Back when they originally conceived this movie, Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder contacted Universal Pictures (who made the 1931 original Frankenstein movie) to see if any of the old props were still around - sadly, Universal had disposed of them shortly after filming. But they put the pair in touch with Ken Strickfaden, who had produced the sets and props for the original movie. As it turned out, he had taken them home after Universal tossed them and still had the majority of them in storage. So, yes - virtually every prop and set piece seen in Young Frankenstein is the *EXACT SAME ONE* as in the 1931 original. What few pieces which were reproduced and/or not featured in the original film were created by the same craftsman who made all the others.
"What hump?" Fun Fact: Marty Feldman actually moved the hump around in-between takes and waited for someone to notice. Another Fun Fact: the equipment in the laboratory in this movie are the same props from the original Frankenstein film. Also, Willy Wonka might be Gene Wilder's most iconic character, but his performance in "Young Frankenstein" is without a doubt his greatest and I wish more people would think the same.
Peter Boyle, who played "the monster", was the grandpa in "Everybody Loves Raymond"...and they actually dressed him up as Frankenstein's monster for a Halloween episode. Gene Hackman asked Mel Brooks to be in this movie because he had never been in a comedy and wanted to give it a try. He improvised the line about espresso.
If you notice that they cut away/fade to black pretty quickly after he says "I was gonna make espresso!" It's because that was the exact length of time it took before the entire film crew, including Mel Brooks, completely lost their shit laughing their asses off! They had to use the first take where he ad-libbed the line because every time they tried filming it again SOMEONE would bust up and ruin the take - and usually that someone was Mel Brooks himself! 🤣🤣🤣
Mel said the cast and crew had so much fun on set, that people would show up even if they didn't have any scenes that day just to hang out and have fun.
Marty Feldman (Igor) is a legend. A british comedian who got his start on radio and as a writer for TV. He was good friends with John Cleese who talked him into getting in front of the camera. Marty was very self conscious about his appearance and didn't want to, but he was talked into it and the rest is history.
Marty Feldman was a genius comic. He suffered from Grave’s disease, which caused the protruding and misaligned eyes, but that was also part of his charm as a comedian, and he’d use them to great effect. Much of his silliness in this is ad libbed, such as the shifting hump.
I'm old enough to remember all the wonderful radio we used to listen to. Did you listen to "I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again"? The greats of British comedy on display! The mixture of Monty Python, The Goodies, The Goons, and a cast of extras!
@@Scottie_S - we rarely got British radio in the States. I remember PBS Radio broadcasting the original Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio show, but honestly, that's the only one I can think of.
Gene Hackman as the blind man was a riff on a scene in “Bride of Frankenstein” and Kenneth Mars as Inspector Kemp was spoofing Inspector Krogh in “Son of Frankenstein”
Thanks for this. I've seen this movie countless times and always wondered is there was a point of reference for Kemp. Good to know. Will definitely try to track this down.
They used the same lab equipment that was used in the 1931 Frankenstein. Also, Gene Hackman did his scene as "Harold" for free, as he wanted to try his hand at comedy.
the first time I saw the movie, I thought it sounded like Gene Hackman's voice, and was convinced it was him, but I couldn't confirm it because he isn't listed in the credits.
The blind man is from the original story. The Creature learned alphabet, how to speak and so on from watching an old blind man and his children for a few months, the daughter teaching a neighbor girl the alphabet and so on. He then approached the man when the kids were gone, hoping to make a friendship with him first due to being blind. But when the kids showed up, they didn't give him a chance, freaking out and chasing him out of the house and off the property. So they took that and made it much more silly.
Young Frankenstein is for my money the best movie that Mel Brooks has ever made, or at least, my favorite. Just such a beautiful love letter to the Frankenstein films of old. Everyone in the cast is at the top of their game. And the beautiful score by John Morris is up there high on my list of favorite film scores.
I agree that Young Frankenstein is his best. I have an unobjective reason for liking Blazing Saddles just as much. It is the last movie I saw in the theater with my dear, departed grandfather.
For my desert island DVD pick, it would have to be Casablanca, Young Frankenstein, or Blazing Saddles. I suppose it wouldn't really matter which once my batteries ran out.
@@jeffthompson9622 Blazing Saddles does come in at a very close second in terms of Mel Brooks’s filmography. It would be first were it not for Young Frankenstein. I can certainly understand your reason as to why Blazing Saddles is your favorite Mel Brooks film.
This was different than other Mel Brooks movies because Gene Wilder wrote the script. Mel stepped back and directed the film but allowed Wilder to do what he wanted. Always enjoyable. Thanks for showing.
Mel was so on with the funny stuff that it was going to be a problem with much of what he had put himself into. I watched a docco about 30 years ago that was about Mel and his work. His long time wife, Ann Bancroft, said "Sweety, you gotta give the story a part in your movies". The last time I saw Ann in anything was 'G.I. Jane' with Demi Moore. Both Mel and Ann were married from 1964 up until her death in 2005. She was great in her own right.
Not according to Mel Brooks and what he told Creative Screenwriting; it was a nightly collaboration at Gene's bungalow at the Bel Aire Hotel, and they argued over nearly everything, right down to "Puttin' On The Ritz", but Wilder usually got his way.
So many people in this movie are legendary stars. . . Madeline Khan, Teri Garr, Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Cloris Leechman, Marty Feldman, Ken Mars and Gene Hackman . . . Truly amazing cast. One of my favorite movies.
I watched this movie when it was first released in the theaters as a rainy Saturday afternoon matinee. The crowd in the theater was so into the craziness. One guy in particular had the most boisterous raucous laugh like a possessed mad scientist. He had the whole theater in a uproar. It is perhaps the best crowd in a theater that I’ve even been apart of. It was a perfect way to spend a rainy afternoon, laughing to the point of tears. I’ll never forget that experience.
We truly do need to see movies in theaters around actual people. It builds community if only for a moment, to discuss in passing and venture forth, thoughts and feelings. You could connect back then. Now we only view in solitude, almost alone.
It's great that you're watching this comedy classic immediately after watching the original horror classic. I hope you enjoy it - Mel Brooks has said that it's his best film.
Yeah I saw that, I think Mel has been on record saying this is his “finest film” as in how well and professionally it is made, he’s said it’s not the funniest in his opinion
@@davidberry4256 Like when the little girl says what else could we throw in the well... and the monster looks directly at the camera because anyone who watched the original, like Cassie, would be freaking out.
It also helps to see the two sequels, Bride of... (explains Madeline Kahn's final hairdo, has the original hermit now parodied by Gene Hackman) and Son of... (has the original wooden arm guy) and also Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (has the original brain-swapping scene).
@@glennwisniewski9536 oh wow, I've always wondered if the wooden arm was a comedic creation for this movie or a reference to one of the old movies. Thanks!
I always find it hilarious that Igor suddenly decides to light up a smoke for no really good reason, while everyone else is mesmerized by the creature walking.
Gene will always be one of the greatest comedic actors. Flawless timing. He wrote this one. He tells the story of during the writing getting into a fight with Mel Brooks over a joke line and Mel stopping it after a bit and saying he needed to know Gene would fight for the line and to go ahead and put it in.
I believe that was about the musical number. Mel said that he knew that if Gene fought for it, it was crucial to the movie, and if he accepted the cut it wasn't important enough and would just clutter it up. Gene fought, the seen stayed, and it really wouldn't be the same without it.
