YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974) TWIN BROTHERS FIRST TIME WATCHING MOVIE REACTION!

It's the last movie of October and we knew we had to end it with Young Frankenstein, especially because I love Gene Wilder!
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[@rattan3793]

I've met Gene Wilder several times. He was a resident in my home town and a customer of a video store I used to manage back in the early 90's. One of the nicest and quietest people you'll ever meet. When he came in the store you almost didn't know he was there, he would quietly peruse the shelves or would call ahead looking for a particular film to watch. Sometimes you'd get another patron come up to the counter and ask "isn't that Gene Wilder?" or there would be a child in the store who would recognize him as Willy Wonka. I got a chuckle out of him once when he came in looking for Mary Shelly's Frankenstein and I said "I'll have to check but I think we've got Young Frankenstein". Such a wonderful man, may he rest in peace.

[@brucedillinger9448]

What a wonderful memory. Thanks for sharing.

[@EssEll9791]

Aww, great story! I agree with Bruce, thanks for sharing!

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

A always love seeing he and Gilda Radner in "Haunted Honeymoon," they were so much in love... I was heartbroken for him when she passed away.

[@derekm9155]

That’s very cool. I’m 54 and I’ve been a fan of his since I was a kid.

[@Deepthoughtsabound]

I sent him fan mail late in his life. He sent me back a 3 page letter with answers to my questions, and a signed photo thanking me for my kind words about Gilda. Never interacted with him in person, but it says a lot about his character. He is missed. An icon, for sure.

[@Cadinho93]

"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.

[@rockubtzer]

There Is Hanky Panky, Stir Crazy, The Woman In Red, See No Evil, Hear No Evil... It is rare he is in a film his performance doesn't shoot into the stratosphere! in comedies he just reads his lines and people die laughing. He once said the less he gives to it the bigger the laughter. He doesn't know why. He doesn't think he is funny. In interviews watch his face when people laugh at something he says, his face gets a glassed-over look... as if he is saying "what did I just say?" and then he's slightly bemused:)

[@dawnburris6412]

I agree with you! This is his best work imho!

[@richarddefortuna2252]

@@rockubtzer don't forget his first team up with Richard Pryor: Silver Streak!

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

Most people have forgotten that Gene Wilder turned in a third great movie performance in 1974, as the Fox in the Lerner and Leowe musical adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's *The Little Prince.*

[@barbarachieppo9603]

​​@@rockubtzer The Producers.

[@kitsune2284]

The scene where Igor bites the ferret like scarf was done so many times cause Gene Wilder kept laughing and you can hear him still holding back his laughter when he said "Stop that"

[@RichardX1]

I think one of the reasons this movie is so well regarded, in addition to the on-target jokes, is the fact that it's one of the few Frankenstein movies where the doctor actually takes responsibility for his creation and tries to help the creature, and it results in this movie having one of the happiest endings on any Frankenstien film.

[@brodericksiz625]

It's a spoof, but it's a spoof with a genuine heart. And a gorgeous soundtrack too

[@michaelplano6941]

The old man in the cabin is played by Gene Hackman, who was Lex Luthor in the original Superman movie, as well as Hoosiers and Enemy of the State.

[@vancelubben5300]

I like Gene Hackman's performance in the movie Mississippi Burning. Every American has to watch that movie

[@paullanier3597]

@@vancelubben5300 He was great in Unforgiven and Crimson Tide as well.

[@anitam7547]

If you haven't seen it - watch The Conversation (1974).

[@dustywaynemusic6297]

I'll add The Quick and the Dead to these suggestions

[@jauntx]

Gene ad libbed the line about making espresso

[@zacharyashmore1830]

Looking up Mel Brooks filmography, I realized that he's still alive. He turned 96 in June. Dudes about to be a century in 4 years.

[@0okamino]

A world with at least 100 years of Mel Brooks is a better world.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

One of Mel Brooks' popular early characters was "The 2,000 Year Old Man," who he played in a series of sketches with Carl Reiner as a reporter interviewing him.

