YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Movie Reaction (THIS WAS SO FUNNY!) 

Marty Feldman was one of the great British comedians & writers of his era. He suffered from Thyroid disease which resulted in his bug eyes and overrall appearance. he was also in a car accident as a child and the reconstructive facial surgery may have been a factor. He was closely associated with the Monty Python crew.

Gene Hackman as the blind man is such a wonderful, underrated part of the movie

Little known fact: the laboratory equipment shown in the movie were the actual props from the 1931 adaption of "Frankenstein." The man who created the props still had them in his garage. To everyone's surprise, when plugged in, they all still worked.

Teri Garr is the only principle actor from this movie still alive. RIP Gene, Madeline, Marty, Peter, Cloris, and Kenneth. Thanks for all the laughs!

"Look at her hair. She looks a little different"...says the woman dressed up as the BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN. lol!

Yes those are Marty Feldman's real eyes. He was a really comedic actor. I remember back in the day there was even a song on the radio called "She's Got Marty Feldman Eyes". I loved him "The Last Remake of Beau Gest"

The outtakes of this movie are just as hilarious as the actual film.

To this day, when things go bad, I always say, "Could be worse. Could be raining."

My aunt (who’s a doctor) used to have Peter Boyle as a patient. She said he was such a nice man.

Gene Hackman was the blind hermit. He ad-libbed the final line, "I was going to make espresso."

Marty Feldman, who played Igor, was a famous British actor. And yes, his eyes were really like that.

Mel Brooks’s movies from the 70s were among his best. Silent Movie (an actual SILENT movie) and High Anxiety, a Hitchcock spoof were hilarious.

P.S. - WONDERFUL costume! "The Bride of Frankenstein" is one of my favorite horror movies. In fact, it is considered to be one of the greatest horror films of all time and was among the first movies to be inducted into the Horror Hall of Fame. 🎃🕷🕸

Marty Feldman is fantastic!.

My favorite part was everything between Dr. Frankenstein choking his creation to Igor looking at us and saying "quiet, dignity, and grace." I first saw this movie back in high school.

Oh my god, I LOVE your Bride of Frankenstein make-up (and hair!!!) Brava, madame!

Fun Fact: The equipment in the lab was the same that was used on the original 'Frankenstein' from 1931. They found it in a storeroom at Universal Studios.

Marty Feldman's (Igor) eyes were really like that. As for the hump he played a prank on Brooks and kept switch the side it was on. Brooks thought it was so funny he kept it in the movie.

You would recognize Peter Boyle as the father in the show, 'Everyone Loves Raymond'

The script is based on the original "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein," "Ghost of Frankenstein," and "Son of Frankenstein," so I recommend that you watch those, then watch this again to appreciate all the jokes and how they, ahem, sewed it all together to create a monstrously funny creation. IT'S ALIVE!

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. "Blucher" means glue. The horses freak out because they don't want to go to the glue factory. 7. Igor's hump changing sides was Feldman's running gag on the cast and it was kept in the movie. 8. 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. 9. Wilder also insisted that Brooks NOT be seen on film. However, the screeching cat is Mel's. 10. Light reflecting off of the monster's missing teeth is not a goof. It's on purpose. 11. Gene Hackman's ending with, "I was gonna make espresso" was ad lib and kept in the movie. 12.This is a movie you need to watch more than once to pick up the little things. EXAMPLE: Inspector Kemp is wearing a monocle over an eye patch. You MUST watch Blazing Saddles for more Brooks and Wilder.

Igor was played by Marty Feldman who was was a wonderful character actor and loved his roles with Mel Brooks. He suffered from Hyperthyroidism which meant that his thyroid was always make an excess of metabolic hormone. His bug eyes were a result of this condition. May he rest in peace. Thank you for the laughs Marty!

Fun fact: The lab equipment is the actual ones used in the original 1931 film. When Mel Brooks was preparing for this film, he discovered that Ken Strickfaden, who made the equipment was still alive and living in the Los Angeles area and had stored all the equipment in his garage. Brooks made a deal to rent the equipment, and gave Strickfaden the screen credit he didn't receive for the original films.

