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Young Frankenstein Theatrical release poster by John Alvin Directed by Mel Brooks Written by Gene Wilder Mel Brooks Based on Frankenstein (1818 novel) by Mary Shelley Produced by Michael Gruskoff Starring Gene Wilder Peter Boyle Marty Feldman Cloris Leachman Teri Garr Kenneth Mars Madeline Kahn Cinematography Gerald Hirschfeld Edited by John C. Howard Music by John Morris Production companies Gruskoff/Venture Films Crossbow Productions, Inc. Jouer Limited [ 1 ] Distributed by 20th Century Fox Release date December 15, 1974 Running time 105 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $2.78 million [ 2 ] Box office $86.2 million [ 3 ] Young Frankenstein is a 1974 American comedy horror film directed by Mel Brooks . The screenplay was co-written by Brooks and Gene Wilder . Wilder also starred in the lead role as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Victor Frankenstein . Peter Boyle portrayed the monster . [ 4 ] The film co-stars Teri Garr , Cloris Leachman , Marty Feldman , Madeline Kahn , Kenneth Mars , Richard Haydn , and Gene Hackman . The film is a parody of the classic horror film genre, in particular the various film adaptations of Mary Shelley 's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus produced by Universal Pictures in the 1930s. [ 5 ] Much of the lab equipment used as props was created by Kenneth Strickfaden for the 1931 film Frankenstein . [ 6 ] To help evoke the atmosphere of the earlier films, Brooks shot the picture entirely in black and white , a rarity in the 1970s, and employed 1930s-style opening credits and scene transitions such as iris outs , wipes , and fades to black . The film also features a period score by Brooks' longtime composer John Morris . A critical and commercial success, Young Frankenstein ranks number 28 on Total Film magazine's readers' "List of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time", [ 7 ] No. 56 on Bravo 's list of the "100 Funniest Movies", [ 8 ] and No. 13 on the American Film Institute 's list of the 100 funniest American movies . [ 9 ] In 2003, it was deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" by the United States National Film Preservation Board , and selected for preservation in the Library of Congress National Film Registry . [ 10 ] [ 11 ] It was later adapted by Brooks and Thomas Meehan as a stage musical . The film was nominated for two Academy Awards : Best Adapted Screenplay (for Wilder and Brooks) and Best Sound . In 2014, the year of its 40th anniversary, Brooks considered it by far his finest (although not his funniest) film as a writer-director. [ 12 ] As of 2026, a prequel television series is in the works at FX . [ 13 ] Early in the 20th century, Frederick Frankenstein, a lecturing physician at an American medical school, is actively distancing himself from his grandfather Victor Frankenstein , the infamous mad scientist , pronouncing his surname as "Fronkensteen". [ 14 ] When Frederick inherits the family castle in Transylvania , he travels to Europe to inspect the property. At the Transylvania train station, Frederick is met by a hunchbacked, bug-eyed servant named Igor , whose own grandfather worked for Victor and who states his name is pronounced "Eye-gore". A woman named Inga also greets him. Arriving at the estate, Frederick meets Frau Blücher, the dour, intimidating housekeeper. After discovering the secret entrance to Victor's laboratory and reading his private journals, Frederick resumes his grandfather's experiments in reanimating the dead. Frederick and Igor steal a recently executed criminal's corpse. He sends Igor to steal the brain of a deceased "scientist and saint" named Hans Delbrück . Igor accidentally destroys Delbrück's brain and takes one labeled "Abnormal" instead. Frederick unknowingly transplants it into the corpse and brings the Monster to life. Frightened by Igor lighting a match, the Monster attacks Frederick and nearly strangles him before being sedated. Unaware the Monster exists, the townspeople gather to discuss their unease at Frederick continuing his grandfather's work. Inspector Kemp, a one-eyed police inspector with a prosthetic arm and a heavy German accent, visits the doctor's and demands assurance that Frederick would not create another monster. Returning to the lab, Frederick discovers Blücher releasing the creature. She reveals the Monster's love of violin music, her own romantic relationship with Frederick's grandfather, and her planning out the events that inspired Frederick to create a monster as Victor did. The Monster becomes enraged by electrical sparks from a thrown switch and escapes the castle. While roaming the countryside, the Monster interacts with a young girl and a blind, hermetic monk. [ a ] Frederick recaptures the Monster and locks himself in a room with him. He calms the Monster's homicidal tendencies with flattery and a promise to guide him to success, embracing his heritage as a Frankenstein. At a theater filled with prominent guests, Frederick shows "The Creature" following simple commands, then performs " Puttin' On the Ritz " with him. During the performance, a stage light explodes and frightens the Monster, who becomes enraged at the booing crowd, and charges at them when they throw rotten vegetables. He is captured and chained by police. Back in the laboratory, Inga attempts to comfort Frederick; they sleep together on the suspended reanimation table. The Monster escapes from prison the same night Elizabeth, Frederick's socialite fiancée, arrives unexpectedly. The Monster takes her captive, but she falls in love with him as he makes love to her. While the townspeople hunt the Monster, Frederick plays the violin and Igor plays the horn to lure his creation back to the castle and recaptures him. Just as the Kemp-led mob storms the laboratory, Frederick transfers some of his stabilizing intellect to the Monster, who reasons with and placates the mob. Kemp gives the Monster a warm reception. Sometime later, Frederick and Inga are wed and Elizabeth marries the now-sophisticated Monster. While in bed with Frederick, Inga asks what he got in return during the transfer procedure. Frederick growls wordlessly like the monster and embraces Inga while Igor plays the horn on the roof. Gene Wilder as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, the grandson of Victor Frankenstein . Peter Boyle as the Monster , a creature made from the corpse of an executed criminal. Marty Feldman as Igor , a hunchbacked servant of Frederick Frankenstein, and grandson of the original Igor who worked with Victor. Cloris Leachman as Frau Blücher, the housekeeper of the Frankenstein estate. Teri Garr as Inga, a young woman who becomes Frederick's assistant. Kenneth Mars as Inspector Kemp, a one-eyed police inspector with a prosthetic arm. He is a parody of a similar one-armed inspector in Son of Frankenstein . Madeline Kahn as Elizabeth, Frederick's fiancée. Richard Haydn as Herr Gerhardt Falkstein, a lawyer. Richard A. Roth as Inspector Kemp's aide. Monte Landis and Rusty Blitz as the Gravediggers. Gene Hackman as Harold, the blind man. Liam Dunn as Mr. Hilltop. Danny Goldman as Medical student Oscar Beregi as Sadistic jailor Arthur Malet as Village elder Anne Beesley as Helga Michael Fox as Helga's father Rolfe Sedan as Train conductor Norbert Schiller as Theatre emcee Uncredited Mel Brooks as: [ 16 ] [ 17 ] Werewolf Cat Hit by Dart Victor Frankenstein (voice) Lou Cutell as Frightened Villager Ian Abercrombie as Second Villager Clement von Franckenstein as Screaming Villager Berry Kroeger as Village Elder In a 2010 interview with the Los Angeles Times , Mel Brooks discussed how the film came about: I was in the middle of shooting the last few weeks of Blazing Saddles somewhere in the Antelope Valley , and Gene Wilder and I were having a cup of coffee, and he said, 'I have this idea that there could be another Frankenstein .' I said, 'Not another! We've had the son of , the cousin of, the brother-in-law. We don't need another Frankenstein.' His idea was very simple: What if the grandson of Dr. Frankenstein wanted nothing to do with the family whatsoever. He was ashamed of those wackos. I said, 'That's funny.' [ 18 ] Brooks and Gene Wilder designed the film as both a parody and homage to the Universal Monsters films of the 1930s and '40s. [ 5 ] To recreate the visual style of the original Universal horror films, Brooks shot in black and white, employed vintage-style opening credits, used wipes and irises for scene transitions, and even used the original Kenneth Strickfaden lab equipment from the 1931 Frankenstein . [ 5 ] In one of the scenes of a village assembly, one of the authority figures says that he already knows what Frankenstein is up to, based on five previous experiences. This is a reference to the first five Universal films. In a Gene Wilder DVD interview, he says the film is based on Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Son of Frankenstein (1939), and The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942). Writing and development [ edit ] In a 2016 interview with Creative Screenwriting , Brooks elaborated on the writing process. He recalled, Little by little, every night, Gene and I met at his bungalow at the Bel Air Hotel . We ordered a pot of Earl Grey tea coupled with a container of cream and a small kettle of brown sugar cubes. To go with it, we had a pack of British digestive biscuits . And step-by-step, ever so cautiously, we proceeded on a dark, narrow, twisting path to the eventual screenplay in which good sense and caution are thrown out the window and madness ensues. [ 20 ] Brooks and Wilder disagreed over the sequence where Frankenstein and his creation perform " Puttin' on the Ritz ". Brooks felt it was too silly to have the monster sing and dance, but eventually yielded to Wilder's arguments. [ 5 ] [ 18 ] Brooks and producer Michael Gruskoff originally agreed to a deal with Columbia Pictures , but Columbia would not agree to a budget of more than $1.75 million, whereas Brooks wanted at least $2.3 million. Columbia also was not happy making it in black and white, so Brooks and Gruskoff instead went to 20th Century-Fox for distribution when they agreed to a higher budget. [ 21 ] Unlike in many of his other films, Brooks does not appear onscreen in a significant role in Young Frankenstein , though he recorded several voice parts and portrays a Transylvanian villager in one short scene. In 2012, Brooks explained why: I wasn't allowed to be in it. That was the deal Gene Wilder had. He [said], 'If you're not in it, I'll do it.' [Laughs.] He [said], "You have a way of breaking the fourth wall , whether you want to or not. I just want to keep it. I don't want too much to be, you know, a wink at the audience. I love the script.' He wrote the script with me. That was the deal. So I wasn't in it, and he did it. [ 22 ] Marty Feldman , who made his American film debut as Igor, [ 23 ] added a comic twist to his character by swapping which side the hump on his back was located; when Doctor Frankenstein asks him about it, Igor replies simply: "What hump?" Wilder wrote the role specially for Feldman. [ 24 ] Teri Garr originally auditioned for the role of Elizabeth. [ 23 ] Brooks was committed to casting his oft-collaborator Madeline Kahn , but was impressed by Garr's audition and offered her the part of Inga. [ 23 ] John Carradine and Leon Askin both had roles that were cut from the final film. Carradine was the (off-screen) voice of the late Dr. Frankenstein, and Askin was Herr Waldman, an executor of the Baron's will. [ 23 ] Clement von Franckenstein , a member of the real-life House of Franckenstein from which Mary Shelley derived the title of her novel, appeared in the film as an extra . [ 25 ] At the time, Franckenstein had adopted the stage name "Clement St. George", fearing his real surname would hurt his acting career. [ 25 ] Principal photography began on February 19, 1974, and wrapped on May 3, 1974. [ 26 ] The majority of the film was shot on sets at the 20th Century Fox and MGM studio backlots. [ 23 ] The only scenes to be shot on-location were Frederick Frankenstein's introduction (filmed at the University of Southern California ) and the "Puttin' on the Ritz" sequence (at the Mayfair Music Hall in Santa Monica ). [ 23 ] According to cinematographer Gerald Hirschfeld , Fox executives were reluctant to shoot the entire film in black-and-white, and Hirschfeld even proposed a compromise where the film would begin in black-and-white before transitioning into color. [ 23 ] Brooks remained firm. [ 23 ] Kenneth Strickfaden 's original lab equipment created for the Frankenstein (1931) was used. [ 5 ] When Mel Brooks approached him, Strickfaden was semi-retired, and storing all the equipment in his home garage. [ 23 ] Strickfaden agreed to lend his equipment to the production on the condition that he be specially credited, as he had never been credited for his contributions to the original film. [ 23 ] Though he was originally only hired as a distant consultant, Strickfaden wound up working regularly on the set, even devising new pieces for use in the film. [ 23 ] Young Frankenstein became available on DVD on November 3, 1998. [ 27 ] The film was then released on DVD for the second time on September 5, 2006. [ 28 ] The film was then released on DVD for the third time on September 9, 2014, as a 40th-anniversary edition along with a Blu-ray release. [ 29 ] Young Frankenstein was a box-office success upon release. The film grossed $86.2 million on a $2.78 million budget. [ 3 ] Young Frankenstein received acclaim from critics and currently holds a 95% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 73 reviews, with an average rating of 8.60/10. The consensus reads, "Made with obvious affection for the original, Young Frankenstein is a riotously silly spoof featuring a fantastic performance by Gene Wilder." [ 30 ] Vincent Canby of The New York Times called the film "Mel Brooks' funniest, most cohesive comedy to date," adding, "It would be misleading to describe 'Young Frankenstein,' written by Mr. Wilder and Mr. Brooks, as astoundingly witty, but it's a great deal of low fun of the sort that Mr. Brooks specializes in." [ 31 ] Roger Ebert gave the film a full four stars, calling it Brooks' "most disciplined and visually inventive film (it also happens to be very funny)." [ 32 ] Gene Siskel gave the film three stars out of four and wrote, "Part homage and part send-up, 'Young Frankenstein' is very funny in its best moments, but they're all too infrequent." [ 33 ] Variety declared, "The screen needs one outrageously funny Mel Brooks film each year, and Young Frankenstein is an excellent followup for the enormous audiences that howled for much of 1974 at Blazing Saddles ." [ 34 ] Charles Champlin of the Los Angeles Times praised the film as "a likable, unpredictable blending of slapstick and sentiment." [ 35 ] Gary Arnold of The Washington Post , who disliked Blazing Saddles , reported being "equally untickled" with Young Frankenstein and wrote that "Wilder and Brooks haven't dreamed up a funny plot. They simply rely on the old movie plots to get them through a rambling collection of scene parodies and a more or less constant stream of puns, double entendres and other verbal rib-pokers and thigh-slappers." [ 36 ] Tom Milne of the UK's The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote in a mixed review that "all too often Brooks resorts to the most clichéd sort of Carry On smut" and criticized Marty Feldman's "grotesquely unfunny mugging," but praised a couple of sequences (the flower-throwing scene and the Monster's encounter with the blind man) as "very close to brilliance" and called Peter Boyle as the Monster "one of the undiluted pleasures of the film (and the only actor ever to suggest that he might play the part as well as Karloff )." [ 37 ] Leonard Maltin gave it three and a half of four stars: "One of the funniest (and most quotable) movies of all time, a finely tuned parody of old FRANKENSTEIN pictures   ... " [ 38 ] Leslie Halliwell gave it two of four stars: "The most successful of Mel Brooks' parodies, Mad Magazine style; the gleamingly reminiscent photography is the best of it, the script being far from consistently funny, but there are splendid moments." [ 39 ] In his book Comedy-Horror Films: A Chronological History, 1914–2008 , Bruce G. Hallenbeck lauded many of Young Frankenstein ' s scenes as classic comedy moments, and also praised the attention to detail the film shows in paying heartfelt homage to the classic horror films it references. He summed up that " Young Frankenstein is a movie for film buffs, but written, directed, and performed in such a way that average Joes and Josephines can enjoy it just as much for its outrageous and wacky humor." [ 5 ] Awards and nominations [ edit ] Institution Year Category Nominees Result Academy Awards [ 40 ] 1975 Best Adapted Screenplay Mel Brooks , Gene Wilder Nominated Best Sound Richard Portman , Gene Cantamessa Nominated Golden Globes [ 41 ] 1975 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Cloris Leachman Nominated Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Madeline Kahn Nominated Hugo Awards 1975 Best Dramatic Presentation Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder, Mary Shelley Won Nebula Awards 1976 Best Script Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder Won New York Film Critics Circle 1974 Best Supporting Actress Madeline Kahn Nominated Saturn Awards 1976 Best Horror Film Young Frankenstein Won Best Director Mel Brooks Won Best Supporting Actor Marty Feldman Won Best Make-up William Tuttle Won Best Production Design Robert De Vestel, Dale Hennesy Won Writers Guild of America Awards 1975 Best Adapted Screenplay Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder Nominated The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: 2000: AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs – #13 [ 42 ] 2004: AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs : " Puttin' on the Ritz " – #89 [ 43 ] 2005: AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes : Igor: "What hump?" – Nominated [ 44 ] 2005: AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores – Nominated [ 45 ] 2007: AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) – Nominated [ 46 ] In 2003, Young Frankenstein was deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" by the United States National Film Preservation Board , and selected for preservation in the Library of Congress National Film Registry . [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Stage musical adaptation [ edit ] Brooks adapted the film into a musical of the same name , which premiered in Seattle at the Paramount Theatre and ran from August 7 to September 1, 2007. [ 47 ] The musical opened on Broadway at the Lyric Theatre (then the Hilton Theatre) on November 8, 2007, and closed on January 4, 2009. It was nominated for three Tony Awards, and starred Roger Bart , Sutton Foster , Shuler Hensley , Megan Mullally , Christopher Fitzgerald , and Andrea Martin . [ 48 ] The musical version was to be used as the basis of a live-broadcast event on the ABC network in the last quarter of 2020, with Brooks producing, but it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . [ 49 ] In June 2025, it was announced that a continuation spin-off television series titled Very Young Frankenstein was in the works at FX . Stefani Robinson will serve as the writer and will also be an executive producer along with Taika Waititi and Garrett Basch with Waititi directing the pilot episode. All three were alumni from the FX series What We Do in the Shadows . Mel Brooks will also serve as an executive producer along with his producing partner Kevin Salter and Michael Gruskoff who produced the original film. [ 50 ] In September 2025, it was confirmed that Zach Galifianakis will play Dr. Frankenstein while Cary Elwes has signed on to play the President of the United States . Kumail Nanjiani , Dolly Wells , Nikki Crawford and Spencer House have also been confirmed to appear in the pilot episode in unknown roles. It is intended that upon a series order, it would air on Hulu . [ 13 ] Igor's line " Walk this way " in the film inspired the song of the same name by Aerosmith . [ 51 ] According to Gene Wilder, the joke was added while shooting the scene by Mel Brooks, inspired by the old " talcum powder " joke. [ 52 ] A partially contradictory account appears in eyE Marty , Feldman's posthumously published autobiography: Feldman recalls spontaneously doing the "walk this way" shtick to make his colleagues laugh, with Brooks then insisting, despite Wilder and Feldman's reservations, that it stay in the film. [ 53 ] On the 2006 DVD, in the extras feature "Making FrankenSense of Young Frankenstein" (section 9, "Fine Tuning"), assistant editors Bill Gordean and Stan Allen offer additional information about its final inclusion, saying that just before the preview Brooks himself wanted to remove it (calling it a "cheap joke," as Feldman in his book says he and Wilder did), but Allen convinced him to keep it in for the preview. Because the preview audience gave it a big laugh it stayed. One of the most popular Finnish rock bands Eppu Normaali took their name from the movie. It is a translation of the name "Abby Normal" Igor uses to describe the abnormal brain he stole for the monster. 