CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING ONE OF THE ONLY REACTORS TO CATCH THAT THE CAMEO IS GENE HACKMAN. It blows my mind how many people miss it completely. You just made a Jen fan into an even BIGGER Jen fan. ^_^
It probably has to do with the fact that Gene's last role was 20 years ago, and he officially retired from acting in 2008 so a lot of younger reactors haven't seen his work. I do wish more reactors would watch his films (Hoosiers, Crimson Tide, Quick and the Dead, etc)
This was some of Mel Brooks’ best work. Marty Feldman as Igor was one of his best performances ever, he steals every scene and Gene Wilder was fantastic as Dr Frankenstein, RIP to the both of them.
Clocks Peach man also ad libbed the various late night drinks to wilder at the beginning. Sort of how the actor in Forrest Gump ad libbed the shrimp dishes. Both directors liked it and went with it.
Pretty much all of the laboratory equipment is actually from the original film, complete with the original cobwebs LOL. The producers couldn't believe their luck when they found out that it had been in storage all this time.
When the Director of Photography was setting up the camera's it didn't look right on film. Not until he asked Mel Gibson "What do you want me to do? Make it look like the original?" and Mel screamed "YeS!" did he finally realize what Mel was going for.
Regarding Blucher and the horses, it became an urban myth (with some help from Leachman) that the name means glue in German, which it doesn’t. Glue in German is kleber. The reaction to her name is just meant to imply she’s a frightening person. Gene Wilder on the DVD says “Lord only knows what she does to them when no one’s around.”
@@jonmercano1138 So, you’re willing to accept that almost everyone in Transylvania speaks English with British accents, but not that butcher means glue here? It’s all suspension of disbelief.
@@aaronhusk I’d accept it if that was actually the case, but it’s not. The _audience_ made it up. Gene Wilder, who co wrote the movie, said the horse reactions just imply she’s scary, so that’s what it is.
This came out when I was in College and I had a course in Russian History. I always assumed she was "Interefering" with the horsea Ala Cathrine the Great!
In Frankenstein (1931), the creature encounters a young girl throwing flowers into a pond, so that they float. The creature happily joins in, but when they run out of flowers, he throws the girl in, not understanding the difference, and she drowns. So that scene where she asks what they should throw in next, and he looks at the camera is a direct reference to that film. As if to say to the audience "I know what you're all thinking." At the end, when the creature's new wife comes out of the bathroom and her hair is done up in a sort of beehive hairdo, with white streaks, and she hisses, that's a direct reference to Bride of Frankenstein (1935). In that film, they create a mate for the creature, she has that hair style, and she hisses when first exposed to the creature.
And of course the original Monster visited an old blind hermit, who befriended him and taught him English. The constable with one arm is a direct reference to Lionel Atwill's character in "Son of Frankenstein", who verbally spars with the title character (and plays darts with him) just as we see in this film.
"Stay close to the candles. The staircase can be treacherous." Want to guess how many times I watched this before I noticed that the candles aren't even lit?
They wanted Madeline Kahn to playing Inga, but she had just done a German accent in Blazing Saddles abd asked to play the fiancé. Teri Garr was in casting and tried out. "Can you do an accent?" She broke out into this. Cloris Leachman improvised the asking Gene if he wanted the various drinks. Gene almost breaks. The gag reel is mainly takes of Igor biting the shawl. In one take, he bit a leg off. Gene kept breaking. Marty kept switching what side his hump was on. Gene mentions it because they had only just noticed he had been doing that. Mel Brooks' cameo was making the sound of the cat being hit by a dart. Gene didnt want Mel to be in the film. All of Frankenstein's equipment was the original film's stuff. The builder had kept it all. Gene Hackman had never done a comedy. He was in a tennis club with Gene and asked for a part. Due to issues related to management etc., Hackman was originally uncredited.
This was back when not everyone was brought up to be a slut & have sex before marriage. Elizabeth was in love with Frederick, but she was high class enough to want to wait for marriage before having sex. There ARE some people who still live this way.
FUN FACT: Gene Hackman ad-libbed the "I was going make espresso." line. Mel Brooks and the crew thought it was hilarious. Hackman himself thought it was so funny that he couldn't do any more takes of it without busting out laughing. So, what we see in the movie is the one and only usable take of the scene they had.
Gene was not originally cast in the show. When he heard the movie was being made, he practically begged for a role, so Mel Brooks made him the blind hermit.
It’s kind of funny that they ended up together here, as William Friedkin originally didn’t want Gene Hackman cast as Popeye Doyle in _The French Connection,_ and Peter Boyle was considered for the role, before Friedkin finally agreed with casting Hackman.
I read that Aerosmith took a break from the studio to see this movie in the theater. Inspiration for their song "Walk this way" they loved this movie 😅
Gene Wilder was afraid that Mel would try and steal scenes, so he agreed to not be in the film, but he did do some of the voices in background. Marty Feldman's "damned eyes" were caused by having chronic thyroid disease, probably Graves' Disease. Not many recognized Gene Hackman as the blindman, well done, Jen. Some people also didn't notice that the Inspector, played by Kenneth Mars, was wearing a monocle over his eyepatch.
AS A JOKE Marty would switch the hump from one side to the other without telling anyone. It took a couple of Days, but Gene and Mel eventually caught on and loved the gag so much they added it into the film! This was mostly Gene's Baby and asked Mel not to make a Cameo, as he didn't want Mel's cameo upstaging the great work the rest of the cast was doing. The Laboratory props (ALL of them) were from the Classic "Frankenstein" Movie! Mel found out the (uncredited) Prop master had them in a Garage and asked if he could use them. Although he refused to be paid for the "loan", his name was added to the Credits of This one.
