
A young neurosurgeon (Gene Wilder) inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback called Igor, a pretty lab assistant named Inga and the old housekeeper, frau Blucher -iiiiihhh!-. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather is only crap, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind...... (Full plot summary below)
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A young neurosurgeon (Gene Wilder) inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback called Igor, a pretty lab assistant named Inga and the old housekeeper, frau Blucher -iiiiihhh!-. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather is only crap, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind...
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| Portland OregonianShawn LevyMel Brooks is home with Young Frankenstein, his most disciplined and visually inventive film (it also happens to be very funny). |
| Paste MagazineJim VorelThere are few comedies in Hollywood history more universally beloved than the likes of Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein, but perhaps the most impressive thing about that adoration is the fact that for many viewers it was earned without anything more than the barest conception of how effective a parody the film truly is. |
| ColliderMike ShuttIn addition to just being side-splittingly funny, Young Frankenstein is an aesthetic triumph. |
| Arizona Daily StarPhil VillarrealHey, our man Brooks never claimed to have good taste. Bless him. |
| LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenIf Mel Brooks has a masterpiece, it’s this homage to the Universal horror movies of the 1930s and ’40s. |
| Common Sense MediaScott G. MignolaBrooks' corniness yields plenty of belly laughs. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertMel Brooks is home with Young Frankenstein, his most disciplined and visually inventive film (it also happens to be very funny). |
| FlavorwireJason BaileyThe Brooks of 'Young Frankenstein' isn't really skewering the conventions of the horror movie - he's paying tribute to them, and using them as scaffolding for his particular brand of goofy, Borscht Belt burlesque. |
| Slant MagazineDan JardineThis is a fine horror film that also turns (miraculously) into an existential tale of man's fear of abandonment |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.One of Mel Brooks' most brilliant and immortal cinematic works to date... |