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For the DC Comics character, see [Young Frankenstein (character)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_\(character\) "Young Frankenstein (character)"). | Young Frankenstein | | |---|---| | [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b5/Young_Frankenstein_movie_poster.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Young_Frankenstein_movie_poster.jpg)Theatrical release poster by [John Alvin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Alvin "John Alvin") | | | Directed by | [Mel Brooks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Brooks "Mel Brooks") | | Written by | [Gene Wilder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Wilder "Gene Wilder") Mel Brooks | | Based on | *[Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein "Frankenstein")* (1818 novel) by [Mary Shelley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley "Mary Shelley") | | Produced by | [Michael Gruskoff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gruskoff "Michael Gruskoff") | | Starring | Gene Wilder [Peter Boyle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Boyle "Peter Boyle") [Marty Feldman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Feldman "Marty Feldman") [Cloris Leachman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloris_Leachman "Cloris Leachman") [Teri Garr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teri_Garr "Teri Garr") [Kenneth Mars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Mars "Kenneth Mars") [Madeline Kahn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline_Kahn "Madeline Kahn") | | Cinematography | [Gerald Hirschfeld](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Hirschfeld "Gerald Hirschfeld") | | Edited by | [John C. Howard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Howard "John C. Howard") | | Music by | [John Morris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Morris_\(composer\) "John Morris (composer)") | | Production companies | Gruskoff/Venture Films Crossbow Productions, Inc. Jouer Limited[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-1) | | Distributed by | [20th Century Fox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century_Fox "20th Century Fox") | | Release date | December 15, 1974 (1974-12-15) | | Running time | 105 minutes | | Country | United States | | Language | English | | Budget | \$2.78 million[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-2) | | Box office | \$86.2 million[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-BOM-3) | ***Young Frankenstein*** is a 1974 American [comedy horror](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_horror "Comedy horror") film directed by [Mel Brooks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Brooks "Mel Brooks"). The screenplay was co-written by Brooks and [Gene Wilder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Wilder "Gene Wilder"). Wilder also starred in the lead role as the title character, a descendant of the infamous [Victor Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Frankenstein "Victor Frankenstein"). [Peter Boyle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Boyle "Peter Boyle") portrayed [the monster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_monster "Frankenstein's monster").[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-4) The film co-stars [Teri Garr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teri_Garr "Teri Garr"), [Cloris Leachman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloris_Leachman "Cloris Leachman"), [Marty Feldman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Feldman "Marty Feldman"), [Madeline Kahn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline_Kahn "Madeline Kahn"), [Kenneth Mars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Mars "Kenneth Mars"), [Richard Haydn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Haydn "Richard Haydn"), and [Gene Hackman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Hackman "Gene Hackman"). The film is a [parody](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody_film "Parody film") of the [classic horror](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Monsters "Universal Monsters") film genre, in particular the various [film adaptations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_in_popular_culture#Film_derivatives "Frankenstein in popular culture") of [Mary Shelley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley "Mary Shelley")'s 1818 novel *[Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein "Frankenstein")* produced by [Universal Pictures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Pictures "Universal Pictures") in the 1930s.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-Hallenbeck-5) Much of the lab equipment used as props was created by [Kenneth Strickfaden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Strickfaden "Kenneth Strickfaden") for the [1931 film *Frankenstein*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_\(1931_film\) "Frankenstein (1931 film)").[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-Picart-6) To help evoke the atmosphere of the earlier films, Brooks shot the picture entirely in [black and white](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-and-white "Black-and-white"), a rarity in the 1970s, and employed 1930s-style opening credits and scene transitions such as [iris outs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_shot "Iris shot"), [wipes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wipe_\(transition\) "Wipe (transition)"), and [fades to black](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fade_\(lighting\) "Fade (lighting)"). The film also features a period score by Brooks' longtime composer [John Morris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Morris_\(composer\) "John Morris (composer)"). A critical and commercial success, *Young Frankenstein* ranks number 28 on *[Total Film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Film "Total Film")* magazine's readers' "List of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time",[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-7) No. 56 on [Bravo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bravo_\(American_TV_network\) "Bravo (American TV network)")'s list of the "100 Funniest Movies",[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-8) and No. 13 on the [American Film Institute](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Film_Institute "American Film Institute")'s [list of the 100 funniest American movies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years_..._100_Laughs "AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Laughs").[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-autogenerated1-9) In 2003, it was deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" by the United States [National Film Preservation Board](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Preservation_Board "National Film Preservation Board"), and selected for preservation in the [Library of Congress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress "Library of Congress") [National Film Registry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Registry "National Film Registry").[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:0-10)[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:1-11) It was later adapted by Brooks and [Thomas Meehan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Meehan_\(writer\) "Thomas Meehan (writer)") as a [stage musical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_\(musical\) "Young Frankenstein (musical)"). The film was nominated for two [Academy Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Awards "Academy Awards"): [Best Adapted Screenplay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay "Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay") (for Wilder and Brooks) and [Best Sound](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound "Academy Award for Best Sound"). In 2014, the year of its 40th anniversary, Brooks considered it by far his finest (although not his funniest) film as a writer-director.[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-12) As of 2026, a prequel television series is in the works at [FX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FX_\(TV_channel\) "FX (TV channel)").[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-TV_THR-13) ## Plot \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Plot")\] Early in the 20th century, Frederick Frankenstein, a lecturing physician at an American medical school, is actively distancing himself from his grandfather [Victor Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Frankenstein "Victor Frankenstein"), the infamous [mad scientist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_scientist "Mad scientist"), pronouncing his surname as "Fronkensteen".[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPicart200346-14) When Frederick inherits the family castle in [Transylvania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transylvania "Transylvania"), he travels to Europe to inspect the property. At the Transylvania train station, Frederick is met by a hunchbacked, bug-eyed servant named [Igor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_\(character\) "Igor (character)"), whose own grandfather worked for Victor and who states his name is pronounced "Eye-gore". A woman named Inga also greets him. Arriving at the estate, Frederick meets Frau Blücher, the dour, intimidating housekeeper. After discovering the secret entrance to Victor's laboratory and reading his private journals, Frederick resumes his grandfather's experiments in reanimating the dead. Frederick and Igor steal a recently executed criminal's corpse. He sends Igor to steal the brain of a deceased "scientist and saint" named [Hans Delbrück](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Delbr%C3%BCck "Hans Delbrück"). Igor accidentally destroys Delbrück's brain and takes one labeled "Abnormal" instead. Frederick unknowingly transplants it into the corpse and brings the [Monster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_monster "Frankenstein's monster") to life. Frightened by Igor lighting a match, the Monster attacks Frederick and nearly strangles him before being sedated. Unaware the Monster exists, the townspeople gather to discuss their unease at Frederick continuing his grandfather's work. Inspector Kemp, a one-eyed police inspector with a prosthetic arm and a heavy German accent, visits the doctor's and demands assurance that Frederick would not create another monster. Returning to the lab, Frederick discovers Blücher releasing the creature. She reveals the Monster's love of violin music, her own romantic relationship with Frederick's grandfather, and her planning out the events that inspired Frederick to create a monster as Victor did. The Monster becomes enraged by electrical sparks from a thrown switch and escapes the castle. While roaming the countryside, the Monster interacts with a young girl and a blind, hermetic monk.[\[a\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-16) Frederick recaptures the Monster and locks himself in a room with him. He calms the Monster's homicidal tendencies with flattery and a promise to guide him to success, embracing his heritage as a Frankenstein. At a theater filled with prominent guests, Frederick shows "The Creature" following simple commands, then performs "[Puttin' On the Ritz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puttin%27_On_the_Ritz "Puttin' On the Ritz")" with him. During the performance, a stage light explodes and frightens the Monster, who becomes enraged at the booing crowd, and charges at them when they throw rotten vegetables. He is captured and chained by police. Back in the laboratory, Inga attempts to comfort Frederick; they sleep together on the suspended reanimation table. The Monster escapes from prison the same night Elizabeth, Frederick's socialite fiancée, arrives unexpectedly. The Monster takes her captive, but she falls in love with him as he makes love to her. While the townspeople hunt the Monster, Frederick plays the violin and Igor plays the horn to lure his creation back to the castle and recaptures him. Just as the Kemp-led mob storms the laboratory, Frederick transfers some of his stabilizing intellect to the Monster, who reasons with and placates the mob. Kemp gives the Monster a warm reception. Sometime later, Frederick and Inga are wed and Elizabeth marries the now-sophisticated Monster. While in bed with Frederick, Inga asks what he got in return during the transfer procedure. Frederick growls wordlessly like the monster and embraces Inga while Igor plays the horn on the roof. ## Cast \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Cast")\] - [Gene Wilder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Wilder "Gene Wilder") as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, the grandson of [Victor Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Frankenstein "Victor Frankenstein"). - [Peter Boyle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Boyle "Peter Boyle") as [the Monster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_monster "Frankenstein's monster"), a creature made from the corpse of an executed criminal. - [Marty Feldman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Feldman "Marty Feldman") as [Igor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_\(character\) "Igor (character)"), a hunchbacked servant of Frederick Frankenstein, and grandson of the original Igor who worked with Victor. - [Cloris Leachman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloris_Leachman "Cloris Leachman") as Frau Blücher, the housekeeper of the Frankenstein estate. - [Teri Garr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teri_Garr "Teri Garr") as Inga, a young woman who becomes Frederick's assistant. - [Kenneth Mars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Mars "Kenneth Mars") as Inspector Kemp, a one-eyed police inspector with a prosthetic arm. He is a parody of a similar one-armed inspector in *[Son of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Frankenstein "Son of Frankenstein")*. - [Madeline Kahn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline_Kahn "Madeline Kahn") as Elizabeth, Frederick's fiancée. - [Richard Haydn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Haydn "Richard Haydn") as Herr Gerhardt Falkstein, a lawyer. - Richard A. Roth as Inspector Kemp's aide. - [Monte Landis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Landis "Monte Landis") and Rusty Blitz as the Gravediggers. - [Gene Hackman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Hackman "Gene Hackman") as Harold, the blind man. - [Liam Dunn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_Dunn "Liam Dunn") as Mr. Hilltop. - [Danny Goldman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Goldman "Danny Goldman") as Medical student - [Oscar Beregi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Beregi_\(actor,_born_1918\) "Oscar Beregi (actor, born 1918)") as Sadistic jailor - [Arthur Malet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Malet "Arthur Malet") as Village elder - Anne Beesley as Helga - [Michael Fox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Fox_\(American_actor\) "Michael Fox (American actor)") as Helga's father - [Rolfe Sedan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolfe_Sedan "Rolfe Sedan") as Train conductor - Norbert Schiller as Theatre emcee Uncredited - [Mel Brooks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Brooks "Mel Brooks") as:[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-17)[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-18) - [Werewolf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf "Werewolf") - Cat Hit by Dart - [Victor Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Frankenstein "Victor Frankenstein") (voice) - [Lou Cutell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Cutell "Lou Cutell") as Frightened Villager - [Ian Abercrombie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Abercrombie "Ian Abercrombie") as Second Villager - [Clement von Franckenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_von_Franckenstein "Clement von Franckenstein") as Screaming Villager - [Berry Kroeger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry_Kroeger "Berry Kroeger") as Village Elder ## Background \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Background")\] In a 2010 interview with the *[Los Angeles Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times "Los Angeles Times")*, Mel Brooks discussed how the film came about: > I was in the middle of shooting the last few weeks of *Blazing Saddles* somewhere in the [Antelope Valley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antelope_Valley "Antelope Valley"), and Gene Wilder and I were having a cup of coffee, and he said, 'I have this idea that there could be another [Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Frankenstein "Victor Frankenstein").' I said, 'Not another! We've had [the son of](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Frankenstein "Son of Frankenstein"), the cousin of, the brother-in-law. We don't need another Frankenstein.' His idea was very simple: What if the grandson of Dr. Frankenstein wanted nothing to do with the family whatsoever. He was ashamed of those wackos. I said, 'That's funny.'[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-SundayConBro-19) Brooks and Gene Wilder designed the film as both a parody and homage to the [Universal Monsters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Monsters "Universal Monsters") films of the 1930s and '40s.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-Hallenbeck-5) To recreate the visual style of the original Universal horror films, Brooks shot in black and white, employed vintage-style opening credits, used [wipes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wipe_\(transition\) "Wipe (transition)") and [irises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_shot "Iris shot") for scene transitions, and even used the original [Kenneth Strickfaden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Strickfaden "Kenneth Strickfaden") lab equipment from the 1931 *Frankenstein*.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-Hallenbeck-5) In one of the scenes of a village assembly, one of the authority figures says that he already knows what Frankenstein is up to, based on five previous experiences. This is a reference to the first five Universal films.[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-commentary-20) In a Gene Wilder DVD interview, he says the film is based on *[Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_\(1931_film\) "Frankenstein (1931 film)")* (1931), *[Bride of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bride_of_Frankenstein "Bride of Frankenstein")* (1935), *[Son of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Frankenstein "Son of Frankenstein")* (1939), and *[The Ghost of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ghost_of_Frankenstein "The Ghost of Frankenstein")* (1942). ## Production \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Production")\] ### Writing and development \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Writing and development")\] In a 2016 interview with *Creative Screenwriting*, Brooks elaborated on the writing process. He recalled, > Little by little, every night, Gene and I met at his bungalow at the [Bel Air Hotel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Bel-Air "Hotel Bel-Air"). We ordered a pot of Earl Grey tea coupled with a container of cream and a small kettle of brown sugar cubes. To go with it, we had a pack of British [digestive biscuits](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digestive_biscuit "Digestive biscuit"). And step-by-step, ever so cautiously, we proceeded on a dark, narrow, twisting path to the eventual screenplay in which good sense and caution are thrown out the window and madness ensues.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-21) Brooks and Wilder disagreed over the sequence where Frankenstein and his creation perform "[Puttin' on the Ritz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puttin%27_On_the_Ritz "Puttin' On the Ritz")". Brooks felt it was too silly to have the monster sing and dance, but eventually yielded to Wilder's arguments.