*YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN* Movie Reaction FIRST TIME WATCHING 

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Pretty much all of the laboratory equipment is actually from the original film, complete with the original cobwebs LOL. The producers couldn't believe their luck when they found out that it had been in storage all this time.

That was Peter Boyle as “the creature”. I always had a big crush on Teri Garr for many years 🥰.

"Stay close to the candles. The staircase can be treacherous." Want to guess how many times I watched this before I noticed that the candles aren't even lit?

This was some of Mel Brooks’ best work. Marty Feldman as Igor was one of his best performances ever, he steals every scene and Gene Wilder was fantastic as Dr Frankenstein, RIP to the both of them.

FUN FACT: Gene Hackman ad-libbed the "I was going make espresso." line. Mel Brooks and the crew thought it was hilarious. Hackman himself thought it was so funny that he couldn't do any more takes of it without busting out laughing. So, what we see in the movie is the one and only usable take of the scene they had.

In Frankenstein (1931), the creature encounters a young girl throwing flowers into a pond, so that they float. The creature happily joins in, but when they run out of flowers, he throws the girl in, not understanding the difference, and she drowns. So that scene where she asks what they should throw in next, and he looks at the camera is a direct reference to that film. As if to say to the audience "I know what you're all thinking." At the end, when the creature's new wife comes out of the bathroom and her hair is done up in a sort of beehive hairdo, with white streaks, and she hisses, that's a direct reference to Bride of Frankenstein (1935). In that film, they create a mate for the creature, she has that hair style, and she hisses when first exposed to the creature.

I read that Aerosmith took a break from the studio to see this movie in the theater. Inspiration for their song "Walk this way" they loved this movie 😅

They wanted Madeline Kahn to playing Inga, but she had just done a German accent in Blazing Saddles abd asked to play the fiancé. Teri Garr was in casting and tried out. "Can you do an accent?" She broke out into this. Cloris Leachman improvised the asking Gene if he wanted the various drinks. Gene almost breaks. The gag reel is mainly takes of Igor biting the shawl. In one take, he bit a leg off. Gene kept breaking. Marty kept switching what side his hump was on. Gene mentions it because they had only just noticed he had been doing that. Mel Brooks' cameo was making the sound of the cat being hit by a dart. Gene didnt want Mel to be in the film. All of Frankenstein's equipment was the original film's stuff. The builder had kept it all. Gene Hackman had never done a comedy. He was in a tennis club with Gene and asked for a part. Due to issues related to management etc., Hackman was originally uncredited.

Regarding Blucher and the horses, it became an urban myth (with some help from Leachman) that the name means glue in German, which it doesn’t. Glue in German is kleber. The reaction to her name is just meant to imply she’s a frightening person. Gene Wilder on the DVD says “Lord only knows what she does to them when no one’s around.”

"Werewolf?" "There we olf, there castle." My late sister and I used to do thst sequence to each other at random times.

Gene Wilder was afraid that Mel would try and steal scenes, so he agreed to not be in the film, but he did do some of the voices in background. Marty Feldman's "damned eyes" were caused by having chronic thyroid disease, probably Graves' Disease. Not many recognized Gene Hackman as the blindman, well done, Jen. Some people also didn't notice that the Inspector, played by Kenneth Mars, was wearing a monocle over his eyepatch.

I saw this when it came out in theatres. I died laughing. I watched it again a couple months ago and I died laughing. TIMELESS CLASSIC!!!

Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs, Men in Tights, History of the World Part 1..... Mel Brooks' work is genius.

AS A JOKE Marty would switch the hump from one side to the other without telling anyone. It took a couple of Days, but Gene and Mel eventually caught on and loved the gag so much they added it into the film! This was mostly Gene's Baby and asked Mel not to make a Cameo, as he didn't want Mel's cameo upstaging the great work the rest of the cast was doing. The Laboratory props (ALL of them) were from the Classic "Frankenstein" Movie! Mel found out the (uncredited) Prop master had them in a Garage and asked if he could use them. Although he refused to be paid for the "loan", his name was added to the Credits of This one.

I suggest the movie "See No Evil, Hear No Evil". It's with Gene Wilder and Richard Rryor .