[@christinegelabert1651]

@@oliverbrownlow5615 YUP! It's amazing! That character of his always cracked me up! #NYGenXBikerLady

[@gerstelb]

He recently appeared in a documentary about the automat restaurant chain Horn and Hardart, “The Automat,” and wrote (and performed) the end credits song. kzbin.info/www/bejne/foixnHypgaqhr5Y

[@jamiewilson3599]

Not sure if someone mentioned this, but the lab assistant Helga (Teri Garr) was Phoebe Buffet's 'dead' mother in Friends, and the creature (Peter Boyle) was the father on Everybody Loves Raymond. Frau Blucher (Cloris Leachman) has been in SO many movies and TV shows, but is probably best known as the landlady Phyllis on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. If you look carefully, you'll also see a few of the same actors as in Blazing Saddles. Most notably, the med school demonstration subject who gets kneed in the groin was also the Preacher in Blazing Saddles.

[@lynnie6633]

Also, the blind guy with the soup is Gene Hackman!

[@dustywaynemusic6297]

Terri Garr is great in Close Encounters of the Third Kind

[@patsstuffclark9522]

All the laboratory equipment was from the original film "Frankenstein".

[@omega311888]

The preacher was also in the Barbra Streisand and Ryan O’Neill movie called what’s up Doc. And Madeline conn was in that as well along with Kenneth Mars, who played the cop with the artificial arm.

[@_MjG_]

*Lab assistant was Inga, not Helga.

[@ficialintelligence1869]

The horses' neighing was Frau Blucher's "theme music." In musical snob terms, it's called a "leitmotif." It's a little jarring because usually a leitmotif is played right before -- or during -- a character's appearance. Here, the leitmotif comes after the mere mention of her name. There's a rumor on the internet that "Blucher" is the German word for "glue" ... which would have been hysterical. Unfortunately, a quick Google-translate will tell you that the German word for "glue" is "der Kleber". Quick edit: Oh, by the way: you guys ROCK!

[@ficialintelligence1869]

@Gerald H They definitely did it because it was funny. And it was definitely funny.

[@rattan3793]

Inspector Kemp's artificial arm also changed sides a couple times during the movie. In the one scene when the mob is moving through the woods and Kemp brings the fake hand up to his mouth to SSSSHHHH the mob it's his left arm. He also wears his monocle over his eye patch.

[@c-puff]

The common myth is that Fran Blucher's name means "glue" which is why the horses scream at it. But it doesn't and the horses screaming was actually just a joke Mel Brooks thought was funny. It doesn't actually mean anything. Although it IS a glue company now, but it's named after this movie.

[@williamjones6031]

1. The first time I saw this it was at a drive -in ((it's still here), and there was a lunar eclipse over the screen and made it super cool. 2. Mr. Hilltop/Liam Dunn also played the preacher in Blazing Saddles. 3. This was Wilder's baby and he wanted Mel Brooks to direct and help write and agreed to do Blazing Saddles only if Mel agreed. 4. Steven Tyler is a fan of this movie and Igore's "Walk this way" was inspiration for the Aerosmith song. 5. The "You take the blonde and I'll take the one in the turbine" was almost impossible to film because everyone kept cracking up. Loot closely and you can see Wilder trying to not laugh. 6. Monocle over an eye patch 🤣💯

[@christinegelabert1651]

@William Jones we just lost our last driving about maybe 17 years ago, it was so sad! Now get ready for me to ready date myself with this title ok? The first movie I ever saw in a drive-in was American Graffiti! Yeah... I'm as old as the hills baby, JUST turned 57 on Thursday. I was as shocked as anybody that I made it this far! 😂 #NYGenXBikerLady

[@long-timesci-fienthusiast9626]

@ No.5 Sounds like a call back to a line Groucho Marx used in one of his films. :)

[@Armaldo468]

⁠@@christinegelabert165157? Please, ma’am-that’s not so old, and don’t let the damned whippersnappers out there convince you otherwise. I say this as a 30-year-old who’s also considered “old” by the impertinent teenagers our society loves to empower way too much these days. (I also use the terms “whippersnapper” and “impertinent” completely unironically: The bulk of the people I speak of are arrogant little shits who wouldn’t learn their lesson even if you quite literally broke something you were trying to discipline them with, however questionable that practice may be. Thus, they are whippersnappers.)

