Gene Wilder is Incredible in *YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN* (First Time Watching)
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- This is Kacee's first time watching reaction to the movie Young Frankenstein (1974). Respected medical lecturer Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) learns that he has inherited his infamous grandfather's estate in Transylvania. Arriving at the castle, Dr. Frankenstein soon begins to recreate his grandfather's experiments with the help of servants Igor (Marty Feldman), Inga (Teri Garr) and the fearsome Frau Blücher (Cloris Leachman). After he creates his own monster (Peter Boyle), new complications ensue with the arrival of the doctor's fiancée, Elizabeth (Madeline Kahn).
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Like that rape scene?
TBG🦍
I FEEL LIKE KENNY CHESNEY, COME OVER 🐟
The best Frankenstein movie I have seen is the 1985 movie the bride
I highly recommend this movie
It's a great story that does not follow what u may think it's about
The best Frankenstein movie I've seen was the 1985 movie The Bride with sting it
It's a good story something I think u would not expect
in my opinion it go beyond the traditional story of the monster I hope u react to this movie
The laboratory equipment used in the movie is from the original 1931 film Frankenstein. Mel Brooks says that Kenneth Strickfaden, the man who created the props, still had them in his garage. When they found out, Strickfaden dusted them off, plugged them in, and they all worked. “I asked [20th Century] Fox if we could rent them, and give him a decent sum of money,” says Brooks.
Collector Bob Burns might have been involved too.
Strickfadden rented out those machines on many old horror movies besides just Frankenstein. Other movies like "The Invisible Ray", "The Devil Bat" and many others also used Strickfadden's electrical devices.
He also received film credit for the props which he didn't get in the original movie.
Gene Hackman played the blind hermit for free. It was four days of filming for about four minutes of film. "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."
He asked Mel Brooks if he could be in it as he hadn't done much comedy up til that point.
The look on Peter Boyle's face when he was watching his thumb burning is PRICELESS!!!
Gene Hackman was awesome!
The hump thing was Marty Feldman (igor's) idea. He actually swapped shoulders between takes and Mel found it so hilarious they ended up making a direct reference to it in the film (esp when Igor breaks the 4th wall right after Fredrick asks him about it).
Marty started in British comedy, writing with Barry Took for a few shows (notably the sketch ensemble Round the Horne) before he got into comedic acting.
Inspector Kemp was Kenneth Mars, who had already been in a few of Mel's movies at this point (Boris the hangman in Blazing Saddles, Franz Liebken in The Producers), something of a stock player with a range of convincing accents and a wonderful sense of timing. If you remember Malcolm in the Middle, he was the German ranch owner while Francis worked for him in the later seasons.
Mel Brooks enjoyed the joke so much he actually reuses it later on in Robin Hood Men in Tights in reference to Prince John having a mole on his face that keeps moving
@@josheldridge8546 Kenneth Mars is also great in Peter Bogdonavich's _What's Up, Doc?_ as Hugh Simon, the snotty musicologist with an outrageously unplaceable "European" accent. That's a movie more people should react to; the chase sequence essentially is a live-action Loony Tunes cartoon.
@@anthonyflinn3305 you also get the famous "walk this way" joke. and some other nods to his other films. it actually makes me wonder if he intended it to be his last film. there are some great parts in dracula, but Mel doesn't seem to like it.
@@anthonyflinn3305 That's the joke I always wait to see if people notice the first time they see Men In Tights.
Igor absolutely steals this movie, sorry I meant EYEgor!😂😂😂😂
Yes, Marty Feldman was a comedic genius. He even appeared occasionally with Monty Python.
@@kennethcook9406 Really? I only know that he played together with Cleese, Chapman and Idle in "Yellowbeard".
@@tubekulose John Cleese, Graham Chapman, and Eric Idle are pretty much the core of Monty Python, so I stand by my remark.
@@kennethcook9406 Yes of course but you said Feldman and the Pythons worked together several times, which I wasn't aware of.
