For the record, when they enter into Frankenstein's laboratory, those are the surviving props from the 1931 Frankenstein film starring Boris Karloff. The prop master Kenneth Strickfaden had kept them and allowed Brooks to use them for his film. Essentially, Brooks made this movie an unofficial sequel to the Universal Frankenstein films.
@@lewisner I'm afraid I don't know. From some light research, apparently the props were trading hands under private collectors and exhibitors after Kenneth Strickfaden's death. I've read an account that some of the equipment was used in a museum display by a collector, however nothing conclusive after that. If they still exist, they're more than likely in the memorabilia collection circuit.
@@lewisner I agree, but sadly many famous film artifacts wound up rotting away in some dusty corner, like the full size time machine from "The Time Machine" (1960) or the fiberglass statue of Gort from "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951). The ones that have been restored or otherwise preserved are usually due to the efforts of private collectors, although like the famous collection of Forry Ackerman, these are usually scattered to the winds after someone's death.
I'm not sure if it was Brooks playing into the stereotype or just actually being the stereotype, but I once saw an interview about it and he bragged about how little he paid to use those props.
Gene Hackman was the blind hermit, and he adlibbed his last line about making espresso. Also Marty changed the side the hump was on throughout filming without telling anyone and when they finally noticed they added it to the script.
In an early draft of the script, when the monster was going to be introduced to the public, there was originally a scene backstage with Igor and the doctor. Dr. Frankenstein says, "Well, this is it," and pats Igor on the back. He is then surprised to realize that the hump is actually missing. The doctor says, "Igor! Your hump!" to which Igor replies, "Never with tails, Master."
And the guy in the classroom antagonizing Freddie with his questions was Danny Goldman who went on to be the voice of Brainy Smurf in the '80's tv series, The Smurfs. I also remember him as Dr. Denton in Get Smart Again :)
Gene Wilder once said he's only had one disagreement with Mel Brooks. And it was over the Puttin On The Ritz scene. Gene came up with the idea and felt strongly it should also be that song. Mel shot it down, saying he didn't think it would be funny. But Gene argued with him and put up a fight for it. Mel then told him that he will put it in. Gene then asked why he gave in, Mel said he was on the fence if it was a good scene or not. And he rejected it to see Gene's reaction. If he had acquiesced Mel knew it probably wouldn't be funny. But because Gene felt strongly about it and fought for it, Mel knew it had to be good and made sure it made it in.
I would argue it's not just the funniest scene in the movie but the funniest thing ever put to film. Think about it: this isn't a floor show, it's a demonstration of his scientific success. He's reanimated dead tissue into a living creature that can walk. The notion that he has to step it up by doing a dance routine to win them over is beyond absurd. But he does anyway and the creature is killing it complete with a classic tap dance windmill. Then when the act falls apart these "peers" throw heads of cabbage? WTF are they doing bringing rotting cabbage to a symposium in their tuxedos? But the funniest line of all is when he's trying to save the act. "ARE YOU TRYING TO MAKE ME LOOK LIKE A FOOL?!!" He brought the dead back to life yet he's worrying about what the reviews are going to be in the variety section the next day.
Supposedly the reason the scene fades to black so quickly after Gene Hackman's "I was gonna make espresso" line is because he ad-libbed it and everyone on set cracked up.
Marty Feldman (Eye-gor) had a thyroid condition; this led to his distinctive eyes. Regarding the hump - he started switching the prosthesis from one side to the other as a joke & they worked it into the film.
Yep, it's Graves' disease and the main symptom is an overactive thyroid. I have it myself and had to take radioactive iodine to kill the thyroid gland, thankfully I haven't developed the problem with the eyes.
Marty Feldman had a short-lived TV series on, I beleive, ABC in the late 60's - The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine. I remember watching it live, but not sure if it's ever been available since. I remember one sketch where he was a photographer who followed a model around saying "One more, please!" before snapping another photo. It went on for about 10 minutes, it seems, and he must have said that line 50 times. It was really an endurance test.
Some music trivia: When this movie came out a band from Boston known as Aerosmith was recording what would become their breakthrough album Toys In The Attic. One night after recording the band went and saw Young Frankenstein. When Feldman said "Walk This Way" the band went nuts. The next day, the band recorded perhaps their most famous song. All because of Marty Feldman.
@@anthonyfabel8463 yes They were recording at the Record Plant in NYC. the band retells the story in their 1997 autobiography. They were all high and thought it was the funniest thing they ever heard.
Those lasts scenes w the Monster & Madeline Kahn - her hair & the hissing thing is a tribute to the original film Bride of Frankenstein. Mel's movies contain alot of references to famous acts of OLD Hollywood - Laurel & Hardy, Bride of Frankenstein, various other old comedians, stars, etc. Mel is a comedy genius 😀
My best friend's mom passed away two days ago. I'm 37 and living in UK, everyone I really care about is in Rome. I met him when I was 3 and I basically grew up in their house. I'm waiting for my passport to be renewed soon, so I'll go visit him. I sat down in my living room with dinner and not intention to eat it. I've put my tablet on and saw your thumbnail, one of my favourite movie from my favourite people on this platform. Thank you for your work, you have no idea how it might reach different people in the world but it does. Look forward seeing this. ❤
I was listening to the radio driving home from works years ago and they were doing one word movie quotes trying to stump each other. Sedagive! was the best one. Everyone knew it instantly.
"Talk a small role, and make it better...betteh... Betteh... BETTEH..." Oh wait. That's HEY JUDE. Well, never mind. His insertion in the film was a total shock and much hilarity after this film hit the theaters. "THAT was Popeye Doyle?!!" Yep... live and in person... well... sorta.
Most true: and in this case he certainly was as the blind man who fed the Monster and offered him a cigar, and was going to make espresso. This was his first comic role in a movie, and his friend Mel Brooks sort of coaxed him into it. The espresso line was improv by Hackman.
I mentioned Clue on My Cousin Vinny, and I will mention it again. Madeleine Kahn is so great in this, and Clue, and the other 1974 Brooks classic Blazing Saddles.
12:39 If you have seen the the 1931 original you'd appreciate how well done the lab equipment set design was... mainly because it's the SAME lab equipment. The set designer on the original movie had kept it all in his garage for over 40 years. Brooks found out and had to have them for the film. As much as he wanted a funny movie, he also wanted to be respectful to the classic original and that was a major factor in filming in back & white too. The film lab that carried out the processing hadn't done so for over 6 years such was the dominance of colour.
One of the best references to the original is when the girl is throwing flowers into the well and asks what they should throw in next. Then the monster breaks 4th wall. Hilarious
Always the problem with satires, you need knowledge of the things being referred to to get the jokes. The scene where Kahn arrives at the castle, Marty channels Grouch Marx; FF: "Igor, would you help me with the bags?" Igor:(in a Grouch Marx voice) "Certainly, you take the blond and I'll take the one with the turban!" Also I just discovered in the original '31 film the brain Igor steal is actually marked, "Abnormal"
Marty Feldman was one of the comedy greats, died way too young. Quick bit of trivia: Before Monty Python was formed, some of them (Cleese and Chapman) performed on a comedy show called "At Last the 1948 Show". Also on that show were Marty Feldman and a few other big British comedians. It's worth seeking out, imho. The British comedy pedigree on that show is astonishing and some of their sketches are downright iconic.
