Knowledge is knowing Frankenstein wasn't the monster. Wisdom is knowing he was. 😉

When the monster is talking to the little girl at the well, they finish throwing things into the well, she asks him what they could throw in next … he looks into the camera … the reason for this, in the original book of Frankenstein, he throws the little girl into the well and kills her … his stare into the camera was a comedic nod to that scene in the book.

The reason it is in black and white is that Gene and Mel wanted the authenticity of the original film which was done in the 30's in the same fashion as well as were all of the props the same ones used back then

Fun facts for this one. A lot of the props in the lab are from the original Frankenstein movie set, the actor who played Igor moved the hump around as a gag and Mel brooks loved it so its in the movie...many more I'm forgetting now..

The blind hermit was played by Gene Hackman who also played Lex Luther in the Superman movie

When Gene Wilder got Mel Brooks to direct this, he had one rule...that Mel was NOT allowed to play any on screen role in the film, as was his normal practice. So Mel put himself in the film anyway by doing a few sound effects...such as the cat screech during the darts game scene. LOL

Inspector Kemp's arm is a wooden prosthetic. The actor is Kenneth Mars who later played in the TV show Malcolm in the Middle along with Cloris Leachman, who plays Frau Blucher.

That is FRONK-en-STEEN. Peter Boyle, Gene, Madeline, Marty all RIP. What a great all star cast.

One of the most hilariously subtle running gags of all time: notice that all the characters habitually mispronounce random words, up until he admits to the correct pronunciation of his name, then all dialog is spoken correctly.

Back in 1974, when this film was made, the original Universal Frankenstein movies were on television ALL the time. In most areas across the country, classic horror films were shown every weekend and High Schoolers would talk about them when they returned to School on Monday. So, the Frankenstein movies were VERY well known to audiences in the mid 1970s. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN references 3 movies - FRANKENSTEIN ( 1931 ), BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN ( 1935 ) and SON OF FRANKENSTEIN ( 1939 ) all of which were in Black & White ( which is WHY this film is in B&W as an homage.) So many of the jokes go completely over your head because you haven't seen the original films.

"...with grace and dignity. I'll get you for this!!!" Gene was the master of flipping from quiet composure to lunatic screaming 🤣🤣🤣 Definitely get into some of Gene's team-ups with Richard Pryor. Silver Streak 1976, Stir Crazy 1980, and See No Evil Hear No Evil 1989 are some of their best. Gene also has a western with Harrison Ford - The Frisco Kid 1979

This movie is a parody of several original Hollywood Frankenstein movies from the 1930s, specifically the 1931 Frankenstein and its sequels, Bride of Frankenstein and Son of Frankenstein. There might have been a few others referenced as well - along with some non-Frankensteins. For instance, the theater presentation of the Creature was combining the NYC part of the original King Kong with the Clark Gable comedy classic, Idiot's Delight. The castle and lab sets are either copies of the original Frankenstein movie sets or actually shot in the original sets, which still existed on the movie studio lot. They did use some of the original 1930s lab props. Some additional references to the old movies included Inspector Kemp with his artificial hand, which was taken from a character in Son of Frankenstein, and Madeline Kahn's post-woof look with the white-striped beehive hair-do, which was taken from Elsa Lanchester's costume in Bride of Frankenstein. You really should check out those 1930s movies. They're classics for a reason. Delightfully nuts.

Yes, the blind man was Gene Hackman. He improvised the last line "I WAS GONNA MAKE ESPRESSO!" And it made the entire crew laugh, Mel Brooks decided to leave it in.

"Sed-a-GIVE"??!! Lol!! I just LOVE that delivery! Anyway James, the humor in this movie begins almost immediately, some of it subtle, some of it over the top, some of it improvised, some of it juvenile, some of it slapstick, some of it just plain silliness, some of it in the setting, some of it is sight gags, some of it purely in the performance, some of it assumes you're aware of some old sayings and old songs, some of it depends on familiarity with the original films, etc etc etc, but it is pretty much non-stop. So if you're not aware of that I guess a lot of it could indeed go right past you. But this movie most certainly did not take 20 or 30 minutes to start getting to the funny part or however you put it. If you ever do see it again, knowing that fact might help you see it a little differently.