Fun Fact: This film inspired my country's band to take name Eppu Normaali (native translation of Abby Normal) when they started playing in 1976. Band is still playing actively.
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).
The hermit scene is my favorite because it's funny as hell but mostly because it pays homage to my favorite scene from "The Bride of Frankenstein " which, conversely, is heartrendingly touching.
This was ad libbed by Peter Boyle, and apparently caused the entire cast and crew to lose nearly an entire day of filming because they could not get through a take without cracking up.
Marty Feldman as I-gor is probably my favorite comedic performance in any movie ever... Everything he does is hilarious. If you check out some of the behind-the-scenes and outtakes, he is consistently cracking everyone on the set up too.
It's nuts, but often when my mind starts wandering I randomly think "Roll. Roll. Roll in the hay!" Jokes poking fun at figures of speech and euphemisms are among my favorite brands of humor.
The gentleman that did the special effects for the original movie had it stored in his garage. He was more than happy to loan it to Mel and even helped to install it.
When I was much younger, I had the good fortune of being an extra in a film that starred Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner (whom he married). Both were extremely nice and treated everyone the same on set, no matter who you were. If someone had told me that one day I'd get to speak to the man who starred in my favorite movie as a kid, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, I would've said they're crazy. Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner were extremely talented, and their comedy genius is sorely missed.
I loved Roseanne Roseannadanna driving Jane Curtin crazy with her inane ramblings, followed by "It just goes to show you. It's always something. If it's not one thing, it's another."
@@justwondering5651 i miss all her other characters as well: Emily Latilla, news commentator that gets everythng wrong ["Nevermind!"], the burnt out rock star, Lisa Loopner of the Nerd skits {"That's so funny I forgot to laugh"], the Little girl bouncing around going beserk, and the one time she danced a fantasy dance with Steve Matrin, that broke me up, I was on the floor.
One of the greatest films ever made and the chemistry between Wilder, Garr and Feldman is unparalleled! This film incorporated props from the Original film, both Masterpieces! And that solo violin!
😄👍 In case you forgot, Teri Garr (Inga) was also Richard Dreyfus' wife in "Close Encounters Of The 3rd Kind." A couple of other movies she's really great in are "Tootsie" (1982) and "After Hours" (1985). Of course, Madeline Kahn was also in "Blazing Saddles." Other Mel Brooks movies you'll find her in include "High Anxiety" (1977) and "History Of The World Part 1" (1981). 😉
Marty Feldman (Igor) switched his hump to the opposite between tskes and waited for everyone else to notice. Inspector Kemp was based on a similar character in Son of Frankenstein, who had such a thick Bavarian accent you couldn't hardly understand him. This is one of my all-time favorite movies - glad you finally got to see it.
I was still a kid the first time I saw this and remember giggling at the ‘Abby Normal’ brain for days afterward. My Dad often used it as a Dad joke to revive that giggle he remembered.
Madeline Kahn, the legend returns in a Mel Brooks film! Cloris Leachman would go on to costar on the Mary Tyler Moore Show. Peter Boyle (the creature) would be famous to your generation as the dad on Everybody Loves Raymond.
I will forever remember the first time I saw this. My 7th grade Chemistry teacher showed it to us at the end of the year because we already took our final before the end of the semester. Such a great movie.
I've seen several reactors comment on the dead baron in his coffin, the desiccated, skeletal corpse: "look at the fake fingernails!" Your nail bed does sit quite deep under the skin. When the skin shrinks and/or rots away, the nails appear much longer than in life. This has lead to the myth that hair and nails continue to grow after you die, which is not true. They don't grow; your skin shrinks. So, yeah: an old corpse like this would have prominent fingernails. I guess a lot of people are not familiar with death, understandably, so they are surprised when they see that movie prop corpse- which is actually fairly realistic, as movie prop corpses go!
I forget how good they create the old black and white era look in this film. I occasionally have to remind myself it's not from the 30's. Loved the reaction Jen!
Brook’s insistence that they shoot in black and white rubbed the studio heads the wrong way, but he paid for the film out of his pocket. It was a brilliant move. The movie was a big hit. Gene Wilder wrote the screenplay. Brooks didn’t want the song and dance sequence but Wilder wore him down. Glad he did.
One of the cool things about "Young Frankenstein" is that it uses a lot of the same set pieces and lab equipment from the classic 1931 Universal Studios "Frankenstein" film. In my mind, it's a legitimate sequel. 😁
Thank you for reacting to this, Jen, it's based off of the first three Frankenstein films by Universal and even used some of the same sets. Marty Feldman is the real star of this, he steals the scenes he's in, R.I.P. Right, I'm popping out to the shop and then I'm going to continue my Star Wars rewatches for you and your channel, Jen.
So glad you enjoyed this Jen. This is my favourite comedy film and, in fact, in my top 10 of the best movies ever made. It’s a comedy gem and Gene Hackman’s cameo is the icing on the cake! “I was going to make espresso!” 😂
Fun fact, you'd never recognize it from the accent that he has, but Kenneth Mars (who plays Inspector Kemp) is the voice of Ariel's father King Triton in The Little Mermaid. Gene Hackman had just done French Connection and several other super-serious roles and basically called Mel Brooks when he heard he was making this movie and asked for a cameo because he wanted to do something funny. The result is beyond brilliant and perhaps the funniest scene in the movie.
Speaking of the horror & comedy MUST SEE Classics,, Starring comedic icon Don Knotts,, "The Ghost And Mr. Chicken" (1966) ...R.I.P. Don 🙏 ❤️ Gone But Definitely Not Forgotten.
