Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein (1974)

PG
01/06/1975 (GB)
Comedy
1h 46m

The scariest comedy of all time!

Overview

A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was delusional, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.

  • Mel BrooksDirector, Screenplay
  • Gene WilderScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $2,800,000

  • Revenue

    $86,273,333

Keywords

  • monster
  • experiment
  • assistant
  • castle
  • bride
  • parody
  • mad scientist
  • laboratory
  • spoof
  • horror spoof
  • black and white
  • scientist
  • bawdy
  • frankenstein

Top Billed Cast

Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder

Frederick Frankenstein

Teri Garr

Teri Garr

Inga

Marty Feldman

Marty Feldman

Igor

Peter Boyle

Peter Boyle

Frankenstein's Monster

Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

Frau Blücher

Madeline Kahn

Madeline Kahn

Elizabeth

Kenneth Mars

Kenneth Mars

Inspector Kemp

Richard Haydn

Richard Haydn

Gerhard Falkstein

Liam Dunn

Liam Dunn

Mr. Hilltop

Danny Goldman

Danny Goldman

Medical Student

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