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-Hallenbeck-5)[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-SundayConBro-19) Brooks and producer [Michael Gruskoff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gruskoff "Michael Gruskoff") originally agreed to a deal with [Columbia Pictures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Pictures "Columbia Pictures"), but Columbia would not agree to a budget of more than \$1.75 million, whereas Brooks wanted at least \$2.3 million. Columbia also was not happy making it in black and white, so Brooks and Gruskoff instead went to [20th Century-Fox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century-Fox "20th Century-Fox") for distribution when they agreed to a higher budget.[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-commentary-20)[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-22) ### Casting \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Casting")\] Unlike in many of his other films, Brooks does not appear onscreen in a significant role in *Young Frankenstein*, though he recorded several voice parts and portrays a Transylvanian villager in one short scene. In 2012, Brooks explained why: > I wasn't allowed to be in it. That was the deal Gene Wilder had. He \[said\], 'If you're not in it, I'll do it.' \[Laughs.\] He \[said\], "You have a way of breaking the [fourth wall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_wall "Fourth wall"), whether you want to or not. I just want to keep it. I don't want too much to be, you know, a wink at the audience. I love the script.' He wrote the script with me. That was the deal. So I wasn't in it, and he did it.[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-23) [Marty Feldman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Feldman "Marty Feldman"), who made his American film debut as Igor,[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:2-24) added a comic twist to his character by swapping which side the hump on his back was located; when Doctor Frankenstein asks him about it, Igor replies simply: "What hump?" Wilder wrote the role specially for Feldman.[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-six-25) [Teri Garr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teri_Garr "Teri Garr") originally auditioned for the role of Elizabeth.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:2-24) Brooks was committed to casting his oft-collaborator [Madeline Kahn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline_Kahn "Madeline Kahn"), but was impressed by Garr's audition and offered her the part of Inga.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:2-24) [John Carradine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carradine "John Carradine") and [Leon Askin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Askin "Leon Askin") both had roles that were cut from the final film. Carradine was the (off-screen) voice of the late Dr. Frankenstein, and Askin was Herr Waldman, an executor of the Baron's will.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:2-24) [Clement von Franckenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_von_Franckenstein "Clement von Franckenstein"), a member of the real-life [House of Franckenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Franckenstein "House of Franckenstein") from which [Mary Shelley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley "Mary Shelley") derived the title of her novel, appeared in the film as an [extra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_\(acting\) "Extra (acting)").[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:3-26) At the time, Franckenstein had adopted the stage name "Clement St. George", fearing his real surname would hurt his acting career.[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:3-26) ### Filming \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Filming")\] [Principal photography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principal_photography "Principal photography") began on February 19, 1974, and wrapped on May 3, 1974.[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-27) The majority of the film was shot on sets at the 20th Century Fox and MGM studio backlots.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:2-24) The only scenes to be shot on-location were Frederick Frankenstein's introduction (filmed at the [University of Southern California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Southern_California "University of Southern California")) and the "Puttin' on the Ritz" sequence (at the [Mayfair Music Hall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayfair_Music_Hall "Mayfair Music Hall") in [Santa Monica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Monica "Santa Monica")).[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:2-24) According to cinematographer [Gerald Hirschfeld](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Hirschfeld "Gerald Hirschfeld"), Fox executives were reluctant to shoot the entire film in black-and-white, and Hirschfeld even proposed a compromise where the film would begin in black-and-white before transitioning into color.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:2-24) Brooks remained firm.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:2-24) [Kenneth Strickfaden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Strickfaden "Kenneth Strickfaden")'s original lab equipment created for the *Frankenstein* (1931) was used.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-Hallenbeck-5) When Mel Brooks approached him, Strickfaden was semi-retired, and storing all the equipment in his home garage.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:2-24) Strickfaden agreed to lend his equipment to the production on the condition that he be specially credited, as he had never been credited for his contributions to the original film.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:2-24) Though he was originally only hired as a distant consultant, Strickfaden wound up working regularly on the set, even devising new pieces for use in the film.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:2-24) ## Release \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Release")\] ### Home media \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Home media")\] *Young Frankenstein* became available on [DVD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD "DVD") on November 3, 1998.[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-28) The film was then released on DVD for the second time on September 5, 2006.[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-29) The film was then released on DVD for the third time on September 9, 2014, as a 40th-anniversary edition along with a [Blu-ray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray "Blu-ray") release.[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-30) ## Reception \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Reception")\] ### Box office \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: Box office")\] *Young Frankenstein* was a box-office success upon release. The film grossed \$86.2 million on a \$2.78 million budget.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-BOM-3) ### Critical response \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: Critical response")\] *Young Frankenstein* received acclaim from critics and currently holds a 95% fresh rating on [Rotten Tomatoes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes "Rotten Tomatoes") based on 73 reviews, with an average rating of 8.60/10. The consensus reads, "Made with obvious affection for the original, *Young Frankenstein* is a riotously silly spoof featuring a fantastic performance by Gene Wilder."[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-31) [Vincent Canby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Canby "Vincent Canby") of *[The New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times")* called the film "Mel Brooks' funniest, most cohesive comedy to date," adding, "It would be misleading to describe 'Young Frankenstein,' written by Mr. Wilder and Mr. Brooks, as astoundingly witty, but it's a great deal of low fun of the sort that Mr. Brooks specializes in."[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-32) [Roger Ebert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Ebert "Roger Ebert") gave the film a full four stars, calling it Brooks' "most disciplined and visually inventive film (it also happens to be very funny)."[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-33) [Gene Siskel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Siskel "Gene Siskel") gave the film three stars out of four and wrote, "Part homage and part send-up, 'Young Frankenstein' is very funny in its best moments, but they're all too infrequent."[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-34) *[Variety](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variety_\(magazine\) "Variety (magazine)")* declared, "The screen needs one outrageously funny Mel Brooks film each year, and *Young Frankenstein* is an excellent followup for the enormous audiences that howled for much of 1974 at *[Blazing Saddles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blazing_Saddles "Blazing Saddles")*."[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-35) [Charles Champlin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Champlin "Charles Champlin") of the *[Los Angeles Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times "Los Angeles Times")* praised the film as "a likable, unpredictable blending of slapstick and sentiment."[\[35\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-36) Gary Arnold of *[The Washington Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post "The Washington Post"),* who disliked *Blazing Saddles*, reported being "equally untickled" with *Young Frankenstein* and wrote that "Wilder and Brooks haven't dreamed up a funny plot. They simply rely on the old movie plots to get them through a rambling collection of scene parodies and a more or less constant stream of puns, double entendres and other verbal rib-pokers and thigh-slappers."[\[36\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-37) [Tom Milne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Milne "Tom Milne") of the UK's *[The Monthly Film Bulletin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monthly_Film_Bulletin "The Monthly Film Bulletin")* wrote in a mixed review that "all too often Brooks resorts to the most clichéd sort of *[Carry On](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carry_On_\(franchise\) "Carry On (franchise)")* smut" and criticized Marty Feldman's "grotesquely unfunny mugging," but praised a couple of sequences (the flower-throwing scene and the Monster's encounter with the blind man) as "very close to brilliance" and called Peter Boyle as the Monster "one of the undiluted pleasures of the film (and the only actor ever to suggest that he might play the part as well as [Karloff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Karloff "Boris Karloff"))."[\[37\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-38) [Leonard Maltin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Maltin "Leonard Maltin") gave it three and a half of four stars: "One of the funniest (and most quotable) movies of all time, a finely tuned parody of old FRANKENSTEIN pictures ... "[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-39) [Leslie Halliwell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Halliwell "Leslie Halliwell") gave it two of four stars: "The most successful of Mel Brooks' parodies, Mad Magazine style; the gleamingly reminiscent photography is the best of it, the script being far from consistently funny, but there are splendid moments."[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-40) In his book *Comedy-Horror Films: A Chronological History, 1914–2008*, Bruce G. Hallenbeck lauded many of *Young Frankenstein*'s scenes as classic comedy moments, and also praised the attention to detail the film shows in paying heartfelt homage to the classic horror films it references. He summed up that "*Young Frankenstein* is a movie for film buffs, but written, directed, and performed in such a way that average Joes and Josephines can enjoy it just as much for its outrageous and wacky humor."[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-Hallenbeck-5) ### Awards and nominations \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=13 "Edit section: Awards and nominations")\] | Institution | Year | Category | Nominees | Result | |---|---|---|---|---| | [Academy Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Awards "Academy Awards")[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-Oscars1975-41) | 1975 | [Best Adapted Screenplay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay "Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay") | [Mel Brooks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Brooks "Mel Brooks"), [Gene Wilder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Wilder "Gene Wilder") | Nominated | | [Best Sound](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound "Academy Award for Best Sound") | [Richard Portman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Portman "Richard Portman"), [Gene Cantamessa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Cantamessa "Gene Cantamessa") | Nominated | | | | [Golden Globes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award "Golden Globe Award")[\[41\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-42) | 1975 | [Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Motion_Picture_%E2%80%93_Musical_or_Comedy "Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy") | [Cloris Leachman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloris_Leachman "Cloris Leachman") | Nominated | | [Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture "Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture") | [Madeline Kahn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline_Kahn "Madeline Kahn") | Nominated | | | | [Hugo Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award "Hugo Award") | 1975 | [Best Dramatic Presentation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Dramatic_Presentation "Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation") | Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder, [Mary Shelley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley "Mary Shelley") | Won | | [Nebula Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula_Award "Nebula Award") | 1976 | [Best Script](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula_Award_for_Best_Script "Nebula Award for Best Script") | Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder | Won | | [New York Film Critics Circle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Film_Critics_Circle "New York Film Critics Circle") | 1974 | [Best Supporting Actress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Film_Critics_Circle_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress "New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress") | Madeline Kahn | Nominated | | [Saturn Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Awards "Saturn Awards") | 1976 | [Best Horror Film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Horror_Film "Saturn Award for Best Horror Film") | *Young Frankenstein* | Won | | [Best Director](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Director "Saturn Award for Best Director") | Mel Brooks | Won | | | | [Best Supporting Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor "Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor") | [Marty Feldman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Feldman "Marty Feldman") | Won | | | | [Best Make-up](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Make-up "Saturn Award for Best Make-up") | William Tuttle | Won | | | | [Best Production Design](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Production_Design "Saturn Award for Best Production Design") | Robert De Vestel, Dale Hennesy | Won | | | | [Writers Guild of America Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writers_Guild_of_America_Awards "Writers Guild of America Awards") | 1975 | [Best Adapted Screenplay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writers_Guild_of_America_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay "Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay") | Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder | Nominated | #### Other honors \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=14 "Edit section: Other honors")\] The film is recognized by [American Film Institute](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Film_Institute "American Film Institute") in these lists: - 2000: [AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Laughs "AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs") – \#13[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-43) - 2004: [AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Songs "AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs"): - "[Puttin' on the Ritz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puttin%27_on_the_Ritz "Puttin' on the Ritz")" – \#89[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-44) - 2005: [AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Movie_Quotes "AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes"): - Igor: "What hump?" – Nominated[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-45) - 2005: [AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years_of_Film_Scores "AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores") – Nominated[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-46) - 2007: [AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Movies_\(10th_Anniversary_Edition\) "AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)") – Nominated[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-47) In 2003, *Young Frankenstein* was deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" by the United States [National Film Preservation Board](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Preservation_Board "National Film Preservation Board"), and selected for preservation in the [Library of Congress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress "Library of Congress") [National Film Registry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Registry "National Film Registry").[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:0-10)[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:1-11) ## Subsequent media \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=15 "Edit section: Subsequent media")\] ### Stage musical adaptation \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=16 "Edit section: Stage musical adaptation")\] Main article: [Young Frankenstein (musical)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_\(musical\) "Young Frankenstein (musical)") Brooks adapted the film into a [musical of the same name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_\(musical\) "Young Frankenstein (musical)"), which premiered in Seattle at the [Paramount Theatre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Theatre_\(Seattle,_Washington\) "Paramount Theatre (Seattle, Washington)") and ran from August 7 to September 1, 2007.[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-48) The musical opened on [Broadway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_theatre "Broadway theatre") at the [Lyric Theatre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyric_Theatre_\(New_York_City,_1998\) "Lyric Theatre (New York City, 1998)") (then the Hilton Theatre) on November 8, 2007, and closed on January 4, 2009. It was nominated for three Tony Awards, and starred [Roger Bart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Bart "Roger Bart"), [Sutton Foster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton_Foster "Sutton Foster"), [Shuler Hensley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuler_Hensley "Shuler Hensley"), [Megan Mullally](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Mullally "Megan Mullally"), [Christopher Fitzgerald](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Fitzgerald_\(actor\) "Christopher Fitzgerald (actor)"), and [Andrea Martin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Martin "Andrea Martin").[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-49) The musical version was to be used as the basis of a live-broadcast event on the [ABC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company "American Broadcasting Company") network in the last quarter of 2020, with Brooks producing, but it was cancelled due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic").[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-50) ### Future \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=17 "Edit section: Future")\] In June 2025, it was announced that a continuation spin-off television series titled *Very Young Frankenstein* was in the works at [FX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FX_\(TV_channel\) "FX (TV channel)"). [Stefani Robinson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefani_Robinson "Stefani Robinson") will serve as the writer and will also be an executive producer along with [Taika Waititi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taika_Waititi "Taika Waititi") and [Garrett Basch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrett_Basch "Garrett Basch") with Waititi directing the pilot episode. All three were alumni from the FX series *[What We Do in the Shadows](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_We_Do_in_the_Shadows "What We Do in the Shadows")*. Mel Brooks will also serve as an executive producer along with his producing partner Kevin Salter and [Michael Gruskoff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gruskoff "Michael Gruskoff") who produced the original film.[\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-TV_Variety-51) In September 2025, it was confirmed that [Zach Galifianakis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Galifianakis "Zach Galifianakis") will play Dr. Frankenstein while [Cary Elwes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cary_Elwes "Cary Elwes") has signed on to play the [President of the United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States "President of the United States"). [Kumail Nanjiani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumail_Nanjiani "Kumail Nanjiani"), [Dolly Wells](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Wells "Dolly Wells"), [Nikki Crawford](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikki_Crawford "Nikki Crawford") and Spencer House have also been confirmed to appear in the pilot episode in unknown roles. It is intended that upon a series order, it would air on [Hulu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulu "Hulu").[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-TV_THR-13) ## Legacy \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=18 "Edit section: Legacy")\] ### Influence on music \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=19 "Edit section: Influence on music")\] Igor's line "[Walk this way](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_this_way_\(humor\) "Walk this way (humor)")" in the film inspired [the song of the same name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_This_Way "Walk This Way") by [Aerosmith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmith "Aerosmith").[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-52) According to Gene Wilder, the joke was added while shooting the scene by Mel Brooks, inspired by the old "[talcum powder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_this_way_\(humor\) "Walk this way (humor)")" joke.[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-53) A partially contradictory account appears in *eyE Marty*, Feldman's posthumously published autobiography: Feldman recalls spontaneously doing the "walk this way" shtick to make his colleagues laugh, with Brooks then insisting, despite Wilder and Feldman's reservations, that it stay in the film.[\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-54) On the 2006 DVD, in the extras feature "Making FrankenSense of Young Frankenstein" (section 9, "Fine Tuning"), assistant editors Bill Gordean and Stan Allen offer additional information about its final inclusion, saying that just before the preview Brooks himself wanted to remove it (calling it a "cheap joke," as Feldman in his book says he and Wilder did), but Allen convinced him to keep it in for the preview. Because the preview audience gave it a big laugh it stayed. One of the most popular [Finnish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland "Finland") rock bands [Eppu Normaali](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eppu_Normaali "Eppu Normaali") took their name from the movie. It is a translation of the name "Abby Normal" Igor uses to describe the abnormal brain he stole for the monster.[\[54\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-Lindroos-55) ## See also \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=20 "Edit section: See also")\] - [List of American films of 1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_films_of_1974 "List of American films of 1974") - [List of films featuring Frankenstein's monster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_featuring_Frankenstein%27s_monster "List of films featuring Frankenstein's monster") ## Notes \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=21 "Edit section: Notes")\] 1. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-16)** These encounters are references to 1931's *[Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_\(1931_film\) "Frankenstein (1931 film)")* and 1935's *[Bride of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bride_of_Frankenstein "Bride of Frankenstein")*, respectively.[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPicart200354-15) ## References \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=22 "Edit section: References")\] 1. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-1)** ["Young Frankenstein"](https://catalog.afi.com/Film/55238-YOUNG-FRANKENSTEIN?sid=394c3b9c-d224-43e1-aca8-b32b8aec155a&sr=22.160927&cp=1&pos=0). [American Film Institute](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Film_Institute "American Film Institute"). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210224171718/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/55238-YOUNG-FRANKENSTEIN?sid=394c3b9c-d224-43e1-aca8-b32b8aec155a&sr=22.160927&cp=1&pos=0) from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2019. 2. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-2)** Solomon, Aubrey (1989). *Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History*. The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 257. [ISBN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_\(identifier\) "ISBN (identifier)") [978-0-8108-4244-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8108-4244-1 "Special:BookSources/978-0-8108-4244-1") . 3. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-BOM_3-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-BOM_3-1) ["Box Office Information for Young Frankenstein"](https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=youngfrankenstein.htm). [Box Office Mojo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_Office_Mojo "Box Office Mojo"). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120129001104/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=youngfrankenstein.htm) from the original on January 29, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2012. 4. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-4)** ["Young Frankenstein"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081004054722/http://www.getback.com/movie/young-frankenstein/1566325). GetBack Movie. Archived from [the original](http://www.getback.com/movie/young-frankenstein/1566325) on October 4, 2008. 5. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-Hallenbeck_5-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-Hallenbeck_5-1) [***c***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-Hallenbeck_5-2) [***d***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-Hallenbeck_5-3) [***e***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-Hallenbeck_5-4) [***f***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-Hallenbeck_5-5) Hallenbeck, Bruce G. (2009). [*Comedy-Horror Films: A Chronological History, 1914–2008*](https://books.google.com/books?id=2AIgAef-bAcC&q=%22young+frankenstein%22). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. pp. 105–109\. [ISBN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_\(identifier\) "ISBN (identifier)") [978-0-78-643332-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-78-643332-2 "Special:BookSources/978-0-78-643332-2") . 6. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-Picart_6-0)** Picart, Caroline Joan (2003). [*Remaking the Frankenstein Myth on Film: Between Laughter and Horror*](https://books.google.com/books?id=f75PPxXDpeIC&q=%22young+frankenstein%22). Albany, N.Y.: SUNY Press. p. 52. [ISBN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_\(identifier\) "ISBN (identifier)") [0-79-145770-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-79-145770-2 "Special:BookSources/0-79-145770-2") . 7. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-7)** ["Film & Movie Comedy Classics"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081019014653/http://www.comedy-zone.net/tv/films/index.htm). *Comedy-Zone.net*. Archived from [the original](http://www.comedy-zone.net/tv/films/index.htm) on October 19, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2008. 8. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-8)** ["Bravo's 100 Funniest Movies"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100405035636/http://www.listsofbests.com/list/7092-100-funniest-movies?page=2). *[Bravo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bravo_\(US_TV_channel\) "Bravo (US TV channel)")*. Published by Lists of Bests. Archived from [the original](http://www.listsofbests.com/list/7092-100-funniest-movies?page=2) on April 5, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2010. 9. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-autogenerated1_9-0)** ["AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Laughs"](http://www.afi.com/100years/laughs.aspx). [American Film Institute](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Film_Institute "American Film Institute"). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150609223257/http://www.afi.com/100Years/laughs.aspx) from the original on June 9, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2010. 10. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-:0_10-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-:0_10-1) ["Complete National Film Registry Listing"](https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/). *Library of Congress*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20161031213743/https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/) from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2020. 11. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-:1_11-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-:1_11-1) ["Librarian of Congress Adds 25 Films to National Film Registry"](https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-03-211/25-films-added-to-national-film-registry/2003-12-16/). *Library of Congress*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200222231120/https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-03-211/25-films-added-to-national-film-registry/2003-12-16/) from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2020. 12. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-12)** King, Susan (September 9, 2014). ["'Young Frankenstein' has new life on 40th anniversary"](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-mel-brooks-20140909-story.html). *[Los Angeles Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times "Los Angeles Times")*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201112014341/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-mel-brooks-20140909-story.html) from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020. "'Young Frankenstein' is "by far the best movie I ever made. Not the funniest — 'Blazing Saddles' was the funniest, and hot on its heels would be 'The Producers.' But as a writer-director, it is by far my finest." 13. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-TV_THR_13-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-TV_THR_13-1) ["Zach Galifianakis, Kumail Nanjiani Among Six Cast in FX's 'Very Young Frankenstein'"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/fx-very-young-frankenstein-pilot-cast-1236390068/). *[The Hollywood Reporter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hollywood_Reporter "The Hollywood Reporter")*. September 30, 2025. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20251001003640/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/fx-very-young-frankenstein-pilot-cast-1236390068/) from the original on October 1, 2025. Retrieved September 30, 2025. 14. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPicart200346_14-0)** [Picart (2003)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#CITEREFPicart2003), p. 46. 15. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPicart200354_15-0)** [Picart (2003)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#CITEREFPicart2003), p. 54. 16. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-17)** Molinari, Matteo; Kamm, Jim (2002). [*OOPS! They Did It Again!: More Movie Mistakes That Made the Cut*](https://books.google.com/books?id=Epllswjb-vMC&pg=PA271). Citadel. 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On the writing, pre-production and filming of the picture. ## External links \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=24 "Edit section: External links")\] ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Wikiquote-logo.svg/40px-Wikiquote-logo.svg.png) Wikiquote has quotations related to ***[Young Frankenstein](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Search/Young_Frankenstein "q:Special:Search/Young Frankenstein")***. - *Young Frankenstein* essay [\[1\]](https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-film-preservation-board/documents/young_frankenstein.pdf) by Brian Scott Mednick at [National Film Registry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Registry "National Film Registry") - "Young Frankenstein" essay by Daniel Eagan in *America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry*, A\&C Black, 2010 [ISBN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_\(identifier\) "ISBN (identifier)") [0826429777](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0826429777 "Special:BookSources/0826429777") , pp. 713–714 [America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry](https://books.google.com/books/about/America_s_Film_Legacy.html?id=deq3xI8OmCkC) - [*Young Frankenstein*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072431/) at [IMDb](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMDb_\(identifier\) "IMDb (identifier)") - [*Young Frankenstein*](https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/96522/enwp) at the [TCM Movie Database](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turner_Classic_Movies#TCMdb "Turner Classic Movies") (archived version) - [*Young Frankenstein*](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/55238) at the *[AFI Catalog of Feature Films](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI_Catalog_of_Feature_Films "AFI Catalog of Feature Films")* - [*Young Frankenstein*](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=youngfrankenstein.htm) at [Box Office Mojo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_Office_Mojo "Box Office Mojo") - [*Young Frankenstein*](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/young_frankenstein) at [Rotten Tomatoes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes "Rotten Tomatoes") | [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Frankenstein "Template:Frankenstein") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Frankenstein "Template talk:Frankenstein") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Frankenstein "Special:EditPage/Template:Frankenstein")[Mary Shelley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley "Mary Shelley")'s *[Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein "Frankenstein")* (1818) | | |---|---| | Characters | [Frankenstein's monster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_monster "Frankenstein's monster") [Victor Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Frankenstein "Victor Frankenstein") [Doctor Waldman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Waldman "Doctor Waldman") [Elizabeth Lavenza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Lavenza "Elizabeth Lavenza") | | [Films](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_featuring_Frankenstein%27s_monster "List of films featuring Frankenstein's monster") | | | | | | [Universal series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_\(Universal_film_series\) "Frankenstein (Universal film series)") | | | | | | *[Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_\(1931_film\) "Frankenstein (1931 film)")* (1931) *[Bride of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bride_of_Frankenstein "Bride of Frankenstein")* (1935) *[Son of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Frankenstein "Son of Frankenstein")* (1939) *[The Ghost of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ghost_of_Frankenstein "The Ghost of Frankenstein")* (1942) *[Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_Meets_the_Wolf_Man "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man")* (1943) *[House of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Frankenstein_\(film\) "House of Frankenstein (film)")* (1944) *[House of Dracula](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Dracula "House of Dracula")* (1945) *[Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbott_and_Costello_Meet_Frankenstein "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein")* (1948) | | | Characters | [Igor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_\(character\) "Igor (character)") [Doctor Septimus Pretorius](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Septimus_Pretorius "Doctor Septimus Pretorius") [Bride of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bride_of_Frankenstein_\(character\) "Bride of Frankenstein (character)") [Ludwig Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Frankenstein "Ludwig Frankenstein") | | [Hammer series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_\(Hammer_film_series\) "Frankenstein (Hammer film series)") | *[The Curse of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Curse_of_Frankenstein "The Curse of Frankenstein")* (1957) *[The Revenge of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Revenge_of_Frankenstein "The Revenge of Frankenstein")* (1958) *[The Evil of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Evil_of_Frankenstein "The Evil of Frankenstein")* (1964) *[Frankenstein Created Woman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_Created_Woman "Frankenstein Created Woman")* (1967) *[Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_Must_Be_Destroyed "Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed")* (1969) *[The Horror of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Horror_of_Frankenstein "The Horror of Frankenstein")* (1970) *[Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_and_the_Monster_from_Hell "Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell")* (1974) | | Toho series | *[Frankenstein vs. Baragon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_vs._Baragon "Frankenstein vs. Baragon")* (1965) *[The War of the Gargantuas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Gargantuas "The War of the Gargantuas")* (1966) | | Parodies | | | | | | *[The Munsters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Munsters "The Munsters")* | *[Munster, Go Home\!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munster,_Go_Home! "Munster, Go Home!")* (1966) *[The Munsters' Revenge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Munsters%27_Revenge "The Munsters' Revenge")* (1981) *[Here Come the Munsters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Come_the_Munsters "Here Come the Munsters")* (1995) *[The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Munsters%27_Scary_Little_Christmas "The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas")* (1996) *[The Munsters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Munsters_\(2022_film\) "The Munsters (2022 film)")* (2022) | | *[Hotel Transylvania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Transylvania_\(franchise\) "Hotel Transylvania (franchise)")* | *[Hotel Transylvania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Transylvania_\(film\) "Hotel Transylvania (film)")* (2012) *[Hotel Transylvania 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Transylvania_2 "Hotel Transylvania 2")* (2015) *[Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Transylvania_3:_Summer_Vacation "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation")* (2018) *[Hotel Transylvania: Transformania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Transylvania:_Transformania "Hotel Transylvania: Transformania")* (2022) | | Others | *[Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_\(1910_film\) "Frankenstein (1910 film)")* (1910) *[Life Without Soul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Without_Soul "Life Without Soul")* (1915) *[Il mostro di Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_mostro_di_Frankenstein "Il mostro di Frankenstein")* (1921) *[I Was a Teenage Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Was_a_Teenage_Frankenstein "I Was a Teenage Frankenstein")* (1957) *[Frankenstein 1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_1970 "Frankenstein 1970")* (1958) *[Frankenstein's Daughter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_Daughter "Frankenstein's Daughter")* (1958) *[Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_Meets_the_Space_Monster "Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster")* (1965) *[Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_James_Meets_Frankenstein%27s_Daughter "Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter")* (1966) *[Los Monstruos del Terror](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Monstruos_del_Terror "Los Monstruos del Terror")* (1970) *[Lady Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Frankenstein "Lady Frankenstein")* (1971) *[Dracula vs. Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula_vs._Frankenstein "Dracula vs. Frankenstein")* (1971) *[Frankenstein '80](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_%2780 "Frankenstein '80")* (1972) *[Flesh for Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flesh_for_Frankenstein "Flesh for Frankenstein")* (1973) *[Blackenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackenstein "Blackenstein")* (1973) *[Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_Castle_of_Freaks "Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks")* (1974) *[Terror of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terror_of_Frankenstein "Terror of Frankenstein")* (1976) *[Frankenstein Legend of Terror](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoufu_Densetsu_Kaiki!_Frankenstein "Kyoufu Densetsu Kaiki! Frankenstein")* (1981) *[Frankenstein Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_Island "Frankenstein Island")* (1981) *[The Bride](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bride_\(1985_film\) "The Bride (1985 film)")* (1985) *[The Vindicator](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vindicator_\(film\) "The Vindicator (film)")* (1986) *[Frankenstein Unbound](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_Unbound "Frankenstein Unbound")* (1990) *[Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_\(1992_film\) "Frankenstein (1992 film)")* (1992) *[Return from Death (Frankenstein 2000)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_from_Death_\(Frankenstein_2000\) "Return from Death (Frankenstein 2000)")* (1992) *[Mary Shelley's Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley%27s_Frankenstein_\(film\) "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (film)")* (1994) *[Van Helsing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Helsing_\(film\) "Van Helsing (film)")* (2004) *[Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_vs._the_Creature_from_Blood_Cove "Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove")* (2005) *[Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_Girl_vs._Frankenstein_Girl "Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl")* (2009) *[House of the Wolf Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_the_Wolf_Man "House of the Wolf Man")* (2009) *[Frankenstein: Day of the Beast](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein:_Day_of_the_Beast "Frankenstein: Day of the Beast")* (2011) *[Frankenstein's Army](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_Army "Frankenstein's Army")* (2013) *[The Frankenstein Theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Frankenstein_Theory "The Frankenstein Theory")* (2013) *[I, Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Frankenstein "I, Frankenstein")* (2014) *[Army of Frankensteins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_of_Frankensteins "Army of Frankensteins")* (2014) *[Frankenstein vs. The Mummy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_vs._The_Mummy "Frankenstein vs. The Mummy")* (2015) *[Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_\(2015_film\) "Frankenstein (2015 film)")* (2015) *[Victor Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Frankenstein_\(film\) "Victor Frankenstein (film)")* (2015) *[The Great Yokai War: Guardians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Yokai_War:_Guardians "The Great Yokai War: Guardians")* (2021) *[The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Angry_Black_Girl_and_Her_Monster "The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster")* (2023) *[Dead Lover](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Lover "Dead Lover")* (2025) *[Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_\(2025_film\) "Frankenstein (2025 film)")* (2025) *[The Bride\!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bride! "The Bride!")* (2026) | | Television | *[Tales of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Frankenstein "Tales of Frankenstein")* (1958) *[The Munsters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Munsters "The Munsters")* (1964–1966) *[Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_Jr._and_The_Impossibles "Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles")* (1966–1968) *[Groovie Goolies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groovie_Goolies "Groovie Goolies")* (1970-1971) *[Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_\(1973_film\) "Frankenstein (1973 film)")* (1973) *[Frankenstein: The True Story](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein:_The_True_Story "Frankenstein: The True Story")* (1973) *[Monster Squad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Squad "Monster Squad")* (1976) *[Struck by Lightning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Struck_by_Lightning_\(TV_series\) "Struck by Lightning (TV series)")* (1979) *[The Munsters Today](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Munsters_Today "The Munsters Today")* (1988-1991) *[Monster Force](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Force "Monster Force")* (1994) *[House of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Frankenstein_\(miniseries\) "House of Frankenstein (miniseries)")* (1997) *[Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_\(2004_film\) "Frankenstein (2004 film)")* (2004 TV film) *[Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_\(miniseries\) "Frankenstein (miniseries)")* (2004 miniseries) *[Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_\(2007_film\) "Frankenstein (2007 film)")* (2007) *[Mary Shelley's Frankenhole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley%27s_Frankenhole "Mary Shelley's Frankenhole")* (2010) *[Once Upon a Time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_\(TV_series\) "Once Upon a Time (TV series)")* "[The Doctor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Doctor_\(Once_Upon_a_Time\) "The Doctor (Once Upon a Time)")" (2012) "[In the Name of the Brother](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Name_of_the_Brother "In the Name of the Brother")" (2013) *[Penny Dreadful](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Dreadful_\(TV_series\) "Penny Dreadful (TV series)")* (2014–2016) *[Frankenstein, MD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein,_MD "Frankenstein, MD")* (2014) *[The Frankenstein Chronicles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Frankenstein_Chronicles "The Frankenstein Chronicles")* (2015–2017) *[Second Chance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Chance_\(2016_TV_series\) "Second Chance (2016 TV series)")* (2016) *[Hotel Transylvania: The Series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Transylvania:_The_Series "Hotel Transylvania: The Series")* (2017–2020) *[Code:Realize − Guardian of Rebirth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code:_Realize#Anime "Code: Realize")* (2017) | | Stage | *[Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presumption;_or,_the_Fate_of_Frankenstein "Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein")* (1823) *[Frankenstein, or The Vampire's Victim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein,_or_The_Vampire%27s_Victim "Frankenstein, or The Vampire's Victim")* (1887) *[Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Webling#Frankenstein "Peggy Webling")* (1927) *[Fortitude](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortitude_\(play\) "Fortitude (play)")* (1968) *[Joined at the Heart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joined_at_the_Heart "Joined at the Heart")* (2007) *[Frankenstein – A New Musical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_%E2%80%93_A_New_Musical "Frankenstein – A New Musical")* (2007) *[Young Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_\(musical\) "Young Frankenstein (musical)")* (2007) *[Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_\(2011_play\) "Frankenstein (2011 play)")* (2011 play) *[Frankenstein's Wedding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_Wedding "Frankenstein's Wedding")* (2011 play) | | Novels | *[Frankenstein's Aunt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_Aunt_\(novel\) "Frankenstein's Aunt (novel)")* (1978) *[Gothic Romance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_Romance_\(novel\) "Gothic Romance (novel)")* (1984) *[Frankenstein's Aunt Returns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_Aunt_Returns "Frankenstein's Aunt Returns")* (1989) *[Frankenstein's Cat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_Cat "Frankenstein's Cat")* (2001) *[Dean Koontz's Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Koontz%27s_Frankenstein "Dean Koontz's Frankenstein")* *[Prodigal Son](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prodigal_Son_\(novel\) "Prodigal Son (novel)")* (2005) *[City of Night](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Night_\(Koontz_and_Gorman_novel\) "City of Night (Koontz and Gorman novel)")* (2005) *[Dead and Alive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_and_Alive_\(Koontz_novel\) "Dead and Alive (Koontz novel)")* (2009) *[Lost Souls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Souls_\(Koontz_novel\) "Lost Souls (Koontz novel)")* (2010) *[The Dead Town](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dead_Town "The Dead Town")* (2011) *[Frankenstein in Baghdad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_in_Baghdad "Frankenstein in Baghdad")* (2013) | | Comics | *[Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Wrightson%27s_Frankenstein "Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein")* [Frankenstein (DC Comics)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_\(DC_Comics\) "Frankenstein (DC Comics)") [*Frankenstein* (Dell Comics)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_\(Dell_Comics\) "Frankenstein (Dell Comics)") *[Doc Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doc_Frankenstein "Doc Frankenstein")* *[Embalming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embalming_\(manga\) "Embalming (manga)")* [Frankenstein's Monster (Marvel Comics)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_Monster_\(Marvel_Comics\) "Frankenstein's Monster (Marvel Comics)") [*Frankenstein* (Prize Comics)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_\(Prize_Comics\) "Frankenstein (Prize Comics)") [Young Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_\(comics\) "Young Frankenstein (comics)") | | Video games | *[Frankenstein's Monster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_Monster_\(video_game\) "Frankenstein's Monster (video game)")* *[Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_\(video_game\) "Frankenstein (video game)")* *[Frankenstein: The Monster Returns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein:_The_Monster_Returns "Frankenstein: The Monster Returns")* *[Dr. Franken](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Franken "Dr. Franken")* *[Mary Shelley's Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley%27s_Frankenstein_\(video_game\) "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (video game)")* *[Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein:_Through_the_Eyes_of_the_Monster "Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster")* *[Van Helsing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Helsing_\(video_game\) "Van Helsing (video game)")* *[Code: Realize](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code:_Realize "Code: Realize")* | | Related | [Gothic aspects in *Frankenstein*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_aspects_in_Frankenstein "Gothic aspects in Frankenstein") [Universal Classic Monsters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Classic_Monsters "Universal Classic Monsters") [*Frankenstein* in popular culture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_in_popular_culture "Frankenstein in popular culture") [Frankenstein Castle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_Castle "Frankenstein Castle") [Frankenstein Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_Day "Frankenstein Day") [*Frankenstein's* Promethean dimension](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_Promethean_dimension "Frankenstein's Promethean dimension") [Johann Konrad Dippel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Konrad_Dippel "Johann Konrad Dippel") [Frankenstein complex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_complex "Frankenstein complex") [Frankenstrat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstrat "Frankenstrat") (guitar) [Frank-N-Stein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank-N-Stein "Frank-N-Stein") "[Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_\(instrumental\) "Frankenstein (instrumental)")" (1973 single) "[Dr. Stein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Stein "Dr. Stein")" (1988 single) [Frankenstein (*Death Race*)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_\(Death_Race\) "Frankenstein (Death Race)") [Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters_Unchained:_The_Frankenstein_Experiment "Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment") (attraction) *[Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_\(soundtrack\) "Frankenstein (soundtrack)")* (2025 soundtrack) [*The Bride\!* (soundtrack)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bride!_\(soundtrack\) "The Bride! (soundtrack)") | | [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Mel_Brooks "Template:Mel Brooks") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Mel_Brooks "Template talk:Mel Brooks") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Mel_Brooks "Special:EditPage/Template:Mel Brooks")[Mel Brooks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Brooks "Mel Brooks") | | |---|---| | [Awards and nominations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Mel_Brooks "List of awards and nominations received by Mel Brooks") [On screen and stage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Brooks_on_screen_and_stage "Mel Brooks on screen and stage") | | | Films directed | *[The Producers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Producers_\(1967_film\) "The Producers (1967 film)")* (1967) *[The Twelve Chairs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Chairs_\(1970_film\) "The Twelve Chairs (1970 film)")* (1970) *[Blazing Saddles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blazing_Saddles "Blazing Saddles")* (1974) *[Young Frankenstein]()* (1974) *[Silent Movie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Movie "Silent Movie")* (1976) *[High Anxiety](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Anxiety "High Anxiety")* (1977) *[History of the World, Part I](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_World,_Part_I "History of the World, Part I")* (1981) *[Spaceballs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceballs "Spaceballs")* (1987) *[Life Stinks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Stinks "Life Stinks")* (1991) *[Robin Hood: Men in Tights](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood:_Men_in_Tights "Robin Hood: Men in Tights")* (1993) *[Dracula: Dead and Loving It](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula:_Dead_and_Loving_It "Dracula: Dead and Loving It")* (1995) | | Films written | *[The Producers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Producers_\(2005_film\) "The Producers (2005 film)")* (2005) *[Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paws_of_Fury:_The_Legend_of_Hank "Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank")* (2022) *[Spaceballs 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceballs_2 "Spaceballs 2")* (2027) | | Films produced only | *[To Be or Not to Be](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Be_or_Not_to_Be_\(1983_film\) "To Be or Not to Be (1983 film)")* (1983) *[The Fly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fly_\(1986_film\) "The Fly (1986 film)")* (1986; uncredited) | | TV series created | *[Get Smart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Smart "Get Smart")* (1965–1970) *[When Things Were Rotten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Things_Were_Rotten "When Things Were Rotten")* (1975) *[The Nutt House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nutt_House "The Nutt House")* (1989) *[Spaceballs: The Animated Series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceballs:_The_Animated_Series "Spaceballs: The Animated Series")* (2008–2009) *[History of the World, Part II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_World,_Part_II "History of the World, Part II")* (2023) | | Musicals written | *[Shinbone Alley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinbone_Alley "Shinbone Alley")* (1957) *[All-American](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_American_\(musical\) "All American (musical)")* (1962) *[The Producers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Producers_\(musical\) "The Producers (musical)")* (2001) *[Young Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_\(musical\) "Young Frankenstein (musical)")* (2007) | | Comedy sketches | *[The 2000 Year Old Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Year_Old_Man "2000 Year Old Man")* | | Other | [List of Brooksfilms productions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Brooksfilms_productions "List of Brooksfilms productions") "[To Be or Not to Be (The Hitler Rap)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Be_or_Not_to_Be_\(The_Hitler_Rap\) "To Be or Not to Be (The Hitler Rap)")" (1983) *[Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man\!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Brooks:_The_99_Year_Old_Man! "Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!")