The screen play writer and director for this classic, Mel Brooks, is a comedic genius. Anne Bancroft who portrayed the sultry Mrs. Robinson, in film 1967's The Graduate, told an interviewer once that people in show business asked her several times what she saw in a short man like Mel Brooks. Her response was " he has made me laugh everyday that we have been married. " Bancroft died in 2005 from cancer. Brooks is still alive at age 96.
@@justindenney-hall5875 Mel Brooks said that he wasn't expecting Marty Feldman's Groucho Marx -like reading of "I"ll take the one in the turban" and ruined the first take by laughing out loud. The next takes were a disaster because Marty Feldman keeps breaking everyone, especially Gene Wilder. You can still see (and hear) Wilder corpsing in the finished film; I guess that was the best version they had.
The movie was filmed in black and white to give homage to the original. The lab equipment was also the same equipment used in the original. They dug it out of the old prop storage to use it. You wondered where you've seen his fiance before and also thought the monster looked familiar. The fiance was played by Madeline Kahn, who also played) Lily Von Schrup (the dancer) in "Blazing Saddles." The monster was played by Peter Boyle, who played Ray's father in the sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond." Unlike most Mel Brooks movies, Mel doesn't appear on screen in this movie. However, his voice appears twice: Mel made the wolf howl as they were riding the wagon to the castle and, while playing darts Mel made the cat noise when Frederick missed the board on one of his shots.
It was Gene Wilder who suggested to Mel Brooks that they should film it in black & white. They had to fight the studio executives to get it done, but it was genius on the part of Wilder and Brooks that they persevered.
Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles are, in my opinion, Mel Brooks’s two best and funniest movies. They are both absolutely hysterical, there isn’t a comedic moment where I am not laughing every single time I see either one! Also, fun fact, some of the props from this movie were actually used in the original 1931 Frankenstein!
Honestly, with all of the switch flipping in the movie, a "color switch" probably would have been a hilarious touch at the right moment in the movie. But as it stands, Young Frankenstein is not only Mel's best film, but it's also unquestionably one of the great comedies. I always love watching it around this time of the year.
You hit the nail on the head with why this is the best Mel Brooks movie - it stayed true to the story with very few out of the box jokes. The other movie of his that relies on the story rather than just parody jokes is his first film, The Producers, which won him an Oscar for screenplay.
It was his great grandfather. And Ovaltine is a Chocolate Malt drink mix. Introduced: 1904; 118 years ago made by Nestle. And yes they still make it. Marty Feldman that played Igor was amazing! I'm glad you liked it. Have a great night and take care.xx
I knew that line about Ovaltine was coming up, and I just knew she wouldn't know what it was. It's a shame so many young people are unaware of some of the great products that were a staple in our youth.
One of the most memorable dinners I ever had was with Mel Brooks and the cast of Space Balls. They were filming in Yuma, AZ. Bliucker means Glue Maker and that is what the horses are reacting to. Mel Brooks said no one in America got the joke, but it was a huge success in Germany.
Sorr, but if you google that question re: the German meaning of glue, it was a gag on Brooks' part to say that to cloris and reporters. wilder used the name only because it sounded german and he himself got it from reading that name as a correspondent to Einstein.
The blind hermit is based on a character from Bride of Frankenstein, and the policeman with the artificial arm comes from Son of Frankenstein. Also, Son of Frankenstein was the movie that featured a hunchback named Igor, played by Bela Lugosi.
The blind hermit role was added specifically for Gene Hackman, because he always wanted to be in a movie that Mel Brooks was making. The last line Gene Hackman said (wait, where are you going? I was going to make espresso) was not in the original script, but he ad libbed it and Mel Brooks felt it was so funny it needed to stay in the final cut.
The pure joy I felt watching you laugh at the horses whinnying and the Puttin’ on the Ritz scene is indescribable. The Gene Hackman scene is a direct parody of a scene from Bride of Frankenstein. Fun fact, some of the laboratory equipment is the very same as those used in the 1931 film. They found that they were still just kicking around in a studio warehouse.
Terri was born in 1944 and would have been about 30 in 1974. She played an adult role in one episode on the second season of the original Star Trek series in 1968.
Honestly there are sooo many subtle references in this movie you are going to need to view this about 5X or more to catch more of them (not all, that takes years). Glad to watch and I understand if you can't show all the things you noticed. Remember, it could be worse...it could be raining!!
As always a fantastic reaction! So happy you watched the original 1931 first. Young Frankenstein parodies the first four Frankenstein films: Frankenstein (1931), Bride Of Frankenstein (1935), Son Of Frankenstein (1939) and Ghost of Frankenstein (1942). Briefly the original 1931 film is reflected in the overall premise, the use of the original Kenneth Strickfaden lab equipment found in his garage (the equipment, not Kenneth!), and the ALIVE scene. In the original the doctor says "Alive Alive It's ALIVE. In the name of God now I know what it feels like to BE God!" which, along with the girl with the flowers scene, was censored after the original first aired and restored later. Bride of Frankenstein gave us Madeline Kahn's slivery hairdo, her hiss, the blind hermit (Gene Hackman) and the emphasis on the creature's love of music. At the blind hermit's cabin in Bride the monster actually extends his thumb the way they showed it here. Son of Frankenstein introduced Ygor (played by Bela Lugosi) who also played a horn like the one shown, often from atop the castle. It also gave us Inspector Kemp with the wooden arm. In Son Of the inspector was Krough and reveled his arm was torn out by the creature. There was also a dart game between them. In Ghost of Frankenstein Ygor is again present and connived his way into getting a transference of his intellect into the creature's body in a scene very similar to scene in Young Frankenstein where Frederick transfers some of this intellect to the creature. More similarities exist but this is way too long as it is! Nice job!!!
1. I first saw this at a drive -in and there was a lunar eclipse over the screen and made it even better than it was already. 2. This is Gene Wilder's baby. He got Mel Brooks to direct and help write. 2. They insisted on it being in black and white. 3. Steven Tyler is a fan of this movie and Igore's "Walk this way" was the source of the Aerosmith song. 4. Igore's hump shifting from side to side was a put -on by Marty and was kept in the movie 👍. 5. The "You take the blonde and I'll take the one in the turban" was almost impossible to film because they kept cracking up. You can see Wilder trying not to laugh 🤣 6. A monocle over the eye patch 🤣💯
Truly a classic! The best thing about Gene was his complete deadpan delivery of really goofy stuff. All of his films hold a special place in my heart. As they were much older than me but were some of the first comedies of my childhood. Great pic!
Fun Fact: Igor saying "Walk This Way" was the inspiration behind the famous Aerosmith song. The band's front man Steven Tyler went to see the movie in theaters and wrote the lyrics on the cab ride home and accidently left them in the cab so he wrote them on a the wall of the stairwell in the studio.
Fun fact: one of the villagers who is taunting the creature from the window when it is chained in the cell is named Clement Von Frankenstein. He was also the archery announcer in Men In Tights
Mel Brooks used the original Frankenstein equipment + filming in black & white to give it originality & it was very well done, certainly one of Brooks best movies. I'm also impressed you picked out Gene Hackman as the blind man, not everyone notices Hackman in this movie.