But they told me it was Igor.
WELL THEY WERE WRONG THEN, WEREN'T THEY?
Gene Wilder said in an interview that the reason he wrote this was because he saw Mary Shelly's version in theaters and wanted to see a version with a happy ending.
Another Gene Wilder movie I like is "Silver Streak." Keep in mind that this is a more serious role. It's basically a thriller/mystery set aboard a train. However, it has a lot of comedic moments, especially when his character pairs up with Richard Pryor. (This was the first of many pairings of Wilder and Pryor, I guess because they melded so well in this movie.)
Excellent suggestion Wilder and Pryor play off of one another very well. Another one they did a great job together in is the 1980 movie "Stir Crazy".
@@randallshuck2976 yeah wilder admitted that they were never close friends, but that they both knew that they worked off of each other very well. it's crazy how silver streak wasn't really supposed to be a buddy movie (i don't think pryor shows up until over half way) but their chemistry was so good that the pair of them are what people think of first for that movie.
@@Lazrael32 I mean, it's the scene that enrages the PC guys so...
I’m glad you liked this. My favorite comedy of all time is the original 1967 *The Producers* which also stars Gene Wilder and is also written and directed by Mel Brooks. It is a classic and highly recommended!
I felt the remake was better. Never been able to sit through the entire original, love watching the remake.
Also Kenneth Mars (Inspector Kemp in Young Frankenstein) has a hilarious role in The Producers, as the Nazi
Yep, Madaline Kahn was in Blazing Saddles. She was a buetifull extremely talented woman. She was always a delight to see in film.
On one stormy night in the summer of 1819 in Switzerland Lord Byron, the poet, who was on the run from the English constabulary for scandalous behavior in England, his groupie and friend shared an evening of frightful story telling. Byron challenged his guests to come up with stories to match his. Mary Shelley wrote Frankestein and Dr Polidori wrote The Vampyre. Gothic Horror was created.
There's a movie about this called "Gothic" with Gabriel Byrne
"What knockers". I use that line at least once a week. Even if there's no door anywhere to be found.
"Oh thank you herr Doctor."
That joke never fails to make me laugh. I guess it speaks to my "inner 13 year old". I love "sexual innuendo" humor!
(and few do it better than Mel Brooks)
@@sharkdentures3247 You've got a thirteen year old in you?
@@jxchamb He was delicious!
@@sharkdentures3247 😂
To me, watching Young Frankenstein without having seen the original 30's trilogy (Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, Son of Frankenstein) is like watching Spaceballs without seeing Star Wars IV: A New Hope first (and some of the other films spoofed in Spaceballs). It's still very funny but it's even better after seeing the 30's films and getting all the references being spoofed.
Exactly! The film is funny enough on its own merits. The word play, slapstick, and general pop-culture "knowledge" of the Frankenstein story can be enough to enjoy it.
BUT- if you've seen that original trilogy, there are SO many references and direct parodies, that make the whole movie that much richer. I had seen Frank' and Bride of Frank' early on. It was only more recently that I finally watched Son of Frank', specifically to understand more of this film. Having done that, it's almost as if, in my mind, the earlier film is a parody of this one, rather than the other way around.
What got me most about Shelley's work is how advanced her concepts were. 200 years later and it's still scientifically relevant.
Very arguably the first science fiction story!
@@Zebred2001 ...and a popular horror story. It was well written, too, and explored serious themes. It wasn't just a simple scary story with paper-thin characters. Then again, though, a first of a genre sort of has to be *more* in order to gain enough popularity in an unfamiliar audience to truly spawn a new genre.
That, then, explains the persisting popularity. If you're essentially the first (no competition) and write a good one (perhaps a masterpiece?), the main idea, as long as it's sufficiently timeless, will persist. Compare it to later masterpieces of the (or any) genre and they simply can not achieve the same status. Hell, they may even be forgotten or never even achieve any real success, because they may be essentially buried by the sheer volume of literature being published.
