After the movie I've done my research and Igor was played by Marty Feldman. Due to a condition and several operations, his eyes truly ended up having the appearance we see in the movie. Instead of letting that affect him, he embraced it and knew that he would stand out from the crowd. He has been happily married, had a great career in everything he pursued, but sadly died at the age of 48, in 1982. the role of Igor was based on Marty, according to Mel Brooks, and there have been many improvisations during the production of this film, which I think made the it even better. This is proof that we should never let anything bring us down, we are fine the way we are. Love yourself, respect yourself, and good will come from it
I would recommend to watch "The Last Remake of Beau Geste" starring Marty Fledman, a spoof of the classic Beau Geste, with an impressive casting, a very silly and funny movie, like the Naked Gun or Airplane movies.
For Duaffy & others - because the classics "Frankenstein, Bride of, and Son of" are SO old (80-90 years ago), you don't see some of what makes Young Frankenstein so special. There are many "inside jokes"...referring to scenes in those 3 old classics. For example, the scene with the blind man & the monster was actually a very sweet, touching scene in "Bride"...the character of the guy with the wooden arm was a joke referring to "Son of"...his arm was ripped off by the monster. Many, many more. For those of us old enough, Young Frankenstein was not only VERY funny, but also a great homage to those old classics.
@@RetroRobotRadio - Yeah, the line before they rob the grave when the Dr. tells Igor "Get down you fool!" is the very first line in the original Frankenstein film, just before the opening grave robbing scene. And the scene in the theater showing the monster to the audience is right out of "King Kong", as well. While I think "Blazing Saddles" is Mel Brooks' masterpiece, this is my favorite of his films. I grew up watching all the Universal monster films so it was heaven for me, and the attention to detail in the sets, etc., was amazing. I was already a big fan of both Gene Wilder and Marty Feldman. While primarly known in the UK, ABC ran a sketch show of Marty's several years before this film came out, which featured an opening credits scene created by Terry Gilliam.
Fun fact: All the set decorations & props in the lab are the *actual* ones from the 1931 "Frankenstein." Yep, those are Marty Feldman's actual eyes. He was a comedian/actor in the 60s-80s. They speak German because in the 1931, Frankenstein's castle is located in the Bavarian Alps. But by the time the 70s rolled around, "Transylvania" was the go-to location to set a monster movie. And since Brooks was parodying the 30s movie...his characters speak with German accents (including so strong an accent with the inspector, even the other "Germans" can't understand him). Her hair is a parody of the hair in "The Bride of Frankenstein." No, it's not explained how it magically changed...
Basically until the end if WW1, Transylvania was oart of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which used Hungarian and Germsn as the official languages. So Ferman would be a natural language to find there until post WW2,When it was ceded to Romania...
Marty Feldman is a class act. From loveable characters like I-gore (he didn't hit the horses, just whipped over their heads) to his work along side the Pythons before and even after they had done Flying Circus. And yes, those wide, wild, lazy eyes are what he was born with, and used them frequently with his humor, and acting.
Actually, He suffered from Graves' disease. That is what caused the protruding eyes. Watch " "Every Home Should Have One" , or (IF you can find a copy) "In God We Trus$t" (co-starring Peter Boyle, Andy Kaufman, & Richard Pryor).
The blind man is played by legendary Hollywood actor, Gene Hackman. When he heard about the film and read the script, he asked Mel Brooks for a cameo and got it 😊
my fav fact about behind the scenes is... Peter Boyle/the monster would come by every single day he had a day off, didnt have to shoot any scenes or get into make up, just to stand next to the cinematographers and watch what fun they filmed that day!@@jackal59
Just to be clear: that is Inga singing "Sweet mystery of life..." in the end scene. In the transference, the Monster got part of Frederick's brain, while Frederick got part of the Monster's...schwanstucker. Yeah. Just go with it.
Voof! One of my two favotite horror-genre parodies ever. Its just coincidence the other is from Mel Brooks...just...coincidence. A whip is rarely used to actually strike the horse. That can cause the horse to bolt or rear up. Plus, there are two horses, and you don't want one starting before the other, and you could not strike both at once. The crack of the whip, the sound, was all that was needed to signal the horses to go. Last, if you did hit anything, the whip won't crack.
17:08 "Black Forest cake" consists of several layers of chocolate sponge cake sandwiched with whipped cream and cherries. Traditionally, a clear spirit made from sour cherries, is added to the cake.
Gene Wilder, Madline Khan and Marty Feldman all appear together in another film called The Adventures of Sherlock Holme's Smarter Brother. It's not as well-known as Young Frankenstein, but I certainly like the film myself. It has a couple of musicals numbers in it as well.
Abby something.... Abby Normal. I'm almost certain that was the name. Probably my favorite scene in the whole movie. The original Frankenstein did have a similar scene at the brain repository, when Igor was scared in a mirror and dropped the brain just like Eye-Gore did. Then they both get the abnormal brain and bring it back to Dr. Frankenstein to put in the creature.
Fun Fact: One of the villagers yelling at the monster as he is bound in a cell was an actor named Clement Von Franckenstein (uncredited). Clement later played the archery announcer in Mel's Robin Hood, Men in Tights
You are right the Romaninan eagle have only one head but the double headed eagles are very ancients in imagery and heraldry. It means royalty. From the bronze age they have been used by many Empires/Kingdoms. The Holy Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Russia, Austria is among them. After the Holy Roman Empires collapse, Germany still used it for a time. The original Frankeinstein castle is in Germany but this plays in Transylvania so i don't know if this crest have any connection.
