Young Frankenstein (1974) MOVIE REACTION!!! FIRST TIME WATCHING!!!

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  • Cameron and Isaiah sit down and watch Young Frankenstein (1974) on HBO Max for the very first time! if you enjoyed this video please leave a like, share, and subscribe! Comment down below your favorite moment from the movie "Young Frankenstein"!
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  • @brianhammil3356
    @brianhammil3356 Год назад +152

    In 1974 there was no PG-13 rating, so PG was a more broader rating. The laboratory props were from the original Frankenstein (1931). They done a wonderful job, this is definitely a classic.

    • @iKvetch558
      @iKvetch558 Год назад +7

      Very minor correction, maybe? My understanding is that the lab props were from the 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein, and not from the first film of 1931. I could be wrong, but that is what I saw Mel say in an interview years ago. ✌

    • @jontastic
      @jontastic Год назад +8

      The PG-13 rating was created in 1984 due to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. It was created to bridge the gap between PG and R-rated movies. It would create a whole new genre of movies that would become some of the most successful of all time.

    • @brianhammil3356
      @brianhammil3356 Год назад +6

      @@iKvetch558 Could very well be from the Bride of Frankenstein....I just thought I heard it was from the original....the props are still amazing for as old as they were...

    • @iKvetch558
      @iKvetch558 Год назад +6

      @@brianhammil3356 It seems like a pretty grey area overall. I have done some more reading, and different sources do not entirely agree. The first of the original Frankenstein films was in 31, but it spawned a series, so it seems kind of impossible to figure out how much of the props came from the 35 film, and how much might have been left from 31...at least not with basic Internet research. I say we call it even and shake hands. LOL

    • @brianhammil3356
      @brianhammil3356 Год назад +2

      @@iKvetch558 no prob.....

  • @stephenkehl7158
    @stephenkehl7158 Год назад +75

    Marty Feldman (Igor) was goofing around, switching the hump from one side to the other, to see if anyone would notice. When it was finally spotted, Mel Brooks decided to actually use it.
    The lab equipment was the actual props from the original Frankenstein movie.
    Mel Brooks provided the sound of the cat screaming.

  • @paulybarr
    @paulybarr Год назад +61

    Yes, Marty Feldman, who plays the peculiar- looking Igor ( Eye- gor!) had a thryoid disease which led to the protruding and misaligned eyes.

    • @Kainlarsen
      @Kainlarsen Год назад +4

      Yeah, quite unfortunate. He rolled with it, though.
      Saw a photo of him before the illness, once.

    • @malytheson
      @malytheson Год назад +5

      And he could have gotten a surgery but he dint want to since his eyes propaply was what made him popular/familiar

    • @johnmc3862
      @johnmc3862 8 месяцев назад

      Indeed, it was Graves disease!

    • @johankaewberg8162
      @johankaewberg8162 6 месяцев назад

      His eyes were so striking! They really stood out! To say the least

  • @ScreamingScallop
    @ScreamingScallop Год назад +61

    Gotta love Inspector Kemp; not a robot or cyborg, he just has a (jointed, hardwood) prosthetic arm after the original Frankenstein monster tore his old one off. He wears a monocle over an eyepatch, and cleans it on the brass buttons of his uniform. Kemp, the little girl, and the blind hermit are all inspired by characters from the first few Universal Frankenstein movies from the '30s and '40s. (There's also a comic relief character in _Bride of Frankenstein_ who looks a bit like Frau Blucher.)

    • @nathanielreik6617
      @nathanielreik6617 Год назад +6

      NNNEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIGGGGGHHHHHH1!!!!!

    • @KalonReeves
      @KalonReeves Год назад +1

      The inspector Kemp part was performed by Kenneth Mars. Some may recall him more recently as Otto, the Dude ranch owner on Malcolm in the Middle where the older brother Francis became the ranch manager.

    • @jackal59
      @jackal59 Год назад +2

      @@KalonReeves He also was Franz Liebkin, the playwright of _Springtime for Hitler_ in Mel Brooks' original film of _The Producers_ , and Hugh the Croatian musicologist with the outrageous accent in _What's Up, Doc?_ (which the reactors really need to react to-it's up there with this movie and _Blazing Saddles_ as the funniest movies of the 1970s).

    • @erinesque1889
      @erinesque1889 11 месяцев назад

      I wish Mel had also had him switch that prosthetic hand like Marty did with his hump 😂

    • @captainnerd6452
      @captainnerd6452 6 месяцев назад

      And the monocle over the eyepatch was classic! Surprised these guys didn't catch it.

