YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974) MOVIE REACTION! FIRST TIME WATCHING!

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YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974) MOVIE REACTION! FIRST TIME WATCHING! Polls, early access and full reactions on Patreon / reelreviewswithjen Watch me watch this 1974 horror comedy movie, Young Frankenstein in this first time watching reaction video! Young Frankenstein tells the story of 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.
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The film was directed by Mel Brooks and based on the book by Mary Shelley. Young Frankenstein stars Gene Wilder as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, Madeline Kahn as Elizabeth, Peter Boyle
as The Monster, Marty Feldman as Igor, Cloris Leachman as Frau Blücher, Teri Garr as Inga, Richard Haydn as Herr Falkstein, Liam Dunn as Mr. Hilltop, Danny Goldman as Medical Student,
Liam Dunn as Mr. Hilltop and Gene Hackman as Blindman.
Check out this first time watching horror comedy reaction video for Young Frankenstein, and see if I can make it as a horror comedy movie rookie. Horror is a genre I've barely explored, mostly because I'm a huge wuss. Typically my Halloween movie viewings consist of Hocus Pocus and Halloweentown. This year I decided to expand my horror movie knowledge and try and watch these horror movie fan favourites.
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@BigGator5 2 жыл бұрын

Gene Hackman proves that there are no small roles, only small actors. Fun Fact: Aerosmith wrote "Walk This Way" after watching this movie. 😎 🎸 Bonus Fact: When Mel Brooks was preparing for this film, he discovered that Ken Strickfaden, who'd made the elaborate electrical machinery for the lab sequences in the Universal Frankenstein films, 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 (which you saw) he didn't receive for the original films.

@jjkhawaiian 2 жыл бұрын

"No this way" - indicates cane assisted hunched stoop

@mikejankowski6321 2 жыл бұрын

@@jjkhawaiian And that the doctor complied - perfect!

@Lethgar_Smith 2 жыл бұрын

Another bit of trivia. Boris Karloff only played the monster in 2 films. After bride of Frankenstein the character was portrayed by Glenn Strange. The studio, not wanting audiences to feel as though this was not the REAL monster stopped using Karloff's image of the Monster and began using Glenn Strange image nearly exclusively in all promotional and merchandise licensed material for decades afterwards. The fact is, Glenn Strange in makeup as the Monster is a more familiar image of the Monster than Karloff's face.

@lordpuki1375 Жыл бұрын

@@Lethgar_Smith not quite right. Karloff returned for Son of Frankenstein, but afterwards felt that the character had lost the tragic, misunderstood creature of the first two films and had devolved to full monster and was no longer interested in coming back, so for Ghost of Frankenstein Lon Chaney Jr took over the role. For the next film, Frankenstein meets The Wolf Man, Chaney refused to do double duty so Bela Lugosi was convinced to play the monster. After that Glenn Strange was cast as the Monster for the last three films.

@ronaldyankovich8363 2 жыл бұрын

The blind man scene is based on Bride of Frankenstein, the police chief with the wooden arm is from Son of Frankenstein. Both sequels are worth watching.

@matthewdunham1689 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@hilarywilliams1909 2 жыл бұрын

The espresso line was Gene Hackman's ad lib. Marty Feldman (Igor) during filming moved his hump from side to side as a joke and when they finally noticed they added the line about it moving.

@billbabcock1833 2 жыл бұрын

Gene Hackman was a good friend of Gene Wilder. When Wilder told Hackman about the movie, Hackman asked if there was a part for him as he'd never done a comedy. He did the movie for free after they wrote a part for him.

@jean-paulaudette9246 2 жыл бұрын

Shame not to see him do more comedy. I loved (hated) him in "The Birdcage."

@dr.burtgummerfan439 2 жыл бұрын

The line "I was going to make espresso" was improvised by Hackman. Brooks liked it so much he left it in.

@kevinthetruckdriver353 2 жыл бұрын

At that time, Gene Hackman was afraid he'll be typecast as a serious actor (The French Connection) & wanted to do comedy. After Young Frankenstein, Hackman got a few comedic roles (like Lucky Lady) that didn't do to well.

@philliplozano7587 2 жыл бұрын

This film is very specifically based on the first three Universal Studios Frankenstein films, which form an unofficial trilogy featuring Boris Karloff as the monster. You've seen the first Frankenstein, the remainder are Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Son of Frankenstein (1939). They are all amazing classics.

