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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa198.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Young_Frankenstein\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Young_Frankenstein\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/ultimatepopculture.fandom.com\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein","crawl_time":1772831794,"first_indexed_time":0,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,fandom!ultimatepopculture,\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein s443","src_root_hash":"11439660390604180198","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Young Frankenstein | Ultimate Pop Culture Wiki | Fandom","meta_descriptions":["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 includesTeri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, Richard..."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"video\nvideo\nFile:Placeholder\nYoung Frankenstein\n is a 1974 American \ncomedy film\n directed by \nMel Brooks\n and starring \nGene Wilder\n as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein. The supporting cast includes\nTeri Garr\n, \nCloris Leachman\n, \nMarty Feldman\n, \nPeter Boyle\n, \nMadeline Kahn\n, \nKenneth Mars\n, \nRichard Haydn\n and \nGene Hackman\n. The screenplay was written by Wilder and Brooks.\n[3\n]\nThe film is an affectionate \nparody\n of the \nclassical\n \nhorror\n \nfilm genre\n, in particular the various \nfilm adaptations\n of \nMary Shelley\n's novel \nFrankenstein\n produced by \nUniversal\n in the 1930s. Most of the lab equipment used as props were created by \nKenneth Strickfaden\n for the 1931 film \nFrankenstein\n. To further reflect the atmosphere of the earlier films, Brooks shot the picture entirely in \nblack-and-white\n, 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 \nJohn Morris\n.\nA critical favorite and box office smash, \nYoung Frankenstein\n ranks No. 28 on \nTotal Film\n magazine's \"List of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time\",\n[4\n]\n number 56 on \nBravo TV\n's list of the \"100 Funniest Movies\",\n[5\n]\n and number 13 on the \nAmerican Film Institute\n's \nlist of the 100 funniest American movies\n.\n[6\n]\n In 2003, it was deemed \"culturally, historically or aesthetically significant\" by the United States \nNational Film Preservation Board\n, and selected for preservation in the \nLibrary of Congress\n \nNational Film Registry\n.\n[7\n]\n It also has 94% on \nRotten Tomatoes\n, where it was \nCertified Fresh\n; the consensus reads: \"Made with obvious affection for the original, \nYoung Frankenstein\n is a riotously silly spoof featuring a fantastic performance by Gene Wilder.\"\n[8\n]\nContents\n[\n]\n [\nhide\n] \n*\n1 Plot\n2 Cast\n3 Production\n3.1 Origins\n3.2 Filming\n4 Deleted scenes\n5 Soundtrack\n6 Cultural references\n7 Cultural legacy\n8 Musical adaptation\n9 Awards\n9.1 Other honors\n10 References\n11 External links\nPlot\n[\nedit\n]\n[\n]\nDr. Frederick Frankenstein (\nGene Wilder\n) is a physician lecturer at an American \nmedical school\n and engaged to the tightly wound actress Elizabeth (\nMadeline Kahn\n). He becomes exasperated when anyone brings up the subject of \nhis grandfather\n, the infamous \nmad scientist\n. To disassociate himself from his legacy, Frederick insists that his surname be pronounced \"Fronk-en-steen.\"\nWhen a \nsolicitor\n informs him that he has inherited his family's \nestate\n in \nTransylvania\n after the death of his great grandfather, the Baron Beauvort von Frankenstein, Frederick travels to Europe to inspect the property. At the Transylvania train station, he is met by a hunchbacked, bulging-eyed servant named \nIgor\n, pronounced as \"eye-gore\" (\nMarty Feldman\n), and a lovely young personal assistant named Inga (\nTeri Garr\n). Upon arrival at the estate, Frederick meets the forbidding housekeeper Frau Blücher (\nCloris Leachman\n), \nwhose name, whenever mentioned, causes horses to rear up and neigh madly in fright\n. Though his family legacy has brought shame and ridicule, Frederick becomes increasingly intrigued about his grandfather's work, especially after Inga assists him in discovering the secret entrance to his grandfather's laboratory. Upon reading his grandfather's private journals, Frederick is so transformed that he decides to resume his grandfather's experiments in re-animating the dead. He and Igor resort to robbing the grave of a recently executed criminal, and Frederick sets to work experimenting on the large corpse. Matters go awry, however, when Igor is sent to steal the brain of a deceased revered scientist, Hans \nDelbruck\n; startled by lightning, he drops and ruins Delbruck's brain. Taking a second brain, Igor returns with a brain labeled \"Do Not Use This Brain! Abnormal\" (which he subsequently refers to as \"A-b (Abby) Normal\"), which Frederick unknowingly transplants into the corpse.\nSoon, Frederick is ready to re-animate his creature (\nPeter Boyle\n), who is elevated on a platform to the roof of the laboratory during a \nlightning\n storm. Eventually, electrical charges bring the creature to life. The creature makes its first halting steps, but, frightened by Igor lighting a match, attacks Frederick and must be sedated. Upon being asked whose brain was obtained, Igor confesses that he supplied \"Abby Normal's\" (abnormal) brain, unknowingly creating the Monster.\nThe townspeople are uneasy at the possibility of Frederick continuing his grandfather's work. Most concerned is Inspector Kemp (\nKenneth Mars\n), a police official who sports an eyepatch and monocle over the same eye, a creaky, disjointed wooden arm, and an accent so comically thick even his own countrymen cannot understand him. Kemp visits the doctor and subsequently demands assurance that he will not create another monster. Upon returning to the lab, Frederick discovers that Frau Blücher is setting the creature free. After she reveals the monster's love of violin music, and her own romantic relationship with Frederick's grandfather, the creature is enraged by sparks from a thrown switch, and escapes from the Frankenstein castle.\nWhile roaming the countryside, the Monster has frustrating encounters with a young girl and a blind \nhermit\n (\nGene Hackman\n); these scenes directly parody the original Frankenstein movies. Frederick recaptures the monster and locks the two of them in a room, where he calms the monster's homicidal tendencies with flattery and fully acknowledges his own heritage, shouting out emphatically, \"My name is Frankenstein!\" (This time, he uses the more common, Anglicized pronunciation.)\nFrederick offers the sight of \"The Creature\" following simple commands to a theater full of illustrious guests. The demonstration continues with Frederick and the monster launching into the musical number \"\nPuttin' on the Ritz\n,\" complete with \ntop hats\n and\ntails\n. Although the monster can only shout his song lines in painfully high-pitched monotones, he dances impressively with almost perfect timing. The routine ends disastrously, however, when a stage light explodes and frightens the monster, who becomes enraged, pushes Frederick, and charges into the audience, where he is captured and chained by police.\nThe monster escapes, then kidnaps and ravishes the not unwilling Elizabeth when she arrives unexpectedly for a visit. Elizabeth falls in love with the creature due to his inhuman stamina and his enormous penis (referred to as \nSchwanstuker\n or\nSchwanzstück\n — a \nYiddish\n word from \nSchwanz,\n \"tail,\" which also is German \nslang\n for \"\npenis\n,\" and \nStück,\n \"piece\").\nThe townspeople hunt for the monster. Desperate to get the creature back, Frederick plays the violin to lure his creation back to the castle. Just as the Kemp-led mob storms the laboratory, Frankenstein transfers some of his stabilizing intellect to the creature who, as a result, is able to reason with and placate the mob. The film ends happily, with Elizabeth married to the now erudite and sophisticated monster--with her hair styled identically to that of the female creature from \nThe Bride Of Frankenstein\n,\nwhile Inga joyfully learns what \nher\n new husband Frederick got in return during the transfer procedure--the monster's \nSchwanzstück.\nCast\n[\nedit\n]\n[\n]\nGene Wilder\n as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein\nMarty Feldman\n as \nIgor\nPeter Boyle\n as the Monster\nTeri Garr\n as Inga\nCloris Leachman\n as Frau Blücher\nMadeline Kahn\n as Elizabeth\nKenneth Mars\n as Inspector Kemp\nRichard Haydn\n as Herr Falkstein\nLiam Dunn\n as Mr. Hilltop\nDanny Goldman\n as Medical student\nLeon Askin\n as Herr Walman (\ndeleted scenes\n)\nGene Hackman\n as Harold, The Blind Man\n[9\n]\nMel Brooks\n as Werewolf \/ Cat Hit by Dart \/ Victor Frankenstein (voice) (\nuncredited\n)\nLou Cutell\n as Frightened Villager (\nuncredited\n)\nIan Abercrombie\n as Second Villager (\nuncredited\n)\nProduction\n[\nedit\n]\n[\n]\nOrigins\n[\nedit\n]\n[\n]\nIn a 2010 interview with the \nLos Angeles Times\n, Mel Brooks discussed how the film came about:\n[10\n]\nI was in the middle of shooting the last few weeks of \nBlazing Saddles\n somewhere in the \nAntelope Valley\n, and Gene Wilder and I were having a cup of coffee and he said, I have this idea that there could be another \nFrankenstein\n. I said not another — we've had \nthe son of\n, 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.\"\nUnlike his previous and subsequent films, Brooks did not appear onscreen as himself in \nYoung Frankenstein\n, though he recorded several voice parts and portrayed a German villager in one short scene. In 2012, Brooks explained why:\n\"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.\"\n[11\n]\nFilming\n[\nedit\n]\n[\n]\nMel Brooks wanted at least $2.3 million dedicated to the budget, whereas \nColumbia Pictures\n decided that $1.7 million had to be enough. Brooks instead went to \n20th Century Fox\n, for distribution after they agreed to a higher budget.\nWhile shooting, the cast ad-libbed several jokes used in the film. Cloris Leachman improvised a scene in which Frau Blücher offers \"varm milk\" and \nOvaltine\n to Dr. Frankenstein, while Marty Feldman surreptitiously moved his character's hump from shoulder to shoulder until someone noticed it, and the gag was added to the film (\"Didn't you used to have that on the other side?\", \"What hump?\"). Brooks has declared \nYoung Frankenstein\n his favorite among his own films.\n[\ncitation needed\n]\nDeleted scenes\n[\nedit\n]\n[\n]\nThe following \ndeleted scenes\n can be found as bonus material on the DVD:\nWhen the solicitor speaks with Frederick Frankenstein, he presents him with the will of his great-grandfather, Baron Beaufort von Frankenstein. This can cause confusion, as the movie makes reference from this point on only of Frederick's grandfather, and clearly indicates that it was his grandfather, not his great-grandfather, who was the \"mad scientist\" in the family.\nAlso, there is no further mention of the will; this is cleared up in a deleted scene, in which it is revealed that Baron Frankenstein is indeed meant to be the father of the mad scientist and not the scientist himself. It is also revealed in a gathering of all the surviving family heirs that the details of the will (not surprisingly) have Frederick inherit everything, which is why he travels to his ancestral home. The will was delayed by order of the Baron himself, instructing that its details not be revealed until his 100th birthday.\nA \nhighwayman\n unwisely attempts to rob the monster.\nSoundtrack\n[\nedit\n]\n[\n]\nABC Records\n released the soundtrack on LP in 1974. On April 29, 1997, \nOne Way Records\n reissued it on CD. There are pieces of dialogue by the actors as well as background and incidental music on the disc. The LP and disc are now out of print and command a very high price on Internet auction sites when available.\nTrack listing\nMain Title (Theme from \nYoung Frankenstein\n)\nThat's Fron-Kon-Steen!\nTrain Ride to Transylvania \/ The Doctor Meets Igor\nFrau Blücher\nGrandfather's Private Library\nIt's Alive!\nHe Was My Boyfriend\nMy Name Is Frankenstein!\nIntroduction \/ \nPuttin' on the Ritz\nA Riot Is an Ugly Thing\nHe's Broken Loose\nThe Monster Talks\nWedding Night \/ End Title\nTheme from \nYoung Frankenstein\n (Disco Version) – performed by \nRhythm Heritage\nCultural references\n[\nedit\n]\n[\n]\nIn one of the scenes of a village assembly, one of the authority figures says that they already know what Frankenstein is up to based on five previous experiences. On the DVD commentary track, Mel Brooks says this is a reference to the first five Universal films. In the Gene Wilder DVD interview, he says the film is based on \nFrankenstein\n (1931), \nBride of Frankenstein\n (1935), \nSon of Frankenstein\n (1939) and \nThe Ghost of Frankenstein\n (1942).\nThe brain which Igor is ordered to steal is labeled as belonging to \"Hans Delbrück, scientist and saint\". A real-life \nHans Delbrück\n was a nineteenth-century military historian; his son \nMax Delbrück\n was a twentieth-century biochemist and \nNobel\n laureate.\nEvery time Frau Blücher's name is mentioned, horses are heard whinnying as if afraid of her name. Many viewers mistakenly believe that \nBlücher\n means \"glue\" in \nGerman\n; however, Blücher is a well-known German surname.\n[12\n]\n The German term for glue is \nder Kleber\n, or \ntierischer Leim\n for animal glue. Brooks suggested in a 2000 interview that he had based the joke on the erroneous translation, which he had heard from someone else.\n[13\n]\n In an interview, Cloris Leachman said that Mel had told her that that is why he named her character Blücher.\n[14\n]\n In the audio commentary, Mel Brooks explains that the horses are whinnying to show us that Frau Blücher is an ominous character: \"They're terrified of her; God only knows what she does to them when nobody else is around.\"\nThe U.S. \nAMC\n cable network broadcast a 2007 \"DVD TV\" version of the film with commentary in subtitles. Among other information, it stated that Inga was based on \nUlla\n from Brooks' earlier film \nThe Producers\n.\nCultural legacy\n[\nedit\n]\n[\n]\nWhen the film was in theaters, the band \nAerosmith\n was working on its third studio album, \nToys in the Attic\n. The members of the band had written the music for a song but couldn't come up with any lyrics to go with it. After a while, they decided to take a break and see a late night showing of \nYoung Frankenstein\n, where the \n\"walk this way\" gag\n provided the basis (or phrase) for the Aerosmith hit \"\nWalk This Way\n\".\n[15\n]\nMusical adaptation\n[\nedit\n]\n[\n]\nMain article: \nYoung Frankenstein (musical)\nBrooks adapted the film into a \nmusical of the same name\n which premiered in Seattle at the \nParamount Theatre\n and ran from August 7 to September 1, 2007.\n[16\n]\n The musical opened on \nBroadway\n at the \nFoxwoods Theatre\n (then the Hilton Theatre) on November 8, 2007 and closed on January 4, 2009.\n[17\n]\nAwards\n[\nedit\n]\n[\n]\nNominations\n[7\n]\n[18\n]\nAcademy Award for Best Sound\n, \nRichard Portman\n and \nGene Cantamessa\n (1975)\nAcademy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay\n, Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder (1975)\nGolden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy\n, Cloris Leachman (1975)\nGolden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture\n, Madeline Kahn (1975)\nWGA Award\n for \nBest Comedy Adapted from Another Medium\n, Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder (1975)\nCloris Leachman was nominated as a lead despite Madeline Kahn having far more screen time.\nWins\n[7\n]\nHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation\n, \nYoung Frankenstein\n (1975)\nNebula Award for Best Dramatic Writing\n, Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder (1976)\nSaturn Award for Best Horror Film\n, \nYoung Frankenstein\n (1976)\nSaturn Award for Best Direction\n, Mel Brooks (1976)\nSaturn Award for Best Supporting Actor\n, Marty Feldman (1976)\nSaturn Award for Best Make-up\n, William Tuttle (1976)\nSaturn Award\n for Best Set Decoration, Robert De Vestel and Dale Hennesy (1976)\nGolden Screen Award, \nYoung Frankenstein\n (1977)\nToronto Film Festival Award for Best Comedic Film, Mel Brooks (1976)\nOther honors\n[\nedit\n]\n[\n]\nAmerican Film Institute\n recognition\nAFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs\n — #13\n[6\n]\nAFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs\n:\n\"\nPuttin' on the Ritz\n\" — #89\n[19\n]\nAFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes\n:\n\"What hump?\" — Nominated\nAFI's 100 Years of Film Scores\n — Nominated\nAFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)\n – Nominated\nIn 2011, \nABC\n aired a primetime special, \nBest in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time\n, that counted down the best movies chosen by fans based on results of a poll conducted by ABC and \nPeople\n. \nYoung Frankenstein\n was selected as the #4 Best Comedy.","attrs_markdown":"Ultimate Pop Culture Wiki\n\nWe're looking to revitalize this wiki! 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The supporting cast includes[Teri Garr](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teri_Garr), [Cloris Leachman](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cloris_Leachman), [Marty Feldman](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marty_Feldman), [Peter Boyle](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Boyle), [Madeline Kahn](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Madeline_Kahn), [Kenneth Mars](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kenneth_Mars), [Richard Haydn](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Haydn) and [Gene Hackman](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gene_Hackman). The screenplay was written by Wilder and Brooks.