstein laboratory using the same equipment from the original Frankenstein (courtesy of designer Kenneth Strickfaden), and this loving attention to physical and stylistic detail creates a solid foundation for nonstop comedy. The story, of course, involves Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) and his effort to resume experiments in re-animation pioneered by his late father. (He's got some help, since dad left behind a book titled How I Did It.) Assisting him is the hapless hunchback Igor (Marty Feldman) and the buxom but none-too-bright maiden Inga (Teri Garr), and when Frankenstein succeeds in creating his monster (Peter Boyle), the stage is set for an outrageous revision of the Frankenstein legend. With comedy highlights too numerous to mention, Brooks guides his brilliant cast (also including Cloris Leachman, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, and Gene Hackman in a classic cameo role) through scene after scene of inspired hilarity. Indeed, Young Frankenstein is a charmed film, nothing less than a comedy classic, representing the finest work from everyone involved. Not one joke has lost its payoff, and none of the countless gags have lost their zany appeal. From a career that includes some of the best comedies ever made, this is the film for which Mel Brooks will be most fondly remembered. Befitting a classic, the Special Edition DVD includes audio commentary by Mel Brooks, a "making of" documentary, interviews with the cast, hilarious bloopers and outtakes, and the original theatrical trailers. No video library should be without a copy of Young Frankenstein. And just remember--that's Fronkensteen. --Jeff Shannon
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Rating: - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
A COMEDY CLASSIC!!!! GREAT MOVIE FULL OF GREAT LINES!!! ALWAYS CHASES THE BLUES AWAY!!! A MUST SEE IF YOU HAVEN'T SEE THIS ONE!!!
Rating: - The King of the Spoof Scores Again!
It's a funny thing about comedy; it seems to be of and for its time and very few age very well. I remember as a kid when I first watched this film that I laughed until I cried. Then I watched it again a few years ago and I absolutely hated it. Now after having watched the original Frankenstein movies upon which this spoof is based, I actually like it again as I can compare and see exactly what scene from the original is being spoofed although I have to admit that many of the jokes don't pack as much of a punch as they did when I first watched this film.
Rating: - A Classic
What accolade can I heap upon this film that it hasn't already received in the last 34 years? It is absolute brilliance, pure comedy gold, and arguably the funniest movie ever made. Obviously crafted with a lot of love, the black and white cinematography is gorgeous, the writing is pitch perfect, and the cast is amazing. Gene Wilder, Teri Garr, Ken Mars, Cloris Leachman, and especially the late Marty Feldman and Madeline Kahn were never better than they were here. And neither was Mel Brooks, who is truly firing on all cylinders with this film. One of the crown jewels of American comedy. Don't bother ... Read More
Rating: - One of Mel Brooks's finest!
"Young Frankenstein" is definitely a comic classic. It has hilarious dialogue, lovely visual gags, and social satire (that's obviously found in the original "Frankenstein"). But this is funny social satire! Gene Wilder is brilliant as the young Frankenstein (pronounced Frahn-ken-shteen), while the late Marty Feldman is a laugh riot as Igor (pronounced Eye-Gore). Teri Garr is attractive as Inga ("Roll in ze hay!"), while the late Peter Boyle is fantastic as the Frahn-ken-shteen's latest creation. And let's not forget Cloris Leachman as Blucher("He vas my BOYFRIEND!")! Overall, if you don't laugh more ... Read More
Rating: - Hilarious Classic
I can't resist this movie. This is a classic comedy that I've watched over and over through the years. We're huge fans of Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle and Madeline Kahn. They're characterizations are so hilarious. If you're looking for a first rate comedy, this one is worth your time.
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