The joke about the Horses screaming is from the true events of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Napoleon and the Allied Commander Wellington were fighting at Waterloo. Wellington's ally, The Prussians under General Blucher and earlier been defeated at the battle if Ligny. Blucher regrouped his battered Army and in intense haste raced to Waterloo to reinforce Wellington. He pushed is Calvary so hard many horses died from exhaustion on the way. So in Germany, and old Folk Tale saying is "Whenever you say the name Blucher, The horses cry in fright!" BTW Blucher arrived in time and the French were defeated.
Again, to fully appreciate this spoof, you also need to watch "Bride of Frankenstein" and "Son of Frankenstein". Plus, those and the original movie all just form a fantastic classic horror trilogy.
@@Trev359 So? They all form a trilogy by themselves. Besides, they were the only three to star Boris Karloff as the Monster, so they could be named the Karloff trilogy. Besides, those three were all "A" production films. After "Son", all the subsequent movies you're referring to all went to "B" films.
@@justindenney-hall5875 I still say the Star Wars trilogy when I refer to the Original trilogy even though there are many other movies in the franchise now.
When Young Frankenstein came out, Aerosmith were making an album in NYC. They took a break from recording and went out to watch it. They were all high and busted out laughing when Igor did the “walk this way” bit. Steven Tyler was so inspired he wrote their biggest hit Walk This Way.
The scene of the Monster sitting and his reaction to sending the kid flying makes me laugh so hard.That and his little "that figures..."nod before he freaks out over the blind man lighting his thumb on fire.
Marty Feldman, Igor, was a comic genius. Unfortunately he died young, during the filming of Yellow Beard. Which also starred Peter Boyle, and Madeline Khan. Yellow beard had an amazing cast: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Peter Cook, Cheech, and Chong. Peter Boyle starred in, what I think was the best X-Files episode, if you pay attention you find out how Molder dies.
Cassie, you should react to BLAZING SADDLES (1974). In addition to being a comedy classic and arguably Mel Brook's masterpiece, it's also just a fun movie to watch young people's reactions to.
You should watch “Son of Frankenstein,” also - so many lines come right from that movie. Also, Gene Hackman asked not to be listed in the credits, he was just happy to have a chance to do some comedy. My favorite story about the making of this movie features Hackman. In the scene which ends with Hackman’s improvised line “I was going to make espresso” ends with an immediate fade to black because the crew exploded into laughter during filming
This, The Producers, and Blazing Saddles are my favorite Mel Brooks movies. High Anxiety was pretty great too. I think after Airplane came out (which was a great movie) everyone tried to make spoof movies where every line had to be funny or spoofing something and they had all these sight gags and things in the background which doesn't always work IMO. Gene Wilder actually came up with the idea for this movie and had written a good part of the beginning and then contacted Mel to do it with him and direct it. The scene with Gene Hackman was spoofing a scene from the second movie, Bride Of Frankenstein.
Many people seem to forget that "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Promethus" was written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley a 19 year old woman in 1816/1817. One of the earliest examples of Horror-Science Fiction!
Saw it on release in theaters and have seen it at LEAST 50 times in my life, and it just gets better and better every time you see it. By far, Brooks' best film IMO, and one of my all time favorites, barre none. Glad you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed your reaction to it.
The equipment in the laboratory is the same as was used in the 1931 Boris Karloff version of Frankenstein. Apparently, through some stroke of luck, the prop master for this movie heard that the guy was still alive and living in Los Angeles. He arranged a visit, probably to get some insight as to how to make the Mel Brooks version look good when the old man said he had all the old stuff in his basement.
Thought it was so funny that you thought Gene Wilder was decades older than Gene Hackman: they both made their film debuts in the same exact movie: "Bonnie And Clyde" (1967) (GREAT movie, hugely influential. Definitely pop that one on your list! ) Not only that, it was Gene Hackman who had the bigger role, and who became famous first (he immediately got nominated for his performance).
I don't understand why more reactors don't do Bonnie and Clyde. It really marked the change from Old Hollywood to the groundbreaking eras of film to come, IMO.
@@flarrfan I feel the same exact way, it's inexplicable. There are lots of movies like that where you can't believe there are no reactions for, but that one pretty much tops the list since it's true crime, gangster, etc etc. (Others I can't believe there aren't reactions for: Sophie's Choice and the 90s version of Cape Fear). But definitely "Bonnie And Clyde" is WAY overdue for a reaction! I'll bet Shan or James Vs Cinema hit it eventually.
Bonnie and Clyde wasn't Gene Hackman's first film. It was his eighth. You're right that they were both in it and that it was Gene Wilder's first. Hackman was nominated for a best supporting actor Academy award for his performance.
@@gl2996 I stand corrected and will revise my statement: it's the first substantial part Hackman ever had and is the one people became aware of him, like Jack Nicholson in Easy Rider, or Robert De Niro in Bang The Drum Slowly/Mean Streets. Anything else he was in before were small parts. (ala Gene Wilder in Bonnie & Clyde!)
My favorite comedy movie! The casting, script, direction are all superb! Gene Hackman as the Hermit leaves in tears of laughter every time. So glad Cassie decided to watch this.
You are thinking of the song, "I would walk 500 miles" by The Proclaimers. In the next line he says he'd walk 500 more, and then that he'd be the man who walked a thousand miles to be with her.
Nice to see you're getting around to this classic. This movie and blazing saddles are easily mel brooks best. (Though i also have a soft spot for the producers)
I hope you noticed that the laboratory equipment is the same as in the original Frankenstein movie. It was still available so they borrowed it for this. Also, this spoof had elements of the first and second original Frankenstein movies. The second one was Bride Of Frankenstein, where she had the streaks of white in her hair. The Gene Hackman character was also in the second one. Great movie.
Some of the best movie lines ever, and a dream cast. Gene Hackman's cameo is brilliant! This is my all-time favorite "horror" movie, and Brooks' best (in my opinion).
Fun Fact: The lab equipment is the same that was used in the original Frankenstein. Mel Brooks discovered that the man who'd made the electrical machinery for the lab sequences was still alive and living in the Los Angeles area. Brooks visited him and found that he had stored all the equipment in his garage. Brooks made a deal to rent the equipment and gave him the screen credit he didn't receive for the original films. Ken Strickfaden.
You should watch _The Producers_ one of these days. It's not only Mel Brooks' first film he directed, but also has Gene Wilder's Oscar nominated performance. And I think you'll absolutely love _Bride of Frankenstein_ . It continues from the first film, and also has a lot more heart.
So glad you got to this and had fun w/it - IMO this is Brooks' finest hour and his valentine to Universal Horror is perfectly realized. Brooks said when he was a kid he was so traumatized from seeing the original FRANKENSTEIN that he dreamt the monster coming to his Brooklyn home and breaking into his bedroom to strangle him! The lab equipment is all from the original film too (it was in an LA garage of a collector who loaned it all for the film). All the in jokes (i.e. Kenneth Mars' Inspector's wooden arm) are in response to the original horror movies (in GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN Lionel Atwill's character - which Mars' is based on - had his arm ripped off by the monster as a child and had a prosthetic limb which is used here to high hilarity). I originally saw this as a 7 yr old w/my dad at a matinee - the line was a block long! And they had cartoons and a 3 Stooges short (which they used to have pre-show back in the day!) Gene Hackman's cameo is unbilled as he did as a favor to do a comedy (which he had not done until then!) I also recommend one of the first spoofs of horror films the comedy ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN, Cass. Great job! *PS: I'm watching this today which was the late, great Peter Boyle's birthday :D
Ovaltine = a malt extract flavoring you mix into milk. Came in several flavors, of which chocolate was the most popular. Didn't you watch _A Christmas Story_ ? Ovaltine is references in that movie. Was very popular in decades past, but you hardly ever hear about it now, although it is still made and sold.