[\\[3](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-3)\\]\n\nThe film is an affectionate [parody](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parody) of the [classical](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universal_Monsters) [horror](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horror_film) [film genre](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Film_genre), in particular the various [film adaptations](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_in_popular_culture#Film_adaptations) of [Mary Shelley](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mary_Shelley)'s novel *[Frankenstein](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein)* produced by [Universal](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universal_Studios) in the 1930s. Most of the lab equipment used as props were created by [Kenneth Strickfaden](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kenneth_Strickfaden) for the 1931 film *[Frankenstein](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_\$1931_film\$)*. To further reflect the atmosphere of the earlier films, Brooks shot the picture entirely in [black-and-white](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/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](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Morris_\$composer\$).\n\nA critical favorite and box office smash, *Young Frankenstein* ranks No. 28 on *[Total Film](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Total_Film)* magazine's \"List of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time\",[\\[4](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-4)\\] number 56 on [Bravo TV](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bravo_\$US_TV_channel\$)'s list of the \"100 Funniest Movies\",[\\[5](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-5)\\] and number 13 on the [American Film Institute](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Film_Institute)'s [list of the 100 funniest American movies](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Laughs).[\\[6](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-autogenerated1-6)\\] In 2003, it was deemed \"culturally, historically or aesthetically significant\" by the United States [National Film Preservation Board](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Film_Preservation_Board), and selected for preservation in the [Library of Congress](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Library_of_Congress) [National Film Registry](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Film_Registry).[\\[7](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-autogenerated2-7)\\] It also has 94% on [Rotten Tomatoes](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rotten_Tomatoes), where it was [Certified Fresh](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rotten_Tomatoes#Description); the consensus reads: \"Made with obvious affection for the original, *Young Frankenstein* is a riotously silly spoof featuring a fantastic performance by Gene Wilder.\"[\\[8](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-8)\\]\n\n## Contents\n- [1 Contents](https:\/\/ultimatepopculture.fandom.com\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Contents)\n- [2 Plot\\[edit\\]](https:\/\/ultimatepopculture.fandom.com\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Plot[edit])\n- [3 Cast\\[edit\\]](https:\/\/ultimatepopculture.fandom.com\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Cast[edit])\n- [4 Production\\[edit\\]](https:\/\/ultimatepopculture.fandom.com\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Production[edit])\n  - [4\\.1 Origins\\[edit\\]](https:\/\/ultimatepopculture.fandom.com\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Origins[edit])\n  - [4\\.2 Filming\\[edit\\]](https:\/\/ultimatepopculture.fandom.com\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Filming[edit])\n- [5 Deleted scenes\\[edit\\]](https:\/\/ultimatepopculture.fandom.com\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Deleted_scenes[edit])\n- [6 Soundtrack\\[edit\\]](https:\/\/ultimatepopculture.fandom.com\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Soundtrack[edit])\n- [7 Cultural references\\[edit\\]](https:\/\/ultimatepopculture.fandom.com\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Cultural_references[edit])\n- [8 Cultural legacy\\[edit\\]](https:\/\/ultimatepopculture.fandom.com\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Cultural_legacy[edit])\n- [9 Musical adaptation\\[edit\\]](https:\/\/ultimatepopculture.fandom.com\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Musical_adaptation[edit])\n- [10 Awards\\[edit\\]](https:\/\/ultimatepopculture.fandom.com\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Awards[edit])\n  - [10\\.1 Other honors\\[edit\\]](https:\/\/ultimatepopculture.fandom.com\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Other_honors[edit])\n## Contents\\[ \\]\n\\[[hide](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein)\\] \\*[1 Plot](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Plot)\n\n- [2 Cast](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Cast)\n- [3 Production](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Production)\n  - [3\\.1 Origins](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Origins)\n  - [3\\.2 Filming](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Filming)\n- [4 Deleted scenes](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Deleted_scenes)\n- [5 Soundtrack](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Soundtrack)\n- [6 Cultural references](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Cultural_references)\n- [7 Cultural legacy](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Cultural_legacy)\n- [8 Musical adaptation](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Musical_adaptation)\n- [9 Awards](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Awards)\n  - [9\\.1 Other honors](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Other_honors)\n- [10 References](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#References)\n- [11 External links](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#External_links)\n## Plot\\[[edit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=1)\\]\\[ \\]\nDr. Frederick Frankenstein ([Gene Wilder](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gene_Wilder)) is a physician lecturer at an American [medical school](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medical_school) and engaged to the tightly wound actress Elizabeth ([Madeline Kahn](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Madeline_Kahn)). He becomes exasperated when anyone brings up the subject of [his grandfather](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victor_Frankenstein), the infamous [mad scientist](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mad_scientist). To disassociate himself from his legacy, Frederick insists that his surname be pronounced \"Fronk-en-steen.\"\n\nWhen a [solicitor](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solicitor) informs him that he has inherited his family's [estate](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Estate_\$law\$) in [Transylvania](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transylvania) after the death of his great grandfather, the Baron Beauvort von Frankenstein, Frederick travels to Europe to inspect the property. At the Transylvania train station, he is met by a hunchbacked, bulging-eyed servant named [Igor](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Igor_\$Young_Frankenstein\$#1974_film), pronounced as \"eye-gore\" ([Marty Feldman](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marty_Feldman)), and a lovely young personal assistant named Inga ([Teri Garr](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teri_Garr)). Upon arrival at the estate, Frederick meets the forbidding housekeeper Frau Blücher ([Cloris Leachman](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cloris_Leachman)), [whose name, whenever mentioned, causes horses to rear up and neigh madly in fright](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Running_gag). Though his family legacy has brought shame and ridicule, Frederick becomes increasingly intrigued about his grandfather's work, especially after Inga assists him in discovering the secret entrance to his grandfather's laboratory. Upon reading his grandfather's private journals, Frederick is so transformed that he decides to resume his grandfather's experiments in re-animating the dead. He and Igor resort to robbing the grave of a recently executed criminal, and Frederick sets to work experimenting on the large corpse. Matters go awry, however, when Igor is sent to steal the brain of a deceased revered scientist, Hans [Delbruck](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Max_Delbr%C3%BCck); startled by lightning, he drops and ruins Delbruck's brain. Taking a second brain, Igor returns with a brain labeled \"Do Not Use This Brain! Abnormal\" (which he subsequently refers to as \"A-b (Abby) Normal\"), which Frederick unknowingly transplants into the corpse.\n\nSoon, Frederick is ready to re-animate his creature ([Peter Boyle](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Boyle)), who is elevated on a platform to the roof of the laboratory during a [lightning](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lightning) storm. Eventually, electrical charges bring the creature to life. The creature makes its first halting steps, but, frightened by Igor lighting a match, attacks Frederick and must be sedated. Upon being asked whose brain was obtained, Igor confesses that he supplied \"Abby Normal's\" (abnormal) brain, unknowingly creating the Monster.\n\nThe townspeople are uneasy at the possibility of Frederick continuing his grandfather's work. Most concerned is Inspector Kemp ([Kenneth Mars](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kenneth_Mars)), a police official who sports an eyepatch and monocle over the same eye, a creaky, disjointed wooden arm, and an accent so comically thick even his own countrymen cannot understand him. Kemp visits the doctor and subsequently demands assurance that he will not create another monster. Upon returning to the lab, Frederick discovers that Frau Blücher is setting the creature free. After she reveals the monster's love of violin music, and her own romantic relationship with Frederick's grandfather, the creature is enraged by sparks from a thrown switch, and escapes from the Frankenstein castle.\n\nWhile roaming the countryside, the Monster has frustrating encounters with a young girl and a blind [hermit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hermit) ([Gene Hackman](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gene_Hackman)); these scenes directly parody the original Frankenstein movies. Frederick recaptures the monster and locks the two of them in a room, where he calms the monster's homicidal tendencies with flattery and fully acknowledges his own heritage, shouting out emphatically, \"My name is Frankenstein!\" (This time, he uses the more common, Anglicized pronunciation.)\n\nFrederick offers the sight of \"The Creature\" following simple commands to a theater full of illustrious guests. The demonstration continues with Frederick and the monster launching into the musical number \"[Puttin' on the Ritz](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Puttin%27_on_the_Ritz),\" complete with [top hats](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Top_hat) and[tails](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tailcoat). Although the monster can only shout his song lines in painfully high-pitched monotones, he dances impressively with almost perfect timing. The routine ends disastrously, however, when a stage light explodes and frightens the monster, who becomes enraged, pushes Frederick, and charges into the audience, where he is captured and chained by police.\n\nThe monster escapes, then kidnaps and ravishes the not unwilling Elizabeth when she arrives unexpectedly for a visit. Elizabeth falls in love with the creature due to his inhuman stamina and his enormous penis (referred to as *Schwanstuker* or*Schwanzstück* — a [Yiddish](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yiddish) word from *Schwanz,* \"tail,\" which also is German [slang](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slang) for \"[penis](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Penis),\" and *Stück,* \"piece\").\n\nThe townspeople hunt for the monster. Desperate to get the creature back, Frederick plays the violin to lure his creation back to the castle. Just as the Kemp-led mob storms the laboratory, Frankenstein transfers some of his stabilizing intellect to the creature who, as a result, is able to reason with and placate the mob. The film ends happily, with Elizabeth married to the now erudite and sophisticated monster--with her hair styled identically to that of the female creature from *[The Bride Of Frankenstein](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bride_of_Frankenstein),*while Inga joyfully learns what *her* new husband Frederick got in return during the transfer procedure--the monster's *Schwanzstück.*\n\n## Cast\\[[edit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=2)\\]\\[ \\]\n- [Gene Wilder](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gene_Wilder) as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein\n- [Marty Feldman](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marty_Feldman) as [Igor](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Igor_\$Young_Frankenstein\$#1974_film)\n- [Peter Boyle](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Boyle) as the Monster\n- [Teri Garr](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teri_Garr) as Inga\n- [Cloris Leachman](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cloris_Leachman) as Frau Blücher\n- [Madeline Kahn](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Madeline_Kahn) as Elizabeth\n- [Kenneth Mars](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kenneth_Mars) as Inspector Kemp\n- [Richard Haydn](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Haydn) as Herr Falkstein\n- [Liam Dunn](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liam_Dunn) as Mr. Hilltop\n- [Danny Goldman](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Danny_Goldman) as Medical student\n- [Leon Askin](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leon_Askin) as Herr Walman (*[deleted scenes](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deleted_scenes)*)\n- [Gene Hackman](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gene_Hackman) as Harold, The Blind Man[\\[9](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-9)\\]\n- [Mel Brooks](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mel_Brooks) as Werewolf \/ Cat Hit by Dart \/ Victor Frankenstein (voice) (*uncredited*)\n- [Lou Cutell](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lou_Cutell) as Frightened Villager (*uncredited*)\n- [Ian Abercrombie](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ian_Abercrombie) as Second Villager (*uncredited*)\n## Production\\[[edit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=3)\\]\\[ \\]\n### Origins\\[[edit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=4)\\]\\[ \\]\nIn a 2010 interview with the *[Los Angeles Times](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Los_Angeles_Times)*, Mel Brooks discussed how the film came about:[\\[10](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-10)\\]\n\nI was in the middle of shooting the last few weeks of *[Blazing Saddles](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blazing_Saddles)* somewhere in the [Antelope Valley](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/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](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein). I said not another — we've had [the son of](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/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.\"\n\nUnlike his previous and subsequent films, Brooks did not appear onscreen as himself in *Young Frankenstein*, though he recorded several voice parts and portrayed a German villager in one short scene. In 2012, Brooks explained why:\n\n\"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.\"[\\[11](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-11)\\]\n\n### Filming\\[[edit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=5)\\]\\[ \\]\nMel Brooks wanted at least \\$2.3 million dedicated to the budget, whereas [Columbia Pictures](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Columbia_Pictures) decided that \\$1.7 million had to be enough. Brooks instead went to [20th Century Fox](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/20th_Century_Fox), for distribution after they agreed to a higher budget.\n\nWhile shooting, the cast ad-libbed several jokes used in the film. Cloris Leachman improvised a scene in which Frau Blücher offers \"varm milk\" and [Ovaltine](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ovaltine) to Dr. Frankenstein, while Marty Feldman surreptitiously moved his character's hump from shoulder to shoulder until someone noticed it, and the gag was added to the film (\"Didn't you used to have that on the other side?\", \"What hump?\"). Brooks has declared *Young Frankenstein* his favorite among his own films.