The putting on the ritz scene was the only fight that Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks ever had when making the film. When Mel Brooks saw how passionate gene wilder was over the sequence he agreed to leave it in.

I have so many memories of watching Mel Brooks movies with my father and laughing with him, He passed away and it always make takes me back when seeing new people seeing this for the first time.

Gene Wilder did a lot of the writing of the movie and Mel Brooks did revisions. Gene Wilder actually had to fight Mel Brooks to include the tap dancing scene. After a very long argument Mel Brooks relented saying he had been on the fence about it but it must be important because if it wasn't Wilder wouldn't have fought so long for it.

Not much is known about Inspector Kemp other than his father was the Burgomaster before him and as a young man, his arm was ripped from its socket by the original monster created by Victor Baron Von Frankenstein. Inspector Kemp has a hatred of the monster and the Frankenstein family due to his childhood encounter. His wooden arm is not in full working order as he continually needs to readjust the crank and chain that operate it and he can use it as a weapon, a battering ram, and even a cigar lighter. Inspector Kemp also only has the use of one eye, which is also hinted to be a result of the same childhood encounter with the original monster. Movies went to color in the 1940s. Mel Brooks chose to make the movie in black & white because of the original 1931 "Frankenstein" movie, which was in black & white.

No, almost all movies in the 70s were color. It was a stylistic choice to film this in black and white to capture the feeling of the original Frankenstein movie from the 1940s. The only other movie I can think of from that period that was black and white was Paper Moon with Ryan O'Neal and his daughter Tatum O'Neal.

In the deleted scene the inspector explains that the original creature tore his arm off DVD feature menu along with outtakes and gag reels

Feldman suffered from thyroid disease and developed Graves' ophthalmopathy, causing his eyes to protrude and become misaligned. A childhood injury, a car crash, a boating accident, and reconstructive eye surgery may also have contributed to his appearance (Wikipedia) Marty used his disability to great comedic effect and rather than allow his disabilities to hamper him. He is a true hero, not to mention a fantastic comedian who performed in several movies and shows throughout his career. He passed away in 1982 and he will be missed.

Teri Garr also played Phoebe's mom in Friends. I forgot Cloris Leachman was in this! Also, the English-major geek in me has always loved that Frankenstein was basically written on a dare. Percy Shelley and Lord Byron were trying to one-up each other with scary stories and when Percy's wife started giving them a hard time, Percy basically said "Let's see you do better." And so she did. Hence, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.

What KNOCKERS!!! Sank you, Herr Doctor LOL

The blind man who the monster had coffee with (Whose voice sounded familiar to you) was Gene Hackman.

19:20 The blind hermit was played by Gene Hackman. Hackman learned about the film through his frequent tennis partner Gene Wilder and requested a role, because he wanted to try comedy. He volunteered to play the Blind Hermit for free. It was four days of shooting for about four minutes of running time.

The old man with the soup was Gene Hackman, you said his voice sounded familiar. I don't know if you've seen any episodes of Everybody loves Raymond, but the creature was Raymond's dad, Frank!

Wow! My Dad played this continuously when I was a kid. I can recite this movie word for word!

Mel Brook’s!!!! I’m so happy you watched this classic 💯 I met Marty Feldman, Igor, at universal studios back in 1976, I was 12 yrs old. He was a very nice man. Rrroll, rrholl, rrhol in da hay 😂😂😂 Great reaction!!!!! Btw…. Gene Hackman was the old blind man in the cottage.

The comedy started from the beginning, James. All Mel Brooks films are chock full of comedy. No exceptions.

There was a deleted scene in which it was explained that Inspector Kemp had his arm ripped off by one of the previous monsters. This was a direct parody of a one armed inspector from the film Son of Frankenstein who’s arm was torn off by the creature from the first and second films.