  • @annewoodard6803
    @annewoodard6803 Год назад +33

    One of the funniest damn movies ever made. The sheer genius of Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder, Terri Garr, Madeleine Kahn, Gene Hackman, Peter Boyle, Cloris Leachman and Marty Feldman is everything. What a cast. 😁❤️

  • @toodlescae
    @toodlescae Год назад +43

    Yes Marty Feldman's eyes were actually like that due to a medical condition.

    • @Kainlarsen
      @Kainlarsen Год назад +7

      Yeah, it was thyroid trouble.

    • @zimjun7
      @zimjun7 Год назад +5

      @@Kainlarsen Over active thyroid, Graves Disease.

    • @cyrilmauras4247
      @cyrilmauras4247 3 месяца назад

      He turned his condition into a successful comedy career.

  • @sykheincosmonaughty5628
    @sykheincosmonaughty5628 Год назад +30

    "Asking the difference between reflexive and voluntary nerve impulses? Thats the stupidest question Ive ever heard..."
    5 minutes later, "Is Transylvania even a real place?"

    • @cainealexander-mccord2805
      @cainealexander-mccord2805 3 месяца назад +2

      You got there way, way ahead of me. And damn glad you did.

    • @Tony-Plinkett
      @Tony-Plinkett 2 месяца назад +3

      I guarantee that if you asked these two before the movie started, about explaining the difference between the two, you would probably get a blank stare... 😳

    • @user-zx9jq4pv1w
      @user-zx9jq4pv1w 11 дней назад

      Eh, I'm sure more Americans heard the name far more in films like Frankenstein and Dracula than in a geography class. It wouldn't surprise me if someone thought it was made up like Wakanda in the comics. However, for a presumably college level medical/biology class it was a lame question. Unless, the student was Charles Dexter Ward. He might wonder why make the distinction.

  • @masterskrain2630
    @masterskrain2630 Год назад +20

    The Blind hermit was played by Gene Hackman, and he improvised his last line about making Espresso, which broke up the crew so badly that the scene had to be cut that short before the sound of their laughing could be recorded, and he could only do it once.

  • @kenpaden
    @kenpaden Год назад +76

    Great reaction guys, keep in mind in 1974, many of us had grown up watching the gothic horror films that were popular in the 30s and 40s, they were very scary and well done, so just seeing those characters in a comedic genre was different and funny to us. I would put " The Exorcist" and " The Shining" on my list of scary movies to watch for this month.

    • @camandzay
      @camandzay  Год назад +15

      One of your suggestions is happening and will be out next week! ;)

    • @kenpaden
      @kenpaden Год назад +6

      @@camandzay YAY!!!! thanks, better buckle up, both are scary!

    • @johnmoreland6089
      @johnmoreland6089 Год назад +7

      @@camandzay If you haven’t watched The Exorcist yet, when (if) you do I highly recommend the Director’s Cut or “The Version You’ve Never Seen” rather than the Theatrical release. But either way, an absolutely incredibly crafted film with fantastic performances.

  • @iKvetch558
    @iKvetch558 Год назад +40

    It is great that you guys are reacting to this one. A couple of things you should know about this one...first, it was Gene Wilder's script, his ideas and mostly his writing...he asked Mel Brooks to direct it for him, but set the condition that Mel was NOT allowed to play any role in it as an actor. Mel agreed, but he did make sure to get himself into the movie by voice acting a couple of sound effects...that was him that made that cat sound during the darts game that you commented on. The other thing to know is that the equipment in Frankenstein's laboratory is the same stuff that was used in the original 1935 Bride of Frankenstein movie...the electrician that had worked on the film had saved it all.
    Sorry if anyone already told you these things. LOL ✌✌
    I was wondering if you guys had noticed that the police inspector with the wooden arm...was wearing his monocle on his eyepatch...you did not comment on it, but you just may have left that part out of the final edit. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @billr686
    @billr686 Год назад +33

    You need to do the granddaddy of horror comedy films, ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEETS FRANKENSTEIN. it’s still the standard of spoof horror films.

    • @johnw8578
      @johnw8578 11 месяцев назад +1

      Yes please!

  • @bwilliams463
    @bwilliams463 Год назад +16

    The blind man scene with Gene Hackman is one of my favorite parts of the film; I love the Monster gazing happily at his own blazing thumb, then "OWOOOW!!!

  • @anneraasch3016
    @anneraasch3016 Год назад +19

    There is a great crossover where Peter Boyle (the monster) reprises his roll on an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond (called Candy) to hand out Halloween candy. It's hillarious

    • @tiffanytosh1569
      @tiffanytosh1569 Год назад +6

      One of my favorite episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond!