\\[*[citation needed](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*\\]\n\n## Deleted scenes\\[[edit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=6)\\]\\[ \\]\nThe following [deleted scenes](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deleted_scene) can be found as bonus material on the DVD:\n\n- When the solicitor speaks with Frederick Frankenstein, he presents him with the will of his great-grandfather, Baron Beaufort von Frankenstein. This can cause confusion, as the movie makes reference from this point on only of Frederick's grandfather, and clearly indicates that it was his grandfather, not his great-grandfather, who was the \"mad scientist\" in the family.\n- Also, there is no further mention of the will; this is cleared up in a deleted scene, in which it is revealed that Baron Frankenstein is indeed meant to be the father of the mad scientist and not the scientist himself. It is also revealed in a gathering of all the surviving family heirs that the details of the will (not surprisingly) have Frederick inherit everything, which is why he travels to his ancestral home. The will was delayed by order of the Baron himself, instructing that its details not be revealed until his 100th birthday.\n- A [highwayman](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Highwayman) unwisely attempts to rob the monster.\n## Soundtrack\\[[edit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=7)\\]\\[ \\]\n[ABC Records](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ABC_Records) released the soundtrack on LP in 1974. On April 29, 1997, [One Way Records](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/One_Way_Records) reissued it on CD. There are pieces of dialogue by the actors as well as background and incidental music on the disc. The LP and disc are now out of print and command a very high price on Internet auction sites when available.\n\n**Track listing**\n\n1. Main Title (Theme from *Young Frankenstein*)\n2. That's Fron-Kon-Steen\\!\n3. Train Ride to Transylvania \/ The Doctor Meets Igor\n4. Frau Blücher\n5. Grandfather's Private Library\n6. It's Alive\\!\n7. He Was My Boyfriend\n8. My Name Is Frankenstein\\!\n9. Introduction \/ [Puttin' on the Ritz](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Puttin%27_on_the_Ritz)\n10. A Riot Is an Ugly Thing\n11. He's Broken Loose\n12. The Monster Talks\n13. Wedding Night \/ End Title\n14. Theme from *Young Frankenstein* (Disco Version) – performed by [Rhythm Heritage](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhythm_Heritage)\n## Cultural references\\[[edit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=8)\\]\\[ \\]\n- In one of the scenes of a village assembly, one of the authority figures says that they already know what Frankenstein is up to based on five previous experiences. On the DVD commentary track, Mel Brooks says this is a reference to the first five Universal films. In the Gene Wilder DVD interview, he says the film is based on *[Frankenstein](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_\$1931_film\$)* (1931), *[Bride of Frankenstein](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bride_of_Frankenstein)* (1935), *[Son of Frankenstein](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Son_of_Frankenstein)* (1939) and *[The Ghost of Frankenstein](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Ghost_of_Frankenstein)* (1942).\n- The brain which Igor is ordered to steal is labeled as belonging to \"Hans Delbrück, scientist and saint\". A real-life [Hans Delbrück](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hans_Delbr%C3%BCck) was a nineteenth-century military historian; his son [Max Delbrück](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Max_Delbr%C3%BCck) was a twentieth-century biochemist and [Nobel](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nobel_Prize) laureate.\n- Every time Frau Blücher's name is mentioned, horses are heard whinnying as if afraid of her name. Many viewers mistakenly believe that *Blücher* means \"glue\" in [German](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_language); however, Blücher is a well-known German surname.[\\[12](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-12)\\] The German term for glue is *der Kleber*, or *tierischer Leim* for animal glue. Brooks suggested in a 2000 interview that he had based the joke on the erroneous translation, which he had heard from someone else.[\\[13](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-13)\\] In an interview, Cloris Leachman said that Mel had told her that that is why he named her character Blücher.[\\[14](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-14)\\] In the audio commentary, Mel Brooks explains that the horses are whinnying to show us that Frau Blücher is an ominous character: \"They're terrified of her; God only knows what she does to them when nobody else is around.\"\n- The U.S. [AMC](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AMC_\$TV_network\$) cable network broadcast a 2007 \"DVD TV\" version of the film with commentary in subtitles. Among other information, it stated that Inga was based on [Ulla](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ulla_\$The_Producers\$) from Brooks' earlier film *[The Producers](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Producers_\$1968_film\$)*.\n## Cultural legacy\\[[edit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=9)\\]\\[ \\]\nWhen the film was in theaters, the band [Aerosmith](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aerosmith) was working on its third studio album, *[Toys in the Attic](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Toys_in_the_Attic_\$album\$)*. The members of the band had written the music for a song but couldn't come up with any lyrics to go with it. After a while, they decided to take a break and see a late night showing of *Young Frankenstein*, where the [\"walk this way\" gag](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walk_this_way_\$humor\$) provided the basis (or phrase) for the Aerosmith hit \"[Walk This Way](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walk_This_Way)\".[\\[15](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-15)\\]\n\n## Musical adaptation\\[[edit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=10)\\]\\[ \\]\nMain article: [Young Frankenstein (musical)](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$)\n\nBrooks adapted the film into a [musical of the same name](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$) which premiered in Seattle at the [Paramount Theatre](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paramount_Theatre_\$Seattle,_Washington\$) and ran from August 7 to September 1, 2007.[\\[16](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-16)\\] The musical opened on [Broadway](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Broadway_theatre) at the [Foxwoods Theatre](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foxwoods_Theatre) (then the Hilton Theatre) on November 8, 2007 and closed on January 4, 2009.[\\[17](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-17)\\]\n\n## Awards\\[[edit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=11)\\]\\[ \\]\n**Nominations**[\\[7](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-autogenerated2-7)\\][\\[18](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-Oscars1975-18)\\]\n\n- [Academy Award for Best Sound](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound), [Richard Portman](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Portman) and [Gene Cantamessa](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gene_Cantamessa) (1975)\n- [Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award_for_Writing_Adapted_Screenplay), Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder (1975)\n- [Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actress_-_Motion_Picture_Musical_or_Comedy), Cloris Leachman (1975)\n- [Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_-_Motion_Picture), Madeline Kahn (1975)\n- [WGA Award](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Writers_Guild_of_America_Award) for [Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Writers_Guild_of_America_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay), Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder (1975)\n\nCloris Leachman was nominated as a lead despite Madeline Kahn having far more screen time.\n\n**Wins**[\\[7](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-autogenerated2-7)\\]\n\n- [Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Dramatic_Presentation), *Young Frankenstein* (1975)\n- [Nebula Award for Best Dramatic Writing](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nebula_Award_for_Best_Script), Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder (1976)\n- [Saturn Award for Best Horror Film](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Horror_Film), *Young Frankenstein* (1976)\n- [Saturn Award for Best Direction](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Direction), Mel Brooks (1976)\n- [Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor), Marty Feldman (1976)\n- [Saturn Award for Best Make-up](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Make-up), William Tuttle (1976)\n- [Saturn Award](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturn_Award) for Best Set Decoration, Robert De Vestel and Dale Hennesy (1976)\n- Golden Screen Award, *Young Frankenstein* (1977)\n- Toronto Film Festival Award for Best Comedic Film, Mel Brooks (1976)\n### Other honors\\[[edit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=12)\\]\\[ \\]\n**[American Film Institute](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Film_Institute) recognition**\n\n- [AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AFI%27s_100_Years..._100_Laughs) — \\#13[\\[6](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-autogenerated1-6)\\]\n- [AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AFI%27s_100_Years..._100_Songs):\n  - 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The supporting cast includes[Teri Garr](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teri_Garr), [Cloris Leachman](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cloris_Leachman), [Marty Feldman](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marty_Feldman), [Peter Boyle](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Boyle), [Madeline Kahn](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Madeline_Kahn), [Kenneth Mars](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kenneth_Mars), [Richard Haydn](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Haydn) and [Gene Hackman](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gene_Hackman). The screenplay was written by Wilder and Brooks.[\\[3](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-3)\\]\n\nThe film is an affectionate [parody](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parody) of the [classical](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universal_Monsters) [horror](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horror_film) [film genre](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Film_genre), in particular the various [film adaptations](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_in_popular_culture#Film_adaptations) of [Mary Shelley](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mary_Shelley)'s novel *[Frankenstein](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein)* produced by [Universal](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universal_Studios) in the 1930s. Most of the lab equipment used as props were created by [Kenneth Strickfaden](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kenneth_Strickfaden) for the 1931 film *[Frankenstein](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_\$1931_film\$)*. To further reflect the atmosphere of the earlier films, Brooks shot the picture entirely in [black-and-white](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/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](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Morris_\$composer\$).\n\nA critical favorite and box office smash, *Young Frankenstein* ranks No. 28 on *[Total Film](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Total_Film)* magazine's \"List of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time\",[\\[4](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-4)\\] number 56 on [Bravo TV](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bravo_\$US_TV_channel\$)'s list of the \"100 Funniest Movies\",[\\[5](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-5)\\] and number 13 on the [American Film Institute](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Film_Institute)'s [list of the 100 funniest American movies](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Laughs).[\\[6](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-autogenerated1-6)\\] In 2003, it was deemed \"culturally, historically or aesthetically significant\" by the United States [National Film Preservation Board](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Film_Preservation_Board), and selected for preservation in the [Library of Congress](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Library_of_Congress) [National Film Registry](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Film_Registry).[\\[7](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-autogenerated2-7)\\] It also has 94% on [Rotten Tomatoes](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rotten_Tomatoes), where it was [Certified Fresh](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rotten_Tomatoes#Description); the consensus reads: \"Made with obvious affection for the original, *Young Frankenstein* is a riotously silly spoof featuring a fantastic performance by Gene Wilder.\"[\\[8](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-8)\\]\n\n## Contents\\[\\]\n\\[[hide](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein)\\] \\*[1 Plot](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Plot)\n\n- [2 Cast](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Cast)\n- [3 Production](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Production)\n  - [3\\.1 Origins](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Origins)\n  - [3\\.2 Filming](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Filming)\n- [4 Deleted scenes](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Deleted_scenes)\n- [5 Soundtrack](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Soundtrack)\n- [6 Cultural references](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Cultural_references)\n- [7 Cultural legacy](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Cultural_legacy)\n- [8 Musical adaptation](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Musical_adaptation)\n- [9 Awards](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Awards)\n  - [9\\.1 Other honors](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#Other_honors)\n- [10 References](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#References)\n- [11 External links](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#External_links)\n## Plot\\[[edit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=1)\\]\\[\\]\nDr. Frederick Frankenstein ([Gene Wilder](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gene_Wilder)) is a physician lecturer at an American [medical school](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medical_school) and engaged to the tightly wound actress Elizabeth ([Madeline Kahn](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Madeline_Kahn)). He becomes exasperated when anyone brings up the subject of [his grandfather](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victor_Frankenstein), the infamous [mad scientist](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mad_scientist). To disassociate himself from his legacy, Frederick insists that his surname be pronounced \"Fronk-en-steen.\"\n\nWhen a [solicitor](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solicitor) informs him that he has inherited his family's [estate](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Estate_\$law\$) in [Transylvania](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transylvania) after the death of his great grandfather, the Baron Beauvort von Frankenstein, Frederick travels to Europe to inspect the property. At the Transylvania train station, he is met by a hunchbacked, bulging-eyed servant named [Igor](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Igor_\$Young_Frankenstein\$#1974_film), pronounced as \"eye-gore\" ([Marty Feldman](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marty_Feldman)), and a lovely young personal assistant named Inga ([Teri Garr](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teri_Garr)). Upon arrival at the estate, Frederick meets the forbidding housekeeper Frau Blücher ([Cloris Leachman](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cloris_Leachman)), [whose name, whenever mentioned, causes horses to rear up and neigh madly in fright](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Running_gag). Though his family legacy has brought shame and ridicule, Frederick becomes increasingly intrigued about his grandfather's work, especially after Inga assists him in discovering the secret entrance to his grandfather's laboratory. Upon reading his grandfather's private journals, Frederick is so transformed that he decides to resume his grandfather's experiments in re-animating the dead. He and Igor resort to robbing the grave of a recently executed criminal, and Frederick sets to work experimenting on the large corpse. Matters go awry, however, when Igor is sent to steal the brain of a deceased revered scientist, Hans [Delbruck](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Max_Delbr%C3%BCck); startled by lightning, he drops and ruins Delbruck's brain. Taking a second brain, Igor returns with a brain labeled \"Do Not Use This Brain! Abnormal\" (which he subsequently refers to as \"A-b (Abby) Normal\"), which Frederick unknowingly transplants into the corpse.