MOM WATCHES YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974) | Or should I say Fronkensteen?
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This is Movies With Mom, where we watch movies with moms, because moms tend to watch movies differently! When the kids are down for the night, it’s nice to unwind with a good movie. But it’s funny how your perspective changes …
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"He looks a little bit like the dad in Everybody Loves Raymond."
That is exactly who it is!
Marty Feldman switched his hump as a joke on set and apparently Mel and Gene loved it so much they incorporated it into the movie.
A trope Mel Brooks reused in Robin Hood, men in tights, with Prince Johns mole.
what hump???? 🤣
I hear Mel Brooks is a very collaborative, egoless director and with the superior people he always casts, he's taken many of their ideas and run with them.
@@marcusfridh8489 I have a mole?!
This movie gave me my philosophy of life: Could be worse, could be raining. 👍
Another fun fact is that when the Burgomaster say's "We still have nightmares from five times before" it's a reference to the 5 previous Universal Frankenstein movies, Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, Son of Frankenstein, Ghost of Frankenstein and House of Frankenstein. They obviously didn't count Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein.
Reason for Gene Wilder aka Dr. Frankenstein yelling is that in 1931's original Frankenstein, actor who portrays Dr. Frankenstein did similar lines as Gene's (yelling). Frankenstein in Mel's version was Peter Boyle aka Frank Barone of Everybody loves Raymond. Blind man is played by Gene Hackman. He did this role for free because Gene Hackman wanted to try comedy.
Danny Goldman played the annoying lab student and later played in Get Smart Again, but was probably best known as the voice of Brainy Smurf.
I have heard the stories about Hackman, however I doubt it was 'free', union rules after all. It was likely scale, which for an actor of his talent and fame is as close to free as makes no difference. SAG however would throw a fit over free.
Intresting fact Peter Boyle who played the monster was John Lennon best man when he married Yoko Ono
Definitely a movie that "grows" when watching with some friends. When I watched this one as a teen with some friends, having a couple of beers, we literally had a ROFL-attack. Not kidding, we where on the floor and couldn't stop laughing, and when we finally could, someone just said "Bluecher", and it started again.
Love the Cameo from Gene Hackman as the Old Blind Man. Classic.
I dom't understand why so many Reactors skip over Peter Boyle and Marty Feldman in the credits to get to Cloris Leachman, and quite often don't show Madeline Kahn's name.
Be forewarned. For the rest of your life , whenever you hear a performance of "Putting On The Ritz", you will find yourself irresistibly wanting to sing the Monster's part (and immitating the Monster's voice) at the appropriate point.
The type of comedy that you were trying to describe is common in Mel Brooks movies. Not exactly slapstick, not exactly satire but whatever it is, it is good.
17:19. He looks like Frank Barone (Raymond’s dad on Everybody Loves Raymond) is because it IS him. Peter Boyle. The Halloween episode, nobody understood the little tribute to Mr Boyle when he dressed up like Frankenstein’s monster.
I remember when me and my friends went to a midnight screening of "Deliverance" and a few minutes in a clueless girl behind said loudly "Is that Burt Reynolds?". We all burst out laughing. That what mom reminded me of.
"Would you like a roll in the hay?".... that part always makes me laugh... Whatever you think of the writing, the filming in black and white was REALLY well done. By 1974, it was kind of a lost art... it's more than just loading B&W film in the cameras.
"Funny and stupid all at the same time", welcome to the films of Mel Brooks!
This one was probably his most restrained film because they went for the gothic feel of the old horror films, and Gene Wilder convinced Mel not to appear in his own movie for once. Sometimes he'll appear as more than one character.
There are a few other Mel Brooks movies you'll want to see, Blazing Saddles in particular.
For TV, Mel Brooks co-created Get Smart.
Ah what a classic. Sometimes when I visit my mom, I go to the front door and yell PUT...THE CANDLE...BACK!
A friend of mine used to work with a man named Kendall Beck. Whenever she mentioned him, I thought of this movie.
Fun fact - All the equipment in the laboratory came from the original set pieces from Frankenstein (1931)!
They were built by a man named Kenneth Strickfadden who kept them in his garage and rented them out for lots of old movies. You can also see them in the Karloff/Lugosi movie "The Invisible Ray", the Lugosi movie "The Devil Bat" and many others as well.
@@Rebel9668 *The Devil Bat* (1940) is an example of a "serious" horror film that also includes a lot of entertaining comic relief.
I came here to say this.
Wow mom you’re looking good for five kids!