    • @Eowyn187
      @Eowyn187 Год назад +2

      Thank you!! Finally someone mentions Peter. What I came looking for. Also, Madeline Kahn. Omg she was so great. An expression was all she needed.

    • @waynesmith5442
      @waynesmith5442 9 месяцев назад

      It is...when he made his entrance, it brought the house down

    • @jtoland2333
      @jtoland2333 8 месяцев назад

      They should react to that episode!

  • @Henngist
    @Henngist Год назад +9

    Another good film for Halloween is "Arsenic and Old Lace" with Cary Grant, Peter Lorre. Adapted from a Broadway play of the same name. One actor in the play was Boris Karloff, who was not available for the film, and was replaced by Raymond Massey. But in the play and the movie, someone periodically would say "Look at him! He looks like Boris Karloff!"

  • @davidcopple8071
    @davidcopple8071 9 месяцев назад +12

    The reason the horses react every time Frau Blüchers name is used is because it means Glue in German. Traditionally glue was predominantly made from horses hides,hooves, and cartilage.

  • @johnmoreland6089
    @johnmoreland6089 Год назад +32

    Very fun reaction guys! This movie was less a retelling of the novel Frankenstein than a specific spoof of the 1931 film Frankenstein with some Bride of Frankenstein references thrown in, hence the b&w and old fashioned 1930’s type transitions. It implies that Wilder is the grandson of the doctor from the 1931 film and that those events had indeed happened, including the earlier monster, hence Frau Blucher knowing what to expect this time around.
    Keep the reactions coming!

    • @camandzay
      @camandzay  Год назад +5

      Thank you for clarifying!

    • @accam6734
      @accam6734 Год назад +9

      The dart game is a spoof of a scene from Son of Frankenstein.

    • @johnmoreland6089
      @johnmoreland6089 Год назад +4

      @@accam6734 You’re right. I forgot that was Son and not Bride.

    • @accam6734
      @accam6734 Год назад +6

      @@johnmoreland6089 I remember Basil Rathbone uncharacteristically overacting. 😀

    • @wackyvorlon
      @wackyvorlon Год назад +3

      I have a headcanon that the student who asks all the questions at the beginning is a young Herbert West. If the movie takes place about 1910 the timing even works.

  • @cyrilmauras4247
    @cyrilmauras4247 3 месяца назад +3

    Fun Fact: all the electrical equipment in this Frankenstein's lab was actually used in the original 1930s film Frankenstein.

  • @2715bunky
    @2715bunky Год назад +16

    I was 11 when this movie came out and was the 1st movie I ever watched at an indoor theater. I got all of the jokes and LMFAO!

  • @ac7ivesleeper610
    @ac7ivesleeper610 Год назад +7

    Oh and I just wanted to let you both know, good luck we're all counting on you.

  • @jamesscanlan6240
    @jamesscanlan6240 Год назад +12

    For me, the funniest scene is the monster singing Puttin On the Ritz. Oddly enough Mel Brooks felt it was going too far and Gene Wilder had to fight to keep it in. Great recreation of the first Frankenstein movies, both in content and style. My favorite Mel Brooks film, perhaps because of his collaboration with Gene Wilder.

    • @HuntingViolets
      @HuntingViolets Год назад +1

      Wilder and Brooks had something together that they didn’t have apart, somehow (not a dis on either).

  • @wackyvorlon
    @wackyvorlon Год назад +13

    This follows the story of Frankenstein movies, the book is different. The book actually opens in the Arctic. I highly recommend reading it, it’s really good.

    • @DelGuy03
      @DelGuy03 Год назад +3

      Yes, the book is very different. Most of our Frankenstein "mythology" comes from the movies. In the book it's not even clear where the material for the creature comes from; there's no collection of body parts, just vague references to "the dissecting-room and the slaughterhouse" over a period of years, and electricity plays no part.

  • @tedmaloof234
    @tedmaloof234 Год назад +16

    You might want to try these older movies: Rosemary's Baby, Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte, The Body Snatchers , The Omen.
    And you can't go wrong with the original Frankenstein, Mummy, Werewolf, Invisible Man.

  • @billparrish4385
    @billparrish4385 Год назад +5

    I was a freshman in high school when this came out, and had a tremendous crush on Terri Garr already from her appearance a few years earlier on _Star Trek (S2 E26, Assignment: Earth),_ plus many sitcoms and other TV shows during that period. Having the lady herself respond to "What knockers!" with a smiling "Thank you, Doctor" was just one of those happy moments for a young fellow of that age. Her reacting to the idea of a monster with an 'enormous schwanzstucker' with a 'woof'? Well, it just don't get any better than that.... lol

    • @dedcowbowee
      @dedcowbowee 2 месяца назад

      Yeah, she had stolen my heart on "Assignment Earth" as well!

