The reason it cuts so quickly after Gene Hackman says he was going to make espresso is because it was an adlib and everyone started laughing
@twylanaythias
Жыл бұрын
Back when they originally conceived this movie, Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder contacted Universal Pictures (who made the 1931 original Frankenstein movie) to see if any of the old props were still around - sadly, Universal had disposed of them shortly after filming. But they put the pair in touch with Ken Strickfaden, who had produced the sets and props for the original movie. As it turned out, he had taken them home after Universal tossed them and still had the majority of them in storage. So, yes - virtually every prop and set piece seen in Young Frankenstein is the *EXACT SAME ONE* as in the 1931 original. What few pieces which were reproduced and/or not featured in the original film were created by the same craftsman who made all the others.
@markdenio4537
10 ай бұрын
Plus it gave Ken Strickfaden screen credit, which he didn’t get from the original films.
@wfly81
Жыл бұрын
Peter Boyle, who played "the monster", was the grandpa in "Everybody Loves Raymond"...and they actually dressed him up as Frankenstein's monster for a Halloween episode. Gene Hackman asked Mel Brooks to be in this movie because he had never been in a comedy and wanted to give it a try. He improvised the line about espresso.
@ArgonTheAware
Жыл бұрын
25:41 Gene Hackman was born only three years before Gene Wilder but since Wilder died in 2016 and Hackman is still alive he is 11 years older now
@logandarklighter
Жыл бұрын
If you notice that they cut away/fade to black pretty quickly after he says "I was gonna make espresso!" It's because that was the exact length of time it took before the entire film crew, including Mel Brooks, completely lost their shit laughing their asses off! They had to use the first take where he ad-libbed the line because every time they tried filming it again SOMEONE would bust up and ruin the take - and usually that someone was Mel Brooks himself! 🤣🤣🤣
@avrilramonalavignefanpage1503
Жыл бұрын
i was just going to say that
@dbstooge
Жыл бұрын
Peter Boyle also played an interesting character in Taxi Driver.
@Tero92
Жыл бұрын
Peter Boyle
@miketaterparker
Жыл бұрын
This movie spoofs not only the original Frankenstein, but also elements of Bride of Frankenstein and Son of Frankenstein.
@herbertragan5849
Жыл бұрын
Gene Hackman as the blind man was a riff on a scene in “Bride of Frankenstein” and Kenneth Mars as Inspector Kemp was spoofing Inspector Krogh in “Son of Frankenstein”
@pwnorbepwned
Жыл бұрын
Amazingly, Krogh is even funnier and more ridiculous than Kemp. xD
@minnesotajones261
Жыл бұрын
Yes, and you should watch them both (that's to Cassie), they're amazing and Bride of Frankenstein is one of the greatest movies of all time.
@lewisner
Жыл бұрын
The blind man scene is in the original novel though of course not comedy.
@laudanum669
Жыл бұрын
@Robert J Just because you might know doesn't mean everyone else does.
@zenonorth1193
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. I've seen this movie countless times and always wondered is there was a point of reference for Kemp. Good to know. Will definitely try to track this down.
@Texastentialist-ls9kz
Жыл бұрын
“What’s Ovaltine?” Looks like it’s going to be crucial that she watches A Christmas Story.
@terencejay8845
Жыл бұрын
I bought some yesterday..
@michaelgatheringdust
Жыл бұрын
"Be sure to drink Ovaltine"
@nunyabeeswax3936
Жыл бұрын
I drink it all the time
@Code9
Жыл бұрын
Hahahaha!
@michaelgatheringdust
Жыл бұрын
@@elessartelcontar9415 I grew up drinking Cocoa Marsh or Bosco. I never was a malt fan and Ovaltine had a malty taste to me.
@davevannatta985
Жыл бұрын
This movie was released the same year as Blazing Saddles. Needless to say,1974 was a very good year for Mel Brooks
@GreenRiver72
Жыл бұрын
...Helped balance out the gank tracks playing on the radio that year.
@davis0730
Жыл бұрын
I hope she watches Blazing Saddles next
@LucSchots
Жыл бұрын
@@davis0730 Second that!
@shawnmiller4781
Жыл бұрын
Gene Wilder only agreed to do Blazing Saddles if Mel would do Young Frankenstein…..or the other way around
@shawnmiller4781
Жыл бұрын
You really need to put “The Producers” on the list. Another Gene Wilder Mel Brooks collaboration. Arguably Mel’a best film
@descendantoffools9767
Жыл бұрын
Mel said the cast and crew had so much fun on set, that people would show up even if they didn't have any scenes that day just to hang out and have fun.
@accam6734
Жыл бұрын
It's great that you're watching this comedy classic immediately after watching the original horror classic. I hope you enjoy it - Mel Brooks has said that it's his best film.
@coyotefever105
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I saw that, I think Mel has been on record saying this is his “finest film” as in how well and professionally it is made, he’s said it’s not the funniest in his opinion
@davidberry4256
Жыл бұрын
True. There are so many references to the Frankenstein movies, that many jokes would be overlooked.
@ronweber1402
Жыл бұрын
@@davidberry4256 Like when the little girl says what else could we throw in the well... and the monster looks directly at the camera because anyone who watched the original, like Cassie, would be freaking out.
@glennwisniewski9536
Жыл бұрын
It also helps to see the two sequels, Bride of... (explains Madeline Kahn's final hairdo, has the original hermit now parodied by Gene Hackman) and Son of... (has the original wooden arm guy) and also Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (has the original brain-swapping scene).
