Airplane was not a Mel Brooks film! Love your reactions!

@melenatorr

Жыл бұрын

Stopped smack at the beginning to comment on this - though I can definitely understand the reason for thinking so.

@andrewreimer9160

Жыл бұрын

Yep..knew right away what the first comments would be about but had to check. This is my favorite Mel Brooks flick. Love the reactions CB!!

@ThePorpoisepower

Жыл бұрын

Zucker Brothers.

@steriopticon2687

Жыл бұрын

Surely you can't be serious.

@BammerD

Жыл бұрын

@@steriopticon2687 Don't call them Shirley.

Gene Hackman was the blind hermit, and he adlibbed his last line about making espresso. Also Marty changed the side the hump was on throughout filming without telling anyone and when they finally noticed they added it to the script.

@Firefax

Жыл бұрын

In an early draft of the script, when the monster was going to be introduced to the public, there was originally a scene backstage with Igor and the doctor. Dr. Frankenstein says, "Well, this is it," and pats Igor on the back. He is then surprised to realize that the hump is actually missing. The doctor says, "Igor! Your hump!" to which Igor replies, "Never with tails, Master."

@Rebel9668

Жыл бұрын

And the guy in the classroom antagonizing Freddie with his questions was Danny Goldman who went on to be the voice of Brainy Smurf in the '80's tv series, The Smurfs. I also remember him as Dr. Denton in Get Smart Again :)

@JENDALL714

Жыл бұрын

Mel Brooks would use that gag later on in History of the World but with a mole on his face that keeps switching sides.

@WisteriaDrake

Жыл бұрын

@@JENDALL714 No, that's Men in Tights

@JENDALL714

Жыл бұрын

@@WisteriaDrake Also, in History of the World, "It's good to be the King".

For the record, when they enter into Frankenstein's laboratory, those are the surviving props from the 1931 Frankenstein film starring Boris Karloff. The prop master Kenneth Strickfaden had kept them and allowed Brooks to use them for his film. Essentially, Brooks made this movie an unofficial sequel to the Universal Frankenstein films.

@lewisner

Жыл бұрын

Have they still been preserved ?

@SirMrHowell

Жыл бұрын

@@lewisner I'm afraid I don't know. From some light research, apparently the props were trading hands under private collectors and exhibitors after Kenneth Strickfaden's death. I've read an account that some of the equipment was used in a museum display by a collector, however nothing conclusive after that. If they still exist, they're more than likely in the memorabilia collection circuit.

@lewisner

Жыл бұрын

@@SirMrHowell That's crazy. These iconic film props should have been preserved in a national museum.

@paintedjaguar

Жыл бұрын

@@lewisner I agree, but sadly many famous film artifacts wound up rotting away in some dusty corner, like the full size time machine from "The Time Machine" (1960) or the fiberglass statue of Gort from "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951). The ones that have been restored or otherwise preserved are usually due to the efforts of private collectors, although like the famous collection of Forry Ackerman, these are usually scattered to the winds after someone's death.

@brianshoe7721

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if it was Brooks playing into the stereotype or just actually being the stereotype, but I once saw an interview about it and he bragged about how little he paid to use those props.

Supposedly the reason the scene fades to black so quickly after Gene Hackman's "I was gonna make espresso" line is because he ad-libbed it and everyone on set cracked up.

"Sedagive?!" That line never fails to make me laugh 😆

@theivory1

2 ай бұрын

I was listening to the radio driving home from works years ago and they were doing one word movie quotes trying to stump each other. Sedagive! was the best one. Everyone knew it instantly.

Gene Hackman is always the moral of the story.

@Cbcw76

Жыл бұрын

"Talk a small role, and make it better...betteh... Betteh... BETTEH..." Oh wait. That's HEY JUDE. Well, never mind. His insertion in the film was a total shock and much hilarity after this film hit the theaters. "THAT was Popeye Doyle?!!" Yep... live and in person... well... sorta.

@STOCKHOLM07

Жыл бұрын

I was gonna make espresso.

@tommarks3726

Жыл бұрын

Gene Hackman scene stealer

@melenatorr

Жыл бұрын

Most true: and in this case he certainly was as the blind man who fed the Monster and offered him a cigar, and was going to make espresso. This was his first comic role in a movie, and his friend Mel Brooks sort of coaxed him into it. The espresso line was improv by Hackman.

@TheCrazyCanuck420

Жыл бұрын

First time through I didn't even realize it was him. When I saw him in the credits I had to rewind and watch that scene again.

Marty Feldman (Eye-gor) had a thyroid condition; this led to his distinctive eyes. Regarding the hump - he started switching the prosthesis from one side to the other as a joke & they worked it into the film.

@TheCrazyCanuck420

Жыл бұрын

I never noticed the hump moving but it makes sense since that's one of Mel's favorite gags.

@ukcroupier

Жыл бұрын

Yep, it's Graves' disease and the main symptom is an overactive thyroid. I have it myself and had to take radioactive iodine to kill the thyroid gland, thankfully I haven't developed the problem with the eyes.