[@RetroRobotRadio]

Marty Feldman, who played Igor, was also the co-star of Mel Brooks film called Silent Movie. That film is often overlooked but it is hilarious and full of guest stars, because it's a movie about Mel Brooks going around Hollywood recruiting actors to play guest roles in his movies!

[@StrongStyleFiction]

The Burt Reynolds shower scene may be the funniest thing Mel Brooks ever did.

[@ashurmom2969]

I love Silent Movie!

[@netrider5]

@@StrongStyleFiction I think Marcel Marceau's scene was the funniest to me

[@K9TheFirst1]

For me it's the wheel chair race

[@anorthosite]

Feldman was a British comedian/comedy writer who had his own comedy series "The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine", a shorter-lived contemporary to "Monty Python's Flying Circus", in the early 1970s . It was a mix of musical and comedy segments, with opening and closing credits also animated by Terry Gilliam. In addition to Feldman, writers included Larry Gelbart (M*A*S*H), Barry Levinson and Spike Mulligan. His distinctive eyes were due to a thyroid condition. He died in Mexico during a film production in 1982.

[@johncampbell756]

There are outtakes for the Igir attacks Elizabeth's fox stole scene. He kept everyone breaking. At one point he bit a leg off of it. Silver Streak is great. A mix of Hitchcock suspense and Wikder/Pryor comedy. Teri Garr's debut. Inga was written for Madeline Kahn but she chose Elizabeth instead as she just did a German accent in Blazing Saddles. Teri was the lead choice for Elizabeth, so Mel asked if she could do an accent and she broke right into this accent. She later was in Close Encounters, Mr. Mom and on Friends as Phoebe's mom. Gene Hackman had just won an Oscar. He had never done a comedy. He played tennis with Gene Wilder and offered to play uncredited to seeif he could do comedy. He was the Biind Monk. He was later added to the credits. The espresso line was an adlib. The extended bit of Frau Blücher offering Gene various drinks was an adlib. Gene barely held on from laughing.. Cloris is a great actress. She has an Oscar and 8 Emmy's (tie 1st) out of 22 nominations (a record). A BAFTA Award, A Golden Globe and one more Emmy, but for Daytime TV. Sadly she died last year.

[@jimtatro6550]

I saw this in 1975 as a 8 year old, it became my gateway to both horror films and Mel Brooks. I remain a fan of both to this day. 😂

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

I was 7. My dad took me. I remember thinking the ‘poo poo undies’ part was hilarious🤣

[@derekm9155]

Same here. I was about the same age, around the same time and, if I remember correctly, it was a double feature of this movie and Blazing Saddles that my father took me to see. I’ll have to ask him, the next time I speak to him.

[@renee7407]

Same, I was about 5 years old when we went to see this and my family still references so many scenes in everyday life 😂

[@fredrickgowans949]

Shit I Wasn't born Til Jan 97 😅

[@anthonyrobertson2011]

I was 9 at the time. I begged my parents to take me so they gave in. They slightly regretted it with the "oh sweet mystery of life" scene. It went over my head so no worries. Kind of sad because that multi-screen theater is gone now and is a supercenter walmart.

[@maximillianosaben]

One of my many favorite movies. Grew up with it; can’t watch it without laughing. Funny as utter f***. Mel Brooks is the king; and it’s good to be the king.

[@jauntx]

My second favorite movie. My first is Blazing Saddles. Also Mel, also Gene.

[@long-timesci-fienthusiast9626]

Marty Feldman (Igor) was a well loved British comedy writer & performer, he is sadly missed. I`m always glad to see reactors appreciate his performances as well. Gene, Madeline, Marty, Peter, Terri, Cloris, Gene Hackman & of course the great Mel Brooks himself. Lucky for us we have all their work to re-watch at will.

[@Kim-hc5si]

Holy crap if ever two people on this planet needed to watch this movie, it’s you guys. 😆😆😆

[@mckeldin1961]

I grew up on the Universal Horror series, and this movie is such a great amalgamation of the first three Frankenstein movies (1931, 1935 and 1939). As a 13 year old this was one of my favorite movies of all time, because I recognized all the “Easter eggs” (as we’d say today) that Brooks put in for fans of the original movies.