Fun fact about the Frau Blucher thing. It was a double inside joke. There was a rummer that the horses freaked out because her name mean's glue in German, it doesn't. Then a second rummer spread that no, her name doesn't mean glue but it IS the name of a famous German glue _company._ That is also untrue. Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder spread both rummers as a joke at OUR expense. 😆 Basically there IS no reason the horses freaked out. It was literally just there to make you wonder about it.
The reason was that it is an old movie cliche at a horror movie reveal, that and lighting/thunder. The repetition of the gag is a gag in itself. Thank you, though, for debunking the Glue thing, I remember when it surfaced and then gained traction, and as a German-speaker fought hard against it.
@@TheHomelessDreamer I thought it meant glue for the longest time. My grandfather spoke both German and Low German, but he was sort of shy about speaking it. My dad can understand but can't speak German (long story) so no one ever corrected it until much later when I found out, actually from a youtube comment like my own I believe.
The monster was played by Peter Boyle, who also played in Everybody Loves Raymond, as Raymond's dad. The blind man was Gene Hackman. Frau Blücher was played by Cloris Leachman, who also played Granny in the 1993 film The Beverly Hillbillies.
Cloris also was nominated for an Academy Award for a more serious role in The Last Picture Show. This movie is really based more on Bride of Frankenstein and Son of Frankenstein than the OG Frankenstein movie. If you see those you'll understand the references better. This one is as much of a love letter as it is a spoof.
Her name means glue, they used to make glue from horses.
@@danielfirebaugh7888 really easy to google and see that's not true.
Great reaction you two to this comedy classic....the Gene Hackman cameo (as the old blind man) was hilarious - and he was actually good friends to Gene Wilder & Mel Brooks in real life and after the success of Blazing Saddles, asked to be in the movie. Hackman even ad-libed the 'espresso' line which had the entire cast and crew howling with laughter.
Also the rock band Aerosmith was a huge fan of this movie and even named one of their songs (Walk This Way) after that funny bit in the film.
It seriously helps to have seen at least the first 3 Universal Frankenstein movies if you want to understand all of the jokes in this movie.
Casey has literally been speedrunning the funniest movies of my childhood. Love it when you guys watch stuff that is just plain fun!
Also, fun fact. All the equipment in the laboratory is the original equipment from the Boris Karloff movie.
In addition to Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein, an important source for several scenes is Son of Frankenstein (1939) with Basil Rathbone (Dr. Frankenstein), Boris Karloff (Creature), Bela Lugosi (Ygor), Josephine Hutchinson (Elsa), and Lionel Atwill (Inspector Krogh, with prosthetic arm). Mary Shelley’s novel (1818) has a much richer plot than the old Frankenstein films of 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.
Nice summation. In addition to the first three Universal Frankenstein films, the end bit showing the transference was lifted from the 4th film, GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN.
The looks and expressions on everyone's faces is a big part of the comedy genius of this film.
One of the FUNNIEST movies ever made! An absolute classic!
Ahhh love this movie! Madeline Kahn love her!
It's kind of amazing at how well this movie has held up. It's almost as funny as it was when it was made. In 1974 you would have had a pretty good opportunity of seeing the original 1931 Frankenstein, the 1934 Son of Frankenstein and 1935 Bride of Frankenstein on television. They showed lots of 1930/1940/1950s horror movies late at night.
Young Frankenstein has Easter eggs or callbacks to those movies. The little girl and the well as well as the blind monk come from those horror movies.
"Son of Frankenstein" was released in 1939.
It is a pity that you have not seen the original 1930's FRANKENSTEIN and its first two sequels SON OF FRANKENSTEIN and especially BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN since the humor in this movie is based almost entirely on those movies. And so a lot of it will be lost on you.
But this is typical of almost all Mel Brooks movies. The only two exceptions I can think of requiring no prior knowledge are the two comedies he made about the nazis, THE PRODUCERS and TO BE OR NOT TO BE, And of those two I highly recommend his first THE PRODUCERS. It is hilarious.