@44excalibur 2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man. Inspector Kemp with the wooden arm is based on Inspector Owen from Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man.

@justindenney-hall5875 2 жыл бұрын

@@44excalibur You both forgot the follow up to "Son of Frankenstein" (1939) which was "Ghost of Frankenstein" (1942) which was then followed by "Frankenstein meets The Wolfman" (1943) and then "House of Frankenstein" (1944) then "House of Dracula" (1945) and finally "Abbott & Costello meet Frankenstein." (1948).

@philliplozano7587 2 жыл бұрын

@@44excalibur I did not forget it. Inspector Kemp is very explicitly based on Inspector Krogh, played by Lionel Atwill in Son of Frankenstein. Owen is just a repetition of the police inspector trope.

@philliplozano7587 2 жыл бұрын

@@justindenney-hall5875 I did not forget those films either, as Young Frankenstein again was explicitly based on the 1st three Universal movies, the ones that featured Boris Karloff as the monster.

@justindenney-hall5875 2 жыл бұрын

@@philliplozano7587 "Why the fuck you lying ?"

@jamesstringer5170 2 жыл бұрын

The look of Frankenstein's laboratory was entirely based on the look of the 1931 James Whale film ... all of the props were the actual props created by Kenneth Strickfaden for the 1931 film. He was uncredited in the original Frankenstein movie, but gratefully, he's given full credit here. Apparently, the props were sitting in his garage, much to everyone's surprise everything still worked when plugged in.

@kittycatmeowmeow963 2 жыл бұрын

It was about to get thrown away, but Gene Wilder stopped from doing it. Then got help from Mel Brooks to make a movie. It's now in a museum in Hollywood.

@pappajudas9267 2 жыл бұрын

I had heard that Mel Brooks got a bunch of old black and white filmmakers out of retirement to make this movie possible. They intended to make the movie in black and white right from the beginning as a nod to the original Frankenstein film. But the knowledge on how to properly do makeup and lighting for black and white film had become a bit of a lost art in Hollywood by the '70s.

@victorsixtythree 2 жыл бұрын

I love Teri Garr, who played Inga, in this! She had quite a fun career. She started out as a dancer and appeared in several Elvis Presley movies. She was in an episode of the original Star Trek (which was a "backdoor pilot" for a stand alone sci-fi show that never materialized). She was in an episode of the Adam West Batman TV show. She made it big in the late 70's and early 80's with movies like 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' and 'Tootsie'. On 'Friends' she played Phoebe's mom. Unfortunately she's mostly retired from acting now, living with multiple sclerosis.

@stevenwoodward5923 2 жыл бұрын

She was also a regular on the Sonny and Cher show in the 70's

@rogermorris9696 2 жыл бұрын

Marty Feldman (Igor) was not wearing makeup at all. He had a genetic condition which was made worse by a botched operation . He was bot bitter bitter about his looks, and in fact said with out his "odd" looks he would not have had such a successful career

@jean-paulaudette9246 2 жыл бұрын

I love his work. He was hilarious, rest him. Lost far too soon.

@44excalibur 2 жыл бұрын

Fun Fact: Gene Wilder actually came up with the idea for Young Frankenstein and approached Mel Brooks with the idea of co-writing the script and directing the movie while they were working on Blazing Saddles. Gene Wilder's only stipulation was that Mel Brooks not appear in the film at all, which is why it's one of the few Mel Brooks films where Brooks does not play a character.

@kevinthetruckdriver353 2 жыл бұрын

Mel Brooks was in Young Frankenstein. Uncredited. He voiced the werewolf's howling.

@davidr1050 2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinthetruckdriver353 -- And the voice of the cat in the darts scene..

@Axess-sv8nq 2 жыл бұрын

"Come back!! I was gonna make Espresso!" - I love that line! 😆😆😆

@ReelReviewsWithJen 2 жыл бұрын

Haha so good!

@Axess-sv8nq 2 жыл бұрын

@@ReelReviewsWithJen 😆😆

@roubador 2 жыл бұрын

Cloris Leachman, on NPR’s “Fresh Air” on June 3, 2009, claimed that Mel Brooks told her that Blücher (as in Frau Blücher) means “glue” in German, hence the reason for the horse whinnies. However, this is not true. It was just a funny gag.

