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Young Frankenstein was a box office success upon release. The film grossed $86.2 million on a $2.78 million budget. [3] Young Frankenstein received acclaim from critics and currently holds a 95% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 73 reviews, with an average rating of 8.60/10.
Young Frankenstein (promoted as The New Mel Brooks Musical: Young Frankenstein) is a musical with a book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, and music and lyrics by Brooks.It is based on the 1974 comedy film of the same name written by Gene Wilder and Brooks who also directed and has described it as his best film. [1]
She began her film career in the early 1960s as a dancer in various musicals before having small speaking roles in Head (1968) and Changes (1969). In 1974, she was cast as Inga in Mel Brooks 's comedy horror film Young Frankenstein (1974), and also had a supporting role in Francis Ford Coppola 's thriller The Conversation (1974).
He became known for his role as Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 Frankenstein (his 82nd film), leading to a long career in film, radio, and television. Born William Henry Pratt in England, [ 1 ] he emigrated to Canada in 1909 as a young man and eventually joined a Canadian touring company, adopting the stage name Boris Karloff.
At the June 2009 premiere for The Proposal. The following is the list of film, television and theatre credits of American actress Cloris Leachman.She appeared in films including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), The Last Picture Show (1971), Young Frankenstein (1974), Yesterday (1981), A Troll in Central Park (1994), Now and Then (1995), Spanglish (2004), New York, I Love You (2008 ...
Young Frankenstein was a commercial success, with Wilder and Brooks receiving Best Adapted Screenplay nominations at the 1975 Oscars, [35] losing to Francis Coppola and Mario Puzo for their adaptation of The Godfather Part II. [36] While filming Young Frankenstein, Wilder had an idea for a romantic musical comedy about a brother of Sherlock Holmes.
Brooks receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010. Mel Brooks is an actor, comedian, and filmmaker of the stage, television, and screen. He started his work as a comedy writer, actor, and then director of 11 feature films including The Producers (1967), Young Frankenstein (1974), and Blazing Saddles (1974).
Kenneth Mars (April 4, 1935 – February 12, 2011) [1] was an American actor. He appeared in two Mel Brooks films: as the deranged Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind in The Producers (1967) and Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Friedrich Kemp in Young Frankenstein (1974). [2]