19:20 "His voice sounds familiar" He's a famous actor. Gene Hackman.

The first color film 3was in 1902 called "A Trip to the Moon", but was more utilized in 1908 in a short film called "A Trip to the Seaside", & "Atlantic City" in 1912. Films Kinemacolor technique as the standard until the Technicolor process came along in the 1930's with Disney's "Flowers and Trees" short film, but in 1939 "The Wizard of Oz," & "Gone with the wind" using it to its height. Color has been around for almost over century, but people used black and white film stock because it was cheaper to produce.

The "OH sweet mystery of life as last I found you" is from the Opperetta "Naughty Marietta" by Herbert and Young.

B&W was a choice by Mel Brooks, which the studio was against. By that time not many theaters had projectors suitable for B&W which playrd at a different frame rate.

Black and white wasn’t the standard at the time, but Mel and Gene knew for the movie to work it had to be shot like the old Frankenstein movies, originally they were gonna make the film with Universal, but they insisted it be shot in color, so Mel and Gene went to Fox for half the money Universal offered them because Fox was ok with the black and white

B & W, here was a choice because of the subject matter. Madelyn Kahn's hair-do after she fell for the monster, is the one from the movie Bride of Frankenstein. Another Mel Brooks classic.

1. The old man Mr. Hilltop/Liam Dunn 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 19637. 8. Light reflecting off of the monster's missing teeth is not a good. It's on purpose. 9. Monocle over an eyepatch. 🤣 10. Wilder told Brooks he's not allowed to be in this movie. However, he is the screeching cat during the dart scene and the howling wolf.

I don't remember from the original film but apparently the constable had a fake arm, this film is parodying that.

PUTTIN ON THE RITZ! Lol! This is a very funny movie as well as being a spoof of the Frankenstein movies.

Gene Wilder is so funny!

I went saw this in the theater and enjoyed it immensely. Made my daughter watch it and she really liked it. It’s my favorite Mel Brooke’s movie! It’s such a great spoof on the old classic Frankenstein.

Gene Wilder didn' t want Mel Brooks to appear in the film and yet Mel " plays " 3 characters... ... the wolf, the great-grandfather and the cat. ;)

I just watched the 1931 movie. Boris Karloff does a terrific job playing the monster. But honestly, the story was cut down and simplified so the movie would only be 70 minutes long. I love the original story, it is so much more complex, and asks so many philosophical questions. To be fair though, the 1931 movie does touch on those subjects, but they don't go any further than that.

Inspector Kemp clearly had a wooden arm. There was no tech for robotics in the 1800s, so apparently it has some ratchet in joint so it will hold position. He also had a monocle over his eye patch.

Most of the jokes are based on Frankenstein (1931), but some on The Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and a little bit on The Son of Frankenstein (1939). When Peter Boyle walked onto the set of Everybody Loves Raymond for the season 6 Halloween episode as The Creature, the audience went W I L D ! Madeline Kahn is probably most famous for Blazing Saddles, but she did many comedies. My favorite is What's Up, Doc? (1972). Terri Garr is best known as Phoebe's (& Ursula's) mom on Friends, but I liked her on Star Trek. Kenneth Mars (the amputee martinet) was hilarious in What's Up, Doc? (1972), which I hope you'll watch. Mel Brooks cast Liam Dunn (the abused medical volunteer at the beginning) in many of his films, and he also appeared during the big reveal at the end of What's Up, Doc? (1972).

Rumor Has It Frau Bluca, the name, has something associated with a glue company. That's why the horses freaked out.

Movies in the seventies weren’t in black and white except for Mel Brooks paying homage to old horror flicks. Mel Brooks has another movie called “Silent Movie” with the movie house piano as the soundtrack and posters for the dialog. No one speaks in the movie except of course the very famous mime Marcel Marceau. Surprised you didn’t catch Gene Hackman as the blind man. There’s lots of little jokes in this movie too like the clock ringing 13 times. I saw this when it came out in theaters but at the time I was young and only knew of Mel Brooks because of the TV show “Get Smart”.