@philliplozano7587 2 жыл бұрын

Madeline Kahn who played Elizabeth was a brilliant comedian who appeared in many films and television shows, including Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles (1973). The lab assistant was played by Teri Garr, another brilliant comedian /actress who was popular in the 70s and 80s, having appeared in such films as Tootsie (1982), Close Encounters of the Third Knd (1977), and Mr. Mom (1983), as well as having famously appeared in an episode of Star Trek The Original Series. Igor was played by Marty Feldman, a brilliant English comic who gained fame on television before going into feature films.

@StarkRG 2 жыл бұрын

Madeline Kahn was also famously in Clue, giving the "flames on the side of my face" ad lib.

@jimtatro6550 2 жыл бұрын

I saw this theatrically when I was 8 years old in 1975, it was my gateway to both horror movies and Mel Brooks. I’m 54 now and I still love both. This movie is a masterpiece.👍😂

@AlanCanon2222 2 жыл бұрын

Same age, me too.

@jimtatro6550 2 жыл бұрын

@@AlanCanon2222 the 70’s and 80’s were a great time to be a kid who loved movies.👍

@AlanCanon2222 2 жыл бұрын

@@jimtatro6550 They sure were!

@wangson 7 ай бұрын

"This movie is a masterpiece." I couldn't agree more. I would also consider it in the top 5 funniest (like laugh-out-loud, funniest) films I've ever seen! It's absolutely brilliant!!

@StCerberusEngel 2 жыл бұрын

"Oh, dear. Nothing left. What shall we throw in now?" *Creature looks to camera, knowingly.* 😄

@thunderstruck5484 2 жыл бұрын

Madeline Kahn was such a brilliant comedian actor so funny she stole the show , thanks Jen your reaction really lifted my spirits

@ReelReviewsWithJen 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! So glad you enjoyed the video!

@clydewilliams271 2 жыл бұрын

For Frau Blucher it is often claimed that the horses scream because her names means glue in German (Glue is actually der Klebstoff in German), but that is not right. In fact Brooks was parodying old melodramas where animals world scream in the presence of "evil" characters. Also, the bit with the blind guy in cabin was Gen Hackman because Gean was always being cast in dramas and he was sick of being typecast and talked his tennis partner Gene Wilder into letting him into the movie. He also did the role for free.

@jasonlmeadows 2 жыл бұрын

Did you recognize the monster as the late actor Peter Boyle, the father from Everybody Loves Raymond? The actress that played Inga was Terri Garr who among many other roles played Richard Dryfuss’ wife in Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

@VagabundoXtra 2 жыл бұрын

I love this movie so much. When i was young my grandfather stayed with us for the summer. He was determined to see Young Frankenstein, so he asked my parents to take me to see it, making them think it was a kids movie. We both laughed so hard because we both loved the old Universal films it parodied. Mart Feldman stole the picture!

@ericjanssen394 2 жыл бұрын

We're still waiting for some reactor to break the Saddles-Frankenstein barrier, and do "High Anxiety", or even "Silent Movie", before going on to the usual Millennial-amnesia "Spaceballs" and "History of the World Pt. 1", but that may never happen. One of them requires a working knowledge of Alfred Hitchcock.

@Deegee_1969 2 жыл бұрын

The woman with the stunning singing voice was Madeline Kahn. Whilst she was a college student, she earned a living as a singing waitress. To earn extra money, she learned the aria "Un Bel Di" from "Madame Butterfly", and it was here that she discovered she could actually sing. Along with that, she was a very talented comedienne (she played "Lili Von Schtupp" in "Blazing Saddles" amongst other roles), and actress. Sadly though, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1998, and succumbed to the disease a year later. She was 57. A great loss to all.

@jameshenner5831 7 ай бұрын

I absolutely cannot keep a straight face for "Puttin on the Ritz." It's too funny.

@zedwpd 2 жыл бұрын

Brooks told Leachman her name is German for glue. Blucher is actually, a shoe having the tongue and vamp cut in one piece and the quarters lapped over the vamp and laced together for closing. Ovaltine is a malt drink. Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte is a German Black Forest cake.

@jamesalexander5623 2 жыл бұрын

I guess I have a weird mind .... I saw this when it first came out and I immediately thought the reason the horses reacted to Frau Blucher's name was because she was 'Interfering" with them sexually!