  • @wesbeuning1733
    @wesbeuning1733 Год назад +7

    This movies actually interesting besides hilarious as it is the only Frankenstein movie where Frankenstein doesn't abandon and shun his creation, and in fact comes to emotionally support him and ultimately make sacrifices for the creation, ending with the creation getting in a healthy relationship (comparatively) and living a relatively normal life. The opposite of what the cannon Dr Frankensteins did and caused.

  • @BrianSherman-TheTVGod
    @BrianSherman-TheTVGod Год назад +11

    I was 6 or 7 when this came out and I was obsessed with it. This is the first movie I remember going to see multiple times in the theater. Really glad you guys liked it. And yes, as others have said PG-13 wasn’t a thing yet.

  • @Blue-qr7qe
    @Blue-qr7qe Год назад +12

    Puttin' on the Ritz is insane!
    "What hump?"

  • @Barb5001
    @Barb5001 Год назад +5

    BTW, all the props for the laboratory from the original Frankenstein movie were still available... stored in a warehouse and were used again in this movie

  • @elizabitty213
    @elizabitty213 Год назад +6

    “Abby Normal” 😂

  • @jamesm654
    @jamesm654 Год назад +4

    The old man he hit in the nuts is in Blazing Saddles too. The preacher

  • @timroebuck3458
    @timroebuck3458 Год назад +3

    Transylvania is in Romania. You can't really get there by train from New York City. That Frau Blucher gag never gets old.

  • @billolsen4360
    @billolsen4360 Год назад +4

    In one of the Frankenstein movies in the 1930s there was a policeman or military officer with a prosthetic arm, this just took it a little further. You guys might like Psycho from 1960 since this is October.

  • @SM-BSW
    @SM-BSW Год назад +3

    Apparently Gene Wilder fought tooth and nail with Mel Brooks to keep the "putting on the Ritz" scene. After an hour of arguing, Mel said "fine, we'll keep it in". Gene was confused about the about face, and Mel explained that since Gene was willing to fight for it, he agreed to keep the scene in.
    Also, the scene when Elizabeth arrives, Gene Wilder couldn't keep a straight face because of Marty Feldman's antics. In the shot they used, you can see Gene break character slightly when he said "stop that." But it was the best shot they had.

  • @sallycriss353
    @sallycriss353 Год назад +9

    Watching this movie, and Rocky Horror Picture Show, was right of passage with my kids when they hit 13. Watching them appreciate the same humor and strangeness made my mother's heart happy. 😁😁😁
    If you are looking for horror adjacent movies that are hilarious I highly recommend What We Do In The Shadows and Shaun Of The Dead. Zampires or zombies. Pick your poison.

  • @Scsibut
    @Scsibut Год назад +12

    Great reaction is always guys. I highly suggest the next Mel Brooks film to be the 1967 production of The Producers. It's really good and very funny

  • @kvoltti
    @kvoltti Год назад +4

    the joke with the horses and Frau Blucher is that Blucher is the German word for glue which was made from horses.

  • @dennisswainston411
    @dennisswainston411 Год назад +5

    Gene Hackman was the blind hermit.

  • @charlieeckert4321
    @charlieeckert4321 Год назад +4

    Gene Hackman (The Blind Man) improvised the line, "I was going to make espresso" and broke up the entire cast and crew, which is why they cut away so fast.

  • @stevensprunger3422
    @stevensprunger3422 Год назад +5

    I don’t know if you guys realize all those actors or icons of comedy and dramatic acting they’re not just a second hand actors

  • @PerfectHandProductions
    @PerfectHandProductions Год назад +4

    That blind man sequence gets me every time.

  • @EPShockley
    @EPShockley Год назад +5

    Just began watching your reaction, & as with all who react to this fun flick, I always say that you really should have watched the three Universal Frankenstein flicks in which Karloff played the Monster! Now that you’ve seen this, perhaps you should visit the classics that inspired it? (“Frankenstein”, “Bride of Frankenstein”, & “Son of Frankenstein”.)
    Also… The old man who got kneed in the junk was also in, “Blazing Saddles”, as the Preacher.
    (Yes, Marty “Igor” Feldman’s eyes were really like that. )

  • @cosesu8929
    @cosesu8929 Год назад +3

    A roll in the hay is an euphemism for sex. That's why Frankenstein had that expression

  • @phila3884
    @phila3884 Год назад +2

    I saw this in the theater when I was 12. I thought is was the funniest thing I would ever see. There were a couple jokes you might have missed, but you got most of them.