Yeah another Mel Brooks movie that’s good to watch comedy is
“blazing saddles”
😄👍 Part of the fun of watching young people like yourself viewing this movie is knowing that at some point they're either going to point at Peter Boyle and say "Hey, that's Frank from Everybody Loves Raymond" or they're going to point at Teri Garr and say "Hey, that's Phoebe's mom from Friends." Both actors have had extremely long and illustrious careers. 🤖
The only part that is inaccurate is that phoebe was Lisa Kudrow. But I think everybody notices "Frank" 😂
@@generalposter4792 No. Lisa Kudrow DID play Phoebe in "Friends" and Terri Garr played her mother. I think something got lost in translation here.
@@charlesballard5251 Yes you are correct.
Peter Boyle. Yes, the dad from Everyone Loves Raymond 😅
Yes. And in a Halloween episode, Frank Barone dressed as Frankenstein. In a last season episode Ray and Robert discovered Frank was taking Viagra-like pills. In an outtake, Ray reads the name of the medication as "Young Frankenstein."
26:39 That moment when Gene just starts tap dancing without any music accompaniment just kills me.
For God’s sake come on, are you trying to make me look like a fool?!
HE IS the dad in Everybody Loves Raymond! That's Peter Boyle! Nice job!
I would call the humor "self-aware", possibly even "self-deprecating".
One of my favorite movies of all time - 50 years old this year! So many jokes in there. I love the send-up of the 1930's Frankenstein / RKO movie. Mel Brooks was a genius.
Peter Boyle was Frank
.in Everybody loves Raymond...Holy Crap.😂
😂 news to you too?
@@movieswithmom He was Frank in Everybody Loves Raymond... AND he was FRANK IN THIS MOVIE! Boggles the mind!
Elizabeth's new hairstyle at the end was the same as Elsa Lanchester's in "Bride of Frankenstein."
Good eye recognizing Peter Boyle from "Everybody Loves Raymond"
Love this movie. If you're interested in non-scary scary movies, may I suggest Tremors, Idle Hands and Tucker & Dale vs. Evil.
I have seen Tucker and Dale, great movie. I'll check out the others, thanks for the suggestions!
This is as much a homage to the original as a parody. To fully appreciate it you must have watched Frankenstein (1938? I don't remember) and Bride of Frankenstein. Some scenes are almost direct copies of the originals and all the electrical lab equipment are the actual props from the original. Other references occur like the line "Five times before..." referencing the number of Frankenstein films.
*Frankenstein* (1931), *Bride of Frankenstein* (1935). I'd argue that, while drawing much from those earlier films, *Young Frankenstein* most directly parodies *Son of Frankenstein* (1939).
This is one of my favorite Comedies. I've watched it so much I can quote the whole film 😂
Fun fact about Frau Brucher. The thing with horses freaking out at her name was a triple inside joke between Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks. There was a rummer that her name means 'glue' in German. This rummer persists to this day even though it is not true. Now, enough people know some German, or looked it up that a lot of people knew. Then a second rummer that Brucher was the name of an old _glue _*_company_* in Germany started. Well this is also not true. Here's the part that makes it a triple. Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder *_spread both rumors._* That scene literally serves no purpose other than to set up the rumors they made up as a joke on *_us_* the audience. They wanted to see how far the rumors would spread.
never heard about the glue stuff.
i always thought, it is some kind of joke about the famous cavalry general blücher czcams.com/video/2xbtcRhOMPU/video.html , that i dont understand ^^
@@generalsaufenberg4931 Well hooves can be used in making glue and that was the ultimate fate of horses that were injured or disabled in some way. They were used to make glue and leather. I'll take a look at the video, thanks for the info.
Gene Wilder talked about Blücher in a KTLA interview in 1996-97(?) and chuckled, saying it meant nothing, just the "best comic sounding" common German last name. It is not German or Yiddish for glue and he had zero intention or apparently knowledge about the Prussian general with the name. It is a coincidence = because in comedy writing you can be so obscure that .0001% of the audience gets the reference, like telling today's college students Eisenhower jokes. No, Blücher is just a funny name and for almost 50 years people have been insisting that they KNOW the real meaning. Cheers.
@@generalsaufenberg4931 A poster called "Laughingskull08" makes a very persuasive argument to this effect in the comment section under the "First Time Film Club" reaction to *Young Frankenstein* on the Just SUMM Reactions CZcams channel, though it's possible that like Brooks and Wilder, he's adding another invented layer to this elaborate joke. Here's the link, for those who wish to investigate: czcams.com/video/xsKcf_04vKA/video.html
My favorite scene in this is when dr Frankenstein is locked in the cellar with the Monster, such a tender and sweet moment between those two.
