YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Is A Gene Wilder Extravaganza (Reaction)

[@pcwkid76]

"They found all the good stuff." Yes, literally. Mel met the man who possessed the original laboratory set equipment from THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN. He'd been storing it in his garage and they brought it back and restored it for this film.

[@ThatShyGuyMatt]

I always thought it looked super framliar.

[@DanKetchum007]

beat me to it

[@HawkKing2000]

Also, Mel said that the studio wanted it shot in color and then converted to B/W, but he was afraid that they would get cold feet and release it in color, so he insisted on it being shot in B/W by a veteran B/W cinematographer...

[@jimrupe9991]

Laboratory equipment/props were from the Frankenstein movie in 1931 with Boris Karlof , not Bride of Frankenstein.

[@UnlicensedOkie]

“The monster looks like the dad from everybody loves Raymond” Good eye there lol

[@CitizenScorn]

Hey B, that IS Peter Boyle as the monster, aka "the dad from Everybody Loves Raymond". RIP. Good catch my guy 🤘

[@BenderRodriguez10]

He's also The Wizard in Taxi Driver

[@sonnyhenriksen9398]

Precisely! Great in that.

[@jamesharper3933]

Yeah, Peter was in a lot of good movies during the 70's, Taxi Driver, The Candidate, The Friends of Eddie Coyle and then Sandra Bullock's 1995 film While You Were Sleeping.

[@erikjohnson3859]

Everyone should watch his Clyde Bruckman X-Files episode.

[@johnjr757]

@@jamesharper3933 Don't forget The Dream Team

[@hellowhat890]

"Where-wolf?!" "Werewolf??" "There wolf! There... castle!" I literally cannot stop laughing every time I hear that dialogue. XD

[@Nastyn1nja808]

Hahahahajaja

[@Sunaki1000]

its realy good

[@wacokid30]

Igor is the glue to this movie. He is absolutely hysterical the entire time. Gene Wilder's acting when he says give my creation life and when he says his name is pronounced Frankenstein is incredible. Gives me chills everytime.

[@87ventus]

Hi. Loved Your video as always..it was done in b&w to look like the old original Frankenstein movie also the famous line.." It's alive..it's alive"from original movie..it was so funny saw it. When it came out..and yes that's the dad from Everybody loves Raymond..good catch

[@FIDreams]

And Frau Blücher Literally is the Glue! XD

[@DevilzFan]

Its funny how nobody recognizes Gene Hackman as the blind man.

[@CineRam]

I didn't know him when I first saw this movie when I was a kid, but I definitely recognized his voice after re-watching it in the 90s!

[@brianmcgarry1632]

Only one, I can't remeber who it was(maybe shan) but yes very few recognise ol Hack-man

[@thomaspearson6215]

Gene hackman was working in a different studio and heard Mell was working next door so ask for a part in his movie , his part was written just for him. if im wrong please correct me.

[@fauxrowsdower7610]

he looks so different! I still don't think I've ever seen him in anything else with a beard lol

[@JM-pm1yb]

Lex Luther himself is upset by this

[@Galactic_Factotum]

the “I was gonna make espresso” line was improvised. The cut to black happens so sudden because everyone on set broke out into laughter, resulting in the camera shaking, so they found a way to keep the line in without breaking the illusion lol

[@HermanVonPetri]

Just goes to show you that Gene Hackman does have the comedic chops. He'd been typecast as the no-nonsense man of action for so many films but this and Superman shows that he does well in lighter roles too. When someone leaves early I'll occasionally pull out the line "I was gonna make espresso." Sadly, fewer and fewer people get it these days.

[@Ivy94F]

@@HermanVonPetri He was hilarious in The Birdcage.

[@goldilox369]

@@Ivy94F and Royal Tenenbaums

[@Galactic_Factotum]

@@HermanVonPetri I say it every chance I get as well lol and I 100% agree with you on everything you said about Hackman 🙌

[@HermanVonPetri]

@@goldilox369 Royal Tenenbaums might just be my favorite performance of his. But it's so hard to chose. It makes "Welcome to Mooseport" all that more depressing knowing that it was a poor comedy that ended his career.