Try Mel Brooks' "The Elephant Man," another Books black & white film. Few people know he made it. You will NOT believe your eyes, nor that it came from Brooks Studios. AH-MAZING Art! Film students will be watching it 500 years from now.
I've seen this movie a number of times and I never recognized him. It wasn't until she mentioned him that I thought "Wow, that voice DOES sound like him!" and I quickly IMDb'd the movie to check.
All Mel Brooks movies include the line, "Walk this way." At 7:30, when he asks if it's the Transylvania Railroad, it's an homage to the Glen Miller song, "Chattanooga Choochoo." Give it a listen.
Many argue Blazing Saddles, but this is my favorite Mel Brooks movie. Gene Wilder is on FIRE in this movie. Many of the tropes, such as the blind man and inspector with the wooden arm, were parodies from the Frankenstein sequels.
This was a nice surprise, to see you watch this film in particular. My father is a big Mel Brooks fan and this was the first film by Brooks he showed to us.
Apparently when Mel Brooks when to make this, he asked if the studio had any of the old props from the 30's Frankenstein movie. They responded and said they still had the original set still fully intact! So that is what he used. :)
The Walk this way scene is the reason that the song Walk This Way exist. The band members went to this movie and when they got back they wrote the song.
Young Frankenstein is not just my Favorite Mel Brooks Movie but one of my Favorite comedies of All-Time!!!Madeline Kahn was a Comedic Genius!!!!I simply adored her and her sense of humor and perfect comic timing!!!
Cassie, this Mel Brookes film most closely parodies the Universal film "Son of Frankenstein", staring Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi and Basil Rathbone. That film is a reeaally good, spooky, action-packed Frankenstein movie! It's a great sequel! You should watch "The Bride of Frankenstein" and "Son of Frankenstein" this Halloween, to get more of the creeps and spooks of these classic films! I would also recommend "The Wolfman", staring Lon Chaney Jr! Another great one!
Not sure if this has been noted, but Mel Brooks was able to have the original lab equipment from the first Frankenstein in his movie. I really love how kids like you are willing to watch classic movies. Keep it up søtnos.
The train station scene was a play on the 40's Glenn Miller song Chattanooga Choo Choo. The first line of the song is "Pardon me boy, is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo? Track 29. Say can you give me a shine...."
This movie was the first occurrence of the “walk this way!” gag. Mel Brooks almost cut it out because he thought it was too corny, but audiences loved it so much he used it in several of his films. The Aerosmith song “Walk This Way!” was inspired by the line, as they took a break from recording to watch this movie, and inspiration struck.
The reason it cuts so quickly after Gene Hackman says he was going to make espresso is because it was an adlib and everyone started laughing
This movie was released the same year as Blazing Saddles. Needless to say,1974 was a very good year for Mel Brooks
...Helped balance out the gank tracks playing on the radio that year.
I hope she watches Blazing Saddles next
@@davis0730 Second that!
Gene Wilder only agreed to do Blazing Saddles if Mel would do Young Frankenstein…..or the other way around
You really need to put “The Producers” on the list. Another Gene Wilder Mel Brooks collaboration.
Arguably Mel’a best film
Back when they originally conceived this movie, Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder contacted Universal Pictures (who made the 1931 original Frankenstein movie) to see if any of the old props were still around - sadly, Universal had disposed of them shortly after filming. But they put the pair in touch with Ken Strickfaden, who had produced the sets and props for the original movie. As it turned out, he had taken them home after Universal tossed them and still had the majority of them in storage.
So, yes - virtually every prop and set piece seen in Young Frankenstein is the *EXACT SAME ONE* as in the 1931 original. What few pieces which were reproduced and/or not featured in the original film were created by the same craftsman who made all the others.
Plus it gave Ken Strickfaden screen credit, which he didn’t get from the original films.
This movie spoofs not only the original Frankenstein, but also elements of Bride of Frankenstein and Son of Frankenstein.
"What hump?"
Fun Fact: Marty Feldman actually moved the hump around in-between takes and waited for someone to notice.
Another Fun Fact: the equipment in the laboratory in this movie are the same props from the original Frankenstein film.
Also, Willy Wonka might be Gene Wilder's most iconic character, but his performance in "Young Frankenstein" is without a doubt his greatest and I wish more people would think the same.
"Damn your eyes!"
@@TulkasMight "Too late!"😄😄😄😄
Also fun fact, Frau Blucher means "glue" in German.
@@TulkasMight Which is why horses freak out at the sound of her name.
@@DrLipkin Exactly!
Peter Boyle, who played "the monster", was the grandpa in "Everybody Loves Raymond"...and they actually dressed him up as Frankenstein's monster for a Halloween episode.
Gene Hackman asked Mel Brooks to be in this movie because he had never been in a comedy and wanted to give it a try. He improvised the line about espresso.
25:41 Gene Hackman was born only three years before Gene Wilder but since Wilder died in 2016 and Hackman is still alive he is 11 years older now
If you notice that they cut away/fade to black pretty quickly after he says "I was gonna make espresso!" It's because that was the exact length of time it took before the entire film crew, including Mel Brooks, completely lost their shit laughing their asses off! They had to use the first take where he ad-libbed the line because every time they tried filming it again SOMEONE would bust up and ruin the take - and usually that someone was Mel Brooks himself! 🤣🤣🤣
i was just going to say that
Peter Boyle also played an interesting character in Taxi Driver.
Peter Boyle
Mel said the cast and crew had so much fun on set, that people would show up even if they didn't have any scenes that day just to hang out and have fun.
"Quiet dignity and grace" is a catchphrase in my house. Love this movie!
In my house, it was, "could be worse, could be raining."
Marty Feldman (Igor) is a legend.
A british comedian who got his start on radio and as a writer for TV. He was good friends with John Cleese who talked him into getting in front of the camera. Marty was very self conscious about his appearance and didn't want to, but he was talked into it and the rest is history.
Marty Feldman was a genius comic. He suffered from Grave’s disease, which caused the protruding and misaligned eyes, but that was also part of his charm as a comedian, and he’d use them to great effect. Much of his silliness in this is ad libbed, such as the shifting hump.
He was in the original bookshop sketch, done with John Cleese on the At Last The 1949 Show and on Monthy Python's Contractual Obligation Album.
I'm old enough to remember all the wonderful radio we used to listen to. Did you listen to "I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again"? The greats of British comedy on display! The mixture of Monty Python, The Goodies, The Goons, and a cast of extras!
He was also on the Dean Martin Show
A lot. All on TH-cam.
@@Scottie_S - we rarely got British radio in the States. I remember PBS Radio broadcasting the original Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio show, but honestly, that's the only one I can think of.
