Synopsis
A young neurosurgeon (Gene Wilder) inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback called Igor, a pretty lab assistant named Inga and the old housekeeper, frau Blucher -iiiiihhh!-. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather is only crap, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind...
Cast
Gene Hackman·Leon Askin·Cloris Leachman·Gene Wilder·Madeline Kahn·Teri Garr·Oscar Beregi, Jr.·Arthur Malet·Richard Haydn·Marty Feldman·Berry Kroeger·Peter Boyle·Michael Fox·Kenneth Mars·Rolfe Sedan·Danny Goldman·Liam Dunn·Monte Landis
Film Credits
Cinematography by Gerald Hirschfeld, with production design by Dale Hennesy.
Screenplay
Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks
Cinematography
Gerald Hirschfeld
Production Design
Dale Hennesy
Music
John Morris
Country
United States
Language
English, German
Set In
20th century
Rating
PG
Runtime
106 min
Box Office
$86,273,333
Awards
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 10 wins & 8 nominations total
IMDb
8.0/10 · 179K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
95%
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