Jen reviewing one of the funniest movies ever made? Yes please! "Put. It. Back!" "It's pronounced FRONKENSTEEN." "What knockers!" "Oh, thank you, Doctor." 😂
This movie will always hold a special place in my heart. This was the first movie I went to, at night, without parental supervision. It was just before my 12th birthday and went with a friend from school. The second movie I saw with my friend was Star Wars, so I was batting two for two.
The original Frankenstein an Bride of Frankenstein movies from the 30's should be required viewing before watching this just like the Star Wars movies before Spaceballs. Always watch the original before the spoof.
I left a comment earlier but I wanted to add another one to say congrats on another 1k in the chat Jen, you deserve it and looking forward to everything this week it’s one of the best lineups.
I saw this theatrically in 1975 when I was eight years old. It became my gateway to both Mel Brooks and horror movies and to this day I love them both. Mel Brooks is a national treasure.👍
As far as The Producers is concerned, it was an original concept and screenplay by Mel Brooks that won him an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. The original 1967 film stars Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel, and there was the adaptation of the Broadway musical that utilized many of the original 2001 Broadway cast and creative team in 2005. Start with the original, I loved the musical...but some people have problems with it, and its not exactly like the original (one character is completely cut from the musical version). Young Frankenstein is one of the few Mel Brooks films he didn't make an appearance in. The original concept for the film was Gene's, and he was working on it while filming Blazing Saddles. When Mel asked what he was doing, Gene explained it...and then the two of them stayed up late that night banging out ideas for the film. Since both Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein came out the same year, 1974, it is kind of amazing that both films are in the American Film Institute's top 20 greatest comedies (Blazing Saddles in #6, Young Frankenstein is #14). I prefer Blazing Saddles, but I know a lot of people who prefer Young Frankenstein. Marty Feldman as Igor...one of his greatest performances. He made only a handful films, one of my favorites was, ironically, his final film. The pirate comedy Yellowbeard, which had a huge cast of British and American comedy greats, is a weird mixture of Mel Brooks and Monty Python. The cast includes Pythons Graham Chapman (as Yellowbeard), Eric Idle, and John Cleese, with Brooks players like Madeline Kahn (Elizabeth in Young Frankenstein), Peter Boyle (The Creature), and Kenneth Mars (Inspector Kemp). It also had Cheech and Chong, British acting legends like Susannah York (Superman I & II), James Mason (A Star Is Born with Judy Garland in 1954), Bernard Fox (Titanic and The Mummy), and Michael Hordern. The oddest casting is a cameo by David Bowie. Besides Young Frankenstein, Marty also appeared in Mel Brooks's Silent Movie. One other film I loved as a kid was the irreverent (almost blasphemous) comedy In God We Tru$t, written and directed by Marty, which also had Andy Kaufman, Peter Boyle, and Richard Pryor. Marty died in 1983 of a heart attack in Mexico City filming Yellowbeard, and supposedly, Graham Chapman was with him when he passed. He was only 48.
Gene Wilder wrote the script and based it on the original Frankenstein movies. Mel Brooks tweaked it a bit which is why he shares writing credit. Wilder wanted it filmed in black and white and Brooks agreed. The studio didn't, but Brooks insisted. The studio finally agreed but wanted to film it in color for "Richer shading," but Brooks refused, suspecting that they would renege on the agreement and release it in color. Finally, Brooks didn't appear in the film, but his voice did. On the wagon ride near the beginning, Mel Brooks made the wolf howl noise. ("Werewolf!" "There wolf. There castle.") And when Frankenstein and the inspector were playing darts, Brooks made the cat screaming sound.
Young Frankenstein is one of my all time favorite Mel Brooks movies, as well as one of my top 5 all time favorite movies. There was so much talent in the cast, and the few blooper reels that I have seen, they all had such a hard time not absolutely cracking up and just riffing off each other the entire time.
Brooks' two most underrated films are "Silent Movie" and "To Be Or Not To Be". "High Anxiety" is also very funny as it spoofs Hitchcock movies but the original "The Producers" is sheer comic genius!
One of the conditions that Gene Wilder had before this movie was made was that Mel Brooks not be in it as he thought it would take away from the film. Brooks, however, did do some of the voices in various crowds.
I'm not commenting about this movie, which is great. I see it's only 2 months old. You have probably watched good will hunting, but I don't see it. Love to watch that movie, and see your reaction.
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This movie is comic perfection. Liam Dunn plays the older skinny man who Dr. Fronkensteen knees in the groin early in the film. Dunn also played the minister in Blazing Saddles. He played Barbara Striesand's Father in 1972's What's Up Doc. Man the 70's had some great comedies.
It's tough for you to relate, but in 1974 pretty much ALL of us had seen the 3 1930s Frankenstein movies that this spoofed (& paid loving homage to). Those classic horror films were on tv constantly through the 60s. When I see you and others react to Young Frankenstein, I really wish I could sit you down to watch Frankenstein, Bride of & Son of....beforehand.
Young Frankenstein isn't just my favorite Mel Brooks movie, it's my favorite movie of all time. Just so genuinely funny and you can tell the actors are all having a great time, which the audience feels too. It was also the first black and white movie I saw as a kid and was immensely important for making me understand B&W didn't just mean an old and boring movie
... subscribe... Jen and one of my all time favorites -- this makes my night. Of the many, many great gags in this movie I think my favorite is one that kind of flies under the radar: I love that Elizabeth ducks when an affection starved Dr. Frankenstein blows her a kiss.
