"What hump?" Fun Fact: Marty Feldman actually moved the hump around in-between takes and waited for someone to notice. Another Fun Fact: the equipment in the laboratory in this movie are the same props from the original Frankenstein film. Also, Willy Wonka might be Gene Wilder's most iconic character, but his performance in "Young Frankenstein" is without a doubt his greatest and I wish more people would think the same.

@TulkasMight

Жыл бұрын

"Damn your eyes!"

@johnjames6980

Жыл бұрын

@@TulkasMight "Too late!"😄😄😄😄

@TulkasMight

Жыл бұрын

Also fun fact, Frau Blucher means "glue" in German.

@DrLipkin

Жыл бұрын

@@TulkasMight Which is why horses freak out at the sound of her name.

@TulkasMight

Жыл бұрын

@@DrLipkin Exactly!

The reason it cuts so quickly after Gene Hackman says he was going to make espresso is because it was an adlib and everyone started laughing

Back when they originally conceived this movie, Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder contacted Universal Pictures (who made the 1931 original Frankenstein movie) to see if any of the old props were still around - sadly, Universal had disposed of them shortly after filming. But they put the pair in touch with Ken Strickfaden, who had produced the sets and props for the original movie. As it turned out, he had taken them home after Universal tossed them and still had the majority of them in storage. So, yes - virtually every prop and set piece seen in Young Frankenstein is the *EXACT SAME ONE* as in the 1931 original. What few pieces which were reproduced and/or not featured in the original film were created by the same craftsman who made all the others.

@markdenio4537

8 ай бұрын

Plus it gave Ken Strickfaden screen credit, which he didn’t get from the original films.

This movie spoofs not only the original Frankenstein, but also elements of Bride of Frankenstein and Son of Frankenstein.

This movie was released the same year as Blazing Saddles. Needless to say,1974 was a very good year for Mel Brooks

@GreenRiver72

Жыл бұрын

...Helped balance out the gank tracks playing on the radio that year.

@davis0730

Жыл бұрын

I hope she watches Blazing Saddles next

@LucSchots

Жыл бұрын

@@davis0730 Second that!

@shawnmiller4781

Жыл бұрын

Gene Wilder only agreed to do Blazing Saddles if Mel would do Young Frankenstein…..or the other way around

@shawnmiller4781

Жыл бұрын

You really need to put “The Producers” on the list. Another Gene Wilder Mel Brooks collaboration. Arguably Mel’a best film

Peter Boyle, who played "the monster", was the grandpa in "Everybody Loves Raymond"...and they actually dressed him up as Frankenstein's monster for a Halloween episode. Gene Hackman asked Mel Brooks to be in this movie because he had never been in a comedy and wanted to give it a try. He improvised the line about espresso.

@ArgonTheAware

Жыл бұрын

25:41 Gene Hackman was born only three years before Gene Wilder but since Wilder died in 2016 and Hackman is still alive he is 11 years older now

@logandarklighter

Жыл бұрын

If you notice that they cut away/fade to black pretty quickly after he says "I was gonna make espresso!" It's because that was the exact length of time it took before the entire film crew, including Mel Brooks, completely lost their shit laughing their asses off! They had to use the first take where he ad-libbed the line because every time they tried filming it again SOMEONE would bust up and ruin the take - and usually that someone was Mel Brooks himself! 🤣🤣🤣

@avrilramonalavignefanpage1503

Жыл бұрын

i was just going to say that

@dbstooge

Жыл бұрын

Peter Boyle also played an interesting character in Taxi Driver.

@Tero92

Жыл бұрын

Peter Boyle

“What’s Ovaltine?” Looks like it’s going to be crucial that she watches A Christmas Story.

@terencejay8845

Жыл бұрын

I bought some yesterday..

@michaelgatheringdust

Жыл бұрын

"Be sure to drink Ovaltine"

@nunyabeeswax3936

Жыл бұрын

I drink it all the time

@Code9

Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha!

@michaelgatheringdust

Жыл бұрын

@@elessartelcontar9415 I grew up drinking Cocoa Marsh or Bosco. I never was a malt fan and Ovaltine had a malty taste to me.

Mel said the cast and crew had so much fun on set, that people would show up even if they didn't have any scenes that day just to hang out and have fun.

Marty Feldman (Igor) is a legend. A british comedian who got his start on radio and as a writer for TV. He was good friends with John Cleese who talked him into getting in front of the camera. Marty was very self conscious about his appearance and didn't want to, but he was talked into it and the rest is history.

@lbd-po7cl

Жыл бұрын

Marty Feldman was a genius comic. He suffered from Grave’s disease, which caused the protruding and misaligned eyes, but that was also part of his charm as a comedian, and he’d use them to great effect. Much of his silliness in this is ad libbed, such as the shifting hump.

@sword_of_light

Жыл бұрын

He was in the original bookshop sketch, done with John Cleese on the At Last The 1949 Show and on Monthy Python's Contractual Obligation Album.

