For this year’s 31 Nights of Horror Challenge, the Day 27 prompt is Mad Scientist. We watched the movie,Young Frankenstein on Amazon Prime.
Storyline
An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body.
Our Thoughts on Young Frankenstien (1974)
I found this to be a thinking man’s parody. It has many amusing lines and scenes, but I think only once did I laugh out loud. (Gene Hackman’s blind man soup scene, lampooning a scene from, I think, “Bride of Frankenstein.” Not Mel Brooks’ best work. Some correspondents have put down “History of the World, Part I” which is the best Brooks film I have seen. Marty Feldman’s Igor was the best part of this movie. And also, Teri Garr was so beautiful.
6 out of 10 stars
Trivia
The shifting hump on Igor’s back was an ad-libbed gag. Marty Feldman had been surreptitiously shifting the hump back and forth for several days when cast members finally noticed. It was then added to the script.
Gene Wilder has stated that this is his favorite of all the films he’s made.
Supposedly the scene that required the most takes was when Igor bites Elizabeth’s animal wrap, as each time he did it, he was left with a piece of fur in his mouth, causing the other actors and actresses to laugh hysterically.
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Also, be sure to check out our Complete List of Frankenstien, Wolfman, and The Mummy, and Universal Monster Movies.