The Joke about Igor's hump moving was added. As A Joke, Marty kept Changing the side of the hump to see if anyone noticed. Mel and Gene thought it was such a good joke they added it to the Script. Mel does a cameo in every movie he makes, But Gene asked him not to for this Movie. Mel DOES a cameo of sorts. When Gene's throwing the Darts, the Cat Sound was Mel. The Laboratory Props on the set were the Original ones used in Boris Karloff's "Frankenstein". The Owner didn't get Credit in the first film, but did for this one!
For your peace of mind, the whip isn't used to beat or strike the horse, the crack (which is the tip accelerating to faster than sound and is the first form of a sonic boom) is from pulling the whip back before it strikes and is used as a sound signal to the horses to begin moving/speed up.
It's like a gunshot going off next to your head. Its meant to startle or frighten which makes the horse run faster but in some cases the whip was used to inflict pain which made the horses run faster trying to get away from it.
"This might be... actual comedy!" Why, yes, Miss Duaffy. Let me introduce you to Mr. Mel Brooks. He had sort of a Thing for comedies. The word Genius does come to mind!
@Robert J From IMDB: Gene Hackman ad-libbed The Blind Man's parting line "I was gonna make espresso." The scene immediately fades to black because the crew erupted into fits of laughter. Hackman was unable to repeat the line without laughing with the rest of the crew, so the first take was used. Hackman was uncredited when the movie was originally released in theaters.
This is my favourite Mel Brooks movie and I'm glad you enjoyed it. I don't think it makes a single misstep at any point, so in that sense it's perfect. That "Putting on the Ritz" bit kills me every single time, but so do so many other moments. What a great movie.
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. Blücher is the name of a famous Preusian marshal, also known as "General Forward". As he relentlessly urged his troops forward, the joke about the horses arose. Every time the name Blücher is mentioned, the horses get PTSD.😄✌🏻
Igor was played by the great Marty Feldman, amongst other works he was in the Monty Python and several movies. Sadly, he passed away in 1983 if I remember well. He had a medical condition that made his eyes that way for real. However, he came to be in good terms with that, it got a part of his personality. If you have the opportunity, check the comedy spoof of "Beau Gest" and "Sherlock Holmes smarter brother". Great video, I laughed a lot! 🤗😸
He wasn't a Python...but he worked with all of the Pythons at one time or another, so he might as well have been. A BRILLIANT comedic actor and writer! One of my favorites with him and several Pythons was the pirate spoof 'Yellowbeard'.
@@FeaturingRob Yes, he actually died while filming "Yellowbeard." His first big gig was working with John Cleese and Graham Chapman (and also Tim Brooke-Taylor of The Goodies fame) as a writer and performer on _At Last, the 1948 Show_ a couple years before Monty Python formed.
Young Frankenstein owes much more to the Universal Horror franchise of Frankenstein than Mary Shelly's novel in which the "monster" was actually an articulate superman.
Ovaltine was a vitamin drink/supplement marketed in the early-to-late 20th century. It was designed to mix with water, but best with milk, and provided a boost of Vitamins B, D, A, and calcium. It is still made today, although not by the original facility/mfg. It is similar in style to Carnation Instant Breakfast and is a chocolaty/malty drink. It was also absolutely critical to understanding the plot of 'A Christmas Story".
What do you mean by "it was". Ovaltine or Ovomaltine as it is originally called here in Europe is still available at every supermarket or grocery store.
@tubekulose I remember the commercials from when I was younger. Unfortunately, I haven't seen or heard about it (outside of this movie) in over 20 years. Rich, chocolaty Ovaltine, please!
I have watched this movie many times and watched even more reactions to it, and in all that time you are the first person I have ever heard point out that they are in Romania but are speaking German. I did some research and I think it is a joke that is never caught. The original Frankenstein movies are set in Bavaria and the family is German. But Young Frankenstein apparently decided to relocate the estate to Transylvania (Romania), which is the traditional home of Dracula not Frankenstein! What a subtle joke. Thanks for that great observation!
Igor(eye-gore) was totally the V.I.P. carrying this movie. Saw it with my fellow Junior High buds back when it came out. We all rode our bikes to the 7pm show in small town New Hampshire 1974. I had just seen Blazing Saddles earlier that year with my parents(cause it was rated R) and this was only PG, so us 13 yr olds could get in now problem. Yes, back when people cared, kids under certain ages couldn't get into R rated flicks. Love everything Mel Brooks. R.I.P. to all the actors in this movie that have passed over the decades.
Trivia: Transylvania is located in Romania. Marty Feldman's (Igor) are really like that. The equipment in the lab is the same equipment used in the original 1931Frankenstein movie. The Monster was played by Peter Boyle. He is better know to many of the younger generation as Frank Barone on the TV show, Everybody Loves Raymond.
I saw the behind the scenes of this movie, I love the fact that Peter would actually show up on set when they shot everything else than him as the monster!they would just have so much fun on set!
Interesting what you said about "Blucher"!! Mel Brooks started a (fake) story that the reason the horses were meant to whinny whenever someone said her name, was because "Blucher" meant "glue" in some obscure East-European language. ("obscure" meaning unidentified by Brooks).
Fun reaction. The moment where you realised the movie was a comedy, not a horror movie was priceless. Mel Brooks is a comic genius. You might want to react to some other of his other movies.
As a kid I loved Gene WIlder (Frankenstein) and Marty Feldman (Igor). Feldman died way too young. Teri Garr was also great, and in several good films and on many, many TV programs.
Marty Feldman, playing Igor, had been doing British comedy for at least 20 years before this movie, including writing. His timing was impeccable from long experience. His eyes were weird as a side effect of a thyroid condition. So he just used it.