Brooks' To Be Or Not To Be is a top ten movie for me-- for all time. An amazing mix of comedy and suspense.
@@corygraves4351 And should also be seen along with the original, directed by Ernst Lubitsch in 1942. Both versions are excellent.
@@corygraves4351 I agree. It is both hilarious and suspenseful. You have good taste. But to my mnd it is not quite as iconic or as much of a must-see as THE PRODUCERS. That movie had my crying when I first saw it back in the '60s, I was laughing so hard.
I can't say the same for TO BE OR NOT TO BE, however. And being a remake of an old Jack Benny film, it is not quite as original, either, But my perspective on it may have been jaded by having already seen the original (which was not that great) when I saw the remake Had I seen the remake first I can see how it might have made my top ten list, too.
As to THE PRODUCERS it is not on my all-time top ten list, either But it is on my top ten list for the 1960s (and very near the top)
@@melenatorr Agreed. I got to see the original on the big screen at the Library of Congress. Amazing experience!
I read that during the shooting of the movie Marty Feldman would switch the hump from one side to the other. Comic actors were so much funnier back then. So many comedic legends from this movie have passed on. Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn ( fiance) , Coris Leachman ( frow Blukar), Marty Feldman ( Igor) and of course the monster, Peter Boyle.
30:00 in the original Frankenstein he did meet a small girl by a pond, and she was throwing flowers into the pond and then he tossed her in, not to be evil, but because he didn't realize she would drown... it was just another example of how he was mis-understood by the townsfolk.
I saw this theatrically in 1975 when I was 8, it became my gateway to both horror movies and Mel Brooks. This is one of the best comedies ever.👍
"Hear No Evil, See No Evil" is a funny one with Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor.
Interesting fact. Peter Boyle was playing the monster who was the father married to Marie in Everybody Loves Raymond. Such a classic movie. Love all of Mel's movies
He also had a great guest appearance on an early episode of 'The X-files' ('Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose'). Boyle's performance elevated a 'pretty good' episode up to being one of the best the series ever aired.
He also dressed up as Frankenstein's Monster for a Halloween episode of "Raymond."
If the annoying student in the classroom sounds familiar it's because in later years he was also the voice of Brainy Smurf. His name is Danny Goldman I think and he also played in another movie called "Get Smart Again".
My favorite comedy film of all time, hands down. It's just perfect ❤ MY GRANDFATHER'S WORK WAS DOO DOO!
PUTTING ON THE RITZ!
PUTTTINN ONN DA RIZZZ
CLEARLY CANADIAN IS THE BEES KNEES
"Stir Crazy" with Gene and Richard Pryor.... Richard was one of the cowriters on Blazing Saddles besides being one of the most popular stand up comedians of the 70's.
Now ya both need to watch the three Karloff Frankenstein flicks, from Universal! (Maybe for Halloween?)
You will both get so much more out of this classic, Brooks directed , sendup!
You might also enjoy the deleted scenes from YF, as the “reading of the will” is definitely featured.
Enjoy!
One of the best things I remember from the yt documentary here on yt about this movie is... Peter Boyle would come by on all of his off days, not a scene for him to shoot all day!but he would come by anyway to see what fun they filmed!
Inga is played by the beautiful and talented Teri Garr. Some of her best work was actually as a guest on David Letterman's show in the 80s and 90s. She knew he was into her and he took advantage of it. She also had big roles in films like Tootsie with Dustin Hoffman, Mr. Mom with Michael Keaton and Close Encounters of the Third Kind with Richard Dreyfuss. She also had a small role in Dumb & Dumber. Unfortunately, Teri was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the early 2000s and has since retired from acting.
She added so much to her roles with her quirky sense of humor but she has been nearly forgotten. She's a treasure and she deserves to be known by this generation. Check out her work!
She also played in an episode of Star Trek the Original Series (Assignment Earth) but so despised that role she hated any reference to it. The episode is good but she's made to play the idiot secretary; not a rewarding role to be sure. Added to the fact that the episode was supposed to be the pilot for an offshoot series that never came about.