Gene Hackman as the blind man was a riff on a scene in “Bride of Frankenstein” and Kenneth Mars as Inspector Kemp was spoofing Inspector Krogh in “Son of Frankenstein”
Amazingly, Krogh is even funnier and more ridiculous than Kemp. xD
Yes, and you should watch them both (that's to Cassie), they're amazing and Bride of Frankenstein is one of the greatest movies of all time.
The blind man scene is in the original novel though of course not comedy.
@Robert J Just because you might know doesn't mean everyone else does.
Thanks for this. I've seen this movie countless times and always wondered is there was a point of reference for Kemp. Good to know. Will definitely try to track this down.
Dude you get a trophy 🏆 and a gold star ⭐️ for spotting Gene Hackman first time. Well done.
it is impressive since he isn't listed in the credits.
“What’s Ovaltine?” Looks like it’s going to be crucial that she watches A Christmas Story.
I bought some yesterday..
"Be sure to drink Ovaltine"
I drink it all the time
Hahahaha!
@@elessartelcontar9415 I grew up drinking Cocoa Marsh or Bosco. I never was a malt fan and Ovaltine had a malty taste to me.
They used the same lab equipment that was used in the 1931 Frankenstein. Also, Gene Hackman did his scene as "Harold" for free, as he wanted to try his hand at comedy.
And his line "I was going to make espresso" was improvised on the spot.
Congratulations for recognizing Gene Hackman. I'm glad that you enjoyed this.
I’ve seen several reactions to this film and she’s only the second one to notice him.
Either others weren’t familiar with him, or just didn’t notice.
the first time I saw the movie, I thought it sounded like Gene Hackman's voice, and was convinced it was him, but I couldn't confirm it because he isn't listed in the credits.
The blind man is from the original story. The Creature learned alphabet, how to speak and so on from watching an old blind man and his children for a few months, the daughter teaching a neighbor girl the alphabet and so on. He then approached the man when the kids were gone, hoping to make a friendship with him first due to being blind. But when the kids showed up, they didn't give him a chance, freaking out and chasing him out of the house and off the property. So they took that and made it much more silly.
Some movie critics consider this an almost perfect movie
Young Frankenstein is for my money the best movie that Mel Brooks has ever made, or at least, my favorite. Just such a beautiful love letter to the Frankenstein films of old. Everyone in the cast is at the top of their game. And the beautiful score by John Morris is up there high on my list of favorite film scores.
Totally agree with you!! Saw this movie like 10 times when I was young!
It’s my hands down number 1 of his
I agree that Young Frankenstein is his best. I have an unobjective reason for liking Blazing Saddles just as much. It is the last movie I saw in the theater with my dear, departed grandfather.
For my desert island DVD pick, it would have to be Casablanca, Young Frankenstein, or Blazing Saddles. I suppose it wouldn't really matter which once my batteries ran out.
@@jeffthompson9622 Blazing Saddles does come in at a very close second in terms of Mel Brooks’s filmography. It would be first were it not for Young Frankenstein. I can certainly understand your reason as to why Blazing Saddles is your favorite Mel Brooks film.
This was different than other Mel Brooks movies because Gene Wilder wrote the script. Mel stepped back and directed the film but allowed Wilder to do what he wanted. Always enjoyable. Thanks for showing.
It's no coincidence that Gene Wilder is in Brooks' three best films. He tempered Mel's ten-jokes-per-minute instincts.
Mel was so on with the funny stuff that it was going to be a problem with much of what he had put himself into. I watched a docco about 30 years ago that was about Mel and his work. His long time wife, Ann Bancroft, said "Sweety, you gotta give the story a part in your movies". The last time I saw Ann in anything was 'G.I. Jane' with Demi Moore. Both Mel and Ann were married from 1964 up until her death in 2005. She was great in her own right.
Yeah. It was the deal Gene made in exchange for doing Blazing Saddles.
Mel Brooks produced the Elephant Man, which is a great movie for her to react to.
Not according to Mel Brooks and what he told Creative Screenwriting; it was a nightly collaboration at Gene's bungalow at the Bel Aire Hotel, and they argued over nearly everything, right down to "Puttin' On The Ritz", but Wilder usually got his way.
So many people in this movie are legendary stars. . . Madeline Khan, Teri Garr, Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Cloris Leechman, Marty Feldman, Ken Mars and Gene Hackman . . . Truly amazing cast. One of my favorite movies.
I watched this movie when it was first released in the theaters as a rainy Saturday afternoon matinee. The crowd in the theater was so into the craziness. One guy in particular had the most boisterous raucous laugh like a possessed mad scientist. He had the whole theater in a uproar. It is perhaps the best crowd in a theater that I’ve even been apart of. It was a perfect way to spend a rainy afternoon, laughing to the point of tears. I’ll never forget that experience.
We truly do need to see movies in theaters around actual people. It builds community if only for a moment, to discuss in passing and venture forth, thoughts and feelings. You could connect back then. Now we only view in solitude, almost alone.
It's great that you're watching this comedy classic immediately after watching the original horror classic. I hope you enjoy it - Mel Brooks has said that it's his best film.
Yeah I saw that, I think Mel has been on record saying this is his “finest film” as in how well and professionally it is made, he’s said it’s not the funniest in his opinion
True. There are so many references to the Frankenstein movies, that many jokes would be overlooked.
@@davidberry4256 Like when the little girl says what else could we throw in the well... and the monster looks directly at the camera because anyone who watched the original, like Cassie, would be freaking out.
It also helps to see the two sequels, Bride of... (explains Madeline Kahn's final hairdo, has the original hermit now parodied by Gene Hackman) and Son of... (has the original wooden arm guy) and also Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (has the original brain-swapping scene).
@@glennwisniewski9536 oh wow, I've always wondered if the wooden arm was a comedic creation for this movie or a reference to one of the old movies. Thanks!
I always find it hilarious that Igor suddenly decides to light up a smoke for no really good reason, while everyone else is mesmerized by the creature walking.
The lab was a no-smoking area too
He has seen it all, before.
Gene will always be one of the greatest comedic actors. Flawless timing. He wrote this one. He tells the story of during the writing getting into a fight with Mel Brooks over a joke line and Mel stopping it after a bit and saying he needed to know Gene would fight for the line and to go ahead and put it in.
I believe that was about the musical number. Mel said that he knew that if Gene fought for it, it was crucial to the movie, and if he accepted the cut it wasn't important enough and would just clutter it up. Gene fought, the seen stayed, and it really wouldn't be the same without it.
Yes it was about the musical number. Mel Brooks wanted to see if Gene Wilder would fight for it ,and when he did, Mel knew it would work and be funny.
The screen play writer and director for this classic, Mel Brooks, is a comedic genius. Anne Bancroft who portrayed the sultry Mrs. Robinson, in film 1967's The Graduate, told an interviewer once that people in show business asked her several times what she saw in a short man like Mel Brooks. Her response was " he has made me laugh everyday that we have been married. " Bancroft died in 2005 from cancer. Brooks is still alive at age 96.
Mel Brookes Masterpiece. The bloopers are worth taking a look at. The cast had so much fun working on this movie.
@@justindenney-hall5875 Mel Brooks said that he wasn't expecting Marty Feldman's Groucho Marx -like reading of "I"ll take the one in the turban" and ruined the first take by laughing out loud. The next takes were a disaster because Marty Feldman keeps breaking everyone, especially Gene Wilder. You can still see (and hear) Wilder corpsing in the finished film; I guess that was the best version they had.