Fun Fact: This film inspired my country's band to take name Eppu Normaali (native translation of Abby Normal) when they started playing in 1976. Band is still playing actively.

Supposedly, “Young Frankenstein” is intended to be a satire of the 1931 original. But the two films that it actually draws from quite heavily are the sequels “Son of Frankenstein” (1939) and “The Ghost of Frankenstein” (1942).

In the first Frankenstein movie, the monster does indeed throw the girl into water, drowning her.

“…Aaaaaaaaa-I ain’t got nobody.” -Eye-gore

It's nuts, but often when my mind starts wandering I randomly think "Roll. Roll. Roll in the hay!" Jokes poking fun at figures of speech and euphemisms are among my favorite brands of humor.

"Mr Hilltop" is the Preacher from Blazing Saddles

Watch the blooper reel here. Igor gets Gene Wilder so many times on the scene when fiancee shows up with the fuzzy animal scarf

Whenever you see a laughing Jen thumbnail you know you're in for a cracking time 🔥💙🍿

When I was much younger, I had the good fortune of being an extra in a film that starred Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner (whom he married). Both were extremely nice and treated everyone the same on set, no matter who you were. If someone had told me that one day I'd get to speak to the man who starred in my favorite movie as a kid, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, I would've said they're crazy. Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner were extremely talented, and their comedy genius is sorely missed.

"PUTTINNN ONNN THEEE RIIIIIIIIIIIITZ!"🎶

😄👍 In case you forgot, Teri Garr (Inga) was also Richard Dreyfus' wife in "Close Encounters Of The 3rd Kind." A couple of other movies she's really great in are "Tootsie" (1982) and "After Hours" (1985). Of course, Madeline Kahn was also in "Blazing Saddles." Other Mel Brooks movies you'll find her in include "High Anxiety" (1977) and "History Of The World Part 1" (1981). 😉

Mel Brooks Researched and found *some of the actual original lab equipment used in the 1931 movie "Frankenstein" for this movie*

The hermit scene is my favorite because it's funny as hell but mostly because it pays homage to my favorite scene from "The Bride of Frankenstein " which, conversely, is heartrendingly touching.

One of those movies that keeps you in constant chuckle mode.

Madeline Kahn, the legend returns in a Mel Brooks film! Cloris Leachman would go on to costar on the Mary Tyler Moore Show. Peter Boyle (the creature) would be famous to your generation as the dad on Everybody Loves Raymond.

I was still a kid the first time I saw this and remember giggling at the ‘Abby Normal’ brain for days afterward. My Dad often used it as a Dad joke to revive that giggle he remembered.

Marty Feldman as I-gor is probably my favorite comedic performance in any movie ever... Everything he does is hilarious. If you check out some of the behind-the-scenes and outtakes, he is consistently cracking everyone on the set up too.

Freshly dead here! Loved this reaction! Waited a long time for this one! 😊 thanks again Jen for all that you do...Eric

What knockers!

Frankenstein castle really exists here in Germany.

One of the greatest films ever made and the chemistry between Wilder, Garr and Feldman is unparalleled! This film incorporated props from the Original film, both Masterpieces! And that solo violin!

High Anxiety is a must see Mel Brooks parody of several Hitchcock films.

My favorite comedy of all-time meets my favorite reaction channel. Perfect pairing.

The original Frankenstein an Bride of Frankenstein movies from the 30's should be required viewing before watching this just like the Star Wars movies before Spaceballs. Always watch the original before the spoof.

So glad you're checking out Mel Brooks movies!

This movie does an amazing job skirting the line between Brooks's usual style of wacky comedy and the serious tone of the original movie. My favorite scene isn't even a funny scene, it's the monster creation scene because Wilder plays it so incredibly.

One of the cool things about "Young Frankenstein" is that it uses a lot of the same set pieces and lab equipment from the classic 1931 Universal Studios "Frankenstein" film. In my mind, it's a legitimate sequel. 😁

I forget how good they create the old black and white era look in this film. I occasionally have to remind myself it's not from the 30's. Loved the reaction Jen!

Fun fact: inspector Kempf was portrayed by American actor Kenneth Mars who also played Otto on Malcom in the middle.