The dessert that they are eating is called schwarzwälder kirschtorte. In English it translates to Black Forest Gateau or Black Forest Cake. It is a layer cake made with chocolate sponge cake, cherry pie filling, cherries, and whipped cream. It is a very popular dessert from Germany and is in German restaurants throughout the US. It is very delicious and one of my favorite German desserts.
1. I first saw this at a drive -in and there was a lunar eclipse over the screen and made it even better than it was already. 2. This is Gene Wilder's baby. He got Mel Brooks to direct and help write. 2. They insisted on it being in black and white. 3. Steven Tyler is a fan of this movie and Igore's "Walk this way" was the source of the Aerosmith song. 4. Igore's hump shifting from side to side was a put -on by Marty and was kept in the movie 👍. 5. The "You take the blonde and I'll take the one in the turban" was almost impossible to film because they kept cracking up. You can see Wilder trying not to laugh 🤣 6. The reflection on the creature's "missing teeth" is intentional. 7. A monocle over the eye patch 🤣💯
Dracula and Frankenstein books are great stories, well-written. Mary Shelley's story is also based on what scientists of the time were experimenting, using galvanism to cause dead limbs, creatures and even humans twitch and appear to be alive again. Electricity was a new phenomenon back then.
That song was written in 1910 by Victor Herbert, for the musical "Naughty Marietta" (In 1935, it was made into a movie starring Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald).
A family friend was given a reel to reel film of this movie in the mid 70's by a friend of his who worked in Hollywood so as a kid I got to watch this film a lot. Since I'd seen all the old Universal monster films as kid, I got all the parody references.
You should check you tube for the outtakes from Young Frankenstein - they are great - especially from the scene when Frankenstein's fiancé arrives at the castle.
Eyegor is played by a legendary actor named Marty Feldman. He suffered from a disease that made his eyes look that way. And sadly died relatively young at 48. Don't feel too guilty about laughing about the way he looked though because Feldman seemed to have a good spirit about it. And played his appearance up for laughs himself. If you want to see another black and white classic by Mel Brooks please react to The Elephant Man. It's definitely not a comedy. But there are next to no reactions to it on YT so you'd set yourself apart if you reacted to it while watching an all-time classic film that more people should see.
They even still make movies in black and white now sometimes. This movie is in black and white because the original Universal horror monster movies were in black and white, so that's the vibe they were going for. You should check those out if you haven't seen them.
Despite Marty's unusual appearance, he was reputed to have been quite the ladies' man before he finally settled down. As you can see, he wasn't particularly tall or conventionally handsome as we consider it today, but he was a unique person with a charisma all his own.
I always enjoy your reactions. You're so animated and your laugh is really infectious. Just a quick note, the movie you're referring to is called It, the word it not the abbreviation I.T. There is something called IT but that stands for Information Technology. But "It" is a creature that was created by the amazing Stephen King.
When I first saw this in the 70s, I saw it as a double-bill with Blazing Saddles. It is complete genius. Marty Feldman used to be a script-writer for radio and worked with a man called Barry Took, who I met many years later after Marty's death. Barry spoke with great fondness for Marty, who he described as 'a genius', particularly with making up silly character names, like 'Lord Tantamount Horseposture' and 'Reverend Isambard Mousepractice'. On a side note, I would still run away with Terri Garr, who, when I was a young man, caused my trousers to burst into flames.
The resemblance between the eagle on the book, and the Romanian flag is understandable. Transylvania is a region in Romania. I got to visit Castle Bran, in Romania. It was once the home of Vlad Tepes, the inspiration for Count Dracula.
28:18 I think the word you’re looking for there is “Woof,” Duaffy 😉 I love any comedy reaction on this channel! Duaffy’s laugh is so charming, and I know I’m always in for a warm, cheerful experience ❤️
17:20 .... -Igor: "It wasn't me" -Inga: "It wasn't me" -Duaffy: "It wasn't me" -Me: "It was me. I'm eating a potato omelette, and Oh heavens! it tastes delicious...... MMMMMMMMMMMH"
The fiance's two-color hair and the hiss she did when she came out of the bathroom are references to The Bride of Frankenstein. Also, the blind man and the little girl both reference scenes from the original Frankenstein.
Actually the blind man is in Bride of Frankenstein. A lot people forget that because they think of this film which parodies Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein and Son of Frankenstein all in one.
A word about film opening credits. It has largely been dictated by the various unions and trade guilds of Hollywood over the years. George Lucas actually got into trouble with the Director's Guild for not having his name appear at the end of the opening credits of Star Wars as required by union rules at the time.
When Mel Brooks did "To Be Or Not To Be", he wanted to give William Shakespeare a writing credit (for the title), but ASCAP wouldn't let him since Shakespeare wasn't a member.
i also love that this movie have a happy ending, and this is something i love about mel brooks movies, most of them have real happy and nice endings that one can enjoy
in a scene that was cut at the exhibition Igor went to help Frederick and he didn't have a hump and the doctor asked him about it and he said "Never in Tails"
Not even a smirk during the "Put the candle back" scene? The fact she didn't know that a Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder movie would be a comedy is mind boggling to me.
Have you tried forcing an unexpected reboot? The driver hooks the function by patching the system call table, so it's not safe to unload it unless another thread's about to jump in and do its stuff, and you don't want to end up in the middle of invalid memory..