  • @waynesmith5442
    @waynesmith5442 9 месяцев назад +1

    One of the bits that doesn't get noticed is, when they push the coffin out of the grave, they are under the coffin .
    The guy that plays the monster is Peter Boyle, the dad in Everybody Loves Raymond.
    The lab equipment is the original props from the 1930s Boris Karlodf movie, as is his dialogue "give my creation life".

  • @stevemattfis
    @stevemattfis Год назад +5

    Oh if you want a spoof film that will drop your jaws you'll want to put Young Doctors In Love on your list. It's from 1982 and even knowing all the spoof movies before it, this one still stunned the audiences.

    • @terryv2006
      @terryv2006 Год назад +1

      Thought I was the only one that remembered that movie. An early Michael Richards!

  • @foxchasejrt1
    @foxchasejrt1 Год назад +5

    This movie is so fun especially if you're familiar with the 1930's version's story line.
    I enjoy your reactions so much, you had me laughing so hard!❤❤❤

  • @Jsspres
    @Jsspres Год назад +7

    Two other Mel Brooks Halloween appropriate movies are Dracula Dead and Loving it (with Leslie Neilson) and High Anxiety. (With Cloris Leachman and Madeline Kahn) Also,Gene Wilder and Marty Feldman are in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Younger Brother.

    • @ronbock8291
      @ronbock8291 Год назад

      Before watching High Anxiety, you should probably get some Hitchcock films under your belt. At least Psycho, The Birds, Vertigo, North by Northwest and the 1954 version of The Man Who Knew Too Much.

  • @Fast_Eddy_Magic
    @Fast_Eddy_Magic Год назад +2

    The old guy experimented on in the classroom at the beginning, is the same actor who played the preacher in "Blazing Saddles".

  • @omega311888
    @omega311888 8 месяцев назад +2

    Cloris Leachman played Frau Blücher. blücher in german, means glue. and back then, horses were used to make glue. So that’s why every time her name is mentioned, the horses got nervous. 😊

    • @Tony-Plinkett
      @Tony-Plinkett 2 месяца назад

      Actually that not true... Look it up

  • @jasongoestohell
    @jasongoestohell Год назад +18

    Loved your reaction you guys! Since it is October, you should also react to Mel Brooks' other classic monster parody DRACULA: DEAD AND LOVING IT (1995) which both have Leslie Nielsen and Mel Brooks in it! And when spooky season is over, you can also check out the other Mel Brooks' parodies HIGH ANXIETY (1978) and HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART I (1981). Also check out TOP SECRET! (1984) which was made by the same guys who made AIRPLANE! and THE NAKED GUN. 😊

    • @MsAppassionata
      @MsAppassionata Год назад

      Don’t forget Brooks’ film “The Producers”, which I believe was his first comedy film. It’s a classic which also stars Wilder and Zero Mostel. I think it’s hilarious. A successful play version was done on Broadway a number of years ago.

    • @matthewgrand4791
      @matthewgrand4791 Год назад

      Yes. Top Secret for sure. Silly as anything, but WAY funny!

    • @garyglaser4998
      @garyglaser4998 Год назад +1

      High Anxiety is a total waste of time if the viewer isn't familiar with Hitchcock movies.

    • @personman1148
      @personman1148 Год назад

      I wasn't at the time and I loved it need to watch it again

  • @chrispittman8854
    @chrispittman8854 Год назад +1

    "MY NAME... IS... FRANKENSTEIN!" "We're mad scientists. We're monsters, buddy. We've gotta own it. Make a stand"

  • @brandonflorida1092
    @brandonflorida1092 Год назад +5

    "Young Frankenstein" is the type of material that will bring me back to your channel. I find reactions by anyone to most recent TV to be utterly forgettable because I find most recent TV to be forgettable, but the greatest movies and even sometimes TV shows from the past (like "Band of Brothers") will bring me back, because you two are great reactors. The main reason why I do or do not subscribe to channels is not whether I like the channel owner(s). The main factor is usually the material they react to or talk about and "Young Frankenstein" is a very good choice.

  • @Whitebrowpriest
    @Whitebrowpriest 11 месяцев назад +1

    The actor who played the blind man (29:44) is Gene Hackman, who also played Lex Luthor in the 1978 "Superman" movie, and also reprised the role in the 1980 sequel, Superman II.