The movie was filmed in black and white to give homage to the original. The lab equipment was also the same equipment used in the original. They dug it out of the old prop storage to use it. You wondered where you've seen his fiance before and also thought the monster looked familiar. The fiance was played by Madeline Kahn, who also played) Lily Von Schrup (the dancer) in "Blazing Saddles." The monster was played by Peter Boyle, who played Ray's father in the sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond." Unlike most Mel Brooks movies, Mel doesn't appear on screen in this movie. However, his voice appears twice: Mel made the wolf howl as they were riding the wagon to the castle and, while playing darts Mel made the cat noise when Frederick missed the board on one of his shots.
I have heard that he also was working the mechanism in the opening scene that made Victor pull back the box.
Mel Brooks played the little girl's father in the scene immediately before Hackman's.
Wasn’t Mel the little girl’s dad?
It was Gene Wilder who suggested to Mel Brooks that they should film it in black & white. They had to fight the studio executives to get it done, but it was genius on the part of Wilder and Brooks that they persevered.
Peter Boyle made Everybody Loves Raymond watchable. He was pure genius.
29:19 "please make him dance"
Me, rubbing my hands: you have NO idea
The fact those candles weren't even lit was a joke I totally missed.
The joke "Is this the Transylvania station" is a reference to an old song called Chattanooga Choo-Choo.
Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles are, in my opinion, Mel Brooks’s two best and funniest movies. They are both absolutely hysterical, there isn’t a comedic moment where I am not laughing every single time I see either one! Also, fun fact, some of the props from this movie were actually used in the original 1931 Frankenstein!
I'd Have To Put HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART 1 Up There!!
@@jamesedwards2483 of course that one too!
The Producers (1967 version) & Silent Movie (1976) also deserve a watch.
Honestly, with all of the switch flipping in the movie, a "color switch" probably would have been a hilarious touch at the right moment in the movie. But as it stands, Young Frankenstein is not only Mel's best film, but it's also unquestionably one of the great comedies. I always love watching it around this time of the year.
You hit the nail on the head with why this is the best Mel Brooks movie - it stayed true to the story with very few out of the box jokes. The other movie of his that relies on the story rather than just parody jokes is his first film, The Producers, which won him an Oscar for screenplay.
It was his great grandfather. And Ovaltine is a Chocolate Malt drink mix. Introduced: 1904; 118 years ago made by Nestle. And yes they still make it. Marty Feldman that played Igor was amazing! I'm glad you liked it. Have a great night and take care.xx
Ovaltine shows up again in A Christmas Story, if she ever gets around to watching it.
I basically go through a jar of Ovaltine a week during the winter
@@weldonwin Chocolate Malt Ovaltine is my jam😌🙏
@@stephenlackey5852 In the winter when it gets cold, it's my lifesource. I have to have at least one cup per hour
I knew that line about Ovaltine was coming up, and I just knew she wouldn't know what it was. It's a shame so many young people are unaware of some of the great products that were a staple in our youth.
My entire family can quote this movie. It remains one of my all time favourite films. excellent choice.
There will never be anyone with better comic timing than Gene Wilder
One of the most memorable dinners I ever had was with Mel Brooks and the cast of Space Balls. They were filming in Yuma, AZ.
Bliucker means Glue Maker and that is what the horses are reacting to.
Mel Brooks said no one in America got the joke, but it was a huge success in Germany.
Blücher does not mean glue maker in German, but apparently Brooks told Cloris Leachman that it does.
Mel Brooks told me that it means glue maker. That was 1986 in Yuma, AZ while he was shooting Spaceballs.
@@hillardfoster4130 I certainly don’t doubt that Mr. Brooks said that to you, but I think he might’ve just been horsing around.
Sorr, but if you google that question re: the German meaning of glue, it was a gag on Brooks' part to say that to cloris and reporters. wilder used the name only because it sounded german and he himself got it from reading that name as a correspondent to Einstein.
The blind hermit is based on a character from Bride of Frankenstein, and the policeman with the artificial arm comes from Son of Frankenstein. Also, Son of Frankenstein was the movie that featured a hunchback named Igor, played by Bela Lugosi.
That's Ygor!
@@oliverbrownlow5615 Right - sorry.
The blind hermit role was added specifically for Gene Hackman, because he always wanted to be in a movie that Mel Brooks was making. The last line Gene Hackman said (wait, where are you going? I was going to make espresso) was not in the original script, but he ad libbed it and Mel Brooks felt it was so funny it needed to stay in the final cut.
The pure joy I felt watching you laugh at the horses whinnying and the Puttin’ on the Ritz scene is indescribable.
The Gene Hackman scene is a direct parody of a scene from Bride of Frankenstein.
Fun fact, some of the laboratory equipment is the very same as those used in the 1931 film. They found that they were still just kicking around in a studio warehouse.
Terri Garr was 21 in this film. Gene Hackman was friends with Wilder and begged to be in the movie. This is absolutely one of my favorites.
Terri was born in 1944 and would have been about 30 in 1974. She played an adult role in one episode on the second season of the original Star Trek series in 1968.
@@j.kevvideoproductions.6463 I stand corrected. Thank you
Honestly there are sooo many subtle references in this movie you are going to need to view this about 5X or more to catch more of them (not all, that takes years). Glad to watch and I understand if you can't show all the things you noticed. Remember, it could be worse...it could be raining!!
I first watched this in high school. My favorite part was Igor breaking the fourth wall to say quiet, dignity, and grace.
As always a fantastic reaction! So happy you watched the original 1931 first. Young Frankenstein parodies the first four Frankenstein films: Frankenstein (1931), Bride Of Frankenstein (1935), Son Of Frankenstein (1939) and Ghost of Frankenstein (1942). Briefly the original 1931 film is reflected in the overall premise, the use of the original Kenneth Strickfaden lab equipment found in his garage (the equipment, not Kenneth!), and the ALIVE scene. In the original the doctor says "Alive Alive It's ALIVE. In the name of God now I know what it feels like to BE God!" which, along with the girl with the flowers scene, was censored after the original first aired and restored later. Bride of Frankenstein gave us Madeline Kahn's slivery hairdo, her hiss, the blind hermit (Gene Hackman) and the emphasis on the creature's love of music. At the blind hermit's cabin in Bride the monster actually extends his thumb the way they showed it here. Son of Frankenstein introduced Ygor (played by Bela Lugosi) who also played a horn like the one shown, often from atop the castle. It also gave us Inspector Kemp with the wooden arm. In Son Of the inspector was Krough and reveled his arm was torn out by the creature. There was also a dart game between them. In Ghost of Frankenstein Ygor is again present and connived his way into getting a transference of his intellect into the creature's body in a scene very similar to scene in Young Frankenstein where Frederick transfers some of this intellect to the creature. More similarities exist but this is way too long as it is! Nice job!!!
I love the way that Cassie and her team just gloss over all of the sexual double entendres in this film.
Some of the jokes seem to be lost on her. One of the big laughs in the film 31:29 only gets a shocked reaction. I don't think she gets comedies.
@@61Slughi Agreed. She's wasting her time. Mel Brooks especially.