@Scottie_S

Жыл бұрын

I'm old enough to remember all the wonderful radio we used to listen to. Did you listen to "I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again"? The greats of British comedy on display! The mixture of Monty Python, The Goodies, The Goons, and a cast of extras!

@robertworrell6287

Жыл бұрын

He was also on the Dean Martin Show A lot. All on KZread.

@sword_of_light

Жыл бұрын

@@Scottie_S - we rarely got British radio in the States. I remember PBS Radio broadcasting the original Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio show, but honestly, that's the only one I can think of.

Gene Hackman as the blind man was a riff on a scene in “Bride of Frankenstein” and Kenneth Mars as Inspector Kemp was spoofing Inspector Krogh in “Son of Frankenstein”

@pwnorbepwned

Жыл бұрын

Amazingly, Krogh is even funnier and more ridiculous than Kemp. xD

@minnesotajones261

Жыл бұрын

Yes, and you should watch them both (that's to Cassie), they're amazing and Bride of Frankenstein is one of the greatest movies of all time.

@lewisner

Жыл бұрын

The blind man scene is in the original novel though of course not comedy.

@laudanum669

Жыл бұрын

@Robert J Just because you might know doesn't mean everyone else does.

@zenonorth1193

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. I've seen this movie countless times and always wondered is there was a point of reference for Kemp. Good to know. Will definitely try to track this down.

"Quiet dignity and grace" is a catchphrase in my house. Love this movie!

@jaredpeterson380

2 ай бұрын

In my house, it was, "could be worse, could be raining."

Dude you get a trophy 🏆 and a gold star ⭐️ for spotting Gene Hackman first time. Well done.

@richardburdon3241

4 ай бұрын

it is impressive since he isn't listed in the credits.

Young Frankenstein is for my money the best movie that Mel Brooks has ever made, or at least, my favorite. Just such a beautiful love letter to the Frankenstein films of old. Everyone in the cast is at the top of their game. And the beautiful score by John Morris is up there high on my list of favorite film scores.

@johnjames6980

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree with you!! Saw this movie like 10 times when I was young!

@mjmullady

Жыл бұрын

It’s my hands down number 1 of his

@jeffthompson9622

Жыл бұрын

I agree that Young Frankenstein is his best. I have an unobjective reason for liking Blazing Saddles just as much. It is the last movie I saw in the theater with my dear, departed grandfather.

@hamletksquid2702

Жыл бұрын

For my desert island DVD pick, it would have to be Casablanca, Young Frankenstein, or Blazing Saddles. I suppose it wouldn't really matter which once my batteries ran out.

@ThomasCorp

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffthompson9622 Blazing Saddles does come in at a very close second in terms of Mel Brooks’s filmography. It would be first were it not for Young Frankenstein. I can certainly understand your reason as to why Blazing Saddles is your favorite Mel Brooks film.

They used the same lab equipment that was used in the 1931 Frankenstein. Also, Gene Hackman did his scene as "Harold" for free, as he wanted to try his hand at comedy.

@dr.burtgummerfan439

Жыл бұрын

And his line "I was going to make espresso" was improvised on the spot.

The blind man is from the original story. The Creature learned alphabet, how to speak and so on from watching an old blind man and his children for a few months, the daughter teaching a neighbor girl the alphabet and so on. He then approached the man when the kids were gone, hoping to make a friendship with him first due to being blind. But when the kids showed up, they didn't give him a chance, freaking out and chasing him out of the house and off the property. So they took that and made it much more silly.

Gene will always be one of the greatest comedic actors. Flawless timing. He wrote this one. He tells the story of during the writing getting into a fight with Mel Brooks over a joke line and Mel stopping it after a bit and saying he needed to know Gene would fight for the line and to go ahead and put it in.

@bhikku23

Жыл бұрын

I believe that was about the musical number. Mel said that he knew that if Gene fought for it, it was crucial to the movie, and if he accepted the cut it wasn't important enough and would just clutter it up. Gene fought, the seen stayed, and it really wouldn't be the same without it.

@MattB2603

6 ай бұрын

Yes it was about the musical number. Mel Brooks wanted to see if Gene Wilder would fight for it ,and when he did, Mel knew it would work and be funny.

This was different than other Mel Brooks movies because Gene Wilder wrote the script. Mel stepped back and directed the film but allowed Wilder to do what he wanted. Always enjoyable. Thanks for showing.

@jsharp3165

Жыл бұрын

It's no coincidence that Gene Wilder is in Brooks' three best films. He tempered Mel's ten-jokes-per-minute instincts.

@Scottie_S

Жыл бұрын

Mel was so on with the funny stuff that it was going to be a problem with much of what he had put himself into. I watched a docco about 30 years ago that was about Mel and his work. His long time wife, Ann Bancroft, said "Sweety, you gotta give the story a part in your movies". The last time I saw Ann in anything was 'G.I. Jane' with Demi Moore. Both Mel and Ann were married from 1964 up until her death in 2005. She was great in her own right.