@Dylan_Platt
Жыл бұрын
@@glennwisniewski9536 oh wow, I've always wondered if the wooden arm was a comedic creation for this movie or a reference to one of the old movies. Thanks!
@logann7942
Жыл бұрын
Dude you get a trophy 🏆 and a gold star ⭐️ for spotting Gene Hackman first time. Well done.
@richardburdon3241
6 ай бұрын
it is impressive since he isn't listed in the credits.
@swordmonkey6635
Жыл бұрын
Marty Feldman (Igor) is a legend. A british comedian who got his start on radio and as a writer for TV. He was good friends with John Cleese who talked him into getting in front of the camera. Marty was very self conscious about his appearance and didn't want to, but he was talked into it and the rest is history.
@lbd-po7cl
Жыл бұрын
Marty Feldman was a genius comic. He suffered from Grave’s disease, which caused the protruding and misaligned eyes, but that was also part of his charm as a comedian, and he’d use them to great effect. Much of his silliness in this is ad libbed, such as the shifting hump.
@sword_of_light
Жыл бұрын
He was in the original bookshop sketch, done with John Cleese on the At Last The 1949 Show and on Monthy Python's Contractual Obligation Album.
@Scottie_S
Жыл бұрын
I'm old enough to remember all the wonderful radio we used to listen to. Did you listen to "I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again"? The greats of British comedy on display! The mixture of Monty Python, The Goodies, The Goons, and a cast of extras!
@robertworrell6287
Жыл бұрын
He was also on the Dean Martin Show A lot. All on KZitem.
@sword_of_light
Жыл бұрын
@@Scottie_S - we rarely got British radio in the States. I remember PBS Radio broadcasting the original Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio show, but honestly, that's the only one I can think of.
@involunteer
Жыл бұрын
"Quiet dignity and grace" is a catchphrase in my house. Love this movie!
@jaredpeterson380
5 ай бұрын
In my house, it was, "could be worse, could be raining."
@ciphernine7824
Жыл бұрын
They used the same lab equipment that was used in the 1931 Frankenstein. Also, Gene Hackman did his scene as "Harold" for free, as he wanted to try his hand at comedy.
@dr.burtgummerfan439
Жыл бұрын
And his line "I was going to make espresso" was improvised on the spot.
@mitchmercredi
Жыл бұрын
Some movie critics consider this an almost perfect movie
@jeffthompson9622
Жыл бұрын
Congratulations for recognizing Gene Hackman. I'm glad that you enjoyed this.
@beatmet2355
Жыл бұрын
I’ve seen several reactions to this film and she’s only the second one to notice him. Either others weren’t familiar with him, or just didn’t notice.
@richardburdon3241
6 ай бұрын
the first time I saw the movie, I thought it sounded like Gene Hackman's voice, and was convinced it was him, but I couldn't confirm it because he isn't listed in the credits.
@jimc3786
Жыл бұрын
So many people in this movie are legendary stars. . . Madeline Khan, Teri Garr, Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Cloris Leechman, Marty Feldman, Ken Mars and Gene Hackman . . . Truly amazing cast. One of my favorite movies.
@Cadinho93
Жыл бұрын
"What hump?" Fun Fact: Marty Feldman actually moved the hump around in-between takes and waited for someone to notice. Another Fun Fact: the equipment in the laboratory in this movie are the same props from the original Frankenstein film. Also, Willy Wonka might be Gene Wilder's most iconic character, but his performance in "Young Frankenstein" is without a doubt his greatest and I wish more people would think the same.
@TulkasMight
Жыл бұрын
"Damn your eyes!"
@johnjames6980
Жыл бұрын
@@TulkasMight "Too late!"😄😄😄😄
@TulkasMight
Жыл бұрын
Also fun fact, Frau Blucher means "glue" in German.
@DrLipkin
Жыл бұрын
@@TulkasMight Which is why horses freak out at the sound of her name.
@TulkasMight
Жыл бұрын
@@DrLipkin Exactly!
@MadMattInc1
Жыл бұрын
The blind man is from the original story. The Creature learned alphabet, how to speak and so on from watching an old blind man and his children for a few months, the daughter teaching a neighbor girl the alphabet and so on. He then approached the man when the kids were gone, hoping to make a friendship with him first due to being blind. But when the kids showed up, they didn't give him a chance, freaking out and chasing him out of the house and off the property. So they took that and made it much more silly.
@ThomasCorp
Жыл бұрын
Young Frankenstein is for my money the best movie that Mel Brooks has ever made, or at least, my favorite. Just such a beautiful love letter to the Frankenstein films of old. Everyone in the cast is at the top of their game. And the beautiful score by John Morris is up there high on my list of favorite film scores.
@johnjames6980
Жыл бұрын
Totally agree with you!! Saw this movie like 10 times when I was young!
@mjmullady
Жыл бұрын
It’s my hands down number 1 of his
@jeffthompson9622
Жыл бұрын
I agree that Young Frankenstein is his best. I have an unobjective reason for liking Blazing Saddles just as much. It is the last movie I saw in the theater with my dear, departed grandfather.
@hamletksquid2702
Жыл бұрын
For my desert island DVD pick, it would have to be Casablanca, Young Frankenstein, or Blazing Saddles. I suppose it wouldn't really matter which once my batteries ran out.
@ThomasCorp
Жыл бұрын
@@jeffthompson9622 Blazing Saddles does come in at a very close second in terms of Mel Brooks’s filmography. It would be first were it not for Young Frankenstein. I can certainly understand your reason as to why Blazing Saddles is your favorite Mel Brooks film.