[@kurtbarlow9402]

Almost all the lab equipment (sparks and arcs stuff) came from the original Frankenstein films.

[@christinegelabert1651]

His name was BLINKIN from Robin Hood Men in Tights

[@monsterkhan3414]

Another great Gene Wilder movie is "Stir Crazy" (1980), also starring Richard Pryor.

[@disconnexionsdotcom]

"We bad, we bad' These guys would LOVE that movie.

[@janflower4068]

This was my husband rest in peace and my favorite movie! Okay love watching it together and I really am having fun watching it with you guys

[@christinegelabert1651]

@Jan Flower I'm soooo enjoying "my guys" here experiencing in this movie. This too was actually my first ex husband's favorites. We used to watch it almost every time you can catch it on TV. I'm STILL very close with his family. We actually call each other whenever it's on. We have made it so we to try to keep a newer version of "our tradition" going on. I'm not sure if my younger brother from my ex is watching tonight but I did PM him. I got him to sub to the channel like a month ago and he really likes it. Rest In Peace Bobby. I'm so sorry for the loss of your husband. I'm glad you can also have good memories of laughing together watching this. Sending you love and laughter across the miles. 😉❤️😎 #NYGenXBikerLady

[@nrrork]

So many people just don't get is that the horses whinnying at Frau Bleucher's name is funny because they DON'T explain it. It's like the three seashells. If it was explained, would we even REMEMBER that joke thirty years later?

[@0okamino]

It’s just a play on the trope of animals being unsettled in the presence of an unsavory character, but they continued with it, even when the horses shouldn’t have reasonably been able to hear her name.

[@Candicexan]

If y’all haven’t seen Mel Brooks’ History of the World Part 1…Highly recommend. Thanks for reacting to this classic!

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

I second that.

[@MarkHWillson]

@@EmilyGloeggler7984 Consider it thirded.

[@johnw8578]

4th-ed

[@Soundhypno]

Gene Wilder was in Bonnie and Clyde, may have been his first movie. Worth a reaction to a classic

[@brucedillinger9448]

Agree!

[@DNulrammah]

No, He was in "The Producers (1967) Zero Mostel, Kenneth Mars.. He was also in "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967)

[@buzbom1]

It's worth checking out the blooper reel to this classic. Marty was the VIP in this film for sure.

[@martinhafner2201]

The casting is so great in this movie! Kenneth Mars produced a compelling and almost mutant Inspector Kemp. They even got Gene Hackman for the blind man bit. What an amazing get! Teri Garr (Inga) was one of the best cute/funny actresses at the time, especially in offbeat movies. Cloris Leachman (Frau Blucher) had decades of sitcom work as of this movie. She was in the Mary Tyler Moore and Lou Grant series. This was right near the end of Marty Feldman's career (Igor). He had been in those late 50's and early 60's British comedy groups. He was often the writer. Consequently some of his best scenes in this movie were from him improvising - and then they kept it in.

[@RexFuturi]

Yes, "See No Evil, Hear No Evil" is great. Gene Wilder is amazing in this and everything he does.

[@OklasoonaHomer]

The part of the lonely hermit was written just for Gene Hackman. Gene Wilder was telling Hackman about the film and he asked to be in the movie so he could try comedy.

[@mikejankowski6321]

And he was so good at it!

[@sparky6086]

Gene Hackman delivered. He ad libbed "I was gonna make espresso!".

[@deannawinsletthughes5958]

Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn (the fiancée) and Marty Feldman (Igor) also star in The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes Smarter Brother.

[@tallyp.7643]

From what I understand, Blucher is the name of a famous German glue factory or something, so yeah... glue... horses... poor things were bound to freak.

[@TheCkent100]

No, it's not. That is an urban legend that both Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder promoted when the movie came out. It is not true and they came clean about it many years ago. It was not a glue factory, and it is not the German word for "glue". It was just a German sounding name. The horses going crazy at the mention of her name was just something Brooks and Wilder thought would be funny.

