Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein ( Original title: Young Frankenstein ) is a comedy, which specializes in film parodies director Mel Brooks in 1974 The film takes horror films of the 1930s that made fun of. . Thus, the film was shot in black and white; the original set from the Frankenstein film of 1931 served as a filming location for the laboratory scenes. On November 8, 2007, on Broadway one written by Mel Brooks musical version of " Young Frankenstein " premiere.

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The neurosurgeon Dr. Frederick Frankenstein distances itself (eg by a different pronunciation of his name, " Fronkensteen " ) from his grandfather, who had once tried to breathe life dead matter. When Gerhard Falkenstein confronted him one day after a lecture with the legacy of his grandfather, Frederick travels to Transylvania. There, he received the hunchback Igor ( of his hump times left, then right bears ) and the pretty lab assistant Inga. At the castle, the three of Mrs. Blucher are received, the Dr. Frankenstein houses in the room of his grandfather Viktor.

On the night of Frederick, Inga and Igor discover behind the bookcase a secret passage that leads to the lab and private library of Victor Frankenstein. From one of the local books ( whose title "How I did it" from the original English version of the German dubbing with "How I did it " is translated ) can be Frederick the ideas of his grandfather inspire and digs soon with Igor in the cemetery a body out. Igor is to steal the brain of a scientist in a brain bench, but this can accidentally fall and brings Frankenstein instead an " abnormal " brain, without mentioning it, however. Fredericks attempt to bring his creature to life with the help of a thunderstorm seems at first to fail.

At the same time stirs in the village displeasure with Frankenstein's presence. Police Inspector Kemp, whose right arm is a prosthesis that promises to Frederick to visit and explore, whether it really wants to continue the work of his grandfather.

As Frederick the despair is close during dinner already, he heard jointly with Inga and Igor growl now come to life creature. The three rush to the laboratory and Frederick solves his bonds. As Igor strikes a match, the creature panics and attacks their Creator. Then Igor must confess the furious Frederick, that he took an abnormal brain.

In the middle of this conversation bursts the arrival of Police Inspector Kemp, Frederick the darts can calm during a round, that the fears of the villagers are groundless. When Frederick returned to the laboratory with his two assistants, they find there in front of Mrs. Blucher, which helps the monster to flee and admits that she was Viktor's lover and has arranged that Frederick is continuing its work.

On his flight makes the monster acquaintance with a little girl, playing with him, and with a lonely blind old man, who hosted the monster. Frederick captures the creature again, soothed her and takes her to public: Frankenstein and the creature type in tails one step and the best musical number. A bursting Headlamps moved the creature in a panic and it develops a commotion. Then the monster is captured and put in chains. Just at the moment when Frederick with Inga distract from his grief, announces Fredericks fiancée Elizabeth on her visit.

When the police officers on duty lighting a match, the monster comes again in panic, tears his chains and escapes. It kidnaps Elizabeth, where it reveals itself as a fiery lover. By playing the violin attracted, it returns to Frankenstein. As Frederick joins and the monster to the machine in order to stabilize his mind with his creature, the villagers storm the castle, but are reassured by an address by the monster. The film has a happy ending: Frederick marries Inga, Elizabeth marries the monster. Inga is on the wedding night pleased to note that during the transfer procedure some good sized body parts of a monster are apparently transferred to Frederick.

Awards

Home Cinema initial evaluation

Already in 1978, a so-called Selected Scenes Edition for the then popular Super-8 home theater. The plotline of the well -edited 18- minute version contains the full-length sequence with Gene Hackman as the blind hermit.

Reviews

" Young Frankenstein '(' Young Frankenstein ') as almost all the films of Mel Brooks a little too loud and plate slapstick parody of a film genre, paid homage in nostalgic black and white and with obvious respect the theatrics James Whales and especially the almost perfectly replicated scenes Herman Rosses. "

" A thanks to many ingenious ideas quite successful parody of the Frankenstein myth. "

Trivia

  • The three chords in display title of the film were used as backing for the hugely popular Youtube video " Dramatic Look" or " Dramatic Chipmunk ".
  • The actor Gene Hackman, who plays the role of the hermit in the film, is not mentioned in the credits, strangely enough.

Publication

  • DVD: Young Frankenstein. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2001
  • Blu -Ray: Frankenstein Junior. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2008
1974 in film Screenplay Film score John Morris (composer) Frankenstein (1931 film) Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Golden Globe Award Goldene Leinwand National Film Registry Life Stinks
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