I also get chills every time Gene Wilder in that scene says my name is Frankenstein, just beautifully delivered.
"POOT...ze candle...BECK!!"
Never fails to make me laugh!
The horses’ response to the name of Frau Bleucher will never not be funny
I’ve heard conflicting statements: that “bleucher” means “glue” (in German?) which is why the horses react; or that it doesn’t, and the idea that it does was just made up.
I wouldn't say that the doctor got any additional "anatomy" from the monster during the operation. This is because there was no other visible physical change to either individual. I personally have always interpreted it as the monster possessed superior technique which the doctor received via the transplant. I think this is supported by the fact that the monster gained mental abilities from the doctor.
Technique, yes ... that's what it is.
Knowing Mel Brook's other movies, I'd say it's a dick joke.
He IS the dad from Everybody Loves Raymond. The actor is Peter Boyle, and he also played Frank Barrone
You would find this movie a lot funnier if you understood all of the references. For that, you need to see FRANKENSTEIN ( 1931 ) BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN ( 1935 ) and SON OF FRANKENSTEIN ( 1939 ). It would make a lot more sense to you if you could see the Universal classic films that it parodies.
exactly. his movie is Steeped in the movies of its past, the others are a must see.
Rule #1, when watching all Mel Brooks movies, expect innuendos!
This movie should have won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1974. 👏👏
The Academy Awards look down on comedy. Pretentious twits.
@@accam6734 Yep!! Especially comedies and they’re the hardest to perform!!
Nice reactions to Young frankenstein, Elizabeth!!!🎬👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
If you know the three originals, Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Son of Frankenstein (1939), it's a lot funnier. Also King Kong (1933) for the theater sequence.
6:05 First reaction I've seen that acknowledges that old-ass meme. And I've seen like... 7.
😂 that's very specific.
But yes, when I heard the music, I recognized it. I guess I'm an old ass.
@@movieswithmom makes two of us. Good job.
The props that are used in the lab are from the original Frankenstein movie. Apparently someone kept them in the garage and gave them to Mel.
Frau Blucher.... Horses spook....classic
@@allengator1914 No it doesn't. That is an urban legend that was debunked years ago. The actual words for glue in German are "kleben", "leimen' or "verleimen". A simple lookup on a translation app can verify that.
@@allengator1914 never heard that in my life, and i am a german^^.
i always thought, it has something to do with the famous cavalry general blücher czcams.com/video/2xbtcRhOMPU/video.html
but i guess, no american would know him, so yeah, it makes sense that they thinkt it means glue, even if it`s not true, but how should they know ^^
5:25 The song "walk this way" from Aerosmith was started from this movie
6:15 Those two smiles look the same. :)
it is the dad from everybody loves raymond
This is a spoof. If you haven't seen the first 3 Universal Horror Frankenstein films from the 1930s, much of the humor is going to be lost on you. It's amazing how few people realize that. This is almost pure referential humor, a love letter to those classic films.
I think watching it with at least one other person also helps. For example, I recommend checking out Cinebinge's reaction. They hadn't seen the original Frankenstein films either, but they still loved this movie.
@@Rocket1377 Cam&Zay really seemed to enjoy it, too.
Fun Fact: One of the villagers yelling at the creature when he is bound in the cell is an actor named Clement Von Franckenstien. He was also the archery contest announcer in Mel's Robin Hood, Men in Tights
Ayy. I immidiately tune in when I saw this.
The third switch had a sign above it 'The Works'. You have to watch this film too see some of the humour and jokes in it. The first one is during the opening scene as the camera pans over the coffin the clock begins to strike.
It strikes thirteen.
Yes that is Peter Boyle/ Frank Barone
My sister and I saw it in the theater, back when it first came out. We just about hurt ourselves laughing, especially during the scene where they had dropped the casket, then had to talk with the police officer. The theater was roaring with laughter the whole night.
Used to watch this after major exams. The Producers (1967) is a fun time too!
Ooh I haven't seen that one. Thanks for the recommendation!
Just imagine that I wrote something witty that made you giggle.
I'm just badly prepared today and I haven't seen the movie before, so I don't have anything cool to say! D:
But its 4 AM here, thats my excuse.
Thanks for another video! You are the best!!
