Young Frankenstein (1974) MOVIE REACTION | FIRST TIME WATCHING!!
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- Join us Fam, as We react to another Mel Brooks Classic Young Frankenstein. Both Fifi, and Joe are watching this for the first time, and the laughs just kept coming. It's a perfect start to the Halloween season. Enjoy Fam!
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It's a classic jazz tune from 1941 by the Andrews Sisters and Glenn Miller Orchestra. if you want to sing along:
"Pardon me, boy, is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo?
Track twenty-nine, boy, you can gimme a shine.
That always goes over the head of anyone under fifty years old. I mean, I wasn't even born when that song was popular, grew up in the late 70's and early 80's, but I knew the song.
Me too! I was trying to think where I might have heard it. I'm thinking either they must have played a snippet of it in some Looney Tunes shorts, or, when I watched reruns on UHF stations (especially late at night) the commercials would often sell those records that included a bunch of old songs in some genre, marketing to older people feeling nostalgic for the old days. That might be where I heard it, because they would play samples of the songs on the collection during the commercial.
It amazes me; when I was a kid I was exposed to all kinds of old music, TV shows and movies thanks to the fact that there was a much smaller selection of channels, but younger folks now are mostly unaware of some of the great movies they missed.@@yournamehere6002
The lab equipment is from the original Frankenstein movie starring Boris Karloff. In the original movie, the creature ripped off the arm of the constable which is why the constable in this one has an artificial one. Gene Hackman did the blind man for free because he wanted to be in the movie so bad. "I was going to make espresso" was a total ad lib. Brooks loved it and kept it in. They did it on one take because actors and crew were laughing so hard they couldn't redo it.
"Dr. Fronkensteen! Are you all right!"
"MY NAME! IS! FRANKENSTEIN!"
Fun Fact: The copy of the Wall Street Journal seen near the end of the movie is dated THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1974.
Music Enthusiast Fact: Aerosmith took a break from a long night of recording to see this film. Steven Tyler wrote the band's hit Walk This Way (1975) the morning after seeing the movie, inspired by Marty Feldman's "Walk This Way" line.
What Script Fact: Cloris Leachman improvised the dialogue in which Frau Blücher offers "varm milk" and Ovaltine to Dr. Frankenstein. When Gene Wilder leans in to kiss Madeline Kahn goodnight in her bedroom, her last-second quip "No tongues" was ad-libbed by Kahn.
Not A Hack Fact: Gene Hackman ad-libbed The Blind Man's "espresso" line. The scene immediately fades to black 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.
Giving Props Fact: When Mel Brooks was preparing for this film, he discovered that Ken Strickfaden, who'd made the elaborate electrical machinery for the lab sequences in the Universal Frankenstein films, was still alive and living in the Los Angeles area. Brooks visited Strickfaden, and found that he had stored all the equipment in his garage. Brooks made a deal to rent the equipment, and gave Strickfaden the screen credit he didn't receive for the original films.
The little girl was in the book too. She was throwing flowers in a pond and saying something about how pretty things belonged in the water. The monster thought she was pretty and put her in the water, not understanding that she would drown.
I just realize that the monster is "Frank Barone" from "Everybody loves Raymond" ... cool 👍👍😊😊
Some interesting trivia: Aerosmith took the title of their song "Walk This Way" from a scene in this movie.
I read somewhere that the reason the horses got upset whenever someone said "Blucher" is because it sounds like the German word for "glue"
Marty Feldman's unusual appearance was caused by Thyroid Eye Disease, which used to be called Graves' disease. From Wikipedia: A childhood injury, a car crash, a boating accident and reconstructive eye surgery might have also contributed to his appearance. He later described his appearance as a factor in his success, "If I aspired to be Robert Redford, I'd have my eyes straightened, my nose fixed and end up like every other lousy actor...But this way, I'm a novelty".
When Dr. Frankenstein throws the dart and hits the cat, that's Mel Brooks playing the voice of the cat. That is also Mel Brooks hand that spills the soup on the monster's lap.
The gag of having a character speak gibberish and somebody saying "What?!" is sort of a running joke in Mel Brooks movies. It also happens in "Blazing Saddles"; "History of the World: Part I" and "Robin Hood: Men in Tights".