[@novowels2030]

Marty Feldman's performance (I-gor) is still the GOAT comedic performance to me. Every single thing he does in this movie kills me.

[@melthebell33]

love Marty Feldman

[@LadyIarConnacht]

Every time I watch this, I just remember my grandparents arguing through the whole movie because my grandmother thought Eye-gore was played by Charlie Callas, but my grandfather had read the credits. In the days before IMDB, that was a constant feature of family movie watching.

[@biguy617]

He was great in the movie In God We Trust

[@themoviedealers]

@@biguy617 Very obscure one! Wild! Marty directed that! With Andy Kaufman!

[@krashd]

@@LadyIarConnacht For us Brits there was no confusion, Marty Feldman was already a household name in the UK as he had featured in countless comedy shows throughout the 60's and 70's including The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine.

[@drasticbread249]

Frau Blucher is played by Cloris Leachman, she was one of the most iconic actors of her day, nominated for 22 Emmys over her career. Also won a Academy Award for acting in The Last Picture Show.

[@Rmlohner]

She and Julia Louis-Dreyfus are tied for the most acting Emmys, with eight each (Louis-Dreyfus would have broken the record if it wasn't for Phoebe Waller-Bridge beating her for the last season of Veep).

[@matta5498]

She is also in Mel Brooks' movie, "High Anxiety".

[@TomGallagherSuperboyBeyond]

She was great in her later stuff too, Malcolm in the Middle, Raising Hope, even the movie Beerfest which she was barely in, she was hilarious.

[@drasticbread249]

@@TomGallagherSuperboyBeyond Hahaha I never realized that was her in Beerfest, she's the funniest thing in that whole movie!

[@TomGallagherSuperboyBeyond]

@@drasticbread249 i'm a Broken Lizard fan. Still hoping for Potfest to be made, since they've been talking about it since before the first one even released. Hell, the movie ends with a tease for it.

[@zedwpd]

The laboratory equipment used in the movie is from the original 1931 film Frankenstein. Mel Brooks says that Kenneth Strickfaden, the man who created the props, still had them in his garage. When they found out, Strickfaden dusted them off, plugged them in, and they all worked.

[@paulpeterson4216]

I've got to say that they did a LOUSY job of dusting them off.

[@stephanginther9051]

Fun fact about the Frau Bluher thing. That joke was a *_double_* inside joke. There was a rumor that the reason the horses freaked out whenever they heard her name was because her name was the name of an old glue company in Germany. This is sadly not true. The truth is that there Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder *spread* those rumors. The reason the horses freak out at her name is done for the sole purpose of setting up that false rumor. Its actually a joke at the audiences expense, seeing how far their rumor would go.

[@brettmarlar4154]

Blucher is the German word for glue.

[@stephanginther9051]

@@brettmarlar4154 Sadly it is not. Kleber is the German word for glue.

[@Sunaki1000]

And old Glue was made out of Horses.

[@stephanginther9051]

@@Sunaki1000 Yup.

[@victoriamartinez1211]

I love how serious Igor gets before asking, "what hump?" 😭 kills me every time! Absolutely iconic film, def in my top 5 comedies.

[@zotharr]

Yea, too bad it wasnt included here...

[@goldilox369]

I say that all the time...

[@strangebiped]

I read in the 'Behind The Scenes' section of the DVD that Marty Feldman moved 'THE SHOULDER HUMP' himself to 'Mess With Everybody' as a joke & Mel decided it was very good & kept it in the movie! To me that's VERY FUNNY because Mr. Wilder suddenly noticed it when doing THAT SCENE the First Time & just 'WENT WITH IT' without bursting into laughter, & said: "...Wasn't that on the other side...oh, never mind..." with his Scripted Lines.