Gene Hackmen's adlibbed the I was going to make Espresso.
Notice how quickly they cut the scene after that line. The crew cracked up when he said it. It was so funny Brooks wanted to use it in the film, so in editing they just cut it before the laughter started.
"He looks like Sherlock Holmes"
Couldn't help but laugh at this because Gene Wilder's next film after "Young Frankenstein" was "The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother" where he is reunited with Marty Feldman and Madeline Kahn.
Why don't we all drink some very sexy wine?
Sherlock Holmes actually DID have an even smarter brother; Mycroft Holmes, I think his name was…?
-the thing was that he had no interest in the field work, and was averse to mixing in society (very much a recluse). So he worked helping to steer the government behind the scenes rather than doing what his brother did.
I think the audience at the end was already expecting him to fail so when he did (in their eyes) it got them all riled up.
Also the joke is merely Vaudeville trope where a rowdy crowd anticipating a poor performance would bring rotten vegetables to throw at the performers. It's funny because it's supposed to be staid scientists and dignitaries.
Hi,
This movie is best viewed in a crowded theater or with friends, at least. There's quite a few references to the original Frankenstein movies. For a scary-funny time, I'd suggest Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein from 1948. Everyone's in that one. And it's held up pretty well, actually. For something more current, I'd suggest Signs, The Sixth Sense and Ghost. All are really good Halloween movies, I think. If you're looking for terrified, how about The Exorcist and Halloween. They're nightmare city!
This parodies directly the 1931 _Frankenstein_ and select scenes from the 1935 _Bride of Frankenstein._ Just as an example, Ellizabeth's (Madeline Kahn) change of hair through several scenes mimics the hairdo of the bride in _Bride of Frankenstein._ The hiss she gave as she entered the bedroom at the end is the same sort of hiss that the Bride gives in the 1935 film when she first sees the monster.
Like all parodies, a familiarity with the source material greatly enhances one's enjoyment.
In Bride of Frankenstein the police Inspector also had a prosthetic arm, his original having been torn out by the monster. Also a monocle, though he didn't wear an eye-patch under it. The lonely blind hermit was also from Bride.
Agreed, too few people understand ubiquitous cultural references that should be well-known.
@@TheNeonRabbit The police inspector comes from *Son of Frankenstein* (1939).
Nice catch.....he was the dad in everbody loves raymond....peter boyle
I didn't read all of the comment, but if not already mentioned, many of the scenes from this film are based on scenes from the films Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, and Son of Frankenstein.
At 17:20 that's because he is the dad in Everybody Loves Raymond.
Did you recognize Gene Hackman as the old blind man?
Wilder and Brooks co wrote the screenplay and Brooks directed it!
That's a mom for you... "Use your INSIDE voice Froderick."
Funny, I used to deliver a few brains a year. They were packed in a styrofoam container not much bigger than a bowling ball box. Unfortunately they could not be slipped through a slot in the door. (I needed a signature to complete the delivery).
Dr F got the increased labido, not a transplant.
It's fun to watch someone giggle at this brilliantly silly script.
Oh Mel Brooks ... he's a genius at this style of comedy. I would recommend watching more of his work if you haven't seen them! Specifically, I think everyone should watch Blazing Saddles. it's a movie written to both make fun of, and to show the ridiculousness of, racisim in America. It was written in a time when a LOT more could be said in movies, so it still holds some shock value for people today! And of course it was written by Mel Brooks and CO-written by Richard Pryor, who he himself is also a legend.
Great reaction! Subbed and looking forward to more!
The lab equipment is from the original movie! Fraú Blucher is German for glue.
silly humor is the best
The movie is actually ranked #28 on the top 50 comedies of all time.
Funny that you should say he looks like Sherlock Holmes as he also starred in a movie called The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother.
Check out High Anxiety by Mel Brooks, which is a spoof of Alfred Hitchcock movies. Fits the theme for the month. Leachman is in that too.
Thanks for the re-watch. The "creature" became my go to Halloween costume after seeing YF on opening night in 1974. A skull cap with stiches on the temples, a zipper on the neck, a top hat, bad tuxedo, walking cane and biker boots brings the costume alive. In younger days i would seek out a Halloween dance and "Put on the Ritz" occasionally winning best costume. Brooks and Wilder also collaborated on two other films: Blazing Saddles and The Producers both well worth watching. Upon viewing them you will likely recognize many of the same actors in one or both those shows and also many other Brooks films. Fun Halloween flicks you could watch with your kids are: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken or Munsters Go Home. Fun spooky for you and any tween-teens you may have are Shaun of the Dead or Tremors and for Halloween Eve itself after the kids are in bed and husband by your side I recommend either classic Wait Until Dark or Rosemary's Baby not too scary but guaranteed to at least raise the hair on the back of your neck. Thx again
Frau Blucher's name roughly translates to lady boot from German. Also most of the props in the laboratory are from the original Frankenstein films.