\n\nSoon, Frederick is ready to re-animate his creature ([Peter Boyle](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Boyle)), who is elevated on a platform to the roof of the laboratory during a [lightning](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lightning) storm. Eventually, electrical charges bring the creature to life. The creature makes its first halting steps, but, frightened by Igor lighting a match, attacks Frederick and must be sedated. Upon being asked whose brain was obtained, Igor confesses that he supplied \"Abby Normal's\" (abnormal) brain, unknowingly creating the Monster.\n\nThe townspeople are uneasy at the possibility of Frederick continuing his grandfather's work. Most concerned is Inspector Kemp ([Kenneth Mars](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kenneth_Mars)), a police official who sports an eyepatch and monocle over the same eye, a creaky, disjointed wooden arm, and an accent so comically thick even his own countrymen cannot understand him. Kemp visits the doctor and subsequently demands assurance that he will not create another monster. Upon returning to the lab, Frederick discovers that Frau Blücher is setting the creature free. After she reveals the monster's love of violin music, and her own romantic relationship with Frederick's grandfather, the creature is enraged by sparks from a thrown switch, and escapes from the Frankenstein castle.\n\nWhile roaming the countryside, the Monster has frustrating encounters with a young girl and a blind [hermit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hermit) ([Gene Hackman](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gene_Hackman)); these scenes directly parody the original Frankenstein movies. Frederick recaptures the monster and locks the two of them in a room, where he calms the monster's homicidal tendencies with flattery and fully acknowledges his own heritage, shouting out emphatically, \"My name is Frankenstein!\" (This time, he uses the more common, Anglicized pronunciation.)\n\nFrederick offers the sight of \"The Creature\" following simple commands to a theater full of illustrious guests. The demonstration continues with Frederick and the monster launching into the musical number \"[Puttin' on the Ritz](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Puttin%27_on_the_Ritz),\" complete with [top hats](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Top_hat) and[tails](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tailcoat). Although the monster can only shout his song lines in painfully high-pitched monotones, he dances impressively with almost perfect timing. The routine ends disastrously, however, when a stage light explodes and frightens the monster, who becomes enraged, pushes Frederick, and charges into the audience, where he is captured and chained by police.\n\nThe monster escapes, then kidnaps and ravishes the not unwilling Elizabeth when she arrives unexpectedly for a visit. Elizabeth falls in love with the creature due to his inhuman stamina and his enormous penis (referred to as *Schwanstuker* or*Schwanzstück* — a [Yiddish](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yiddish) word from *Schwanz,* \"tail,\" which also is German [slang](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slang) for \"[penis](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Penis),\" and *Stück,* \"piece\").\n\nThe townspeople hunt for the monster. Desperate to get the creature back, Frederick plays the violin to lure his creation back to the castle. Just as the Kemp-led mob storms the laboratory, Frankenstein transfers some of his stabilizing intellect to the creature who, as a result, is able to reason with and placate the mob. The film ends happily, with Elizabeth married to the now erudite and sophisticated monster--with her hair styled identically to that of the female creature from *[The Bride Of Frankenstein](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bride_of_Frankenstein),*while Inga joyfully learns what *her* new husband Frederick got in return during the transfer procedure--the monster's *Schwanzstück.*\n\n## Cast\\[[edit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=2)\\]\\[\\]\n- [Gene Wilder](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gene_Wilder) as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein\n- [Marty Feldman](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marty_Feldman) as [Igor](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Igor_\$Young_Frankenstein\$#1974_film)\n- [Peter Boyle](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Boyle) as the Monster\n- [Teri Garr](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teri_Garr) as Inga\n- [Cloris Leachman](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cloris_Leachman) as Frau Blücher\n- [Madeline Kahn](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Madeline_Kahn) as Elizabeth\n- [Kenneth Mars](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kenneth_Mars) as Inspector Kemp\n- [Richard Haydn](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Haydn) as Herr Falkstein\n- [Liam Dunn](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liam_Dunn) as Mr. Hilltop\n- [Danny Goldman](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Danny_Goldman) as Medical student\n- [Leon Askin](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leon_Askin) as Herr Walman (*[deleted scenes](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deleted_scenes)*)\n- [Gene Hackman](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gene_Hackman) as Harold, The Blind Man[\\[9](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-9)\\]\n- [Mel Brooks](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mel_Brooks) as Werewolf \/ Cat Hit by Dart \/ Victor Frankenstein (voice) (*uncredited*)\n- [Lou Cutell](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lou_Cutell) as Frightened Villager (*uncredited*)\n- [Ian Abercrombie](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ian_Abercrombie) as Second Villager (*uncredited*)\n## Production\\[[edit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=3)\\]\\[\\]\n### Origins\\[[edit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=4)\\]\\[\\]\nIn a 2010 interview with the *[Los Angeles Times](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Los_Angeles_Times)*, Mel Brooks discussed how the film came about:[\\[10](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-10)\\]\n\nI was in the middle of shooting the last few weeks of *[Blazing Saddles](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blazing_Saddles)* somewhere in the [Antelope Valley](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/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](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein). I said not another — we've had [the son of](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/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.\"\n\nUnlike his previous and subsequent films, Brooks did not appear onscreen as himself in *Young Frankenstein*, though he recorded several voice parts and portrayed a German villager in one short scene. In 2012, Brooks explained why:\n\n\"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.\"[\\[11](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-11)\\]\n\n### Filming\\[[edit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=5)\\]\\[\\]\nMel Brooks wanted at least \\$2.3 million dedicated to the budget, whereas [Columbia Pictures](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Columbia_Pictures) decided that \\$1.7 million had to be enough. Brooks instead went to [20th Century Fox](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/20th_Century_Fox), for distribution after they agreed to a higher budget.\n\nWhile shooting, the cast ad-libbed several jokes used in the film. Cloris Leachman improvised a scene in which Frau Blücher offers \"varm milk\" and [Ovaltine](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ovaltine) to Dr. Frankenstein, while Marty Feldman surreptitiously moved his character's hump from shoulder to shoulder until someone noticed it, and the gag was added to the film (\"Didn't you used to have that on the other side?\", \"What hump?\"). Brooks has declared *Young Frankenstein* his favorite among his own films.\\[*[citation needed](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*\\]\n\n## Deleted scenes\\[[edit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=6)\\]\\[\\]\nThe following [deleted scenes](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deleted_scene) can be found as bonus material on the DVD:\n\n- When the solicitor speaks with Frederick Frankenstein, he presents him with the will of his great-grandfather, Baron Beaufort von Frankenstein. This can cause confusion, as the movie makes reference from this point on only of Frederick's grandfather, and clearly indicates that it was his grandfather, not his great-grandfather, who was the \"mad scientist\" in the family.\n- Also, there is no further mention of the will; this is cleared up in a deleted scene, in which it is revealed that Baron Frankenstein is indeed meant to be the father of the mad scientist and not the scientist himself. It is also revealed in a gathering of all the surviving family heirs that the details of the will (not surprisingly) have Frederick inherit everything, which is why he travels to his ancestral home. The will was delayed by order of the Baron himself, instructing that its details not be revealed until his 100th birthday.\n- A [highwayman](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Highwayman) unwisely attempts to rob the monster.\n## Soundtrack\\[[edit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=7)\\]\\[\\]\n[ABC Records](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ABC_Records) released the soundtrack on LP in 1974. On April 29, 1997, [One Way Records](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/One_Way_Records) reissued it on CD. There are pieces of dialogue by the actors as well as background and incidental music on the disc. The LP and disc are now out of print and command a very high price on Internet auction sites when available.\n\n**Track listing**\n\n1. Main Title (Theme from *Young Frankenstein*)\n2. That's Fron-Kon-Steen\\!\n3. Train Ride to Transylvania \/ The Doctor Meets Igor\n4. Frau Blücher\n5. Grandfather's Private Library\n6. It's Alive\\!\n7. He Was My Boyfriend\n8. My Name Is Frankenstein\\!\n9. Introduction \/ [Puttin' on the Ritz](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Puttin%27_on_the_Ritz)\n10. A Riot Is an Ugly Thing\n11. He's Broken Loose\n12. The Monster Talks\n13. Wedding Night \/ End Title\n14. Theme from *Young Frankenstein* (Disco Version) – performed by [Rhythm Heritage](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhythm_Heritage)\n## Cultural references\\[[edit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=8)\\]\\[\\]\n- In one of the scenes of a village assembly, one of the authority figures says that they already know what Frankenstein is up to based on five previous experiences. On the DVD commentary track, Mel Brooks says this is a reference to the first five Universal films. In the Gene Wilder DVD interview, he says the film is based on *[Frankenstein](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_\$1931_film\$)* (1931), *[Bride of Frankenstein](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bride_of_Frankenstein)* (1935), *[Son of Frankenstein](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Son_of_Frankenstein)* (1939) and *[The Ghost of Frankenstein](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Ghost_of_Frankenstein)* (1942).\n- The brain which Igor is ordered to steal is labeled as belonging to \"Hans Delbrück, scientist and saint\". A real-life [Hans Delbrück](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hans_Delbr%C3%BCck) was a nineteenth-century military historian; his son [Max Delbrück](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Max_Delbr%C3%BCck) was a twentieth-century biochemist and [Nobel](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nobel_Prize) laureate.\n- Every time Frau Blücher's name is mentioned, horses are heard whinnying as if afraid of her name. Many viewers mistakenly believe that *Blücher* means \"glue\" in [German](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_language); however, Blücher is a well-known German surname.[\\[12](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-12)\\] The German term for glue is *der Kleber*, or *tierischer Leim* for animal glue. Brooks suggested in a 2000 interview that he had based the joke on the erroneous translation, which he had heard from someone else.[\\[13](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-13)\\] In an interview, Cloris Leachman said that Mel had told her that that is why he named her character Blücher.[\\[14](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-14)\\] In the audio commentary, Mel Brooks explains that the horses are whinnying to show us that Frau Blücher is an ominous character: \"They're terrified of her; God only knows what she does to them when nobody else is around.\"\n- The U.S. [AMC](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AMC_\$TV_network\$) cable network broadcast a 2007 \"DVD TV\" version of the film with commentary in subtitles. Among other information, it stated that Inga was based on [Ulla](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ulla_\$The_Producers\$) from Brooks' earlier film *[The Producers](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Producers_\$1968_film\$)*.\n## Cultural legacy\\[[edit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=9)\\]\\[\\]\nWhen the film was in theaters, the band [Aerosmith](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aerosmith) was working on its third studio album, *[Toys in the Attic](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Toys_in_the_Attic_\$album\$)*. The members of the band had written the music for a song but couldn't come up with any lyrics to go with it. After a while, they decided to take a break and see a late night showing of *Young Frankenstein*, where the [\"walk this way\" gag](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walk_this_way_\$humor\$) provided the basis (or phrase) for the Aerosmith hit \"[Walk This Way](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walk_This_Way)\".[\\[15](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-15)\\]\n\n## Musical adaptation\\[[edit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=10)\\]\\[\\]\nMain article: [Young Frankenstein (musical)](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$)\n\nBrooks adapted the film into a [musical of the same name](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$) which premiered in Seattle at the [Paramount Theatre](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paramount_Theatre_\$Seattle,_Washington\$) and ran from August 7 to September 1, 2007.[\\[16](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-16)\\] The musical opened on [Broadway](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Broadway_theatre) at the [Foxwoods Theatre](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foxwoods_Theatre) (then the Hilton Theatre) on November 8, 2007 and closed on January 4, 2009.[\\[17](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-17)\\]\n\n## Awards\\[[edit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=11)\\]\\[\\]\n**Nominations**[\\[7](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-autogenerated2-7)\\][\\[18](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-Oscars1975-18)\\]\n\n- [Academy Award for Best Sound](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound), [Richard Portman](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Portman) and [Gene Cantamessa](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gene_Cantamessa) (1975)\n- [Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award_for_Writing_Adapted_Screenplay), Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder (1975)\n- [Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actress_-_Motion_Picture_Musical_or_Comedy), Cloris Leachman (1975)\n- [Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_-_Motion_Picture), Madeline Kahn (1975)\n- [WGA Award](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Writers_Guild_of_America_Award) for [Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Writers_Guild_of_America_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay), Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder (1975)\n\nCloris Leachman was nominated as a lead despite Madeline Kahn having far more screen time.