I loved the Four Yorkshiremen from Monty Python at the Hollywood Bowl. Only a couple years ago I discovered that it started with John Cleese and Marty Feldman.
Marty Feldman was a regular actor in various British comedy series that we watched from the television, and as kids and teens we were great fans of his. He looked humourously odd with those eyes (he got them from some desease). Like Groucho Marx, he became that character so much, that it was weird to watch a documentary film of him, where one could see him in his daily, ordinary life. He died quite young, 48 years. He does not appear a lot in films, but we went to see the movie The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977), which at the time at least felt like very funny film.
He ended up in the US, regularly appearing on the Dean Martin show, but ultimately appeared in some stinkers of movies and died without leaving the kind of legacy his talent deserved.
@@nevrogers8198 He was one of the 4 co-writers (and original performers) of The Four Yorkshiremen sketch - the other 3 being John Cleese, Graham Chapman & Tim Brooke-Taylor.
Comedy or not? Gene wilder surrounded by lightning, and screaming at god…. BEST depiction of Dr Frankenstein in all of film. I’ve never seen anyone come close to this. You’re both rooting for him, and simultaneously scared of him. And that’s got to be a first as well. How often does a parody do a better version of it’s source material?
The brilliance of this film is that it references scenes in every Frankenstein movie, and is rather faithful to those films productions. It is a full-on satire, and is at a different level for those who have seen those original films.
I'm not sure Silent Movie would go across well in this day and age. Unfortunately, the draw for that film was the plethora of cameos, and a lot of people might not know who they were.
Mel Brooks has said he considers _Young Frankenstein_ to be his best film. I recommend for your next Brooks outing his first film, and the one for which he won the Oscar for Bests Original Screenplay, _The Producers_ (1967). _The Producers_ is not a parody, it is a straight ahead satire.
I was 11-12 when I saw this in the theater with my mom and dad. The scene where Frankenstein is lifting Inga from the cart and say's, "What knockers!" to Igor had me laughing uncontrollably for some time. My mom was mortified - lol.
She did a wonderful job in a straight role in 'Paper Moon' - at first you couldn't stand her, but in the long run you felt sorry for her. Brilliant acting.
26:00 Yep. Gene Hackman used to play tennis with Gene Wilder and heard about the movie. He asked if they could find him a part and he played it for free ! There is a blind man in the original novel.
Ohh, a Mel Brooks film… ya dangerously close to BLAZING SADDLES and THE PRODUCERS… and of course HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART 1….Please continue on this comedy film path and enjoy all those classics!!! 😂 ALSO ROBIN HOOD AND DRACULA
"Every home should have one" (there [was?] a copy on YT), "In God We Tru$t" (Religious parody with Peter Boyle, Louise Lasser, Andy Kaufman & Richard Pryor). Also, search for the 13 episodes of "At Last the 1948 Show" which he co-wrote & co-starred with John Cleese, Graham Chapman, & Tim Brooke-Taylor.
Really one of the funniest films ever made. Gene Wilder is genius in this. As was Chloris Leachman, Madeline Kahn, Terry Garr and Marty Feldman. I laugh out loud every time I see it (many times!)
If you like Mel Brook's style of comedy, you might want to check out _Get Smart_ - not a movie, but a tv series, with Brooks as one of the writers. Seriously good satire.
This film is the best of kind of satire, as much loving homage as sharp parody of the subject. The ghostly voices when they first find the lab I believe are from the 1931 film. Inspector Kemp's accent was based on a similar character in Son of Frankenstein, a policeman with a Bavarian accent so thick you can hardly understand him. The little girl was a nod to the original Monster innocently throwing a little girl into the pond, only to have her drown. Fun fact: the dessert they are eating (the "yummy sound" scene), schwartzvalter kierstorte, basically translates as Black Forest Cake.
Fun fact, Mel Brooks talked to som of the prop people who worked with Frankenstein 1932 and one of them still had all the equipment. He was able to borrow it so all the things are from the classic Boris Karloff movie.
@@oliverbrownlow5615 I'll bite-My Cousin Vinny is my all-time favorite. The Other Guys is a very funny movie. Stir Crazy is a great comedy. I also recommend Night Shift and MASH.
Hey, yes, gene Hackman played the blind guy and if you want to see more movies with Marty Feldman, then the last remake of Boj Jest and the curse of the yellow beard, which was his last movie due to a tragic accident that ended his life on set
Airplane! is not by Mel Brooks. Other Mel Brooks movies include Blazing Saddles, The Producers, and High Anxiety. The makers of Airplane!( the Zucker Bros and Jim Abrahams) went on to do Top Secret and Ruthless People (hilarious) and previously wrote Kentucky Fried Movie (also hilarious). Separately, they made Big Business, Ghost, and the Hot Shots movies among others. It would have been better to see this film after watching the original Frankenstein trilogy starring Boris Karloff. Many scenes like the one with the blind hermit (played by Gene Hackman) and the police captain with the prosthetic arm are based on elements of those films. Marty Feldman's best stuff is probably the skits he did for British TV. I remember one where he brings a vicious animal to a veterinarian's office. You don't see the animal. Just the huge wicker box it's in and you hear the snarls. Lots of physical humor with Feldman almost being pulled into the box. He's also memorable in Mel Brooks' Silent Movie. He's funny in the Gene Wilder directed The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother. He also directed and starred in The Last Remake of Beau Geste.
Honestly, I _tried_ watching the original Frankenstein once, but gave up after a while. I found it excruciatingly boring. I thought the novel was good, though.
@@Wishbone1977 Bride is easily the best of the three. But scenes like the little girl on the seesaw have more meaning when you know it's based on an infamous scene in the first film. Knowing that they're spoofing Bride of Frankenstein with the blind hermit scene or Madeline Kahn's hairstyle adds another level of enjoyment. Also, you appreciate the trouble they went to to match the look of the older films. I think they even hunted down the same type of black and white film used in those films.
I love how Simone fully commits to the intros, but her body, brain, and facial expressions are actively rejecting them at the same time. You can see both the joy AND the pain simultaneously lol
Way, way too much to unpack here, but just to say I'm delighted you got round to this one - don't ever change you two! x ETA - If you haven't seen Blazing Saddles, that is an absolute must. You must watch it now. Right now.
@@TheMarcHicks It's probably a bit too much to ask, but to get the most out of Men in Tights it'd be great if they were familiar with the 1991 movie, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, starring Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman, And the gloriously magnificent Alan Rickman chewing up the scenery and stealing the whole movie for himself!
@@IvorClegg More important to see the 1938 Errol Flynn "The Adventures of Robin Hood". It's also a much better movie than the Costner abortion, although the 1991 version did need a parody. Or maybe not - the Costner flick pretty much IS a parody already.
I always use that quote in my life whenever the situation gets uncomfortable and say "It could be worse, it could be raining" then whatever I am going though doesn't seem so bad
My mom likes to sing "Marty Feldman eyes" to the tune of "Betty Davis Eyes". Marty Feldman and Gene Wilder also star together in The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother, which I may not have seen, but I've heard good things about.
The original Frankenstein (with an amazing and moving performance by Boris Karloff as the monster), and Bride of Frankenstein, are brilliant films If you watch those as well as the 3rd movie, Son of Frankenstein, you will catch a lot more of the excellent callback jokes and homages in this film.