"The Lancet is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal. It is among the world's oldest and best-known general medical journals. It was founded in 1823 by Thomas Wakley, an English surgeon who named it after the surgical instrument called a lancet (scalpel)."-- Wikipedia. Best. Leo.

"Stay close to the (unlit) candles - the staircase....can be treacherous." 😂

In my view this has two of the funniest one-liners in cinema history! I won’t spoil it but they are both when they are outside the front door.

I saw this theatrically when I was 7 years old and it became my gateway to both Mel Brooks and horror movies. I am 54 now and I just showed this to my 9 year old grandson who loved it as much as I did.

The bookcase scene is one of my favorite comedic bits ever filmed

12:42...Oh my god Kazzy, you're watching a film written by Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks, starring Gene Wilder and Marty Feldman, that is full of comedic set pieces and you only realise it's a comedy now 😳🤣

I grew up on this movie and have watched more times than I could count. Simply cannot watch it without laughing.

Yes Kazzy those are feldman’s eyes. He had a medical condition that was actually treatable, but he felt it added to his comedic act.

One of my favorite comedies, thanks for watching. Such a brilliant cast! Gene Wilder was always brilliant working in collaboration with Mel Brooks, but it was certain that Mel also loved working with both Madeline Khan and Cloris Leachman, both brilliant funny actresses in their own right. As to Marty Feldman, that guy was such a gifted comic who is often overlooked contemporarily.

You pulled this one out of the vaults. What a great and funny movie. Great Choice.

Fun fact. SO the joke with The lady Frau's name. When you look that up you'll first results and what fans of the movie often say is that her name means glue. Anyone who speaks German however can tell you that is false. Well people then say that her name sounds like the name of an old German glue _company._ This sadly is also false. If you dig deeper...its a troll. Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder were trolling the audience. They *spread* those rumors as an inside joke.

I watch this every year, especially on Halloween! ROLL IN THE HAY!

The laboratory set was actually the set from Frankenstein (1931) reconstructed. That was the film that this spoof was framed around. Just about everyone in 1974 had either seen that film or was familiar with pop culture references to it. Few people today have even heard of it, which is sad. Some of the jokes go over most people's heads because they are referencing the 1931 film. Just like loads of people who have never seen many of the oft referenced Airport disaster movies miss jokes in Airplane (1980).

Cool side notes- Lab equipment props used were same props used in the original 1931 Frankenstein. Teri Garr based her character on Cher's hairdresser. Aerosmith's #1 song Walk this Way was a homage to the comedic gag in the movie. Mel Brooks always made cameos in his movies and always broke the third wall. Gene Wilder didn't think it would fit the mood of the film. They compromised, so Mel Brooks made all the background werewolf howls.

Yep, Igor (Marty Feldman) really had those eyes. A thyroid disease caused "Graves ophthalmopathy, which made his eyes protrude. He actually never sought treatment for it because he felt he could play it into his comedy. He was right, and he was totally brilliant :) Shame he died at 48. This is one of the funniest movies EVER, full of genius level comics. An absolute masterpiece

Love your reaction! So glad that you got to see it!! Happy Halloween!

I remember hearing that they reused many of the remaining original sets and lab equipment from the original black-and-white Frankenstein movie. It helped make it seem more like an authentic sequel to the original. (and I bet helped to keep costs low)

My favorite costume is a Grim Reaper robe with a broom instead of a scythe -- meaning of course that I am the Grim Sweeper.

Fun Fact: Mel Brooks did a couple of quick cuts to tight shots in this movie; like the moment when Frederic stabs his thigh with the scalpel and it goes close up to him saying "Class is dismissed", as well as when the monster starts throttling Frederic and it cuts to a close up of a surprised Inga. It's because the actors broke character immediately afterwards. Good example is the lecture hall scene. Mel Brooks has said that when Gene Wilder stabbed the padding on top of his lap and did the quick release-and-grip with the scalpel, if he kept the remaining footage of that shot you would've seen Gene not say the next line but instead completely burst out laughing.