[@sntxrrr]

Gene Wilders passion project and one of the best American comedies ever made. So rewatchable.

[@steriopticon2687]

I only own 5 dvd movies, and this is one of them.

[@magicbrownie1357]

This is the absolute pinnacle of Mel Brooks' comedies. Hilarious, with great performances. There really aren't any flaws in this film.

[@JackMValentine]

Wilder tells a story about how he approached Mel Brooks about the Putting on the Ritz bit. Brooks took one look at it and said no. Wilder argued for it. They went back and fourth, over and over. It works because of this, it won't work because of that. Until finally Brooks just said "Okay, it's in". And when Wilder asked why Brooks made him fight for it so hard he told him that he wasn't always the best judge of what was funny but he did trust Wilder's judgement. And if Wilder fought that hard to keep it then it MUST be good.

[@erinesque1889]

Another thing - that scene when Igor bit Elizabeth’s fur thing - they had to do so many takes of that because they kept cracking up. If you look closely, you can see Gene barely keeping it together.

[@vincentjoyce5100]

They show all the takes on the blu ray

[@johncampbell756]

In 9ne take, he bit off a leg.

[@firebladetenn6633]

I love knowing how many more people enjoy the commentaries like I do.

[@thething1710]

"Sedagive?!" I die everytime lol. One of the classics, Wilder wrote a great script and Mel Brooks was perfect to direct it.

[@elijahvincent985]

The Monster is none other than Peter Boyle! He IS the dad, Frank, in Everybody Loves Raymond! :) I even have the episode of Frank dressing up as the monster in a Halloween episode in Season 3 from 1998!

[@suebeawho6537]

Oh cool! I'm going to try to find that episode!!

[@Cool70sfreak]

17:33 That actor is Peter Boyle, and yes, you got it right on the money! He played Frank (Raymond and Robert's dad) in Everybody Loves Raymond! He had a long career of many roles over many different projects, but this and his long-running role on Everybody Loves Raymond are what he'll always be best remembered for.

[@Silver-rx1mh]

A brilliant comedy and a loving tribute to the original Frankenstein films of the 1930's. The look of it, the shots, the dialogue, just a spit and a cough away from the originals. Beautifully done and never falls into out and out farce. I've watched this many time and have never got bored of it. A true classic.

[@tbrackett9344]

The lab equipment is the original from the 1931 film. Very nice touch.

[@halcoholic1]

The laboratory has a lot of the original props from Frankenstein.

[@sca88]

The 'Abby Normal' scene is one of my favorite all time comedy scenes. Yea, the 30's Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein are a must see to understand the jokes.

[@williambevins]

And Son of Frankenstein, also. That's where the constable with the mechanical arm came from.

[@minnesotajones261]

@@williambevins Yes, everyone forgets the ton of references to Son of Frankenstein!

[@RraMakutsi]

Fun fact: John Lennon (yes, that John Lennon!), was the best man at Peter Boyle's wedding... they had become good friends due to his wife Loraine working for Rolling Stone, and her connection to Yoko Ono. He met Loraine while on the Young Frankenstein set, and asked her out on their first date while he was in full Monster makeup.

[@Wadiosilence]

"Stay close to the candles. The staircase *can* be treacherous" 😂 One of my favorite lines and the the fact that the candles aren't even lit still kills me

[@sophiamcl]

The scenes with the little girl and the old hermit (played by Gene Hackman!) are spoof versions of scenes from the classic horror movie feat. Boris Karloff.

[@williambevins]

The Hermit was from Bride of Frankenstein. The constable with the mechanical arm was from Son of Frankenstein.

[@sophiamcl]

Thankyou for clarifying.

[@Matthew-bx5yf]

Hackman went uncredited in his cameo and is so funny in it.

[@conorbrierley1]

I was gonna make Espresso!

[@billolsen4360]

Mel went uncredited too. He was the one who may the injured cat sound during the dart game.