@carladams5891

Жыл бұрын

What hump? 😂

@chadbennett7873

Жыл бұрын

Marty Feldman had a short-lived TV series on, I beleive, ABC in the late 60's - The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine. I remember watching it live, but not sure if it's ever been available since. I remember one sketch where he was a photographer who followed a model around saying "One more, please!" before snapping another photo. It went on for about 10 minutes, it seems, and he must have said that line 50 times. It was really an endurance test.

Simone expressing sorrow about Marty Feldman's eyes when he says "Too late!" shows what a compassionate person she it.

@johnmc3862

8 ай бұрын

Forgetting it a film. 😂

Gene Wilder once said he's only had one disagreement with Mel Brooks. And it was over the Puttin On The Ritz scene. Gene came up with the idea and felt strongly it should also be that song. Mel shot it down, saying he didn't think it would be funny. But Gene argued with him and put up a fight for it. Mel then told him that he will put it in. Gene then asked why he gave in, Mel said he was on the fence if it was a good scene or not. And he rejected it to see Gene's reaction. If he had acquiesced Mel knew it probably wouldn't be funny. But because Gene felt strongly about it and fought for it, Mel knew it had to be good and made sure it made it in.

@izzonj

Жыл бұрын

Well, he had another disagreement regarding this movie - Wilder insisted that Brooks not be in it even though Brooks wanted to be.

@grabtharshammer

Жыл бұрын

@@izzonj I heard Brooks played the voice of the Cat in the wayward Darts scene

@jasonremy1627

Жыл бұрын

It's the funniest scene in the movie. I can't watch it without giggling like a fool.

@k_salter

Жыл бұрын

@@izzonj I was going to reply with that... just 18 hrs late.

@dapete

Жыл бұрын

I would argue it's not just the funniest scene in the movie but the funniest thing ever put to film. Think about it: this isn't a floor show, it's a demonstration of his scientific success. He's reanimated dead tissue into a living creature that can walk. The notion that he has to step it up by doing a dance routine to win them over is beyond absurd. But he does anyway and the creature is killing it complete with a classic tap dance windmill. Then when the act falls apart these "peers" throw heads of cabbage? WTF are they doing bringing rotting cabbage to a symposium in their tuxedos? But the funniest line of all is when he's trying to save the act. "ARE YOU TRYING TO MAKE ME LOOK LIKE A FOOL?!!" He brought the dead back to life yet he's worrying about what the reviews are going to be in the variety section the next day.

Some music trivia: When this movie came out a band from Boston known as Aerosmith was recording what would become their breakthrough album Toys In The Attic. One night after recording the band went and saw Young Frankenstein. When Feldman said "Walk This Way" the band went nuts. The next day, the band recorded perhaps their most famous song. All because of Marty Feldman.

@PapaEli-pz8ff

Жыл бұрын

Thanks.. I didn't know that

@anthonyfabel8463

Жыл бұрын

Is this true?

@Rob-eo5ql

Жыл бұрын

@@anthonyfabel8463 yes They were recording at the Record Plant in NYC. the band retells the story in their 1997 autobiography. They were all high and thought it was the funniest thing they ever heard.

@ralpholson7616

Жыл бұрын

That line/scene is not original to this movie. It was used in vaudeville and can be seen in old Three Stooges films.

@thescott7539

Жыл бұрын

@@ralpholson7616 Yes, but this is the movie Aerosmith went and watched, and that scene that inspired them.

12:39 If you have seen the the 1931 original you'd appreciate how well done the lab equipment set design was... mainly because it's the SAME lab equipment. The set designer on the original movie had kept it all in his garage for over 40 years. Brooks found out and had to have them for the film. As much as he wanted a funny movie, he also wanted to be respectful to the classic original and that was a major factor in filming in back & white too. The film lab that carried out the processing hadn't done so for over 6 years such was the dominance of colour.

@chadjenkins4876

Жыл бұрын

One of the best references to the original is when the girl is throwing flowers into the well and asks what they should throw in next. Then the monster breaks 4th wall. Hilarious

@Cheepchipsable

Жыл бұрын

Always the problem with satires, you need knowledge of the things being referred to to get the jokes. The scene where Kahn arrives at the castle, Marty channels Grouch Marx; FF: "Igor, would you help me with the bags?" Igor:(in a Grouch Marx voice) "Certainly, you take the blond and I'll take the one with the turban!" Also I just discovered in the original '31 film the brain Igor steal is actually marked, "Abnormal"

Madeline Kahn is so funny what a great talent she was , love this movie all timer, saw in the theater several times, thanks again!

Blazing Saddles is arguably a more quotable movie, but Young Frankenstein is a MASTERPIECE. Both films were released the same year!

@Nippy2x1

Жыл бұрын

Isn't it true Gene Wilder asked Mel Brooks to direct his Young Frankenstein idea on the set of Blazing Saddler?

@mwilliams1330

Жыл бұрын

@@Nippy2x1 from what i recall it was a condition for Gene doing saddles..or at least a verbal commitment for Mel to seriously look into it.

@Nippy2x1

Жыл бұрын

@@mwilliams1330 oh okay so it's basically Gene agreed to be in saddles if Mel would consider directing Frankenstein?