Now you can appreciate the Weird Al take on the Kim Carnes hit "Betty Davis Eyes." His song was titled "Marty Feldman Eyes."

Doing your reaction in black and white…I loved it! You’re among the best I’ve ever seen.

I loved your costume! This was Teri Garr's first movie, and the one that made her famous. By the way, Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, and Madeline Kahn all appeared together again in The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother, which is not a masterpiece like this one, but still a really funny and entertaining movie: it was directed by Gene Wilder.

Yes, Gene Wilder got a large unit because of the operation.

Yes, the Dr. got an "upgraded 'unit'" & got to keep most of his brain. Win/win.

Gene Hackman was great as the blind man

Yes, those are Marty Feldman's eyes. He is a comedy legend. There is a clip from an old sketch comedy show with him and John Cleese on a train. It is of the chain. He is also great with Harvey Korman is "Silent Movie", another Mel Brooks film.

12:43 into your reaction and you finally allow for this possibly being a comedy. Ain't you just the sweetest? Best. Leo.

The police man with the arm is Kenneth Mars (who was also in Mel Brooks's The Producers, he played the mayor in Police Academy 6 & voiced King Triton in The Little Mermaid). The blind man is Gene Hackman (btw, the expresso line was improvised).

Gene Wilder is an underrated actor

I've always felt that YF is what "Commit to the bit" looks like in action.

Yes, the implication was an enlarged "unit".

Holy crap you look amazing! Great costume!

Yes those are Marty Feldman's real eyes. He suffered from a thyroid condition called Graves' ophthalmopathy which makes your eye pop out of the sockets Robert O'Rielly who played Gowron on Star Trek The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine had the same condition

I love that Kazzy laughs at all the corniest jokes!

i saw the musical as well, it did not disappoint, the song just don't touch me alone was worth seeing it

"I know that actor. What's his name?" Gene Hackman. "Can you guys tell me in the comments. Is that what he got?" Yes, that's exactly it.

Thank you, Kazzy! 🌩️

You have the most infectious laugh, Kazzy. I love it! 😊

My two favorite lines..... "SEDAGIVE?!?!" "He... vass... my... BOYFRIEND!!" The cast and crew ruined many, many takes because no one could contain their laughter. The scene with Gene Hackman as the blind hermit was supposed to be shot in one day, but everyone involved kept cracking up and ruining takes so many times, it took them a week to finish it. You can see Gene Wilder fighting hard to keep from laughing, especially in the "Abby Normal" gag. Everyone involved had so much fun that they kept making up scenes to keep shooting. We did a community theater production of the musical three years ago. It had an incredible cast, and all of us had a blast making it. Whenever I see Emily, I start singing "Roll In Ze Hay", and whenever I see Clint, who played Eye-gor, I'll say, "There wolf! There castle!"

Marty Feldman (Igor) was a great British comedian and used those eyes of his to great comic effect. His eyes are exactly as nature made them. Now you have to complete the Mel Brooks triumphant of his best comedies and watch "Blazing Saddles" and "The Producers". Just as funny as this movie and maybe funnier.

Actor Marty Feldman [Eye-gor] eyes are indeed real. He suffered from thyroid disease and developed Graves' ophthalmopathy, causing his eyes to protrude and become misaligned. A childhood injury, a car crash, a boating accident, and reconstructive eye surgery may also have contributed to his appearance. His weird eyes are what makes him famous. Actor Jack Elam is another person who has disproportionate eyes. Gene Wilder did get the monster's you-know-what proportions in the ending. Mmmmmmmmmm! Best line quote for me: "What hump?". Nice reaction Kazzy. Looking forward to the next one. 👻🎃👀

Your reactions are awesome

A fun piece of Trivia, the laboratory electrical props were actually from one of the original Frankenstein movies. Mel Brooks went to talk to one of the effects people from the 30's and he had all the original props in his garage and let Brooks use them.

Great review and you certainly dressed for the part!! My two favourite lines are: 1) What knockers. Oh, thank you doctor; and 2) Help me with the bags. Certainly, you take the blonde and I’ll take the one in the turban!! One of the few Mel Brooks’ films that the genius did not appear in.