What knockers! Oh thank you doctor.

I watched this so much as a child! My youngest daughters name is Abi we always say Abi-Normal lol!

Blazing Saddles or History of the World are als two of Mel Brooks greatest especially Blazing.

Not scary movies, but a few more that are really funny, are Tootsie, Arthur, 9-5, Seems Like Old Times and Midnight Run. And some great early- mid 80’s movies in other genres are Taps, Mask and Wargames.

Inspector Kemp had his arm ripped out of his socket by his godfather’s monster. It is in the deleted scenes.

Cloris Leachman and Madeline Kahn are also in High Anxiety.. Another Mel Brooks movie spoofing Alfred Hitchcock. Also Halloween appropriate.

Teri Garr's best role for me was in Mr. Mom with Michael Keaton, she was so great in that, everyone was though. Highly recommend that movie.

This was fun timing. I literally just watched this movie for the first time last night, myself. Because another react channel I watch had reacted to it and I (naturally) only watch reacts to movies I've seen, so when enough of the react channels I watch do a movie I haven't seen I take that as a sign that I should watch it for myself. Personally, I found it very hit and miss. Maybe some of the "misses" were generational/era based and I just didn't get them. But what did hit was really enjoyable. Yeah, Igor was one of the best parts, as well as the literal/in your face gags, like the horses with Frau Blucher's name, "touching" the food, the "How I Did It" book, charades... The one bit I didn't really get and felt dragged on too long was the presentation/dance scene. Like, all these people, supposedly science based people, show up and at the first sign of an issue they freak out and start booing the creature (as well as almost stampeding out of the theater when they first see him, like what did you expect to see here?). You'd think they'd understand that hiccups are bound to happen and the fact that you could reanimate dead tissue at all should've far outweighed anything else because of the implications for future science... The dance itself was fine, and even fun; I really got a kick out of the creature "singing" his parts lol. I just felt like the "issue" leading to the next act was too forced. But maybe that's just a Mel Brooks thing? This is only the third movie of his that I've seen, the others being Spaceballs and Blazing Saddles.

Your insane this 10 times funnier than Space Balls and I love them both.

You should watch , What’s up Doc (1972) absolutely hilarious.

Dr. Frederick Frankenstein : What knockers. Inga : Oh, thank you doctor.

James, please. Please, watch Blazing Saddles. All of Mel Brooks' films are amazing, but this one and Blazing Saddles are his best. Please.

Inspector Kemp was played by Kenneth Mars and he purposely spoke incoherently. the film was purposely filmed in black and white, The studio wanted it in color but Mel Brooks insisted (ut was also cheaper). the movie was concieved by Gene Wilder while making Blazing Saddles. one of the few mel brooks movie in which he doesn't appear in though he did provide cat sounds during the dart game lab equiptment is the original prop. Madeline Kahn appears at the end as the a send up of the Bride Of Frankenstein. She also appears in several Mel Brooks movies.

The black and white film was a deliberate choice, as it was intending to poke fun at the classic Universal Frankenstein films from the 30s and 40s

Beetlejuice 2 being made Delia is Catherine O'Hara from Home Alone 1 & 2 Lydia is Winona Ryder from Mr Deeds and show Stranger Things Jeffery Jones was dad from Howard the Duck and Stay Tuned Otho was from Stephen King's Sleepwalkers Michael Keaton (Beetlejuice) is Batman, Batman Returns, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Post Grad, etc.

Im so glad i found your channel, never before have i seen such an undiscovered filmography

Maybe it's because I'm older than you. But I thought this was funnier than Spaceballs. Very slap stick style humor. To each his own.