@anyaabusable9888

Жыл бұрын

Young Frankenstein is a more SAFELY quotable movie. ;)

@heidi_d

Жыл бұрын

I quote this movie ALL the time! And sadly Blazing Saddles has a lot I would never quote from 🤷🏼‍♀️

The brilliance of this film is that it references scenes in every Frankenstein movie, and is rather faithful to those films productions. It is a full-on satire, and is at a different level for those who have seen those original films.

@accam6734

Жыл бұрын

The darts scene references Son of Frankenstein.

Those lasts scenes w the Monster & Madeline Kahn - her hair & the hissing thing is a tribute to the original film Bride of Frankenstein. Mel's movies contain alot of references to famous acts of OLD Hollywood - Laurel & Hardy, Bride of Frankenstein, various other old comedians, stars, etc. Mel is a comedy genius 😀

Even knowing this is a classic, I continue to say there's no movie that isn't improved by Madeline Kahn.

@accam6734

Жыл бұрын

Yes.

@stevenlowe3026

Ай бұрын

She did a wonderful job in a straight role in 'Paper Moon' - at first you couldn't stand her, but in the long run you felt sorry for her. Brilliant acting.

Airplane isn't Mel Brooks, its the Zucker Brothers.

@timhibbard4226

2 жыл бұрын

I just KNEW this would be among the first comments. lol

@TheMarcHicks

2 жыл бұрын

@@timhibbard4226 sorry, but I am *very* serious about my Parody films 😉

@VilleHalonen

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheMarcHicks I’m glad you are, Sirius.

@TheMarcHicks

Жыл бұрын

@@VilleHalonenLOL, I see what you did there 😉

Peter Boyle had to do all of his dancing with 6 inch lifts on his shoes, that's got to get some kind of credit.

My best friend's mom passed away two days ago. I'm 37 and living in UK, everyone I really care about is in Rome. I met him when I was 3 and I basically grew up in their house. I'm waiting for my passport to be renewed soon, so I'll go visit him. I sat down in my living room with dinner and not intention to eat it. I've put my tablet on and saw your thumbnail, one of my favourite movie from my favourite people on this platform. Thank you for your work, you have no idea how it might reach different people in the world but it does. Look forward seeing this. ❤

I was 11-12 when I saw this in the theater with my mom and dad. The scene where Frankenstein is lifting Inga from the cart and say's, "What knockers!" to Igor had me laughing uncontrollably for some time. My mom was mortified - lol.

@matthewcastleton2263

Жыл бұрын

I'm not gonna lie though. She does have some great knockers....

Comedy or not? Gene wilder surrounded by lightning, and screaming at god…. BEST depiction of Dr Frankenstein in all of film. I’ve never seen anyone come close to this. You’re both rooting for him, and simultaneously scared of him. And that’s got to be a first as well. How often does a parody do a better version of it’s source material?

Marty Feldman was one of the comedy greats, died way too young. Quick bit of trivia: Before Monty Python was formed, some of them (Cleese and Chapman) performed on a comedy show called "At Last the 1948 Show". Also on that show were Marty Feldman and a few other big British comedians. It's worth seeking out, imho. The British comedy pedigree on that show is astonishing and some of their sketches are downright iconic.

@JoeMama410

Жыл бұрын

I loved the Four Yorkshiremen from Monty Python at the Hollywood Bowl. Only a couple years ago I discovered that it started with John Cleese and Marty Feldman.

@fmellish71

Жыл бұрын

Also, starring Tim Brooke-Taylor of the Goodies and of course the lovely Amie MacDonald!

@reverance_pavane

Жыл бұрын

They are on KZread: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iWqJ1MV9ZbCxo5s.html

Fun fact: That "Walk this way" joke actually inspired the Aerosmith song

@LudvikM

Жыл бұрын

... which probably they don't know because they're so young they hadn't seen this movie yet :) They won't know Run-DMC either!

@kingstumble

Жыл бұрын

"Walk this way" joke is as old as the hills. The usual version is a man goes into a shop and asks where the talcum powder is. The assistant says "walk this way" and minces off. The man says "if I could walk that way I wouldn't need the talcum powder". It's been told by countless comedians long before this movie came out.

@richdiddens4059

Жыл бұрын

@@kingstumble Groucho Marx made it famous.

@stepheng200

Жыл бұрын

@@LudvikM pretty sure I’ve seen her wear a dmc t shirt…

Marty Feldman constantly steals the show back and forth with Gene Wilder. Love their chemistry.

The old blind man is Gene Hackman. He was a big fan of Mel Brooks and had asked if Mel had a part in any of his upcoming movies, even if it is a very small one. Turned out to be one of the funniest scenes in the whole movie! It is one of the very few comedy parts that Gene has played in his long and impressive career.

Mel Brooks is a National Treasure!

I mentioned Clue on My Cousin Vinny, and I will mention it again. Madeleine Kahn is so great in this, and Clue, and the other 1974 Brooks classic Blazing Saddles.

@thormelsted

2 жыл бұрын

She was the absolute best.

@TheMarcHicks

2 жыл бұрын

Madeleine Kahn is amazing in everything she does!!!!

@richardb6260

Жыл бұрын

She's great in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother too.

@THOMMGB

Жыл бұрын

Madeline Kahn was great in What's Up Doc as well. It seems everything she did was wonderful.

