Young Frankenstein

Name: Young Frankenstein
Genre: Comedy
Released: December 15, 1974
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 80
Cast: Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman

1974

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Fathom Events | Release Date: December 15, 1974 | PG

Starring: Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman

Summary: The grandson of the infamous Dr. Frankenstein reluctantly decides to follow in his footsteps in this parody of horror films.

Director: Mel Brooks

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: PG

Runtime: 106 min

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Roger Ebert

Mel Brooks is home with Young Frankenstein, his most disciplined and visually inventive film (it also happens to be very funny). Read full review

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TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

Brooks's most accomplished work, combining his well-known brand of comedy with stylish direction and a uniformly excellent cast. Read full review

Nathan Rabin

Young Frankenstein (1974) and High Anxiety are as much loving homage as irreverent spoof. Read full review

Don Drucker

More about the myth of Karloff than the monster, this Mel Brooks pastiche is probably his best early film: within limits, it has unity, pace, and even a dramatic interest of sorts. Read full review

Andrew Sarris

Longer on charm and cheer than on humor of knee-pounding hilarity...the funniest film of the season by default. Read full review

Pauline Kael

It isn’t a dialogue comedy; it’s visceral and lower. It’s what used to be called a crazy comedy, and there hasn’t been this kind of craziness on the screen in years. It’s a film to go to when your rhythm is slowed down and you’re too tired to think. You can’t bring anything to it (Brooks’ timing is too obvious for that) ; you have to let it do everything for you, because that’s the only way it works. Read full review

Time Out London Staff (Not Credited)

By and large, a rather pitiful parody of the Universal Frankenstein movies, taking typically Brooksian liberties with characters and plot, resorting to juvenile mugging, and relying to a great extent on fairly authentic sets and photography for its better moments. Read full review

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kyle20ellis

Mar 18, 2022

I am fond of Mel Brooks' films, and for me Young Frankenstein is my favourite of his and also one of my absolute favourites of the genre. It is wonderfully loopy and an ingenious send-up of universal horror clichés. Young Frankenstein is wonderfully shot in a sumptuous black and white, whileI am fond of Mel Brooks' films, and for me Young Frankenstein is my favourite of his and also one of my absolute favourites of the genre. It is wonderfully loopy and an ingenious send-up of universal horror clichés. Young Frankenstein is wonderfully shot in a sumptuous black and white, while the costumes, sets and make-up are wonderfully kooky. The story is fun too, while the script is hilariously quotable and Mel Brooks' direction is great. What gives Young Frankenstein real staying power is the marvellously done Puttin' on the Ritz musical number, the brain depository(outrageous to the point of being hilarious), the scene with Igor behind the book-shelves when they were looking the skulls(the facial expression and the breaking into song kills me every time), the old dad speech(then he just starts eating again), the hermit setting the monster's thumb on fire and the performances, with Gene Wilder giving one of his best performances as the infamous baron's grandson, and Peter Boyle almost stealing the show as the monster. The supporting performances are also a delight, Madeline Kahn's bride, Gene Hackman's blind hermit and Marty Feldman's hunchbacked Igor are very memorable. Overall, hysterically funny and kooky. 10/10 Bethany Cox… Expand