Yes Jen, please do The Producers! 🙏😃🙂 The original 60's movie, the one with Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick is a movie version of the Broadway play based on the original movie.
Thanks for the reaction. This is a great Mel Brooks movie. For my birthday, I had black forest cake and made the yummy sound as I ate it. Of the 20 people at the party, only 3 got my reference to this movie; wife, dad and best friend. People need to watch more Mel Brooks movies.
_The Producers_ absolutely! It was Mel Brooks' directorial debut, and it won him the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. It was Gene Wilder's first leading role. Ken Mars (Inspector Kemp) does a brilliant turn in a supporting role. You'll certainly enjoy the music. And it stars the great Zero Mostel. Mel Brooks appears in all but two of his films: _The Producers_ and _Young Frankenstein._ (In _The Producers_ he actually has a voice over, but does not appear on screen.)
What's ur fav Mel Brooks?
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I flip back and forth between Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles every few years. I'll be interested to hear your opinion.
His first movie, The Producers (also with Gene Wilder) is hilarious.
It's a draw between Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein!
'History of the World: Part 1' (1981) and also Young Frankie.
CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING ONE OF THE ONLY REACTORS TO CATCH THAT THE CAMEO IS GENE HACKMAN. It blows my mind how many people miss it completely. You just made a Jen fan into an even BIGGER Jen fan. ^_^
It probably has to do with the fact that Gene's last role was 20 years ago, and he officially retired from acting in 2008 so a lot of younger reactors haven't seen his work. I do wish more reactors would watch his films (Hoosiers, Crimson Tide, Quick and the Dead, etc)
@@rjwilley9164 Holy crap, I forgot about The Quick and the Dead! Now THAT'S a film more of these reactors need to jump on!
@@rjwilley9164 You forgot "The French Connection."
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I'll be honest I missed it the first time I watched it. 👍 for Jen.
This was some of Mel Brooks’ best work. Marty Feldman as Igor was one of his best performances ever, he steals every scene and Gene Wilder was fantastic as Dr Frankenstein, RIP to the both of them.
This was Gene Wilders' work. Mel Brooks voiced the howling wolf. Wilder did not want Mel getting involved in the project.
He wanted Mel involved, His one condition was he didn't want Mel to appear as a character in the film as he was prone to do.
Clocks Peach man also ad libbed the various late night drinks to wilder at the beginning. Sort of how the actor in Forrest Gump ad libbed the shrimp dishes. Both directors liked it and went with it.
@@normlee6566 Do you mean Cloris Leachman?
Teri Garr and Gene Hackman are the only surviving members of the cast. Genius performers, all of them.
Pretty much all of the laboratory equipment is actually from the original film, complete with the original cobwebs LOL. The producers couldn't believe their luck when they found out that it had been in storage all this time.
The craftsman who developed the original equipment had it stored in his garage in Santa Monica (the Los Angeles area).
When the Director of Photography was setting up the camera's it didn't look right on film. Not until he asked Mel Gibson "What do you want me to do? Make it look like the original?" and Mel screamed "YeS!" did he finally realize what Mel was going for.
Strickfaden.
Yes, the lab equipment was created by Ken Strickfaden
@@DarthTach I’m pretty sure you meant to say Mel Brooks.
Regarding Blucher and the horses, it became an urban myth (with some help from Leachman) that the name means glue in German, which it doesn’t. Glue in German is kleber. The reaction to her name is just meant to imply she’s a frightening person. Gene Wilder on the DVD says “Lord only knows what she does to them when no one’s around.”
It does mean glue in the reality of this movie.
@@aaronhusk I don’t think that’s ever said
@@jonmercano1138 So, you’re willing to accept that almost everyone in Transylvania speaks English with British accents, but not that butcher means glue here? It’s all suspension of disbelief.
@@aaronhusk I’d accept it if that was actually the case, but it’s not. The _audience_ made it up. Gene Wilder, who co wrote the movie, said the horse reactions just imply she’s scary, so that’s what it is.
This came out when I was in College and I had a course in Russian History. I always assumed she was "Interefering" with the horsea Ala Cathrine the Great!
In Frankenstein (1931), the creature encounters a young girl throwing flowers into a pond, so that they float. The creature happily joins in, but when they run out of flowers, he throws the girl in, not understanding the difference, and she drowns. So that scene where she asks what they should throw in next, and he looks at the camera is a direct reference to that film. As if to say to the audience "I know what you're all thinking."
At the end, when the creature's new wife comes out of the bathroom and her hair is done up in a sort of beehive hairdo, with white streaks, and she hisses, that's a direct reference to Bride of Frankenstein (1935). In that film, they create a mate for the creature, she has that hair style, and she hisses when first exposed to the creature.
"She hate me." - the monster
And of course the original Monster visited an old blind hermit, who befriended him and taught him English. The constable with one arm is a direct reference to Lionel Atwill's character in "Son of Frankenstein", who verbally spars with the title character (and plays darts with him) just as we see in this film.
Elsa Lancaster played the “Bride” of Frankenstein 🧙♂️
"Stay close to the candles. The staircase can be treacherous."
Want to guess how many times I watched this before I noticed that the candles aren't even lit?
That was Peter Boyle as “the creature”. I always had a big crush on Teri Garr for many years 🥰.
Total respect, but that's a long line..I'm in there somewhere...
They wanted Madeline Kahn to playing Inga, but she had just done a German accent in Blazing Saddles abd asked to play the fiancé. Teri Garr was in casting and tried out. "Can you do an accent?" She broke out into this.
Cloris Leachman improvised the asking Gene if he wanted the various drinks. Gene almost breaks.
