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Determined to live down his familys reputation, dr. Young frankenstein was made with deep respect for the craft and history of cinema and for the power of a good schwanzstucker joke. Gene wilder as the title character, marty feldman as igor, a young and perky teri garr playing a village frau to the hilt, gene hackman in the scenestealing bit role of a lonely blind man, the great madeline kahn, and cloris leachman. Brooks began his career as a comic and a writer for sid caesar s variety show your show of shows 195054 alongside woody allen, neil simon, and. Young frankenstein anthony goldschmidt graphic design ltd. Director mel brooks comic spoof of the frankenstein thats fronkensteen films is a comedy classic. Mel brooks has 33 books on goodreads with 2742 ratings. Mel brooks young frankenstein, a musical comedy based on the film by mel brooks. Official trailer young frankenstein musical youtube. Mel brooks has adapted his 1974 movie young frankenstein for the stage. Films of the 1970s films of the 1930s titled young frankenstein 1974, which earned brooks and the films star and cowriter, wilder, an academy award nomination for best screenplay. Featuring teri garr, madeline kahn, cloris leachman. Silhouette stages october 2016 production of mel brooks young frankenstein, directed and choreographed by tommy malek, featuring jeremy goldman as dr. Mel brookss most popular book is young frankenstein.
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It is, quite possibly, the funniest movie i have ever seen. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Young frankenstein was more carefully structured than blazing saddles, and its elegant blackandwhite cinematography replicated the look of. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback called igor, a pretty lab assistant. He was married to anne bancroft from 1964 until her death in.
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