@Cheepchipsable

Жыл бұрын

Kahn had a TV series for a while.

Mel Brooks has said he considers _Young Frankenstein_ to be his best film. I recommend for your next Brooks outing his first film, and the one for which he won the Oscar for Bests Original Screenplay, _The Producers_ (1967). _The Producers_ is not a parody, it is a straight ahead satire.

Marty Feldman was a regular actor in various British comedy series that we watched from the television, and as kids and teens we were great fans of his. He looked humourously odd with those eyes (he got them from some desease). Like Groucho Marx, he became that character so much, that it was weird to watch a documentary film of him, where one could see him in his daily, ordinary life. He died quite young, 48 years. He does not appear a lot in films, but we went to see the movie The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977), which at the time at least felt like very funny film.

@nevrogers8198

Жыл бұрын

He ended up in the US, regularly appearing on the Dean Martin show, but ultimately appeared in some stinkers of movies and died without leaving the kind of legacy his talent deserved.

@rossmcconchie1316

Жыл бұрын

@@nevrogers8198 He was one of the 4 co-writers (and original performers) of The Four Yorkshiremen sketch - the other 3 being John Cleese, Graham Chapman & Tim Brooke-Taylor.

I always use that quote in my life whenever the situation gets uncomfortable and say "It could be worse, it could be raining" then whatever I am going though doesn't seem so bad

Fun fact: the actor who plays the medical student that continued to prod Frankenstein about his grandfather’s work is Danny Goldman, who is probably most famous for voicing Brainy Smurf in the original Smurfs cartoon.

@Madbandit77

Жыл бұрын

He was also in "M.A.S.H." (1970) and "Where The Buffalo Roam" (1980). He later became a casting director before passing away.

This was Mel Brook's BEST movie, IMO, with Blazing Saddles being a close second.

This is unarguably one of the five greatest comedies ever made.

@oliverbrownlow5615

Жыл бұрын

What are the other four?

@davidgoldstein1526

Жыл бұрын

@@oliverbrownlow5615 I'll bite-My Cousin Vinny is my all-time favorite. The Other Guys is a very funny movie. Stir Crazy is a great comedy. I also recommend Night Shift and MASH.

See no evil, hear no evil. One of his best comedy movie, highly recommend it.

“7 or 8 quick ones” is my absolute favorite line. Just so casual. 🤣

I love how Simone fully commits to the intros, but her body, brain, and facial expressions are actively rejecting them at the same time. You can see both the joy AND the pain simultaneously lol

If you like Mel Brook's style of comedy, you might want to check out _Get Smart_ - not a movie, but a tv series, with Brooks as one of the writers. Seriously good satire.

Marty Feldman starred in a few of his own films. He did Gene Wilder's film, "The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes Smarter Brother".

Mel Brooks didn't do AIRPLANE! He did BLAZING SADDLES.

@joshlittrell8946

Жыл бұрын

Airplane is the Zucker brothers.

@pete_lind

Жыл бұрын

Fly was produced by BrooksFilms

The Mel Brooks film, Silent Movie, is really brilliantly done. It also features Marty Feldman.

@Ironoclasty

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure Silent Movie would go across well in this day and age. Unfortunately, the draw for that film was the plethora of cameos, and a lot of people might not know who they were.

@maximillianosaben

Жыл бұрын

@@Ironoclasty - And I would wager the film stills holds up. It's a Hollywood and cinema love letter.

@VirtualBabe29

Жыл бұрын

The best part of Mel's silent Movie is that the one spoken word in it is said by a man who is famous for not speaking, the great mime Marcel Marceau

@Joe-hh8gd

Жыл бұрын

@@VirtualBabe29 NO!!!

Ohh, a Mel Brooks film… ya dangerously close to BLAZING SADDLES and THE PRODUCERS… and of course HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART 1….Please continue on this comedy film path and enjoy all those classics!!! 😂 ALSO ROBIN HOOD AND DRACULA

@peterz4427

Жыл бұрын

"I bring unto you these 15 Commandments..." CRASH! "...these 10 Commandments..."

@exceedcharge1

Жыл бұрын

@@peterz4427 I bring unto you these 15 Smash Oi, 10, 10 commandments

@peterz4427

Жыл бұрын

How could you not love Mel Brooks! If you can find these, Mel and Carl Reiner did the 2000 year old man skits back in the day, classic stuff.

@okgo620

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget "Life Stinks". Very underrated movie.

5:30 The Aerosmith song Walk This Way was legitimately inspired after the band went to see this movie.

Perhaps the finest example of physical comedy ever captured on film.

A lot of people wonder why Mel Brooks didn't play a role in this movie like he usually does. A. He sort of does, he's the cat that gets startled by a dart. and B. Its because this movie was Gene Wilder's baby. Most things Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks did together were things Mel Brooks had the lead on. Brooks took a step back on this one. Though Wilder said in an interview that they had their first and only argument about this movie. Brooks told him that they shouldn't do the dancing with the monster scene. They argued for hours well into the night until Brooks suddenly said, 'I agree, we _have_ to do that scene.' Wilder says he stared at Brooks for a moment dumbfounded and asked, 'If you *like* the scene, why did you make me argue with you for so long?' To which Brooks said, 'I wasn't sure about it but I knew that if you were willing to fight me over it that it had to be right.'