[@stephenkehl7158]

Actually, he was credited as “Blindman”.

[@jamesraykenney]

I am amazed that he did not recognize Teri Garr! I could swear he has reacted to movies with her in it... She has always been one of my favorites!

[@stevemccullagh36]

For what it's worth, when I saw Brandon was reacting to Young Frankenstein I made a "Yummy sound".

[@davewhitmore1958]

MMmmmrahhh!

[@calebalwayswill7423]

The hell, I already read someone say this in this thread

[@mckeldin1961]

As a kid in the 1960s there were two things I used to scour the TV Guide for every week... the annual showing of The Wizard of Oz and local broadcasts of the original 1931 Frankenstein. As a result of the latter, I became familiar (well... obsessed) with the entire Universal Horror series (1931-1948). When Young Frankenstein was released I was 13... over the next two years as Brooks' movie stayed in release and would come back for return engagements I must have seen Young Frankenstein more than 25 times! BTW, the man at the beginning who was carrying Baron Frankenstein's will to his son (Herr Falkstein) was character actor Richard Haydn familiar to lovers of movie musicals as Uncle Max in The Sound of Music.

[@billolsen4360]

Thanks, Biff! I never made the Uncle Max and Herr Falkstein connection before, but there he is.

[@williambevins]

The movies that this parodied are the three Boris Karloff versions, Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein and Son of Frankenstein. If you haven't seen them you should check them out. You will see where a lot of the jokes come from. In the original Frankenstein, the little girl was accidentally killed by the creature. The Hermit was a character in BOF. The constable with the mechanical arm was in SOF and was portrayed by Lionel Atwill.

[@Carandini]

There's also one touch from 'Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man' with the transference at the end. Even looks like it might be the same props, which it might be if Strickfaden had those in storage as well. Also, most people think Ygor is in the original movie, but he isn't. Ygor didn't show up until 'Son'. Feldman's Igor is kind of a hybrid of Lugosi's Ygor from 'Son of Frankenstein' and 'Ghost of Frankenstein' and Frye's hunchback Fritz from the original 'Frankenstein'.

[@nickmanzo8459]

The set you liked so much in the Frankenstein lab was from the original Universal Frankenstein film in the 30s. Mel Brooks tracked down the set designer and he still had every piece of the original set in his garage. He let them borrow it for the film in exchange for screen credit for designing it, which he did not receive in the first film.

[@MrJDApgar]

FUN FACT: Contrary to popular belief, Frankenstein, ISN'T the name of the reanimated person. He's called "Frankenstein's Monster." Frankenstein, is just the last name of the doctor. But, a lot of people call "the monster" Frankenstein, however, that is incorrect.

[@sea-envy3137]

when you look at it a certain way Dr. Victor is a monster

[@docsnake]

You are officially now my very favorite KZbinr for this one.🥰💕

[@erikjohnson3859]

The monster is never actually referred to as Frankenstein, he is simply The Creature or Monster.

[@fynnthefox9078]

Yeah, a common misconception. Frankenstein is the last name of the doctor, not the name of the Monster.

[@KabukiKid]

And if you go by the novel... the monster actually gains a name because he names himself... he gives himself the name of Adam. I guess you could argue he is a Frankenstein, though... since his "father" is Victor. heh

[@jtoland2333]

I LOVE that you made a Ralphie joke at the mention of Ovaltine, because I was thinking almost the same thing!!

[@billolsen4360]

Loved Ralphie decoding. "A crummy COMMERCIAL?!"