This is my all time favorite movie. I have watched it *countless* times. And I never once noticed that the detective has his monocle on over his eyepatch. 🤣🤣 This is why I love Mel Brooks--there's always something hiding in plain sight
"Walk this way" joke is as old as the hills. The usual version is a man goes into a shop and asks where the talcum powder is. The assistant says "walk this way" and minces off. The man says "if I could walk that way I wouldn't need the talcum powder". It's been told by countless comedians long before this movie came out.
I loved her reaction to the first putting on the Ritz line from the monster. I laughed so friggin hard at that the first time I saw the movie that we had to pause it for like 15 mins.
Loved your reactions to this incredible film, Simone and George. Gene Hackman was the blind hermit, in a special cameo appearance. Fun Movie Trivia: The lab equipment in Young Frankenstein, was the same equipment used for the original Frankenstein movie from 1931. Marty Feldman ( sadly no longer with us ) was a British actor, comedian and writer, who suffered from the condition Graves ophthalmopathy, which caused his eyes to protrude. He began his career on British tv, working with the Monty Python gang, ( before they became Python ) then starred in his own tv show. Feldman appeared with Gene Wilder in Young Frankenstein ( Directed by Mel Brooks ) and also The Adventures of Sherlock Holme's Smarter Brother, which Wilder also directed.
One of my favorite comedies, a pirate move, Yellowbeard, came out a few years after this and not only also stars Marry Feldman, Peter Boyle, and Madeline Khan. But also stars most members of Monty Python, Cheech & Chong, James Mason and even a Cameo by David Bowie.
Simone please never stop with the random references at the start of each episode. It's a great gimmick and sets you guys apart from other reactors. Also their always hilarious and very varied to boot 👍
Good to see you both reacting so favorably and appreciating the humor. A fave of mine. This actually 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 hissing at the creature (it was originally Elsa Lanchester - the actress in the intro of Bride that played Mary Shelly), the blind hermit (Gene Hackman) and the emphasis on the creature's love of music. In the original BRIDE the monster, when offered the cigar by the hermit, actually grabs it with his hand with his thumb sticking out. Someone was really paying attention! 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!!!
Yep Automatically noticed that and of course, Roman Polanski also had a small Cameo as the Stage Show introducer for the 'Putting on the Ritz' Dance scene.
Fun trivia: That "walk this way" joke is the origin of the title for the Aerosmith song. Steven Tyler or Joe Perry said so themselves, they went out to see this movie while recording that album.
I figure this takes place about 1910, which makes the timing perfect for the student with all the questions to be a young Herbert West. This is one of the great masterpieces of comedy. Peter Boyle, who plays the monster, would go on to play the father on Everybody Loves Raymond. Cloris Leachman and Kenneth Mars(Inspector Kemp) would both go on to have roles in the series Malcolm in the Middle.
Oh wow. My mind is blowing up right now thinking about hiw Gene Wilder could be the cause of the Reanimator. Also you can ratchet up the creep factor because that student was a young Roman Polanski.
A lot of people wonder why Mel Brooks didn't play a role in this movie like he usually does. A. He sort of does, he's the cat that gets startled by a dart. and B. Its because this movie was Gene Wilder's baby. Most things Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks did together were things Mel Brooks had the lead on. Brooks took a step back on this one. Though Wilder said in an interview that they had their first and only argument about this movie. Brooks told him that they shouldn't do the dancing with the monster scene. They argued for hours well into the night until Brooks suddenly said, 'I agree, we _have_ to do that scene.' Wilder says he stared at Brooks for a moment dumbfounded and asked, 'If you *like* the scene, why did you make me argue with you for so long?' To which Brooks said, 'I wasn't sure about it but I knew that if you were willing to fight me over it that it had to be right.'
As Mel Brooks always shows up in his films, people wonder where he was in this one. During the dart throwing scene, Gene throws a dart and you hear a cat yowl. That is Mel's voice.
One of my all-time favorites! If you want to see how much fun the cast had making this movie, watch the outtakes! Also, the classic comedy What's Up Doc? has many of the same character actors as well as the incomparable Madeline Kahn, Ryan O'Neal, and Barbara Streisand. It's one of the funniest comedies in the style of the screwball comedies of the '30s mixed with a Bugs Bunny cartoon. It's a must-watch!
Kenneth Mars played the inspector in this film and was Ryan O'Neal's rival, Hughe, in What's Up Doc? I saw that as a kid and laughed my head off. Still, my alltime favorite line is Kenneth Mars in front of the judge: "What is your name?" "I am Hughe" "You are me?" "No, I am Hughe" "Bailiff, tell him to stop saying that" "Stop saying that!"
I saw Marty Feldman as we were both checking into a hotel in Atlanta shortly after this came out. I knew I recognized him from somewhere so I was staring at him trying to figure it out,and he did the eyebrow thing. All I could do was point at him and say, Oh,it's you ! Had no idea what his name was at the time. Always a favorite movie.
If you think, "Young Frankenstein" was bonkers, there is one more Mel Brooks film that you have to see; BLAZING SADDLES. It is a parody western with one of the most memorable, crazy, goofball, insane endings in the HISTORY of motion pictures!
Fun fact: the actor who plays the medical student that continued to prod Frankenstein about his grandfather’s work is Danny Goldman, who is probably most famous for voicing Brainy Smurf in the original Smurfs cartoon.
Another great, great comedy with both Marty Feldman, and, Peter Boyle, is 1983's "Yellowbeard". It was written by, and, stars Graham Chapman, of "Monty Python", and, also features, Madeline Kahn, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Cheech & Chong, Peter Cook, and, James Mason. There's also a David Bowie cameo. It's a hilarious, too often overlooked, absolute gem of a comedy.
It was so great to see the two of you laughing during this movie. This was one of two movies my father took me to see with him for a father son outing (I had four other siblings) and that made Young Frankenstein one of my sentimental favorite movies. The other movie we saw together was The Sting and these two will remain my two favorite movies.
I have been watching this movie since it first came out and I still laugh my ass off when the monster sings puttin' on the ritz. That's how to make a comedy.
More Marty Feldman eh. The Four Yorkshiremen sketch th-cam.com/video/VKHFZBUTA4k/w-d-xo.html The Railway Carriage th-cam.com/video/PcntOrHTeBA/w-d-xo.html
This is such a great movie. I think I was like 7 or 8 years old when my mom took me to see this movie when it was re released. Madeline Kahn was so great in this movie but she's so good in anything she does. This movie like a lot of Mels movies is a send up parody of the Universal monster movies. As with all of his movies there's a ton of fourth wall breaks and visual sight gags. The reason why the horses went crazy hearing Cloris name is because it means "Glue Maker". There was an on Broadway production of this movie like they did for the Producers.
Marty had been flipping sides on his hump for days before anyone noticed. Gene asking about it was for anyone in the audience who noticed. The equipment is all from the original. The designer kept it all in perfect condition. Aerosmith was recording their Toys in the Attic album and most of the band saw the film. The came back and told Steven to write a song called "Walk This Way." Watch the bloopers. Ovaltine was an aflib. Gene Hackman was originally uncredited as he was dying to do a comedy and his people wouldn't let him.
I recommend that you two watch the bloopers from this film because there's only about an hours worth and they are amazing. The whole scene where Marty Feldman hits on Madeline Kahn is about 20 minutes of it because no one could keep a straight face. It's all super funny. You don't even have to react to it. Just watch it.