* (2026) | | [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Gene_Wilder "Template:Gene Wilder") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Gene_Wilder "Template talk:Gene Wilder") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Gene_Wilder "Special:EditPage/Template:Gene Wilder")[Gene Wilder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Wilder "Gene Wilder") | | |---|---| | Films written and directed | *[The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_of_Sherlock_Holmes%27_Smarter_Brother "The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother")* (1975) *[The World's Greatest Lover](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World%27s_Greatest_Lover "The World's Greatest Lover")* (1977) *[Sunday Lovers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday_Lovers "Sunday Lovers")* (1980) *[The Woman in Red](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woman_in_Red_\(1984_film\) "The Woman in Red (1984 film)")* (1984) *[Haunted Honeymoon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haunted_Honeymoon "Haunted Honeymoon")* (1986) | | Films written | *[Young Frankenstein]()* (1974) *[See No Evil, Hear No Evil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/See_No_Evil,_Hear_No_Evil_\(film\) "See No Evil, Hear No Evil (film)")* (1989) *[Murder in a Small Town](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_in_a_Small_Town "Murder in a Small Town")* (1999) *[The Lady in Question](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_in_Question_\(1999_film\) "The Lady in Question (1999 film)")* (1999) | | Books | *[My French Whore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_French_Whore "My French Whore")* (2007) | | Related | [Gilda Radner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilda_Radner "Gilda Radner") (wife) [Gilda's Club](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilda%27s_Club "Gilda's Club") *[Remembering Gene Wilder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembering_Gene_Wilder "Remembering Gene Wilder")* (2023) | | Awards for *Young Frankenstein* | | |---|---| | [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Hugo_Award_for_Best_Dramatic_Presentation "Template:Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Hugo_Award_for_Best_Dramatic_Presentation "Template talk:Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Hugo_Award_for_Best_Dramatic_Presentation "Special:EditPage/Template:Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation")[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Dramatic_Presentation "Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation") | | | *[The Incredible Shrinking Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredible_Shrinking_Man "The Incredible Shrinking Man")* (1958) No Award (1959) *[The Twilight Zone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twilight_Zone_\(1959_TV_series\) "The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)")* (1960) *[The Twilight Zone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twilight_Zone_\(1959_TV_series\) "The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)")* (1961) *[The Twilight Zone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twilight_Zone_\(1959_TV_series\) "The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)")* (1962) No Award (1963) No Award (1964) *[Dr. Strangelove](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Strangelove "Dr. Strangelove")* (1965) No Award (1966) *[Star Trek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series "Star Trek: The Original Series")* – "[The Menagerie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Menagerie_\(Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series\) "The Menagerie (Star Trek: The Original Series)")" (1967) *[Star Trek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series "Star Trek: The Original Series")* – "[The City on the Edge of Forever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_on_the_Edge_of_Forever "The City on the Edge of Forever")" (1968) *[2001: A Space Odyssey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey "2001: A Space Odyssey")* (1969) News coverage of [Apollo 11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11 "Apollo 11") (1970) No Award (1971) *[A Clockwork Orange](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clockwork_Orange_\(film\) "A Clockwork Orange (film)")* (1972) *[Slaughterhouse-Five](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaughterhouse-Five_\(film\) "Slaughterhouse-Five (film)")* (1973) *[Sleeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeper_\(1973_film\) "Sleeper (1973 film)")* (1974) *[Young Frankenstein]()* (1975) *[A Boy and His Dog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Boy_and_His_Dog_\(1975_film\) "A Boy and His Dog (1975 film)")* (1976) No Award (1977) *[Star Wars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_\(film\) "Star Wars (film)")* (1978) *[Superman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_\(1978_film\) "Superman (1978 film)")* (1979) *[Alien](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_\(film\) "Alien (film)")* (1980) *[The Empire Strikes Back](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Empire_Strikes_Back "The Empire Strikes Back")* (1981) *[Raiders of the Lost Ark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raiders_of_the_Lost_Ark "Raiders of the Lost Ark")* (1982) *[Blade Runner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner "Blade Runner")* (1983) *[Return of the Jedi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_of_the_Jedi "Return of the Jedi")* (1984) *[2010: The Year We Make Contact](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010:_The_Year_We_Make_Contact "2010: The Year We Make Contact")* (1985) *[Back to the Future](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_the_Future "Back to the Future")* (1986) *[Aliens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens_\(film\) "Aliens (film)")* (1987) *[The Princess Bride](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Princess_Bride_\(film\) "The Princess Bride (film)")* (1988) *[Who Framed Roger Rabbit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Framed_Roger_Rabbit "Who Framed Roger Rabbit")* (1989) *[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Last_Crusade "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade")* (1990) *[Edward Scissorhands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Scissorhands "Edward Scissorhands")* (1991) *[Terminator 2: Judgment Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminator_2:_Judgment_Day "Terminator 2: Judgment Day")* (1992) *[Star Trek: The Next Generation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation "Star Trek: The Next Generation")* – "[The Inner Light](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inner_Light_\(Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation\) "The Inner Light (Star Trek: The Next Generation)")" (1993) *[Jurassic Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park_\(film\) "Jurassic Park (film)")* (1994) *[Star Trek: The Next Generation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation "Star Trek: The Next Generation")* – "[All Good Things...](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Good_Things..._\(Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation\) "All Good Things... (Star Trek: The Next Generation)")" (1995) *[Babylon 5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon_5 "Babylon 5")* – "[The Coming of Shadows](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coming_of_Shadows "The Coming of Shadows")" (1996) *[Babylon 5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon_5 "Babylon 5")* – "[Severed Dreams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severed_Dreams "Severed Dreams")" (1997) *[Contact](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact_\(1997_American_film\) "Contact (1997 American film)")* (1998) *[The Truman Show](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Truman_Show "The Truman Show")* (1999) *[Galaxy Quest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_Quest "Galaxy Quest")* (2000) *[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crouching_Tiger,_Hidden_Dragon "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon")* (2001) *[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Fellowship_of_the_Ring "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring")* (2002) | | | [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Nebula_Award_for_Best_Script/Bradbury_Award "Template:Nebula Award for Best Script/Bradbury Award") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Nebula_Award_for_Best_Script/Bradbury_Award "Template talk:Nebula Award for Best Script/Bradbury Award") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Nebula_Award_for_Best_Script/Bradbury_Award "Special:EditPage/Template:Nebula Award for Best Script/Bradbury Award")[Nebula Award for Best Script](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula_Award_for_Best_Script "Nebula Award for Best Script")/[Ray Bradbury Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Bradbury_Award "Ray Bradbury Award") | | | Nebula Award for Best Script | *[Soylent Green](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soylent_Green "Soylent Green")* – [Stanley R. Greenberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_R._Greenberg "Stanley R. Greenberg") (1973) *[Sleeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeper_\(1973_film\) "Sleeper (1973 film)")* – [Woody Allen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Allen "Woody Allen") (1974) *[Young Frankenstein]()* – [Mel Brooks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Brooks "Mel Brooks") and [Gene Wilder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Wilder "Gene Wilder") (1975) *[Star Wars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_\(film\) "Star Wars (film)")* – [George Lucas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lucas "George Lucas") (1977) *[The Sixth Sense](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sixth_Sense "The Sixth Sense")* – [M. Night Shyamalan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Night_Shyamalan "M. Night Shyamalan") (1999) *[Galaxy Quest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_Quest "Galaxy Quest")* – David Howard and [Robert Gordon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gordon_\(screenwriter\) "Robert Gordon (screenwriter)") (2000) *[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crouching_Tiger,_Hidden_Dragon "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon")* – [James Schamus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Schamus "James Schamus"), Kuo Jung Tsai, and [Hui-Ling Wang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Hui-ling "Wang Hui-ling") (2001) *[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Fellowship_of_the_Ring "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring")* – [Fran Walsh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran_Walsh "Fran Walsh"), [Philippa Boyens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippa_Boyens "Philippa Boyens"), and [Peter Jackson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Jackson "Peter Jackson") (2002) *[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Two_Towers "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers")* – [Fran Walsh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran_Walsh "Fran Walsh"), [Philippa Boyens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippa_Boyens "Philippa Boyens"), [Stephen Sinclair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Sinclair "Stephen Sinclair"), and [Peter Jackson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Jackson "Peter Jackson") (2003) *[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Return_of_the_King "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King")* – [Fran Walsh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran_Walsh "Fran Walsh"), [Philippa Boyens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippa_Boyens "Philippa Boyens"), and [Peter Jackson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Jackson "Peter Jackson") (2004) *[Serenity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_\(2005_film\) "Serenity (2005 film)")* – [Joss Whedon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joss_Whedon "Joss Whedon") (2005) *[Howl's Moving Castle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howl%27s_Moving_Castle_\(film\) "Howl's Moving Castle (film)")* – [Hayao Miyazaki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayao_Miyazaki "Hayao Miyazaki"), Cindy Davis Hewitt, and Donald H. Hewitt (2006) *[Pan's Labyrinth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan%27s_Labyrinth "Pan's Labyrinth")* – [Guillermo del Toro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_del_Toro "Guillermo del Toro") (2007) *[WALL-E](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WALL-E "WALL-E")* – [Andrew Stanton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Stanton "Andrew Stanton"), [Jim Reardon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Reardon "Jim Reardon"), and [Pete Docter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Docter "Pete Docter") (2008) | | Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation | *[Terminator 2: Judgment Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminator_2:_Judgment_Day "Terminator 2: Judgment Day")* – [James Cameron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cameron "James Cameron") (1992) *[Babylon 5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon_5 "Babylon 5")* – [J. Michael Straczynski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Michael_Straczynski "J. Michael Straczynski") (1999) *[2000X – Tales of the Next Millennia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000X "2000X")* – [Yuri Rasovsky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Rasovsky "Yuri Rasovsky") and [Harlan Ellison](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_Ellison "Harlan Ellison") (2001) [Joss Whedon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joss_Whedon "Joss Whedon") (2008) *[District 9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_9 "District 9")* – [Neill Blomkamp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neill_Blomkamp "Neill Blomkamp") and [Terri Tatchell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terri_Tatchell "Terri Tatchell") (2009) *[Inception](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inception "Inception")* – [Christopher Nolan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Nolan "Christopher Nolan") (2010) *[Doctor Who](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who "Doctor Who")*: "[The Doctor's Wife](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Doctor%27s_Wife "The Doctor's Wife")" – [Richard Clark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Clark_\(director\) "Richard Clark (director)") and [Neil Gaiman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Gaiman "Neil Gaiman") (2011) *[Beasts of the Southern Wild](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beasts_of_the_Southern_Wild "Beasts of the Southern Wild")* – [Benh Zeitlin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benh_Zeitlin "Benh Zeitlin") and [Lucy Alibar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Alibar "Lucy Alibar") (2012) *[Gravity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_\(2013_film\) "Gravity (2013 film)")* – [Alfonso Cuarón](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_Cuar%C3%B3n "Alfonso Cuarón") and [Jonás Cuarón](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon%C3%A1s_Cuar%C3%B3n "Jonás Cuarón") (2013) *[Guardians of the Galaxy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_\(film\) "Guardians of the Galaxy (film)")* – [James Gunn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Gunn "James Gunn") and [Nicole Perlman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Perlman "Nicole Perlman") (2014) *[Mad Max: Fury Road](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max:_Fury_Road "Mad Max: Fury Road")* – [George Miller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Miller_\(filmmaker\) "George Miller (filmmaker)"), [Brendan McCarthy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_McCarthy "Brendan McCarthy"), and [Nico Lathouris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nico_Lathouris "Nico Lathouris") (2015) *[Arrival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrival_\(film\) "Arrival (film)")* – [Denis Villeneuve](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Villeneuve "Denis Villeneuve") and [Eric Heisserer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Heisserer "Eric Heisserer") (2016) *[Get Out](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Out "Get Out")* – [Jordan Peele](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Peele "Jordan Peele") (2017) *[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_Into_the_Spider-Verse "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse")* – [Phil Lord](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Lord_and_Christopher_Miller "Phil Lord and Christopher Miller") and [Rodney Rothman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Rothman "Rodney Rothman") (2018) *[Good Omens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Omens_\(TV_series\) "Good Omens (TV series)")*: "Hard Times" – [Neil Gaiman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Gaiman "Neil Gaiman") (2019) *[The Good Place](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Place "The Good Place")*: "[Whenever You're Ready](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whenever_You%27re_Ready_\(The_Good_Place\) "Whenever You're Ready (The Good Place)")" – [Michael Schur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Schur "Michael Schur") (2020) *[WandaVision](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WandaVision "WandaVision")* – [Jac Schaeffer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jac_Schaeffer "Jac Schaeffer") and writing staff (2021) *[Everything Everywhere All at Once](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_Everywhere_All_at_Once "Everything Everywhere All at Once")* - [Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniels_\(directors\) "Daniels (directors)") (2022) *[Barbie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie_\(film\) "Barbie (film)")* - [Greta Gerwig](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Gerwig "Greta Gerwig") and [Noah Baumbach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Baumbach "Noah Baumbach") (2023) *[Dune: Part Two](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune:_Part_Two "Dune: Part Two")* - [Jon Spaihts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Spaihts "Jon Spaihts") and [Denis Villeneuve](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Villeneuve "Denis Villeneuve") (2024) | | [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Saturn_Award_for_Best_Horror_Film "Template:Saturn Award for Best Horror Film") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Saturn_Award_for_Best_Horror_Film "Template talk:Saturn Award for Best Horror Film") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Saturn_Award_for_Best_Horror_Film "Special:EditPage/Template:Saturn Award for Best Horror 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| Young Frankenstein | | |---|---| | [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b5/Young_Frankenstein_movie_poster.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Young_Frankenstein_movie_poster.jpg)Theatrical release poster by [John Alvin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Alvin "John Alvin") | | | Directed by | [Mel Brooks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Brooks "Mel Brooks") | | Written by | [Gene Wilder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Wilder "Gene Wilder") Mel Brooks | | Based on | *[Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein "Frankenstein")* (1818 novel) by [Mary Shelley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley "Mary Shelley") | | Produced by | [Michael Gruskoff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gruskoff "Michael Gruskoff") | | Starring | Gene Wilder [Peter Boyle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Boyle "Peter Boyle") [Marty Feldman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Feldman "Marty Feldman") [Cloris Leachman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloris_Leachman "Cloris Leachman") [Teri Garr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teri_Garr "Teri Garr") [Kenneth Mars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Mars "Kenneth Mars") [Madeline Kahn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline_Kahn "Madeline Kahn") | | Cinematography | [Gerald Hirschfeld](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Hirschfeld "Gerald Hirschfeld") | | Edited by | [John C. Howard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Howard "John C. Howard") | | Music by | [John Morris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Morris_\(composer\) "John Morris (composer)") | | Production companies | Gruskoff/Venture Films Crossbow Productions, Inc. Jouer Limited[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-1) | | Distributed by | [20th Century Fox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century_Fox "20th Century Fox") | | Release date | December 15, 1974 | | Running time | 105 minutes | | Country | United States | | Language | English | | Budget | \$2.78 million[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-2) | | Box office | \$86.2 million[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-BOM-3) | ***Young Frankenstein*** is a 1974 American [comedy horror](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_horror "Comedy horror") film directed by [Mel Brooks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Brooks "Mel Brooks"). The screenplay was co-written by Brooks and [Gene Wilder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Wilder "Gene Wilder"). Wilder also starred in the lead role as the title character, a descendant of the infamous [Victor Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Frankenstein "Victor Frankenstein"). [Peter Boyle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Boyle "Peter Boyle") portrayed [the monster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_monster "Frankenstein's monster").