An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that ... Read allAn American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body.An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 11 wins & 8 nominations total
- Sadistic Jailor
- (as Oscar Beregi)
- Insp. Kemp's Aide
- (as Richard Roth)
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- TriviaWhen Mel Brooks was preparing for this film, he discovered that Ken Strickfaden, who'd made the elaborate electrical machinery for the lab sequences in Frankenstein (1931) and its sequels, was still alive and living in the Los Angeles area. Brooks visited Strickfaden, and found that he had stored all the equipment in his garage. Brooks made a deal to rent the equipment, and gave Strickfaden the screen credit he didn't receive for the original films.
- GoofsFlipped shot. In the chase scene in the woods, the Police Inspector's prosthetic arm, badge, and monocle/eye patch "switch" from right to left. His companion cradles his gun in his left arm. In extra footage on the Blu-ray edition, the same man is shown in raw footage, cradling the gun in his right arm.
- Quotes
Igor: You know, I'll never forget my old dad. When these things would happen to him... the things he'd say to me.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: What did he say?
Igor: "What the hell are you doing in the bathroom day and night? Why don't you get out of there and give someone else a chance?"
- Crazy creditsThe zero in the 20th Century Fox logo at the beginning is slightly tilted, which has been used by Fox on several occasions, including for the opening of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977).
- Alternate versionsThe theatrical and Magnetic Video releases have a Rated PG MPAA rating screen after the "The End" disclaimer. On further releases, the rating screen is edited out, and the movie ends immediately.
- ConnectionsFeatured in It'll Be Alright on the Night (1977)
- SoundtracksI Ain't Got Nobody (and Nobody Cares for Me)
(uncredited)
Music by Spencer Williams
Lyrics by Roger Graham
Sung by Marty Feldman
Hilarious Mel Brooks/Gene Wilder comedy filled with horror satire , amusing events , nice settings and lots of laughters . This spoof of the old Universal terror movies is fun from start to finish . The original cut of the movie was almost twice as long as the final cut, and it was considered by all involved to be an abysmal failure , it was only after a marathon cutting session that they produced the final cut of the film, which both Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks considered to be far superior to the original product ; at one point they noted that for every joke that worked, there were three that fell flat , so they went in and trimmed all the jokes that didn't work. Enjoyable support cast such as Madeline Kahn as Elizabeth , Cloris Leachman as Frau Blücher , Kenneth Mars as Inspector Kemp and brief acting by John Carradine , Leon Askin played a lawyer but was cut out , final film of Oscar Beregi Jr and of Richard Haydn , but most of his role was deleted from the final print . And uncredited Gene Hackman as the Blind Man, in fact parting line "I was gonna make espresso" was not in the script, but was ad-libbed by the same Gene Hackman during shooting .
When Mel Brooks found that Ken Strickfaden, who had made the elaborate electrical machinery for the lab sequences in the Universal Frankenstein films, was still alive in the Los Angeles area. He visited Strickfaden and found that Strickfaden had saved all the equipment and had it stored in his garage. Brooks made a deal to rent the equipment for his film and gave Strickfaden the screen credit he'd deserved, but hadn't gotten, for the original films. Evocative as well as luxurious cinematography in white and black by magnificent director of photography Gerald Hirschfeld . Lively and agreeable musical score by John Morris , Mel Brooks's usual .
Excellent makeup by artist Ed Butterworth, being helped by the classic William Tuttle as makeup creator , as just like in the original Frankenstein (1931), greenish face makeup was used on the monster to make his features more prominent . Perfect sets and impressive production design , in fact he electrical apparatus used in the movie was basically the same as the equipment used Frankenstein (1931) , including many of the same props and lab equipment . The motion picture was stunningly directed by Mel Brooks ((Blazing saddles , High anxiety , Twelve chairs , The producers , Spaceballs , History of the world).
It was voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time" in 2006 and at the 1975 Golden Globe Awards, Cloris Leachman was nominated for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy/Musical, while Madeline Kahn was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for their work in this movie.
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- Also known as
- El joven Frankenstein
- Filming locations
- Mayfair Theatre - 214 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica, California, USA(theatre show scenes)
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- Budget
- $2,800,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $86,273,333
- Gross worldwide
- $86,274,794
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1(original & negative ratio/matted to 1.85: 1)