This is my all-time favorite Mel Brooks film. Gene hackman, who played the blind monk, was also Lex Luthor in Superman. Madeline Khan, who was Elizabeth, was also Lil Von Shtupp in Blazing Saddles. One of the reasons this movie is different from other Mel Brooks films is that it was initially Gene wilder's film, as he had written the screenplay, and he asked Mel Brooks to help finish writing it and then to direct it. However, it was on the condition that Mel Brooks did not appear on screen. Instead, he did the werewolf howl and some other vocals.

No really-- if you look close you can see Wilder's wearing a pad on his leg but he was so into the scene he punched the scalpel straight through it and put an inch of steel in his thigh. And finished the scene like a absolute professional.

Terri Garr was also Phoebe's Mom from friends

I appreciate how you felt bad for Igor in the end.

B&W was definitely a choice, they had color films in the 1940s.

This is an homage to the originals as well as a comedy. It works even better if you have seen Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein. Since you haven't watched many monochrome films you might check out one that is on almost everybody's Top 10 list, Casablanca. Or for funny try Some Like it Hot. For a feel good film try Harvey.

😁Gene Wilder is great. Movies by MEL BROOKS, he was a crazy wired Director, but was an ICON of 70s movies etc. there’s a movie COMEDY staring Barbra Streisand Ryan O’Neal Madeline Kahn who was in young and Frankenstein as the fiancé and other 50s 60s 70 actors in a movie calledWHATS UP DOC filmed in San Francisco in very early 70s. I’ve been watching it since the 70s. Perhaps you can do a Theme night of 70s movies… just sayin 😆🤩🤩🤩See ya at the movies… oh by the way, the Creature was Peter Boyle who plays the father inEVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND

There is also the 1977 Mel Brooks spoof High Anxiety... short for Vertigo. It compiles spoofs on a lot of Alfred Hitchcock classics... My favorite comedy like this is the 1980s, Wholly Moses...

Another hilarious Gene Wilder movie is "Silver streak" I think you would enjoy doing a reaction to... (Hint, hint... ;)

Films had technicolor long before the 70s. Definitely an artistic choice.

oh my god oh my god I love this movie so much. I am so glad that you are watching this!

Yeah, All the movies in the 70's were in Black & White!

For a Terry Garr film check out Mr Mom with Michael Keaton.

Awesome Work Bro, Thanks 👍👍👍 Halloween Greetings 🎃🎃🎃 from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸

Another Mel Brooks movie you'd like is High Anxiety.

More Mel Brooks please!

This movie brings back such good memories :)

Wait.. You've NEVER seen a black and white movie before? You should really watch Some like it Hot (still listed as one of the best comedies of all time) and It's a Wonderful Life, they have a color version now, but I still like the black and white original and I still watch it ever December.

Mel Brooks is a Universal Treasure and we are lucky to live in the time of MEL BROOKS!!!!!

Brother Iowan, you missed Des Moines's own, Cloris Leachman!

I predict a lot of snarky, if not outright rude comments for what I'm about to say, but I've watched all of Mel Brooks's movies hoping to find one of them funny. While I find the humor mildly amusing sometimes, they really disappoint in general. If I had to pick one that I'd watch again it would be Life Stinks, which no one ever mentions. Okay, haters, let me have it. 🤣

Classic Mel Brooks comedy

Is that a Des Moines Buccaneers sweatshirt???? My friends and I used to drive up there and watch Bucs games from Graceland University in Lamoni IA.

If I recall, you watched "Clue", right? Madeleine Kahn was in that.

Madalyn Khane was in Blazing saddles

If you like Marty Feldman, watch a Mel Brooks movie, called “silent movie”.

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

Hello, Gene Wilder is great! You should watch some Gene and Richard Pryor movies. 🙂

I really love your reactions wish I could sub to your patreon for the full reactions but money is tight at the moment

This movie is awesome 🔥

Teri Garr played Phoebe's mom on Friends.

Such a classic! 🔥🔥🔥

IMO Mel’s best movie.

The inspector character had his hand ripped of in the original movie...should have watched it first to get all the jokes.

Teri gar played phoebe mom in friends an she was Dustin Hoffmann friend in tootsie another must watch for you it's a comedy

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