Quiet dignity and grace... €dit: Marty Feldman used to switch the shoulder he wore the hump on. For shits and giggles... and to see if anyone would notice.
Marty Feldman is in a movie that I think you would really enjoy called Yellowbeard. Yellowbeard, was written and produced by Monty Python's Graham Chapman, and has a cast that includes Chapman, John Cleese, and Eric Idle (all from Monty Python), Cheech Marin & Tommy Chong (of Cheech and Chong), and three people from Young Frankenstein (Mart Feldman, Madeline Kahn, and Peter Boyle. David Bowie even has a small role.
Finally, reactors who really get this movie. Thank you, it's why you guys are the best. A couple things: 1) Gene Hackman was the blind man. 2) I am surprised you haven't done Blazing Saddles. Robin Hood, Men in Tights should be on your list as well. (Both Mel Brooks of course)
Also, when Hackman says "cigars", he smiles and looks over to the side making me think he was looking at Mel after that delivery. Another Mel Brooks movie I would add to your list is The Twelve Chairs. It's one of the most lyrical and bleakly beautiful of his comedies.
I read that when Cloris leachman was asking gene wilder if he wanted all those extra things , she wasn't expecting him to give her irritated timid answers. They were both improving and it just turned out better
Improv is making up the dialogue and scene as you go. Changing a few words or throwing in an unscripted line is referred to as ad lib. Performing the scene as written is called acting, and actors are often expected to take the performance in unexpected places. Acting is also reacting, so making an interesting choice can trigger an interesting reaction from the other person in the scene. What you watched wasn’t improv but genius collaboration between two great comedic talents.
Just as I always look forward to Jeannie's "Dig a Tunnel" outro on MxR Plays, I always look forward to your random intros. The more awkward the better, lol 😊
The reason the scene immediately fades to black after the line is said was because the crew erupted into fits of laughter. Hackman was unable to repeat the line without laughing with the rest of the crew, so the first take was used. Hackman was uncredited when the movie was originally released in theaters. He actually learned about the film through his frequent tennis partner Gene Wilder and requested a role, because he wanted to try comedy. He volunteered to play the Blind Hermit for free. It was four days of shooting for about four minutes of running time.
"His eyes!" Then the obvious question - Gene Wilder's or Marty Feldman's? So good. Marty Feldman's crazy eyes were actually from a disease/ailment. But he was from a tough generation, so you use what you got, no whining.
Airplane was not a Mel Brooks film! Love your reactions!
Stopped smack at the beginning to comment on this - though I can definitely understand the reason for thinking so.
Yep..knew right away what the first comments would be about but had to check. This is my favorite Mel Brooks flick. Love the reactions CB!!
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Surely you can't be serious.
@@steriopticon2687 Don't call them Shirley.
For the record, when they enter into Frankenstein's laboratory, those are the surviving props from the 1931 Frankenstein film starring Boris Karloff. The prop master Kenneth Strickfaden had kept them and allowed Brooks to use them for his film. Essentially, Brooks made this movie an unofficial sequel to the Universal Frankenstein films.
Have they still been preserved ?
@@lewisner I'm afraid I don't know. From some light research, apparently the props were trading hands under private collectors and exhibitors after Kenneth Strickfaden's death. I've read an account that some of the equipment was used in a museum display by a collector, however nothing conclusive after that. If they still exist, they're more than likely in the memorabilia collection circuit.
@@SirMrHowell That's crazy. These iconic film props should have been preserved in a national museum.
@@lewisner I agree, but sadly many famous film artifacts wound up rotting away in some dusty corner, like the full size time machine from "The Time Machine" (1960) or the fiberglass statue of Gort from "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951). The ones that have been restored or otherwise preserved are usually due to the efforts of private collectors, although like the famous collection of Forry Ackerman, these are usually scattered to the winds after someone's death.
I'm not sure if it was Brooks playing into the stereotype or just actually being the stereotype, but I once saw an interview about it and he bragged about how little he paid to use those props.
Gene Hackman was the blind hermit, and he adlibbed his last line about making espresso.
Also Marty changed the side the hump was on throughout filming without telling anyone and when they finally noticed they added it to the script.
In an early draft of the script, when the monster was going to be introduced to the public, there was originally a scene backstage with Igor and the doctor. Dr. Frankenstein says, "Well, this is it," and pats Igor on the back. He is then surprised to realize that the hump is actually missing. The doctor says, "Igor! Your hump!" to which Igor replies, "Never with tails, Master."
And the guy in the classroom antagonizing Freddie with his questions was Danny Goldman who went on to be the voice of Brainy Smurf in the '80's tv series, The Smurfs. I also remember him as Dr. Denton in Get Smart Again :)
Mel Brooks would use that gag later on in History of the World but with a mole on his face that keeps switching sides.
@@JENDALL714 No, that's Men in Tights
@@WisteriaDrake Also, in History of the World, "It's good to be the King".
Gene Wilder once said he's only had one disagreement with Mel Brooks. And it was over the Puttin On The Ritz scene. Gene came up with the idea and felt strongly it should also be that song. Mel shot it down, saying he didn't think it would be funny.
But Gene argued with him and put up a fight for it. Mel then told him that he will put it in. Gene then asked why he gave in, Mel said he was on the fence if it was a good scene or not. And he rejected it to see Gene's reaction. If he had acquiesced Mel knew it probably wouldn't be funny. But because Gene felt strongly about it and fought for it, Mel knew it had to be good and made sure it made it in.
Well, he had another disagreement regarding this movie - Wilder insisted that Brooks not be in it even though Brooks wanted to be.
@@izzonj I heard Brooks played the voice of the Cat in the wayward Darts scene
It's the funniest scene in the movie. I can't watch it without giggling like a fool.
@@izzonj I was going to reply with that... just 18 hrs late.
I would argue it's not just the funniest scene in the movie but the funniest thing ever put to film. Think about it: this isn't a floor show, it's a demonstration of his scientific success. He's reanimated dead tissue into a living creature that can walk.
The notion that he has to step it up by doing a dance routine to win them over is beyond absurd. But he does anyway and the creature is killing it complete with a classic tap dance windmill. Then when the act falls apart these "peers" throw heads of cabbage? WTF are they doing bringing rotting cabbage to a symposium in their tuxedos?
But the funniest line of all is when he's trying to save the act. "ARE YOU TRYING TO MAKE ME LOOK LIKE A FOOL?!!"
He brought the dead back to life yet he's worrying about what the reviews are going to be in the variety section the next day.
Supposedly the reason the scene fades to black so quickly after Gene Hackman's "I was gonna make espresso" line is because he ad-libbed it and everyone on set cracked up.
Blazing Saddles is arguably a more quotable movie, but Young Frankenstein is a MASTERPIECE. Both films were released the same year!
Isn't it true Gene Wilder asked Mel Brooks to direct his Young Frankenstein idea on the set of Blazing Saddler?
@@Nippy2x1 from what i recall it was a condition for Gene doing saddles..or at least a verbal commitment for Mel to seriously look into it.
@@mwilliams1330 oh okay so it's basically Gene agreed to be in saddles if Mel would consider directing Frankenstein?