Igor's (Marty Feldman) hump moving from one side to the other was his own joke during filming. He kept waiting for someone to notice that he kept swapping it from one side to the other. When it was finally noticed, they decided it was too good to cut so they left it in.
By the way, the word "Blucher" means an ankle length boot in German. The name is taken from a Prussian general. Some folks also think it means "horse" or "glue". but I can't find anything to back that.
Because there IS nothing to back that. Just a false assumption made by a non German speaker that gained too much traction. See other comment in section.
Excellent reaction, you two! I would definitely recommend watching the original 1931 Frankenstein, followed by Bride. Do them with some other horror movies in October and have a theme!
Actually, in the book, Dr. Frankenstein didn't have any assistance when he made the monster. The addition of a hunchback assistant was created for the 1931 film, though the character was called Fritz. "Son of Frankenstein" introduced a character named Ygor (no, I didn't spell it wrong, that's how it was spelled in that movie), but he only CLAIMED to have worked with Dr. Frankenstein.
Mel Brooks has a huge movie list . Including " The Elephant Man " which he produced under a diff name . That one is based on a true story .
*The Elephant Man* (1980) is actually something of a companion piece to *Young Frankenstein,* exploring similar themes in a much more serious way.
This is not only a parody of Frankenstein but Bride of Frankenstein and Son of Frankenstein, the 3 1930's Universal Studios films.
The old man at the beginning hopping off the gurney is the preacher in Blazing Saddles.
This black-and-white parody of the Karloff classic is the most cinematically assured, coherent and (relatively speaking) tasteful of Brooks's films.
This is very different from the usual Mel Brooks movie, because the idea came from Gene Wilder, not from Mel. That allowed Mel to focus on being director, and he does show a lot of skill that could easily go unnoticed.
You got it right.
In the original movie, he throws the girl in a lake. There was a scene cut where they showed her body.
The blind man scene is a spoof direct from "Son of Frankenstein" (the first sequel to the original movie). It wasn't in Wilder's script, but Gene Hackman wanted to be in so bad they added the scene just for him.
The blind man was in 1935's "The Bride of Frankenstein," which was the first sequel to the 1931 film. "Son of Frankenstein" was released in 1939.
While Gene Wilder did not star in it he did have a very pivotal scene in the Bonnie and Clyde movie from 1967. Also any movie with him and Richard Pryor in it is a must-see
Gene Hackman was also in Bonnie and Clyde with Gene Wilder.
I love Marty Feldman's scene stealing work in this movie😅
Have you guys seen See No Evil, Hear No Evil ?
Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor are both brilliant
One of the 25 greatest comedies of all time and Mel's best film. Was a treat to see her reaction to it
@23:27 lol hahahahahahaha
“Quiet, dignity, and grace.” That part made me crack up when I first saw it back in high school.
You were right. In the original 1931 film, the monster does make friends with a little girl and they threw flowers into a river, and when they ran out, the monster threw the little girl in the river and she died. That caused the townspeople to hunt the monster with torches and pitchforks and burn him. But since this was a comedy, they made jokes about it and they only launched her into her bed for her to sleep.
My family still does the "Sed-a-GIVE?!!!" shout every once in a while. 😂😂😂
This is entirely from memory but I think Shelley was summering in (possibly) Switzerland during a particularly cold and rainy season. She and her fellow vacationers were stuck inside for most of their time there and she used that time to write it! Also she was 19 at the time, which is wild.
Haunted Summer and Gothic are both based on that summer. So was Frankenstein Unbound, but that one had sci-fi added.
Gene Wilder and Richard Pryer were great in See No Evil, Hear No Evil.
If you had watched the original Frankenstein first, you would have known about the encounter with the girl and the monk, and the graveyard scene. Bride of Frankenstein would have given you more references. This film is not so much a parody like Blazing Saddles but a love letter. Galaxy Quest follows this idea as well, an homage more than a parody.