What you read about "Blucher" being the German word for glue is an urban legend, long ago debunked. The German words for glue are: kleben, leimen, verleimen, pappen (all various forms used as verbs), or der Klebstoff, der Leim, der Pappe (nouns). Easily verified using a translation app.
@@TheCkent100 Oh okay. Gotcha. So the reason the horses did that remains a mystery.
@@j.woodbury412It was done because Mel and / or Gene thought it would be funny. Does there really need to be another reason?
Everyone should always watch the original Frankenstein (1931) and Bride of... (1935) before watching this. So many comical references to those two classics.
And 'Son of ...', which introduces the police inspector with the artificial arm.
"Puttin' on the Ritz," by Irving Berlin, was first introduced as the title song of a movie musical made in 1930 (a year before the first Universal *Frankenstein* movie was released). It was later famously performed by Clark Gable in *Idiot's Delight* (1939), and by Fred Astaire in *Blue Skies* (1946).
According to responses given by both Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks in previous interviews, Mel's only contribution on-screen in this film was when he voiced the cat screeching during the darts scene...and that was deliberate.
Gene Wilder had actually written the first draft of "Young Frankenstein" and had told Mel about it while they were filming "Blazing Saddles". Mel was VERY interested in making this film, but Gene turned him down when Mel asked him if he could direct it. Gene's reason was that he didn't want this to be just another Mel Brooks film, but wanted to give it the SERIOUS comedy treatment. So Mel worked with Gene to polish and revise the script, which then led to Mel agreeing not to have a cameo in the film. Gene finally acquiesced because he knew that Mel shared his vision for the film, which was driven home by his agreeing not to cameo in it.
Just so you know, the laboratory equipment in the film is from the ORIGINAL 1931 film, and Mel had managed to track it down as it was no longer owned by the movie studio. It was actually in the garage of one of the set designers from the original film, and he graciously agreed to let Mel and Gene use the props in their film - in fact, he came along with them to provide technical assistance in the layout and setup.
And the set designer did not even get a mention in the credits for the original film, so he did in this one.
Two other Mel Brooks horror-comedies are High Anxiety and Dracula Dead and Loving it.
I haven't heard of High Anxiety, but I have heard of Dracula Dead and Loving it. I didn't know Mel Brooks directed it. That will definitely get watched here. Thanks for the recommendations!
@@CocktailFlicks High Anxiety is a spoof of Alfred Hitchcock movies. But Mel's first movie was The Producers with Gene Wilder.
3:22 No one under 50 gets the "Pardon me boy, is this the Transylvania station?". It's a parody of song lyrics from "CHATTANOOGA CHOO-CHOO": "Pardon me boy, is this the Chattanooga Choo-Choo/Yes, Track 29/Boy you can give me a shine" and "You leave the Pennsylvania station at a quarter to four"....
I'll have you know I got the Chattanooga Choo Choo reference, and I'm only 49 😅
@@yermatedave4930 Did you listen to the Manhattan Transfer?
@@yournamehere6002 and I've taken the A Train to get to Harlem...
@@yournamehere6002 my favorite Manhattan Transfer song is "The Boy from New York City"
Yeah, Im ignorant to that one, I was taken back because when the boy asked if he wanted a shine, I thought he was suggesting an inappropriate act that he shouldn't be suggesting. Thanks for clearing that up, I'll go give it a listen now that I know!
1. Mr. Hilltop/Liam Dunn is the same guy that plays the preacher in "Blazing Saddles"
2. I first saw this at a drive-in (that's still here BTW) and there was a lunar eclipse over the screen that made it even cooler than it was.
3. The studio wanted this in color but Brooks and Wilder insisted black and white because they wanted the old school tone.
4. This movie is Wilder's baby, and he agreed to do Blazing Saddles only if Brooks would direct and help write this movie.
5. It was almost impossible to get through the "You take the blonde and I'll take the one in the turban" scene. Everyone kept cracking up. You can see Wider trying not to laugh.
6. Igor's hump changing sides was Feldman's running gag on the cast and it was kept in the movie.
7. Marty Feldman's walleyed orbs were the result of both a hyperactive thyroid and a botched operation after a car accident before his 30th birthday, in 1963.