@TheGoauldApophis

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. It was the deal Gene made in exchange for doing Blazing Saddles.

@Cheepchipsable

Жыл бұрын

Mel Brooks produced the Elephant Man, which is a great movie for her to react to.

@jollyrodgers7272

Жыл бұрын

Not according to Mel Brooks and what he told Creative Screenwriting; it was a nightly collaboration at Gene's bungalow at the Bel Aire Hotel, and they argued over nearly everything, right down to "Puttin' On The Ritz", but Wilder usually got his way.

Congratulations for recognizing Gene Hackman. I'm glad that you enjoyed this.

@beatmet2355

Жыл бұрын

I’ve seen several reactions to this film and she’s only the second one to notice him. Either others weren’t familiar with him, or just didn’t notice.

@richardburdon3241

4 ай бұрын

the first time I saw the movie, I thought it sounded like Gene Hackman's voice, and was convinced it was him, but I couldn't confirm it because he isn't listed in the credits.

I watched this movie when it was first released in the theaters as a rainy Saturday afternoon matinee. The crowd in the theater was so into the craziness. One guy in particular had the most boisterous raucous laugh like a possessed mad scientist. He had the whole theater in a uproar. It is perhaps the best crowd in a theater that I’ve even been apart of. It was a perfect way to spend a rainy afternoon, laughing to the point of tears. I’ll never forget that experience.

@mikem1457

6 ай бұрын

We truly do need to see movies in theaters around actual people. It builds community if only for a moment, to discuss in passing and venture forth, thoughts and feelings. You could connect back then. Now we only view in solitude, almost alone.

So many people in this movie are legendary stars. . . Madeline Khan, Teri Garr, Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Cloris Leechman, Marty Feldman, Ken Mars and Gene Hackman . . . Truly amazing cast. One of my favorite movies.

It's great that you're watching this comedy classic immediately after watching the original horror classic. I hope you enjoy it - Mel Brooks has said that it's his best film.

@coyotefever105

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I saw that, I think Mel has been on record saying this is his “finest film” as in how well and professionally it is made, he’s said it’s not the funniest in his opinion

@davidberry4256

Жыл бұрын

True. There are so many references to the Frankenstein movies, that many jokes would be overlooked.

@ronweber1402

Жыл бұрын

@@davidberry4256 Like when the little girl says what else could we throw in the well... and the monster looks directly at the camera because anyone who watched the original, like Cassie, would be freaking out.

@glennwisniewski9536

Жыл бұрын

It also helps to see the two sequels, Bride of... (explains Madeline Kahn's final hairdo, has the original hermit now parodied by Gene Hackman) and Son of... (has the original wooden arm guy) and also Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (has the original brain-swapping scene).

@Dylan_Platt

Жыл бұрын

@@glennwisniewski9536 oh wow, I've always wondered if the wooden arm was a comedic creation for this movie or a reference to one of the old movies. Thanks!

The movie was filmed in black and white to give homage to the original. The lab equipment was also the same equipment used in the original. They dug it out of the old prop storage to use it. You wondered where you've seen his fiance before and also thought the monster looked familiar. The fiance was played by Madeline Kahn, who also played) Lily Von Schrup (the dancer) in "Blazing Saddles." The monster was played by Peter Boyle, who played Ray's father in the sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond." Unlike most Mel Brooks movies, Mel doesn't appear on screen in this movie. However, his voice appears twice: Mel made the wolf howl as they were riding the wagon to the castle and, while playing darts Mel made the cat noise when Frederick missed the board on one of his shots.

@alanholck7995

Жыл бұрын

I have heard that he also was working the mechanism in the opening scene that made Victor pull back the box.

@mgavaghen

Жыл бұрын

Mel Brooks played the little girl's father in the scene immediately before Hackman's.

@ProfVonW

Жыл бұрын

Wasn’t Mel the little girl’s dad?

@danharris5999

Жыл бұрын

It was Gene Wilder who suggested to Mel Brooks that they should film it in black & white. They had to fight the studio executives to get it done, but it was genius on the part of Wilder and Brooks that they persevered.

@Maidiac214

Жыл бұрын

Peter Boyle made Everybody Loves Raymond watchable. He was pure genius.

The screen play writer and director for this classic, Mel Brooks, is a comedic genius. Anne Bancroft who portrayed the sultry Mrs. Robinson, in film 1967's The Graduate, told an interviewer once that people in show business asked her several times what she saw in a short man like Mel Brooks. Her response was " he has made me laugh everyday that we have been married. " Bancroft died in 2005 from cancer. Brooks is still alive at age 96.

Some movie critics consider this an almost perfect movie

I always find it hilarious that Igor suddenly decides to light up a smoke for no really good reason, while everyone else is mesmerized by the creature walking.

@MGower4465

Жыл бұрын

The lab was a no-smoking area too

@thomashenebry8269

Жыл бұрын

He has seen it all, before.

Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles are, in my opinion, Mel Brooks’s two best and funniest movies. They are both absolutely hysterical, there isn’t a comedic moment where I am not laughing every single time I see either one! Also, fun fact, some of the props from this movie were actually used in the original 1931 Frankenstein!

@jamesedwards2483

Жыл бұрын

I'd Have To Put HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART 1 Up There!!

@mitchellneu

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesedwards2483 of course that one too!

@alanholck7995

Жыл бұрын

The Producers (1967 version) & Silent Movie (1976) also deserve a watch.

29:19 "please make him dance" Me, rubbing my hands: you have NO idea

Honestly, with all of the switch flipping in the movie, a "color switch" probably would have been a hilarious touch at the right moment in the movie. But as it stands, Young Frankenstein is not only Mel's best film, but it's also unquestionably one of the great comedies. I always love watching it around this time of the year.

It was his great grandfather. And Ovaltine is a Chocolate Malt drink mix. Introduced: 1904; 118 years ago made by Nestle. And yes they still make it. Marty Feldman that played Igor was amazing! I'm glad you liked it. Have a great night and take care.xx

@bengilbert7655

Жыл бұрын

Ovaltine shows up again in A Christmas Story, if she ever gets around to watching it.

@weldonwin

Жыл бұрын

I basically go through a jar of Ovaltine a week during the winter

@stephenlackey5852

Жыл бұрын

@@weldonwin Chocolate Malt Ovaltine is my jam😌🙏

@weldonwin

Жыл бұрын

@@stephenlackey5852 In the winter when it gets cold, it's my lifesource. I have to have at least one cup per hour

@centuryrox

Жыл бұрын

I knew that line about Ovaltine was coming up, and I just knew she wouldn't know what it was. It's a shame so many young people are unaware of some of the great products that were a staple in our youth.

The blind hermit is based on a character from Bride of Frankenstein, and the policeman with the artificial arm comes from Son of Frankenstein. Also, Son of Frankenstein was the movie that featured a hunchback named Igor, played by Bela Lugosi.

@oliverbrownlow5615

Жыл бұрын

That's Ygor!

@richardzinns5676

Жыл бұрын

@@oliverbrownlow5615 Right - sorry.

@m2karateman

Жыл бұрын

The blind hermit role was added specifically for Gene Hackman, because he always wanted to be in a movie that Mel Brooks was making. The last line Gene Hackman said (wait, where are you going? I was going to make espresso) was not in the original script, but he ad libbed it and Mel Brooks felt it was so funny it needed to stay in the final cut.

One of the most memorable dinners I ever had was with Mel Brooks and the cast of Space Balls. They were filming in Yuma, AZ. Bliucker means Glue Maker and that is what the horses are reacting to. Mel Brooks said no one in America got the joke, but it was a huge success in Germany.

@hammerpocket

Жыл бұрын

Blücher does not mean glue maker in German, but apparently Brooks told Cloris Leachman that it does.

@hillardfoster4130

Жыл бұрын

Mel Brooks told me that it means glue maker. That was 1986 in Yuma, AZ while he was shooting Spaceballs.

@user-dy3uy2bv7r

7 ай бұрын

@@hillardfoster4130 I certainly don’t doubt that Mr. Brooks said that to you, but I think he might’ve just been horsing around.

@jimandaud

5 ай бұрын

Sorr, but if you google that question re: the German meaning of glue, it was a gag on Brooks' part to say that to cloris and reporters. wilder used the name only because it sounded german and he himself got it from reading that name as a correspondent to Einstein.

The fact those candles weren't even lit was a joke I totally missed.

The joke "Is this the Transylvania station" is a reference to an old song called Chattanooga Choo-Choo.

Again, to fully appreciate this spoof, you also need to watch "Bride of Frankenstein" and "Son of Frankenstein". Plus, those and the original movie all just form a fantastic classic horror trilogy.

@Trev359

Жыл бұрын

They are not a trilogy. There were others films in the series.

@gerstelb

Жыл бұрын

@@Trev359 True, but there’s a noticeable drop in quality after the first three, especially since Boris Karloff no longer played the monster.

@anthonyvasquezactor

Жыл бұрын

@@Trev359 So? They all form a trilogy by themselves. Besides, they were the only three to star Boris Karloff as the Monster, so they could be named the Karloff trilogy. Besides, those three were all "A" production films. After "Son", all the subsequent movies you're referring to all went to "B" films.

@herbertragan5849

Жыл бұрын

There’s some stuff from the book too.

@anthonyvasquezactor

Жыл бұрын

@@justindenney-hall5875 I still say the Star Wars trilogy when I refer to the Original trilogy even though there are many other movies in the franchise now.

You hit the nail on the head with why this is the best Mel Brooks movie - it stayed true to the story with very few out of the box jokes. The other movie of his that relies on the story rather than just parody jokes is his first film, The Producers, which won him an Oscar for screenplay.

I love the way that Cassie and her team just gloss over all of the sexual double entendres in this film.

@61Slughi

Жыл бұрын

Some of the jokes seem to be lost on her. One of the big laughs in the film 31:29 only gets a shocked reaction. I don't think she gets comedies.