\n\n**Wins**[\\[7](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-autogenerated2-7)\\]\n\n- [Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Dramatic_Presentation), *Young Frankenstein* (1975)\n- [Nebula Award for Best Dramatic Writing](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nebula_Award_for_Best_Script), Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder (1976)\n- [Saturn Award for Best Horror Film](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Horror_Film), *Young Frankenstein* (1976)\n- [Saturn Award for Best Direction](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Direction), Mel Brooks (1976)\n- [Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor), Marty Feldman (1976)\n- [Saturn Award for Best Make-up](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Make-up), William Tuttle (1976)\n- [Saturn Award](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturn_Award) for Best Set Decoration, Robert De Vestel and Dale Hennesy (1976)\n- Golden Screen Award, *Young Frankenstein* (1977)\n- Toronto Film Festival Award for Best Comedic Film, Mel Brooks (1976)\n### Other honors\\[[edit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=12)\\]\\[\\]\n**[American Film Institute](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Film_Institute) recognition**\n\n- [AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AFI%27s_100_Years..._100_Laughs) — \\#13[\\[6](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-autogenerated1-6)\\]\n- [AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AFI%27s_100_Years..._100_Songs):\n  - \"[Puttin' on the Ritz](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Puttin%27_on_the_Ritz)\" — \\#89[\\[19](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-19)\\]\n- [AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AFI%27s_100_Years..._100_Movie_Quotes):\n  - \"What hump?\" — Nominated\n- [AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AFI%27s_100_Years_of_Film_Scores) — Nominated\n- [AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AFI%27s_100_Years..._100_Movies_\$10th_Anniversary_Edition\$) – Nominated\n\nIn 2011, [ABC](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Broadcasting_Company) aired a primetime special, *[Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Best_in_Film:_The_Greatest_Movies_of_Our_Time)*, that counted down the best movies chosen by fans based on results of a poll conducted by ABC and *[People](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/People_\$magazine\$)*. *Young Frankenstein* was selected as the \\#4 Best Comedy.","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	video video File:Placeholder 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 Wilder and Brooks. [3 ] 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", [4 ] number 56 on Bravo TV 's list of the "100 Funniest Movies", [5 ] and number 13 on the American Film Institute 's list of the 100 funniest American movies . [6 ] 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 . [7 ] It also has 94% on Rotten Tomatoes , where it was Certified Fresh ; the consensus reads: "Made with obvious affection for the original, Young Frankenstein is a riotously silly spoof featuring a fantastic performance by Gene Wilder." [8 ] Contents [ ] [ hide ] * 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Origins 3.2 Filming 4 Deleted scenes 5 Soundtrack 6 Cultural references 7 Cultural legacy 8 Musical adaptation 9 Awards 9.1 Other honors 10 References 11 External links Plot [ edit ] [ ] Dr. Frederick Frankenstein ( Gene Wilder ) is a physician lecturer at an American medical school and engaged to the tightly wound actress Elizabeth ( Madeline Kahn ). He becomes exasperated when anyone brings up the subject of his grandfather , the infamous mad scientist . To disassociate himself from his legacy, Frederick insists that his surname be pronounced "Fronk-en-steen." When a solicitor informs him that he has inherited his family's estate in Transylvania after the death of his great grandfather, the Baron Beauvort von Frankenstein, Frederick travels to Europe to inspect the property. At the Transylvania train station, he is met by a hunchbacked, bulging-eyed servant named Igor , pronounced as "eye-gore" ( Marty Feldman ), and a lovely young personal assistant named Inga ( Teri Garr ). Upon arrival at the estate, Frederick meets the forbidding housekeeper Frau Blücher ( Cloris Leachman ), whose name, whenever mentioned, causes horses to rear up and neigh madly in fright . Though his family legacy has brought shame and ridicule, Frederick becomes increasingly intrigued about his grandfather's work, especially after Inga assists him in discovering the secret entrance to his grandfather's laboratory. Upon reading his grandfather's private journals, Frederick is so transformed that he decides to resume his grandfather's experiments in re-animating the dead. He and Igor resort to robbing the grave of a recently executed criminal, and Frederick sets to work experimenting on the large corpse. Matters go awry, however, when Igor is sent to steal the brain of a deceased revered scientist, Hans Delbruck ; startled by lightning, he drops and ruins Delbruck's brain. Taking a second brain, Igor returns with a brain labeled "Do Not Use This Brain! Abnormal" (which he subsequently refers to as "A-b (Abby) Normal"), which Frederick unknowingly transplants into the corpse. Soon, Frederick is ready to re-animate his creature ( Peter Boyle ), who is elevated on a platform to the roof of the laboratory during a lightning storm. Eventually, electrical charges bring the creature to life. The creature makes its first halting steps, but, frightened by Igor lighting a match, attacks Frederick and must be sedated. Upon being asked whose brain was obtained, Igor confesses that he supplied "Abby Normal's" (abnormal) brain, unknowingly creating the Monster. The townspeople are uneasy at the possibility of Frederick continuing his grandfather's work. Most concerned is Inspector Kemp ( Kenneth Mars ), a police official who sports an eyepatch and monocle over the same eye, a creaky, disjointed wooden arm, and an accent so comically thick even his own countrymen cannot understand him. Kemp visits the doctor and subsequently demands assurance that he will not create another monster. Upon returning to the lab, Frederick discovers that Frau Blücher is setting the creature free. After she reveals the monster's love of violin music, and her own romantic relationship with Frederick's grandfather, the creature is enraged by sparks from a thrown switch, and escapes from the Frankenstein castle. While roaming the countryside, the Monster has frustrating encounters with a young girl and a blind hermit ( Gene Hackman ); these scenes directly parody the original Frankenstein movies. Frederick recaptures the monster and locks the two of them in a room, where he calms the monster's homicidal tendencies with flattery and fully acknowledges his own heritage, shouting out emphatically, "My name is Frankenstein!" (This time, he uses the more common, Anglicized pronunciation.) Frederick offers the sight of "The Creature" following simple commands to a theater full of illustrious guests. The demonstration continues with Frederick and the monster launching into the musical number " Puttin' on the Ritz ," complete with top hats and tails . Although the monster can only shout his song lines in painfully high-pitched monotones, he dances impressively with almost perfect timing. The routine ends disastrously, however, when a stage light explodes and frightens the monster, who becomes enraged, pushes Frederick, and charges into the audience, where he is captured and chained by police. The monster escapes, then kidnaps and ravishes the not unwilling Elizabeth when she arrives unexpectedly for a visit. Elizabeth falls in love with the creature due to his inhuman stamina and his enormous penis (referred to as Schwanstuker or Schwanzstück — a Yiddish word from Schwanz, "tail," which also is German slang for " penis ," and Stück, "piece"). The townspeople hunt for the monster. Desperate to get the creature back, Frederick plays the violin to lure his creation back to the castle. Just as the Kemp-led mob storms the laboratory, Frankenstein transfers some of his stabilizing intellect to the creature who, as a result, is able to reason with and placate the mob. The film ends happily, with Elizabeth married to the now erudite and sophisticated monster--with her hair styled identically to that of the female creature from The Bride Of Frankenstein , while Inga joyfully learns what her new husband Frederick got in return during the transfer procedure--the monster's Schwanzstück. Cast [ edit ] [ ] Gene Wilder as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein Marty Feldman as Igor Peter Boyle as the Monster Teri Garr as Inga Cloris Leachman as Frau Blücher Madeline Kahn as Elizabeth Kenneth Mars as Inspector Kemp Richard Haydn as Herr Falkstein Liam Dunn as Mr. Hilltop Danny Goldman as Medical student Leon Askin as Herr Walman ( deleted scenes ) Gene Hackman as Harold, The Blind Man [9 ] Mel Brooks as Werewolf / Cat Hit by Dart / Victor Frankenstein (voice) ( uncredited ) Lou Cutell as Frightened Villager ( uncredited ) Ian Abercrombie as Second Villager ( uncredited ) Production [ edit ] [ ] Origins [ edit ] [ ] In a 2010 interview with the Los Angeles Times , Mel Brooks discussed how the film came about: [10 ] 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." Unlike his previous and subsequent films, Brooks did not appear onscreen as himself in Young Frankenstein , though he recorded several voice parts and portrayed a German 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." [11 ] Filming [ edit ] [ ] Mel Brooks wanted at least $2.3 million dedicated to the budget, whereas Columbia Pictures decided that $1.7 million had to be enough. Brooks instead went to 20th Century Fox , for distribution after they agreed to a higher budget. While shooting, the cast ad-libbed several jokes used in the film. Cloris Leachman improvised a scene in which Frau Blücher offers "varm milk" and Ovaltine to Dr. Frankenstein, while Marty Feldman surreptitiously moved his character's hump from shoulder to shoulder until someone noticed it, and the gag was added to the film ("Didn't you used to have that on the other side?", "What hump?"). Brooks has declared Young Frankenstein his favorite among his own films. [ citation needed ] Deleted scenes [ edit ] [ ] The following deleted scenes can be found as bonus material on the DVD: When the solicitor speaks with Frederick Frankenstein, he presents him with the will of his great-grandfather, Baron Beaufort von Frankenstein. This can cause confusion, as the movie makes reference from this point on only of Frederick's grandfather, and clearly indicates that it was his grandfather, not his great-grandfather, who was the "mad scientist" in the family. Also, there is no further mention of the will; this is cleared up in a deleted scene, in which it is revealed that Baron Frankenstein is indeed meant to be the father of the mad scientist and not the scientist himself. It is also revealed in a gathering of all the surviving family heirs that the details of the will (not surprisingly) have Frederick inherit everything, which is why he travels to his ancestral home. The will was delayed by order of the Baron himself, instructing that its details not be revealed until his 100th birthday. A highwayman unwisely attempts to rob the monster. Soundtrack [ edit ] [ ] ABC Records released the soundtrack on LP in 1974. On April 29, 1997, One Way Records reissued it on CD. There are pieces of dialogue by the actors as well as background and incidental music on the disc. The LP and disc are now out of print and command a very high price on Internet auction sites when available. Track listing Main Title (Theme from Young Frankenstein ) That's Fron-Kon-Steen! Train Ride to Transylvania / The Doctor Meets Igor Frau Blücher Grandfather's Private Library It's Alive! He Was My Boyfriend My Name Is Frankenstein! Introduction / Puttin' on the Ritz A Riot Is an Ugly Thing He's Broken Loose The Monster Talks Wedding Night / End Title Theme from Young Frankenstein (Disco Version) – performed by Rhythm Heritage Cultural references [ edit ] [ ] In one of the scenes of a village assembly, one of the authority figures says that they already know what Frankenstein is up to based on five previous experiences. On the DVD commentary track, Mel Brooks says this is a reference to the first five Universal films. In the 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). The brain which Igor is ordered to steal is labeled as belonging to "Hans Delbrück, scientist and saint". A real-life Hans Delbrück was a nineteenth-century military historian; his son Max Delbrück was a twentieth-century biochemist and Nobel laureate. Every time Frau Blücher's name is mentioned, horses are heard whinnying as if afraid of her name. Many viewers mistakenly believe that Blücher means "glue" in German ; however, Blücher is a well-known German surname. [12 ] The German term for glue is der Kleber , or tierischer Leim for animal glue. Brooks suggested in a 2000 interview that he had based the joke on the erroneous translation, which he had heard from someone else. [13 ] In an interview, Cloris Leachman said that Mel had told her that that is why he named her character Blücher. [14 ] In the audio commentary, Mel Brooks explains that the horses are whinnying to show us that Frau Blücher is an ominous character: "They're terrified of her; God only knows what she does to them when nobody else is around." The U.S. AMC cable network broadcast a 2007 "DVD TV" version of the film with commentary in subtitles. Among other information, it stated that Inga was based on Ulla from Brooks' earlier film The Producers . Cultural legacy [ edit ] [ ] When the film was in theaters, the band Aerosmith was working on its third studio album, Toys in the Attic . The members of the band had written the music for a song but couldn't come up with any lyrics to go with it. After a while, they decided to take a break and see a late night showing of Young Frankenstein , where the "walk this way" gag provided the basis (or phrase) for the Aerosmith hit " Walk This Way ". [15 ] Musical adaptation [ edit ] [ ] Main article: Young Frankenstein (musical) 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. [16 ] The musical opened on Broadway at the Foxwoods Theatre (then the Hilton Theatre) on November 8, 2007 and closed on January 4, 2009. [17 ] Awards [ edit ] [ ] Nominations [7 ] [18 ] Academy Award for Best Sound , Richard Portman and Gene Cantamessa (1975) Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay , Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder (1975) Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy , Cloris Leachman (1975) Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture , Madeline Kahn (1975) WGA Award for Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium , Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder (1975) Cloris Leachman was nominated as a lead despite Madeline Kahn having far more screen time. Wins [7 ] Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation , Young Frankenstein (1975) Nebula Award for Best Dramatic Writing , Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder (1976) Saturn Award for Best Horror Film , Young Frankenstein (1976) Saturn Award for Best Direction , Mel Brooks (1976) Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor , Marty Feldman (1976) Saturn Award for Best Make-up , William Tuttle (1976) Saturn Award for Best Set Decoration, Robert De Vestel and Dale Hennesy (1976) Golden Screen Award, Young Frankenstein (1977) Toronto Film Festival Award for Best Comedic Film, Mel Brooks (1976) Other honors [ edit ] [ ] American Film Institute recognition AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs — #13 [6 ] AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs : " Puttin' on the Ritz " — #89 [19 ] AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes : "What hump?" — Nominated AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores — Nominated AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) – Nominated In 2011, ABC aired a primetime special, Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time , that counted down the best movies chosen by fans based on results of a poll conducted by ABC and People . Young Frankenstein was selected as the #4 Best Comedy.