[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-4) The film co-stars [Teri Garr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teri_Garr "Teri Garr"), [Cloris Leachman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloris_Leachman "Cloris Leachman"), [Marty Feldman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Feldman "Marty Feldman"), [Madeline Kahn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline_Kahn "Madeline Kahn"), [Kenneth Mars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Mars "Kenneth Mars"), [Richard Haydn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Haydn "Richard Haydn"), and [Gene Hackman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Hackman "Gene Hackman"). The film is a [parody](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody_film "Parody film") of the [classic horror](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Monsters "Universal Monsters") film genre, in particular the various [film adaptations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_in_popular_culture#Film_derivatives "Frankenstein in popular culture") of [Mary Shelley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley "Mary Shelley")'s 1818 novel *[Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein "Frankenstein")* produced by [Universal Pictures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Pictures "Universal Pictures") in the 1930s.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-Hallenbeck-5) Much of the lab equipment used as props was created by [Kenneth Strickfaden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Strickfaden "Kenneth Strickfaden") for the [1931 film *Frankenstein*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_\(1931_film\) "Frankenstein (1931 film)").[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-Picart-6) To help evoke the atmosphere of the earlier films, Brooks shot the picture entirely in [black and white](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-and-white "Black-and-white"), a rarity in the 1970s, and employed 1930s-style opening credits and scene transitions such as [iris outs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_shot "Iris shot"), [wipes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wipe_\(transition\) "Wipe (transition)"), and [fades to black](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fade_\(lighting\) "Fade (lighting)"). The film also features a period score by Brooks' longtime composer [John Morris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Morris_\(composer\) "John Morris (composer)"). A critical and commercial success, *Young Frankenstein* ranks number 28 on *[Total Film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Film "Total Film")* magazine's readers' "List of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time",[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-7) No. 56 on [Bravo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bravo_\(American_TV_network\) "Bravo (American TV network)")'s list of the "100 Funniest Movies",[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-8) and No. 13 on the [American Film Institute](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Film_Institute "American Film Institute")'s [list of the 100 funniest American movies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years_..._100_Laughs "AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Laughs").[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-autogenerated1-9) In 2003, it was deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" by the United States [National Film Preservation Board](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Preservation_Board "National Film Preservation Board"), and selected for preservation in the [Library of Congress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress "Library of Congress") [National Film Registry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Registry "National Film Registry").[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:0-10)[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:1-11) It was later adapted by Brooks and [Thomas Meehan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Meehan_\(writer\) "Thomas Meehan (writer)") as a [stage musical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_\(musical\) "Young Frankenstein (musical)"). The film was nominated for two [Academy Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Awards "Academy Awards"): [Best Adapted Screenplay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay "Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay") (for Wilder and Brooks) and [Best Sound](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound "Academy Award for Best Sound"). In 2014, the year of its 40th anniversary, Brooks considered it by far his finest (although not his funniest) film as a writer-director.[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-12) As of 2026, a prequel television series is in the works at [FX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FX_\(TV_channel\) "FX (TV channel)").[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-TV_THR-13) Early in the 20th century, Frederick Frankenstein, a lecturing physician at an American medical school, is actively distancing himself from his grandfather [Victor Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Frankenstein "Victor Frankenstein"), the infamous [mad scientist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_scientist "Mad scientist"), pronouncing his surname as "Fronkensteen".[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPicart200346-14) When Frederick inherits the family castle in [Transylvania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transylvania "Transylvania"), he travels to Europe to inspect the property. At the Transylvania train station, Frederick is met by a hunchbacked, bug-eyed servant named [Igor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_\(character\) "Igor (character)"), whose own grandfather worked for Victor and who states his name is pronounced "Eye-gore". A woman named Inga also greets him. Arriving at the estate, Frederick meets Frau Blücher, the dour, intimidating housekeeper. After discovering the secret entrance to Victor's laboratory and reading his private journals, Frederick resumes his grandfather's experiments in reanimating the dead. Frederick and Igor steal a recently executed criminal's corpse. He sends Igor to steal the brain of a deceased "scientist and saint" named [Hans Delbrück](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Delbr%C3%BCck "Hans Delbrück"). Igor accidentally destroys Delbrück's brain and takes one labeled "Abnormal" instead. Frederick unknowingly transplants it into the corpse and brings the [Monster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_monster "Frankenstein's monster") to life. Frightened by Igor lighting a match, the Monster attacks Frederick and nearly strangles him before being sedated. Unaware the Monster exists, the townspeople gather to discuss their unease at Frederick continuing his grandfather's work. Inspector Kemp, a one-eyed police inspector with a prosthetic arm and a heavy German accent, visits the doctor's and demands assurance that Frederick would not create another monster. Returning to the lab, Frederick discovers Blücher releasing the creature. She reveals the Monster's love of violin music, her own romantic relationship with Frederick's grandfather, and her planning out the events that inspired Frederick to create a monster as Victor did. The Monster becomes enraged by electrical sparks from a thrown switch and escapes the castle. While roaming the countryside, the Monster interacts with a young girl and a blind, hermetic monk.[\[a\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-16) Frederick recaptures the Monster and locks himself in a room with him. He calms the Monster's homicidal tendencies with flattery and a promise to guide him to success, embracing his heritage as a Frankenstein. At a theater filled with prominent guests, Frederick shows "The Creature" following simple commands, then performs "[Puttin' On the Ritz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puttin%27_On_the_Ritz "Puttin' On the Ritz")" with him. During the performance, a stage light explodes and frightens the Monster, who becomes enraged at the booing crowd, and charges at them when they throw rotten vegetables. He is captured and chained by police. Back in the laboratory, Inga attempts to comfort Frederick; they sleep together on the suspended reanimation table. The Monster escapes from prison the same night Elizabeth, Frederick's socialite fiancée, arrives unexpectedly. The Monster takes her captive, but she falls in love with him as he makes love to her. While the townspeople hunt the Monster, Frederick plays the violin and Igor plays the horn to lure his creation back to the castle and recaptures him. Just as the Kemp-led mob storms the laboratory, Frederick transfers some of his stabilizing intellect to the Monster, who reasons with and placates the mob. Kemp gives the Monster a warm reception. Sometime later, Frederick and Inga are wed and Elizabeth marries the now-sophisticated Monster. While in bed with Frederick, Inga asks what he got in return during the transfer procedure. Frederick growls wordlessly like the monster and embraces Inga while Igor plays the horn on the roof. - [Gene Wilder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Wilder "Gene Wilder") as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, the grandson of [Victor Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Frankenstein "Victor Frankenstein"). - [Peter Boyle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Boyle "Peter Boyle") as [the Monster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_monster "Frankenstein's monster"), a creature made from the corpse of an executed criminal. - [Marty Feldman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Feldman "Marty Feldman") as [Igor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_\(character\) "Igor (character)"), a hunchbacked servant of Frederick Frankenstein, and grandson of the original Igor who worked with Victor. - [Cloris Leachman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloris_Leachman "Cloris Leachman") as Frau Blücher, the housekeeper of the Frankenstein estate. - [Teri Garr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teri_Garr "Teri Garr") as Inga, a young woman who becomes Frederick's assistant. - [Kenneth Mars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Mars "Kenneth Mars") as Inspector Kemp, a one-eyed police inspector with a prosthetic arm. He is a parody of a similar one-armed inspector in *[Son of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Frankenstein "Son of Frankenstein")*. - [Madeline Kahn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline_Kahn "Madeline Kahn") as Elizabeth, Frederick's fiancée. - [Richard Haydn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Haydn "Richard Haydn") as Herr Gerhardt Falkstein, a lawyer. - Richard A. Roth as Inspector Kemp's aide. - [Monte Landis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Landis "Monte Landis") and Rusty Blitz as the Gravediggers. - [Gene Hackman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Hackman "Gene Hackman") as Harold, the blind man. - [Liam Dunn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_Dunn "Liam Dunn") as Mr. Hilltop. - [Danny Goldman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Goldman "Danny Goldman") as Medical student - [Oscar Beregi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Beregi_\(actor,_born_1918\) "Oscar Beregi (actor, born 1918)") as Sadistic jailor - [Arthur Malet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Malet "Arthur Malet") as Village elder - Anne Beesley as Helga - [Michael Fox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Fox_\(American_actor\) "Michael Fox (American actor)") as Helga's father - [Rolfe Sedan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolfe_Sedan "Rolfe Sedan") as Train conductor - Norbert Schiller as Theatre emcee Uncredited - [Mel Brooks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Brooks "Mel Brooks") as:[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-17)[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-18) - [Werewolf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf "Werewolf") - Cat Hit by Dart - [Victor Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Frankenstein "Victor Frankenstein") (voice) - [Lou Cutell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Cutell "Lou Cutell") as Frightened Villager - [Ian Abercrombie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Abercrombie "Ian Abercrombie") as Second Villager - [Clement von Franckenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_von_Franckenstein "Clement von Franckenstein") as Screaming Villager - [Berry Kroeger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry_Kroeger "Berry Kroeger") as Village Elder In a 2010 interview with the *[Los Angeles Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times "Los Angeles Times")*, Mel Brooks discussed how the film came about: > I was in the middle of shooting the last few weeks of *Blazing Saddles* somewhere in the [Antelope Valley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antelope_Valley "Antelope Valley"), and Gene Wilder and I were having a cup of coffee, and he said, 'I have this idea that there could be another [Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Frankenstein "Victor Frankenstein").' I said, 'Not another! We've had [the son of](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Frankenstein "Son of Frankenstein"), the cousin of, the brother-in-law. We don't need another Frankenstein.' His idea was very simple: What if the grandson of Dr. Frankenstein wanted nothing to do with the family whatsoever. He was ashamed of those wackos. I said, 'That's funny.'[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-SundayConBro-19) Brooks and Gene Wilder designed the film as both a parody and homage to the [Universal Monsters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Monsters "Universal Monsters") films of the 1930s and '40s.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-Hallenbeck-5) To recreate the visual style of the original Universal horror films, Brooks shot in black and white, employed vintage-style opening credits, used [wipes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wipe_\(transition\) "Wipe (transition)") and [irises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_shot "Iris shot") for scene transitions, and even used the original [Kenneth Strickfaden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Strickfaden "Kenneth Strickfaden") lab equipment from the 1931 *Frankenstein*.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-Hallenbeck-5) In one of the scenes of a village assembly, one of the authority figures says that he already knows what Frankenstein is up to, based on five previous experiences. This is a reference to the first five Universal films. In a Gene Wilder DVD interview, he says the film is based on *[Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_\(1931_film\) "Frankenstein (1931 film)")* (1931), *[Bride of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bride_of_Frankenstein "Bride of Frankenstein")* (1935), *[Son of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Frankenstein "Son of Frankenstein")* (1939), and *[The Ghost of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ghost_of_Frankenstein "The Ghost of Frankenstein")* (1942). ### Writing and development \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Writing and development")\] In a 2016 interview with *Creative Screenwriting*, Brooks elaborated on the writing process. He recalled, > Little by little, every night, Gene and I met at his bungalow at the [Bel Air Hotel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Bel-Air "Hotel Bel-Air"). We ordered a pot of Earl Grey tea coupled with a container of cream and a small kettle of brown sugar cubes. To go with it, we had a pack of British [digestive biscuits](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digestive_biscuit "Digestive biscuit"). And step-by-step, ever so cautiously, we proceeded on a dark, narrow, twisting path to the eventual screenplay in which good sense and caution are thrown out the window and madness ensues.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-21) Brooks and Wilder disagreed over the sequence where Frankenstein and his creation perform "[Puttin' on the Ritz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puttin%27_On_the_Ritz "Puttin' On the Ritz")". Brooks felt it was too silly to have the monster sing and dance, but eventually yielded to Wilder's arguments.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-Hallenbeck-5)[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-SundayConBro-19) Brooks and producer [Michael Gruskoff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gruskoff "Michael Gruskoff") originally agreed to a deal with [Columbia Pictures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Pictures "Columbia Pictures"), but Columbia would not agree to a budget of more than \$1.75 million, whereas Brooks wanted at least \$2.3 million. Columbia also was not happy making it in black and white, so Brooks and Gruskoff instead went to [20th Century-Fox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century-Fox "20th Century-Fox") for distribution when they agreed to a higher budget.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-22) Unlike in many of his other films, Brooks does not appear onscreen in a significant role in *Young Frankenstein*, though he recorded several voice parts and portrays a Transylvanian villager in one short scene. In 2012, Brooks explained why: > I wasn't allowed to be in it. That was the deal Gene Wilder had. He \[said\], 'If you're not in it, I'll do it.' \[Laughs.\] He \[said\], "You have a way of breaking the [fourth wall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_wall "Fourth wall"), whether you want to or not. I just want to keep it. I don't want too much to be, you know, a wink at the audience. I love the script.' He wrote the script with me. That was the deal. So I wasn't in it, and he did it.[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-23) [Marty Feldman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Feldman "Marty Feldman"), who made his American film debut as Igor,[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:2-24) added a comic twist to his character by swapping which side the hump on his back was located; when Doctor Frankenstein asks him about it, Igor replies simply: "What hump?" Wilder wrote the role specially for Feldman.[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-six-25) [Teri Garr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teri_Garr "Teri Garr") originally auditioned for the role of Elizabeth.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:2-24) Brooks was committed to casting his oft-collaborator [Madeline Kahn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline_Kahn "Madeline Kahn"), but was impressed by Garr's audition and offered her the part of Inga.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:2-24) [John Carradine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carradine "John Carradine") and [Leon Askin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Askin "Leon Askin") both had roles that were cut from the final film. Carradine was the (off-screen) voice of the late Dr. Frankenstein, and Askin was Herr Waldman, an executor of the Baron's will.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:2-24) [Clement von Franckenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_von_Franckenstein "Clement von Franckenstein"), a member of the real-life [House of Franckenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Franckenstein "House of Franckenstein") from which [Mary Shelley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley "Mary Shelley") derived the title of her novel, appeared in the film as an [extra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_\(acting\) "Extra (acting)").[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:3-26) At the time, Franckenstein had adopted the stage name "Clement St. George", fearing his real surname would hurt his acting career.[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:3-26) [Principal photography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principal_photography "Principal photography") began on February 19, 1974, and wrapped on May 3, 1974.[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-27) The majority of the film was shot on sets at the 20th Century Fox and MGM studio backlots.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:2-24) The only scenes to be shot on-location were Frederick Frankenstein's introduction (filmed at the [University of Southern California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Southern_California "University of Southern California")) and the "Puttin' on the Ritz" sequence (at the [Mayfair Music Hall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayfair_Music_Hall "Mayfair Music Hall") in [Santa Monica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Monica "Santa Monica")).[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:2-24) According to cinematographer [Gerald Hirschfeld](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Hirschfeld "Gerald Hirschfeld"), Fox executives were reluctant to shoot the entire film in black-and-white, and Hirschfeld even proposed a compromise where the film would begin in black-and-white before transitioning into color.