Frankenstein's monster was played by Peter Boyle.
Boyle would later play Frank Barone on "Everybody Loves Raymond", & Calloway in "Doctor Dolittle". He also played Wizard on "Taxi Driver"
Gene Wilder movies to watch - Stir Crazy (1980) and See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989).
the guy playing the monster(peter boyle) was the dad on everybody loves raymond.. hes so funny.. gene wilder and richard pryor did some funny movies together
Anthony
Aerosmith's iconic song, "Walk This Way" came from this movie when Igor (Marty Feldman) informed Dr. Frankenstein (Gene) "walk this way". Aerosmith were working on their new album in 1974. They and their producer plus others took a break from recording. They were working a song without a title of the song. They went to nearby movie theater watch this movie. As Marty said his famous line, "walk this way", band thinking that is the name of the song.
So many hilarious references and lines in his movies that often get lost. For instance, when Dr. Frankenstein yells out: "Pardon me, boy? Is this the Transylvania station?", that's from a song that pretty much everyone knew when this came out. 🎵 Pardon me boy, is that the Chattanooga choo choo?🎵 😂
Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder were working on this screenplay during the filming of “Blazing Saddles”. So two of his best films came out just nine months apart.
Absolute classic…….the entire cast was phenomenal ❤❤❤❤❤
Peter Boyle ..as The Creature. (Father in Everybody Loves Raymond) Cloris Leachman as Frau Blucha..Teri Garr as his asst. And even Gene Hackman as blind hermit.. My Fav comedic movie of all time.. A Classic.. thanks for a great reaction!! Oh and Marty Feldman as Igor..
"Frankenstein ", "Bride of Frankenstein ", & "Son of Frankenstein " were inspirations for this movie.
Mary Shelley, Author of Frankenstein, was married to Percy Bysshe Shelley ( famous English poet, and my favorite) and they were fast friends with Lord Byron ( famous English poet). They all went on one of their trips together and decided each was to write a story one night and present it to the others the next day. The idea of reanimation of dead tissue was a new scientific consideration at the time. Mary's story was what became her book Frankenstein.
Fun fact: one of the villagers taunting the creature as he is bound in the cell is an actor named Clement Von Franckenstein
The other Gene Wilder films to watch are apparently The Producers (1968) which was later turned into a successful musical, Start the Revolution Without Me (1970) with young Donald Sutherland, and Stir Crazy (1980) and Silver Streak (1976) both with Richard Pryor.
The box taken from the skeleton is the Will.. A deleted scene includes a phonograph recording instructing that Castle Frankenstein goes to the grandson.
"From five times before": the Frankenstein movie sequels.
In the first Frankenstein film, the monster throws the girl in the lake and she drowns. The village sounds the alarm when they find her dead body.
Gene Wilder also did a couple of movies with Richard Pryor, and the two played well together.
Gene Wilder & Richard Pryor are hilarious in the movie, "Stir Crazy". Another great Gene Wilder movie is "The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes Smarter Brother". Woody Allen's movie, "Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex But Were Afraid To Ask" is a collection of short stories. Gene Wilder is in one where he falls in love with a sheep.
Another Gene Wilder movie that came out around this time is "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Smarter Brother". It has Feldman (eyes) and Kahn (girlfriend and Song bird Blazing Saddles) in it with him. It doesn't get much screen time but it's great.
I watched this movie after watching the Black and White Universal Studios Frankenstein movies first and I can tell you watching Young Frankenstein with the context of those older movies adds so much to it. In both the comedy and the effort put in to recreate the look and feel of those older films. You can really tell that Mel Brooks is a fan.
Mary Shelley was only 19 when she wrote Frankenstein.
Marty would charge the hump when the film crew didn't expect it, what a genius 😅
A great, funny Gene Wilder movie is The Woman In Red (1984). It features his first wife (who passed way to early), the hilarious SNL Gilda Radnor.
She was the love of his life.