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The supporting cast includes[Teri Garr](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teri_Garr), [Cloris Leachman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloris_Leachman), [Marty Feldman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Feldman), [Peter Boyle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Boyle), [Madeline Kahn](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline_Kahn), [Kenneth Mars](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Mars), [Richard Haydn](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Haydn) and [Gene Hackman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Hackman). The screenplay was written by Wilder and Brooks.[\[3](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-3)\] The film is an affectionate [parody](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody) of the [classical](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Monsters) [horror](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_film) [film genre](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_genre), in particular the various [film adaptations](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_in_popular_culture#Film_adaptations) of [Mary Shelley](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley)'s novel [Frankenstein](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein) produced by [Universal](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Studios) in the 1930s. Most of the lab equipment used as props were created by [Kenneth Strickfaden](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Strickfaden) for the 1931 film [Frankenstein](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_$1931_film$). To further reflect the atmosphere of the earlier films, Brooks shot the picture entirely in [black-and-white](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Morris_$composer$). A critical favorite and box office smash, Young Frankenstein ranks No. 28 on [Total Film](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Film) magazine's "List of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time",[\[4](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-4)\] number 56 on [Bravo TV](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bravo_$US_TV_channel$)'s list of the "100 Funniest Movies",[\[5](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-5)\] and number 13 on the [American Film Institute](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Film_Institute)'s [list of the 100 funniest American movies](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Laughs).[\[6](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-autogenerated1-6)\] In 2003, it was deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" by the United States [National Film Preservation Board](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Preservation_Board), and selected for preservation in the [Library of Congress](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress) [National Film Registry](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Registry).[\[7](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-autogenerated2-7)\] It also has 94% on [Rotten Tomatoes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes), where it was [Certified Fresh](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes#Description); the consensus reads: "Made with obvious affection for the original, Young Frankenstein is a riotously silly spoof featuring a fantastic performance by Gene Wilder."[\[8](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-8)\] ## Contents - [1 Contents](https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Contents) - [2 Plot\[edit\]](https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Plot[edit]) - [3 Cast\[edit\]](https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Cast[edit]) - [4 Production\[edit\]](https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Production[edit]) - [4\.1 Origins\[edit\]](https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Origins[edit]) - [4\.2 Filming\[edit\]](https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Filming[edit]) - [5 Deleted scenes\[edit\]](https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Deleted_scenes[edit]) - [6 Soundtrack\[edit\]](https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Soundtrack[edit]) - [7 Cultural references\[edit\]](https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Cultural_references[edit]) - [8 Cultural legacy\[edit\]](https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Cultural_legacy[edit]) - [9 Musical adaptation\[edit\]](https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Musical_adaptation[edit]) - [10 Awards\[edit\]](https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Awards[edit]) - [10\.1 Other honors\[edit\]](https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Other_honors[edit]) ## Contents\[ \] \[[hide](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein)\] \[1 Plot](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Plot) - [2 Cast](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Cast) - [3 Production](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Production) - [3\.1 Origins](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Origins) - [3\.2 Filming](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Filming) - [4 Deleted scenes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Deleted_scenes) - [5 Soundtrack](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Soundtrack) - [6 Cultural references](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Cultural_references) - [7 Cultural legacy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Cultural_legacy) - [8 Musical adaptation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Musical_adaptation) - [9 Awards](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Awards) - [9\.1 Other honors](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Other_honors) - [10 References](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#References) - [11 External links](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#External_links) ## Plot\[[edit](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=1)\]\[ \] Dr. Frederick Frankenstein ([Gene Wilder](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Wilder)) is a physician lecturer at an American [medical school](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_school) and engaged to the tightly wound actress Elizabeth ([Madeline Kahn](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline_Kahn)). He becomes exasperated when anyone brings up the subject of [his grandfather](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Frankenstein), the infamous [mad scientist](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_scientist). To disassociate himself from his legacy, Frederick insists that his surname be pronounced "Fronk-en-steen." When a [solicitor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solicitor) informs him that he has inherited his family's [estate](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estate_$law$) in [Transylvania](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transylvania) after the death of his great grandfather, the Baron Beauvort von Frankenstein, Frederick travels to Europe to inspect the property. At the Transylvania train station, he is met by a hunchbacked, bulging-eyed servant named [Igor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_$Young_Frankenstein$#1974_film), pronounced as "eye-gore" ([Marty Feldman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Feldman)), and a lovely young personal assistant named Inga ([Teri Garr](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teri_Garr)). Upon arrival at the estate, Frederick meets the forbidding housekeeper Frau Blücher ([Cloris Leachman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloris_Leachman)), [whose name, whenever mentioned, causes horses to rear up and neigh madly in fright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_gag). Though his family legacy has brought shame and ridicule, Frederick becomes increasingly intrigued about his grandfather's work, especially after Inga assists him in discovering the secret entrance to his grandfather's laboratory. Upon reading his grandfather's private journals, Frederick is so transformed that he decides to resume his grandfather's experiments in re-animating the dead. He and Igor resort to robbing the grave of a recently executed criminal, and Frederick sets to work experimenting on the large corpse. Matters go awry, however, when Igor is sent to steal the brain of a deceased revered scientist, Hans [Delbruck](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Delbr%C3%BCck); startled by lightning, he drops and ruins Delbruck's brain. Taking a second brain, Igor returns with a brain labeled "Do Not Use This Brain! Abnormal" (which he subsequently refers to as "A-b (Abby) Normal"), which Frederick unknowingly transplants into the corpse. Soon, Frederick is ready to re-animate his creature ([Peter Boyle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Boyle)), who is elevated on a platform to the roof of the laboratory during a [lightning](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning) storm. Eventually, electrical charges bring the creature to life. The creature makes its first halting steps, but, frightened by Igor lighting a match, attacks Frederick and must be sedated. Upon being asked whose brain was obtained, Igor confesses that he supplied "Abby Normal's" (abnormal) brain, unknowingly creating the Monster. The townspeople are uneasy at the possibility of Frederick continuing his grandfather's work. Most concerned is Inspector Kemp ([Kenneth Mars](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Mars)), a police official who sports an eyepatch and monocle over the same eye, a creaky, disjointed wooden arm, and an accent so comically thick even his own countrymen cannot understand him. Kemp visits the doctor and subsequently demands assurance that he will not create another monster. Upon returning to the lab, Frederick discovers that Frau Blücher is setting the creature free. After she reveals the monster's love of violin music, and her own romantic relationship with Frederick's grandfather, the creature is enraged by sparks from a thrown switch, and escapes from the Frankenstein castle. While roaming the countryside, the Monster has frustrating encounters with a young girl and a blind [hermit](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermit) ([Gene Hackman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Hackman)); these scenes directly parody the original Frankenstein movies. Frederick recaptures the monster and locks the two of them in a room, where he calms the monster's homicidal tendencies with flattery and fully acknowledges his own heritage, shouting out emphatically, "My name is Frankenstein!" (This time, he uses the more common, Anglicized pronunciation.) Frederick offers the sight of "The Creature" following simple commands to a theater full of illustrious guests. The demonstration continues with Frederick and the monster launching into the musical number "[Puttin' on the Ritz](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puttin%27_on_the_Ritz)," complete with [top hats](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_hat) and[tails](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailcoat). Although the monster can only shout his song lines in painfully high-pitched monotones, he dances impressively with almost perfect timing. The routine ends disastrously, however, when a stage light explodes and frightens the monster, who becomes enraged, pushes Frederick, and charges into the audience, where he is captured and chained by police. The monster escapes, then kidnaps and ravishes the not unwilling Elizabeth when she arrives unexpectedly for a visit. Elizabeth falls in love with the creature due to his inhuman stamina and his enormous penis (referred to as Schwanstuker* orSchwanzstück — a [Yiddish](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yiddish) word from Schwanz, "tail," which also is German [slang](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slang) for "[penis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penis)," and Stück, "piece"). The townspeople hunt for the monster. Desperate to get the creature back, Frederick plays the violin to lure his creation back to the castle. Just as the Kemp-led mob storms the laboratory, Frankenstein transfers some of his stabilizing intellect to the creature who, as a result, is able to reason with and placate the mob. The film ends happily, with Elizabeth married to the now erudite and sophisticated monster--with her hair styled identically to that of the female creature from [The Bride Of Frankenstein](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bride_of_Frankenstein),while Inga joyfully learns what her new husband Frederick got in return during the transfer procedure--the monster's Schwanzstück. ## Cast\[[edit](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=2)\]\[ \] - [Gene Wilder](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Wilder) as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein - [Marty Feldman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Feldman) as [Igor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_$Young_Frankenstein$#1974_film) - [Peter Boyle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Boyle) as the Monster - [Teri Garr](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teri_Garr) as Inga - [Cloris Leachman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloris_Leachman) as Frau Blücher - [Madeline Kahn](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline_Kahn) as Elizabeth - [Kenneth Mars](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Mars) as Inspector Kemp - [Richard Haydn](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Haydn) as Herr Falkstein - [Liam Dunn](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_Dunn) as Mr. Hilltop - [Danny Goldman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Goldman) as Medical student - [Leon Askin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Askin) as Herr Walman ([deleted scenes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deleted_scenes)) - [Gene Hackman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Hackman) as Harold, The Blind Man[\[9](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-9)\] - [Mel Brooks](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Brooks) as Werewolf / Cat Hit by Dart / Victor Frankenstein (voice) (uncredited) - [Lou Cutell](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Cutell) as Frightened Villager (uncredited) - [Ian Abercrombie](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Abercrombie) as Second Villager (uncredited) ## Production\[[edit](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=3)\]\[ \] ### Origins\[[edit](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=4)\]\[ \] In a 2010 interview with the [Los Angeles Times](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times), Mel Brooks discussed how the film came about:[\[10](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-10)\] I was in the middle of shooting the last few weeks of [Blazing Saddles](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blazing_Saddles) somewhere in the [Antelope Valley](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein). I said not another — we've had [the son of](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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." Unlike his previous and subsequent films, Brooks did not appear onscreen as himself in Young Frankenstein, though he recorded several voice parts and portrayed a German 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."[\[11](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-11)\] ### Filming\[[edit](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=5)\]\[ \] Mel Brooks wanted at least \$2.3 million dedicated to the budget, whereas [Columbia Pictures](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Pictures) decided that \$1.7 million had to be enough. Brooks instead went to [20th Century Fox](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century_Fox), for distribution after they agreed to a higher budget. While shooting, the cast ad-libbed several jokes used in the film. Cloris Leachman improvised a scene in which Frau Blücher offers "varm milk" and [Ovaltine](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovaltine) to Dr. Frankenstein, while Marty Feldman surreptitiously moved his character's hump from shoulder to shoulder until someone noticed it, and the gag was added to the film ("Didn't you used to have that on the other side?", "What hump?"). Brooks has declared Young Frankenstein his favorite among his own films.\[[citation needed](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)\] ## Deleted scenes\[[edit](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=6)\]\[ \] The following [deleted scenes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deleted_scene) can be found as bonus material on the DVD: - When the solicitor speaks with Frederick Frankenstein, he presents him with the will of his great-grandfather, Baron Beaufort von Frankenstein. This can cause confusion, as the movie makes reference from this point on only of Frederick's grandfather, and clearly indicates that it was his grandfather, not his great-grandfather, who was the "mad scientist" in the family. - Also, there is no further mention of the will; this is cleared up in a deleted scene, in which it is revealed that Baron Frankenstein is indeed meant to be the father of the mad scientist and not the scientist himself. It is also revealed in a gathering of all the surviving family heirs that the details of the will (not surprisingly) have Frederick inherit everything, which is why he travels to his ancestral home. The will was delayed by order of the Baron himself, instructing that its details not be revealed until his 100th birthday. - A [highwayman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highwayman) unwisely attempts to rob the monster. ## Soundtrack\[[edit](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=7)\]\[ \] [ABC Records](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Records) released the soundtrack on LP in 1974. On April 29, 1997, [One Way Records](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Way_Records) reissued it on CD. There are pieces of dialogue by the actors as well as background and incidental music on the disc. The LP and disc are now out of print and command a very high price on Internet auction sites when available. Track listing 1. Main Title (Theme from Young Frankenstein) 2. That's Fron-Kon-Steen\! 3. Train Ride to Transylvania / The Doctor Meets Igor 4. Frau Blücher 5. Grandfather's Private Library 6. It's Alive\! 7. He Was My Boyfriend 8. My Name Is Frankenstein\! 