I wish you had known it was a comedy from the start. It's one of my favorite movies. You might have been trying too hard to take it seriously to avoid offending the fans. I have been in love with Terri Garr ( Inga ) since I first saw her in it. Gene Wilder and Marty Feldman were also together in Sherlock Holmes Smarter Brother along with the woman who played his finance ( it's late and I can't remember her name all of a sudden...also I am old ). It is a little known gem that I enjoyed on a homemade pay TV antenna in the late 70s when I was a boy.
The original story is actually very different from the Frankenstein movies, which are only loosely based on it. It was a long time ago that I read the book, but I think that the name "Frankenstein" and the idea of using electricity to create a man out of dead body parts that turns against his creator, are more or less the only similarities.
It takes time to learn to be confident. For a few years he felt his looks hindered him being a performer. Instead he became one of the top comedy writers in Britain in the 60s. He was writing for John Cleese who invited him to perform in a TV show and he soon became a star. He was moving his hump for a few days before the others noticed and it was written in.
The dessert, schwarzwalder kirschtorte, is more commonly referred to as Black Forest Cake. The authentic recipe uses Kirsch, a brandy made from cherries. I bought it once to make this cake but the recipe was complicated (a far throw from the Americanized version) that I drank the kirsch. It does not taste like cherries at all. I would put it solidly in the "Ick" category.
I had to fix that. My cut and paste of the dessert caught a couple other words. I'll simply add that the authentic SK I had (I'm not attempting cut & paste again) tasted very different, more complex and layered than the supermarket variation. If you ever find yourself in German restaurant or bakery, it's well worth the try.
Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818) has a much richer plot than the old Frankenstein films from the 1930s. The movie that is closest to the novel is Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994), which stars Kenneth Branagh as Victor, Helena Bonham Carter as Elizabeth, and Robert De Niro as the creature. It's worth watching.
To fully appreciate this movie, you need to also watch the Boris Karloff trilogy of Frankenstein - "Frankenstein" (1931), "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935) and "Son of Frankenstein" (1939).
After the movie I've done my research and Igor was played by Marty Feldman. Due to a condition and several operations, his eyes truly ended up having the appearance we see in the movie. Instead of letting that affect him, he embraced it and knew that he would stand out from the crowd. He has been happily married, had a great career in everything he pursued, but sadly died at the age of 48, in 1982. the role of Igor was based on Marty, according to Mel Brooks, and there have been many improvisations during the production of this film, which I think made the it even better. This is proof that we should never let anything bring us down, we are fine the way we are. Love yourself, respect yourself, and good will come from it
That's why Marty Feldman is one of my heroes.
I admit, Duaffy, that there were moments when I amused myself by imagining you on a date with Igor. I do believe you'd be charmed :-)
Duaffy, this is my favorite mel brooks movie
Mel liked him so much he made a film where Mel and Marty basically just drive around bumping into Hollywood stars.
I would recommend to watch "The Last Remake of Beau Geste" starring Marty Fledman, a spoof of the classic Beau Geste, with an impressive casting, a very silly and funny movie, like the Naked Gun or Airplane movies.
For Duaffy & others - because the classics "Frankenstein, Bride of, and Son of" are SO old (80-90 years ago), you don't see some of what makes Young Frankenstein so special. There are many "inside jokes"...referring to scenes in those 3 old classics. For example, the scene with the blind man & the monster was actually a very sweet, touching scene in "Bride"...the character of the guy with the wooden arm was a joke referring to "Son of"...his arm was ripped off by the monster. Many, many more. For those of us old enough, Young Frankenstein was not only VERY funny, but also a great homage to those old classics.
Even the scenes where the doctor and Igor steal the body is a direct nod to how Frankenstein and his assistant stole the body in the original film.
Plus the laboratory set was made up of pieces from older Frankenstein films
@@RetroRobotRadio - Yeah, the line before they rob the grave when the Dr. tells Igor "Get down you fool!" is the very first line in the original Frankenstein film, just before the opening grave robbing scene. And the scene in the theater showing the monster to the audience is right out of "King Kong", as well. While I think "Blazing Saddles" is Mel Brooks' masterpiece, this is my favorite of his films. I grew up watching all the Universal monster films so it was heaven for me, and the attention to detail in the sets, etc., was amazing. I was already a big fan of both Gene Wilder and Marty Feldman. While primarly known in the UK, ABC ran a sketch show of Marty's several years before this film came out, which featured an opening credits scene created by Terry Gilliam.
Even the darts game is a spoof of the same from Son of Frankenstein.
It's fun that even the townspeople sometimes can't understand what the guy with the fake arm is saying.
Fun fact: All the set decorations & props in the lab are the *actual* ones from the 1931 "Frankenstein."
Yep, those are Marty Feldman's actual eyes. He was a comedian/actor in the 60s-80s.
They speak German because in the 1931, Frankenstein's castle is located in the Bavarian Alps. But by the time the 70s rolled around, "Transylvania" was the go-to location to set a monster movie. And since Brooks was parodying the 30s movie...his characters speak with German accents (including so strong an accent with the inspector, even the other "Germans" can't understand him).
Her hair is a parody of the hair in "The Bride of Frankenstein." No, it's not explained how it magically changed...
As Jonathan Harker explains in Dracula, his "smattering of German" was useful in Transilvania as they spoke this language as well as Romanian.
Basically until the end if WW1, Transylvania was oart of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which used Hungarian and Germsn as the official languages. So Ferman would be a natural language to find there until post WW2,When it was ceded to Romania...
Marty Feldman is a class act. From loveable characters like I-gore (he didn't hit the horses, just whipped over their heads) to his work along side the Pythons before and even after they had done Flying Circus. And yes, those wide, wild, lazy eyes are what he was born with, and used them frequently with his humor, and acting.