The gag reel is mainly takes of Igor biting the shawl. In one take, he bit a leg off. Gene kept breaking.
Marty kept switching what side his hump was on. Gene mentions it because they had only just noticed he had been doing that.
Mel Brooks' cameo was making the sound of the cat being hit by a dart. Gene didnt want Mel to be in the film.
All of Frankenstein's equipment was the original film's stuff. The builder had kept it all.
Gene Hackman had never done a comedy. He was in a tennis club with Gene and asked for a part. Due to issues related to management etc., Hackman was originally uncredited.
As far as I know this is the only Mel Brookes movie that Mel doesn’t have a cameo in.
Brooks also made the werewolf sounds.
Brooks' face was used for the gargoyles.
@@stevedavis5704 I read somewhere that Mel Brookes' hands were pulling the box from the skeleton in the opening scene.
"Werewolf?" "There we olf, there castle." My late sister and I used to do thst sequence to each other at random times.
This was back when not everyone was brought up to be a slut & have sex before marriage. Elizabeth was in love with Frederick, but she was high class enough to want to wait for marriage before having sex. There ARE some people who still live this way.
FUN FACT: Gene Hackman ad-libbed the "I was going make espresso." line. Mel Brooks and the crew thought it was hilarious. Hackman himself thought it was so funny that he couldn't do any more takes of it without busting out laughing. So, what we see in the movie is the one and only usable take of the scene they had.
Gene was not originally cast in the show. When he heard the movie was being made, he practically begged for a role, so Mel Brooks made him the blind hermit.
It’s kind of funny that they ended up together here, as William Friedkin originally didn’t want Gene Hackman cast as Popeye Doyle in _The French Connection,_ and Peter Boyle was considered for the role, before Friedkin finally agreed with casting Hackman.
@@justwondering5651 I heard they added the scene just for him as it's not part of the original film, but I believe from son of Frankenstein
Like he added to Blazing Saddles. I think his additions go a bit too far, especially in a Mel Brooks Movie.
I read that Aerosmith took a break from the studio to see this movie in the theater. Inspiration for their song "Walk this way" they loved this movie 😅
I read that too.great story!
True.
"Walk this way" is part of many old vaudeville routines. Even The Three Stooges used it a couple times.
Then it's appropriate that "Walk This Way" plays in my head when I hear that line
Gene Wilder was afraid that Mel would try and steal scenes, so he agreed to not be in the film, but he did do some of the voices in background. Marty Feldman's "damned eyes" were caused by having chronic thyroid disease, probably Graves' Disease. Not many recognized Gene Hackman as the blindman, well done, Jen. Some people also didn't notice that the Inspector, played by Kenneth Mars, was wearing a monocle over his eyepatch.
I saw this when it came out in theatres. I died laughing. I watched it again a couple months ago and I died laughing. TIMELESS CLASSIC!!!
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AS A JOKE Marty would switch the hump from one side to the other without telling anyone. It took a couple of Days, but Gene and Mel eventually caught on and loved the gag so much they added it into the film!
This was mostly Gene's Baby and asked Mel not to make a Cameo, as he didn't want Mel's cameo upstaging the great work the rest of the cast was doing.
The Laboratory props (ALL of them) were from the Classic "Frankenstein" Movie! Mel found out the (uncredited) Prop master had them in a Garage and asked if he could use them. Although he refused to be paid for the "loan", his name was added to the Credits of This one.
Damn your eyes!!! You beat me to the punch on adding the info about Marty surreptitiously switching the hump from one side to the other.
I was about to write all that until I finally saw this 😂
"Mr Hilltop" is the Preacher from Blazing Saddles
Fun Fact: This film inspired my country's band to take name Eppu Normaali (native translation of Abby Normal) when they started playing in 1976. Band is still playing actively.
“…Aaaaaaaaa-I ain’t got nobody.”
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Froedrick!
Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs, Men in Tights, History of the World Part 1..... Mel Brooks' work is genius.
Everybody forgets 'Silent Movie'.
Don't forget Mel Brooks' spoof on Hitchcock movies: High Anxiety!
The Producers (1967) is also excellent
And - The Twelve Chairs, and Life Stinks.
I suggest the movie "See No Evil, Hear No Evil". It's with Gene Wilder and Richard Rryor .
Wilder and Pryor are legends
I also suggest the hilarious movie Start the Revolution Without Me, with Gene Wilder and Donald Sutherland in dual roles.
And Stir Crazy. And Sliver Streak
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).
Also "Bride of Frankenstein".
The used some of the same props/set from the original movies
The scene with the little girl "What shall we throw in now?" is a satire of the '31 original.
@@treetopjones737 That's why seeing the original helps to get all the gags.
The hermit scene is my favorite because it's funny as hell but mostly because it pays homage to my favorite scene from "The Bride of Frankenstein " which, conversely, is heartrendingly touching.
In the first Frankenstein movie, the monster does indeed throw the girl into water, drowning her.
Not out of malice, but due to poor logic.
And in the book, he saves her from drowning in a river and gets shot by her father for his trouble.
I remember as a child ( 60's now ) it was one of the classic horrors that got shown on tv. Of course they left out that scene.
"PUTTINNN ONNN THEEE RIIIIIIIIIIIITZ!"🎶
This was ad libbed by Peter Boyle, and apparently caused the entire cast and crew to lose nearly an entire day of filming because they could not get through a take without cracking up.
@@MrRetluocc wish i could be a fly on the wall that day
@@MrRetluoccit looks like the singing by both Gene and Peter was pre-recorded.