9. Introduction / [Puttin' on the Ritz](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puttin%27_on_the_Ritz) 10. A Riot Is an Ugly Thing 11. He's Broken Loose 12. The Monster Talks 13. Wedding Night / End Title 14. Theme from Young Frankenstein (Disco Version) – performed by [Rhythm Heritage](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_Heritage) ## Cultural references\[[edit](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=8)\]\[ \] - In one of the scenes of a village assembly, one of the authority figures says that they already know what Frankenstein is up to based on five previous experiences. On the DVD commentary track, Mel Brooks says this is a reference to the first five Universal films. In the Gene Wilder DVD interview, he says the film is based on [Frankenstein](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_$1931_film$) (1931), [Bride of Frankenstein](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bride_of_Frankenstein) (1935), [Son of Frankenstein](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Frankenstein) (1939) and [The Ghost of Frankenstein](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ghost_of_Frankenstein) (1942). - The brain which Igor is ordered to steal is labeled as belonging to "Hans Delbrück, scientist and saint". A real-life [Hans Delbrück](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Delbr%C3%BCck) was a nineteenth-century military historian; his son [Max Delbrück](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Delbr%C3%BCck) was a twentieth-century biochemist and [Nobel](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize) laureate. - Every time Frau Blücher's name is mentioned, horses are heard whinnying as if afraid of her name. Many viewers mistakenly believe that Blücher means "glue" in [German](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language); however, Blücher is a well-known German surname.[\[12](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-12)\] The German term for glue is der Kleber, or tierischer Leim for animal glue. Brooks suggested in a 2000 interview that he had based the joke on the erroneous translation, which he had heard from someone else.[\[13](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-13)\] In an interview, Cloris Leachman said that Mel had told her that that is why he named her character Blücher.[\[14](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-14)\] In the audio commentary, Mel Brooks explains that the horses are whinnying to show us that Frau Blücher is an ominous character: "They're terrified of her; God only knows what she does to them when nobody else is around." - The U.S. [AMC](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_$TV_network$) cable network broadcast a 2007 "DVD TV" version of the film with commentary in subtitles. Among other information, it stated that Inga was based on [Ulla](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulla_$The_Producers$) from Brooks' earlier film [The Producers](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Producers_$1968_film$). ## Cultural legacy\[[edit](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=9)\]\[ \] When the film was in theaters, the band [Aerosmith](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmith) was working on its third studio album, [Toys in the Attic](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toys_in_the_Attic_$album$). The members of the band had written the music for a song but couldn't come up with any lyrics to go with it. After a while, they decided to take a break and see a late night showing of Young Frankenstein, where the ["walk this way" gag](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_this_way_$humor$) provided the basis (or phrase) for the Aerosmith hit "[Walk This Way](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_This_Way)".[\[15](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-15)\] ## Musical adaptation\[[edit](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=10)\]\[ \] Main article: [Young Frankenstein (musical)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$) Brooks adapted the film into a [musical of the same name](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$) which premiered in Seattle at the [Paramount Theatre](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Theatre_$Seattle,_Washington$) and ran from August 7 to September 1, 2007.[\[16](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-16)\] The musical opened on [Broadway](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_theatre) at the [Foxwoods Theatre](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxwoods_Theatre) (then the Hilton Theatre) on November 8, 2007 and closed on January 4, 2009.[\[17](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-17)\] ## Awards\[[edit](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=11)\]\[ \] Nominations[\[7](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-autogenerated2-7)\][\[18](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-Oscars1975-18)\] - [Academy Award for Best Sound](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound), [Richard Portman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Portman) and [Gene Cantamessa](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Cantamessa) (1975) - [Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Writing_Adapted_Screenplay), Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder (1975) - [Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actress_-_Motion_Picture_Musical_or_Comedy), Cloris Leachman (1975) - [Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_-_Motion_Picture), Madeline Kahn (1975) - [WGA Award](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writers_Guild_of_America_Award) for [Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writers_Guild_of_America_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay), Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder (1975) Cloris Leachman was nominated as a lead despite Madeline Kahn having far more screen time. Wins[\[7](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-autogenerated2-7)\] - [Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Dramatic_Presentation), Young Frankenstein (1975) - [Nebula Award for Best Dramatic Writing](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula_Award_for_Best_Script), Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder (1976) - [Saturn Award for Best Horror Film](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Horror_Film), Young Frankenstein (1976) - [Saturn Award for Best Direction](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Direction), Mel Brooks (1976) - [Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor), Marty Feldman (1976) - [Saturn Award for Best Make-up](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Make-up), William Tuttle (1976) - [Saturn Award](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award) for Best Set Decoration, Robert De Vestel and Dale Hennesy (1976) - Golden Screen Award, Young Frankenstein (1977) - Toronto Film Festival Award for Best Comedic Film, Mel Brooks (1976) ### Other honors\[[edit](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=12)\]\[ \] [American Film Institute](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Film_Institute) recognition - [AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years..._100_Laughs) — \#13[\[6](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-autogenerated1-6)\] - [AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years..._100_Songs): - "[Puttin' on the Ritz](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puttin%27_on_the_Ritz)" — \#89[\[19](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-19)\] - [AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years..._100_Movie_Quotes): - "What hump?" — Nominated - [AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years_of_Film_Scores) — Nominated - [AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years..._100_Movies_$10th_Anniversary_Edition$) – Nominated In 2011, [ABC](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company) aired a primetime special, [Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_in_Film:_The_Greatest_Movies_of_Our_Time), that counted down the best movies chosen by fans based on results of a poll conducted by ABC and [People](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_$magazine$). Young Frankenstein was selected as the \#4 Best Comedy. Categories - [Categories](https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Categories "Special:Categories"): - [1974 films](https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Category:1974_films "Category:1974 films") Community content is available under [CC-BY-SA](https://www.fandom.com/licensing) unless otherwise noted. 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Readable Markdown	[video](https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Upload?wpDestFile=Placeholder "File:Placeholder") video [File:Placeholder](https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Upload?wpDestFile=Placeholder "File:Placeholder") *Young Frankenstein* is a 1974 American [comedy film](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_film) directed by [Mel Brooks](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Brooks) and starring [Gene Wilder](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Wilder) as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein. The supporting cast includes[Teri Garr](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teri_Garr), [Cloris Leachman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloris_Leachman), [Marty Feldman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Feldman), [Peter Boyle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Boyle), [Madeline Kahn](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline_Kahn), [Kenneth Mars](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Mars), [Richard Haydn](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Haydn) and [Gene Hackman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Hackman). The screenplay was written by Wilder and Brooks.[\[3](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-3)\] The film is an affectionate [parody](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody) of the [classical](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Monsters) [horror](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_film) [film genre](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_genre), in particular the various [film adaptations](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_in_popular_culture#Film_adaptations) of [Mary Shelley](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley)'s novel [Frankenstein](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein) produced by [Universal](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Studios) in the 1930s. Most of the lab equipment used as props were created by [Kenneth Strickfaden](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Strickfaden) for the 1931 film [Frankenstein](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_$1931_film$). To further reflect the atmosphere of the earlier films, Brooks shot the picture entirely in [black-and-white](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Morris_$composer$). A critical favorite and box office smash, Young Frankenstein ranks No. 28 on [Total Film](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Film) magazine's "List of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time",[\[4](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-4)\] number 56 on [Bravo TV](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bravo_$US_TV_channel$)'s list of the "100 Funniest Movies",[\[5](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-5)\] and number 13 on the [American Film Institute](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Film_Institute)'s [list of the 100 funniest American movies](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Laughs).[\[6](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-autogenerated1-6)\] In 2003, it was deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" by the United States [National Film Preservation Board](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Preservation_Board), and selected for preservation in the [Library of Congress](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress) [National Film Registry](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Registry).[\[7](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-autogenerated2-7)\] It also has 94% on [Rotten Tomatoes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes), where it was [Certified Fresh](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes#Description); the consensus reads: "Made with obvious affection for the original, Young Frankenstein is a riotously silly spoof featuring a fantastic performance by Gene Wilder."[\[8](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-8)\] ## Contents\[\] \[[hide](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein)\] \[1 Plot](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Plot) - [2 Cast](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Cast) - [3 Production](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Production) - [3\.1 Origins](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Origins) - [3\.2 Filming](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Filming) - [4 Deleted scenes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Deleted_scenes) - [5 Soundtrack](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Soundtrack) - [6 Cultural references](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Cultural_references) - [7 Cultural legacy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Cultural_legacy) - [8 Musical adaptation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Musical_adaptation) - [9 Awards](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Awards) - [9\.1 Other honors](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#Other_honors) - [10 References](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#References) - [11 External links](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#External_links) ## Plot\[[edit](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=1)\]\[\] Dr. Frederick Frankenstein ([Gene Wilder](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Wilder)) is a physician lecturer at an American [medical school](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_school) and engaged to the tightly wound actress Elizabeth ([Madeline Kahn](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline_Kahn)). He becomes exasperated when anyone brings up the subject of [his grandfather](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Frankenstein), the infamous [mad scientist](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_scientist). To disassociate himself from his legacy, Frederick insists that his surname be pronounced "Fronk-en-steen." When a [solicitor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solicitor) informs him that he has inherited his family's [estate](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estate_$law$) in [Transylvania](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transylvania) after the death of his great grandfather, the Baron Beauvort von Frankenstein, Frederick travels to Europe to inspect the property. At the Transylvania train station, he is met by a hunchbacked, bulging-eyed servant named [Igor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_$Young_Frankenstein$#1974_film), pronounced as "eye-gore" ([Marty Feldman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Feldman)), and a lovely young personal assistant named Inga ([Teri Garr](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teri_Garr)). Upon arrival at the estate, Frederick meets the forbidding housekeeper Frau Blücher ([Cloris Leachman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloris_Leachman)), [whose name, whenever mentioned, causes horses to rear up and neigh madly in fright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_gag). Though his family legacy has brought shame and ridicule, Frederick becomes increasingly intrigued about his grandfather's work, especially after Inga assists him in discovering the secret entrance to his grandfather's laboratory. Upon reading his grandfather's private journals, Frederick is so transformed that he decides to resume his grandfather's experiments in re-animating the dead. He and Igor resort to robbing the grave of a recently executed criminal, and Frederick sets to work experimenting on the large corpse. Matters go awry, however, when Igor is sent to steal the brain of a deceased revered scientist, Hans [Delbruck](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Delbr%C3%BCck); startled by lightning, he drops and ruins Delbruck's brain. Taking a second brain, Igor returns with a brain labeled "Do Not Use This Brain! Abnormal" (which he subsequently refers to as "A-b (Abby) Normal"), which Frederick unknowingly transplants into the corpse. Soon, Frederick is ready to re-animate his creature ([Peter Boyle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Boyle)), who is elevated on a platform to the roof of the laboratory during a [lightning](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning) storm. Eventually, electrical charges bring the creature to life. The creature makes its first halting steps, but, frightened by Igor lighting a match, attacks Frederick and must be sedated. Upon being asked whose brain was obtained, Igor confesses that he supplied "Abby Normal's" (abnormal) brain, unknowingly creating the Monster. The townspeople are uneasy at the possibility of Frederick continuing his grandfather's work. Most concerned is Inspector Kemp ([Kenneth Mars](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Mars)), a police official who sports an eyepatch and monocle over