[@nickmanzo8459]

That is the sad from Everybody Loves Raymond XD. He even dressed as Frankenstein’s monster for a Halloween episode as a call back

[@Catweazel1976]

Bro, I'm so stoked that you reacted to Young Frankenstein! It's like my favourite comedy of all time! It is so endlessly quotable, and every single character brings their A-game. Thanks bro!😁

[@hellowhat890]

10:40 "I don't think that's how instruments work." I will kinda partially agree with that. My older brother and I play the violin and the cello. When we rest our necks to play the violin, depending on the circumstances, that part will actually still be warm from our body heat. Depending on the material, the room temperature, or whatever the heck is happening. My mom, being a piano teacher, actually used to play the piano so fast that when she was done, you could feel the heat from how fast and intense she played. But of course, it depends, which is why I partially agree with your reaction Brandon. XD

[@matthewjaco847]

A loving sendup to the Frankenstein movies that might legitimately be the BEST Frankenstein movie of them all. Even the finale with the Monster's speech has some emotional resonance. It's so much more than just another parody.

[@PixelatedH2O]

If you want more Madeline Kahn, the movie What's Up Doc is highly underrated. That's where I discovered her. It also includes the older man who Dr. Frankenstein was experimenting on in the classroom (Liam Dunn) in a small but hilarious role, and Kenneth Mars, who played the Inspector. Sylvester Stallone also has a tiny background role.

[@suebeawho6537]

OMG What's Up Doc? is one of my fave movies and I never realized Stallone had a small part in it (Saw it many, many yrs ago). Definitely will rewatch it to spot him. THX😀

[@Naylte]

You gotta love Marty Feldman's performance. Wilder: What a filthy job! Feldman: Could be worse. Wilder: How? Feldman: Could be raining. *thunderclap* "Quiet, dignity and grace." "Dirty word! He said a dirty word!"

[@fauxrowsdower7610]

A Halloween classic in my household!! my mom always talks about how she went over to her brother's dorm room in college, he and his friends were watching Young Frankenstein in total silence, so my mom sits down to watch it and starts saying a couple lines along with the movie and her brother was immediately like "BRIANA. we've all agreed to not say the lines because if one of us does it we're all going to do it" so you can only imagine how often I heard jokes from this movie growing up :D

[@ttlpwn34]

So you dismissed it but you were right about the Actor who plays the Monster here. His name is Peter Boyle (RIP) and he DID also play Raymond's dad in Everybody Loves Raymond.

[@botwitaprice]

In the original "Bride of Frankenstien" The Bride was played by Elsa Lancaster; her hair was made up the same way, and The Bride could not speak, but she did hisss, as did Matilan Kahn

[@mph7282]

Two films are an absolute must for every Halloween...Arsenic and Old Lace and Young Frankenstein.

[@CineRam]

There aren't many comedic performances that get recognized by the Oscars, but I feel that Wilder's work in this movie should've at least gotten him nominated (Not that I would have booted any of the actual nominees that year). Nice to see that he was at least nominated for the screenplay. I remember watching this film as a kid and believed for a long time that it was simply an 80s movie that had been shot in black and white for aesthetic reasons...but it came out only one year after I was born! Didn't realize it was that old. There was a group called "Taco" that did a cover of Puttin' On The Ritz during the 80s, that's probably why I made that mistake because I had no idea at the time that there were earlier versions of the song. Weird, hmm?

[@rnw2739]

Couldn't agree more. That Gene was overlooked yet Kevin Kline won for his pathetically over the top caricature performance (Otto in 'A Fish Called Wanda') is criminal.

[@rollingstoneworks3183]

Ha ha…believe it or not, that Puttin’ on the Ritz album by Taco was the first cassette I ever owned, around age five. Played it bald, because I thought it was so cool that I had actual music I owned, not just coming through the radio, like the rest of the plebs listened to…

[@CineRam]

@@rnw2739 well I'm a fan of Kline and I really like him in Fish, but I get it! Didn't work for you. Any other comedic performances that you would have nominated if you could?

[@rnw2739]

@@CineRam Hank Azaria in The Birdcage... Lily Tomlin in 9 to 5 and Kenneth Williams in Carry On Don't Lose Your Head.

[@drewbieware]

I was really hoping to see your reaction to the “walk this way, no not that way this way” scene. I think it’s my favorite joke from the movie.

[@HobGungan]

It did inspire a whole Aerosmith song after all

[@mikejankowski6321]

Yesssss!