[@garybassin1651]

Glue in German is Der Kleber.

[@tallyp.7643]

@@TheCkent100 okeydoke. I'd been trying to look that up and kept hearing it over and over from other folks in trivia circles. I guess they thought it was funny to keep the joke going. It didn't make sense to me why THAT particular one when I'm sure there were oodles of glue factories, anyway, with different names. Danke danke for the clarification--that was always weird to me.

[@dawnburris6412]

Igor is my favorite!! They had to film that scene with the fur repeatedly because they all kept cracking up! Even in the final cut you can see Gene Wilder laughing at it! 😂 Great reaction guys!! Happy Halloween! 🎃❤

[@jasonremy1627]

The "Putting on the Ritz" bit is one of the top 5 funniest scenes in the history of film. It's so perfect.

[@PeterTarkulich]

I grew up watching this movie (it was one of the first VHS tapes my parents bought when we got a VCR... I found it later in life with a price sticker of 40 bucks on it). In my opinion, one of the big reasons this movie works so well isn't the jokes (which are funny), but the performances. There are so many facial expressions and nuances in line delivery that make me laugh so much more than the gags. But it was also written, not as a parody, but as a love-letter to the original Frankenstein film (the laboratory was actually the original set). Fun to watch your reactions, thanks for the video!

[@wendybrackett2131]

I started watching this in elementary school. I love this movie! So funny and so many quotable lines! Marty Feldman is definitely a scene stealer. Loved your reaction!

[@JosephBegay]

Add The Producers (1967) to your list of movies with Gene Wilder to watch.

[@robhoskins8871]

Yes, this was Gene Wilder's best movie!

[@RoGueNavy]

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

[@jamesedwards2483]

The Blind Priest Was Played By The Legendary Gene Hackman!!

[@hanerau]

Check out Gene Wilder in Silver Streak from a couple years after YF. It's the first of his three pairings with Richard Pryor and it's hilarious.

[@brucedillinger9448]

A stellar cast...every last one of them.

[@faithnyou1732]

Madeline Kahn (Dr. Frankenstein's fiance) was also a comedic great in her own right, back in the 70s. She played the saloon entertainer in another Mel Brooks movie "Blazing Saddles". I loved this movie and first saw it when it was playing in theatres around the country back in the 70s. I've always loved Gene Wilder! Great reaction, guys, thank you! 💙✌

[@ruthfoley2580]

Marty Feldman was a contemporary of the Monty Python team & had his own British TV show.

[@malytheson]

One thing i love about Gene Wilders perfomance in this, is when he is acting like a mad scientist, he acts so dramatic😂😂

[@rama30]

Fun Fact - the whole first day of filming Elizabeth's arrival at the castle had to be redone. It was so funny the camera man, because of his laughter made the camera shake.

[@terrylight3086]

Used to be a rumor the horses were reacting to the name because it meant "glue" in german. But this is actually not the case, It's just the fact that she is kind of a villain and they they are just scared of the name when they hear it. Even if they really should not have been able to

[@EvanG529]

The "Igor, would you help me with these bags?" joke is my favorite in this movie.

[@denbron11]

Missed the "put the candle back " gag

[@whatseatontim918]

Glad you guys got to enjoy this comedy classic; it's one of my favorites.. 😁

[@tuntemon]

This movie is filled with so many funny jokes but I think that the introduction of Frau Blücher is my favorite. Simply because it is an old trope when usually an antagonist was introduced in older movies. The thunder rolls followed by the horses neigh. Also then as a regular in comedy. The use of the "rule of three" was used to empasis the joke. This movie is filled with so many references to classic movies and soo many innuendos and puns. Such a joy of watching!

[@XX-le1wn]

7:15 She's fine, back in the day "roll in the hay" meant making love. So at the time the movie came out people knew what that meant. So instead of thinking they were going to make out in the scene, she was singing "roll, roll, roll in the hay" implying she was being literal.

[@Armaldo468]

Hard to tell whether or not they got the idiom. In fairness, Inga *does* kinda come off like she has a few screws loose in that scene whether you get the joke or not.