It is said Marty didn't want his eyes corrected because they were a mainstay of his comedy routines.

Love your cosplay! This is one of my favorite movies, and your reaction is fantastic (as always). Cloris Leachman's facial expressions (and her bit with the unlit candles) are hysterical!

Kazzy, I ALWAYS love watching a classic with you!!!! Your gasp when she comes out in full "Bride Of Frankenstein" regalia was the best!!!! And I love Teri Garr so much ("Close Encounters" and "Oh God" from 1977 are essential Teri!). Peter Boyle was in "Taxi Driver", the older cab driver that Travis sort of looked up to. Great actor! And of course, that was Gene Hackman as the blind man. Most of the scenes in "Young Frankenstein" are direct parodies of scenes from the original "Frankenstein" movies of the 1930s.

The white streaks in Elizabeth's hair after she me the monster were a reference to the old movie, "The Bride of Frankenstein."

The picture on the wall is not of Genes Frederick Frankenstein. It's the old Frankenstein, Victor.

Peter Boyle, the monster, was a regular on Everybody Loves Raymond. On a Halloween episode of that show, he dressed as the monster. Enlarged unit, yes.

"Enlarged Unit" confirmed. lol

LOVE the costume KAZZY! NICE!

Young Frankenstein is my favorite comedy of all time.

I fell in love with Teri Garr in Mr. Mom. I wanted to marry a woman just like her.

Love the Bride of Frankenstein costume! This is one of my all time favorite movies. The cast is perfect and it's just so entertaining. Yes, he got a bigger "unit" from the creature lol! Thanks, Kazzy.

If I remember the original Frankenstein book there was a scene where the monster finds a little girl putting flowers in a pond. She's said pretty things belong in water or something. The monster, thinking she was pretty, put her in the pond.

they were touching elbows.... Mel Brooks predicted how we would now shake hands post Covid

Most of the props in the laboratory are the actual *originals* from the 1930 Frankenstein film.

That's some dedicated cosplay right there. Thanks for your time =]

everybody loves Raymond's father..... holy crap!

"Why did she just kiss his picture?" I'm pretty sure that's not his portrait. I believe it was intended to be a painting of his grandfather.

This was the first movie that I ever went to by myself. A few things went over my head but It was still my favorite movie until Star Wars came out.

The laboratory is mostly dressed with props from the original Frankenstein film.

Gene Hackman is the blind guy..If you remember, he and Gene Wilder first appeared together in the movie, "Bonnie and Clyde."..Please excuse if someone already pointed it out.

Douglas Adams had said in a speech that the aye-aye (a weird-looking lemur) has "Marty Feldman eyes"!

The picture/portrait was of his grandfather. As we find out Frau Blucher had a thing going with him.

Maybe someone already told it in comments, but director Mel Brooks wasn't a part of the cast as usual, so he makes a cameo as the cat hit by a dart

Kazzy: Some fun facts... When they were making this Gene Wilder only agreed to appear in the movie if Mel Brooks did not show up in a cameo. Also, all the equipment from the lab was the same exact screen used equipment from the original 1931 Frankenstein movie.

"Look at her hair. She looks a little different." Her hair now looks like yours.

Madeline Kahn was so great in everything beautiful and funny

You should watch Carry On Screaming. It's a 1970s British parody of horror movies, including the likes of Frankenstein, the Wolfman, Dracula, and the Mummy.

she kissed the painting of his grandfather, it looks like the present dr.

It's alive, it's alive!

Peter Boyle was such a treasure. I still love watching Everybody Loves Raymond. Great ensemble cast.

The lab equipment was mostly the same props as the original Frankenstein movie used.

I knew you'd like this. It's a great classic. I always loved the blind priest scene. The monster's face when the soup lands on his crotch and his wine cup getting shattered gets me every time. Nice costume by the way. For next Halloween, you should check out Dracula: Dead and Loving it. Made by Mel Brooks as well and it has Leslie Neilson as Dracula.

There's a song parody of Bette Davis Eyes called "She's got Marty Feldman Eyes".