@GKinslayer 2 жыл бұрын

- The sets in the lab ARE from the original Frankenstein movie. Brooks found the person that had created them and kept them in a garage for all those years. The female lab asst is Terry Garr who was a very active actress in the 70's - 90's. And I think they came up with this idea - well Gene came to Mel with it when they were making Blazing Saddles. If you note Mel does not appear in this movie and that was on Gene's demand.

@hempchimp 2 жыл бұрын

Teri Garr (the assistant) is the wife in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". She was also in "Tootsie".

@matthewdunham1689 2 жыл бұрын

"Abby something" FAR MORE FUNNY THAN IT SHOULD BE! 🤣

@carlswanson808 2 жыл бұрын

As a filmmaker, student of cinema, and fan of Mel Brooks, you owe it to yourself to see his Hitchcock homage, High Anxiety. Brooks himself stars with Madeline Kahn (Elizabeth), Cloris Leachman, and Harvey Korman. It's full of parody/tributes to Vertigo, Psycho, The Birds, Spellbound, North by Northwest, etc, and Brooks really flexes his own formal skills, replicating Hitchcockian set-ups and turning them into gags.

@TimSmith-uc4pk 2 жыл бұрын

Igor was played by Marty Feldman

@mikearmstrong8483 Жыл бұрын

"Stay close to the candles. The staircase can be treacherous. " As many times as I have seen this movie, I never noticed until just now that the candles aren't lit!

@ericmkendall1 2 жыл бұрын

Supposedly, “Young Frankenstein” is intended to be a satire of the 1931 original. But the two films that it actually draws from quite heavily are the sequels “Son of Frankenstein” (1939) and “The Ghost of Frankenstein” (1942).

@tubekulose 2 жыл бұрын

Have you noticed that inspector Kemp wears his monocle over his eyepatch? 😂

@Bfdidc 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely check out Bride of Frankenstein. It is one of those sequels that surpasses the original. It has a very interesting and original villain. And, yes, this film does draw from Bride as well as from the original.

@matthewdunham1689 2 жыл бұрын

Gene Hackman's blind man was comedic gold!

@jamesfalato4305 2 жыл бұрын

Igor's hump changing from one side to the other was put in after Marty Feldman would change the hump as a gag between scenes, and Mel Brooks thought it was funny... Also, notice the "silent joke" that the Police Chief has his monocle over his eyepatch throughout the movie with no reference to it...

@Dylan_Platt 2 жыл бұрын

You're the first reactor I've seen watch this who has actually seen the original, which isn't 100% necessary but you definitely got a lot more of the context. Great reaction! I'd recommend Blazing Saddles next on your Mel Brooks journey.

@vwlssnvwls3262 2 жыл бұрын

My father and I would watch this when ever it was on. We would always crack up at the way the horses reacted to that name I won't even try to spell. I also love that Gene Hackman is in this, because he is one of my favorite actors, and I love seeing him in a comedic role.

@JKM395 2 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful choice! Brooks is always great and Gene Wilder was always one of my favorites. I love this film and I hope you do too. Have a great evening all!

@merkerb 2 жыл бұрын

Mel Brooks is an absolute legend!!! His movies range from really good to ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!

@ReelReviewsWithJen 2 жыл бұрын

He’s so funny! Thanks for watching!

@002DrEvil 2 жыл бұрын

Apparently Mel Brooks questioned Gene Wilder about the Putting on the Ritz scene and Gene thought the idea was insane. At that point Mel Brooks knew the idea would work as a comedy.

@44excalibur 2 жыл бұрын

Fun Fact: Gene Hackman played the blind man who takes the Monster into his home.

@ReelReviewsWithJen 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! I saw that in the end credits, so cool

@LordVolkov 2 жыл бұрын

Teri Garr is so hilarious in Young Frankenstein. So many double entendres! And of course, Cloris (RIP) as Frau Blucher 🐴 🌩

@jjkhawaiian 2 жыл бұрын

What? Here, now? Oh, the platform! Of course*whew*

@sca88 2 жыл бұрын

We used to watch this on a reel projector in the 70's as kids. A family friend that sold vitamins to movie stars would be given gifts so he had a bunch of famous film reels. The Abby Normal scene is still one of my favorite comedy scenes.