Actually, He suffered from Graves' disease. That is what caused the protruding eyes. Watch " "Every Home Should Have One" , or (IF you can find a copy) "In God We Trus$t" (co-starring Peter Boyle, Andy Kaufman, & Richard Pryor).
i loved him (and Gene Wilder and Madalaine Kahn) in "sherlock holms smarter brother" aswell - they played very well together
un monstre de comedie...quel dommage
The blind man is played by legendary Hollywood actor, Gene Hackman.
When he heard about the film and read the script, he asked Mel Brooks for a cameo and got it 😊
He also improvised "I was gonna make espresso." Brooks said that scene cuts off so quickly because everyone fell out laughing.
my fav fact about behind the scenes is... Peter Boyle/the monster would come by every single day he had a day off, didnt have to shoot any scenes or get into make up, just to stand next to the cinematographers and watch what fun they filmed that day!@@jackal59
Just to be clear: that is Inga singing "Sweet mystery of life..." in the end scene. In the transference, the Monster got part of Frederick's brain, while Frederick got part of the Monster's...schwanstucker. Yeah. Just go with it.
How that would work stretches credulity, but he certainly seemed to have acquired some of the Monster's... ahem ... popularity.
@@adrianogden951 IT... COULD...WOOOORRKK!! 😁
I think Frederick merely took some of the Monster's...primitive aggression. But in the most positive way. Much to Inga's approval.
@@adrianogden951we are watching a Mel Brooks flick and speaking of credulity?
Voof! One of my two favotite horror-genre parodies ever. Its just coincidence the other is from Mel Brooks...just...coincidence.
A whip is rarely used to actually strike the horse. That can cause the horse to bolt or rear up. Plus, there are two horses, and you don't want one starting before the other, and you could not strike both at once. The crack of the whip, the sound, was all that was needed to signal the horses to go. Last, if you did hit anything, the whip won't crack.
17:08 "Black Forest cake" consists of several layers of chocolate sponge cake sandwiched with whipped cream and cherries. Traditionally, a clear spirit made from sour cherries, is added to the cake.
Gene Wilder, Madline Khan and Marty Feldman all appear together in another film called The Adventures of Sherlock Holme's Smarter Brother. It's not as well-known as Young Frankenstein, but I certainly like the film myself. It has a couple of musicals numbers in it as well.
Yeah, you really get a chance to appreciate what a great singer Madeline Kahn was.
@@hollyodell4012 Yes, I actually enjoy her musical numbers.
HOLY JESUS CHRIST, HOLMES!
The scene with Dom DeLuise and Leo McKern is just priceless. It's two actors trying hard to out-ham each other, and succeeding beautifully.
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"You've got a lovely vase"
"And *you've* gotta lovely vace!"
Abby something.... Abby Normal. I'm almost certain that was the name.
Probably my favorite scene in the whole movie. The original Frankenstein did have a similar scene at the brain repository, when Igor was scared in a mirror and dropped the brain just like Eye-Gore did. Then they both get the abnormal brain and bring it back to Dr. Frankenstein to put in the creature.
"Sedagive!?!?"
Oh the platform, yeah
Fun Fact: One of the villagers yelling at the monster as he is bound in a cell was an actor named Clement Von Franckenstein (uncredited). Clement later played the archery announcer in Mel's Robin Hood, Men in Tights
I saw a Quentin Tarantino interview at the weekend and he had this in his list of perfect movies.
You are right the Romaninan eagle have only one head but the double headed eagles are very ancients in imagery and heraldry. It means royalty.
From the bronze age they have been used by many Empires/Kingdoms. The Holy Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Russia, Austria is among them. After the Holy Roman Empires collapse, Germany still used it for a time. The original Frankeinstein castle is in Germany but this plays in Transylvania so i don't know if this crest have any connection.
The Joke about Igor's hump moving was added. As A Joke, Marty kept Changing the side of the hump to see if anyone noticed. Mel and Gene thought it was such a good joke they added it to the Script.
Mel does a cameo in every movie he makes, But Gene asked him not to for this Movie. Mel DOES a cameo of sorts. When Gene's throwing the Darts, the Cat Sound was Mel.
The Laboratory Props on the set were the Original ones used in Boris Karloff's "Frankenstein". The Owner didn't get Credit in the first film, but did for this one!
"There´s a light
over at the Frankenstein Place"
Beat me to it 😄👍
It’s just a jump to the left!
For your peace of mind, the whip isn't used to beat or strike the horse, the crack (which is the tip accelerating to faster than sound and is the first form of a sonic boom) is from pulling the whip back before it strikes and is used as a sound signal to the horses to begin moving/speed up.
It's like a gunshot going off next to your head. Its meant to startle or frighten which makes the horse run faster but in some cases the whip was used to inflict pain which made the horses run faster trying to get away from it.
@@jeffburnham6611 true that sadly horses were abused in that fashion, but the distinctive whip crack doesn't happen if you are striking them.
normally they hav a stick for handle.
And with that stick you could poke it or beat it..
"This might be... actual comedy!" Why, yes, Miss Duaffy. Let me introduce you to Mr. Mel Brooks. He had sort of a Thing for comedies. The word Genius does come to mind!
Duaffys reaction to "seven have always been my lucky number". Omg so amazing!
Duaffy got so excited for the meme music. Adorable. Highlight of the movie.
Thank you Duaffy for a great reaction, it was nice to see someone enjoy and laugh along with the classic as much as I do!
The Blind Man, is Gene Hackman. Normally a serious actor. He is uncredited, but he did an amazing job in comedy.