@samhain1894 - Yes... *AFTER* they regained their composure and decided to incorporate it into the scene.
Watch the blooper reel here. Igor gets Gene Wilder so many times on the scene when fiancee shows up with the fuzzy animal scarf
Marty Feldman as I-gor is probably my favorite comedic performance in any movie ever... Everything he does is hilarious. If you check out some of the behind-the-scenes and outtakes, he is consistently cracking everyone on the set up too.
One of those movies that keeps you in constant chuckle mode.
Whenever you see a laughing Jen thumbnail you know you're in for a cracking time 🔥💙🍿
Well said, Ian!
It's nuts, but often when my mind starts wandering I randomly think "Roll. Roll. Roll in the hay!" Jokes poking fun at figures of speech and euphemisms are among my favorite brands of humor.
Mel Brooks Researched and found *some of the actual original lab equipment used in the 1931 movie "Frankenstein" for this movie*
The gentleman that did the special effects for the original movie had it stored in his garage. He was more than happy to loan it to Mel and even helped to install it.
@@firedoc5 Very true.
My favorite comedy of all-time meets my favorite reaction channel. Perfect pairing.
When I was much younger, I had the good fortune of being an extra in a film that starred Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner (whom he married). Both were extremely nice and treated everyone the same on set, no matter who you were. If someone had told me that one day I'd get to speak to the man who starred in my favorite movie as a kid, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, I would've said they're crazy. Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner were extremely talented, and their comedy genius is sorely missed.
I loved Roseanne Roseannadanna driving Jane Curtin crazy with her inane ramblings, followed by "It just goes to show you. It's always something. If it's not one thing, it's another."
@@justwondering5651 i miss all her other characters as well: Emily Latilla, news commentator that gets everythng wrong ["Nevermind!"], the burnt out rock star, Lisa Loopner of the Nerd skits {"That's so funny I forgot to laugh"], the Little girl bouncing around going beserk, and the one time she danced a fantasy dance with Steve Matrin, that broke me up, I was on the floor.
One of the greatest films ever made and the chemistry between Wilder, Garr and Feldman is unparalleled! This film incorporated props from the Original film, both Masterpieces! And that solo violin!
😄👍 In case you forgot, Teri Garr (Inga) was also Richard Dreyfus' wife in "Close Encounters Of The 3rd Kind." A couple of other movies she's really great in are "Tootsie" (1982) and "After Hours" (1985). Of course, Madeline Kahn was also in "Blazing Saddles." Other Mel Brooks movies you'll find her in include "High Anxiety" (1977) and "History Of The World Part 1" (1981). 😉
I wish someone would react to High Anxiety. It's funny also.
Terri Garr also appeared on Star Trek TOS in the episide "Assignment: Earth"
And Silent Movie
Marty Feldman (Igor) switched his hump to the opposite between tskes and waited for everyone else to notice. Inspector Kemp was based on a similar character in Son of Frankenstein, who had such a thick Bavarian accent you couldn't hardly understand him. This is one of my all-time favorite movies - glad you finally got to see it.
"wootshtops"
What knockers!
This era Teri Garr is one of the most beautiful women to walk the earth
I agree completely.
I was still a kid the first time I saw this and remember giggling at the ‘Abby Normal’ brain for days afterward.
My Dad often used it as a Dad joke to revive that giggle he remembered.
Freshly dead here! Loved this reaction! Waited a long time for this one! 😊 thanks again Jen for all that you do...Eric
So glad you're checking out Mel Brooks movies!
Madeline Kahn, the legend returns in a Mel Brooks film! Cloris Leachman would go on to costar on the Mary Tyler Moore Show. Peter Boyle (the creature) would be famous to your generation as the dad on Everybody Loves Raymond.
Also was Tim Allen’s boss in the original Santa Clause.
Cloris Leachman was already on MTM for four years before this.
Cloris was also the grandma on the show Raising Hope. Very funny show on Fox about ten or so years ago
Another very funny Madeline Kahn movie is called, What's Up Doc? Also stars Ryan O'Neal and Barbra Streisand. "Those are Howard Bannister's rocks."
HOLY CRAP!
Frankenstein castle really exists here in Germany.
Yep- in Darmstadt. Have been there.
I will forever remember the first time I saw this. My 7th grade Chemistry teacher showed it to us at the end of the year because we already took our final before the end of the semester. Such a great movie.
I've seen several reactors comment on the dead baron in his coffin, the desiccated, skeletal corpse: "look at the fake fingernails!" Your nail bed does sit quite deep under the skin. When the skin shrinks and/or rots away, the nails appear much longer than in life. This has lead to the myth that hair and nails continue to grow after you die, which is not true. They don't grow; your skin shrinks. So, yeah: an old corpse like this would have prominent fingernails. I guess a lot of people are not familiar with death, understandably, so they are surprised when they see that movie prop corpse- which is actually fairly realistic, as movie prop corpses go!
I forget how good they create the old black and white era look in this film. I occasionally have to remind myself it's not from the 30's. Loved the reaction Jen!
Brook’s insistence that they shoot in black and white rubbed the studio heads the wrong way, but he paid for the film out of his pocket. It was a brilliant move. The movie was a big hit. Gene Wilder wrote the screenplay. Brooks didn’t want the song and dance sequence but Wilder wore him down. Glad he did.
The lab equipment in the castle was the same used in the original Frankenstein movie
This is my favorite Mel Brooks film. I even have a tattoo of the creature with him yelling as his thumb is on fire!!😂
The BEST Brooks movie by far. Love the channel.
High Anxiety is a must see Mel Brooks parody of several Hitchcock films.