[@1ListerofSmeg]

😎👍"Walk this way" is easily my favorite but I was hoping to also see: 'Could be worse, Could be raining'.. Having said that.. We know the truth is that not everything can make the edit.😎

[@zappafan012]

Kenneth Mars' character Inspector Kemp was a parody of Lionel Atwill's character in 1935's The Son Of Frankenstein. In that one the inspector had had his arm torn off by the original monster as a child, thus the wooden prosthetic arm.

[@ThirstyUrkel]

Hated it as a kid because I didn’t “get it”, but now as an immature 40-year old, I love it.

[@keeperofthecheese]

Igors performance absolutely steals this film. I love that you can get vinyl figures of him. Also - the outtakes for this one are hilarious XD BLUCHER !

[@burnethedragon7065]

Igor's observation that the violin was still warm was accurate and not a joke. The violin is positioned under the chin and has a chin rest. He was feeling the chin rest and it was still warm from Frau playing it.

[@po5283]

Couple of things, Igor feeling the violin and saying it's still warm does make sense. He was feeling the chin rest, which heats up, along with the bottom of the instrument as you play due to body heat. Just another way of confirming that someone had just been in that room. Fun fact: the old man at the beginning who gets kneed in the nuts, was the preacher in Blazing Saddles, and the blind hermit, was none other than legendary actor Gene Hackman!

[@Riggswolfe]

This is by far my favorite Mel Brooks movie and it all came about because of Gene Wilder. It was his idea and he did a lot of the writing on it and talked Mel Brooks into it while they were making Blazing Saddles. Gene Wilder was such a legend and his death saddens me to this day.

[@MountainSnowInc]

So happy you are finally watching this film! My absolute favorite Gene Wilder movie.

[@TheFrugalVideoGamer]

I think the biggest reason I love this movie is that this is how Victor *should* have reacted in the book - by actually owning up to what he had done and helping the Monster develop and grow, Frederick avoided the pitfalls that befell his ancestors. Also, you *need* to watch the outtakes - they did so many of that "Help me with the bags" scene because everyone else kept cracking up.

[@007wars6]

This is a comedic masterpiece. I LOVE watching this movie every October. It’s become a bit of a family tradition

[@MrAndersonmm]

It's amazing with how much talent they gathered how much Marty Feldman (Igor) makes this. One of my top 10 favorite film characters ever. Every scene he's in he either elevates or carries.

[@zedwpd]

Haha, "That's how it ends, both of them getting a happy ending." You could say that. ;)

[@missyotsuba8508]

When I was a child, 10 years old, probably younger, I was living with an elderly couple who I called my grandparents. just down the street was a small shop that sold everything. It was either buy things from this shop or walk a mile into town. But they also used to rent out videos. They never had any of the big blockbusters. They had things like this. It was where my love for movies comes from. My grandpa used to give me a £1 and tell me to get a Gene Wilder Video or a Mel Brooks video. I would buy a chocolate bar, a packet of Space Raiders, a small bottle of pop and still have 50p left over to rent a video... I loved that man so much. No relation what so ever to me but took me in and looked after me. My son is named after him. He helped me when i had no where else to go. I can tell you all a really fooking bad ending to it all. But let's keep it light...

[@zatoichi1]

The original Frankenstein movie is worth viewing as well. A very well made and classic film.

[@jimtatro6550]

I saw this in 1975 when I was 8 years old. It became my gateway to both horror and Mel Brooks, both of which I am still a huge fan of today at 54. If you’re familiar with Hitchcock, check out Mel’s movie High Anxiety.😂👍

[@tbirum]

High Anxiety is so underrated, I do not know why, and While having watched a lot of Alfred Hitchcock films would greatly add to one's understanding of many of the jokes, even a person who has never seen a Hitchcock film a person could still find the film to be hilarious.

[@paulpski9855]

Same here....but I was 7.

