Release Date: 9/5/2006 Original Release: 1974 Format: DVD Length: 130 minutes Rating:PG (MPAA) Rating Reason: (Reason unavailable) UPC: 024543371571 Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainm
Comedies, Clips And Highlights, Frankenstein, Spoof, Theatrical Release, Essential Cinema
Description
An affectionate parody that pays homage to the FRANKENSTEIN films (from the novel FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley) directed by James Whale in the 1930s, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN is both a zany comedy and a cinematic tour de force. Written by director Mel Brooks and the film's star, Gene Wilder, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN has all the usual--and in this case slightly unusual--suspects: the reluctant scientist Frederick Frankenstein, who is actually the grandson of the infamous creature-creator (pronounced "Fronken-steen" and played by Wilder), his spoiled fiancée (Madeline Kahn), Igor the pop-eyed hunchback (Marty Feldman), his dizzy assistant (Teri Garr), the castle's hideous head housekeeper (Cloris Leachman), and, of course, the Monster (Peter Boyle). Highlights include the sets, which are the original ones used in the Whale films; the beautiful black-and-white cinematography; and the fine screenplay. Combining noirish elegance with uproarious sight gags and double entendres is a feat Brooks pulls off fabulously, directing the wonderful ensemble to act with sensitivity and humanistic feelings as well as with lunatic abandon. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN is a treat from beginning to end.
DVD Features
Keep Case Full Frame - 1.33 Widescreen - 1.85 Audio: (unspecified) - English, French Subtitles - Spanish - Optional Additional Release Material: Documentary Outtakes Interviews: Cloris Leachman - Star Alternate Scenes: Deleted Scenes Audio Commentary: Mel Brooks - Director Trailers: Theatrical Trailer Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Selection Text/Photo Galleries: Stills/Photos: Feldman & Wilder Collections
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