Great Job on recognizing Gene!! The monster is the Father from EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND! 🕊️☮️

I will forever remember the first time I saw this. My 7th grade Chemistry teacher showed it to us at the end of the year because we already took our final before the end of the semester. Such a great movie.

This movie is comic perfection. Liam Dunn plays the older skinny man who Dr. Fronkensteen knees in the groin early in the film. Dunn also played the minister in Blazing Saddles. He played Barbara Striesand's Father in 1972's What's Up Doc. Man the 70's had some great comedies.

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Marty Feldman (Igor) switched his hump to the opposite between tskes and waited for everyone else to notice. Inspector Kemp was based on a similar character in Son of Frankenstein, who had such a thick Bavarian accent you couldn't hardly understand him. This is one of my all-time favorite movies - glad you finally got to see it.

This is my favorite Mel Brooks film. I even have a tattoo of the creature with him yelling as his thumb is on fire!!😂

Jen reviewing one of the funniest movies ever made? Yes please! "Put. It. Back!" "It's pronounced FRONKENSTEEN." "What knockers!" "Oh, thank you, Doctor." 😂

Thank you for reacting to this, Jen, it's based off of the first three Frankenstein films by Universal and even used some of the same sets. Marty Feldman is the real star of this, he steals the scenes he's in, R.I.P. Right, I'm popping out to the shop and then I'm going to continue my Star Wars rewatches for you and your channel, Jen.

The lab equipment in the castle was the same used in the original Frankenstein movie

As far as The Producers is concerned, it was an original concept and screenplay by Mel Brooks that won him an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. The original 1967 film stars Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel, and there was the adaptation of the Broadway musical that utilized many of the original 2001 Broadway cast and creative team in 2005. Start with the original, I loved the musical...but some people have problems with it, and its not exactly like the original (one character is completely cut from the musical version). Young Frankenstein is one of the few Mel Brooks films he didn't make an appearance in. The original concept for the film was Gene's, and he was working on it while filming Blazing Saddles. When Mel asked what he was doing, Gene explained it...and then the two of them stayed up late that night banging out ideas for the film. Since both Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein came out the same year, 1974, it is kind of amazing that both films are in the American Film Institute's top 20 greatest comedies (Blazing Saddles in #6, Young Frankenstein is #14). I prefer Blazing Saddles, but I know a lot of people who prefer Young Frankenstein. Marty Feldman as Igor...one of his greatest performances. He made only a handful films, one of my favorites was, ironically, his final film. The pirate comedy Yellowbeard, which had a huge cast of British and American comedy greats, is a weird mixture of Mel Brooks and Monty Python. The cast includes Pythons Graham Chapman (as Yellowbeard), Eric Idle, and John Cleese, with Brooks players like Madeline Kahn (Elizabeth in Young Frankenstein), Peter Boyle (The Creature), and Kenneth Mars (Inspector Kemp). It also had Cheech and Chong, British acting legends like Susannah York (Superman I & II), James Mason (A Star Is Born with Judy Garland in 1954), Bernard Fox (Titanic and The Mummy), and Michael Hordern. The oddest casting is a cameo by David Bowie. Besides Young Frankenstein, Marty also appeared in Mel Brooks's Silent Movie. One other film I loved as a kid was the irreverent (almost blasphemous) comedy In God We Tru$t, written and directed by Marty, which also had Andy Kaufman, Peter Boyle, and Richard Pryor. Marty died in 1983 of a heart attack in Mexico City filming Yellowbeard, and supposedly, Graham Chapman was with him when he passed. He was only 48.

So glad you enjoyed this Jen. This is my favourite comedy film and, in fact, in my top 10 of the best movies ever made. It’s a comedy gem and Gene Hackman’s cameo is the icing on the cake! “I was going to make espresso!” 😂

Almost every major scene and element in this movie is a callback to the original Universal Frankenstein series of the 30s and 40s. It's too bad most of today's viewers/reactors haven't seen them because it would greatly enhance their appreciation of this film.

"Wait..wait..don't go I was gonna make espresso" 🚬 ☕️

Always a joy watching you discover such classics!