@awall1701 2 жыл бұрын

Marty Feldman was a legend. Very, very funny man. He had his own show back in the day. If you want to see another Gene Wilder and Marty Feldman pairing then check out the 1975 film, The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother.

@martinhafner2201 2 жыл бұрын

Wasn't he also in Beau Geste?

@jean-paulaudette9246 2 жыл бұрын

@@martinhafner2201 "The Last Remake of Beau Geste." My personal favorite was "Yellowbeard." (again with Peter Boyle).

@awall1701 2 жыл бұрын

@@jean-paulaudette9246 Blimey!! Now you're talking. I have watched "The Last Remake of Beau Geste." but never watched "Yellowbeard." I must put it on my 'to watch' list.

@jean-paulaudette9246 2 жыл бұрын

@@awall1701 A lot of Monty Python players show up in it, as well as Cheech & Chong!

@jean-paulaudette9246 2 жыл бұрын

@@awall1701 Oh yeah, and Madeline Kahn has one of my favorite lines, in Yellowbeard: "If there's one thing I've learned in all my years it's that learnin' things never taught me nothin, and books is the worst of 'em!"

@pexxos1 2 жыл бұрын

I give this movie 5 out of 5 Oh Mys.

@youellswinney1964 2 жыл бұрын

I still remember seeing this for the first time when I was a very young kid. They had it at a local convenience store and I talked my parents into letting me rent it. I had no idea then it was actually supposed to be funny. I just enjoyed it as a horror film. It's even more enjoyable now, but I'll always have that memory. And if you haven't seen it (apologies if you've already reacted to it here and I've forgotten), Mel Brooks has a spoof of Hitchcock films called High Anxiety. It's definitely not his best film, but it's a favorite of mine.

@JonPaulMaki 2 жыл бұрын

High Anxiety has what may well be my favorite Harvey Korman performance. Which is saying a lot, because I love Harvey Korman and he was always* great. *Star Wars Holiday Special not included

@youellswinney1964 2 жыл бұрын

@@JonPaulMaki the scene with the fake teeth makes me cackle every time I think about it. I might have to watch it when I finish this video now.

@JonPaulMaki 2 жыл бұрын

@@youellswinney1964 I love that one, too, but it's the fruit cup scene that really does me in.

@youellswinney1964 2 жыл бұрын

@@JonPaulMaki oh man. I'm definitely watching it tonight now.

@kevmodee1866 2 жыл бұрын

Jen, I truly love that you will watch such a variety of films and react to, where most YT reaction channels don't. Thank you dear.

@ReelReviewsWithJen 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! So kind! Glad you enjoyed the video 🎬

@wangson 7 ай бұрын

Easily one of the most laugh-out-loud films I've ever seen! Inspector Kemp, Frau Blucher...this movie was absolutely brilliant!!!

@lidlett9883 2 жыл бұрын

This film was advertised as "Filmed in Black and White and Cardboard " Blucia was thought to mean glue in the Slavic language Yes the lad is the actual set from the 1933 Frankenstein movie. Madeline Kahn was a trained opera singer.

@robertbasine8842 2 жыл бұрын

For a very smart satire comedy, please consider 1964’s DR STRANGELOVE from Stanley Kubrick

@markireland3477 2 жыл бұрын

this movie is comedy perfection!

@brucster99b2 2 жыл бұрын

One of my old bosses use to do the "walk this way" line, and we'd follow him around walking like he did, as he put on a fake limp.

@RichardEKranz 2 жыл бұрын

"What's Up Doc?" 1972. "Foul Play."1978. Great comedies.

@trainguy1017 2 жыл бұрын

Not only is Mel Brooks a comedic genius, he surrounds himself with equally talented people that make all of his films amazingly funny. I doubt that any of his movies would be as funny if he had cast any characters with different actors.

@alexflores7652 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great movie I saw it when I was young back in the 70's if not 1980. My mom took me to go see it, that shows you the kind of sense of humor my mom has. The lady playing Elizabeth was play by the late great Madylin Kan. She was on of Mel's favorite actresses to work with. Oh the character that Cloris played the name means I believe "Madam Glue" because at that time glue was made from horses. The creature was also played by the late great Peter Boyle.

@3DJapan 2 жыл бұрын

Take a drink every time Jen says "oh my".

@ReelReviewsWithJen 2 жыл бұрын

Haha!