@carjamlaw753

Жыл бұрын

@@61Slughi Agreed. She's wasting her time. Mel Brooks especially.

@oldrocker74

Жыл бұрын

Add to that, When Fredrick sees Inga in the wagon, she says "Hallo? vould you like a roll in ze hay? It's fun!"

@jedijones

Жыл бұрын

I think she "gets" the jokes, but doesn't want to "look" like she gets them.

@willkomnath2560

Жыл бұрын

She definitely gets them but tries to let them slide by.

Mel Brookes Masterpiece. The bloopers are worth taking a look at. The cast had so much fun working on this movie.

@jackal59

Жыл бұрын

@@justindenney-hall5875 Mel Brooks said that he wasn't expecting Marty Feldman's Groucho Marx -like reading of "I"ll take the one in the turban" and ruined the first take by laughing out loud. The next takes were a disaster because Marty Feldman keeps breaking everyone, especially Gene Wilder. You can still see (and hear) Wilder corpsing in the finished film; I guess that was the best version they had.

My entire family can quote this movie. It remains one of my all time favourite films. excellent choice.

Terri Garr was 21 in this film. Gene Hackman was friends with Wilder and begged to be in the movie. This is absolutely one of my favorites.

@j.kevvideoproductions.6463

Жыл бұрын

Terri was born in 1944 and would have been about 30 in 1974. She played an adult role in one episode on the second season of the original Star Trek series in 1968.

@keithralston1133

Жыл бұрын

@@j.kevvideoproductions.6463 I stand corrected. Thank you

There will never be anyone with better comic timing than Gene Wilder

I first watched this in high school. My favorite part was Igor breaking the fourth wall to say quiet, dignity, and grace.

Inga- Teri Garr- great in Tootsie- Oscar nomination- Tootsie one of the all time great comedies- Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange.

Marty Feldman, Igor, was a comic genius. Unfortunately he died young, during the filming of Yellow Beard. Which also starred Peter Boyle, and Madeline Khan. Yellow beard had an amazing cast: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Peter Cook, Cheech, and Chong. Peter Boyle starred in, what I think was the best X-Files episode, if you pay attention you find out how Molder dies.

@luvsumkahlua7730

9 ай бұрын

Eyegor..! 😢

Honestly there are sooo many subtle references in this movie you are going to need to view this about 5X or more to catch more of them (not all, that takes years). Glad to watch and I understand if you can't show all the things you noticed. Remember, it could be worse...it could be raining!!

As always a fantastic reaction! So happy you watched the original 1931 first. Young Frankenstein parodies the first four Frankenstein films: Frankenstein (1931), Bride Of Frankenstein (1935), Son Of Frankenstein (1939) and Ghost of Frankenstein (1942). Briefly the original 1931 film is reflected in the overall premise, the use of the original Kenneth Strickfaden lab equipment found in his garage (the equipment, not Kenneth!), and the ALIVE scene. In the original the doctor says "Alive Alive It's ALIVE. In the name of God now I know what it feels like to BE God!" which, along with the girl with the flowers scene, was censored after the original first aired and restored later. Bride of Frankenstein gave us Madeline Kahn's slivery hairdo, her hiss, the blind hermit (Gene Hackman) and the emphasis on the creature's love of music. At the blind hermit's cabin in Bride the monster actually extends his thumb the way they showed it here. Son of Frankenstein introduced Ygor (played by Bela Lugosi) who also played a horn like the one shown, often from atop the castle. It also gave us Inspector Kemp with the wooden arm. In Son Of the inspector was Krough and reveled his arm was torn out by the creature. There was also a dart game between them. In Ghost of Frankenstein Ygor is again present and connived his way into getting a transference of his intellect into the creature's body in a scene very similar to scene in Young Frankenstein where Frederick transfers some of this intellect to the creature. More similarities exist but this is way too long as it is! Nice job!!!

The pure joy I felt watching you laugh at the horses whinnying and the Puttin’ on the Ritz scene is indescribable. The Gene Hackman scene is a direct parody of a scene from Bride of Frankenstein. Fun fact, some of the laboratory equipment is the very same as those used in the 1931 film. They found that they were still just kicking around in a studio warehouse.

1. I first saw this at a drive -in and there was a lunar eclipse over the screen and made it even better than it was already. 2. This is Gene Wilder's baby. He got Mel Brooks to direct and help write. 2. They insisted on it being in black and white. 3. Steven Tyler is a fan of this movie and Igore's "Walk this way" was the source of the Aerosmith song. 4. Igore's hump shifting from side to side was a put -on by Marty and was kept in the movie 👍. 5. The "You take the blonde and I'll take the one in the turban" was almost impossible to film because they kept cracking up. You can see Wilder trying not to laugh 🤣 6. A monocle over the eye patch 🤣💯

The joke about the Horses screaming is from the true events of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Napoleon and the Allied Commander Wellington were fighting at Waterloo. Wellington's ally, The Prussians under General Blucher and earlier been defeated at the battle if Ligny. Blucher regrouped his battered Army and in intense haste raced to Waterloo to reinforce Wellington. He pushed is Calvary so hard many horses died from exhaustion on the way. So in Germany, and old Folk Tale saying is "Whenever you say the name Blucher, The horses cry in fright!" BTW Blucher arrived in time and the French were defeated.

