Young Frankenstein Movie Documentary (with Mel Brooks)
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Published 2021-10-31
Director, Mel Brooks, actresses, Cloris Leachman, Teri Garr and others celebrate the movie, "Young Frankenstein" in this 2002 documentary: It's Alive; Creating A Monster Classic.
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YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN is a 1974 American comedy horror film directed by Mel Brooks. The screenplay was co-written by Brooks and Gene Wilder. Wilder also starred in the lead role as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein, and Peter Boyle as the monster. The film co-stars Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, Richard Haydn, and Gene Hackman. The film is a parody of the classic horror film genre, in particular the various film adaptations of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus produced by Universal Pictures in the 1930s. Much of the lab equipment used as props was created by Kenneth Strickfaden for the 1931 film Frankenstein. To help evoke the atmosphere of the earlier films, Brooks shot the picture entirely in black and white, a rarity in the 1970s, and employed 1930s' style opening credits and scene transitions such as iris outs, wipes, and fades to black. The film also features a period score by Brooks' longtime composer John Morris.
A critical favorite and box-office smash, Young Frankenstein ranks No. 28 on Total Film magazine's readers' "List of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time", No. 56 on Bravo's list of the "100 Funniest Movies", and No. 13 on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 funniest American movies. In 2003, it was deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" by the United States National Film Preservation Board, and selected for preservation in the Library of Congress National Film Registry. It was later adapted by Brooks and Thomas Meehan as a stage musical. The film received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Sound and Best Adapted Screenplay, the latter of which was a nomination shared with Wilder and Brooks. On its 40th anniversary, Brooks considered it by far his finest (although not his funniest) film as a writer-director. (wikipedia)
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MEL BROOKS (b. 1926) is an American actor, comedian, film producer, director and screenwriter. With a career spanning over 7 decades he is known as a creator of broad farces and parodies widely considered to be among the best film comedies ever made.[2] Brooks began his career as a comic and a writer for Sid Caesar's variety show Your Show of Shows (1950–1954) alongside Woody Allen, Neil Simon and Larry Gelbart. Together with Carl Reiner, he created the comic character The 2000 Year Old Man. He wrote, with Buck Henry, the hit television comedy series Get Smart, which ran from 1965 to 1970. In middle age, Brooks became one of the most successful film directors of the 1970s, with many of his films being among the top 10 moneymakers of the year they were released. His best-known films include The Producers (1967), The Twelve Chairs (1970), Blazing Saddles (1974), Young Frankenstein (1974), Silent Movie (1976), High Anxiety (1977), History of the World, Part I (1981), Spaceballs (1987), and Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993). A musical adaptation of his first film, The Producers, ran on Broadway from 2001 to 2007 and was remade into a musical film in 2005. (wikipedia)
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All Comments (21)
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Funniest movie ever
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I was lighting the candles on my daughter's birthday cake the other day when my 8 year old son told me "Listen to me very carefully. PUT. THE. CANDLE. DOWN!" I was laughing so hard I almost dropped the cake. The movie is a work of genius, and that includes the entire cast.
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When my wife and I were married in 1990 we rented Young Frankenstein for our wedding night. It set the tone for our marriage and we've been laughing through the last 31 years. I love this film. Update: It's now nearly 34 years of marriage and we're still laughing. Mel created briliant film that is for all seasons.
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Can we take a minute to admire and thank the funny and beautiful Teri Garr
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Marty Feldman was a one-man Monty Python. A very accurate description.
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RIP Peter Boyle, Cloris Leachman, and Madeline Kahn. Three absolute comic geniuses.
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As a kid grew up thinking Gene Wilder could do no wrong. Willy Wonka, Young Frankenstein, Stir Crazy and Blazing Saddles still hold a very dear place in my heart.
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Almost fifty years later I'm still amazed that Mel Brooks made two of the funniest movies in history and released them the same year.
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"Could be worse! Could be raining!" That's been my mantra for life.
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My father was on the Special Effects crew on this classic. He was in the industry for almost 30 years before passing way too young at 61. I remember as a teenager Dad coming home and telling Mom and me about the scenes shot that day. He laughed so hard that he could barely finish the story of what took place that day, He's been gone 42 years, and those dinner time reflections are some of the best memories of my Dad. I have the 25th Anniversary DVD, and in the additional chapters are stills of my Dad on set w/ Gene, Peter, Marty and Mel. I was in the industry for 42 yrs, and met Terry shortly after I'd purchased the DVD of the film. I introduced myself to her as the son of my my father, and she said she remembered him. She is as gracious, talented and beautiful as you see on screen. I also had the fortune to work with Cloris, and see her away from set( we often dined at a restaurant near us both). What a lady! I just want to say thank you for this video, and making me cry in happy remembrance. In gratitude ....
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I will never get tired of watching Marty Feldman in this movie. Such a genius.
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When we got home from the grocery shopping recently, my wife asked for help with the bags. I said,”Sure, you take the blonde, and I’ll take the one in the toiban”. My wife responded with a funny look and didn’t say a word. She knew.
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Craziest thing about YF is that it was made in the same year as Blazing Saddles--two of the greatest movies of all time, made by the same guy in the same year!
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When I was thirteen, I saw this film in a drive-in with my mother. It was raining when we watched it. When Gene and Marty did the graveyard scene and said "It could be raining." We both laughed ourselves hoarse! Great film!
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"Could be worse, could be raining." That line's timing is classic!
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I never tire of hearing Mel Brooks tell the story about how his mother tried to convince him that Frankenstein's monster wouldn't bother to eat him. It's such a quintessential Jewish mother story. It's fantastic.
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So many of the actors passed away fairly young but Mel keeps going strong. RIP Marty, Kenneth, Peter, Madeline, Cloris, and Gene. NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN
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Mel deserves a lifetime Oscar!
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No mention of Kenneth Mars(Inspector Kemp). Another brilliant performance completely overlooked.
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I was a band geek, I graduated from high school in 2003. We were on a band trip to national competition. So your in a place with 1500 strangers, all the same age. All pretty nerdy, but you could become friends with any group of strangers by randomly quoting young Frankenstein, blazing saddles, or Monte Python.