@bobmessier5215 2 жыл бұрын

The inspector with the fake arm was a character from "Son of Frankenstein", the second sequel to the original film.

@jerrymoadjr6098 2 жыл бұрын

this WAS my moms favorite movie she passed in 2010 ty for reacting to this............she was 11 when this came out

@gregorywilson1960 2 жыл бұрын

Blucher is the German word for glue. Which if you don't know was made from horses hoofs back in the day. You must watch the other two movies in the original trilogy Bride of Frankenstein and Son of Frankenstein.

@mikejankowski6321 2 жыл бұрын

This is basically a perfect movie. And comedy gold. Nobody has mentioned about how Igor was channeling the great Groucho Marx there when Elizabeth arrived.

@williamjones6031 2 жыл бұрын

1. The old man at the beginning that gets racked is the same guy that plays the preacher in Blazing Saddles 2. I first saw this at a drive-in (that's still here BTW) and there was a lunar eclipse over the screen that made it even cooler than it was. 3. The studio wanted this in color but Brooks and Wilder insisted black and white because they wanted the old school tone. 4. Wilder agreed to do Blazing Saddles only if Brooks would direct and help write this movie. 5. It was almost impossible to get through the "You take the blonde and I'll take the one in the turban" scene. Everyone kept cracking up. You can see Wider trying not to laugh. 6. Igor's hump changing sides was Feldman's running gag on the cast and it was kept in the movie. 7. Marty Feldman's walleyed orbs were the result of both a hyperactive thyroid and a botched operation after a car accident before his 30th birthday, in 1963. 8. FUN FACT: Igor's "Walk the way" was Steven Tyler's inspiration for hit song of the same name. 9. Wilder also insisted that Brooks NOT be seen on film. However, the screeching cat is Mel. 10. Light reflecting off of the monster's missing teeth is not a goof. It's on purpose.

@shercahn 2 жыл бұрын

My Dad would do the scalpel in the leg bit when teaching the EMTs.

@markokelly2494 2 жыл бұрын

"Bride of Frankenstein" (1935) is worth watching in its own right, and for making some bits of YF funnier. I wish Mary Shelley had been just a few years older when she wrote the book. At the time of writing, she was a teenager who seldom trusted her own sense of humour. Before the 2 James Whale movies, there was a short story "Herbert West, Reanimator" (by HP Lovecraft) which is drily humorous on the subject of a mad scientist who needs a reliable supply of fresh corpses.

@davidmckie7128 2 жыл бұрын

Igor ws played by Marty Feldman who was reknowned for his bulging eyes. One famous quote of his was "They broke the mould before they made me."

@luissegovia8205 2 жыл бұрын

The producers next!!!!.... And high anxiety!!! Two greats Mel brooks másterpieces!!!!

@ronaldjeffrey8712 2 жыл бұрын

Two films I'd recommend if you liked this one are "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" with Steve Martin and "The Last Remake of Beau Geste" With Michael York and Marty Feldman (Igor).

@taoist32 2 жыл бұрын

Logan’s Run would be better to watch?

@mikejankowski6321 2 жыл бұрын

Enthusiastic second for Dead Men. Never saw Remake.

@mikejankowski6321 2 жыл бұрын

@@taoist32 Since when is it either/or? Just have it on the list and get a round TUIT.

@wackyvorlon 2 жыл бұрын

I have this headcanon that the inquisitive student at the start is a young Herbert West. If this movie took place around 1900, the timing works out perfectly.

@susanavenue1451 2 жыл бұрын

Madeline Kahn was great in many of Mel Brooks’ movies but my favorite movie of hers was Clue.

@timroebuck3458 2 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile, Mel Brooks, not realizing he was wearing his BLAZING SADDLES t shirt, lives happily ever after.

@petemcfeet28 2 жыл бұрын

Mel didn't want the song and dance number in the movie. He didn't think it was funny. Gene has said that it was a close as he ever came to a genuine argument with Mel but he stood his ground and fought to have the seen included. And you are right, it was the best scene in the entire movie. Cheers!

@TTM9691 2 жыл бұрын

A blast to watch this with you (as usual!) "Blazing Saddles" and "Young Frankenstein" are his best, and they came out the same year. Madeline Kahn and Teri Garr are also two genius comediennes, so you get three in one movie, highly unusual! Now that you've seen this, you SHOULD watch "Bride Of Frankenstein" and "Son Of Frankenstein" soon so you can see the other references! "Bride Of Frankenstein" is one of those few examples of a sequel that's as good, if not better than the original.