This film is the best of kind of satire, as much loving homage as sharp parody of the subject. The ghostly voices when they first find the lab I believe are from the 1931 film. Inspector Kemp's accent was based on a similar character in Son of Frankenstein, a policeman with a Bavarian accent so thick you can hardly understand him. The little girl was a nod to the original Monster innocently throwing a little girl into the pond, only to have her drown. Fun fact: the dessert they are eating (the "yummy sound" scene), schwartzvalter kierstorte, basically translates as Black Forest Cake.

@davidgoldstein1526

Жыл бұрын

Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte....😉😊

@captmurdock

Жыл бұрын

@@davidgoldstein1526 Thank you. I'm not fluent in German.

For another black and white comedy classic, please watch Clerks. Written/Directed/Starring Kevin Smith

I’ve never noticed the eye patch/monocle combo on Kenneth Mars. And I’ve been watching since its original release! Brilliant. Thanks Simone.

@oliverbrownlow5615

Жыл бұрын

The reason he wears it, obviously, is for style.

The "where wolf" gag has been living in my head rent free ever since I first saw this movie. It's so dumb, I love it.

I loved her reaction to the first putting on the Ritz line from the monster. I laughed so friggin hard at that the first time I saw the movie that we had to pause it for like 15 mins.

26:00 Yep. Gene Hackman used to play tennis with Gene Wilder and heard about the movie. He asked if they could find him a part and he played it for free ! There is a blind man in the original novel.

@MarcosElMalo2

Жыл бұрын

I highly doubt the free part, as SAG rules wouldn’t allow it. Perhaps he worked for scale.

This is my all time favorite movie. I have watched it *countless* times. And I never once noticed that the detective has his monocle on over his eyepatch. 🤣🤣 This is why I love Mel Brooks--there's always something hiding in plain sight

As Mel Brooks always shows up in his films, people wonder where he was in this one. During the dart throwing scene, Gene throws a dart and you hear a cat yowl. That is Mel's voice.

One of my favorite comedies, a pirate move, Yellowbeard, came out a few years after this and not only also stars Marry Feldman, Peter Boyle, and Madeline Khan. But also stars most members of Monty Python, Cheech & Chong, James Mason and even a Cameo by David Bowie.

If you think, "Young Frankenstein" was bonkers, there is one more Mel Brooks film that you have to see; BLAZING SADDLES. It is a parody western with one of the most memorable, crazy, goofball, insane endings in the HISTORY of motion pictures!

I am 39 and to this day, no scene has ever made me laugh as hard as the ritz scene. Peter Boyle (the monster) kills me every time.

I have been watching this movie since it first came out and I still laugh my ass off when the monster sings puttin' on the ritz. That's how to make a comedy.

The original Frankenstein (with an amazing and moving performance by Boris Karloff as the monster), and Bride of Frankenstein, are brilliant films If you watch those as well as the 3rd movie, Son of Frankenstein, you will catch a lot more of the excellent callback jokes and homages in this film.

Loved your reactions to this incredible film, Simone and George. Gene Hackman was the blind hermit, in a special cameo appearance. Fun Movie Trivia: The lab equipment in Young Frankenstein, was the same equipment used for the original Frankenstein movie from 1931. Marty Feldman ( sadly no longer with us ) was a British actor, comedian and writer, who suffered from the condition Graves ophthalmopathy, which caused his eyes to protrude. He began his career on British tv, working with the Monty Python gang, ( before they became Python ) then starred in his own tv show. Feldman appeared with Gene Wilder in Young Frankenstein ( Directed by Mel Brooks ) and also The Adventures of Sherlock Holme's Smarter Brother, which Wilder also directed.

Fun fact, Mel Brooks talked to som of the prop people who worked with Frankenstein 1932 and one of them still had all the equipment. He was able to borrow it so all the things are from the classic Boris Karloff movie.

The brilliance of Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder is that despite making one of the funniest comedies of all time, there are dramatic beats and moments that, to this day, give me chills, ie "IT. COULD. WORK!" and "My name is...FRANKENSTEIN!"

I figure this takes place about 1910, which makes the timing perfect for the student with all the questions to be a young Herbert West. This is one of the great masterpieces of comedy. Peter Boyle, who plays the monster, would go on to play the father on Everybody Loves Raymond. Cloris Leachman and Kenneth Mars(Inspector Kemp) would both go on to have roles in the series Malcolm in the Middle.

@ogrestamp

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow. My mind is blowing up right now thinking about hiw Gene Wilder could be the cause of the Reanimator. Also you can ratchet up the creep factor because that student was a young Roman Polanski.

Way, way too much to unpack here, but just to say I'm delighted you got round to this one - don't ever change you two! x ETA - If you haven't seen Blazing Saddles, that is an absolute must. You must watch it now. Right now.

@TheMarcHicks

2 жыл бұрын

....and Robin Hood: Men in Tights 😉

@philrob1978

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheMarcHicks Absoultely. Once they're done watching Blazing Saddles. 🙂

@TheMarcHicks

2 жыл бұрын

@@philrob1978 without a doubt. Especially given one of the final jokes of Robin Hood wouldn't make sense if they watched it first 😉

@IvorClegg

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMarcHicks It's probably a bit too much to ask, but to get the most out of Men in Tights it'd be great if they were familiar with the 1991 movie, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, starring Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman, And the gloriously magnificent Alan Rickman chewing up the scenery and stealing the whole movie for himself!