Cassie, you should react to BLAZING SADDLES (1974). In addition to being a comedy classic and arguably Mel Brook's masterpiece, it's also just a fun movie to watch young people's reactions to.

@leefriedman9882

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Love Young Frankenstein, but Blazing Saddles is his best imho.

@christopherlawley1842

Жыл бұрын

Pretty sue she has already

@fallenhero3130

Жыл бұрын

@@christopherlawley1842 If she has, can you share a link?

@josephhyland8904

Жыл бұрын

Second that. Great movie. Could never be made today.

My aunt is a doctor in the Caribbean and one of her favorite patients was Peter Boyle.

@7rays

Жыл бұрын

And John Lennon was Peter Boyle’s best man at his wedding.

The scene of the Monster sitting and his reaction to sending the kid flying makes me laugh so hard.That and his little "that figures..."nod before he freaks out over the blind man lighting his thumb on fire.

This, The Producers, and Blazing Saddles are my favorite Mel Brooks movies. High Anxiety was pretty great too. I think after Airplane came out (which was a great movie) everyone tried to make spoof movies where every line had to be funny or spoofing something and they had all these sight gags and things in the background which doesn't always work IMO. Gene Wilder actually came up with the idea for this movie and had written a good part of the beginning and then contacted Mel to do it with him and direct it. The scene with Gene Hackman was spoofing a scene from the second movie, Bride Of Frankenstein.

This movie was perfect all around, and then Gene Hackman shows up and just gives it that little extra umph! The man, the legend.

Truly a classic! The best thing about Gene was his complete deadpan delivery of really goofy stuff. All of his films hold a special place in my heart. As they were much older than me but were some of the first comedies of my childhood. Great pic!

Mel Brooks used the original Frankenstein equipment + filming in black & white to give it originality & it was very well done, certainly one of Brooks best movies. I'm also impressed you picked out Gene Hackman as the blind man, not everyone notices Hackman in this movie.

Fun fact: one of the villagers who is taunting the creature from the window when it is chained in the cell is named Clement Von Frankenstein. He was also the archery announcer in Men In Tights

When Young Frankenstein came out, Aerosmith were making an album in NYC. They took a break from recording and went out to watch it. They were all high and busted out laughing when Igor did the “walk this way” bit. Steven Tyler was so inspired he wrote their biggest hit Walk This Way.

@jimandaud

5 ай бұрын

And gene wilder stole the walk this way bit from the Three Stooges.

Many people seem to forget that "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Promethus" was written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley a 19 year old woman in 1816/1817. One of the earliest examples of Horror-Science Fiction!

@dr.burtgummerfan439

Жыл бұрын

My favorite adaptation was the TV movie with Michael Sarazen as the creature.

Fun Fact: Igor saying "Walk This Way" was the inspiration behind the famous Aerosmith song. The band's front man Steven Tyler went to see the movie in theaters and wrote the lyrics on the cab ride home and accidently left them in the cab so he wrote them on a the wall of the stairwell in the studio.

You should watch “Son of Frankenstein,” also - so many lines come right from that movie. Also, Gene Hackman asked not to be listed in the credits, he was just happy to have a chance to do some comedy. My favorite story about the making of this movie features Hackman. In the scene which ends with Hackman’s improvised line “I was going to make espresso” ends with an immediate fade to black because the crew exploded into laughter during filming

“MY GRANDFATHER’S WORK WAS DOO DOO!!!!!”

Thought it was so funny that you thought Gene Wilder was decades older than Gene Hackman: they both made their film debuts in the same exact movie: "Bonnie And Clyde" (1967) (GREAT movie, hugely influential. Definitely pop that one on your list! ) Not only that, it was Gene Hackman who had the bigger role, and who became famous first (he immediately got nominated for his performance).

@flarrfan

Жыл бұрын

I don't understand why more reactors don't do Bonnie and Clyde. It really marked the change from Old Hollywood to the groundbreaking eras of film to come, IMO.

@TTM9691

Жыл бұрын

@@flarrfan I feel the same exact way, it's inexplicable. There are lots of movies like that where you can't believe there are no reactions for, but that one pretty much tops the list since it's true crime, gangster, etc etc. (Others I can't believe there aren't reactions for: Sophie's Choice and the 90s version of Cape Fear). But definitely "Bonnie And Clyde" is WAY overdue for a reaction! I'll bet Shan or James Vs Cinema hit it eventually.

@gl2996

Жыл бұрын

Bonnie and Clyde wasn't Gene Hackman's first film. It was his eighth. You're right that they were both in it and that it was Gene Wilder's first. Hackman was nominated for a best supporting actor Academy award for his performance.