He also adlibbed the espresso line.
@Robert J From IMDB: Gene Hackman ad-libbed The Blind Man's parting line "I was gonna make espresso." The scene immediately fades to black because the crew erupted into fits of laughter. Hackman was unable to repeat the line without laughing with the rest of the crew, so the first take was used. Hackman was uncredited when the movie was originally released in theaters.
@Robert J The French Connection was a western?
This is my favourite Mel Brooks movie and I'm glad you enjoyed it. I don't think it makes a single misstep at any point, so in that sense it's perfect. That "Putting on the Ritz" bit kills me every single time, but so do so many other moments. What a great movie.
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher.
Blücher is the name of a famous Preusian marshal, also known as "General Forward". As he relentlessly urged his troops forward, the joke about the horses arose. Every time the name Blücher is mentioned, the horses get PTSD.😄✌🏻
Finally, a rational explanation for the running joke!
Blucher is also a type of men's shoe. I made very little money selling and running shoe stores.
Also: the pronuntiation for "Blucher" sounds very close to "Glue" in German. Glue used to be made with the collagen from horses' bodies.
Igor was played by the great Marty Feldman, amongst other works he was in the Monty Python and several movies. Sadly, he passed away in 1983 if I remember well. He had a medical condition that made his eyes that way for real. However, he came to be in good terms with that, it got a part of his personality. If you have the opportunity, check the comedy spoof of "Beau Gest" and "Sherlock Holmes smarter brother". Great video, I laughed a lot! 🤗😸
Also a comedy called "In God We Trust," which also starred Peter Boyle (The Monster), Richard Pryor and Andy Kaufman.
He wasn't a Python...but he worked with all of the Pythons at one time or another, so he might as well have been. A BRILLIANT comedic actor and writer! One of my favorites with him and several Pythons was the pirate spoof 'Yellowbeard'.
Also Mel Brooks' Silent Movie.
@@FeaturingRob Yes, he actually died while filming "Yellowbeard." His first big gig was working with John Cleese and Graham Chapman (and also Tim Brooke-Taylor of The Goodies fame) as a writer and performer on _At Last, the 1948 Show_ a couple years before Monty Python formed.
@@FeaturingRob He had his own show on the BBC, and some of the Python guys were players and/or writers BEFORE they were Python.
The entire main cast were/are exceptional actors and each had many film and/or tv appearances both before and after this great movie.
Marty Feldman was also the co-star in the Mel Brooks film Silent Movie. That film is worth watching.
A silent movie? In this day and age? It better have some big stars!
Young Frankenstein owes much more to the Universal Horror franchise of Frankenstein than Mary Shelly's novel in which the "monster" was actually an articulate superman.
Ovaltine was a vitamin drink/supplement marketed in the early-to-late 20th century. It was designed to mix with water, but best with milk, and provided a boost of Vitamins B, D, A, and calcium. It is still made today, although not by the original facility/mfg. It is similar in style to Carnation Instant Breakfast and is a chocolaty/malty drink. It was also absolutely critical to understanding the plot of 'A Christmas Story".
What do you mean by "it was". Ovaltine or Ovomaltine as it is originally called here in Europe is still available at every supermarket or grocery store.
@tubekulose I remember the commercials from when I was younger. Unfortunately, I haven't seen or heard about it (outside of this movie) in over 20 years.
Rich, chocolaty Ovaltine, please!
Gotta get your decoder ring!
Madeline Kahn's two-color hair (and hairstyle) at the end is a tribute to the "Frankenstein" sequel "Bride of Frankenstein".
I have watched this movie many times and watched even more reactions to it, and in all that time you are the first person I have ever heard point out that they are in Romania but are speaking German. I did some research and I think it is a joke that is never caught. The original Frankenstein movies are set in Bavaria and the family is German. But Young Frankenstein apparently decided to relocate the estate to Transylvania (Romania), which is the traditional home of Dracula not Frankenstein! What a subtle joke. Thanks for that great observation!
Igor(eye-gore) was totally the V.I.P. carrying this movie.
Saw it with my fellow Junior High buds back when it came out. We all rode our bikes to the 7pm show in small town New Hampshire 1974.
I had just seen Blazing Saddles earlier that year with my parents(cause it was rated R) and this was only PG, so us 13 yr olds could get in now problem.
Yes, back when people cared, kids under certain ages couldn't get into R rated flicks.
Love everything Mel Brooks. R.I.P. to all the actors in this movie that have passed over the decades.
Trivia:
Transylvania is located in Romania.
Marty Feldman's (Igor) are really like that.
The equipment in the lab is the same equipment used in the original 1931Frankenstein movie.
The Monster was played by Peter Boyle. He is better know to many of the younger generation as Frank Barone on the TV show, Everybody Loves Raymond.
I saw the behind the scenes of this movie, I love the fact that Peter would actually show up on set when they shot everything else than him as the monster!they would just have so much fun on set!
"DAMN YOUR EYES!"
"Too late."
Interesting what you said about "Blucher"!!
Mel Brooks started a (fake) story that the reason the horses were meant to whinny whenever someone said her name, was because "Blucher" meant "glue" in some obscure East-European language. ("obscure" meaning unidentified by Brooks).
Actually, he might have said it meant "glue" in Yiddish. He's done that before, claiming made-up words were Yiddish.
Fun reaction. The moment where you realised the movie was a comedy, not a horror movie was priceless. Mel Brooks is a comic genius. You might want to react to some other of his other movies.