And Kelly LeBrock is simply stunning in it.
Apparently Mel Brooks had nightmares about the original Frankenstein's Monster, especially the bolts. He would wake up, screaming, "The bolts! the bolts!" So when he made this film: no bolts. But there is a zipper in his neck. Madeline Kahn even uses it as a pet name: "My little zipper-neck." One of those little details. So glad you noticed it!
Thanks for this reaction. You should watch the 1967 version of the movie "The Producers" directed by Mel Brooks and starring Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel. That was the movie that introduced Gene Wilder and made him a star. It featured the hysteric traits that you liked so much in him in this movie, "Young Frankenstein".
Also Kenneth Mars as the Nazi screenwriter
Great reaction you guys! Thanks!
As for Gene Wilder movies, may I suggest Silver Streak or See No Evil Hear No Evil and Stir Crazy (these are his collaborations with Richard Pryor) and Woman in Red.
I think these are his funniest roles. Can't wait to see your next reactions! 👍
Yes; Madeline Kahn played Lily von Schtupp in Blazing Saddles. She was in other Mel Brooks' movies. In the original Frankenstein, there is a scene where the Monster comes upon a little girl throwing flower petals in a lake. When there are no more petals to throw, Frankenstein grabs the little girl and throws her in. Boris Karloff (who played the Monster) did not want to do that scene.
Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in "Hear no evil, see no evil". You'll love it
A lot of the electrical equipment they used in this movie, was used in the original "FRANKENSTEIN" movie, in the 30s.
When Dad would teach the local paramedics/EMTs/EMS', he did the little spiel in the beginning when Frankenstein is teaching. Including the scalpel scene.
Oh man I was waiting to see if y'all guessed who the blind guy was😮
Frankenstein's fiance is Madeline Kahn, comedic legend. Now you guys have to watch CLUE, it has a stellar cast. Also, the monster is actor Peter Boyle who played the dad Everybody Loves Raymond.
At around 4:00 minutes, "Mr. Hilltop" (the volunteer) is also the preacher in Blazing Saddles.
Sorry for multiple posts, but to answer your Wilder films question. His very first film (also a Brooks classic) was "The Producers" (1967)...it made Wilder an immediate star.
The Black and white is so disarming, you're assuming it's going to be boring. But it's absolutely hysterical
Fun Fact: The actor that plays the Inspector with the arm voiced King Triton in the Disney animated Little Mermaid
Guys, your laughter is one of the most hilarious, silly funny and enjoyable out here among the reacting youtubers, keep it up!!!))))
Mary Shelley also kept her late husband, Percy Shelley's heart in her desk drawer.
The original movie "Frankenstein" is pretty cool (and seeing Karloff in the monster makeup for the first time is chilling), but "Bride of Frankenstein" is absolutely wild. The cinematography and tone have a lot in common with "Young Frankenstein," and it's the source of the "blind hermit" scene.
A train ride. From New York City to Transylvania. Right. Music and a cigar. Doesn't get any better than that.
The funniest Gene Wilder movie is called “the Silver streak” also he’s teamed up with Richard Pryor. it’s a must see
Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor teamed up in several films. One of my favorites is: "Another You."
This parody is packed with tons of references to the old Universal monster movies. Without seeing those, many of the jokes and sight gags in this flick will be missed.
That male-titled release was also a serial, or a "Penny Dreadful". It was published a chapter at a time, weekly I believe. It wasn't until a couple of years later that it was published in book form. I have both versions.
Now that you mention it, there wasn't any character named Igor, or EYE-gor for that matter in the book. The character was added to the third and fourth entries in the Universal movie series to spice up the later sequels. He was played both times by Bela Lugosi-- played quite well in fact.
In the 1931 version of the story his assistant's name was Fritz, and in the book his assistant was another doctor-- hunched back not included.
Yes, Madeline Khan was indeed in Blazing Saddles, as was Liam Dunn who was the preacher in Blazing Saddles and the old man in the demonstration here.