[@Cindrbell]

The actor giving Peter Boyle soup is Gene Hackman. 😎 Peter Boyle is Frank, Raymonds father from Everybody loves Raymond. Let's not forget Madeline Kahn!!!! Oh and Teri Garr!!!! 🤭🤭 And Morty & Cloris Leachman!!! All star cast!!

[@toodlescae]

Marty Feldman (Igor) gave new meaning to the phrase "chewing up the scenery" with that fox stole. 😂🤣 This was actually Gene Wilder's brainchild. He told Mel Brooks he'd do Blazing Saddles if Mel produced this movie.

[@0okamino]

He’s chewed the scenery, now he’s chewing the wardrobe.

[@kwanshiyin]

In case it hasn't been mentioned, the equipment in the doctor's laboratory was from the original 1931 film with Boris Karloff. The man who created the props had them in his garage and they all still worked, and Mel Brooks was allowed to rent them. I was in college when this came out and laughed so hard I couldn't breathe. The "knockers" line is still my favorite.

[@danielcervera8010]

If you guys enjoyed watching Young Frankenstein and enjoying watching old Halloween scary movies I suggest watching Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein!!!

[@DarkPaladin24]

I was wondering if you guys were going to watch this. I love this flick. Sometimes when I visit my mother, instead of knocking on the door, I would yell "PUT...THE CANDLE...BACK!"

[@shainewhite2781]

PUTTING ON THE RITZ!

[@duppyshuman]

When I was 15 I saw this in the theater. My best friend's mother took me, him and his sister to see it. We howled along with everyone else every 10 seconds. His mother sat through the hold thing shaking her head in disbelief at what was on the screen.

[@christinegelabert1651]

YOOOOO.... MY GUYS! I am soooo down for this! I could say so many lines for this movie right now but I won't! Get ready to have a really good time with this movie I know that you'll enjoy it! XOXO 🧟‍♂️💀🎃🧙‍♀️🕸️🦹‍♂️🧟‍♂️🕷️ 🦹‍♂️👻#NYGenXBikerLady

[@88gschannel39]

If I remember correctly the woman's name is loosely translated to something meaning horse glue, hence their freakout lol. As comical as this movie is, Gene Wilder's yelling with his demanding life for the creature is one of my personal favorite performances in cinema. And him being locked in the room with Peter Boyle is my favorite scene in the movie😆

[@RetroRobotRadio]

The little old guy providing the demonstration at the beginning of the movie is the reverend from Blazing Saddles, which co-stars Gene Wilder and Madeline Kahn!

[@omega311888]

Blücher means glue in German. and back then, they used to use bits of horses to make glue. So, every time her name is mentioned, they got scared. 😊

[@marshall8802]

Trivia: The lab in this movie had ALL the original equipment and props from the original Universal Frankenstein movie with Boris Karloff

[@travisvance3595]

The skinny Oldman in the beginning was the Preacher in Blazing Saddles.

[@tishatittle1010]

This movie is a classic, hilarious and on every level smartass as hell. And, the horses whinnying every time Cloris Leachman's characters name is said is one of the funniest parts.

[@elizabethstrong6057]

Oh good, I've been struggling massively with depression and anxiety today, this movie is funny and so are you guys!

[@kimberlycross9621]

Siler Streak is my favorite Gene Wilder movie! Richard Pryor is also in it and they have great chemistry, it's a really good movie.

[@sueacord1678]

The difference of Young Frankenstein and other Mel Brooks films is that it was Gene Wilder's idea and he did majority of the writing. Gene in fact put down his foot that Mel was NOT going to be in it. Mel loved the idea that he conceded to Gene who was more constrait in his script.

[@whatseatontim918]

Mr. Gene Wilder said that this was his favorite film he had ever done.. 🙏❤

[@michaelconnor1542]

This was largely a Gene Wilder film. This is why Brooks only appears as the train ticketer. Gene had approached Brooks with the idea, and Kel told him to write it and to take the lead. According to the men, it was a strain on their friendship, but it came out stronger and with each having more respect for the other.

[@PatrickPrejusa]

I have this movie memorized, It's kinda uncomfortable now to watch young first-timers not get all the jokes. I've just seen it so much.