As a kid I loved Gene WIlder (Frankenstein) and Marty Feldman (Igor). Feldman died way too young. Teri Garr was also great, and in several good films and on many, many TV programs.
The monster's line to rhyme with Gary Cooper is "super duper" in the song.
Whan Taco's cover of Puttin' On The Ritz came on the radio in the 80s, we'd always sing it like the creature.
You should watch "Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein"
It's hilarious!
One of my all-time favorites.
Marty Feldman, playing Igor, had been doing British comedy for at least 20 years before this movie, including writing. His timing was impeccable from long experience. His eyes were weird as a side effect of a thyroid condition. So he just used it.
The dessert that they are eating is called schwarzwälder kirschtorte. In English it translates to Black Forest Gateau or Black Forest Cake. It is a layer cake made with chocolate sponge cake, cherry pie filling, cherries, and whipped cream. It is a very popular dessert from Germany and is in German restaurants throughout the US. It is very delicious and one of my favorite German desserts.
And it is the reward for completing all of the tests in the video game 'Portal'. :D
1. I first saw this at a drive -in and there was a lunar eclipse over the screen and made it even better than it was already.
2. This is Gene Wilder's baby. He got Mel Brooks to direct and help write.
2. They insisted on it being in black and white.
3. Steven Tyler is a fan of this movie and Igore's "Walk this way" was the source of the Aerosmith song.
4. Igore's hump shifting from side to side was a put -on by Marty and was kept in the movie 👍.
5. The "You take the blonde and I'll take the one in the turban" was almost impossible to film because they kept cracking up. You can see Wilder trying not to laugh 🤣
6. The reflection on the creature's "missing teeth" is intentional.
7. A monocle over the eye patch 🤣💯
Dracula and Frankenstein books are great stories, well-written.
Mary Shelley's story is also based on what scientists of the time were experimenting, using galvanism to cause dead limbs, creatures and even humans twitch and appear to be alive again. Electricity was a new phenomenon back then.
That song was written in 1910 by Victor Herbert, for the musical "Naughty Marietta" (In 1935, it was made into a movie starring Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald).
A family friend was given a reel to reel film of this movie in the mid 70's by a friend of his who worked in Hollywood so as a kid I got to watch this film a lot. Since I'd seen all the old Universal monster films as kid, I got all the parody references.
You should check you tube for the outtakes from Young Frankenstein - they are great - especially from the scene when Frankenstein's fiancé arrives at the castle.
Duaffy you should react to the original "Frankenstein" (1931) then you will understand this movie much better.
Eyegor is played by a legendary actor named Marty Feldman. He suffered from a disease that made his eyes look that way. And sadly died relatively young at 48.
Don't feel too guilty about laughing about the way he looked though because Feldman seemed to have a good spirit about it. And played his appearance up for laughs himself.
If you want to see another black and white classic by Mel Brooks please react to The Elephant Man. It's definitely not a comedy. But there are next to no reactions to it on YT so you'd set yourself apart if you reacted to it while watching an all-time classic film that more people should see.
"The Elephant Man" was produced by Brooksfilms but it was directed by David Lynch, who also co-wrote the screenplay.
@@tubekulose Thanks. As a huge fan of the film, I knew who produced and directed it.
@@boomiebooOkay, I see! 😊
I love how you're already correcting the characters on Freddie's behalf very early on.
Few people notice/remark about the fact that Inspector Kemp has an eye patch over his left eye and has a monocle over that patch.
Yep, he even takes it off and cleans it at one point.
They even still make movies in black and white now sometimes. This movie is in black and white because the original Universal horror monster movies were in black and white, so that's the vibe they were going for. You should check those out if you haven't seen them.
The laboratory used in the making was the original laboratory set used in the making of the original Frankenstein movie in 1935
Despite Marty's unusual appearance, he was reputed to have been quite the ladies' man before he finally settled down. As you can see, he wasn't particularly tall or conventionally handsome as we consider it today, but he was a unique person with a charisma all his own.
Harold, the blind man, is Gene Hackman. He is from the original "Son of Frankenstein".
The song they're singing is "Putting on the Ritz".
Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte translates to Black Forest Cherry-torte in English, in the UK we call it Black Forrest Gateau, its very nice.
I always enjoy your reactions. You're so animated and your laugh is really infectious. Just a quick note, the movie you're referring to is called It, the word it not the abbreviation I.T. There is something called IT but that stands for Information Technology. But "It" is a creature that was created by the amazing Stephen King.
When I first saw this in the 70s, I saw it as a double-bill with Blazing Saddles. It is complete genius. Marty Feldman used to be a script-writer for radio and worked with a man called Barry Took, who I met many years later after Marty's death. Barry spoke with great fondness for Marty, who he described as 'a genius', particularly with making up silly character names, like 'Lord Tantamount Horseposture' and 'Reverend Isambard Mousepractice'. On a side note, I would still run away with Terri Garr, who, when I was a young man, caused my trousers to burst into flames.
Harold the blind man was played by Gene Hackman.
You have the perfect sense of humor to react to this movie. Good job. :)
I'm always here for your comedy reactions. They're the best.
The resemblance between the eagle on the book, and the Romanian flag is understandable. Transylvania is a region in Romania. I got to visit Castle Bran, in Romania. It was once the home of Vlad Tepes, the inspiration for Count Dracula.
Mr. Hilltop was also the preacher in Blazing Saddles lol
Mel Brooks used a lot of the original sets from the 1930 movie Frankenstein, so decided to film in black and white.
Inga is played by Teri Garr, whom you might remember from Airplane.
7:00 Yes, that was where the DRAMATIC CHIPMUNK music comes from.