(11:19) Jen: "Mad scientist lair!" Now all Jen needs to complete her typical movie reaction is a glass of champagne and some explosions. 👍😊

"Give him an extra dollar 💵 "

One of the conditions that Gene Wilder had before this movie was made was that Mel Brooks not be in it as he thought it would take away from the film. Brooks, however, did do some of the voices in various crowds.

Speaking of the horror & comedy MUST SEE Classics,, Starring comedic icon Don Knotts,, "The Ghost And Mr. Chicken" (1966) ...R.I.P. Don 🙏 ❤️ Gone But Definitely Not Forgotten.

the actor who played the inspector actually lit his finger on fire to light the cigar and did it all in one take

2:31 Jen asks if something in a Mel Brooks film is real science and I'm here for it.

I always giggle when Jen dubs a theme "good sneaking music". See 11:39.

Great response, Jen (pronounced Jay-en). This is my fav Mel Brooks. You did it proud. Now for a roll in the hay (at the Ritz?)!

Mel Brooks’ cameo was the wolf’s howl at the beginning and the cat’s cry when Gene Wilder throws the dart.

A MUST SEE Classic,, "What's Up Doc?" (1972) Also starring Medeline Kahn,, Barbara Streisand & Ryan O'Neal..TRUST ME on this one!! ❤

Gene Wilder wrote the script and based it on the original Frankenstein movies. Mel Brooks tweaked it a bit which is why he shares writing credit. Wilder wanted it filmed in black and white and Brooks agreed. The studio didn't, but Brooks insisted. The studio finally agreed but wanted to film it in color for "Richer shading," but Brooks refused, suspecting that they would renege on the agreement and release it in color. Finally, Brooks didn't appear in the film, but his voice did. On the wagon ride near the beginning, Mel Brooks made the wolf howl noise. ("Werewolf!" "There wolf. There castle.") And when Frankenstein and the inspector were playing darts, Brooks made the cat screaming sound.

Wonderful reaction! Great that you recognized Gene Hackman, and Chloris Leachman's facial expressions are criminally under appreciated.

Mel Brooks plays the voice of the cat. His only cameo in this! I like how they put a candle on top of a flashlight to illuminate the actors in the dark, just like they did later in Private Eyes!

A running joke many people miss is that Transylvania is in Romania, but all the characters have either American, English or German accents. The real Castle Frankenstein is in NE Germany, but Wilder and Brooks just couldn't pass up on the jokes associated with Transylvania. Mel Brooks was not on screen, but he did the off screen vocals for the cat in the darts scene.

This movie will always hold a special place in my heart. This was the first movie I went to, at night, without parental supervision. It was just before my 12th birthday and went with a friend from school. The second movie I saw with my friend was Star Wars, so I was batting two for two.

This is a great movie! Thank you for reacting to this one Jen!

HE'S ALIVE ALIIIIVE !! ⚡⚡ what a great way to start the week with the classic YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN and to watch this with the always charming JEN now i'm filled with a positive charge myself 😃 the whole cast is just wonderful Gene Wilder Terri Garr Marty Feldman , Peter Boyle and Madeline Kahn you can see that they loved doing this . i will watch the full reaction later ... maybe i shouldn't drink Ovaltine while watching i may spit it out from laughter .🤣 Danke [ Thank you ] JEN and Guten Abend [Good evening] 😃

Fun fact: the character Igor that is in most Frankenstein movies was not in the actual story, Frankenstein had no assistant in the real story and thus did the experiment alone.

A few of the actors in this are in "YELLOW BEARD." Very few people have reacted to it, which is a shame as it's every bit as good (and hilarious) as this. I highly recommend it 👍🏻 (It stars the monty Python Cast, cheech and chong, and the mel brooks regulars)

Young Frankenstein isn't just my favorite Mel Brooks movie, it's my favorite movie of all time. Just so genuinely funny and you can tell the actors are all having a great time, which the audience feels too. It was also the first black and white movie I saw as a kid and was immensely important for making me understand B&W didn't just mean an old and boring movie