  • @marcbloom7462
    @marcbloom7462 Год назад +2

    The old guy in the classroom scene (Nice Hopping) was the minister in Blazing Saddles too. Peter Boyle was so good as the creature! You might have seen him as the father on the sitcom Everybody loves Raymond.

  • @BigJohnLXV
    @BigJohnLXV Год назад +1

    this movie is obviously a ''sequel'' to the original story. remember, his grandfather was already notorious, and his book was actually called, ''how I did it''

  • @rendalconstantineau1680
    @rendalconstantineau1680 Год назад +2

    During filming, Marty Feldman(the guy who played Igor), kept changing which side the hump was on to see if members of the cast would notice, and they decided to go ahead and use it in the movie. And yes, those were his real eyes. Look up Marty Feldman sometime, very funny man.

  • @blockerby
    @blockerby Год назад +3

    Transylvania is a historical region in central Romania. It is where the Dracula stories come from due to Vlad the Impaler. The original castle is still there.

  • @corvus1374
    @corvus1374 Год назад +2

    Marty Feldman (Igor) was a comedian at the time. His eyes were real. He had a medical condition. He did not have a hump.

  • @EBRoyJr
    @EBRoyJr Год назад +10

    Awesome reaction guys. Love you're laughter on these comedies. Keep them coming. There's one I'd be interested seeing you reaction to. The movie is "The Ghost And The Darkness" with Val Kilmer and Michael Douglas. It's based on a true story.

    • @kenpaden
      @kenpaden Год назад +2

      Great movie!!

    • @foxchasejrt1
      @foxchasejrt1 Год назад +1

      That is an excellent, disturbing movie!
      Perfect for October!

  • @beatmet2355
    @beatmet2355 Год назад +3

    I look at the duo of Brooks movies from 1974 as two different approaches to comedy: subtle vs. over the top.
    Both masterpieces.

  • @MWSin1
    @MWSin1 Год назад +2

    That was, indeed, Marty Feldman's actual eyes. It was caused by a thyroid condition. He could have had surgery to correct it, but it was very much his signature.

  • @larasemerad2605
    @larasemerad2605 Год назад +2

    Love hearing both laughs and responses-Same as I did when I watch a movie for the 1st time. Enjoy show and have a great day.

  • @renee7407
    @renee7407 Год назад +2

    I was about 5 yrs old when my family went to see this. To this day we quote it all the time! Timeless comedy classic! Great reaction guys!

  • @Tipper65
    @Tipper65 11 месяцев назад

    I just started following you guys this month. This is one of my top 20 favorite movies. So glad you watched it!

  • @got2bjosh
    @got2bjosh Год назад +3

    10:32 - 10:46 Yes, Transylvania is real and has existed as an established place since classical antiquity, 1st century BC. The Romans conquered it in 1st century AD and its Latin name means across, beyond, or on the other side of the woods. It is a historical and scenic region in central Romania (Central / Southeastern Europe) noted for its eponymous plateau, Carpathian mountains, Turda salt mine, and of course the national monument, Bran (Dracula's) Castle. 33:46 Frankenstein was always the doctor & The Creature was always called that. The mixup in general cultural awareness of the original text is mystifying.

  • @carolynmaynard3694
    @carolynmaynard3694 Год назад

    This is one of my favorites! Glad you guys enjoyed. I was two when this came out but never saw it until late ‘80’s. What a gem!

  • @laughingfool100
    @laughingfool100 Год назад +1

    Oh, and yes, Transylvania is a real place, or rather region, located in the modern country of Romania. The subtle joke there is that Gene Wilder takes a train to Transylvania, from 5000 miles away, presumable somewhere in the US. You can't take a train from the US to Romania. The other subtle joke is the boy at the train station: Gene Wilder asks, "Pardon me boy, is this the Transylvania Station?" The boy answers "Ya, ya track 29; oh can I give you a shine?" This is a very close paraphrasing of the lyrics of the hit big band song from the 1940s by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, "Chatanooga Choo-Choo."
    Also, the conversation the 2 couples are overheard having on the train, the 1st in English and the 2nd in German, are exactly the same conversation, and are presumably about the mother accidentally catching the son in an act of self-pleasure.

  • @VadersRage
    @VadersRage Год назад +1

    It's awesome that you guys liked this and even caught some of the subtle humor that was rather dated.
    I saw this in the theater with my dad....who never stopped laughing (he NEVER laughed at movies). I only caught some of the humor since I was 8 at the time.
    Great vid, guys.

  • @jyesucevitz
    @jyesucevitz 10 месяцев назад +1

    10:47 "... one of us looks like an idiot." that's good.