28:18 I think the word you’re looking for there is “Woof,” Duaffy 😉
I love any comedy reaction on this channel! Duaffy’s laugh is so charming, and I know I’m always in for a warm, cheerful experience ❤️
The horses in 'Young Frankenstein' react violently to mention of Frau Blücher's name because it means 'glue' in German.
Before Freddie arrived, Igor never would have pronounced his name that way, but now he'll show him.
17:20 ....
-Igor: "It wasn't me"
-Inga: "It wasn't me"
-Duaffy: "It wasn't me"
-Me: "It was me. I'm eating a potato omelette, and Oh heavens! it tastes delicious...... MMMMMMMMMMMH"
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The set for the laboratory is the same one used in the original Frankenstein movie.
The "Frankenstein" films on which this is based were made during the 1930s, and were in black-and-white.
The fiance's two-color hair and the hiss she did when she came out of the bathroom are references to The Bride of Frankenstein. Also, the blind man and the little girl both reference scenes from the original Frankenstein.
Actually the blind man is in Bride of Frankenstein. A lot people forget that because they think of this film which parodies Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein and Son of Frankenstein all in one.
The "hair" is from "Bride of Frankenstein".
The elderly gentleman also played the minister in Blazing Saddles, which came out the same year.
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a classic read.
A word about film opening credits. It has largely been dictated by the various unions and trade guilds of Hollywood over the years.
George Lucas actually got into trouble with the Director's Guild for not having his name appear at the end of the opening credits of Star Wars as required by union rules at the time.
When Mel Brooks did "To Be Or Not To Be", he wanted to give William Shakespeare a writing credit (for the title), but ASCAP wouldn't let him since Shakespeare wasn't a member.
i also love that this movie have a happy ending, and this is something i love about mel brooks movies, most of them have real happy and nice endings that one can enjoy
Fun fact....all the props in the laboratory are the same ones used in the original "Frankenstein " starring Bela Lugosi. (I hope i spelled that right)
"Elevate me!" is the greatest line in this movie!
in a scene that was cut at the exhibition Igor went to help Frederick and he didn't have a hump and the doctor asked him about it and he said "Never in Tails"
Not even a smirk during the "Put the candle back" scene?
The fact she didn't know that a Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder movie would be a comedy is mind boggling to me.
Marty Feldman was such a legend. One of my all time favorite comedic actors. I also draw a lot of portraits, and he is so wonderful to draw.
Can't wait for I.T. Chapter 1! Have you tried turning it off and back on again?
Have you tried forcing an unexpected reboot? The driver hooks the function by patching the system call table, so it's not safe to unload it unless another thread's about to jump in and do its stuff, and you don't want to end up in the middle of invalid memory..
Wonderful reaction video 🙂👍 I laughed till I snorted! Happy (belated) Halloween! 🎃
I wish you had known it was a comedy from the start. It's one of my favorite movies. You might have been trying too hard to take it seriously to avoid offending the fans. I have been in love with Terri Garr ( Inga ) since I first saw her in it. Gene Wilder and Marty Feldman were also together in Sherlock Holmes Smarter Brother along with the woman who played his finance ( it's late and I can't remember her name all of a sudden...also I am old ). It is a little known gem that I enjoyed on a homemade pay TV antenna in the late 70s when I was a boy.
The innuendo in the movie is hilarious!
Ahhh one of the great comedies ever, watched by an international treasure 😊 Loved the vid!
Happy Halloween Duaffy 🎃🎃🎃🎃.
The original story is actually very different from the Frankenstein movies, which are only loosely based on it. It was a long time ago that I read the book, but I think that the name "Frankenstein" and the idea of using electricity to create a man out of dead body parts that turns against his creator, are more or less the only similarities.
It takes time to learn to be confident. For a few years he felt his looks hindered him being a performer. Instead he became one of the top comedy writers in Britain in the 60s. He was writing for John Cleese who invited him to perform in a TV show and he soon became a star. He was moving his hump for a few days before the others noticed and it was written in.
bruja may mean witch in spanish but blucher means glue in german and glue was made from horses hooves
Hey Adorable, welcome back.
The dessert, schwarzwalder kirschtorte, is more commonly referred to as Black Forest Cake. The authentic recipe uses Kirsch, a brandy made from cherries. I bought it once to make this cake but the recipe was complicated (a far throw from the Americanized version) that I drank the kirsch. It does not taste like cherries at all. I would put it solidly in the "Ick" category.
I had to fix that. My cut and paste of the dessert caught a couple other words. I'll simply add that the authentic SK I had (I'm not attempting cut & paste again) tasted very different, more complex and layered than the supermarket variation. If you ever find yourself in German restaurant or bakery, it's well worth the try.
10:44 .....Igor (I mean, Aigor) steals every scene he's in..... talking about a perfect casting choice.....
Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818) has a much richer plot than the old Frankenstein films from the 1930s. The movie that is closest to the novel is Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994), which stars Kenneth Branagh as Victor, Helena Bonham Carter as Elizabeth, and Robert De Niro as the creature. It's worth watching.
the idea of this movie came from Brooks and Wilder who is the co screenwriter, but Wilder said, "I will write it but you wont play in that movie"
Did you notice the train started in the United States and ended in Transylvania. Also, why is there an English Bobby in Transylvania?
Most of Mart Feldman's scenes were adlib. The stage swap between Cloris Leachman and Gene Wilder (moving back and forth) was also adlib as well.
To fully appreciate this movie, you need to also watch the Boris Karloff trilogy of Frankenstein - "Frankenstein" (1931), "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935) and "Son of Frankenstein" (1939).