If you haven’t seen the classic Universal Frankenstein movies, especially the first three - FRANKENSTEIN (1931), BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935), and SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (1939) - make sure you do ASAP. This film’s basic plot devices and a number of the gags are related to those three films. (The other two movies in the series are THE GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN (1942) and HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1944), and the Frankenstein creature also appears in FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN (1943), HOUSE OF DRACULA (1945) and ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948).) The first two of the original films are fairly dark in tone, although they do have some lighthearted moments, and the third one is where it becomes a bit more of a “fun” horror adventure. Universal Pictures was the king of horror movies during the 1930s and 1940s, and they gained a considerable following among mostly children and young adults, many of whom later became horror writers and filmmakers themselves. They also enjoyed revivals of interest in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, through theatrical rereleases and then airings on television, garnering legions of new fans, many of whom still refer to themselves today as “Monster Kids.”

great reaction, yes please do more Mel Brooks! also Clue is amazing Madeline devours her role in that!

The student at the start who questions Dr Frankenstein is also the voice of Brainy Smurf in the old Smurf cartoons. 😂

... subscribe... Jen and one of my all time favorites -- this makes my night. Of the many, many great gags in this movie I think my favorite is one that kind of flies under the radar: I love that Elizabeth ducks when an affection starved Dr. Frankenstein blows her a kiss.

This is my favorite Mel Brooks, along with Spaceballs. pretty sure he is the voice of Baron Avon Frankenstein in one scene!

Those are the original lab props from director James Whale's 1931 movie Frankenstein.

Gene Wilder had a condition on Mel Brooks that he couldn't appear in this movie. He agreed to this but he used a loop hole by being featured through voice work. He cameos as the werewolf for the "Where wolf? There, wolf." gag, the voice of Victor Frankenstein when Frederick, Inga and Igor sees the lab and as the yowling cat when Freddie accidently hits it with one of the darts. An actor's parade was filmed on the last day of filming (as the cast didn't want it to end, Brooks extended it with this scene), to be used for the end but it was cut for the current ending.

Nice Gene Hackman ID. Most people don't get it. I did though. When I first saw this in the theater in 1974 I recognized him immediately (by his voice). I was surprised to find that most people never did recognize him.

A funny call-back many ppl miss is that in the original Frankenstein, the monster throws the girl down the well, hence his expression when she asks "what shall we throw down now?"

Young Frankenstein is one of my all time favorite Mel Brooks movies, as well as one of my top 5 all time favorite movies. There was so much talent in the cast, and the few blooper reels that I have seen, they all had such a hard time not absolutely cracking up and just riffing off each other the entire time.

The joke behind Frau Blücher and the horses: "blücher" is a style of shoe/boot named for the Prussian general who designed them for his troops. Blüchers made from horsehide were later part of domestic servant uniforms since the leather is more durable than cowhide. "Shell" cordovan (originally from Cordoba Spain) is still very popular for high-end footwear and comes from the withers.

Fab! 💜 This is probably Mel's best comedy but his 'History of the World: Part 1' (1981) is my fave Mel Brooks comedy. I've yet to watch your full length reaction of Young Frankenstein on Patreon, so this is a just a background play for your algorithm.

Mel Brooks does actually appear in this: 11:16 on the woodwork.

I left a comment earlier but I wanted to add another one to say congrats on another 1k in the chat Jen, you deserve it and looking forward to everything this week it’s one of the best lineups.

For the lightning effect of The Monster's Head, to show life was coming from inside, a rubber copy of Peter Boyle's head was done with the teeth, skull and brain, a lightbulb was put inside to light up the head from within.

The BEST Brooks movie by far. Love the channel.

One of the ways it plays on the usual Frankenstein movies is literally following the plot exactly; even the blind man scene is in the book and very touching since the man is blind and can’t see the monster as he actually is, but actually treats him like a human being. So this film takes that and goes…he’s blind; let’s make that the focus of the scene and makes it absolutely hilarious but it’s STILL a plot point from the book

I saw this theatrically in 1975 when I was eight years old. It became my gateway to both Mel Brooks and horror movies and to this day I love them both. Mel Brooks is a national treasure.👍

After watching many episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond, one gets to realizing that the Monster is played by Peter Boyle, who played Frank Barone (Raymond's father) on Everybody Loves Raymond.

Couldn’t wait to watch one of my all time favs with you Jen. Puttin On the Ritz has to be one of the funniest things put to film.