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| Meta Description | Young Frankenstein is a 1974 American comedy film directed by Mel Brooks and starring Gene Wilder as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein. The supporting cast includes Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars... |
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| Boilerpipe Text | Young Frankenstein
is a 1974 American comedy film directed by Mel Brooks and starring
Gene Wilder
as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein. The supporting cast includes Teri Garr,
Cloris Leachman
, Marty Feldman,
Peter Boyle
,
Madeline Kahn
, Kenneth Mars, Richard Haydn and
Gene Hackman
. The screenplay was written by Brooks and Wilder.
The film is an affectionate parody of the classical horror film genre, in particular the various film adaptations of Mary Shelley's novel
Frankenstein
produced by
Universal
in the 1930s. Most of the lab equipment used as props were created by Kenneth Strickfaden for the 1931 film
Frankenstein
. To further reflect 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 notable period score by Brooks' longtime composer John Morris.
A critical favorite and box office smash,
Young Frankenstein
ranks No. 28 on
Total Film
magazine's "List of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time"., number 56 on Bravo TV's list of the "100 Funniest Movies", and number 13 on the
American Film Institute
's list of the 100 funniest American movies. 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. |
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## Young Frankenstein
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The scariest comedy of all time\!
### **Directed by**
Mel Brooks
### **Produced by**
Michael Gruskoff
### **Written by**
[Gene Wilder](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Gene_Wilder "Gene Wilder") (screen story and screenplay), Mel Brooks (screen story and screenplay), Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (novel *[Frankenstein](https://literature.fandom.com/wiki/Frankenstein "w:c:literature:Frankenstein")*)
### **Starring**
Gene Wilder
Peter Boyle
Marty Feldman
Cloris Leachman
Teri Garr
Kenneth Mars
Madeline Kahn
### **Music by**
John Morris
### **Cinematography**
Gerald Hirschfeld
### **Edited by**
John C. Howard
### **Studio**
Gruskoff/Venture Films
Crossbow Productions Inc.
Jouer Limited
### **Distributed by**
20th Century Fox
### **Release date**
December 15, 1974
### **Running time**
106 mins
### **Country**

United States
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### **Language**
[English](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/English_language "English language")
### **Rating**

### **Budget**
\$2,800,000 (estimated)
### **Box office**
\$86,300,000 (USA)
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***Young Frankenstein*** is a 1974 American comedy film directed by Mel Brooks and starring [Gene Wilder](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Gene_Wilder "Gene Wilder") as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein. The supporting cast includes Teri Garr, [Cloris Leachman](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Cloris_Leachman "Cloris Leachman"), Marty Feldman, [Peter Boyle](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Peter_Boyle "Peter Boyle"), [Madeline Kahn](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Madeline_Kahn "Madeline Kahn"), Kenneth Mars, Richard Haydn and [Gene Hackman](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Gene_Hackman "Gene Hackman"). The screenplay was written by Brooks and Wilder.
The film is an affectionate parody of the classical horror film genre, in particular the various film adaptations of Mary Shelley's novel *[Frankenstein](https://literature.fandom.com/wiki/Frankenstein "w:c:literature:Frankenstein")* produced by [Universal](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Universal_Studios "Universal Studios") in the 1930s. Most of the lab equipment used as props were created by Kenneth Strickfaden for the 1931 film *[Frankenstein](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Frankenstein_\(1931\) "Frankenstein (1931)")*. To further reflect 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 notable period score by Brooks' longtime composer John Morris.
A critical favorite and box office smash, *Young Frankenstein* ranks No. 28 on *Total Film* magazine's "List of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time"., number 56 on Bravo TV's list of the "100 Funniest Movies", and number 13 on the [American Film Institute](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/American_Film_Institute "American Film Institute")'s list of the 100 funniest American movies. 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.
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| Readable Markdown | ***Young Frankenstein*** is a 1974 American comedy film directed by Mel Brooks and starring [Gene Wilder](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Gene_Wilder "Gene Wilder") as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein. The supporting cast includes Teri Garr, [Cloris Leachman](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Cloris_Leachman "Cloris Leachman"), Marty Feldman, [Peter Boyle](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Peter_Boyle "Peter Boyle"), [Madeline Kahn](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Madeline_Kahn "Madeline Kahn"), Kenneth Mars, Richard Haydn and [Gene Hackman](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Gene_Hackman "Gene Hackman"). The screenplay was written by Brooks and Wilder.
The film is an affectionate parody of the classical horror film genre, in particular the various film adaptations of Mary Shelley's novel *[Frankenstein](https://literature.fandom.com/wiki/Frankenstein "w:c:literature:Frankenstein")* produced by [Universal](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Universal_Studios "Universal Studios") in the 1930s. Most of the lab equipment used as props were created by Kenneth Strickfaden for the 1931 film *[Frankenstein](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Frankenstein_\(1931\) "Frankenstein (1931)")*. To further reflect 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 notable period score by Brooks' longtime composer John Morris.
A critical favorite and box office smash, *Young Frankenstein* ranks No. 28 on *Total Film* magazine's "List of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time"., number 56 on Bravo TV's list of the "100 Funniest Movies", and number 13 on the [American Film Institute](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/American_Film_Institute "American Film Institute")'s list of the 100 funniest American movies. 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. |
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