@paintedjaguar

Жыл бұрын

@@IvorClegg More important to see the 1938 Errol Flynn "The Adventures of Robin Hood". It's also a much better movie than the Costner abortion, although the 1991 version did need a parody. Or maybe not - the Costner flick pretty much IS a parody already.

Quiet dignity and grace... €dit: Marty Feldman used to switch the shoulder he wore the hump on. For shits and giggles... and to see if anyone would notice.

Mel Brooks got hold of the electrical machinery from the original Frankenstein movie from 1931 and used it in this movie. Cloris Leachman said in an interview that Mel Brooks told her "Blücher" is the German word for "glue," with the idea being the horses were afraid of being sent to the glue factory. He may have told her that as a joke, but it's not true. Gene Wilder agreed to be in this movie on the condition that Mel Brooks would not appear in it himself. Brooks liked to play roles in his own films, but Wilder thought his presence would be wrong for the atmosphere they wanted to convey. Gene Hackman improvised the line about espresso. Madeleine Kahn's hair changed to resemble Elsa Lanchester's hair from the movie Bride of Frankenstein (1935). Marty Feldman did a lot more TV than movies. He had a sketch comedy show called The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine that was produced in England, but was also shown in the U.S. (and possibly Canada).

Marty Feldman is such an under rated, comedic genius in today’s day. Mr. Feldman is actually in a few Mel Brooks films. Amazing talent

Airplane! is not by Mel Brooks. Other Mel Brooks movies include Blazing Saddles, The Producers, and High Anxiety. The makers of Airplane!( the Zucker Bros and Jim Abrahams) went on to do Top Secret and Ruthless People (hilarious) and previously wrote Kentucky Fried Movie (also hilarious). Separately, they made Big Business, Ghost, and the Hot Shots movies among others. It would have been better to see this film after watching the original Frankenstein trilogy starring Boris Karloff. Many scenes like the one with the blind hermit (played by Gene Hackman) and the police captain with the prosthetic arm are based on elements of those films. Marty Feldman's best stuff is probably the skits he did for British TV. I remember one where he brings a vicious animal to a veterinarian's office. You don't see the animal. Just the huge wicker box it's in and you hear the snarls. Lots of physical humor with Feldman almost being pulled into the box. He's also memorable in Mel Brooks' Silent Movie. He's funny in the Gene Wilder directed The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother. He also directed and starred in The Last Remake of Beau Geste.

@Wishbone1977

Жыл бұрын

Honestly, I _tried_ watching the original Frankenstein once, but gave up after a while. I found it excruciatingly boring. I thought the novel was good, though.

@harveybojangle475

Жыл бұрын

Separately, the "Naked Gun " series of films may also be worth a mention.

@jenssylvesterwesemann7980

Жыл бұрын

Oh god, the prison break sequence in "Geste" is comedy genius!

@richardb6260

Жыл бұрын

@@Wishbone1977 Bride is easily the best of the three. But scenes like the little girl on the seesaw have more meaning when you know it's based on an infamous scene in the first film. Knowing that they're spoofing Bride of Frankenstein with the blind hermit scene or Madeline Kahn's hairstyle adds another level of enjoyment. Also, you appreciate the trouble they went to to match the look of the older films. I think they even hunted down the same type of black and white film used in those films.

@richardb6260

Жыл бұрын

@@harveybojangle475 for some reason, I thought they watched at least one. But I may be thinking of another reactor.

This is such a great movie. I think I was like 7 or 8 years old when my mom took me to see this movie when it was re released. Madeline Kahn was so great in this movie but she's so good in anything she does. This movie like a lot of Mels movies is a send up parody of the Universal monster movies. As with all of his movies there's a ton of fourth wall breaks and visual sight gags. The reason why the horses went crazy hearing Cloris name is because it means "Glue Maker". There was an on Broadway production of this movie like they did for the Producers.

I remember watching Marty Feldman on TV. He had a variety / comedy show that was hilarious. BTW, Gene Hackman was the blind guy.

@theboywithathorninhisside.4179

Жыл бұрын

Yep Automatically noticed that and of course, Roman Polanski also had a small Cameo as the Stage Show introducer for the 'Putting on the Ritz' Dance scene.

Good to see you both reacting so favorably and appreciating the humor. A fave of mine. This actually 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 hissing at the creature (it was originally Elsa Lanchester - the actress in the intro of Bride that played Mary Shelly), the blind hermit (Gene Hackman) and the emphasis on the creature's love of music. In the original BRIDE the monster, when offered the cigar by the hermit, actually grabs it with his hand with his thumb sticking out. Someone was really paying attention! 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!!!

Really one of the funniest films ever made. Gene Wilder is genius in this. As was Chloris Leachman, Madeline Kahn, Terry Garr and Marty Feldman. I laugh out loud every time I see it (many times!)

@PhilBagels

Жыл бұрын

And Gene Hackman and Peter Boyle.