Yeah, ' Attention idiots ' got me good!! 🤣🤣🤣 Love it when you do that stuff 😂😂😂
9:25 "Eyegor!" "Frodrick!"
For more not-scary scary movies- you might like to check out ‘Corpse Bride’ (Tom Burton, stop-motion animated)- if you haven’t seen it already.
33:38 - no, no, not a _transplant._ At least- knowing that they definitely DID have a brain exchange (which was already risky and complicated enough without adding anything more)- the implication I myself always got here was about… _technique._
You know, I wonder if they named Raymond's dad Frank as a subtle knod to his role in this movie?
17:22
He WAS the Dad in Everybody Loves Raymond. - Peter Boyle. 😂
"YES"............. "HE WAS MY.....BOYFRIEND"
17:17 That's because it is the dad from Everybody Loves Raymond.
He is the dad from ELR
That's because he IS the dad from "Everybody Loves Raymond"
You'll understand what happened to Elisabeth's hair when you watch 'The bride of Frankenstein'
that's because it is the dad from everybody loves raymond
FUN-FACT: MEL BROOKS MANY YEARS AFTER THE MOVIE'S COMPLETION, TOLD TERRI GARR ,THAT THE REASON THE HORSES WHINNY AT THE MENTION OF FRAU BLUCHER'S NAME .
IS BECAUSE : " BLUCHER " IS YIDDISH GERMAN FOR : GLUE ".
GOOD ONE EH-WHAT?
He shouts a lot because he's Gene Wilder, not Gene Calmer. 😉
check out 'the fly', 'bram stokers dracula' or 'the unforgiven', also 'cabin in the woods' and 'tucker and dale vs evil' are great if you're more into comedy at the moment
Mom: check out the original 1931 "Frankenstein." All will make sense then. ;)
It is a Parody of the classic Frankenstein story. of all the reactors that have watched this Movie you are the first to recognize Peter Boyle Frank from everybody loves Raymond. I was impressed, did you recognize that the hermit monk was, Gene Hackman the Idea came from Gene Wilder, What if Frankenstein's grandson took over where his grandfather left off. he took it to Mel Brooks who loved the idea he told Gene to write the script and he would make it but chose to do it as an homage to the original film. this was shot on black and white film not color then desaturated the colors which was the typical technique, This is my favorite Mel brooks film.
I agree I'm a firm believer of watching alone or watching with someone else. Some things you just need someone else
The Monster is played by Peter O'Toole who was the Dad on Everybody Loves Raymond.
@farscape right. Peter Boyle.
yes peter boyle
Mom back with another classic, let's get it!!!!!!😎👍👀💕🍷🚬💀💀💀
That loud yell of Gene Wilder's was one of his trademarks. He did it as Willy Wonka and in the movies with Richard Pryor.
Tom Hanks has his signature shouting as well.
A good, non-scary ghost story is The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) with Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison, and Natalie Wood.
Did you ever realize Chlores Leachman’s candlestick wasn’t lit?
Only in watching it back later! I completely missed it the first time. That makes it so much better 🤣
Marty Feldman completely stole the show, in this film! If you haven't seen "Blazing Saddles", the actor who played the experimental subject at the beginning, played a preacher in that film.
The operation at the end is described by Dr Frankenstein as giving the Creature some of his own cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), after which he'd be 'as right as rain'. In actuality, CSF is merely a fluid created in the ventricles in the brain, and which drains off into the lymphatic system. The average brain creates about 600ml of the stuff daily, but because of its flow and drainage into the lymphatic system, only has around 200ml at any given time. Given how quickly it's replaced, it's unlikely it could have been 'balanced' with a transfusion, even a bi-directional one between the doctor and the Creature, as was hinted at.
CSF's purpose is to provide cushioning for the brain and spinal cord within the skull and vertebrae. It also brings nutrients to the nerve tissue, and carries waste away from it. So, unfortunately for the plot, there's not really anything in CSF to enhance either the Creature's intelligence, or the doctor's, uh, _schwanzstucker...._ 😎
Are you implying this movie is scientifically inaccurate?