@TTM9691

Жыл бұрын

@@gl2996 I stand corrected and will revise my statement: it's the first substantial part Hackman ever had and is the one people became aware of him, like Jack Nicholson in Easy Rider, or Robert De Niro in Bang The Drum Slowly/Mean Streets. Anything else he was in before were small parts. (ala Gene Wilder in Bonnie & Clyde!)

Saw it on release in theaters and have seen it at LEAST 50 times in my life, and it just gets better and better every time you see it. By far, Brooks' best film IMO, and one of my all time favorites, barre none. Glad you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed your reaction to it.

You are thinking of the song, "I would walk 500 miles" by The Proclaimers. In the next line he says he'd walk 500 more, and then that he'd be the man who walked a thousand miles to be with her.

Nice to see you're getting around to this classic. This movie and blazing saddles are easily mel brooks best. (Though i also have a soft spot for the producers)

@johnsensebe3153

Жыл бұрын

_The Producers_ is amazing up until the actual show, but loses its energy after that, only to regain some momentum at the very end.

Gotta do Bride of Frankenstein. It has the girlfriend schtick, and the blind man.

Some of the best movie lines ever, and a dream cast. Gene Hackman's cameo is brilliant! This is my all-time favorite "horror" movie, and Brooks' best (in my opinion).

My favorite comedy movie! The casting, script, direction are all superb! Gene Hackman as the Hermit leaves in tears of laughter every time. So glad Cassie decided to watch this.

cloris leachman was a treasure, as were the rest of the actors in this film. rip to them all

Ovaltine = a malt extract flavoring you mix into milk. Came in several flavors, of which chocolate was the most popular. Didn't you watch _A Christmas Story_ ? Ovaltine is references in that movie. Was very popular in decades past, but you hardly ever hear about it now, although it is still made and sold.

@caliscribe2120

Жыл бұрын

Seinfeld joke given to fellow comic. "Why OVAL-tine? The jar is round, the glass is round" " That's gold, Jerry. Gold."

So glad you got to this and had fun w/it - IMO this is Brooks' finest hour and his valentine to Universal Horror is perfectly realized. Brooks said when he was a kid he was so traumatized from seeing the original FRANKENSTEIN that he dreamt the monster coming to his Brooklyn home and breaking into his bedroom to strangle him! The lab equipment is all from the original film too (it was in an LA garage of a collector who loaned it all for the film). All the in jokes (i.e. Kenneth Mars' Inspector's wooden arm) are in response to the original horror movies (in GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN Lionel Atwill's character - which Mars' is based on - had his arm ripped off by the monster as a child and had a prosthetic limb which is used here to high hilarity). I originally saw this as a 7 yr old w/my dad at a matinee - the line was a block long! And they had cartoons and a 3 Stooges short (which they used to have pre-show back in the day!) Gene Hackman's cameo is unbilled as he did as a favor to do a comedy (which he had not done until then!) I also recommend one of the first spoofs of horror films the comedy ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN, Cass. Great job! *PS: I'm watching this today which was the late, great Peter Boyle's birthday :D

This was a nice surprise, to see you watch this film in particular. My father is a big Mel Brooks fan and this was the first film by Brooks he showed to us.

Yay to you for recognizing Gene Hackman's cameo -- a lot of people don't.

@RidgeR5

Жыл бұрын

I've seen this movie a number of times and I never recognized him. It wasn't until she mentioned him that I thought "Wow, that voice DOES sound like him!" and I quickly IMDb'd the movie to check.

Congrats on 250k! You have restored my faith that there are still genuine people out there! U will never kno what ur channel has done for me!

“That’s a beautiful speech; is that from something?” Yes, this movie

No matter how many times I watch this movie, every time Wilder declares, "My name...is FRANKENSTEIN!!!" Chills. Every time.

This won't be a normal reaction. It'll be an abby normal one.🧠

The Gene Hackman scene was a spoof from The Bride of Frankenstein ... they nailed it

"What's Ovaltine?" It's a brand of chocolate milk mix, basically. It's been around forever, they just don't advertise it as much as they used to. They still sell it at most grocery stores, though, if you're ever curious about trying it! It normally has a bit of a malt flavor to it so, it's got a distinct taste that's different from a normal chocolate milk (plus, you can, also, drink it hot like a hot cocoa 😋).

@richdiddens4059

Жыл бұрын

Ovaltine started as a malt mix nutrition supplement for milk and chocolate malt was added as a second flavor later. It came out in Switzerland in 1904.

No, flipping the color switch would have been too "Wizard of Oz"-ish. B&W worked so well here, with the framing and cinematography, it is just delicious to watch. And the over-the-top acting was so appropriate. The doctor's speech during the experiment, his transformation regarding his name, the candle jokes...all so good. Your problem here is that you have not seen Blazing Saddles. You would have recognized two of the stars in this from that (and if you are really good, a third). Gene was in it and had the idea for this movie, and started working out the details with Mel at that time. Lots of interesting history in the development. Love to watch your reactions, they are so sweet.