[@robertgronewold3326]

Elizabeth was wearing a fox stole, which was actually really in fashion up until the late 70's for rich women, until the point where it was no longer seen as very ethical to wear an entire fox pelt on your neck. And that scene was HARD for them to film, because Marty Feldman had them cracking up so much with his antics that they went through about 100 takes. haha

[@derekm9155]

Truly, a classic. My father took me to see this movie when I was a child and, if I remember correctly, it was a double feature of this movie and “Blazing Saddles”. It’s odd that this popped up on my YT timeline because, just last night, one of my friends who’s a few years older (around 60) mentioned that he was going to watch it with his wife and grandkids and it made me realize that it had been, at least, 6 or 7 years since the last time I watched it. I know that it came out in 1974, but is there some significance to it this year, like some type of anniversary associated with Gene Wilder or Mel Brooks? Yes, I do realize it’s Halloween. However, I just find it all rather coincidental and was wondering if there was another reason for it.

[@debbiewilliams301]

Madeline Kahn, who played the fiancé, was also in "Clue" as Mrs. White. One of my absolute favorite shows with her in it is "What's Up, Doc?" You should definitely look into that one. There is also "The Court Jester" out there. :)

[@frankcastle9991]

It’s worth owning.

[@TheTcwalton]

Recommend "Silver Streak" starring Gene Wilder AND Richard Pryor !

[@renee7407]

Oh hell yes let’s go!

[@corvus1374]

The blind guy was Gene Hackman. Marty Feldman died too soon, at 48.

[@barn_ninny]

Marty Feldman was a gift to humanity. And a scene stealer extraordinaire.

[@2chaskell]

This is such a hilarious classic

[@cobrian45]

Walk this way in this movie, I believe was the origin of the Aerosmith song. Also, the set pieces in the lab were from the original Frankenstein movie.

[@aagold76]

The Laboratory is the exact set used in the 1930's classic 'Frankenstein' with Bela Lagosi, etc.

[@RetroRobotRadio]

Recently what we watched the Universal Studios Frankenstein and I was amazed by how many scenes I recognized from Young Frankenstein!

[@cosesu8929]

Roll in the hay is an euphemism for sex.

[@christinegelabert1651]

Abby's brain!!! 🧠🧠🧠

[@bradkoski]

“7 or 8 quick ones and off with the boys”😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kathleensmith3555]

Lol I use the "Could be worse -- could be raining" line all the time when things suck -- Peter Boyle played the creature -- He was 6 ft 2 so yes he was tall -- If you ever watched Everybody Love Raymond he was the main characters father in the show -- All 3 of the ladies had great careers too -- The running joke about the horses is just Brooks odd sense of humor -- Some people think her name is German word for glue ( animals were sold to glue factorys when they were no longer useful) -- but that is not true - Her name is a type of tall boot so perhaps the horses dont want to end up being used to make them -- Its one of those things along with what is in the case in Pulp Fiction that we might never find out the true reason for its importance

[@christinegelabert1651]

@Kathleen Smith I loved Everybody Loves Raymond! I've seen just about every episode of it. It's actually very close to my family which cracks me up. Also the mother Marie is very similar in how my mother used to look when she was younger even with the hairstyle! ANOTHER THING~my brother is a retired Special Operations Lieutenant from the NYPD. YES, in case you were wondering~HIS NAME is actually Robert! WAIT FOR IT! I AM BROOKLYN BORN BUT WE LIVE ON LONG ISLAND NY! Yeah so then there's THAT! Bwaaahh Haaaa! I have to say it was one of the best written shows in a long time. I don't know if you remember the episode where Marie gets new glasses but it's hysterical cuz Raymond's like oh is that what ALL THE KIDS ARE WEARING? There's another one where she makes comments about Deborah and Robert's wife and next thing you know they wear it all whacked out clothes and they kind of look weird because they totally change thir makeup, they look ALMOST hookerish. There's one where his wife CONCEDES to his mother and it's actually a very nice but emotional one and she makes an apologize to his mother. Another favorite of mine is one of the few times where Peter Boyle shows some honest emotion when his wife says she's in a loveless marriage and he actually flips out. I gotta say I'm SO thankful my first MIL wasn't anything like that! I've had friends who dealt with mother-in-law's just like that. I never understood how somebody couldn't get along with their mother-in-law because mine was like a second mother to me I got along with her better than my OWN mother because WE bump heads A LOT! My ex passed on a long time ago and I STILL call her Mom to this day cuz in the divorce~I GOT TO KEEP THE FAMILY! So every time I watch that show it cracks me up because I think all my friends complaining about THEIR mother-in-law's and all THEIR horror stories! Here's a fact about Peter Boyle that IDK if you've heard~he was John Lennon's best man when he married Yoko Ono. YUP. #NYGenXBikerLady