@victorsixtythree 2 жыл бұрын

I remember 'Young Frankenstein' from when I was a kid but the original 'Frankenstein' was way before my time of course. I was just sitting here doing the math...the original Boris Karloff 'Frankenstein' came out in 1931 and 'Young Frankenstein' came out in 1974 - a difference of 43 years. That would be the equivalent of a movie coming out today being a tribute to a movie from 1979 - which is very bizarre because I still remember 1979! So, I'm trying to imagine people seeing 'Young Frankenstein' in 1974 and thinking "I remember the original from 1931". Weird! (I guess WandaVision did that - getting inspiration from sitcoms of the 60's, 70;s and 80's - and a lot of viewers weren't around back then.)

@sssteamheat6547 2 жыл бұрын

Aside from his work as a director and writer of comedy, Mel Brooks has had an under appreciated and surprising history as a producer. His production company was responsible for such films as (the under recognized) 84 Charing Cross Road, The Elephant Man, (the semi-autobiographical) My Favorite Year, and David Cronenberg's The Fly (!), among many others.

@epsteinisms1483 2 жыл бұрын

"84 Charing Cross Road" is one of the loveliest and most charming films ever!

@44excalibur 2 жыл бұрын

You definitely need to check out the other Frankenstein movies, Jen. A lot of what you see in Young Frankenstein is inspired not only by the original Frankenstein, but also by the sequels as well - The Bride of Frankenstein, Son of Frankenstein, The Ghost of Frankenstein, and Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man. For example, the old blind man played by Gene Hackman is a parody of a similar character from The Bride of Frankenstein, and the police inspector with the wooden arm is a parody of Inspector Owen, a character from Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man.

@merkerb 2 жыл бұрын

In an interview Gene Wilder said the puttin on the ritz scene was his idea and initially Mel wasn’t too hot on the idea. Gene had to argue his point on why they should do it. After an hour or more of arguing for it Mel just said “ok it’s in!” When gene asked why he argued so long against it just to give in so easily at the end Mel said he was on the fence about it and he knew if gene would argue so hard to put it in the movie then gene was probably right! And I think we can all agree it was the right call to put it in!!

@melenatorr 2 жыл бұрын

The basic plot for this movie is taken from "Son of Frankenstein", with Basil Rathbone as the main character. And there is a character there like the Kenneth Mars police chief, missing a limb (or two). Elizabeth is the great and much-missed Madeline Kahn, and I am a little sad that you don't know her yet. You have a treat in store as you go through her movies. Not only the same conductor on the train, but the same conversation between the old couples, one in English one in German. Cloris Leachman's candles are not lit as she leads them upstairs.... There really was a Hans Delbruck: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Delbr%C3%BCck The kite's for the electricity. At the height of the charades fiasco, Freddie and the Monster take time to exchange a look of disbelief... Madeline Kahn did have a lovely singing voice: Here's a little sample as she takes you through an entire relationship: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/msplYJV6st2lfHU.html

@martinhafner2201 2 жыл бұрын

Have you seen Blazing Saddles? It is one of Brook's best.

@44excalibur 2 жыл бұрын

The actress playing Elizabeth is the late Madeline Kahn, Jen. She was a pretty famous comedic actress from the 1970s and 80s who appeared in many Mel Brooks films like Blazing Saddles, High Anxiety, and History of the World Part 1. She also played Mrs. White in the murder mystery parody "Clue"(based the popular board game), with Tim Curry, if you ever decide to check that out. 😉

@THOMMGB 2 жыл бұрын

Madeline Kahn also played an engaged lady to Ryan O'Neal in What's Up Doc? She was wonderful! That's another movie worth reacting to.

@44excalibur 2 жыл бұрын

@@THOMMGB That's an awesome comedy!

@janeewaynee 2 жыл бұрын

If you want to watch the Frankenstein creature living a "civilized" life (marriage, kids, job, etc) check out the 1960s tv show The Munsters if you haven't already. It's a great classic comedy tv show 😊

@mikejankowski6321 2 жыл бұрын

Living at 1313 Mockingbird Lane. Has a job at the "Parlor".

