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Young Frankenstein [DVD] [1975] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

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4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle, Cloris Leachman
  • Directors: Mel Brooks
  • Writers: Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks, Mary Shelley
  • Producers: Michael Gruskoff
  • Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language English, French
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox
  • DVD Release Date: 3 Nov 1998
  • Run Time: 106 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 6305168857
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 108,545 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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If you were to argue Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein ranks among the top-10 funniest movies of all time, nobody could reasonably dispute the claim. Spoofing classic horror in the way that Brooks' previous film Blazing Saddles sent up classic Westerns, the movie is both a loving tribute and a raucous, irreverent parody of Universal's classic horror films Frankenstein (1931) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935). Filming in glorious black and white, Brooks recreated the Frankenstein laboratory using the equipment from the original Frankenstein (courtesy of designer Kenneth Strickfaden), and this loving attention to physical and stylistic detail creates a solid foundation for non-stop comedy. The story, of course, involves Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) and his effort to resume experiments in re-animation pioneered by his late father. (He's got some help, since dad left behind a book titled How I Did It.) Assisting him is the hapless hunchback Igor (Marty Feldman) and the buxom but none-too-bright maiden Inga (Teri Garr), and when Frankenstein succeeds in creating his monster (Peter Boyle), the stage is set for an outrageous revision of the Frankenstein legend. With comedy highlights too numerous to mention, Brooks guides his brilliant cast (also including Cloris Leachman, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars and Gene Hackman in a classic cameo role) through scene after scene of inspired hilarity. Indeed, Young Frankenstein is a charmed film, nothing less than a comedy classic, representing the finest work from everyone involved. Not one joke has lost its payoff, and none of the countless gags have lost their zany appeal. From a career that includes some of the best comedies ever made, this is the film for which Mel Brooks will be most fondly remembered. No video library should be without a copy of Young Frankenstein. And just remember--it's pronounced "Fronkensteen". --Jeff Shannon

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Touching, warm, madly funny, 3 April 2003
This review is from: Young Frankenstein [DVD] [1975] (DVD)
This movie is a joy to watch and to watch again. It has, above all, a great heart and tells a moving story. That this story should also be laugh out loud funny is a true delight. Gene Wilder has never been better as the mad, sensitive Dr Frankenstein, but the whole ensemble cast shines. There are no dud moments in this film.

Given that it is a comedy pastiche of the great black and white era classics, you might think that it would pall after a viewing or two, and that the jokes would have a short shelf life. Far from it. Knowing what is coming actually helps the movie as you savour the next great joke. There is love in this film for the genre that they are affectionately portraying, there are no "cheap shots" or cynical gags in this film.

Although played for laughs, this is a "real" movie with fantastic scenery and music which lend authenticity and drama, contributing to the telling of the classic Frankenstein tale. The Black and White shots are in many instances beautifully framed and lit. Gene Wilder looks genuinely crazed.

The DVD issue represents good value too. The extras are definitely worth watching, with truly bizarre Mexican publicity material (the cast interviewed in Spanish, which they only partly follow), outtakes, cut scenes, making of documentary and a commentary by Mel Brooks. The evident enjoyment of the cast comes though in the extras, and you will have just as much fun watching the whole package.

In sum, this is a great presentation of a very funny movie, with quality extras, that you will enjoy for many years.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Funny Funny Funny, 19 Sep 2001
By Ms. C. Driver "playgirl" (london) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Young Frankenstein [DVD] [1975] (DVD)
Not only does the photography add authenticity to this spoof of early horror films, but you have the insane comedy of Mr Brooks, the lovely Gene Wilder, the brilliant Marty Feldman and the under-rated, wonderful Madeline Kahn!

Like everyone else I too can quote lines from this film at whim!

"Frau Blucher!" and the affect that name has on horses, Igor singing "I ain't got no body", Igor's hump, Igor's sarcastic comments to Fronkensteeen on the pronounciation of their names and especially the song and dance routine ("Putting on the Ritz"!).........I could go on and on........this film, although personally I don't feel quite matches "Blazing Saddles", will absolutely have you in stitches, I guarantee it.