Have to love that the actor who played 'the creature' was the actor who played the father in 'Everybody Loves Raymond'

Marty had been flipping sides on his hump for days before anyone noticed. Gene asking about it was for anyone in the audience who noticed. The equipment is all from the original. The designer kept it all in perfect condition. Aerosmith was recording their Toys in the Attic album and most of the band saw the film. The came back and told Steven to write a song called "Walk This Way." Watch the bloopers. Ovaltine was an aflib. Gene Hackman was originally uncredited as he was dying to do a comedy and his people wouldn't let him.

Another great, great comedy with both Marty Feldman, and, Peter Boyle, is 1983's "Yellowbeard". It was written by, and, stars Graham Chapman, of "Monty Python", and, also features, Madeline Kahn, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Cheech & Chong, Peter Cook, and, James Mason. There's also a David Bowie cameo. It's a hilarious, too often overlooked, absolute gem of a comedy.

@richardrobbins387

Жыл бұрын

Ah, you beat me to it! These two would love that movie, no one that I know of has viewed it on KZread.

I read that when Cloris leachman was asking gene wilder if he wanted all those extra things , she wasn't expecting him to give her irritated timid answers. They were both improving and it just turned out better

@MarcosElMalo2

Жыл бұрын

Improv is making up the dialogue and scene as you go. Changing a few words or throwing in an unscripted line is referred to as ad lib. Performing the scene as written is called acting, and actors are often expected to take the performance in unexpected places. Acting is also reacting, so making an interesting choice can trigger an interesting reaction from the other person in the scene. What you watched wasn’t improv but genius collaboration between two great comedic talents.

@netherjb8566

Жыл бұрын

@@MarcosElMalo2 oh ok

My mom likes to sing "Marty Feldman eyes" to the tune of "Betty Davis Eyes". Marty Feldman and Gene Wilder also star together in The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother, which I may not have seen, but I've heard good things about.

The police officer with the wooden arm is based on the character Inspector Krogh in Son of Frankenstein (1939), played by Lionel Atwill. It was the last film where Boris Karloff played the Monster and where the name Igor (Ygor in the film) came from.

I recommend that you two watch the bloopers from this film because there's only about an hours worth and they are amazing. The whole scene where Marty Feldman hits on Madeline Kahn is about 20 minutes of it because no one could keep a straight face. It's all super funny. You don't even have to react to it. Just watch it.

12:21 The joke is that he says "Elevate me" (12:10) which she mishears as "Fellate me" (hence her asking "Now, right here?")

@debbrarobinson1548

Ай бұрын

🥱

My wife and I are huge Brooks fans. "High Anxiety" (a Hitchcock homage/parody) is our favorite of his.

Mel Brooks said that of all the movies he directed, Young Frankenstein is the one he's most proud of... and rightly so!

One of my all-time favorites! If you want to see how much fun the cast had making this movie, watch the outtakes! Also, the classic comedy What's Up Doc? has many of the same character actors as well as the incomparable Madeline Kahn, Ryan O'Neal, and Barbara Streisand. It's one of the funniest comedies in the style of the screwball comedies of the '30s mixed with a Bugs Bunny cartoon. It's a must-watch!

@ogrestamp

Жыл бұрын

Kenneth Mars played the inspector in this film and was Ryan O'Neal's rival, Hughe, in What's Up Doc? I saw that as a kid and laughed my head off. Still, my alltime favorite line is Kenneth Mars in front of the judge: "What is your name?" "I am Hughe" "You are me?" "No, I am Hughe" "Bailiff, tell him to stop saying that" "Stop saying that!"

@gardener68

Жыл бұрын

@@ogrestamp " I am Hugh." "You are me?" "No! I am Hugh." "Stop... saying that! Make him stop saying that!"

@accam6734

Жыл бұрын

It's strange how few reactions there are to the very funny comedy, 'What's Up, Doc?'

Simone please never stop with the random references at the start of each episode. It's a great gimmick and sets you guys apart from other reactors. Also their always hilarious and very varied to boot 👍

@striderdavid

Жыл бұрын

+ A second from me, I always get a laugh from the crazy intros! Thanks for being willing to be silly for us 😆

Saw this in the theatre when I was four. My mother was mortified that I got _all_ the jokes XD Forever solidified my sense of humor. So many comic geniuses in one film. They'll all be missed.

Flight. Denzel at his best. He should have won an oscar for this.

Marty Feldman is in a movie that I think you would really enjoy called Yellowbeard. Yellowbeard, was written and produced by Monty Python's Graham Chapman, and has a cast that includes Chapman, John Cleese, and Eric Idle (all from Monty Python), Cheech Marin & Tommy Chong (of Cheech and Chong), and three people from Young Frankenstein (Mart Feldman, Madeline Kahn, and Peter Boyle. David Bowie even has a small role.