@jtudor4524
Жыл бұрын
The screen play writer and director for this classic, Mel Brooks, is a comedic genius. Anne Bancroft who portrayed the sultry Mrs. Robinson, in film 1967's The Graduate, told an interviewer once that people in show business asked her several times what she saw in a short man like Mel Brooks. Her response was " he has made me laugh everyday that we have been married. " Bancroft died in 2005 from cancer. Brooks is still alive at age 96.
@barrymckee4030
Жыл бұрын
This was different than other Mel Brooks movies because Gene Wilder wrote the script. Mel stepped back and directed the film but allowed Wilder to do what he wanted. Always enjoyable. Thanks for showing.
@jsharp3165
Жыл бұрын
It's no coincidence that Gene Wilder is in Brooks' three best films. He tempered Mel's ten-jokes-per-minute instincts.
@Scottie_S
Жыл бұрын
Mel was so on with the funny stuff that it was going to be a problem with much of what he had put himself into. I watched a docco about 30 years ago that was about Mel and his work. His long time wife, Ann Bancroft, said "Sweety, you gotta give the story a part in your movies". The last time I saw Ann in anything was 'G.I. Jane' with Demi Moore. Both Mel and Ann were married from 1964 up until her death in 2005. She was great in her own right.
@TheGoauldApophis
Жыл бұрын
Yeah. It was the deal Gene made in exchange for doing Blazing Saddles.
@Cheepchipsable
Жыл бұрын
Mel Brooks produced the Elephant Man, which is a great movie for her to react to.
@jollyrodgers7272
Жыл бұрын
Not according to Mel Brooks and what he told Creative Screenwriting; it was a nightly collaboration at Gene's bungalow at the Bel Aire Hotel, and they argued over nearly everything, right down to "Puttin' On The Ritz", but Wilder usually got his way.
@mycroft16
Жыл бұрын
Gene will always be one of the greatest comedic actors. Flawless timing. He wrote this one. He tells the story of during the writing getting into a fight with Mel Brooks over a joke line and Mel stopping it after a bit and saying he needed to know Gene would fight for the line and to go ahead and put it in.
@bhikku23
Жыл бұрын
I believe that was about the musical number. Mel said that he knew that if Gene fought for it, it was crucial to the movie, and if he accepted the cut it wasn't important enough and would just clutter it up. Gene fought, the seen stayed, and it really wouldn't be the same without it.
@MattB2603
9 ай бұрын
Yes it was about the musical number. Mel Brooks wanted to see if Gene Wilder would fight for it ,and when he did, Mel knew it would work and be funny.
@mitchellneu
Жыл бұрын
Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles are, in my opinion, Mel Brooks’s two best and funniest movies. They are both absolutely hysterical, there isn’t a comedic moment where I am not laughing every single time I see either one! Also, fun fact, some of the props from this movie were actually used in the original 1931 Frankenstein!
@jamesedwards2483
Жыл бұрын
I'd Have To Put HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART 1 Up There!!
@mitchellneu
Жыл бұрын
@@jamesedwards2483 of course that one too!
@alanholck7995
Жыл бұрын
The Producers (1967 version) & Silent Movie (1976) also deserve a watch.
@donpults948
Жыл бұрын
I love the way that Cassie and her team just gloss over all of the sexual double entendres in this film.
@61Slughi
Жыл бұрын
Some of the jokes seem to be lost on her. One of the big laughs in the film 31:29 only gets a shocked reaction. I don't think she gets comedies.
@carjamlaw753
Жыл бұрын
@@61Slughi Agreed. She's wasting her time. Mel Brooks especially.
@oldrocker74
Жыл бұрын
Add to that, When Fredrick sees Inga in the wagon, she says "Hallo? vould you like a roll in ze hay? It's fun!"
@jedijones
Жыл бұрын
I think she "gets" the jokes, but doesn't want to "look" like she gets them.
@willkomnath2560
Жыл бұрын
She definitely gets them but tries to let them slide by.
@tremorsfan
Жыл бұрын
The joke "Is this the Transylvania station" is a reference to an old song called Chattanooga Choo-Choo.
@chrismoody1342
Жыл бұрын
I watched this movie when it was first released in the theaters as a rainy Saturday afternoon matinee. The crowd in the theater was so into the craziness. One guy in particular had the most boisterous raucous laugh like a possessed mad scientist. He had the whole theater in a uproar. It is perhaps the best crowd in a theater that I’ve even been apart of. It was a perfect way to spend a rainy afternoon, laughing to the point of tears. I’ll never forget that experience.
@mikem1457
9 ай бұрын
We truly do need to see movies in theaters around actual people. It builds community if only for a moment, to discuss in passing and venture forth, thoughts and feelings. You could connect back then. Now we only view in solitude, almost alone.
@RottedPopcornandHorror1966
Жыл бұрын
It was his great grandfather. And Ovaltine is a Chocolate Malt drink mix. Introduced: 1904; 118 years ago made by Nestle. And yes they still make it. Marty Feldman that played Igor was amazing! I'm glad you liked it. Have a great night and take care.xx
@bengilbert7655
Жыл бұрын
Ovaltine shows up again in A Christmas Story, if she ever gets around to watching it.
@weldonwin
Жыл бұрын
I basically go through a jar of Ovaltine a week during the winter
@stephenlackey5852
Жыл бұрын
@@weldonwin Chocolate Malt Ovaltine is my jam😌🙏
@weldonwin
Жыл бұрын
@@stephenlackey5852 In the winter when it gets cold, it's my lifesource. I have to have at least one cup per hour
@centuryrox
Жыл бұрын
I knew that line about Ovaltine was coming up, and I just knew she wouldn't know what it was. It's a shame so many young people are unaware of some of the great products that were a staple in our youth.
@marcus_ohreallyus
Жыл бұрын
There will never be anyone with better comic timing than Gene Wilder
@robkeller1574
Жыл бұрын
Mel Brookes Masterpiece. The bloopers are worth taking a look at. The cast had so much fun working on this movie.
@jackal59
Жыл бұрын
@@justindenney-hall5875 Mel Brooks said that he wasn't expecting Marty Feldman's Groucho Marx -like reading of "I"ll take the one in the turban" and ruined the first take by laughing out loud. The next takes were a disaster because Marty Feldman keeps breaking everyone, especially Gene Wilder. You can still see (and hear) Wilder corpsing in the finished film; I guess that was the best version they had.
@jeffmattes5446
Жыл бұрын
Marty Feldman, Igor, was a comic genius. Unfortunately he died young, during the filming of Yellow Beard. Which also starred Peter Boyle, and Madeline Khan. Yellow beard had an amazing cast: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Peter Cook, Cheech, and Chong. Peter Boyle starred in, what I think was the best X-Files episode, if you pay attention you find out how Molder dies.
@luvsumkahlua7730
11 ай бұрын
Eyegor..! 😢
@awlabrador
Жыл бұрын
I always find it hilarious that Igor suddenly decides to light up a smoke for no really good reason, while everyone else is mesmerized by the creature walking.
@MGower4465
Жыл бұрын
The lab was a no-smoking area too
@thomashenebry8269
Жыл бұрын
He has seen it all, before.
@ThatJohnKillion1970
Жыл бұрын
The fact those candles weren't even lit was a joke I totally missed.
@richardzinns5676
Жыл бұрын
The blind hermit is based on a character from Bride of Frankenstein, and the policeman with the artificial arm comes from Son of Frankenstein. Also, Son of Frankenstein was the movie that featured a hunchback named Igor, played by Bela Lugosi.
@oliverbrownlow5615
Жыл бұрын
That's Ygor!
@richardzinns5676
Жыл бұрын
@@oliverbrownlow5615 Right - sorry.
@m2karateman
Жыл бұрын
The blind hermit role was added specifically for Gene Hackman, because he always wanted to be in a movie that Mel Brooks was making. The last line Gene Hackman said (wait, where are you going? I was going to make espresso) was not in the original script, but he ad libbed it and Mel Brooks felt it was so funny it needed to stay in the final cut.
@sambridgett
Жыл бұрын
29:19 "please make him dance" Me, rubbing my hands: you have NO idea
@richwelling3409
Жыл бұрын
The movie was filmed in black and white to give homage to the original. The lab equipment was also the same equipment used in the original. They dug it out of the old prop storage to use it. You wondered where you've seen his fiance before and also thought the monster looked familiar. The fiance was played by Madeline Kahn, who also played) Lily Von Schrup (the dancer) in "Blazing Saddles." The monster was played by Peter Boyle, who played Ray's father in the sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond." Unlike most Mel Brooks movies, Mel doesn't appear on screen in this movie. However, his voice appears twice: Mel made the wolf howl as they were riding the wagon to the castle and, while playing darts Mel made the cat noise when Frederick missed the board on one of his shots.
@alanholck7995
Жыл бұрын
I have heard that he also was working the mechanism in the opening scene that made Victor pull back the box.
@mgavaghen
Жыл бұрын
Mel Brooks played the little girl's father in the scene immediately before Hackman's.
@ProfVonW
Жыл бұрын
Wasn’t Mel the little girl’s dad?
@danharris5999
Жыл бұрын
It was Gene Wilder who suggested to Mel Brooks that they should film it in black & white. They had to fight the studio executives to get it done, but it was genius on the part of Wilder and Brooks that they persevered.
@Maidiac214
Жыл бұрын
Peter Boyle made Everybody Loves Raymond watchable. He was pure genius.
@RD-vt9uu
Жыл бұрын
You hit the nail on the head with why this is the best Mel Brooks movie - it stayed true to the story with very few out of the box jokes. The other movie of his that relies on the story rather than just parody jokes is his first film, The Producers, which won him an Oscar for screenplay.
@NITE_SHIFTING
Жыл бұрын
I would love to see you react to VANILLA SKY (Tom Cruise / Penelope Cruz) And EYES WIDE SHUT (Tom Cruise / Nicole Kidman)
@TheRealFuckerCarlson
Жыл бұрын
YESSSS!!!!
@PreservedCorpseOfRonaldReagan
Жыл бұрын
Yepper. 👍
@SatanikVersus
Жыл бұрын
Great films.
@1980s_CC
Жыл бұрын
Would be interesting to see if she guesses the endings. Great movies btw.
@kultlikerecordings5466
Жыл бұрын
She did FAR AND AWAY with Tom and Nicole. I think she would like EYES WIDE SHUT. VANILLA SKY too. :)
@keithralston1133
Жыл бұрын
Terri Garr was 21 in this film. Gene Hackman was friends with Wilder and begged to be in the movie. This is absolutely one of my favorites.
@j.kevvideoproductions.6463
Жыл бұрын
Terri was born in 1944 and would have been about 30 in 1974. She played an adult role in one episode on the second season of the original Star Trek series in 1968.
@keithralston1133
Жыл бұрын
@@j.kevvideoproductions.6463 I stand corrected. Thank you
@swiss86
Жыл бұрын
My entire family can quote this movie. It remains one of my all time favourite films. excellent choice.
@ThePoorBoy
Жыл бұрын
Honestly, with all of the switch flipping in the movie, a "color switch" probably would have been a hilarious touch at the right moment in the movie. But as it stands, Young Frankenstein is not only Mel's best film, but it's also unquestionably one of the great comedies. I always love watching it around this time of the year.
@aagold76
Жыл бұрын
Inga- Teri Garr- great in Tootsie- Oscar nomination- Tootsie one of the all time great comedies- Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange.
@scottfarley3644
Жыл бұрын
The joke about the Horses screaming is from the true events of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Napoleon and the Allied Commander Wellington were fighting at Waterloo. Wellington's ally, The Prussians under General Blucher and earlier been defeated at the battle if Ligny. Blucher regrouped his battered Army and in intense haste raced to Waterloo to reinforce Wellington. He pushed is Calvary so hard many horses died from exhaustion on the way. So in Germany, and old Folk Tale saying is "Whenever you say the name Blucher, The horses cry in fright!" BTW Blucher arrived in time and the French were defeated.
@arjaylee
Жыл бұрын
Gotta do Bride of Frankenstein. It has the girlfriend schtick, and the blind man.
@BBFilms88
Жыл бұрын
“That’s a beautiful speech; is that from something?” Yes, this movie
@nintenmetro
Жыл бұрын
I first watched this in high school. My favorite part was Igor breaking the fourth wall to say quiet, dignity, and grace.
@drlong08
Жыл бұрын
Honestly there are sooo many subtle references in this movie you are going to need to view this about 5X or more to catch more of them (not all, that takes years). Glad to watch and I understand if you can't show all the things you noticed. Remember, it could be worse...it could be raining!!
@anthonyvasquezactor
Жыл бұрын
Again, to fully appreciate this spoof, you also need to watch "Bride of Frankenstein" and "Son of Frankenstein". Plus, those and the original movie all just form a fantastic classic horror trilogy.
@Trev359
Жыл бұрын
They are not a trilogy. There were others films in the series.
@gerstelb
Жыл бұрын
@@Trev359 True, but there’s a noticeable drop in quality after the first three, especially since Boris Karloff no longer played the monster.
@anthonyvasquezactor
Жыл бұрын
@@Trev359 So? They all form a trilogy by themselves. Besides, they were the only three to star Boris Karloff as the Monster, so they could be named the Karloff trilogy. Besides, those three were all "A" production films. After "Son", all the subsequent movies you're referring to all went to "B" films.
@herbertragan5849
Жыл бұрын
There’s some stuff from the book too.
@anthonyvasquezactor
Жыл бұрын
@@justindenney-hall5875 I still say the Star Wars trilogy when I refer to the Original trilogy even though there are many other movies in the franchise now.
@SuperGuitarDude7
Жыл бұрын
This, The Producers, and Blazing Saddles are my favorite Mel Brooks movies. High Anxiety was pretty great too. I think after Airplane came out (which was a great movie) everyone tried to make spoof movies where every line had to be funny or spoofing something and they had all these sight gags and things in the background which doesn't always work IMO. Gene Wilder actually came up with the idea for this movie and had written a good part of the beginning and then contacted Mel to do it with him and direct it. The scene with Gene Hackman was spoofing a scene from the second movie, Bride Of Frankenstein.
@michaelgatheringdust
Жыл бұрын
As always a fantastic reaction! So happy you watched the original 1931 first. Young Frankenstein parodies the first four Frankenstein films: Frankenstein (1931), Bride Of Frankenstein (1935), Son Of Frankenstein (1939) and Ghost of Frankenstein (1942). Briefly the original 1931 film is reflected in the overall premise, the use of the original Kenneth Strickfaden lab equipment found in his garage (the equipment, not Kenneth!), and the ALIVE scene. In the original the doctor says "Alive Alive It's ALIVE. In the name of God now I know what it feels like to BE God!" which, along with the girl with the flowers scene, was censored after the original first aired and restored later. Bride of Frankenstein gave us Madeline Kahn's slivery hairdo, her hiss, the blind hermit (Gene Hackman) and the emphasis on the creature's love of music. At the blind hermit's cabin in Bride the monster actually extends his thumb the way they showed it here. Son of Frankenstein introduced Ygor (played by Bela Lugosi) who also played a horn like the one shown, often from atop the castle. It also gave us Inspector Kemp with the wooden arm. In Son Of the inspector was Krough and reveled his arm was torn out by the creature. There was also a dart game between them. In Ghost of Frankenstein Ygor is again present and connived his way into getting a transference of his intellect into the creature's body in a scene very similar to scene in Young Frankenstein where Frederick transfers some of this intellect to the creature. More similarities exist but this is way too long as it is! Nice job!!!
@hillardfoster4130
Жыл бұрын
One of the most memorable dinners I ever had was with Mel Brooks and the cast of Space Balls. They were filming in Yuma, AZ. Bliucker means Glue Maker and that is what the horses are reacting to. Mel Brooks said no one in America got the joke, but it was a huge success in Germany.
@hammerpocket
Жыл бұрын
Blücher does not mean glue maker in German, but apparently Brooks told Cloris Leachman that it does.
@hillardfoster4130
Жыл бұрын
Mel Brooks told me that it means glue maker. That was 1986 in Yuma, AZ while he was shooting Spaceballs.
@K1600-l7f
9 ай бұрын
@@hillardfoster4130 I certainly don’t doubt that Mr. Brooks said that to you, but I think he might’ve just been horsing around.
@jimandaud
7 ай бұрын
Sorr, but if you google that question re: the German meaning of glue, it was a gag on Brooks' part to say that to cloris and reporters. wilder used the name only because it sounded german and he himself got it from reading that name as a correspondent to Einstein.
@brentwebster6164
Жыл бұрын
The pure joy I felt watching you laugh at the horses whinnying and the Puttin’ on the Ritz scene is indescribable. The Gene Hackman scene is a direct parody of a scene from Bride of Frankenstein. Fun fact, some of the laboratory equipment is the very same as those used in the 1931 film. They found that they were still just kicking around in a studio warehouse.
@williamjones6031
Жыл бұрын
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. A monocle over the eye patch 🤣💯
@fellowchucker7224
Жыл бұрын
Truly a classic! The best thing about Gene was his complete deadpan delivery of really goofy stuff. All of his films hold a special place in my heart. As they were much older than me but were some of the first comedies of my childhood. Great pic!
@Shah-of-the-Shinebox
Жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: Igor saying "Walk This Way" was the inspiration behind the famous Aerosmith song. The band's front man Steven Tyler went to see the movie in theaters and wrote the lyrics on the cab ride home and accidently left them in the cab so he wrote them on a the wall of the stairwell in the studio.
@JedHead77
Жыл бұрын
My aunt is a doctor in the Caribbean and one of her favorite patients was Peter Boyle.
@7rays
Жыл бұрын
And John Lennon was Peter Boyle’s best man at his wedding.
@michaelazara740
Жыл бұрын
Mel Brooks used the original Frankenstein equipment + filming in black & white to give it originality & it was very well done, certainly one of Brooks best movies. I'm also impressed you picked out Gene Hackman as the blind man, not everyone notices Hackman in this movie.
@lawrenceallen8096
Жыл бұрын
Try Mel Brooks' "The Elephant Man," another Books black & white film. Few people know he made it. You will NOT believe your eyes, nor that it came from Brooks Studios. AH-MAZING Art! Film students will be watching it 500 years from now.
@tamiw.166
Жыл бұрын
Some of the best movie lines ever, and a dream cast. Gene Hackman's cameo is brilliant! This is my all-time favorite "horror" movie, and Brooks' best (in my opinion).
@rrmenton8016
Жыл бұрын
Nice to see you're getting around to this classic. This movie and blazing saddles are easily mel brooks best. (Though i also have a soft spot for the producers)
@johnsensebe3153
Жыл бұрын
_The Producers_ is amazing up until the actual show, but loses its energy after that, only to regain some momentum at the very end.
@petematthews9346
Жыл бұрын
You should watch “Son of Frankenstein,” also - so many lines come right from that movie. Also, Gene Hackman asked not to be listed in the credits, he was just happy to have a chance to do some comedy. My favorite story about the making of this movie features Hackman. In the scene which ends with Hackman’s improvised line “I was going to make espresso” ends with an immediate fade to black because the crew exploded into laughter during filming
@fallenhero3130
Жыл бұрын
Cassie, you should react to BLAZING SADDLES (1974). In addition to being a comedy classic and arguably Mel Brook's masterpiece, it's also just a fun movie to watch young people's reactions to.
@leefriedman9882
Жыл бұрын
Agreed. Love Young Frankenstein, but Blazing Saddles is his best imho.
@christopherlawley1842
Жыл бұрын
Pretty sue she has already
@fallenhero3130
Жыл бұрын
@@christopherlawley1842 If she has, can you share a link?
@josephhyland8904
Жыл бұрын
Second that. Great movie. Could never be made today.
@kiillabytez
Жыл бұрын
Saw it on release in theaters and have seen it at LEAST 50 times in my life, and it just gets better and better every time you see it. By far, Brooks' best film IMO, and one of my all time favorites, barre none. Glad you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed your reaction to it.
@randallwright1973
Жыл бұрын
This movie was perfect all around, and then Gene Hackman shows up and just gives it that little extra umph! The man, the legend.
@mikejankowski6321
Жыл бұрын
No, flipping the color switch would have been too "Wizard of Oz"-ish. B&W worked so well here, with the framing and cinematography, it is just delicious to watch. And the over-the-top acting was so appropriate. The doctor's speech during the experiment, his transformation regarding his name, the candle jokes...all so good. Your problem here is that you have not seen Blazing Saddles. You would have recognized two of the stars in this from that (and if you are really good, a third). Gene was in it and had the idea for this movie, and started working out the details with Mel at that time. Lots of interesting history in the development. Love to watch your reactions, they are so sweet.
@aagold76
Жыл бұрын
Spaceballs and Men in Tights are some of Mel's lesser works. THIS with The Producers and Blazing Saddles are the top 3.
@phousefilms
Жыл бұрын
The scene of the Monster sitting and his reaction to sending the kid flying makes me laugh so hard.That and his little "that figures..."nod before he freaks out over the blind man lighting his thumb on fire.
@boosuedon
Жыл бұрын
Peter Boyl played the father on the TV show; Everybody Loves Raymond
@rosario508
Жыл бұрын
“MY GRANDFATHER’S WORK WAS DOO DOO!!!!!”
@Idahoguy10157
Жыл бұрын
There’s no substitute for Marty Feldman as Igor
@jamesalexander5623
Жыл бұрын
Many people seem to forget that "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Promethus" was written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley a 19 year old woman in 1816/1817. One of the earliest examples of Horror-Science Fiction!
@dr.burtgummerfan439
Жыл бұрын
My favorite adaptation was the TV movie with Michael Sarazen as the creature.
@michaelbriefs9764
Жыл бұрын
Cassie, this Mel Brookes film most closely parodies the Universal film "Son of Frankenstein", staring Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi and Basil Rathbone. That film is a reeaally good, spooky, action-packed Frankenstein movie! It's a great sequel! You should watch "The Bride of Frankenstein" and "Son of Frankenstein" this Halloween, to get more of the creeps and spooks of these classic films! I would also recommend "The Wolfman", staring Lon Chaney Jr! Another great one!
@newmoon766
Жыл бұрын
You are thinking of the song, "I would walk 500 miles" by The Proclaimers. In the next line he says he'd walk 500 more, and then that he'd be the man who walked a thousand miles to be with her.
@TTM9691
Жыл бұрын
Thought it was so funny that you thought Gene Wilder was decades older than Gene Hackman: they both made their film debuts in the same exact movie: "Bonnie And Clyde" (1967) (GREAT movie, hugely influential. Definitely pop that one on your list! ) Not only that, it was Gene Hackman who had the bigger role, and who became famous first (he immediately got nominated for his performance).
@flarrfan
Жыл бұрын
I don't understand why more reactors don't do Bonnie and Clyde. It really marked the change from Old Hollywood to the groundbreaking eras of film to come, IMO.
@TTM9691
Жыл бұрын
@@flarrfan I feel the same exact way, it's inexplicable. There are lots of movies like that where you can't believe there are no reactions for, but that one pretty much tops the list since it's true crime, gangster, etc etc. (Others I can't believe there aren't reactions for: Sophie's Choice and the 90s version of Cape Fear). But definitely "Bonnie And Clyde" is WAY overdue for a reaction! I'll bet Shan or James Vs Cinema hit it eventually.
@gl2996
Жыл бұрын
Bonnie and Clyde wasn't Gene Hackman's first film. It was his eighth. You're right that they were both in it and that it was Gene Wilder's first. Hackman was nominated for a best supporting actor Academy award for his performance.
@TTM9691
Жыл бұрын
@@gl2996 I stand corrected and will revise my statement: it's the first substantial part Hackman ever had and is the one people became aware of him, like Jack Nicholson in Easy Rider, or Robert De Niro in Bang The Drum Slowly/Mean Streets. Anything else he was in before were small parts. (ala Gene Wilder in Bonnie & Clyde!)
@simonbeaird7436
Жыл бұрын
My favorite comedy movie! The casting, script, direction are all superb! Gene Hackman as the Hermit leaves in tears of laughter every time. So glad Cassie decided to watch this.
@76063co2
Жыл бұрын
Many argue Blazing Saddles, but this is my favorite Mel Brooks movie. Gene Wilder is on FIRE in this movie. Many of the tropes, such as the blind man and inspector with the wooden arm, were parodies from the Frankenstein sequels.
@DTavona
Жыл бұрын
All Mel Brooks movies include the line, "Walk this way." At 7:30, when he asks if it's the Transylvania Railroad, it's an homage to the Glen Miller song, "Chattanooga Choochoo." Give it a listen.
@Rob-eo5ql
Жыл бұрын
When Young Frankenstein came out, Aerosmith were making an album in NYC. They took a break from recording and went out to watch it. They were all high and busted out laughing when Igor did the “walk this way” bit. Steven Tyler was so inspired he wrote their biggest hit Walk This Way.
@jimandaud
7 ай бұрын
And gene wilder stole the walk this way bit from the Three Stooges.
@InjuredRobot.
Жыл бұрын
Blücher does NOT mean glue in German.
@joemadden169
Жыл бұрын
The Gene Hackman scene was a spoof from The Bride of Frankenstein ... they nailed it
@johnclawed
Жыл бұрын
"What's Ovaltine?" That and not recognizing the parody of the "Chattanooga Choo Choo" song ("pardon me boy") is why people watch, but recognizing Gene Hackman was a triumph. When you see "A Christmas Story" you'll get another big dose of Ovaltine. They still make it, so you might find it next to Nestle Quick. Mix it with hot milk and have it with "A Christmas Story!" That sounds like a plan. "You take the blonde and I'll take the one in the turban" was Marty Feldman's impression of Groucho Marx. Watching the Marx Brothers movies will clear that up. Before Mel Brookes started doing parodies he made another great comedy, "The Producers", which also has Gene Wilder and Kenneth Mars (here as the monocled one-armed cop).
@TulkasMight
Жыл бұрын
Can't wait for this! One of my favorite movies of all time. "Nice grouping."🤣
@ajdomer92
Жыл бұрын
I love this movie. Glad you caught Gene Hackman! And great Red October reference, “one ping only please.” You’ve come so far!
@rickfortier8664
Жыл бұрын
What Knockers!
@louismarzullo1190
Жыл бұрын
Ok Cassie, time to jump in with both feet & react to... ROSEMARY'S BABY!!! I think it will fit nicely into the "scary but not too scary" sub-genre you have created! You will love it. Should be a "+ Carly" reaction, imo
@idg4ff
Жыл бұрын
cloris leachman was a treasure, as were the rest of the actors in this film. rip to them all
@MrGpschmidt
Жыл бұрын
So glad you got to this and had fun w/it - IMO this is Brooks' finest hour and his valentine to Universal Horror is perfectly realized. Brooks said when he was a kid he was so traumatized from seeing the original FRANKENSTEIN that he dreamt the monster coming to his Brooklyn home and breaking into his bedroom to strangle him! The lab equipment is all from the original film too (it was in an LA garage of a collector who loaned it all for the film). All the in jokes (i.e. Kenneth Mars' Inspector's wooden arm) are in response to the original horror movies (in GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN Lionel Atwill's character - which Mars' is based on - had his arm ripped off by the monster as a child and had a prosthetic limb which is used here to high hilarity). I originally saw this as a 7 yr old w/my dad at a matinee - the line was a block long! And they had cartoons and a 3 Stooges short (which they used to have pre-show back in the day!) Gene Hackman's cameo is unbilled as he did as a favor to do a comedy (which he had not done until then!) I also recommend one of the first spoofs of horror films the comedy ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN, Cass. Great job! *PS: I'm watching this today which was the late, great Peter Boyle's birthday :D
@WoahLookAtThatFreak
Жыл бұрын
This and Blazzing Saddles would have been better to start out with as an introduction to Mel Brooks films
@coyotefever105
Жыл бұрын
The Producers
@paintedjaguar
Жыл бұрын
I feel I should note that Cassie's comment about older movies "sounding like plays" is not universally true. For instance, the Oscar winning "It Happened One Night" (1934, Clark Gable & Claudette Colbert), which has been called the prototype for modern rom-coms, feels very much like a movie rather than a play on film. Incidentally, that's one which ought to be high on Cassie's must-watch list - it's really fun, and a good romance.
@THOMMGB
Жыл бұрын
Cassie, Now you've got to watch Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein from 1948. It'll be fun-scary for you and Carly. It has held up so well and is a real classic. I'd also encourage you to watch M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense and Signs. Finally, to wrap things up, you and Carly absolutely need to watch Ghost. These three movies were huge when they came out.
@mustang4life
Жыл бұрын
This classic is right up there with the Airplanes & Police Squad as some of the best, if not Top 10 comedy movies of all time, you are in for a treat young Lady! “You take the blonde, I'll take the one in the toibin” 🍻🇺🇸😂🎯🤣🇺🇸🍻
@SnerMerNer
Жыл бұрын
Say nothing, act casual.
@alexistrebexis3195
Жыл бұрын
Shawn of the dead beat young frankenstein?! Ugh! What world do we live in?! SOTD shouldn’t even have been in the same category as YF! SOTD is so overrated. It’s ok.
@matthewgrand4791
Жыл бұрын
Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles were Mel Brooks best two movies to be sure, and back-to-back at that! With Gene Wilder and Madeline Kahn in both, and Gene Hackman making his appearance as the blind man in this one. . . Terri Garr, Marty Feldman, Cloris Leachman. . . What a phenominal cast ;^) Little known fact: The two Genes were actually in Bonnie And Clyde together before making this one. Anyhoo~ Thanks for sharing another great reaction video with us. You bring us SO much joy! And we loved you in the Pitch Perfect movies ;^) Keep up the good work!
@glennwisniewski9536
Жыл бұрын
You mean "With Gene Wilder (not Hackman) and Madeline Kahn in both."
@hkpew
Жыл бұрын
I think you meant to say "Gene Wilder and Madeline Kahn in both" - at least, I don't remember seeing Gene Hackman in Blazing Saddles and Gene Wilder was definitely in it.
@diogenesagogo
Жыл бұрын
I would add The Producers. In fact probably my favourite (by a tiny margin).
@oliverbrownlow5615
Жыл бұрын
Matthew's comment demonstrates the terrible consequences that can result when we mix up our human Genes.
@dicktrickle741
Жыл бұрын
You said Gene Hackman twice? ..."I like Gene Hackman" 😂. (parody of the thug line scene from "Blazing Saddles". " I like rape")
@mariagrenat6147
Жыл бұрын
You’re so young. There are many many Subtle things being said and done that you will not understand or even realize are intended to be comical. The same hoes for the films “ Blazing Saddles” and “ History Of The World Part 1”. This is not your fault of course. All the same, I hope you can enjoy it as much as someone my age would. I’m 70 years old
@gammle-vikingr
Жыл бұрын
Not sure if this has been noted, but Mel Brooks was able to have the original lab equipment from the first Frankenstein in his movie. I really love how kids like you are willing to watch classic movies. Keep it up søtnos.
@nathans3241
Жыл бұрын
You may want to check out Silent Movie, a Mel Brooks film. It takes place in the 70's and it's about a movie Director's comeback with the idea to produce the first silent movie in 50 years however the movie is actually silent with subtitles and sound. It's hilarious. Mel Brooks is in the movie as the Director making a comeback.
@baronvg
Жыл бұрын
I remember watching it the first time as a kid and not being happy that it was in B&W, even though I knew the reason why. But as I’ve gotten older and watched more B&W films, some even choosing it intentionally, it really does just perfectly suit the movie.
@andrewgrossman4982
Жыл бұрын
Please, please watch *The Producers* (1967). It is easily both Mel Brooks’ and Gene Wilder’s best film. Roger Ebert, the legendary film critic believed it was the greatest comedy of all time and a “perfect” film. I agree. Great reaction to this film, by the way. I love that you caught that it’s Gene Hackman in that role.
@purpleslog
Жыл бұрын
While I don’t think it’s a great film, I’d really like to see her reaction to the “Springtime for…” song. The version from the later movie is a better version.
@rcrawford42
Жыл бұрын
What later movie? The only version stars Zero Mostel.
@purpleslog
Жыл бұрын
@@rcrawford42 The movie version of the Broadway musical version of the original movie version. Starred Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane who also starred in the original Broadway version.
@bennyboogenheimer4553
Жыл бұрын
Pardon me boy? Is this the Transylvania Station? Came from this song. kzitem.info/news/bejne/uniH4Ip7ZoqBim0
@jakoporeeno4654
Жыл бұрын
This was a nice surprise, to see you watch this film in particular. My father is a big Mel Brooks fan and this was the first film by Brooks he showed to us.
@odysseus_kopis
Жыл бұрын
Have to suggest Bram Stoker's Dracula, followed by, Mel Brooks' Dracula: Dead and Loving It
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