Young Frankenstein is a more SAFELY quotable movie. ;)
I quote this movie ALL the time! And sadly Blazing Saddles has a lot I would never quote from 🤷🏼♀️
Marty Feldman (Eye-gor) had a thyroid condition; this led to his distinctive eyes. Regarding the hump - he started switching the prosthesis from one side to the other as a joke & they worked it into the film.
I never noticed the hump moving but it makes sense since that's one of Mel's favorite gags.
Yep, it's Graves' disease and the main symptom is an overactive thyroid. I have it myself and had to take radioactive iodine to kill the thyroid gland, thankfully I haven't developed the problem with the eyes.
What hump? 😂
Marty Feldman had a short-lived TV series on, I beleive, ABC in the late 60's - The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine. I remember watching it live, but not sure if it's ever been available since. I remember one sketch where he was a photographer who followed a model around saying "One more, please!" before snapping another photo. It went on for about 10 minutes, it seems, and he must have said that line 50 times. It was really an endurance test.
Madeline Kahn is so funny what a great talent she was , love this movie all timer, saw in the theater several times, thanks again!
Some music trivia: When this movie came out a band from Boston known as Aerosmith was recording what would become their breakthrough album Toys In The Attic. One night after recording the band went and saw Young Frankenstein. When Feldman said "Walk This Way" the band went nuts. The next day, the band recorded perhaps their most famous song.
All because of Marty Feldman.
Thanks.. I didn't know that
Is this true?
@@anthonyfabel8463 yes They were recording at the Record Plant in NYC. the band retells the story in their 1997 autobiography. They were all high and thought it was the funniest thing they ever heard.
That line/scene is not original to this movie. It was used in vaudeville and can be seen in old Three Stooges films.
@@ralpholson7616 Yes, but this is the movie Aerosmith went and watched, and that scene that inspired them.
Those lasts scenes w the Monster & Madeline Kahn - her hair & the hissing thing is a tribute to the original film Bride of Frankenstein. Mel's movies contain alot of references to famous acts of OLD Hollywood - Laurel & Hardy, Bride of Frankenstein, various other old comedians, stars, etc. Mel is a comedy genius 😀
My best friend's mom passed away two days ago. I'm 37 and living in UK, everyone I really care about is in Rome. I met him when I was 3 and I basically grew up in their house. I'm waiting for my passport to be renewed soon, so I'll go visit him.
I sat down in my living room with dinner and not intention to eat it. I've put my tablet on and saw your thumbnail, one of my favourite movie from my favourite people on this platform. Thank you for your work, you have no idea how it might reach different people in the world but it does. Look forward seeing this. ❤
"Sedagive?!" That line never fails to make me laugh 😆
I was listening to the radio driving home from works years ago and they were doing one word movie quotes trying to stump each other. Sedagive! was the best one. Everyone knew it instantly.
Gene Hackman is always the moral of the story.
"Talk a small role, and make it better...betteh... Betteh... BETTEH..." Oh wait. That's HEY JUDE. Well, never mind. His insertion in the film was a total shock and much hilarity after this film hit the theaters. "THAT was Popeye Doyle?!!" Yep... live and in person... well... sorta.
I was gonna make espresso.
Gene Hackman scene stealer
Most true: and in this case he certainly was as the blind man who fed the Monster and offered him a cigar, and was going to make espresso. This was his first comic role in a movie, and his friend Mel Brooks sort of coaxed him into it. The espresso line was improv by Hackman.
First time through I didn't even realize it was him. When I saw him in the credits I had to rewind and watch that scene again.
I mentioned Clue on My Cousin Vinny, and I will mention it again. Madeleine Kahn is so great in this, and Clue, and the other 1974 Brooks classic Blazing Saddles.
She was the absolute best.
Madeleine Kahn is amazing in everything she does!!!!
She's great in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother too.
Madeline Kahn was great in What's Up Doc as well. It seems everything she did was wonderful.
Kahn had a TV series for a while.
12:39 If you have seen the the 1931 original you'd appreciate how well done the lab equipment set design was... mainly because it's the SAME lab equipment. The set designer on the original movie had kept it all in his garage for over 40 years. Brooks found out and had to have them for the film. As much as he wanted a funny movie, he also wanted to be respectful to the classic original and that was a major factor in filming in back & white too. The film lab that carried out the processing hadn't done so for over 6 years such was the dominance of colour.
One of the best references to the original is when the girl is throwing flowers into the well and asks what they should throw in next. Then the monster breaks 4th wall. Hilarious
Always the problem with satires, you need knowledge of the things being referred to to get the jokes.
The scene where Kahn arrives at the castle, Marty channels Grouch Marx;
FF: "Igor, would you help me with the bags?"
Igor:(in a Grouch Marx voice) "Certainly, you take the blond and I'll take the one with the turban!"
Also I just discovered in the original '31 film the brain Igor steal is actually marked, "Abnormal"
2:54 this old guy is such a funny actor, he was so memorable in a small role in What's Up Doc? You should definitely watch.
Marty Feldman was one of the comedy greats, died way too young.
Quick bit of trivia: Before Monty Python was formed, some of them (Cleese and Chapman) performed on a comedy show called "At Last the 1948 Show". Also on that show were Marty Feldman and a few other big British comedians. It's worth seeking out, imho. The British comedy pedigree on that show is astonishing and some of their sketches are downright iconic.
I loved the Four Yorkshiremen from Monty Python at the Hollywood Bowl. Only a couple years ago I discovered that it started with John Cleese and Marty Feldman.
Also, starring Tim Brooke-Taylor of the Goodies and of course the lovely Amie MacDonald!
They are on TH-cam: th-cam.com/video/W6UrcD5MKs8/w-d-xo.html
Airplane isn't Mel Brooks, its the Zucker Brothers.
I just KNEW this would be among the first comments. lol
@@timhibbard4226 sorry, but I am *very* serious about my Parody films 😉
@@TheMarcHicks I’m glad you are, Sirius.
@@VilleHalonenLOL, I see what you did there 😉
Simone expressing sorrow about Marty Feldman's eyes when he says "Too late!" shows what a compassionate person she it.
Forgetting it a film. 😂
Marty Feldman was a regular actor in various British comedy series that we watched from the television, and as kids and teens we were great fans of his. He looked humourously odd with those eyes (he got them from some desease). Like Groucho Marx, he became that character so much, that it was weird to watch a documentary film of him, where one could see him in his daily, ordinary life. He died quite young, 48 years. He does not appear a lot in films, but we went to see the movie The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977), which at the time at least felt like very funny film.
He ended up in the US, regularly appearing on the Dean Martin show, but ultimately appeared in some stinkers of movies and died without leaving the kind of legacy his talent deserved.
@@nevrogers8198 He was one of the 4 co-writers (and original performers) of The Four Yorkshiremen sketch - the other 3 being John Cleese, Graham Chapman & Tim Brooke-Taylor.
Comedy or not? Gene wilder surrounded by lightning, and screaming at god…. BEST depiction of Dr Frankenstein in all of film. I’ve never seen anyone come close to this. You’re both rooting for him, and simultaneously scared of him. And that’s got to be a first as well. How often does a parody do a better version of it’s source material?
Peter Boyle had to do all of his dancing with 6 inch lifts on his shoes, that's got to get some kind of credit.
The brilliance of this film is that it references scenes in every Frankenstein movie, and is rather faithful to those films productions. It is a full-on satire, and is at a different level for those who have seen those original films.
