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Martin Alan Feldman (8 July 1934 [1] – 2 December 1982) was a British actor, comedian and comedy writer. He was known for his prominent, misaligned eyes. [2] [3] [4]He initially gained prominence as a writer with Barry Took on the ITV sitcom Bootsie and Snudge and the BBC Radio comedy programme Round the Horne.
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." [25]
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 big break came with her role as Inga, Dr. Frankenstein’s assistant, in Mel Brooks’ 1974 comedy horror “Young Frankenstein.” Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman and Cloris ...
Actors Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman and Teri Garr in a scene from the movie ‘Young Frankenstein’, 1974. (Photo by Stanley Bielecki Movie Collection/Getty Images)
Her big break came in 1974, when she starred as Inga in the Mel Brooks-directed comedy hit “Young Frankenstein” alongside Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn and Marty Feldman.
The comedy film Young Frankenstein features the character Igor (portrayed by Marty Feldman), a crazy eyed hunchback who becomes the assistant of Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (portrayed by Gene Wilder), both their grandfathers having coincidentally worked together. The duo begin working on creating the monster from the corpse of a hanged criminal.
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] Douglas suggested this as a title for their song.