[@davidr1050]

The Creature is played by Peter Boyle whom you guys might recognize from "Everybody Loves Raymond."

[@gregall2178]

Blucher /= Glue

[@andirandolph8830]

No, it doesn’t mean that. The horses were simply disturbed by the villainess’ name being uttered, nothing more. It’s an old cinema gag.

[@gregall2178]

@@andirandolph8830 I guess you don't know that "/=" means "does not equal" ;-)

[@andirandolph8830]

@@gregall2178 and here I thought it was a typo lol

[@c.b.barlow]

The actor who played Frankenstein's monster was the same actor who played Ray's dad on Everybody Loves Raymond.

[@logandarklighter]

I've got a suggestion for the perfect Gene Wilder movie for you to see as a follow up - *Silver Streak* - if you want to see the very beginning of Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor's partnership in comedy films, this is the place to start! Pryor doesn't show up until halfway through the film - but you'll swear he was there the whole time by the end! The comic chemistry between WIlder and Pryor is astounding and really helps the film! BTW - if you make it through the "Shoe Polish" scene without laughing, you either are stone cold or have ZERO funny bone to speak of. I think YOU two will be on your SIDES by the end of that one! And the score by Henry Mancini is just smooth jazz orchestra coolness and really sells the idea of the train trip.

[@Fmanzo10]

Blujer means glue in another language. I forgot which one. That’s why the horses freak out anytime the Frau’s name is said.

[@ScreamingScallop]

This and Brian De Palma's _Phantom of the Paradise_ are my favorite '70s takes on old-school horror.

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

The movie and your reaction was a joyful delight! Thank you, bros! I look forward to the next review. ^_^ This movie is one of my family's favourites. One of my favourite jokes is the final one where Inspector Klemp says "Let's go to my house for a little sponge cake and a little wine... OH SHIT!!! To the lumbar yard!" BTW, would you guys consider reviewing "Phantom of the Paradise"?

[@howardbalaban7051]

This movie is on par with Blazing Saddles as the best work Mel Brooks produced. Just pitch perfect. No coincidence that Gene Wilder and Madeline Kahn are in both.

[@lawrenceallen8096]

I guess the horses knew Frau Bulcker well....very well.

[@jrobwoo688]

I love Mel Brooks. But y’all need to react to Mallrats by Kevin Smith. Maybe a collaboration between you guys and Awkward Ashleigh. That would be so fetch.

[@nicktechnubyte1184]

I was just thinking the same thing

[@Candicexan]

My All time fave comedy!

[@TallyDrake]

In case no one has mentioned it, the creature's singing is not him screaming nonsense. He is singing "Puttin' on the Ritz". It's an Irving Berlin song from the 1920s, which was covered in the '80s by Taco.

[@michaelconnor1542]

The Creature is Raymond's dad in Everybody Loves Raymond, and the assistant is Terry Gar SNL and Phoebe's real mother in Friends.

[@SK_2174]

I highly recommend the Fear Street trilogy if you haven’t seen them yet. They’re pretty entertaining horror/slashers.

[@idrinkbinjuice66]

I looked for this and found it. It's now on my horror marathon list along with Warlock, Superstition,Shocker, Scanners, Tales from the Hood, The Sender, Saloms Lot and The Halfway House. My family and I are going to have a lot of fun tonight. Thanks for the recommendation. 👍☺️

[@markreed392]

A more obscure but wonderful and underrated Gene Wilder film is "The Frisco Kid" with Harrison Ford.