  • @epicmage82
    @epicmage82 Год назад +1

    The horses would freak out every time her name is said, because it's German for glue. Which was made out of horse hooves.

  • @timh1237
    @timh1237 Год назад +1

    The monster was Peter Boyle(Everybody loves Raymond) and the blind man was Gene Hackman

  • @Eowyn187
    @Eowyn187 Год назад +2

    Ight. So y'all cracked tf up at Peter Boyle scenes. 28:00 - 30:30. I freaking love him. You can find him on Everybody Loves Raymond. Just watch it. Kills it. Every damn scene he's in.

  • @tdgallagher218
    @tdgallagher218 21 день назад +1

    The only reason this movie was made in B&W was simply to match the look and feel of the original 1931 version. Period.

  • @charlesmartinjr3971
    @charlesmartinjr3971 Год назад +3

    "Igor!"
    "Froderick!"
    One of the best exchanges ever put on film. Two words, but insanely funny.

  • @ronbock8291
    @ronbock8291 Год назад +1

    Yeah, this the rare comedy that is both hilarious and coherent. For me, every sequence works simultaneously as absurd humour and plot advancing and character building. It ticks like a cuckoo clock.

  • @richardw4336
    @richardw4336 Год назад +3

    Another great reaction guys. My recommendation for Mel Brooks would be High Anxiety which is a great Hitchcock pastiche.

    • @melenatorr
      @melenatorr Год назад

      I would also, but only if they're pretty familiar with Hitchcock movies, otherwise there may be lots and lots of references they won't be able to catch, and the references in "High Anxiety" are at least half the fun.

  • @dennisswainston411
    @dennisswainston411 Год назад +3

    This movie is a greater tribute IF you had watched the original classic "Frankenstein" with Boris Karloff as the monster first.

  • @parvin46
    @parvin46 Год назад +1

    Gene Hackman as the blind guy is my favorite part

  • @GoldTopSlinger
    @GoldTopSlinger Год назад +1

    Once again we have a fascinating contrast in views of a black and white movie. I was a child of the 70s, a time when most cities had 3 to 4 channels to choose from. 40 years after these classic horror movies came out (Dracula, Frankenstein, Jekyll & Hyde, Invisible Man, etc), we were seeing them on TV, often as midnight movies and always in glorious black and white. It's the way they were designed to be seen, and the best directors treated the shadows and light as an atmospheric character in its own right. Same with the great Film Noir directors. Watch the shadows and light in The Maltese Falcon for a masterclass in the art.
    SO, when you watch a movie that is in black and white, don't think of it as a limitation. B&W created a lot of the surreal atmosphere in these movies. It should be a welcome change of pace to see these films and let yourselves sink into that atmosphere. PS - Thanks for not being like other young reactors who have the absurd idea that any movie older than they themselves are is not worth checking out. Makes me want a "slap" button on my keyboard.

  • @bryanparker2925
    @bryanparker2925 Год назад +1

    Peter Boyle, the monster, is the dad from Everybody Loves Raymond

  • @davidr1050
    @davidr1050 Год назад +1

    The part of the Monster is played by the dad from "Everybody Loves Raymond". ( Peter Boyle )

  • @betsyduane3461
    @betsyduane3461 Год назад +1

    His eyes are real, Marty Feldman was a great English comedian, he suffered from thyroid disease and developed Graves' ophthalmopathy, causing his eyes to protrude and become misaligned.

  • @Whitebrowpriest
    @Whitebrowpriest 11 месяцев назад +1

    9:18 - My mother went to High School with this actress (Madeline Kahn): Martin Van Buren High School in Queens, NY, back in the 1960.

  • @joshuabeene8175
    @joshuabeene8175 Год назад +1

    the reason the horses scream in the movie is at the name Frau Blücher's name because it means 'glue' in German.

  • @selkirk57
    @selkirk57 Год назад +3

    This movie came out when I was in high school. It was a huge hit in our age group. You might enjoy the Young Frankenstein Movie Documentary with Mel Brooks. Half an hour long and here on RUclips. Good reaction!

  • @Zane1962
    @Zane1962 Год назад +2

    Zay...love your tribute to the Red Woman (from GOT)! Or are you just a huge fan of the red M&Ms...lol.

  • @belvagurr403
    @belvagurr403 3 месяца назад +1

    The volunteer was the preacher in Blazing Saddles.

  • @krissiep1317
    @krissiep1317 Год назад

    Loved the reaction. So happy to see those classic comedies.

  • @michaelw6222
    @michaelw6222 2 месяца назад

    Love your reviews. You guys are awesome.