The darts scene references Son of Frankenstein.
12:21 The joke is that he says "Elevate me" (12:10) which she mishears as "Fellate me" (hence her asking "Now, right here?")
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Mel Brooks didn't do AIRPLANE! He did BLAZING SADDLES.
Airplane is the Zucker brothers.
Fly was produced by BrooksFilms
The Mel Brooks film, Silent Movie, is really brilliantly done. It also features Marty Feldman.
I'm not sure Silent Movie would go across well in this day and age. Unfortunately, the draw for that film was the plethora of cameos, and a lot of people might not know who they were.
@@Ironoclasty - And I would wager the film stills holds up. It's a Hollywood and cinema love letter.
The best part of Mel's silent Movie is that the one spoken word in it is said by a man who is famous for not speaking, the great mime Marcel Marceau
@@VirtualBabe29 NO!!!
Marty Feldman constantly steals the show back and forth with Gene Wilder. Love their chemistry.
Mel Brooks has said he considers _Young Frankenstein_ to be his best film.
I recommend for your next Brooks outing his first film, and the one for which he won the Oscar for Bests Original Screenplay, _The Producers_ (1967). _The Producers_ is not a parody, it is a straight ahead satire.
I was 11-12 when I saw this in the theater with my mom and dad. The scene where Frankenstein is lifting Inga from the cart and say's, "What knockers!" to Igor had me laughing uncontrollably for some time. My mom was mortified - lol.
I'm not gonna lie though. She does have some great knockers....
Even knowing this is a classic, I continue to say there's no movie that isn't improved by Madeline Kahn.
Yes.
She did a wonderful job in a straight role in 'Paper Moon' - at first you couldn't stand her, but in the long run you felt sorry for her. Brilliant acting.
26:00 Yep. Gene Hackman used to play tennis with Gene Wilder and heard about the movie. He asked if they could find him a part and he played it for free ! There is a blind man in the original novel.
I highly doubt the free part, as SAG rules wouldn’t allow it. Perhaps he worked for scale.
Ohh, a Mel Brooks film… ya dangerously close to BLAZING SADDLES and THE PRODUCERS… and of course HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART 1….Please continue on this comedy film path and enjoy all those classics!!! 😂 ALSO ROBIN HOOD AND DRACULA
"I bring unto you these 15 Commandments..." CRASH! "...these 10 Commandments..."
@@peterz4427
I bring unto you these 15
Smash
Oi, 10, 10 commandments
How could you not love Mel Brooks! If you can find these, Mel and Carl Reiner did the 2000 year old man skits back in the day, classic stuff.
Don't forget "Life Stinks". Very underrated movie.
Marty Feldman starred in a few of his own films. He did Gene Wilder's film, "The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes Smarter Brother".
"Every home should have one" (there [was?] a copy on YT), "In God We Tru$t" (Religious parody with Peter Boyle, Louise Lasser, Andy Kaufman & Richard Pryor). Also, search for the 13 episodes of "At Last the 1948 Show" which he co-wrote & co-starred with John Cleese, Graham Chapman, & Tim Brooke-Taylor.
This was Mel Brook's BEST movie, IMO, with Blazing Saddles being a close second.
Really one of the funniest films ever made. Gene Wilder is genius in this. As was Chloris Leachman, Madeline Kahn, Terry Garr and Marty Feldman. I laugh out loud every time I see it (many times!)
And Gene Hackman and Peter Boyle.
See no evil, hear no evil. One of his best comedy movie, highly recommend it.
If you like Mel Brook's style of comedy, you might want to check out _Get Smart_ - not a movie, but a tv series, with Brooks as one of the writers. Seriously good satire.
The "where wolf" gag has been living in my head rent free ever since I first saw this movie. It's so dumb, I love it.
This film is the best of kind of satire, as much loving homage as sharp parody of the subject. The ghostly voices when they first find the lab I believe are from the 1931 film. Inspector Kemp's accent was based on a similar character in Son of Frankenstein, a policeman with a Bavarian accent so thick you can hardly understand him. The little girl was a nod to the original Monster innocently throwing a little girl into the pond, only to have her drown.
Fun fact: the dessert they are eating (the "yummy sound" scene), schwartzvalter kierstorte, basically translates as Black Forest Cake.
Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte....😉😊
@@davidgoldstein1526 Thank you. I'm not fluent in German.
Fun fact, Mel Brooks talked to som of the prop people who worked with Frankenstein 1932 and one of them still had all the equipment. He was able to borrow it so all the things are from the classic Boris Karloff movie.
5:30 The Aerosmith song Walk This Way was legitimately inspired after the band went to see this movie.
I’ve never noticed the eye patch/monocle combo on Kenneth Mars. And I’ve been watching since its original release! Brilliant. Thanks Simone.
The reason he wears it, obviously, is for style.
This is unarguably one of the five greatest comedies ever made.
What are the other four?
@@oliverbrownlow5615 I'll bite-My Cousin Vinny is my all-time favorite. The Other Guys is a very funny movie. Stir Crazy is a great comedy. I also recommend Night Shift and MASH.
Hey, yes, gene Hackman played the blind guy and if you want to see more movies with Marty Feldman, then the last remake of Boj Jest and the curse of the yellow beard, which was his last movie due to a tragic accident that ended his life on set
Airplane! is not by Mel Brooks. Other Mel Brooks movies include Blazing Saddles, The Producers, and High Anxiety. The makers of Airplane!( the Zucker Bros and Jim Abrahams) went on to do Top Secret and Ruthless People (hilarious) and previously wrote Kentucky Fried Movie (also hilarious). Separately, they made Big Business, Ghost, and the Hot Shots movies among others.
It would have been better to see this film after watching the original Frankenstein trilogy starring Boris Karloff. Many scenes like the one with the blind hermit (played by Gene Hackman) and the police captain with the prosthetic arm are based on elements of those films.
Marty Feldman's best stuff is probably the skits he did for British TV. I remember one where he brings a vicious animal to a veterinarian's office. You don't see the animal. Just the huge wicker box it's in and you hear the snarls. Lots of physical humor with Feldman almost being pulled into the box. He's also memorable in Mel Brooks' Silent Movie. He's funny in the Gene Wilder directed The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother. He also directed and starred in The Last Remake of Beau Geste.
Honestly, I _tried_ watching the original Frankenstein once, but gave up after a while. I found it excruciatingly boring. I thought the novel was good, though.
Separately, the "Naked Gun " series of films may also be worth a mention.
Oh god, the prison break sequence in "Geste" is comedy genius!
@@Wishbone1977 Bride is easily the best of the three. But scenes like the little girl on the seesaw have more meaning when you know it's based on an infamous scene in the first film. Knowing that they're spoofing Bride of Frankenstein with the blind hermit scene or Madeline Kahn's hairstyle adds another level of enjoyment. Also, you appreciate the trouble they went to to match the look of the older films. I think they even hunted down the same type of black and white film used in those films.
@@harveybojangle475 for some reason, I thought they watched at least one. But I may be thinking of another reactor.
Mel Brooks is a National Treasure!
I love how Simone fully commits to the intros, but her body, brain, and facial expressions are actively rejecting them at the same time. You can see both the joy AND the pain simultaneously lol
Way, way too much to unpack here, but just to say I'm delighted you got round to this one - don't ever change you two! x
ETA - If you haven't seen Blazing Saddles, that is an absolute must. You must watch it now. Right now.
