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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. The consensus reads, "Made with obvious affection for the original, Young Frankenstein is a riotously silly spoof featuring a fantastic performance by Gene Wilder." [24]
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]
According to Gene Wilder, who co-wrote the script of Young Frankenstein and played the title character, Brooks added the joke while shooting the scene, inspired by the old "talcum powder" routine. [5] [verification needed] Marty Feldman, who played the hunchback Igor in Young Frankenstein, later said: It's a terribly old music hall joke.
Garr’s career continued with more film and television work. Throughout the ’90s, she appeared in 1991’s “Good & Evil,” 1994’s “Good Advice” and “Women of the House” in 1995.
Born in Italy, Elizabeth Lavenza was adopted by Victor's family.In the first edition (1818), she is the daughter of Victor's aunt and her Italian husband. After her mother's death, Elizabeth's father—intending to remarry—writes to Victor's father and asks if he and his wife would like to adopt the child and spare her being raised by a stepmother (as Mary Shelley had unhappily been).
ADRIAN — Opening Friday, Oct. 18, at the Croswell Opera House is a musical based on a premise that could be considered abnormal. "Young Frankenstein" tells the story of Frederick Frankenstein ...
Maxwell is a regular participant on the alt.tv.mash newsgroup where, along with series writer Larry Gelbart (up until Gelbart's death in 2009), [4] answers fan questions about the behind-the-scenes workings of M*A*S*H. Before he began his acting career on M*A*S*H, Maxwell was one-half of a comedy team called "Garrett & Maxwell."
The Universal Studios back lot, which opened its Hollywood, California, doors in 1915, is basically the birth place of the classic scary films.