Add to that, When Fredrick sees Inga in the wagon, she says "Hallo? vould you like a roll in ze hay? It's fun!"
I think she "gets" the jokes, but doesn't want to "look" like she gets them.
She definitely gets them but tries to let them slide by.
1. I first saw this at a drive -in and there was a lunar eclipse over the screen and made it even better than it was already.
2. This is Gene Wilder's baby. He got Mel Brooks to direct and help write.
2. They insisted on it being in black and white.
3. Steven Tyler is a fan of this movie and Igore's "Walk this way" was the source of the Aerosmith song.
4. Igore's hump shifting from side to side was a put -on by Marty and was kept in the movie 👍.
5. The "You take the blonde and I'll take the one in the turban" was almost impossible to film because they kept cracking up. You can see Wilder trying not to laugh 🤣
6. A monocle over the eye patch 🤣💯
Truly a classic! The best thing about Gene was his complete deadpan delivery of really goofy stuff. All of his films hold a special place in my heart. As they were much older than me but were some of the first comedies of my childhood. Great pic!
My aunt is a doctor in the Caribbean and one of her favorite patients was Peter Boyle.
And John Lennon was Peter Boyle’s best man at his wedding.
Fun Fact: Igor saying "Walk This Way" was the inspiration behind the famous Aerosmith song.
The band's front man Steven Tyler went to see the movie in theaters and wrote the lyrics on the cab ride home and accidently left them in the cab so he wrote them on a the wall of the stairwell in the studio.
Fun fact: one of the villagers who is taunting the creature from the window when it is chained in the cell is named Clement Von Frankenstein. He was also the archery announcer in Men In Tights
Inga- Teri Garr- great in Tootsie- Oscar nomination- Tootsie one of the all time great comedies- Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange.
This movie was perfect all around, and then Gene Hackman shows up and just gives it that little extra umph! The man, the legend.
Mel Brooks used the original Frankenstein equipment + filming in black & white to give it originality & it was very well done, certainly one of Brooks best movies. I'm also impressed you picked out Gene Hackman as the blind man, not everyone notices Hackman in this movie.
The joke about the Horses screaming is from the true events of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Napoleon and the Allied Commander Wellington were fighting at Waterloo. Wellington's ally, The Prussians under General Blucher and earlier been defeated at the battle if Ligny. Blucher regrouped his battered Army and in intense haste raced to Waterloo to reinforce Wellington. He pushed is Calvary so hard many horses died from exhaustion on the way. So in Germany, and old Folk Tale saying is "Whenever you say the name Blucher, The horses cry in fright!" BTW Blucher arrived in time and the French were defeated.
Again, to fully appreciate this spoof, you also need to watch "Bride of Frankenstein" and "Son of Frankenstein". Plus, those and the original movie all just form a fantastic classic horror trilogy.
They are not a trilogy. There were others films in the series.
@@Trev359 True, but there’s a noticeable drop in quality after the first three, especially since Boris Karloff no longer played the monster.
@@Trev359 So? They all form a trilogy by themselves. Besides, they were the only three to star Boris Karloff as the Monster, so they could be named the Karloff trilogy. Besides, those three were all "A" production films. After "Son", all the subsequent movies you're referring to all went to "B" films.
There’s some stuff from the book too.
@@justindenney-hall5875 I still say the Star Wars trilogy when I refer to the Original trilogy even though there are many other movies in the franchise now.
When Young Frankenstein came out, Aerosmith were making an album in NYC. They took a break from recording and went out to watch it. They were all high and busted out laughing when Igor did the “walk this way” bit. Steven Tyler was so inspired he wrote their biggest hit Walk This Way.
And gene wilder stole the walk this way bit from the Three Stooges.
The scene of the Monster sitting and his reaction to sending the kid flying makes me laugh so hard.That and his little "that figures..."nod before he freaks out over the blind man lighting his thumb on fire.
Marty Feldman, Igor, was a comic genius. Unfortunately he died young, during the filming of Yellow Beard. Which also starred Peter Boyle, and Madeline Khan. Yellow beard had an amazing cast: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Peter Cook, Cheech, and Chong. Peter Boyle starred in, what I think was the best X-Files episode, if you pay attention you find out how Molder dies.
Eyegor..! 😢
“MY GRANDFATHER’S WORK WAS DOO DOO!!!!!”
Cassie, you should react to BLAZING SADDLES (1974). In addition to being a comedy classic and arguably Mel Brook's masterpiece, it's also just a fun movie to watch young people's reactions to.
Agreed. Love Young Frankenstein, but Blazing Saddles is his best imho.
Pretty sue she has already
@@christopherlawley1842 If she has, can you share a link?
Second that. Great movie. Could never be made today.
You should watch “Son of Frankenstein,” also - so many lines come right from that movie.
Also, Gene Hackman asked not to be listed in the credits, he was just happy to have a chance to do some comedy. My favorite story about the making of this movie features Hackman. In the scene which ends with Hackman’s improvised line “I was going to make espresso” ends with an immediate fade to black because the crew exploded into laughter during filming
This, The Producers, and Blazing Saddles are my favorite Mel Brooks movies. High Anxiety was pretty great too. I think after Airplane came out (which was a great movie) everyone tried to make spoof movies where every line had to be funny or spoofing something and they had all these sight gags and things in the background which doesn't always work IMO. Gene Wilder actually came up with the idea for this movie and had written a good part of the beginning and then contacted Mel to do it with him and direct it. The scene with Gene Hackman was spoofing a scene from the second movie, Bride Of Frankenstein.
Many people seem to forget that "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Promethus" was written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley a 19 year old woman in 1816/1817. One of the earliest examples of Horror-Science Fiction!
My favorite adaptation was the TV movie with Michael Sarazen as the creature.
cloris leachman was a treasure, as were the rest of the actors in this film. rip to them all
Saw it on release in theaters and have seen it at LEAST 50 times in my life, and it just gets better and better every time you see it. By far, Brooks' best film IMO, and one of my all time favorites, barre none. Glad you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed your reaction to it.
The equipment in the laboratory is the same as was used in the 1931 Boris Karloff version of Frankenstein. Apparently, through some stroke of luck, the prop master for this movie heard that the guy was still alive and living in Los Angeles. He arranged a visit, probably to get some insight as to how to make the Mel Brooks version look good when the old man said he had all the old stuff in his basement.
Thought it was so funny that you thought Gene Wilder was decades older than Gene Hackman: they both made their film debuts in the same exact movie: "Bonnie And Clyde" (1967) (GREAT movie, hugely influential. Definitely pop that one on your list! ) Not only that, it was Gene Hackman who had the bigger role, and who became famous first (he immediately got nominated for his performance).
I don't understand why more reactors don't do Bonnie and Clyde. It really marked the change from Old Hollywood to the groundbreaking eras of film to come, IMO.
@@flarrfan I feel the same exact way, it's inexplicable. There are lots of movies like that where you can't believe there are no reactions for, but that one pretty much tops the list since it's true crime, gangster, etc etc. (Others I can't believe there aren't reactions for: Sophie's Choice and the 90s version of Cape Fear). But definitely "Bonnie And Clyde" is WAY overdue for a reaction! I'll bet Shan or James Vs Cinema hit it eventually.