[@raymondgilbert1341]

I have been watching this movie since it first came out, and the Puttin On The Ritz scene still gets me. That is how you do comedy.

[@parinthianquattropani9071]

Peter Boyle screaming, "Putting on the Ritz!" Just never gets old. 🤣🤣🤣

[@lea6555]

😂😂 Can't listen to the real song without screeching the chorus 😂😂

[@patsstuffclark9522]

This is my favorite movie of all time.

[@jillk368]

I'm sure 400 people have already told you about the glue joke, and the fact that it's actually the wrong word for glue (the real word is kleber). The word blucher (without the accent) means: a shoe having the tongue and vamp cut in one piece and the quarters lapped over the vamp and laced together for closing. Just in case you were curious. P.S. Yes, that's Peter Boyle (the dad from Raymond). He dresses up for Halloween as Frankenstein (and Marie as bride of). Good catch.

[@1ListerofSmeg]

This comment will always be underrated.👍 The glue story is sooo prevalent.

[@warblackjack5565]

My favorite Gene Wilder movie is “See No Evil, Hear No Evil”. Comedic gold.

[@billolsen4360]

As is "The Woman In Red"

[@jamesmoyner7499]

-The man who plays the monster people will know better as the horrible father in law from Everybody Loves Raymond and the blind man is Gene Hackman who’s character is from the original sequel Bride of Frankenstein and he improvised the line of Coffee. -This film was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. -The laboratory used in this film is the original Universal Studios one used in the 1931 film.

[@Sethronskillz]

A. Yes that is the same actor that plays the dad in everybody loves Raymond B. That’s part of the joke of the character in everybody loves Raymond being named Frank (as a nod to his role in young Frankenstein) C.The more you know 🌈✨

[@nakrat11]

A great follow-up with Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, and Madeleine Kahn, is "The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes's Smarter Brother"! Lots of people don't know it, but it's hilarious.

[@rnw2739]

"LIAARRRRRR"!!!!

[@Rurukuken]

That long pause into "Hello, Handsome!" kills me every time.

[@plat217]

One of my top 3 comedies of all time

[@Drforrester31]

Generally if anyone asks me what my favorite movie ever is, Young Frankenstein will be my answer. Fantastic jokes, performances, production and sound design, it just does everything right. The blind man scene stll gets some doubled over laughing. Aerosmith also credits the "Walk this way" joke as inspiration for their song of the same name

[@3XLDave]

This movie reminded me of an underrated, almost forgotten Steve Martin movie called "The Man with Two Brains". If you liked this one, you'd like that one, too. I'd recommend adding to your list.

[@jamespasifull3424]

Where Dr Hhhuuufffrrrruuurrrr falls in love with the brain of Ann Mmmhelllmaaahhayy!! 🤣🤣🤣 My favourite Steve Martin movie!

[@barbarachieppo9603]

Awesome movie👍♥

[@barbarachieppo9603]

​@@jamespasifull3424 👍This Thursday?😁

[@DisneyFan16672]

Fun fact: Kenneth Mars who plays Inspector Kemp (the policeman with the prosthetic hand) also played King Triton in "The Little Mermaid". What range to play such polar opposite characters. :)

[@SulliMike23]

I did not know that!

[@goldilox369]

@@SulliMike23 make that two of us! OMG 😱

[@beverleyrankin3482]

Loved him in this, and in The Producers as the nazi.

[@triciaisrad]

YESSSSSSS!!! This is a classic and a must watch!

[@Augustus087]

You may be a little young, but Eyegore in the "I ain't got nobody" scene was doing Jimmy Durante. Further, when he said "I'll take the one in the turban" and bit the fox stole, he was doing Groucho Marx.

[@beardedgeek973]

They "Literally" found all the cool stuff. That is the ORIGINAL set pieces from the old black and white Frankenstein movie. The voice over is also from that movie. Mel had found the set hidden away, that's where the inspiration came from.

[@Carandini]

It's the same lines, but that isn't Colin Clive doing them.