....and Robin Hood: Men in Tights 😉
@@TheMarcHicks Absoultely. Once they're done watching Blazing Saddles. 🙂
@@philrob1978 without a doubt. Especially given one of the final jokes of Robin Hood wouldn't make sense if they watched it first 😉
@@TheMarcHicks It's probably a bit too much to ask, but to get the most out of Men in Tights it'd be great if they were familiar with the 1991 movie, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, starring Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman,
And the gloriously magnificent Alan Rickman chewing up the scenery and stealing the whole movie for himself!
@@IvorClegg More important to see the 1938 Errol Flynn "The Adventures of Robin Hood". It's also a much better movie than the Costner abortion, although the 1991 version did need a parody. Or maybe not - the Costner flick pretty much IS a parody already.
I always use that quote in my life whenever the situation gets uncomfortable and say "It could be worse, it could be raining" then whatever I am going though doesn't seem so bad
My mom likes to sing "Marty Feldman eyes" to the tune of "Betty Davis Eyes".
Marty Feldman and Gene Wilder also star together in The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother, which I may not have seen, but I've heard good things about.
The original Frankenstein (with an amazing and moving performance by Boris Karloff as the monster), and Bride of Frankenstein, are brilliant films If you watch those as well as the 3rd movie, Son of Frankenstein, you will catch a lot more of the excellent callback jokes and homages in this film.
This is my all time favorite movie. I have watched it *countless* times. And I never once noticed that the detective has his monocle on over his eyepatch. 🤣🤣 This is why I love Mel Brooks--there's always something hiding in plain sight
Fun fact: That "Walk this way" joke actually inspired the Aerosmith song
... which probably they don't know because they're so young they hadn't seen this movie yet :)
They won't know Run-DMC either!
"Walk this way" joke is as old as the hills. The usual version is a man goes into a shop and asks where the talcum powder is. The assistant says "walk this way" and minces off. The man says "if I could walk that way I wouldn't need the talcum powder". It's been told by countless comedians long before this movie came out.
@@kingstumble Groucho Marx made it famous.
@@LudvikM pretty sure I’ve seen her wear a dmc t shirt…
I loved her reaction to the first putting on the Ritz line from the monster. I laughed so friggin hard at that the first time I saw the movie that we had to pause it for like 15 mins.
Loved your reactions to this incredible film, Simone and George.
Gene Hackman was the blind hermit, in a special cameo appearance.
Fun Movie Trivia: The lab equipment in Young Frankenstein, was the same equipment used for the original Frankenstein movie from 1931.
Marty Feldman ( sadly no longer with us ) was a British actor, comedian and writer, who suffered from the condition Graves ophthalmopathy, which caused his eyes to protrude.
He began his career on British tv, working with the Monty Python gang, ( before they became Python ) then starred in his own tv show.
Feldman appeared with Gene Wilder in Young Frankenstein ( Directed by Mel Brooks ) and also The Adventures of Sherlock Holme's Smarter Brother, which Wilder also directed.
One of my favorite comedies, a pirate move, Yellowbeard, came out a few years after this and not only also stars Marry Feldman, Peter Boyle, and Madeline Khan. But also stars most members of Monty Python, Cheech & Chong, James Mason and even a Cameo by David Bowie.
Simone please never stop with the random references at the start of each episode. It's a great gimmick and sets you guys apart from other reactors.
Also their always hilarious and very varied to boot 👍
+ A second from me, I always get a laugh from the crazy intros! Thanks for being willing to be silly for us 😆
Flight. Denzel at his best. He should have won an oscar for this.
Good to see you both reacting so favorably and appreciating the humor. A fave of mine. This actually 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 hissing at the creature (it was originally Elsa Lanchester - the actress in the intro of Bride that played Mary Shelly), the blind hermit (Gene Hackman) and the emphasis on the creature's love of music. In the original BRIDE the monster, when offered the cigar by the hermit, actually grabs it with his hand with his thumb sticking out. Someone was really paying attention! 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 just realized, and had to confirm, as of today (08/16/22) Teri Garr (Inga) is the only one of the main cast still alive!
I remember watching Marty Feldman on TV. He had a variety / comedy show that was hilarious. BTW, Gene Hackman was the blind guy.
Yep Automatically noticed that and of course, Roman Polanski also had a small Cameo as the Stage Show introducer for the 'Putting on the Ritz' Dance scene.
Gene Hackman was the old blind man (monk?). Didn't you notice him having fun and hamming it up?
Fun trivia: That "walk this way" joke is the origin of the title for the Aerosmith song. Steven Tyler or Joe Perry said so themselves, they went out to see this movie while recording that album.
It was later used in the movie “Arthur”.
“7 or 8 quick ones” is my absolute favorite line. Just so casual. 🤣
I figure this takes place about 1910, which makes the timing perfect for the student with all the questions to be a young Herbert West.
This is one of the great masterpieces of comedy. Peter Boyle, who plays the monster, would go on to play the father on Everybody Loves Raymond. Cloris Leachman and Kenneth Mars(Inspector Kemp) would both go on to have roles in the series Malcolm in the Middle.
Oh wow. My mind is blowing up right now thinking about hiw Gene Wilder could be the cause of the Reanimator.
Also you can ratchet up the creep factor because that student was a young Roman Polanski.
A lot of people wonder why Mel Brooks didn't play a role in this movie like he usually does. A. He sort of does, he's the cat that gets startled by a dart. and B. Its because this movie was Gene Wilder's baby. Most things Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks did together were things Mel Brooks had the lead on. Brooks took a step back on this one. Though Wilder said in an interview that they had their first and only argument about this movie. Brooks told him that they shouldn't do the dancing with the monster scene. They argued for hours well into the night until Brooks suddenly said, 'I agree, we _have_ to do that scene.' Wilder says he stared at Brooks for a moment dumbfounded and asked, 'If you *like* the scene, why did you make me argue with you for so long?' To which Brooks said, 'I wasn't sure about it but I knew that if you were willing to fight me over it that it had to be right.'
As Mel Brooks always shows up in his films, people wonder where he was in this one. During the dart throwing scene, Gene throws a dart and you hear a cat yowl. That is Mel's voice.
Perhaps the finest example of physical comedy ever captured on film.
One of my all-time favorites! If you want to see how much fun the cast had making this movie, watch the outtakes!
Also, the classic comedy What's Up Doc? has many of the same character actors as well as the incomparable Madeline Kahn, Ryan O'Neal, and Barbara Streisand. It's one of the funniest comedies in the style of the screwball comedies of the '30s mixed with a Bugs Bunny cartoon. It's a must-watch!
Kenneth Mars played the inspector in this film and was Ryan O'Neal's rival, Hughe, in What's Up Doc? I saw that as a kid and laughed my head off. Still, my alltime favorite line is Kenneth Mars in front of the judge:
"What is your name?"
"I am Hughe"
"You are me?"
"No, I am Hughe"
"Bailiff, tell him to stop saying that"
"Stop saying that!"
@@ogrestamp " I am Hugh."
"You are me?"
"No! I am Hugh."
"Stop... saying that! Make him stop saying that!"
It's strange how few reactions there are to the very funny comedy, 'What's Up, Doc?'