Bonnie and Clyde wasn't Gene Hackman's first film. It was his eighth. You're right that they were both in it and that it was Gene Wilder's first. Hackman was nominated for a best supporting actor Academy award for his performance.
@@gl2996 I stand corrected and will revise my statement: it's the first substantial part Hackman ever had and is the one people became aware of him, like Jack Nicholson in Easy Rider, or Robert De Niro in Bang The Drum Slowly/Mean Streets. Anything else he was in before were small parts. (ala Gene Wilder in Bonnie & Clyde!)
The Gene Hackman scene was a spoof from The Bride of Frankenstein ... they nailed it
My favorite comedy movie! The casting, script, direction are all superb! Gene Hackman as the Hermit leaves in tears of laughter every time. So glad Cassie decided to watch this.
You are thinking of the song, "I would walk 500 miles" by The Proclaimers. In the next line he says he'd walk 500 more, and then that he'd be the man who walked a thousand miles to be with her.
Gotta do Bride of Frankenstein. It has the girlfriend schtick, and the blind man.
Nice to see you're getting around to this classic. This movie and blazing saddles are easily mel brooks best. (Though i also have a soft spot for the producers)
_The Producers_ is amazing up until the actual show, but loses its energy after that, only to regain some momentum at the very end.
I hope you noticed that the laboratory equipment is the same as in the original Frankenstein movie. It was still available so they borrowed it for this. Also, this spoof had elements of the first and second original Frankenstein movies. The second one was Bride Of Frankenstein, where she had the streaks of white in her hair. The Gene Hackman character was also in the second one. Great movie.
Some of the best movie lines ever, and a dream cast. Gene Hackman's cameo is brilliant! This is my all-time favorite "horror" movie, and Brooks' best (in my opinion).
Fun Fact: The lab equipment is the same that was used in the original Frankenstein. Mel Brooks discovered that the man who'd made the electrical machinery for the lab sequences was still alive and living in the Los Angeles area. Brooks visited him and found that he had stored all the equipment in his garage. Brooks made a deal to rent the equipment and gave him the screen credit he didn't receive for the original films. Ken Strickfaden.
Can't wait for this! One of my favorite movies of all time. "Nice grouping."🤣
You should watch _The Producers_ one of these days. It's not only Mel Brooks' first film he directed, but also has Gene Wilder's Oscar nominated performance. And I think you'll absolutely love _Bride of Frankenstein_ . It continues from the first film, and also has a lot more heart.
So glad you got to this and had fun w/it - IMO this is Brooks' finest hour and his valentine to Universal Horror is perfectly realized. Brooks said when he was a kid he was so traumatized from seeing the original FRANKENSTEIN that he dreamt the monster coming to his Brooklyn home and breaking into his bedroom to strangle him! The lab equipment is all from the original film too (it was in an LA garage of a collector who loaned it all for the film). All the in jokes (i.e. Kenneth Mars' Inspector's wooden arm) are in response to the original horror movies (in GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN Lionel Atwill's character - which Mars' is based on - had his arm ripped off by the monster as a child and had a prosthetic limb which is used here to high hilarity). I originally saw this as a 7 yr old w/my dad at a matinee - the line was a block long! And they had cartoons and a 3 Stooges short (which they used to have pre-show back in the day!) Gene Hackman's cameo is unbilled as he did as a favor to do a comedy (which he had not done until then!) I also recommend one of the first spoofs of horror films the comedy ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN, Cass. Great job! *PS: I'm watching this today which was the late, great Peter Boyle's birthday :D
Ovaltine = a malt extract flavoring you mix into milk. Came in several flavors, of which chocolate was the most popular. Didn't you watch _A Christmas Story_ ? Ovaltine is references in that movie. Was very popular in decades past, but you hardly ever hear about it now, although it is still made and sold.
Seinfeld joke given to fellow comic. "Why OVAL-tine? The jar is round, the glass is round" " That's gold, Jerry. Gold."
Try Mel Brooks' "The Elephant Man," another Books black & white film. Few people know he made it. You will NOT believe your eyes, nor that it came from Brooks Studios. AH-MAZING Art! Film students will be watching it 500 years from now.
I love how they took a train from New York to Eastern Europe
The student who confronts Fredrick in the beginning was played by Danny Goldman, who was the voice of Brainy Smurf for Hanna-Barbera's Smurfs cartoon.
Yay to you for recognizing Gene Hackman's cameo -- a lot of people don't.
I've seen this movie a number of times and I never recognized him. It wasn't until she mentioned him that I thought "Wow, that voice DOES sound like him!" and I quickly IMDb'd the movie to check.
This won't be a normal reaction. It'll be an abby normal one.🧠
All Mel Brooks movies include the line, "Walk this way."
At 7:30, when he asks if it's the Transylvania Railroad, it's an homage to the Glen Miller song, "Chattanooga Choochoo." Give it a listen.
No matter how many times I watch this movie, every time Wilder declares, "My name...is FRANKENSTEIN!!!" Chills. Every time.
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Many argue Blazing Saddles, but this is my favorite Mel Brooks movie. Gene Wilder is on FIRE in this movie. Many of the tropes, such as the blind man and inspector with the wooden arm, were parodies from the Frankenstein sequels.
“That’s a beautiful speech; is that from something?”
Yes, this movie
This was a nice surprise, to see you watch this film in particular. My father is a big Mel Brooks fan and this was the first film by Brooks he showed to us.
Peter Boyle (the creature) also played Raymond's dad on Everybody Loves Raymond
Apparently when Mel Brooks when to make this, he asked if the studio had any of the old props from the 30's Frankenstein movie. They responded and said they still had the original set still fully intact! So that is what he used. :)
The Walk this way scene is the reason that the song Walk This Way exist. The band members went to this movie and when they got back they wrote the song.
Young Frankenstein is not just my Favorite Mel Brooks Movie but one of my Favorite comedies of All-Time!!!Madeline Kahn was a Comedic Genius!!!!I simply adored her and her sense of humor and perfect comic timing!!!
Cassie, this Mel Brookes film most closely parodies the Universal film "Son of Frankenstein", staring Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi and Basil Rathbone. That film is a reeaally good, spooky, action-packed Frankenstein movie! It's a great sequel! You should watch "The Bride of Frankenstein" and "Son of Frankenstein" this Halloween, to get more of the creeps and spooks of these classic films! I would also recommend "The Wolfman", staring Lon Chaney Jr! Another great one!
Gene Wilder ( The Waco Kid) was writing Young Frankenstein material,during Blazin Saddles filming.
I'm very happy to see young people enjoying films I grew up with. Made an old soul feel not so old.
Still one of the funniest movies of all time, because the jokes are timeless, rather than topical. The cast is outstanding and hilarious all around.
What Knockers!
Not sure if this has been noted, but Mel Brooks was able to have the original lab equipment from the first Frankenstein in his movie. I really love how kids like you are willing to watch classic movies. Keep it up søtnos.
The train station scene was a play on the 40's Glenn Miller song Chattanooga Choo Choo. The first line of the song is "Pardon me boy, is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo? Track 29. Say can you give me a shine...."
This movie was the first occurrence of the “walk this way!” gag. Mel Brooks almost cut it out because he thought it was too corny, but audiences loved it so much he used it in several of his films. The Aerosmith song “Walk This Way!” was inspired by the line, as they took a break from recording to watch this movie, and inspiration struck.