Silent Movie is also hyterical
Which one has a character named Brophy? Won’t mention the big moment spoiler regarding that.
Mel Brooks’ cameo was the wolf’s howl at the beginning and the cat’s cry when Gene Wilder throws the dart.
Always a joy watching you discover such classics!
"Give him an extra dollar 💵 "
One of the cool things about "Young Frankenstein" is that it uses a lot of the same set pieces and lab equipment from the classic 1931 Universal Studios "Frankenstein" film.
In my mind, it's a legitimate sequel. 😁
Thank you for reacting to this, Jen, it's based off of the first three Frankenstein films by Universal and even used some of the same sets. Marty Feldman is the real star of this, he steals the scenes he's in, R.I.P.
Right, I'm popping out to the shop and then I'm going to continue my Star Wars rewatches for you and your channel, Jen.
So glad you enjoyed this Jen. This is my favourite comedy film and, in fact, in my top 10 of the best movies ever made. It’s a comedy gem and Gene Hackman’s cameo is the icing on the cake! “I was going to make espresso!” 😂
Great Job on recognizing Gene!! The monster is the Father from EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND! 🕊️☮️
He's also in the funniest episode of X-Files and totally steals the show.
@@Yora21 No Way⁉️ I had zero interest in that show. How many years of Scully witnessing stuff and still doubting her partner can a fan handle? ☮️
Young Frankenstein is so good it's really not a parody of the franchise but more of a humorous homage.
This is a great movie! Thank you for reacting to this one Jen!
Fun fact, you'd never recognize it from the accent that he has, but Kenneth Mars (who plays Inspector Kemp) is the voice of Ariel's father King Triton in The Little Mermaid. Gene Hackman had just done French Connection and several other super-serious roles and basically called Mel Brooks when he heard he was making this movie and asked for a cameo because he wanted to do something funny. The result is beyond brilliant and perhaps the funniest scene in the movie.
Speaking of the horror & comedy MUST SEE Classics,, Starring comedic icon Don Knotts,, "The Ghost And Mr. Chicken" (1966)
...R.I.P. Don 🙏 ❤️ Gone But Definitely Not Forgotten.
Jen reviewing one of the funniest movies ever made? Yes please!
"Put. It. Back!"
"It's pronounced FRONKENSTEEN."
"What knockers!" "Oh, thank you, Doctor." 😂
Not one of the funniest movies ever. THE funniest.
@@richardvinsen2385 Ha. I stand corrected. ;)
@@RJHart1214 Could be worse.
Fun fact: inspector Kempf was portrayed by American actor Kenneth Mars who also played Otto on Malcom in the middle.
This movie will always hold a special place in my heart. This was the first movie I went to, at night, without parental supervision. It was just before my 12th birthday and went with a friend from school. The second movie I saw with my friend was Star Wars, so I was batting two for two.
From one clarinetist to another, you’re my favorite TH-camr… Lots of love from NM
Awesome! 🎶
The original Frankenstein an Bride of Frankenstein movies from the 30's should be required viewing before watching this just like the Star Wars movies before Spaceballs. Always watch the original before the spoof.
Wonderful reaction! Great that you recognized Gene Hackman, and Chloris Leachman's facial expressions are criminally under appreciated.
I worked in a neuroscience lab for almost 3 years, and I used the screencap for "Abnormal brain, do not use" several times in the group chat.
Mel Brooks was the howling Werewolf in the scene of "Where Wolk?"... "There Wolf!"
I left a comment earlier but I wanted to add another one to say congrats on another 1k in the chat Jen, you deserve it and looking forward to everything this week it’s one of the best lineups.
Thanks D! Always great to see you there, hope you're feeling well ☺️
great reaction, yes please do more Mel Brooks! also Clue is amazing Madeline devours her role in that!
I saw this theatrically in 1975 when I was eight years old. It became my gateway to both Mel Brooks and horror movies and to this day I love them both. Mel Brooks is a national treasure.👍
As far as The Producers is concerned, it was an original concept and screenplay by Mel Brooks that won him an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. The original 1967 film stars Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel, and there was the adaptation of the Broadway musical that utilized many of the original 2001 Broadway cast and creative team in 2005. Start with the original, I loved the musical...but some people have problems with it, and its not exactly like the original (one character is completely cut from the musical version).
Young Frankenstein is one of the few Mel Brooks films he didn't make an appearance in. The original concept for the film was Gene's, and he was working on it while filming Blazing Saddles. When Mel asked what he was doing, Gene explained it...and then the two of them stayed up late that night banging out ideas for the film. Since both Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein came out the same year, 1974, it is kind of amazing that both films are in the American Film Institute's top 20 greatest comedies (Blazing Saddles in #6, Young Frankenstein is #14). I prefer Blazing Saddles, but I know a lot of people who prefer Young Frankenstein.
Marty Feldman as Igor...one of his greatest performances. He made only a handful films, one of my favorites was, ironically, his final film. The pirate comedy Yellowbeard, which had a huge cast of British and American comedy greats, is a weird mixture of Mel Brooks and Monty Python. The cast includes Pythons Graham Chapman (as Yellowbeard), Eric Idle, and John Cleese, with Brooks players like Madeline Kahn (Elizabeth in Young Frankenstein), Peter Boyle (The Creature), and Kenneth Mars (Inspector Kemp). It also had Cheech and Chong, British acting legends like Susannah York (Superman I & II), James Mason (A Star Is Born with Judy Garland in 1954), Bernard Fox (Titanic and The Mummy), and Michael Hordern. The oddest casting is a cameo by David Bowie. Besides Young Frankenstein, Marty also appeared in Mel Brooks's Silent Movie. One other film I loved as a kid was the irreverent (almost blasphemous) comedy In God We Tru$t, written and directed by Marty, which also had Andy Kaufman, Peter Boyle, and Richard Pryor. Marty died in 1983 of a heart attack in Mexico City filming Yellowbeard, and supposedly, Graham Chapman was with him when he passed. He was only 48.