More Marty Feldman eh. The Four Yorkshiremen sketch kzread.info/dash/bejne/iH98qLx7hbenZM4.html The Railway Carriage kzread.info/dash/bejne/gpei1rGreLfLcqQ.html

Hey, yes, gene Hackman played the blind guy and if you want to see more movies with Marty Feldman, then the last remake of Boj Jest and the curse of the yellow beard, which was his last movie due to a tragic accident that ended his life on set

The original laboratory set from the 1930's movie was used...copied and pasted...... The electrical wizardry really impressed me. Upon researching the picture it was learned that some of the original Frankenstein electrical laboratory equipment was still stored in the garage of the man who designed it for the film made in 1931. This man, Mr. Ken Strickfaden, was on hand during all the laboratory filming to add his touch to the already fantastic array of bubbling vats and retorts and plastic tubes pumping blood solution

Just as I always look forward to Jeannie's "Dig a Tunnel" outro on MxR Plays, I always look forward to your random intros. The more awkward the better, lol 😊

@DraggorLecanth

Жыл бұрын

@@commonstragedy Dig a tunnel, dig, dig a tunnel! Heh, heh, heh, heh Quick before the hyena's come! 😊

Gene Hackman was the blind monk. "I was about to make espresso' was his ad lib. Cloris Leachman said she and Hackman had had a wild affair.

@pumkinheadfanvhsforever6087

Жыл бұрын

The reason the scene immediately fades to black after the line is said was because the crew erupted into fits of laughter. Hackman was unable to repeat the line without laughing with the rest of the crew, so the first take was used. Hackman was uncredited when the movie was originally released in theaters. He actually learned about the film through his frequent tennis partner Gene Wilder and requested a role, because he wanted to try comedy. He volunteered to play the Blind Hermit for free. It was four days of shooting for about four minutes of running time.

@oliverbrownlow5615

Жыл бұрын

You mean he vas ... her BOYFRIEND???

Fun fact: one of the villagers who is taunting the creature as he is bound in the cell (uncredited) is an actor named Clement Von Franckenstein (yes that is the right spelling). Clement would later play the archery contest announcer in Mel's Robin Hood, Men In Tights

"That's Fronkensteen." "Well, what do they call you, Froderick?" Lol!!

This and Blazing Saddles are my favorite Mel Brooks films. Both have Gene Wilder just slaying performances.

Gene Hackman was the blind guy.

@fromdarknesscomeslight6894

2 жыл бұрын

Another thing that was edited out is the inspector lost his arm after the original Frankenstein monster pulled it out of its socket. Just like at the end of the movie. 😂

@JuandeFucaU

Жыл бұрын

he was going to make espresso.

Even with the charades and Abby something that happens after, the thing that always cracks me up the most is Eyegor deciding to smoke a cigarette right then and there.

"Pardon me boy, is this the Transylvania Station?" "Ja, ja, track 29." No one gets this joke any more or includes it in edits but it always makes me laugh. Brits of my age will remember Marty Feldman fondly from many TV shows in the 60s and 70s. It's always heartening to see him appreciated by new generations. What a shame Dick Emery never became an international star, eh? 😉 The gorgeous Terri Garr was in Close Encounters but most memorably (for me at any rate) she was in an excellent episode of Star Trek, 'Assignment: Earth'. Should have been a series! One of the best comedies ever made, Young Frankenstein - like the person who collects brains in Transylvania - never fails to deliver.

@briandurbin7676

Жыл бұрын

Some of us get it, but we have to like Big Band music. As I recall, Glenn Miller's recording of "Chattanooga Choo-Choo" was the first "Gold Record" ever - and the lyrics feed right into this scene, covering Track 29, a shoe shine, and the Pennsylvania Station (in New York City).

@markharris1125

Жыл бұрын

@@briandurbin7676 My parents, born 102 years ago, were around in that era and while they weren't big music lovers, there was still some of that music in the house when I was growing up in the 60s.

🤠 This has always been my favorite comedy movie since it premiered in theaters! 😂👍

Fun trivia: That "walk this way" joke is the origin of the title for the Aerosmith song. Steven Tyler or Joe Perry said so themselves, they went out to see this movie while recording that album.

@kathyastrom1315

Жыл бұрын

It was later used in the movie “Arthur”.

The monster is played by the late Peter Boyle who is well-known for playing Ray's dad on Everybody Loves Raymond. Teri Carr plays the love interest. She has not acted for several years because she has multiple sclerosis and has a great deal of trouble walking and getting around. She was a wonderful actress with a terrific wit. You can find every appearance she made on David Letterman's show on KZread and can start to notice when they try to hide her difficulties. It is quite an interesting set of episodes and shows how brilliant she is.

Notice the German Commandant had a monocle ON TOP of his eye patch. Kenneth Mars, who plays that guy, was in Mel Brook's previous hit "The Producers" (he played the crazy guy who wrote the -"Hitler in Springtime"- "Springtime For Hitler" play that they hoped would fail). When casting the part of the Commandant Mel called him up and said, "I just have one question: This guy wears a monocle ON TOP of an eye patch. Is that too much?" Kenneth said "Nope" and Mel said, "Okay, you've got the part!" Mel Brooks always plays one someone in his movies (similar to Alfred Hitchcock and M. Night Shyamalan) but he is nowhere to be seen in this one. BUT, he is credited as being the 'cat' that gets hit by the dart and also the 'werewolf' that is heard on the way to the castle. This movie actually follows the book surprisingly close. All of the equipment in the lab came from one guy who had it stored in his basement or garage and were used in several old horror movies including "Frankenstein".