"It's twoo, it's TWOOOO!!"

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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars You VILL enjoy ziss film!, 26 Sep 2005
By Robert Morris (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Young Frankenstein [DVD] [1975] (DVD)

It is a credit to director Mel Brooks and to Gene Wilder, co-author of the screenplay, that this film has lost none of his comic impact since it was first released almost 30 years ago. Seeing it and The Producers (1968) again recently, I was reminded of the fact that Brooks' best comedies are those in which he does not appear. Also, I was again impressed by Brooks's respectful treatment of the original material (i.e. Mary Godwin Shelley's novel), more so than any of the earlier film versions, notably one starring Boris Karloff as The Monster.

What else to say? The ensemble cast of Brooks regulars (Boyle, Kahn, Leachman, Mars, and Wilder) are all outstanding, joined by Marty Feldman, Terri Garr, and a surprisingly effective Gene Hackman as the Blind Hermit. In only a few other films has Hackman's gift for comedy been utilized. The ones I recall are three of the Superman films, Get Shorty (1995), and The Birdcage (1996): to a lesser extent in Unforgiven (1992) and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001).

Nonetheless, the irrepressible Brooks could not resist the temptation to add some special seasoning of his own such as, for example, the schtick involving the word Blucher. (Frau Blucher finally admits that the late Henry Frankenstein was her "boyfriend"). As Brooks well knew, Gebhard von Blucher was a Prussian field marshal during the Napoleonic wars, infamous for his abuse of horses. (Following retirement from military service, his mental health was questioned when he claimed that he was pregnant with an elephant after being raped by a French grenadier. Such a claim could indeed raise questions.) Igor's shifting hump is also vintage Brooks as are the scenes when Frederick von Frankenstein (Fronk-un-STEEN!) bids farewell to Elizabeth (Kahn) before his train departs and then later when Inga (Garr) is happily "rolling, rolling, rolling in the hay" wagon.

However, Brooks never allows such zaniness to overcome (obliterate?) the flow of the narrative as is sometimes the case in his other comedies. Although it may be difficult to believe, there is great dignity in this film which never serves as a target for ridicule. (That is what I meant earlier when suggesting that Brooks and Wilder are respectful of the original.) Even the slapstick (slapschtick?) such as it is helps to advance the plot.

For these and other reasons, this is my favorite Brooks comedy.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not a Classic Comedy for Me
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfection!
First saw this in a double feature with Monty Python and the Holy Grail thinking it was a B-movie - how wrong I was. Read more
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An absolute gem!! truly comical film!! very strange also, as much as i love the genius of wilder the show is stolen by marty feldman, he steals the show all the way through, the... Read more
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Published 23 months ago by S J Buck

5.0 out of 5 stars Not only a classic parody but a classic in itself
Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein" is such an excellently observed piece of parody that it could fit quite easily within any collection of the Universal Horror cycle it so lovingly... Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2007 by Martin Lewis

3.0 out of 5 stars "Roll, roll, roll in ze hay."
Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein" is not only a loving tribute to James Whale's original Frankenstein films, but a wildly entertaining spoof that still generates laughs years after... Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2004 by Steven Y.

5.0 out of 5 stars Frankenshtein iss vallowing een ees gandfadda's vootshtaps
People might find other Mel Brooks films to be funnier, pointing to "The Producers" and "Blazzing Saddles," but I still think that "Young Frankenstein" is far and away his best... Read more
Published on 19 Jun 2004 by Lawrance M. Bernabo

5.0 out of 5 stars Ted Turner eat your colorizing-hart out
OK Ted this is one movie you'll never get your color on.
One of the people in this film that I am keeping a collection of is Teri Garr, "Star Trek" (1966) playing "Roberta... Read more
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Mel Brooks was never better. This is scarcely more than a romp through the archives with slapstick gags from the Brooks repetory company thrown in for good measure, if truth be... Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2003 by Andy Millward

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