@scottstevens7639 2 жыл бұрын

It’s definitely to your advantage that you saw the original ‘34 film. Others who have reacted to this never bothered so many of the references went over their heads. Interestingly, this and “Blazing Saddles” came out in the same year. Mel brooks was on fire in ‘74. Mel and Gene had another collaboration prior to this, “The Producers”. Genius concept and was later adapted as a Broadway musical starring Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane. Kenneth Mars (the dude with the wooden arm) was also in the film version of “Producers”. Fun fact - if you get around to seeing “Bride of Frankenstein”, the bride is played by a very young Angela Lansbury, who most people know from “Murder, She Wrote”.

@PipRLagenta 2 жыл бұрын

Elsa Lanchester played the “Bride of Frankenstein” (1935). She was a maid in "The Bishop's Wife "(1947) and a maid again in "Mary Poppins" (1964). Elsa Lanchester was in the horror film "Willard" (1971) and many other movies and TV shows. She was in "The Private Life of Henry VIII" (1933) with her husband, Charles Laughton.

@shainewhite2781 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe.😉

@cleonmagabeefy8473 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent Jen😀😀😀

@Jsspres 2 жыл бұрын

High Anxiety is a Mel Brooks spoof of Alfred Hitchcock movies. Also with Madaline Kahn and Cloris Leachman. For more Marty Feldman watch Sllent Movie. He is also with Gene Wilder and Madaline Khan in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Smarter' Brother.

@garylee3685 2 жыл бұрын

The monster is played by Peter Boyle, who was Raymond's father on Everybody Loves Raymond.

@brianplyter2225 2 жыл бұрын

On "Every body loves Raymond" they had a Halloween episode were the cast dresses in costumes and Frank again dresses as the monster.

@Cbcw76 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of those hundred-year films - I think it will be celebrated on it's 100th Anniversary. Maybe 200...

@tremorsfan 2 жыл бұрын

When Gene Hackman says "I was gonna make espresso" the screen cuts to black. This was because the crew couldn't stop laughing.

@ReelReviewsWithJen 2 жыл бұрын

Haha I believe it!

@shainewhite2781 2 жыл бұрын

YES!!! Sedagive!? Lol! Love this movie and my sister loves it too! Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks, Marty Feldman, Cloris Leechman, Madeline Kahn, need I say more?

@jonanderson559 2 жыл бұрын

Madeline Kahn as Elizabeth. I loved Madeline, she was just such a great comic actress. Mel Brooks used her a ton, usually giving her the dirtiest jokes, but I think her debut was in What's Up Doc, where she stole every scene she was in. And of course she was great in Clue.

@TimSmith-uc4pk 2 жыл бұрын

And Terri Garr was a little hottie back in the day

@martinhafner2201 2 жыл бұрын

And the blind man is another ringer - Gene Hackman! I guess you hadn't heard of Marty Feldman (Igor). He was a major physical/situational comedian in the 1960's.

@grife3000 2 жыл бұрын

It seemed like Teri Garr was in everything in the 70s and 80s. The must sees are "The Sting" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." "Mr. Mom" and "Tootsie" were super big (but not my style of movies).

@salsonny 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome that u saw original, makes it so much funnier.

@PatrickPrejusa 2 жыл бұрын

Madeline Kahn is a comedy genius.

@bcsr4ever 2 жыл бұрын

Blazing Saddles is a Mel Brroks film with Gene Wilder as well. I had a quick look and couldn't see it in your videos, so that might be a good one.

@MrLorenzovanmatterho 2 жыл бұрын

You should watch Ashleigh Burton's take on this, she has a REAL THING for Gene Wilder.

@AlanCanon2222 2 жыл бұрын

You wanted to see rehearsals of Y.F. You're in luck. KZfaq has lots of outtakes, they're very fun. The cast kept cracking each other up, and the crew too.

@randysmith7045 2 жыл бұрын

i love this one, i saw it in the theater

@aeneasfate 2 жыл бұрын

Life Stinks is one of my favorite Mel Brooks films, but most people seem to skip over it because it's oddly depressing for a comedy, being about homelessness and all.

@kittycatmeowmeow963 2 жыл бұрын

I've never heard of that one. I need to find it.

@aeneasfate 2 жыл бұрын

@@kittycatmeowmeow963 There's also The Twelve Chairs, both are more obscure because they don't adhere to the usual Mel Brooks Spoof Movie formulae.