the same eye, a creaky, disjointed wooden arm, and an accent so comically thick even his own countrymen cannot understand him. Kemp visits the doctor and subsequently demands assurance that he will not create another monster. Upon returning to the lab, Frederick discovers that Frau Blücher is setting the creature free. After she reveals the monster's love of violin music, and her own romantic relationship with Frederick's grandfather, the creature is enraged by sparks from a thrown switch, and escapes from the Frankenstein castle. While roaming the countryside, the Monster has frustrating encounters with a young girl and a blind [hermit](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermit) ([Gene Hackman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Hackman)); these scenes directly parody the original Frankenstein movies. Frederick recaptures the monster and locks the two of them in a room, where he calms the monster's homicidal tendencies with flattery and fully acknowledges his own heritage, shouting out emphatically, "My name is Frankenstein!" (This time, he uses the more common, Anglicized pronunciation.) Frederick offers the sight of "The Creature" following simple commands to a theater full of illustrious guests. The demonstration continues with Frederick and the monster launching into the musical number "[Puttin' on the Ritz](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puttin%27_on_the_Ritz)," complete with [top hats](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_hat) and[tails](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailcoat). Although the monster can only shout his song lines in painfully high-pitched monotones, he dances impressively with almost perfect timing. The routine ends disastrously, however, when a stage light explodes and frightens the monster, who becomes enraged, pushes Frederick, and charges into the audience, where he is captured and chained by police. The monster escapes, then kidnaps and ravishes the not unwilling Elizabeth when she arrives unexpectedly for a visit. Elizabeth falls in love with the creature due to his inhuman stamina and his enormous penis (referred to as Schwanstuker* orSchwanzstück — a [Yiddish](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yiddish) word from Schwanz, "tail," which also is German [slang](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slang) for "[penis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penis)," and Stück, "piece"). The townspeople hunt for the monster. Desperate to get the creature back, Frederick plays the violin to lure his creation back to the castle. Just as the Kemp-led mob storms the laboratory, Frankenstein transfers some of his stabilizing intellect to the creature who, as a result, is able to reason with and placate the mob. The film ends happily, with Elizabeth married to the now erudite and sophisticated monster--with her hair styled identically to that of the female creature from [The Bride Of Frankenstein](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bride_of_Frankenstein),while Inga joyfully learns what her new husband Frederick got in return during the transfer procedure--the monster's Schwanzstück. ## Cast\[[edit](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=2)\]\[\] - [Gene Wilder](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Wilder) as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein - [Marty Feldman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Feldman) as [Igor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_$Young_Frankenstein$#1974_film) - [Peter Boyle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Boyle) as the Monster - [Teri Garr](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teri_Garr) as Inga - [Cloris Leachman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloris_Leachman) as Frau Blücher - [Madeline Kahn](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline_Kahn) as Elizabeth - [Kenneth Mars](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Mars) as Inspector Kemp - [Richard Haydn](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Haydn) as Herr Falkstein - [Liam Dunn](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_Dunn) as Mr. Hilltop - [Danny Goldman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Goldman) as Medical student - [Leon Askin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Askin) as Herr Walman ([deleted scenes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deleted_scenes)) - [Gene Hackman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Hackman) as Harold, The Blind Man[\[9](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-9)\] - [Mel Brooks](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Brooks) as Werewolf / Cat Hit by Dart / Victor Frankenstein (voice) (uncredited) - [Lou Cutell](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Cutell) as Frightened Villager (uncredited) - [Ian Abercrombie](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Abercrombie) as Second Villager (uncredited) ## Production\[[edit](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=3)\]\[\] ### Origins\[[edit](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=4)\]\[\] In a 2010 interview with the [Los Angeles Times](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times), Mel Brooks discussed how the film came about:[\[10](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-10)\] I was in the middle of shooting the last few weeks of [Blazing Saddles](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blazing_Saddles) somewhere in the [Antelope Valley](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein). I said not another — we've had [the son of](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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." Unlike his previous and subsequent films, Brooks did not appear onscreen as himself in Young Frankenstein, though he recorded several voice parts and portrayed a German 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."[\[11](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-11)\] ### Filming\[[edit](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=5)\]\[\] Mel Brooks wanted at least \$2.3 million dedicated to the budget, whereas [Columbia Pictures](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Pictures) decided that \$1.7 million had to be enough. Brooks instead went to [20th Century Fox](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century_Fox), for distribution after they agreed to a higher budget. While shooting, the cast ad-libbed several jokes used in the film. Cloris Leachman improvised a scene in which Frau Blücher offers "varm milk" and [Ovaltine](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovaltine) to Dr. Frankenstein, while Marty Feldman surreptitiously moved his character's hump from shoulder to shoulder until someone noticed it, and the gag was added to the film ("Didn't you used to have that on the other side?", "What hump?"). Brooks has declared Young Frankenstein his favorite among his own films.\[[citation needed](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)\] ## Deleted scenes\[[edit](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=6)\]\[\] The following [deleted scenes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deleted_scene) can be found as bonus material on the DVD: - When the solicitor speaks with Frederick Frankenstein, he presents him with the will of his great-grandfather, Baron Beaufort von Frankenstein. This can cause confusion, as the movie makes reference from this point on only of Frederick's grandfather, and clearly indicates that it was his grandfather, not his great-grandfather, who was the "mad scientist" in the family. - Also, there is no further mention of the will; this is cleared up in a deleted scene, in which it is revealed that Baron Frankenstein is indeed meant to be the father of the mad scientist and not the scientist himself. It is also revealed in a gathering of all the surviving family heirs that the details of the will (not surprisingly) have Frederick inherit everything, which is why he travels to his ancestral home. The will was delayed by order of the Baron himself, instructing that its details not be revealed until his 100th birthday. - A [highwayman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highwayman) unwisely attempts to rob the monster. ## Soundtrack\[[edit](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=7)\]\[\] [ABC Records](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Records) released the soundtrack on LP in 1974. On April 29, 1997, [One Way Records](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Way_Records) reissued it on CD. There are pieces of dialogue by the actors as well as background and incidental music on the disc. The LP and disc are now out of print and command a very high price on Internet auction sites when available. Track listing 1. Main Title (Theme from Young Frankenstein) 2. That's Fron-Kon-Steen\! 3. Train Ride to Transylvania / The Doctor Meets Igor 4. Frau Blücher 5. Grandfather's Private Library 6. It's Alive\! 7. He Was My Boyfriend 8. My Name Is Frankenstein\! 9. Introduction / [Puttin' on the Ritz](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puttin%27_on_the_Ritz) 10. A Riot Is an Ugly Thing 11. He's Broken Loose 12. The Monster Talks 13. Wedding Night / End Title 14. Theme from Young Frankenstein (Disco Version) – performed by [Rhythm Heritage](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_Heritage) ## Cultural references\[[edit](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=8)\]\[\] - In one of the scenes of a village assembly, one of the authority figures says that they already know what Frankenstein is up to based on five previous experiences. On the DVD commentary track, Mel Brooks says this is a reference to the first five Universal films. In the Gene Wilder DVD interview, he says the film is based on [Frankenstein](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_$1931_film$) (1931), [Bride of Frankenstein](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bride_of_Frankenstein) (1935), [Son of Frankenstein](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Frankenstein) (1939) and [The Ghost of Frankenstein](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ghost_of_Frankenstein) (1942). - The brain which Igor is ordered to steal is labeled as belonging to "Hans Delbrück, scientist and saint". A real-life [Hans Delbrück](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Delbr%C3%BCck) was a nineteenth-century military historian; his son [Max Delbrück](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Delbr%C3%BCck) was a twentieth-century biochemist and [Nobel](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize) laureate. - Every time Frau Blücher's name is mentioned, horses are heard whinnying as if afraid of her name. Many viewers mistakenly believe that Blücher means "glue" in [German](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language); however, Blücher is a well-known German surname.[\[12](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-12)\] The German term for glue is der Kleber, or tierischer Leim for animal glue. Brooks suggested in a 2000 interview that he had based the joke on the erroneous translation, which he had heard from someone else.[\[13](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-13)\] In an interview, Cloris Leachman said that Mel had told her that that is why he named her character Blücher.[\[14](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-14)\] In the audio commentary, Mel Brooks explains that the horses are whinnying to show us that Frau Blücher is an ominous character: "They're terrified of her; God only knows what she does to them when nobody else is around." - The U.S. [AMC](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_$TV_network$) cable network broadcast a 2007 "DVD TV" version of the film with commentary in subtitles. Among other information, it stated that Inga was based on [Ulla](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulla_$The_Producers$) from Brooks' earlier film [The Producers](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Producers_$1968_film$). ## Cultural legacy\[[edit](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=9)\]\[\] When the film was in theaters, the band [Aerosmith](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmith) was working on its third studio album, [Toys in the Attic](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toys_in_the_Attic_$album$). The members of the band had written the music for a song but couldn't come up with any lyrics to go with it. After a while, they decided to take a break and see a late night showing of Young Frankenstein, where the ["walk this way" gag](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_this_way_$humor$) provided the basis (or phrase) for the Aerosmith hit "[Walk This Way](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_This_Way)".[\[15](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-15)\] ## Musical adaptation\[[edit](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=10)\]\[\] Main article: [Young Frankenstein (musical)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$) Brooks adapted the film into a [musical of the same name](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$) which premiered in Seattle at the [Paramount Theatre](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Theatre_$Seattle,_Washington$) and ran from August 7 to September 1, 2007.[\[16](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-16)\] The musical opened on [Broadway](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_theatre) at the [Foxwoods Theatre](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxwoods_Theatre) (then the Hilton Theatre) on November 8, 2007 and closed on January 4, 2009.[\[17](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-17)\] ## Awards\[[edit](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=11)\]\[\] Nominations[\[7](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-autogenerated2-7)\][\[18](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-Oscars1975-18)\] - [Academy Award for Best Sound](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound), [Richard Portman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Portman) and [Gene Cantamessa](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Cantamessa) (1975) - [Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Writing_Adapted_Screenplay), Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder (1975) - [Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actress_-_Motion_Picture_Musical_or_Comedy), Cloris Leachman (1975) - [Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_-_Motion_Picture), Madeline Kahn (1975) - [WGA Award](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writers_Guild_of_America_Award) for [Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writers_Guild_of_America_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay), Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder (1975) Cloris Leachman was nominated as a lead despite Madeline Kahn having far more screen time. Wins[\[7](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-autogenerated2-7)\] - [Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Dramatic_Presentation), Young Frankenstein (1975) - [Nebula Award for Best Dramatic Writing](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula_Award_for_Best_Script), Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder (1976) - [Saturn Award for Best Horror Film](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Horror_Film), Young Frankenstein (1976) - [Saturn Award for Best Direction](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Direction), Mel Brooks (1976) - [Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor), Marty Feldman (1976) - [Saturn Award for Best Make-up](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Make-up), William Tuttle (1976) - [Saturn Award](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award) for Best Set Decoration, Robert De Vestel and Dale Hennesy (1976) - Golden Screen Award, Young Frankenstein (1977) - Toronto Film Festival Award for Best Comedic Film, Mel Brooks (1976) ### Other honors\[[edit](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein&action=edit&section=12)\]\[\] [American Film Institute](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Film_Institute) recognition - [AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years..._100_Laughs) — \#13[\[6](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-autogenerated1-6)\] - [AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years..._100_Songs): - "[Puttin' on the Ritz](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puttin%27_on_the_Ritz)" — \#89[\[19](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-19)\] - [AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years..._100_Movie_Quotes): - "What hump?" — Nominated - [AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years_of_Film_Scores) — Nominated - [AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years..._100_Movies_$10th_Anniversary_Edition$) – Nominated In 2011, [ABC](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company) aired a primetime special, [Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_in_Film:_The_Greatest_Movies_of_Our_Time), that counted down the best movies chosen by fans based on results of a poll conducted by ABC and [People](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_$magazine$). Young Frankenstein was selected as the \#4 Best Comedy.
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