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:2-24) Brooks remained firm.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:2-24) [Kenneth Strickfaden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Strickfaden "Kenneth Strickfaden")'s original lab equipment created for the *Frankenstein* (1931) was used.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-Hallenbeck-5) When Mel Brooks approached him, Strickfaden was semi-retired, and storing all the equipment in his home garage.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:2-24) Strickfaden agreed to lend his equipment to the production on the condition that he be specially credited, as he had never been credited for his contributions to the original film.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:2-24) Though he was originally only hired as a distant consultant, Strickfaden wound up working regularly on the set, even devising new pieces for use in the film.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:2-24) *Young Frankenstein* became available on [DVD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD "DVD") on November 3, 1998.[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-28) The film was then released on DVD for the second time on September 5, 2006.[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-29) The film was then released on DVD for the third time on September 9, 2014, as a 40th-anniversary edition along with a [Blu-ray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray "Blu-ray") release.[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-30) *Young Frankenstein* was a box-office success upon release. The film grossed \$86.2 million on a \$2.78 million budget.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-BOM-3) *Young Frankenstein* received acclaim from critics and currently holds a 95% fresh rating on [Rotten Tomatoes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes "Rotten Tomatoes") based on 73 reviews, with an average rating of 8.60/10. The consensus reads, "Made with obvious affection for the original, *Young Frankenstein* is a riotously silly spoof featuring a fantastic performance by Gene Wilder."[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-31) [Vincent Canby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Canby "Vincent Canby") of *[The New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times")* called the film "Mel Brooks' funniest, most cohesive comedy to date," adding, "It would be misleading to describe 'Young Frankenstein,' written by Mr. Wilder and Mr. Brooks, as astoundingly witty, but it's a great deal of low fun of the sort that Mr. Brooks specializes in."[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-32) [Roger Ebert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Ebert "Roger Ebert") gave the film a full four stars, calling it Brooks' "most disciplined and visually inventive film (it also happens to be very funny)."[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-33) [Gene Siskel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Siskel "Gene Siskel") gave the film three stars out of four and wrote, "Part homage and part send-up, 'Young Frankenstein' is very funny in its best moments, but they're all too infrequent."[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-34) *[Variety](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variety_\(magazine\) "Variety (magazine)")* declared, "The screen needs one outrageously funny Mel Brooks film each year, and *Young Frankenstein* is an excellent followup for the enormous audiences that howled for much of 1974 at *[Blazing Saddles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blazing_Saddles "Blazing Saddles")*."[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-35) [Charles Champlin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Champlin "Charles Champlin") of the *[Los Angeles Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times "Los Angeles Times")* praised the film as "a likable, unpredictable blending of slapstick and sentiment."[\[35\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-36) Gary Arnold of *[The Washington Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post "The Washington Post"),* who disliked *Blazing Saddles*, reported being "equally untickled" with *Young Frankenstein* and wrote that "Wilder and Brooks haven't dreamed up a funny plot. They simply rely on the old movie plots to get them through a rambling collection of scene parodies and a more or less constant stream of puns, double entendres and other verbal rib-pokers and thigh-slappers."[\[36\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-37) [Tom Milne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Milne "Tom Milne") of the UK's *[The Monthly Film Bulletin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monthly_Film_Bulletin "The Monthly Film Bulletin")* wrote in a mixed review that "all too often Brooks resorts to the most clichéd sort of *[Carry On](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carry_On_\(franchise\) "Carry On (franchise)")* smut" and criticized Marty Feldman's "grotesquely unfunny mugging," but praised a couple of sequences (the flower-throwing scene and the Monster's encounter with the blind man) as "very close to brilliance" and called Peter Boyle as the Monster "one of the undiluted pleasures of the film (and the only actor ever to suggest that he might play the part as well as [Karloff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Karloff "Boris Karloff"))."[\[37\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-38) [Leonard Maltin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Maltin "Leonard Maltin") gave it three and a half of four stars: "One of the funniest (and most quotable) movies of all time, a finely tuned parody of old FRANKENSTEIN pictures ... "[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-39) [Leslie Halliwell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Halliwell "Leslie Halliwell") gave it two of four stars: "The most successful of Mel Brooks' parodies, Mad Magazine style; the gleamingly reminiscent photography is the best of it, the script being far from consistently funny, but there are splendid moments."[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-40) In his book *Comedy-Horror Films: A Chronological History, 1914–2008*, Bruce G. Hallenbeck lauded many of *Young Frankenstein*'s scenes as classic comedy moments, and also praised the attention to detail the film shows in paying heartfelt homage to the classic horror films it references. He summed up that "*Young Frankenstein* is a movie for film buffs, but written, directed, and performed in such a way that average Joes and Josephines can enjoy it just as much for its outrageous and wacky humor."[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-Hallenbeck-5) ### Awards and nominations \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=13 "Edit section: Awards and nominations")\] | Institution | Year | Category | Nominees | Result | |---|---|---|---|---| | [Academy Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Awards "Academy Awards")[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-Oscars1975-41) | 1975 | [Best Adapted Screenplay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay "Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay") | [Mel Brooks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Brooks "Mel Brooks"), [Gene Wilder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Wilder "Gene Wilder") | Nominated | | [Best Sound](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound "Academy Award for Best Sound") | [Richard Portman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Portman "Richard Portman"), [Gene Cantamessa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Cantamessa "Gene Cantamessa") | Nominated | | | | [Golden Globes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award "Golden Globe Award")[\[41\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-42) | 1975 | [Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Motion_Picture_%E2%80%93_Musical_or_Comedy "Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy") | [Cloris Leachman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloris_Leachman "Cloris Leachman") | Nominated | | [Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture "Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture") | [Madeline Kahn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline_Kahn "Madeline Kahn") | Nominated | | | | [Hugo Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award "Hugo Award") | 1975 | [Best Dramatic Presentation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Dramatic_Presentation "Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation") | Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder, [Mary Shelley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley "Mary Shelley") | Won | | [Nebula Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula_Award "Nebula Award") | 1976 | [Best Script](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula_Award_for_Best_Script "Nebula Award for Best Script") | Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder | Won | | [New York Film Critics Circle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Film_Critics_Circle "New York Film Critics Circle") | 1974 | [Best Supporting Actress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Film_Critics_Circle_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress "New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress") | Madeline Kahn | Nominated | | [Saturn Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Awards "Saturn Awards") | 1976 | [Best Horror Film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Horror_Film "Saturn Award for Best Horror Film") | *Young Frankenstein* | Won | | [Best Director](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Director "Saturn Award for Best Director") | Mel Brooks | Won | | | | [Best Supporting Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor "Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor") | [Marty Feldman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Feldman "Marty Feldman") | Won | | | | [Best Make-up](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Make-up "Saturn Award for Best Make-up") | William Tuttle | Won | | | | [Best Production Design](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Production_Design "Saturn Award for Best Production Design") | Robert De Vestel, Dale Hennesy | Won | | | | [Writers Guild of America Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writers_Guild_of_America_Awards "Writers Guild of America Awards") | 1975 | [Best Adapted Screenplay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writers_Guild_of_America_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay "Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay") | Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder | Nominated | The film is recognized by [American Film Institute](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Film_Institute "American Film Institute") in these lists: - 2000: [AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Laughs "AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs") – \#13[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-43) - 2004: [AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Songs "AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs"): - "[Puttin' on the Ritz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puttin%27_on_the_Ritz "Puttin' on the Ritz")" – \#89[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-44) - 2005: [AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Movie_Quotes "AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes"): - Igor: "What hump?" – Nominated[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-45) - 2005: [AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years_of_Film_Scores "AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores") – Nominated[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-46) - 2007: [AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Movies_\(10th_Anniversary_Edition\) "AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)") – Nominated[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-47) In 2003, *Young Frankenstein* was deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" by the United States [National Film Preservation Board](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Preservation_Board "National Film Preservation Board"), and selected for preservation in the [Library of Congress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress "Library of Congress") [National Film Registry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Registry "National Film Registry").[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:0-10)[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-:1-11) ### Stage musical adaptation \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=16 "Edit section: Stage musical adaptation")\] Brooks adapted the film into a [musical of the same name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_\(musical\) "Young Frankenstein (musical)"), which premiered in Seattle at the [Paramount Theatre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Theatre_\(Seattle,_Washington\) "Paramount Theatre (Seattle, Washington)") and ran from August 7 to September 1, 2007.[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-48) The musical opened on [Broadway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_theatre "Broadway theatre") at the [Lyric Theatre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyric_Theatre_\(New_York_City,_1998\) "Lyric Theatre (New York City, 1998)") (then the Hilton Theatre) on November 8, 2007, and closed on January 4, 2009. It was nominated for three Tony Awards, and starred [Roger Bart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Bart "Roger Bart"), [Sutton Foster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton_Foster "Sutton Foster"), [Shuler Hensley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuler_Hensley "Shuler Hensley"), [Megan Mullally](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Mullally "Megan Mullally"), [Christopher Fitzgerald](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Fitzgerald_\(actor\) "Christopher Fitzgerald (actor)"), and [Andrea Martin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Martin "Andrea Martin").[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-49) The musical version was to be used as the basis of a live-broadcast event on the [ABC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company "American Broadcasting Company") network in the last quarter of 2020, with Brooks producing, but it was cancelled due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic").[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-50) In June 2025, it was announced that a continuation spin-off television series titled *Very Young Frankenstein* was in the works at [FX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FX_\(TV_channel\) "FX (TV channel)"). [Stefani Robinson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefani_Robinson "Stefani Robinson") will serve as the writer and will also be an executive producer along with [Taika Waititi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taika_Waititi "Taika Waititi") and [Garrett Basch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrett_Basch "Garrett Basch") with Waititi directing the pilot episode. All three were alumni from the FX series *[What We Do in the Shadows](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_We_Do_in_the_Shadows "What We Do in the Shadows")*. Mel Brooks will also serve as an executive producer along with his producing partner Kevin Salter and [Michael Gruskoff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gruskoff "Michael Gruskoff") who produced the original film.[\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-TV_Variety-51) In September 2025, it was confirmed that [Zach Galifianakis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Galifianakis "Zach Galifianakis") will play Dr. Frankenstein while [Cary Elwes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cary_Elwes "Cary Elwes") has signed on to play the [President of the United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States "President of the United States"). [Kumail Nanjiani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumail_Nanjiani "Kumail Nanjiani"), [Dolly Wells](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Wells "Dolly Wells"), [Nikki Crawford](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikki_Crawford "Nikki Crawford") and Spencer House have also been confirmed to appear in the pilot episode in unknown roles. It is intended that upon a series order, it would air on [Hulu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulu "Hulu").[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-TV_THR-13) Igor's line "[Walk this way](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_this_way_\(humor\) "Walk this way (humor)")" in the film inspired [the song of the same name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_This_Way "Walk This Way") by [Aerosmith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmith "Aerosmith").[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-52) According to Gene Wilder, the joke was added while shooting the scene by Mel Brooks, inspired by the old "[talcum powder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_this_way_\(humor\) "Walk this way (humor)")" joke.[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-53) A partially contradictory account appears in *eyE Marty*, Feldman's posthumously published autobiography: Feldman recalls spontaneously doing the "walk this way" shtick to make his colleagues laugh, with Brooks then insisting, despite Wilder and Feldman's reservations, that it stay in the film.[\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-54) On the 2006 DVD, in the extras feature "Making FrankenSense of Young Frankenstein" (section 9, "Fine Tuning"), assistant editors Bill Gordean and Stan Allen offer additional information about its final inclusion, saying that just before the preview Brooks himself wanted to remove it (calling it a "cheap joke," as Feldman in his book says he and Wilder did), but Allen convinced him to keep it in for the preview. Because the preview audience gave it a big laugh it stayed. One of the most popular [Finnish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland "Finland") rock bands [Eppu Normaali](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eppu_Normaali "Eppu Normaali") took their name from the movie. It is a translation of the name "Abby Normal" Igor uses to describe the abnormal brain he stole for the monster.[\[54\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-Lindroos-55) - [List of American films of 1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_films_of_1974 "List of American films of 1974") - [List of films featuring Frankenstein's monster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_featuring_Frankenstein%27s_monster "List of films featuring Frankenstein's monster") 1. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-16)** These encounters are references to 1931's *[Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_\(1931_film\) "Frankenstein (1931 film)")* and 1935's *[Bride of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bride_of_Frankenstein "Bride of Frankenstein")*, respectively.[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPicart200354-15) 1. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-1)** ["Young Frankenstein"](https://catalog.afi.com/Film/55238-YOUNG-FRANKENSTEIN?sid=394c3b9c-d224-43e1-aca8-b32b8aec155a&sr=22.160927&cp=1&pos=0). 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[Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201112014341/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-mel-brooks-20140909-story.html) from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020. "'Young Frankenstein' is "by far the best movie I ever made. Not the funniest — 'Blazing Saddles' was the funniest, and hot on its heels would be 'The Producers.' But as a writer-director, it is by far my finest." 13. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-TV_THR_13-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_ref-TV_THR_13-1) ["Zach Galifianakis, Kumail Nanjiani Among Six Cast in FX's 'Very Young Frankenstein'"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/fx-very-young-frankenstein-pilot-cast-1236390068/). *[The Hollywood Reporter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hollywood_Reporter "The Hollywood Reporter")*. September 30, 2025. 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