Many argue Blazing Saddles, but this is my favorite Mel Brooks movie. Gene Wilder is on FIRE in this movie. Many of the tropes, such as the blind man and inspector with the wooden arm, were parodies from the Frankenstein sequels.

Try Mel Brooks' "The Elephant Man," another Books black & white film. Few people know he made it. You will NOT believe your eyes, nor that it came from Brooks Studios. AH-MAZING Art! Film students will be watching it 500 years from now.

The equipment in the laboratory is the same as was used in the 1931 Boris Karloff version of Frankenstein. Apparently, through some stroke of luck, the prop master for this movie heard that the guy was still alive and living in Los Angeles. He arranged a visit, probably to get some insight as to how to make the Mel Brooks version look good when the old man said he had all the old stuff in his basement.

Young Frankenstein is not just my Favorite Mel Brooks Movie but one of my Favorite comedies of All-Time!!!Madeline Kahn was a Comedic Genius!!!!I simply adored her and her sense of humor and perfect comic timing!!!

Fun Fact: The lab equipment is the same that was used in the original Frankenstein. Mel Brooks discovered that the man who'd made the electrical machinery for the lab sequences was still alive and living in the Los Angeles area. Brooks visited him and found that he had stored all the equipment in his garage. Brooks made a deal to rent the equipment and gave him the screen credit he didn't receive for the original films. Ken Strickfaden.

Can't wait for this! One of my favorite movies of all time. "Nice grouping."🤣

I love this movie. Glad you caught Gene Hackman! And great Red October reference, “one ping only please.” You’ve come so far!

The student who confronts Fredrick in the beginning was played by Danny Goldman, who was the voice of Brainy Smurf for Hanna-Barbera's Smurfs cartoon.

Cassie, this Mel Brookes film most closely parodies the Universal film "Son of Frankenstein", staring Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi and Basil Rathbone. That film is a reeaally good, spooky, action-packed Frankenstein movie! It's a great sequel! You should watch "The Bride of Frankenstein" and "Son of Frankenstein" this Halloween, to get more of the creeps and spooks of these classic films! I would also recommend "The Wolfman", staring Lon Chaney Jr! Another great one!

Not sure if this has been noted, but Mel Brooks was able to have the original lab equipment from the first Frankenstein in his movie. I really love how kids like you are willing to watch classic movies. Keep it up søtnos.

You should watch _The Producers_ one of these days. It's not only Mel Brooks' first film he directed, but also has Gene Wilder's Oscar nominated performance. And I think you'll absolutely love _Bride of Frankenstein_ . It continues from the first film, and also has a lot more heart.

Still one of the funniest movies of all time, because the jokes are timeless, rather than topical. The cast is outstanding and hilarious all around.

Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles were Mel Brooks best two movies to be sure, and back-to-back at that! With Gene Wilder and Madeline Kahn in both, and Gene Hackman making his appearance as the blind man in this one. . . Terri Garr, Marty Feldman, Cloris Leachman. . . What a phenominal cast ;^) Little known fact: The two Genes were actually in Bonnie And Clyde together before making this one. Anyhoo~ Thanks for sharing another great reaction video with us. You bring us SO much joy! And we loved you in the Pitch Perfect movies ;^) Keep up the good work!

@glennwisniewski9536

Жыл бұрын

You mean "With Gene Wilder (not Hackman) and Madeline Kahn in both."

@hkpew

Жыл бұрын

I think you meant to say "Gene Wilder and Madeline Kahn in both" - at least, I don't remember seeing Gene Hackman in Blazing Saddles and Gene Wilder was definitely in it.

@diogenesagogo

Жыл бұрын

I would add The Producers. In fact probably my favourite (by a tiny margin).

@oliverbrownlow5615

Жыл бұрын

Matthew's comment demonstrates the terrible consequences that can result when we mix up our human Genes.

@dicktrickle741

Жыл бұрын

You said Gene Hackman twice? ..."I like Gene Hackman" 😂. (parody of the thug line scene from "Blazing Saddles". " I like rape")

Peter Boyle (the creature) also played Raymond's dad on Everybody Loves Raymond

I have said it before , I love watching you react to films. Your literally and truly remind me of the fun times I had watching movies with my sisters. Thank you for the fun and the flash backs of the feelings of watching movies with my little sisters.

I'm very happy to see young people enjoying films I grew up with. Made an old soul feel not so old.

Apparently when Mel Brooks when to make this, he asked if the studio had any of the old props from the 30's Frankenstein movie. They responded and said they still had the original set still fully intact! So that is what he used. :)

I remember watching it the first time as a kid and not being happy that it was in B&W, even though I knew the reason why. But as I’ve gotten older and watched more B&W films, some even choosing it intentionally, it really does just perfectly suit the movie.

I love how they took a train from New York to Eastern Europe

Marty Feldman is the only person to play Igor without makeup. He was a comic genius.