[@belpop]

One of my all time faves! I laugh out loud every time without fail. Fun fact- the reasons the horses freak when Frau Blücher’s name is mentioned is because it means “glue” and glue is made out of horses (or at least it used to be).

[@manzz0652]

You should definitely watch Sweeney Todd directed by Tim Burton since Halloween is coming soon. BTW love your reactions

[@annonymous2618]

agreed

[@ManuelLopez-ub8bh]

Watch see no evil hear no evil, comedy gold with Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor

[@bluelagoon1980]

Violins absorb heat from your body where you touch it, and I think the strings might be warm from friction, too.

[@firebladetenn6633]

I love reading these comments and finding out how many more people enjoy listening to commentaries.

[@bloodygoodjune9292]

The Putting on the Ritz scene is always my favorite part😂

[@erinesque1889]

And Gene fought hard to keep that in the movie. Mel wanted to cut it, but because of how hard Gene fought for it, it was included.

[@davidr1050]

21:16 -- Legendary actor Gene Hackman as "The Blind Man"

[@scottalynch]

The lab equipment is from the classic Karloff Frankenstein

[@ManuelLopez-ub8bh]

Reacting to all my favorites, I love it!

[@garyarnett1220]

What nobody ever mentions is Terri Garr's wonderful performance. Almost like a silent film actress, she doesn't have many lines, but watch her react to the others.

[@billolsen4360]

Terri Garr taught me, at the tender age of 9, zhat a roll in zhe hay is fun!

[@stevemccullagh36]

2:28 That's the Reverend from Blazing Saddles.

[@irenelorenzoh]

me before watching the video: YES! YES YES YES YES MY FAVORITE REACTION CHANNEL REACTING TO MY FAVORITE COMEDY MOVIE YAY

[@floobynooby]

Yes that was Peter Boyle as Frankenstein's monster!

[@BrianSherman-TheTVGod]

This is the first movie I remember seeing multiple times in the theater...I was like 5! I was obsessed with Gene Wilder.

[@williamjones6031]

1. The old man at the beginning that gets racked 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. Wilder 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. Wilder also insisted that Brooks NOT be seen on film. However, the screeching cat is Mel's voice. 9. Light reflecting off of the monster's missing teeth is not a goof. It's on purpose.

[@Am21Cards84]

Also, iirc, the monster *is* the dad from Everybody Loves Raymond, and Kennith Mars (the General?) was a voice actor (King Triton in the first 2 The Little Mermaid Movies).

[@Am21Cards84]

@@Funnysterste Yes, that's what I thought, but I wasn't positive.

[@Bigandrewm]

Not just a great comedy. One of the all-time great films.

[@spiderfingers86]

Gene Wilder proposed this movie idea to Mel Brooks to which he said, "yes."

[@Carandini]

He was writing it while they were filming Blazing Saddles.

[@wsn0009]

Great movie! Gene Wilder and Marty Feldman are hilarious. Mel Brooks made 2 of the best comedies in 1974.

[@forestdwellergirl474]

I gotta say, I really enjoy your videos! Makes my day a little better.

[@petercofrancesco9812]

This is one of those movies I can come back to as many times and it is alway great.

[@scottalynch]

One of my favorite Halloween movies. I watch it every October

[@GaryLBlakeley]

The Monster is played by Peter Boyle. And you are correct. He did play Raymonds dad Frank, on Everybody Lives Raymond.. The laboratory equipment used Young Frankenstein is from the original 1931 film Universal Pictures film Frankenstein. The storyline in this version a Frankenstein includes bits and pieces from the original Frankenstein franchise from the early 30s through the early 50s.

[@sharennyberg7795]

I love this movie it. The comedic parts are go wonderful and a terrific way to break the tension. I got to see this as a theater production in San Francisco. Gene Wilder was instrumental in how if got done so it was very close to the movie. Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder were amazing!! Thanks for the reaction I love your channel.