I saw Marty Feldman as we were both checking into a hotel in Atlanta shortly after this came out. I knew I recognized him from somewhere so I was staring at him trying to figure it out,and he did the eyebrow thing. All I could do was point at him and say, Oh,it's you ! Had no idea what his name was at the time. Always a favorite movie.
If you think, "Young Frankenstein" was bonkers, there is one more Mel Brooks film that you have to see; BLAZING SADDLES. It is a parody western with one of the most memorable, crazy, goofball, insane endings in the HISTORY of motion pictures!
Your utter delight in this film is so much fun-thanks for sharing it!!
For another black and white comedy classic, please watch Clerks. Written/Directed/Starring Kevin Smith
Fun fact: the actor who plays the medical student that continued to prod Frankenstein about his grandfather’s work is Danny Goldman, who is probably most famous for voicing Brainy Smurf in the original Smurfs cartoon.
He was also in "M.A.S.H." (1970) and "Where The Buffalo Roam" (1980). He later became a casting director before passing away.
Another great, great comedy with both Marty Feldman, and, Peter Boyle, is 1983's "Yellowbeard". It was written by, and, stars Graham Chapman, of "Monty Python", and, also features, Madeline Kahn, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Cheech & Chong, Peter Cook, and, James Mason. There's also a David Bowie cameo. It's a hilarious, too often overlooked, absolute gem of a comedy.
Ah, you beat me to it!
These two would love that movie, no one that I know of has viewed it on TH-cam.
*Silent Movie* (of course, literally) from Mel Brooks also features Marty Feldman as a member the main cast.
Marty Feldman is such an under rated, comedic genius in today’s day. Mr. Feldman is actually in a few Mel Brooks films. Amazing talent
It was so great to see the two of you laughing during this movie. This was one of two movies my father took me to see with him for a father son outing (I had four other siblings) and that made Young Frankenstein one of my sentimental favorite movies. The other movie we saw together was The Sting and these two will remain my two favorite movies.
This and Blazing Saddles are my favorite Mel Brooks films. Both have Gene Wilder just slaying performances.
I have been watching this movie since it first came out and I still laugh my ass off when the monster sings puttin' on the ritz. That's how to make a comedy.
More Marty Feldman eh. The Four Yorkshiremen sketch th-cam.com/video/VKHFZBUTA4k/w-d-xo.html
The Railway Carriage th-cam.com/video/PcntOrHTeBA/w-d-xo.html
This is such a great movie. I think I was like 7 or 8 years old when my mom took me to see this movie when it was re released. Madeline Kahn was so great in this movie but she's so good in anything she does. This movie like a lot of Mels movies is a send up parody of the Universal monster movies. As with all of his movies there's a ton of fourth wall breaks and visual sight gags. The reason why the horses went crazy hearing Cloris name is because it means "Glue Maker". There was an on Broadway production of this movie like they did for the Producers.
Marty feldman movie?.
The Bed sitting Room.
(With Spike Milligan).
Marty had been flipping sides on his hump for days before anyone noticed. Gene asking about it was for anyone in the audience who noticed.
The equipment is all from the original. The designer kept it all in perfect condition.
Aerosmith was recording their Toys in the Attic album and most of the band saw the film. The came back and told Steven to write a song called "Walk This Way."
Watch the bloopers. Ovaltine was an aflib.
Gene Hackman was originally uncredited as he was dying to do a comedy and his people wouldn't let him.
I recommend that you two watch the bloopers from this film because there's only about an hours worth and they are amazing. The whole scene where Marty Feldman hits on Madeline Kahn is about 20 minutes of it because no one could keep a straight face. It's all super funny. You don't even have to react to it. Just watch it.
Quiet dignity and grace...
€dit: Marty Feldman used to switch the shoulder he wore the hump on. For shits and giggles... and to see if anyone would notice.
Marty Feldman is in a movie that I think you would really enjoy called Yellowbeard. Yellowbeard, was written and produced by Monty Python's Graham Chapman, and has a cast that includes Chapman, John Cleese, and Eric Idle (all from Monty Python), Cheech Marin & Tommy Chong (of Cheech and Chong), and three people from Young Frankenstein (Mart Feldman, Madeline Kahn, and Peter Boyle. David Bowie even has a small role.
An interesting sidenote, most of the equipment in the lab was from the original movie.
Finally, reactors who really get this movie. Thank you, it's why you guys are the best. A couple things:
1) Gene Hackman was the blind man.
2) I am surprised you haven't done Blazing Saddles. Robin Hood, Men in Tights should be on your list as well. (Both Mel Brooks of course)
However, Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) should only be watched AFTER Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991).
Also, when Hackman says "cigars", he smiles and looks over to the side making me think he was looking at Mel after that delivery.
Another Mel Brooks movie I would add to your list is The Twelve Chairs. It's one of the most lyrical and bleakly beautiful of his comedies.
High Anxiety is a great Mel Brooks film too.
@@WilliamTheMovieFan High Anxiety is my favorite of his.
@@MattKayser Great send up of Hitchcock. "Here's your paper!!! Here's your paper!!! Are you happy now!!!" Too funny!!
reminds me of Get smart episodes joke after joke after joke ( also mel brooks)
I read that when Cloris leachman was asking gene wilder if he wanted all those extra things , she wasn't expecting him to give her irritated timid answers. They were both improving and it just turned out better
Improv is making up the dialogue and scene as you go. Changing a few words or throwing in an unscripted line is referred to as ad lib. Performing the scene as written is called acting, and actors are often expected to take the performance in unexpected places. Acting is also reacting, so making an interesting choice can trigger an interesting reaction from the other person in the scene. What you watched wasn’t improv but genius collaboration between two great comedic talents.
@@MarcosElMalo2 oh ok
My wife and I are huge Brooks fans. "High Anxiety" (a Hitchcock homage/parody) is our favorite of his.
Love this movie
Yes Gene Hackman played the blind guy that spilt soup on the monster
Just as I always look forward to Jeannie's "Dig a Tunnel" outro on MxR Plays, I always look forward to your random intros. The more awkward the better, lol 😊
@@commonstragedy Dig a tunnel, dig, dig a tunnel!
Heh, heh, heh, heh
Quick before the hyena's come! 😊
Her hair is like that so that she resembles Elsa Lanchester who played the Bride of Frankenstein who was created for the Monster in a sequel film
🤠 This has always been my favorite comedy movie since it premiered in theaters! 😂👍
Oh and that set is the original set from the old black and white movie, and the "throw the third switch" overlay is also from the original film.
Gene Hackman was the blind monk. "I was about to make espresso' was his ad lib. Cloris Leachman said she and Hackman had had a wild affair.
The reason the scene immediately fades to black after the line is said was because the crew erupted into fits of laughter. Hackman was unable to repeat the line without laughing with the rest of the crew, so the first take was used. Hackman was uncredited when the movie was originally released in theaters. He actually learned about the film through his frequent tennis partner Gene Wilder and requested a role, because he wanted to try comedy. He volunteered to play the Blind Hermit for free. It was four days of shooting for about four minutes of running time.
You mean he vas ... her BOYFRIEND???
"His eyes!" Then the obvious question - Gene Wilder's or Marty Feldman's? So good.
Marty Feldman's crazy eyes were actually from a disease/ailment. But he was from a tough generation, so you use what you got, no whining.