  • @paulkovach9845
    @paulkovach9845 Год назад +3

    Really enjoying your visiting old school movies... recommend you watch Neil Simon's "Murder By Death" with understanding the period but also the star power. Would enjoy watching your reactions!

  • @paleasaghost1
    @paleasaghost1 Год назад

    Loved your reaction! And Marty Feldman's eyes were really like that.

  • @maxwell4322
    @maxwell4322 Год назад +1

    The old man at the start was also from Blazing saddles. He was the preacher

  • @odemusvonkilhausen
    @odemusvonkilhausen Год назад +4

    I was going to say it before Zay did, but he's correct. PG was quite a bit different in the 70's and 80's, than it is now.
    Transylvania is in eastern Europe, around or possibly in Romania. I'm not exactly sure, but I had a little bit more info than yall did. We'll figure this out together.

    • @oliverbrownlow5615
      @oliverbrownlow5615 Год назад +2

      Transylvania has a fairly complicated political history. For most of its existance it was part of Hungary. For about 20 years in the 1800's, it was an independent state. In modern times, as a result of the two World Wars, it has been a part of Romania, so it's correct to say that it's in Romania.

    • @odemusvonkilhausen
      @odemusvonkilhausen Год назад +1

      @@oliverbrownlow5615 Awesome. My knowledge of Transylvania is limited to what I heard in Bram Stoker's Dracula, and possibly a couple other sources that I can't recall. All I know is, words like Romania, Transylvania, Slav, Carpathian, Gypsy, (forgot about Hungary), maybe Turks, etc. are related in some fashion, and I can pull them out of my ass, if need be, and make myself sound smarter than I really am, unless there's someone who actually knows what they're talking about nearby. Then I'm screwed.

  • @RoGueNavy
    @RoGueNavy 6 месяцев назад

    The actor who played the experiment subject at the beginning, Mr. Hightower, also played Reverend Johnson in "Blazing Saddles".

  • @thewalliest3956
    @thewalliest3956 4 месяца назад

    My dad was attending UCLA when this film was made. They filmed the first scene in the English department there because the science department at the time didn’t have any lecture halls. He spent almost the whole day watching the shoot and he said Gene Wilder was almost identical to his personality in the movie. lol

  • @bensweiss
    @bensweiss Год назад +1

    Thanks for watching.
    This movie and Blazing Saddles were homages to earlier Hollywood eras. The circle cut was an old technique and a homage to the older horror movies from the Frankenstein era. I was surprised I had forgotten about the Marx Brother reference, they made comedies from the 20's-50's. I actually thought the public reveal was similar to and even a homage to King Kong (1933). But in 1975 The Rocky Horror Picture Show was referencing sci-fi and horror films from the 30's-50's so perhaps there was a mini tread in those two films. And yeah that sex was non-consensual, marital rape was only partially illegal in two states in 1974. It was played for laughs but it did not age well.
    The only horror film I watched from that era was King Kong.

  • @jamesmarciel5237
    @jamesmarciel5237 Год назад +1

    Awesome reaction! ❤😂. I’ve been waiting for someone to react to this movie. Thank you.
    Interesting side notes, Madeleine Khan played his fiancé not his wife and the blind monk was played by Gene Hackman.

  • @TizioGen82
    @TizioGen82 Год назад +2

    If you want to refresh your memory of the original book, the 1994 "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" by Francis Ford Coppola with Robert de Niro and Kenneth Branagh is worth watching.
    But first you should keep the Mel Brooks vibe with Dracula: Dead and Loving it, a parody of the 1992 "Bram Stoker's Dracula" as well by Francis Ford Coppola with Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder and Gary Oldman

  • @pierrevaillancourt1803
    @pierrevaillancourt1803 Год назад

    You guys are a blast :)

  • @jenfries6417
    @jenfries6417 Год назад +1

    Omg, so cute. Yes, Transylvania is a real place. Nowadays, I think it's part of Romania, which is also a real place. In addition, Marty Feldman's eyes are real, too. He had a condition. He was a famous and brilliant British comic back in the 70s. He ad-libbed so many of his scenes in this movie, and he kept switching the hump from side to side as a prank, and Mel Brooks decided to just keep it.

  • @belindaelisa5618
    @belindaelisa5618 Год назад

    Hello! I just subscribed. I'm a GenXer. At first, I was negative towards reaction videos, but then I realized that it is a great way to see how the younger generations think about movies that are decades old. As time goes on, I think that fewer people will be interested in movies overall, and that only movie historians will put in the effort to analyze whatever movie(s) that they want to research. Gene Wilder and I are birthday buddies, which I call people who were born on June 11th like myself.