Couldn’t wait to watch one of my all time favs with you Jen. Puttin On the Ritz has to be one of the funniest things put to film.
Gene Wilder wrote the script and based it on the original Frankenstein movies. Mel Brooks tweaked it a bit which is why he shares writing credit. Wilder wanted it filmed in black and white and Brooks agreed. The studio didn't, but Brooks insisted. The studio finally agreed but wanted to film it in color for "Richer shading," but Brooks refused, suspecting that they would renege on the agreement and release it in color. Finally, Brooks didn't appear in the film, but his voice did. On the wagon ride near the beginning, Mel Brooks made the wolf howl noise. ("Werewolf!" "There wolf. There castle.") And when Frankenstein and the inspector were playing darts, Brooks made the cat screaming sound.
This is my favorite Mel Brooks, along with Spaceballs. pretty sure he is the voice of Baron Avon Frankenstein in one scene!
Great movie and reaction! THanks, Jen.
Young Frankenstein is one of my all time favorite Mel Brooks movies, as well as one of my top 5 all time favorite movies. There was so much talent in the cast, and the few blooper reels that I have seen, they all had such a hard time not absolutely cracking up and just riffing off each other the entire time.
(11:19) Jen: "Mad scientist lair!"
Now all Jen needs to complete her typical movie reaction is a glass of champagne and some explosions. 👍😊
Brooks' two most underrated films are "Silent Movie" and "To Be Or Not To Be". "High Anxiety" is also very funny as it spoofs Hitchcock movies but the original "The Producers" is sheer comic genius!
"Wait..wait..don't go I was gonna make espresso" 🚬 ☕️
This movie has been on my Mount Rushmore of comedic films for quite some time now.
A MUST SEE Classic,, "What's Up Doc?"
(1972) Also starring Medeline Kahn,, Barbara Streisand & Ryan O'Neal..TRUST ME on this one!! ❤
Madeline as THE Eunice Burns!
The student at the start who questions Dr Frankenstein is also the voice of Brainy Smurf in the old Smurf cartoons. 😂
Igor for MVP!
That's Kenneth Mars playing the police commissioner with a heavy accent. He also appears in The Producers, which also features Gene Wilder.
One of the conditions that Gene Wilder had before this movie was made was that Mel Brooks not be in it as he thought it would take away from the film. Brooks, however, did do some of the voices in various crowds.
I'm not commenting about this movie, which is great. I see it's only 2 months old. You have probably watched good will hunting, but I don't see it. Love to watch that movie, and see your reaction.
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23:05 "Frickin' Frau!" LOL
8:40 --- You know.. I always wonder what happened to items like the painting..
This movie is comic perfection. Liam Dunn plays the older skinny man who Dr. Fronkensteen knees in the groin early in the film. Dunn also played the minister in Blazing Saddles. He played Barbara Striesand's Father in 1972's What's Up Doc. Man the 70's had some great comedies.
Mel Brooks was in it, in a sense. He voiced both the howling werewolf when they’re in the wagon, and the cat that got hit by the dart.
It's tough for you to relate, but in 1974 pretty much ALL of us had seen the 3 1930s Frankenstein movies that this spoofed (& paid loving homage to). Those classic horror films were on tv constantly through the 60s. When I see you and others react to Young Frankenstein, I really wish I could sit you down to watch Frankenstein, Bride of & Son of....beforehand.
Young Frankenstein isn't just my favorite Mel Brooks movie, it's my favorite movie of all time. Just so genuinely funny and you can tell the actors are all having a great time, which the audience feels too. It was also the first black and white movie I saw as a kid and was immensely important for making me understand B&W didn't just mean an old and boring movie
11:22 That’s Mel Brooks playing the voice of Dr. Victor Frankenstein.
Yes, yes. You are the first I have seen to have caught that. Also the portrait of Victor Frankenstein is Mel Brooks made up to resemble Gene Wilder.
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Jen and one of my all time favorites -- this makes my night. Of the many, many great gags in this movie I think my favorite is one that kind of flies under the radar: I love that Elizabeth ducks when an affection starved Dr. Frankenstein blows her a kiss.
Yes Jen, please do The Producers! 🙏😃🙂 The original 60's movie, the one with Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick is a movie version of the Broadway play based on the original movie.
Thanks for the reaction. This is a great Mel Brooks movie. For my birthday, I had black forest cake and made the yummy sound as I ate it. Of the 20 people at the party, only 3 got my reference to this movie; wife, dad and best friend. People need to watch more Mel Brooks movies.
Another excellent performance by Cloris Leachman (Frau Blücher) in a Mel Brooks movie is her portrayal of Nurse Diesel in "High Anxiety".
_The Producers_ absolutely! It was Mel Brooks' directorial debut, and it won him the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. It was Gene Wilder's first leading role. Ken Mars (Inspector Kemp) does a brilliant turn in a supporting role. You'll certainly enjoy the music. And it stars the great Zero Mostel.
Mel Brooks appears in all but two of his films: _The Producers_ and _Young Frankenstein._ (In _The Producers_ he actually has a voice over, but does not appear on screen.)
Oh yes. Jen needs to be introduces to to the comedic genius of Zero Mostel. Then she need to watch "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum."