Young Frankenstein (1974) | First Time Watching | Movie Reaction

[@frogofbrass382]

You are correct, Peter Boyle played both the Monster in this movie and the father Frank in "Everybody Loves Raymond." For one of the Halloween episodes, Frank dresses up as the monster (with Marie dressed as the Bride of Frankenstein). This is the episode where Frank runs out of candy to give, so gives out the "candies" in the foil wrappers to kids that Raymond was hoping to use later with Debra after the kids went to sleep.

[@Bfdidc]

He was also in a great X-Files episode, Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose.

[@popculturallychallenged]

I'll have to go check that episode out! 😂

[@andyleclerc3600]

You gotta love how Marty Feldman upstaged everyone as Igor

[@popculturallychallenged]

He was great in this! 😀

[@magicbrownie1357]

In my estimation, Mel Brooks' best film and one of the funniest comedies of all time. Classic, timeless jokes and great performances from everyone. I suppose it might not ring so clearly with people who never saw the original 1931 FRANKENSTEIN film.

[@popculturallychallenged]

I haven't seen the original 1931 Frankenstein film but I still enjoyed. -Toni ☺️

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

I would have to agree that this is Mel's best movie, with "Blazing Saddles" second. Surprisingly it follows the original story closer than many other Frankenstein movies. Mel Brooks plays a cameo in most of his movies, but he is not in this one...except as (I kid you not) the voice of the cat that gets hit with the dart.

[@lmiddleman]

Ironic since Gene Wilder wrote the script, and Mel Brooks was reluctant to direct the film at first. Even then, Wilder insisted on the Ritz scene despite Brooks thinking it was too dumb, even for his tastes. Just shows you it’s all a gamble.

[@magicbrownie1357]

@@lmiddleman Everything in life is a gamble. Just getting out of bed in the morning is a gamble. Fortunately, it turns out pretty well every time, save one, the day we die.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

@@lmiddlemanI remember Mel Brooks talking about that scene. He said that he basically wanted to see how hard Gene would fight to keep it in. He fought hard, so they kept it in.

[@susanliltz3875]

My favorite was EYE-GORE!! Marty Feldman!!! He was a character!!! He came up with the idea to move the hump around, see if anyone noticed!!

[@popculturallychallenged]

He was awesome! 😂

[@coldwhite4240]

It was rare for Gene Wilder to be upstaged in a film, but Marty Feldman did it in this! Brilliant film.

[@williamjones6031]

1. Mr. Hilltop/Liam Dunn is the same guy that plays the preacher in Blazing Saddles 2. I first saw this at a drive-in (that's still here BTW) and there was a lunar eclipse over the screen that made it even cooler than it was. 3. The studio wanted this in color but Brooks and Wilder insisted black and white because they wanted the old school tone. 4. This movie is Wilder's baby, and he agreed to do Blazing Saddles only if Brooks would direct and help write this movie. 5. It was almost impossible to get through the "You take the blonde and I'll take the one in the turban" scene. Everyone kept cracking up. You can see Wider trying not to laugh. 6. Igor's hump changing sides was Feldman's running gag on the cast and it was kept in the movie. 7. Marty Feldman's walleyed orbs were the result of both a hyperactive thyroid and a botched operation after a car accident before his 30th birthday, in 1963. 8. FUN FACT: Igor's "Walk this way" was Steven Tyler's inspiration for hit song of the same name. 9. Wilder😇 also insisted that Brooks NOT be seen on film. However, the screeching cat and the wolf are Mel. 10. Light reflecting off of the monster's missing teeth is not a goof. It's on purpose. 11. Monical over an eye patch.🤣 12. "Puttin' on the Ritz" will never be the same again.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks for the info!

[@lisaowen6103]

My favorite movie of Mel Brooks was High Anxiety . However you need to watch Alfred Hickock movies before you can get the jokes in High Anxiety.

[@susanliltz3875]

The reason Madeleine Kahn , the girlfriend looked like that at the end was because in the sequel to the old 1930s Frankenstein it was The Bride Of Frankenstein and that’s how the bride looked in that movie!

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks @susanliltz3875, we will need to watch the other movies. -Toni 🤓

[@Vinterfrid]

Beautifully played by no one else than Elsa Lanchester.

[@BigGator5]

"Dr. Fronkensteen! Are you all right!" "MY NAME! IS! FRANKENSTEIN!" Fun Fact: The copy of the Wall Street Journal seen near the end of the movie is dated THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1974. Music Enthusiast Fact: Aerosmith took a break from a long night of recording to see this film. Steven Tyler wrote the band's hit Walk This Way (1975) the morning after seeing the movie, inspired by Marty Feldman's "Walk This Way" line. What Script Fact: Cloris Leachman improvised the dialogue in which Frau Blücher offers "varm milk" and Ovaltine to Dr. Frankenstein. When Gene Wilder leans in to kiss Madeline Kahn goodnight in her bedroom, her last-second quip "No tongues" was ad-libbed by Kahn. Not A Hack Fact: Gene Hackman ad-libbed The Blind Man's "espresso" line. 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. Giving Props Fact: When Mel Brooks was preparing for this film, he discovered that Ken Strickfaden, who'd made the elaborate electrical machinery for the lab sequences in the Universal Frankenstein films, was still alive and living in the Los Angeles area. Brooks visited Strickfaden, and found that he had stored all the equipment in his garage. Brooks made a deal to rent the equipment, and gave Strickfaden the screen credit he didn't receive for the original films.

[@luvsumkahlua7730]

Then, You Must Acknowledge: Eye-Gor, Yes???

[@popculturallychallenged]

That's awesome that Strickfaden finally got credit! Thanks for the info! -David

[@timroebuck3458]

Fraud Blucher

[@susanliltz3875]

Yes!!! The blind man was Gene Hackman !!! Great job!!!!

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you!

[@0okamino]

Funny little connection there. Peter Boyle was offered the role of Popeye Doyle in _The French Connection,_ but turned it down. That role, of course, eventually went to Gene Hackman (even though the director was, for whatever reason, initially very opposed to casting Hackman). Then we see Hackman here in a minor role with an actor who very well could have taken one of his most noted lead roles. 😄

[@bcccc132]

This movie gets better if you know the original Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein movies.

[@popculturallychallenged]

We'll have to go check those out!

[@arjaylee]

Bride has B the blind man and the girlfriend.

[@bluesdoc737]

Add the third Frankenstein movie, Son of Frankenstein from 1939, many references here from that film.

[@DoctorZebedee]

Yes. For example the scene with the little girl makes a lot more sense if you have seen the 1931 movie.

[@LeviBulger]

Why would they ever actually go and watch those? They didn't even seem to enjoy this movie, which is considered one of the best comedies of all time. It was a very depressing reaction to put it modestly.

[@jeremyfagner6808]

The gag with Igor’s hump switching sides started as a joke. The actor switched it to get a laugh from the other actors. They thought it was funny and loved it enough they decided to keep it in the movie.

[@popculturallychallenged]

That's funny!

[@walteralcaraz5898]

Actor Peter Boyle, who played "The Monster", was also The Father in 'Everybody Loves Raymond'. For one episode, a Halloween one, he dressed up as the creature from this movie. It was an homage to this movie and a meta reference to his role.

[@GaryLBlakeley]

That was a funny episode. Especially when Frank started giving out the "chocolate coins".

[@popculturallychallenged]

I need to go check that episode out!

[@GaryLBlakeley]

@@popculturallychallenged Season 3, Episode 6 Halloween Candy.

[@Mr-gg8ek]

Peter Boyle (the monster) was also the titular character of an X-Files episode entitled ‘Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose’ which TV Guide deemed the best episode of any show ever broadcast on television.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks!

[@FJB965]

Great episode of 'The X Files'. Boyle won an Emmy for his performance.

[@DesScorp]

The monster's boots, with all of the studs on them, are called Hobnail Boots. They used to be pretty common back in the day. Those metal studs were the heads of small nails used to secure the leather to the sole of the boot. You used to be able to take such boots to a cobbler (a shoe repair guy) and have the soles replaced instead of buying a whole new boot.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks for the info!

[@jonrolfson1686]

Liked Young Frankenstein best among the Mel Brooks movies that I have seen, in part because it actually has an ending that wraps up the story. Miss Kahn’s white striped hair at the end was a take on the electrified style that Elsa Lanchester sported as ‘The Bride of Frankenstein’ in 1935.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you @jonrolfson1686, that makes sense. -Toni 😊

[@melenatorr]

@@popculturallychallenged Both the 1931 "Frankenstein" and the 1935 sequel "Bride of Frankenstein" are worth a watch. And so much is taken, inspired and parodied from them that just for context, it's worth it.

[@HuntingViolets]

@@melenatorr _Son of Frankenstein_ too.

[@rcpsammy7186]

You would have had to have seen the original Universal movies with Boris Karloff to truly be able to appreciate this film and the love for those originals that went into this. Absolutely immaculate movie start to finish.

[@popculturallychallenged]

I'd like to go back and check out some of those Universal movies at some point! 😃

[@denisletourneau9750]

Finally ! A Comedy for Poor Toni.

[@popculturallychallenged]

It was a good one too. 😊 - Toni 🥸

[@shallowgal462]

A property master takes care of all the hand props, the set decorator dresses the sets, the art director used to (now the production designer does) create the sets. Reflecting the sexism of the time, the property master was usually just called the prop man, and the woman in charge of costumes, who wasn't always the actual costume designer, was called the wardrobe mistress. The script supervisor, usually called the script girl, was in charge of maintaining continuity (for example, if in one shot, an actor picked up a glass of iced tea and took a few swallows, she made sure in the next shot that the level left in the glass matched where it had last ended).

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks for the info!

[@3DJapan]

Since you asked, a Property Master is in charge of all the props for a film, either buying them or making them, keeping track of them, etc.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks!

[@jeremyfagner6808]

The cat sound when they were throwing darts was a gag. It was not written in the script but Mel Brooks ad-libbed it when they were filming. It was his voice.

[@popculturallychallenged]

That's hilarious!

[@guaddv]

Mel Brooks loved the old Universal Monster movies. Young Frankenstein was a tribute and a satire to those classic films. Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein are definitely worth checking out. Many iconic scenes from the two films are referenced here .

[@popculturallychallenged]

We'd like to check them out at some point!

[@porflepopnecker4376]

One misses at least 90% of the gags and references in this film if not familiar with the original Universal "Frankenstein" films (especially the first three with Boris Karloff) to which this is such a loving homage. It boggles the mind (mine, anyway) that there are people who haven't seen a single classic Universal monster film or don't recognize something as familiar as the Bride of Frankenstein's image which is recreated with Madeleine Kahn later in the film. Please do yourselves a favor and watch some of those Universal classics!

[@popculturallychallenged]

We're hoping to check some of them out at some point! 😀

[@bobbuethe1477]

3:35 Until the late 1970s, it was more common to have the credits at the start of a movie than at the end. A "property master," also called a "prop man," is in charge of supplying all the physical objects (other than costumes and furniture) needed in a movie or play.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks for the info! 😃

[@HuntingViolets]

Till later than that. I see some movies are starting to get back to that too.

[@DaleKingProfile]

Cloris Leachman was at her best at the end of her career in the series Raising Hope which I highly recommend. She was truly a comedic genius.

[@jamesalexander5623]

BLUCHER !!!

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks!

[@rowenatulley852]

Toni will NEVER scare anybody with that BEAUTIFUL face!

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you! 🥰

[@duanetelesha]

Madeline Kahn at the end was made to look like Elsa Lanchester from the original movie Brride of Frankstein.

[@popculturallychallenged]

We need to go back and watch that!

[@MaybeRelative]

“IIIIIIII ain’t got no-body… “ -I-gor Yous guyses are one of the best couples. Many thanks and keep on keeping on.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you!

[@abarton1978]

This should be fun! I used to teach Frankenstein to college sophomores, and this is my favorite version of the book 😂

[@popculturallychallenged]

Oh WOW!! I hope you enjoy. We did. -Toni

[@FJB965]

"Nice hopping". My favorite line of this film.😂

[@stephenkehl7158]

“Wait… I was gonna make espresso!” was adlibbed by Gene Hackman. They had to cut the scene a bit short because the crew kept busting up laughing. “You take the blonde, I’ll take the one in the turban,” said by Groucho- I mean, Marty Feldman. After this line, as Igor is biting Elizabeth’s fur stole, you can see Gene Wilder barely keeping from laughing. Wilder ruined several takes by continuously cracking up- this was as close as they were able to come.

[@popculturallychallenged]

I'll have to look up the bloopers!

[@sabrecatsmiladon7380]

There are videos of Mel and Gene discussing how they made this movie!! worth watching if you like the film. FRAU BLUECHER!

[@popculturallychallenged]

Oh Cool!! Might have to look into it. Thank you. - Toni ☺️

[@seaneendelong8065]

***LOUD PANICKED WHINNYING*** 😹😹😹💃🤪

[@susanliltz3875]

There’s also a video of Mel Brooks talking about this movie, the making of it and the behind the scenes stories.

[@popculturallychallenged]

It looks like they would have had a blast making this! 😂

[@Rudy4099]

In the medical school scene with the test subject and the "clamping" device behind the neck... "I need a clamp like that. I wanna try that." the look on the husband's face... priceless!!! =X-D We ALL need a clamp like that to try that!

[@popculturallychallenged]

Right!!, I need to find one of those.... Do you think I can find on Amazon? 😂 -Toni

[@mazder360]

The reason the horses kept freaking out at Frau Blücher is that's the name of a brand of glue, made from horse hooves

[@popculturallychallenged]

That makes complete sense!! I think David mentioned that but as usual, I don’t pay attention !!! - Toni 😂

[@belvagurr403]

Inga, in YF, is Terri Gar. She was Richard Dreyfus’s wife in Close Encounters.

[@belvagurr403]

It was Marty Feldman’s idea to swap the hunch to different shoulders during the filming. Gene Wilder didn’t know about it.

[@Thylonicus]

First off, Toni, you're absolutely wonderful and don't need make-up to get there. 🙂 Secondly, yes, Herman Munster was based on Frankenstein's Monster; his wife, Lily, was based on the "bride" of Frankenstein's Monster. Grandpa was based on Dracula, and Herman's and Lily's son, Eddie, was based on the Wolfman. Incidentally, there was also "poor, unfortunate Marilyn", who was Eddie's cousin, and who was "plain", which is to say the only "normal"-looking one of the bunch. 😄 One thing that I've always found interesting about _The Munsters_ and _The Addams Family,_ a similarly "weird" family in the days of black-and-white sitcoms, was how family-oriented they were. Herman and Gomez were both absolutely in love with their wives, and the ideas of cheating on them, lying to them, or even "just" dismissing them were anathema. Both shows portrayed the married couple as a team who worked together, which was surprisingly progressive given the era. They were also quite good _people._ Friendly and outgoing, without a bad thing to say about others, generous, kind. Both families were an interesting examination of the adage regarding looks not mattering. For the era, that was quite surprising. _Bewitched,_ _I Dream of Jeannie,_ and even _I Love Lucy_ all reinforced the old tropes of a woman's subservience and obedience, and not just as wives, either. Just a woman's subservience and obedience to men, period. _The Munsters_ and _The Addams Family,_ though, showed families working together; they weren't perfect, but they did care about each other, and about people in general. If you guys ever decide to add sitcoms to the watch list, obviously I heartily recommend _The Munsters_ and _The Addams Family._ 😄

[@Bfdidc]

The Addams are a lot older than usually thought, they first appeared in 1938.

[@Thylonicus]

@@Bfdidc Yes, they were based on cartoons that appeared in _The New Yorker,_ if memory serves. I just didn't think that was particularly relevant to the discussion about old sitcoms. 🙂

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you! 😀

[@theivory1]

We watch this movie at home every Halloween season. We love it. We even named our Hamster Froderick. Rest in Peace Froderick.

[@janabraam7963]

Another one of Mel Brooks masterpieces! His humor is one of a kind. This & Blazing Saddles, are my favorites of all his movies. Original lab equipment from the 1931 movie, Frankenstein, was used. Madeleine Kahn's hair streaks were from the movie Bride of Frankenstein. When the doctor first arrived at the castle, Frau Blucher carried a candelabra around, but none of the candles in it were lit. So many little gags like that help make this priceless. Great reaction!

[@thunderstruck5484]

Could be worse, could be raining” I’ve used that at least a thousand times over the decades at all my miserable jobs ! Thanks

[@popculturallychallenged]

I think I'm going to start using that line too! 😂

[@craigfuller1532]

Two Mel Brooks films that you should see are "The Producers" ( the original not the remake ), and "Robin Hood Men in Tights" .

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks for the suggestions!

[@frogofbrass382]

Gene Wilder and Gene Hackman were friends and tennis partners. Hackman asked Wilder if there was any role he could play in the movie, as Hackman wanted to do a comedy. Hackman improvised the espresso line, which cracked up the entire crew and is the reason the scene immediately fades out after that line.

[@popculturallychallenged]

That's awesome! Thanks!

[@charlesbarnes6912]

"Eye gore" is the unsung hero here😂

[@popculturallychallenged]

He was funny! - Toni 🙂

[@sarahstardust]

I used to watch this every Halloween. I'm with you, Toni - I don't like really scary horror movies either, especially the gory types. But I've always loved halloween, so Young Frankenstein was always a good pick for the spooky feels. And yes, Herman Munster was the father in the Munsters and he was supposed to be a Frankenstein's monster.

[@popculturallychallenged]

I really enjoyed this one. I’m thankful David gave me a funny Halloween movie! - Toni 😁

[@Grandview6613]

Best comedy ever. No argument.

[@joeymac3777]

You were right, David in that the blind man was in fact played by Gene Hackman, and the Monster being Peter Boyle who was Frank in Everybody loves Raymond. Sadly, is he bulk of this stacked cast is no longer with us. Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman (Ignore)...all sadly have died. Interesting fact: Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder were such close friends, that the only argument Wilder said they ever had involved a scene in this movie. The scene n question was when Fredrick and the Monster tap dances to "Puttin' on the Ritz". Wilder said the writing process was he (Wilder) would write all day, and after dinner, Mel Brooks would come over and review the day's writing. When he read that scene, he looked at Gene Wilder and said "You're tap dancing with the Monster to Irving Berlin? It's frivolous." Wilder argued and argued until "I was probably red in the face. I was certainly blue"...Wilder and Brooks argued for about 20 minutes, and out of nowhere, Mel Brooks just calmly and matter-of-factly said "OK." Wilder was really confused by the whole thing and asked Mel "Why did you put me through all that?" Brooks' answer was "Because I wasn't sure it was right for the movie. If you argued for it, I knew it was right."

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks for the info!

[@Ernwaldo]

David, you obviously have the sense of humor to enjoy Mel Brooks, in general, and specifically this film which has been one of my favorite comedies since I saw it in the 70’s at a drive-in on a double feature with a James Bond film. Toni, you have an absolutely beautiful ”natural” face, without makeup, but please always do what makes you happy. Glad you got to enjoy a comedy in October! Great reaction, guys. Thank you for sharing.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you!

[@kevinerose]

26:50 he was the coach in "Hoosiers"

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks!

[@neilpacker30]

They contacted the prop master from the original Frankenstein who had saved a lot of the lab equipment which he gave to Mel Brooks to use in this. It is GeneGackman who is the blind hermit, and Peter Boyle as the creature was the father in EverybodyxLoves Raymond

[@popculturallychallenged]

That is so cool! Thank you for the insight. - Toni 🤓

[@renecasillas1308]

This is a fantastic movie. Mel Brooks is a genius. You guys need to react to "History of the World part I".

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@shallowgal462]

Gene Hackman was the coach in Hoosiers. And Lex Luthor in Superman: The Movie, Superman II, and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.

[@popculturallychallenged]

We'll have to check out Hoosiers someday!

[@honestabe1898]

Other Mel Brooks movies to check out would be: high anxiety, blazing saddles (his spoof on westerns), Spaceballs (his spoof on Star wars). Also Robin Hood Men in tights.

[@raybernal6829]

I love Toni's faces at different points. My daughters enjoyed this for its silliness and eventually for the Mel Brooks humor as they got older. Thanks guys😊

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you!

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

Hard to believe that the guy that plays Frankenstein is the same guy that played Raymond's dad on "Everybody Loves Raymond", Peter Boyle. The scene with Gene Hackman is so funny. Gene practically BEGGED Mel for a chance to be in one of his movies and the blind beggar is what they came up with. Hilarious!

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks!

[@DaleKingProfile]

Inspector Kemp is a character from Son of Frankenstein, one of the 3 original movies referenced in this film. He lost his arm to the monster in that film

[@popculturallychallenged]

I definitely need to go watch the originals! 😃

[@belvagurr403]

A property manager is in charge of loose props, as in guns or briefcases or newspapers. Anything needed to add to scene.

[@glen1ster]

hobnailed boots 35:57--white streaks in hair: the Bride of Frankenstein look.

[@JosephBegay]

Another comedy film that stars both Kenneth Mars (Inspector Kemp) and Madeline Kahn (Elizabeth) is the 1970 movie "What's Up, Doc?". The main characters are played by Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal (RIP). Liam Dunn (Mr. Hilltop) also makes a hilarious appearance as well.

[@eolson1964]

The Lab equipment in this film is from the original 1931 Frankenstein. I would recommend "High Anxiety" Mel Brooks take on Hitchcock's Vertigo. Then "Silent Movie" and "History of the World Part 1"

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks!

[@terryv2006]

I think “Puttin On the Ritz” is one of the funniest things put to film. Blazing Saddles is another must watch.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@michaelaldan6969]

you must watch the blooper reel...hilarious....this cast had such fun working on the set

[@popculturallychallenged]

I'll have to check it out!

[@lnwolf41]

Mel Brooks found the original laboratory and wanted to make a Frankenstein movie. FYI's Marty Feldman decided to change the humps location as a running gag. The scene at the train station where they used the little cane to go down the steps, that was in the original movie; Igor used it the same way going down the castle stairs. "Brucha" was thought to be German for glue, which was made using horse's hooves. The original Bride of Frankenstein after she was brought back to life, her hair was black with the 2 streaks of white. #Spaceballs, #Blazing Saddles, #Robin Hood Men in Tights, are all parodies of star wars, star trek, Westerns, and old robin hood, and prince of theives movies.

[@DaleKingProfile]

Slight correction, the idea for the movie was from Gene Wilder and was actually resistant to bringing on Brooks and insisted he did not appear

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks for the info!

[@RoadDoug]

There were several renditions of Frankenstein, also the bride of Frankenstein. The lab equipment was from the first movie. By far my favorite Mel Brooks film.

[@popculturallychallenged]

We need to go back and check out some of the other Frankenstein movies!

[@DaleKingProfile]

And the nice thing is the Creator of the lab equipment did not even get a mention in the original credits, but gets honored in this one. He basically had it in storage since the original movie

[@AnthonyLoza-d5z]

I was probably 12 years old when my father showed me this movie! To this day one of my top 10 favorite movies.🤣

[@popculturallychallenged]

It was fun!! -Toni 🙂

[@janedoe5229]

What other Mel Brooks movies? ALL OF THEM! They are all funny like this one. He specialized in funny parody movies.

[@shercahn]

When my dad would teach EMS, he would do the spiel where he stabs his leg with the scalpel. If you hit in the right place, it's not too bad.

[@popculturallychallenged]

I'll take your word on that. Don't think I need to try it for myself though. 😂

[@susanliltz3875]

Yes!!! The monster was from Everybody Loves Raymond!

[@popculturallychallenged]

David said that but it still didn't register until tonight. - Toni 😊

[@rickcain4736]

Peter Boyle

[@RoGueNavy]

Terri Garr, (Inga), would later play the birth mother of Phoebe Buffay, on "Friends".

[@popculturallychallenged]

Oh yea!!! - Toni 😊

[@nelsonmoody4686]

Mel Brooks found the prop master from the original Frankenstein who had saved a lot of the props and the lad which he gave Brooks to use in this film.

[@OneThousandHomoDJs]

Eye-gor's line was reportedly the inspiration for the Aerosmith song "Walk This Way"

[@popculturallychallenged]

That's awesome! 😂

[@cthulhucollector]

Watching the original Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein add so much to this movie.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Young Frankenstein was fun and looking forwarding to watching the other two. Thank you for your recommendations. - Toni 🥰

[@melthebell33]

Fearless vampire killers and carry on screaming are two other classic funny "horrors" to watch too

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks for the suggestions!

[@PSPguy2]

For me the funniest Mel Brooks movie is Blazing Saddles. But you'd better beware, some of the dialog can be...well, let's just say surprising.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks!

[@susanliltz3875]

The laboratory set is all pieces from the original Frankenstein movies from the 1930s!!!

[@popculturallychallenged]

That's really cool! -Toni 🙂

[@TheCkent100]

@@popculturallychallenged but not the same set. The film was released by 20th Century Fox, but the original Frankenstein movies were filmed at Universal. Though it is possible that Universal would have "rented out the use of the set" to Fox, it is doubtful that it still existed in when "Young Frankenstein" was made. The original "Frankenstein" movie was made in 1931. "Young Frankenstein" was released in 1974. Given the scarcity and value of land in the Los Angeles / Hollywood area, it is doubtful that they would keep a set around for 43 years. There were 8 total Universal "Frankenstein" films, the last being "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" in 1948. Even if every single one of the films involved the use of the original set, they would not kept the set around for an additional 26 years not being used, especially considering the lab equipment was in the collection of a private collector that loaned it to Brooks and Wilder. The Abbott and Costello film did not involve the original set at all, and I doubt that anything beyond the third movie takes place in the original castle and using the original laboratory set (judging from the film plot write-ups).

[@bobbybingle1662]

The poor missus has no idea of innuendo does she bless her.😂

[@popculturallychallenged]

😂

[@nickschnider9191]

So happy you two went with this movie after the last few we watched toni go through. I love this movie so much i have two copies on DVD haha. Have a good one

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you !! It was a good one!! -Toni ☺️

[@waynebuckland7879]

"To be or not to be" would be a good choice for your next Mel Brooks movie.

[@popculturallychallenged]

We haven't see that one. Adding it to our list. - Toni 🤓

[@jm01730]

Another awesome reaction! Thanks you guys! 😁

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 😃

[@bighuge1060]

I thoroughly enjoyed your reactions to this movie. This was one of two movies my father and I saw together and will always remain special to me. The other was The Sting, a definite recommendation if you haven't yet watched it.

[@bighuge1060]

Those boots on the Creature are a form of book called hobnail. The Disney Paul Bunyan movie had a song mentioning them (...with his double-blade axe and his hobnail boots...). Also, the cinematography and music score really turns this from a parody to a homage to those 1930s movie. Also, Inspector kemp was based on a character in Son of Frankenstein who, I believe, had his arm ripped off by the monster when he was younger and had a prosthetic one.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks for the suggestion! I'd like to check out The Sting at some point!

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks for the info! I wondered what happened to his arm!

[@bighuge1060]

@@popculturallychallenged I've enjoyed other KZbin comment videos that have taken on The Sting because every one of them fell prey to it's plot just as audiences did in the 1970s. It truly is a wonderful movie and I look forward to your inevitable enjoyment of it. In the early 1980s I bought a Stetson fedora for myself and my father because of him taking me to see The Sting. I wore mine out but Dad wore his only on Easter Sundays. He's been gone now for four years but I still have his fedora in its original Stetson box and think I always will. Those two solo movie-goings with my father will always remain special to me.

[@waynesmith5442]

Odd trivia: Steven Tyler and Joe Perry wrote Walk This Way, after seeing this movie. The scene when Igor told Fredrick to "walk this way", just stuck with Tyler, after the movie. According to him, he told Perry that there had to be song in there..

[@MusicalMiranda82]

I love Mel Brooks movies! The horses neighing is just Mel Brookses take on a melodramatic organ riff, or clap of thunder when a villain is mentioned. :-) Some people think it's because Bleucher sounds like the German word for "Glue" but that's been proven false.

[@Barb5001]

The "monster" was indeed Peter Boyle

[@popculturallychallenged]

👍🏼 - Toni

[@thunderstruck5484]

Saw at the theater numerous times ! All time classic! Thanks Y’all!

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks!

[@HuntingViolets]

Mel Brooks wasn't sure about having them bring vegetables to throw, but his wife, the great actress Anne Bancroft said the audience members figured it would be terrible; they were just curious enough to come. Brooks also argued with Gene Wilder (whose idea this was and who co-wrote the script) about having the song and dance number. He gave in eventually, telling Wilder he wasn't sure but he had to see whether Wilder cared enough to fight for it.

[@jrasicmark1]

Herman Munster was the father. And yes, he was based on Frankenstein. I think Universal produced the sitcom, so they had the rights to use their versions of Frankenstein, Dracula, and the Wolfman. Herman was the Frankenstein, his wife, Lily was a vampire, but she also had the white streak in her hair like the bride of Frankenstein, their son Eddie was a werewolf. and Grandpa was a vampire. And Herman's niece Marilyn was the black sheep of the family because she was pretty (which is not acceptable in Transylvania). There was no uncle in the Munsters; you're probably thinking of the Addams Family and their Uncle Fester. The Addams Family was based on spooky cartoon panels that ran in the New Yorker magazine and the name of the family comes from the cartoonist who created them, Charles Addams (the family actually were never named in the cartoons). The Addams came out around the same time as the Munsters and were very similar, but the Addams were more subtle. You could see the Munsters were monsters just by looking at them, but the Addams could pass as people (albeit odd and quirky). Except maybe for Thing, the disembodied hand and cousin It who was completely covered by his long hair (but those 2 characters were not in the original cartoons; they were original to the sitcom). You got the feeling the rest of the family could be inhuman monsters, but you couldn't quite be sure. The Addams Family has been much more successful in movie versions than the Munsters and might be worth checking out.

[@Glittersword]

I actually think she was confusing The Munsters with The Addams Family. The Addams Family was the show with an Uncle (Fester) so it wasn't Herman it was Lyrch.

[@susanliltz3875]

Did you recognize the monster??? Peter Boyle he was Frank Barrone from Every Body Loves Raymond!!

[@popculturallychallenged]

David did but I didn't and even after he told me at the end, it still didn't register until tonight. -Toni 🤓

[@alanholck7995]

He dressed as the monster in one of the Everybody Loves Raymond Halloween episodes. Studio audience went nuts.

[@rnw2739]

The lettuce throwing at the theatre was indeed a very real tradition in the late 19th century. If the show or a performer was crap , they would get pelted with rancid tomatoes, lettuces, cabbages etc slung by the audience - in a similar way rank food was slung at people in the stocks for public humiliation. I don't know if that was ever the case in America but it is definitely an old custom here in London.

[@garylee3685]

Credits at the beginning of the movie was the norm until the last 8 years or so.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks!

[@generoberts9151]

You were correct both times. Peter Boyle was the monster and that was Gene Hackman doing a bit part for the movie.I think the movie is hilarious. Marty Feldman (Igor) stole the show though. When he did that Groucho Marx voice when he picked up the luggage , I spit out my drink.

[@popculturallychallenged]

😂

[@richardfarnsworth7473]

Remember it's Fronkensteen! And eyegore

[@boballen818]

This was dead-on a parody of the original 1930's Frankenstein. They did find and use the original laboratory set. Teri Gar, Madeline Kahn, Gene Hackman, Cloris Leachman, Peter Boyle, Gene Wilder and Marty Feldman. The funniest Mel Brooks movie for me is History of the world part 1.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks! We might have to check that out!

[@SC-gp7kt]

Toni you're beautiful even without makeup! Glad you're finally reacting to this classic 💜

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you so much!!

[@gregall2178]

If you're familiar with Alfred Hitchcock's movies, you should do High Anxiety... If not, check out as many of his movies as you can first. It also features Madeline Kahn and Cloris Leachman... with Harvey Korman, as well 🙂

[@popculturallychallenged]

I'd love to do some Hitchcock movies on the channel!

[@gregall2178]

@@popculturallychallengedThat would be cool. Rear Window is my favorite 🙂

[@tracysmith3248]

Big thumbs up to watching Clue sometime!

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks! I'd really like to do that one at some point! 😀

[@bobbuethe1477]

I think you'd enjoy "The Frisco Kid," a 1979 Western comedy starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford. Very funny, but not as silly as a Mel Brooks movie.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@jrsinsf]

You should definitely watch the original 30's version with Boris Karloff... you'll love it now that you saw this one.

[@popculturallychallenged]

I'd like to check out some of the Universal Horror movies at some point!

[@susanliltz3875]

Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks wrote this!!

[@popculturallychallenged]

Wow, interesting. -Toni 🙂

[@markman613]

They had all the lab equipment on display at the University of Arizona about 1970.

[@popculturallychallenged]

That's cool!

[@blackholeodyssey1070]

Gene Wilder should have received the Academy Award for the “best temper tantrums”…😂😂 Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder…genius’s….😎❤️

[@popculturallychallenged]

😃👍

[@susanliltz3875]

You guys should try to find the Bloopers from this movie, they’ve got it on KZbin!!! They’re really funny!!!!

[@popculturallychallenged]

I'll see if I can find them. Thanks!

[@OneThousandHomoDJs]

I hope you guys dig it! I used to have a pastor; this was his favorite movie, he could quote it forwards and backwards.

[@popculturallychallenged]

That's interesting.... Like what would the pastor quote? -Toni 🙂

[@OneThousandHomoDJs]

@@popculturallychallenged Anything. You'd get started in the middle of any scene, and he'd follow right along. If you guys get into the trivia of the movies you like, THIS one has a lot of good stuff. I always go to imdb, I don't know about other people.