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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5039036003872
Format: PAL
Number Of Discs: 1
Region Code: 2
Sales Rank: 165869
Theatrical Release Date: December 15, 1974
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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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This is very very funny movie. Saw it years ago found it in a store but when I went back to get it was gone. A must see movie
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Lest readers' noses find themselves getting out of joint, please understand that Young Frankenstein itself is five stars all the way. However, the release, not the film, is under review here, so bear with me and read on.
First, the content of the newer, anamorphic release--including the menus, extras, and commentaries--is identical to that of the older Special Edition which it replaces. This is a good thing because Fox has apparently decided to go just as cheapo as the other studios by not ... Read More
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What a classic! You will laugh all thru this movie. I can't stop laughing when I see Marty Feldman and that wicked eye.
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Young Frankenstein (Mel Brooks, 1974)
I watched two movies over the weekend I'd only ever seen pieces of before and figured, from the pieces I'd seen, that I'd hate. One was Dr. Strangelove, and it fulfilled my expectations. Young Frankenstein was the other, and this time, I have to say, I was quite wrong. Young Frankenstein is superb all the way around. (It probably helps that I had a recent re-watch of James Whale's Frankenstein under my belt, for those of you who haven't seen it yet.) ... Read More
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Love Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle. I bought this movie for my grandson. He kept saying he was going to get this but couldn't find it anywhere. I told him go to Amazon he can find anything that he needs.
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