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Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder created a comedy spoof of the story of Frankenstein, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, in 1974. Now, on the heels of his success with a Broadway production of THE PRODUCERS, Brooks has adapted his film into a stage musical. The show previewed in Seattle in the summer of 2007 and debuted on Broadway in the fall, one of only eight shows exempted from the pre-holiday Broadway theater crew strike.
The musical suffered in the economic downturn of 2008 and closed on January 4, 2009.
About YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, The Movie Version
Young doctor Frederick Frankenstein ("that's Fronken-steen!") has gone into medicine and anatomy, but he's adamant that he is a man of science and conscience and distances himself from his grandfather's infamy.He travels to Transylvania after inheriting the family estate. There he discovers his grandfather's old notes and soon he's captivated by the idea of recreating the experiment to bring the dead back to life.
This movie spoofs Mary Shelly's Frankenstein along with classic horror films in general. It was shot in black-and-white and used many of the actual props leftover from the 1931 movie production of Frankenstein. The cast is a comedy gold who's-who. Gene Wilder (who cowrote the screenplay with Brooks) is Frederick Frankenstein. Teri Garr is the ditzy lab assistant. Chloris Leachman is Frau Blucher (neeiigghhh!), the housekeeper and Marty Feldman is the irrepressible Igor ("that's Eye-gore!") Peter Boyle played the part of the Creature.
The Movie, Soundtracks and More!
Here you can get the DVD, the movie soundtrack with dialog bits, a novelization by Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks and the original Broadway cast recording of the new musical version!
Young Frankenstein
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Young Frankenstein: Dialogue & Music From Original Soundtrack
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Young Frankenstein: A Novel
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Young Frankenstein: The New Mel Brooks Musical
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More About the Movie Version
- Young Frankenstein (1974)
- Young Frankenstein on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more...
- Young Frankenstein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Young Frankenstein is a 1974 comedy film directed by Mel Brooks, starring Gene Wilder as the title character. Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, and Gene Hackman also star. The screenplay was written by Brooks and Wilder.
- Young Frankenstein (1974) - review by Tim Dirks
- Young Frankenstein (1974) is one of writer-producer- director Mel Brooks' best films - a nostalgic, hilarious spoof-tribute to classic horror films (with its authentic black and white cinematography and production design/set decoration), and in particular, of Mary Shelley's classic novel. This was his follow-up film to his westerns spoof (Blazing Saddles (1974)). Later, co-writer and actor Wilder attempted his own Old Dark House genre spoof, Haunted Honeymoon (1986).
- Young Frankenstein - screenplay
- The screenplay to Young Frankenstein by Gene Wilder - this is an earlier draft than what was used for the movie.
- Young Frankenstein Sounds Page
- sound samples from the movie soundtrack
THE MEL BROOKS' MUSICAL YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
- The New Mel Brooks Musical, Young Frankenstein - Official Site of the Broadway Musical
- The New Mel Brooks Musical, Young Frankenstein - Official Site of the Broadway Musical
- Paramount Theater Seattle WA
- Paramount Theater Seattle WA now showing Young Frankenstein the new musical from Mel Brooks making its world premiere this summer. Buy tickets online now
- Director thinks 'Young Frankenstein' is just what the country needs
- According to "Young Frankenstein" director, tough times call for giddy, goofy guffaws.
- Playbill News: Young Frankenstein Confirmed for Fall Broadway Opening
- Young Frankenstein , Mel Brooks' hotly-anticipated follow-up to The Producers , will arrive on Broadway in the fall, a casting notice confirms.
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Marty Feldman was a friggin genius in this film.
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN'S ON THE LOOSE IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE!!
Anybody want to bob for pickles?
This show just started previews here in Seattle.
Where wolf?
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Are you a fan of the movie? Or have you caught the musical?
Oosquid wrote...
Mel Brooks at his best certainly one of my all time favorite movies. Great lens 5 stars
Posted April 15, 2009
RolandTumble wrote...
Far & away my favorite Mel Brooks movie. He sometimes gets heavy-handed, but it's not a problem here. Great lens, too!
Posted January 21, 2009
Margo_Arrowsmith wrote...
This is one of the best movies I have ever seen. I heard that Cloris Leachman wanted to play her role in the play, but Gene Wilder thought she wouldn't be able to keep up at her age. But that was before Dancing With the Stars and while she wasn't a very good dancer, she sure did keep up with that grueling routine! 5*
Posted November 23, 2008
EclecticWAHM wrote...
I'd love to see this musical. I loved the movie! I lensrolled this on my All Things Broadway Lensography, the Tony Awards lens and Sutton Foster lens. :-)
Posted April 07, 2008
Rajays wrote...
The movie is awesome. One of my all time favorite comedies. ("that's I-gor!") :)
Posted February 24, 2008
