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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]
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.
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]
Deciding to take a break from recording, band members and producer Jack Douglas went down to Times Square to see Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein. Returning to the studio, they were laughing about Marty Feldman telling Gene Wilder to follow him in the film, saying "walk this way" and limping . [ 4 ]
Teri Garr has died at the age of 79. Garr acted widely in film and television, with over 140 credits. She was most famous for her comedic work in movies like 1974's Young Frankenstein and 1982's ...
The audio used in Dramatic Chipmunk - sometimes known as the "Dun dun duuun!" sting - is taken from the score of the 1974 Mel Brooks film Young Frankenstein, [6] which was composed by two-time Oscar nominee (and longtime Brooks collaborator) John Morris, and orchestrated by Morris and EGOT recipient Jonathan Tunick. [7] [8] [9]
Teri Garr, the comic actress and singer who brought her buoyant personality to “Young Frankenstein” and was Oscar-nominated for “Tootsie,” died on Tuesday in Los Angeles after a long ...
Dwight Iliff Frye (born Fry; February 22, 1899 – November 7, 1943) was an American character actor of stage and screen. He is best known for his portrayals of neurotic, murderous villains in several classic Universal horror films, such as Renfield in Dracula (1931) and Fritz in Frankenstein (1931).