8. FUN FACT: Igor's "Walk this way" was Steven Tyler's inspiration for hit song of the same name.
9. Wilder😇 also insisted that Brooks NOT be seen on film. However, the screeching cat and the wolf are Mel.
10. Light reflecting off of the monster's missing teeth is not a goof. It's on purpose.
11. Monical over an eye patch.🤣
12. "Puttin' on the Ritz" will never be the same again.
I can’t help but to imagine Mel Brooks putting on wolf and cat costumes to do the respective parts. Why? Because he’s a professional, dammit!
Just the howl and cat screech. Wilder didn't want him cameo on set. @@0okamino
Saw several times at the theater, one of my all time favorites, never gets old, sweet Madeline Kahn is so funny, of course everyone is perfect in their roles! Thanks y’all
They didn't laugh at the eyegore line. There's no hope for the young crowd😂
“Pardon me, boy Is that the Transylvania station?
Ya. track twenty-nine, oh can I give you a shine” is a reference to a song from 1941 called “Chattanooga Choo Choo” by Glen Miller and his orchestra.
Included are the lyrics “Pardon me, boy, Is that the Chattanooga choo choo?
Yes yes track twenty-nine. Boy, you can gimme a shine”
The movie was produced in the 1970's, the setting in the movie was closer to the 1930's.
Could be worse,could be rainin” I’ve probably used that a 1000 times over the last nearly 50 years
Great choice once again. Lots of laughter from Holland!
This was a great time. You're closer to Transylvania than us, so the movie probably feels much closer to the source. We hope you are well, lots of cheers from the U.S.!
@@CocktailFlicks Closer as in 1245 miles 🤣🤣🤣. Great to hear from you guys, hope you are well too, and looking forward to spending Halloween month with you guys, please make a Dutchie smile with your great choices!
On a more serious note you asked about execution by hanging. The last execution by hanging in the USA was in 1996 in the state of Delaware. If it’s not been said before the moving hump started as a joke that was put in the movie because they liked it. In the movie “Robin Hood Men In Tights “ one of the characters has a mole that moves all over his face that also started as a joke but got kept. If I understand correctly both this and Blazing Saddles were released in 1974 with Blazing Saddles being first and this movie got made the way it was as a compromise for the making of Blazing Saddles. Kind of a you help me make my movie and I’ll help you make your movie deal. With the result being two of the best movies ever made in my opinion.
We saw this movie in the theater when it was released 👍😅😅🤣
Though Mel Brooks didn't appear in this movie, I've been told that the shrieking cat during the dart game was his voice.
back somewhere in '90s when movie posting & chatrooms started, it was stated that Frau Blucher meant Glue Factory & that upset the horses.... That is false in meaning.
I saw a posting once about a UCLA film student symposium where _Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, Airplane, and Nake Gun_ movies were discussed as a separate comedy film genre. I remember seeing that Gene Wilder said that Frau Blucher most likely a weird lady in plot. He intimated that if Frau Blucher was a real person, she probably acted around the horses like "Catherine The Great" of Russia, and had a horse fetish.
That's interesting. You would have convinced me of the Glue Factory meaning like everyone else. haha. However, it appears that some actual thought went into Frau Blucher. I am not surprised that all of the movies you mentioned are in comedy genres to themselves, they are comedic masterclasses.
@@CocktailFlicks that is an urban legend, long ago debunked. I have read that before as well, but when Cloris Leachman asked Mel Brooks about the name and why it caused the horses to whinny, that is the story he told her. In fact, he later admitted that he was just messing with her. He had not idea what it meant and that the name was only meant to be a standard German sounding name. I have also read people claim that Blucher means glue in German. A simple look-up on a translation app also debunks that claim. The German words for glue are: kleben, leimen, verleimen, pappen (all various forms used as verbs), or der Klebstoff, der Leim, der Pappe (nouns).
The horses were upset because of Gephard Von Blucher. He was a Prussian Calvary officer who was exceedingly cruel to horses under his charge. It was widely said that if Blucher commondered your horse, you would never see it again.
@@the-superbike-squad *I AM GOING WITH WHAT BOTH CLORIS LEACHMAN & MEL BROOKS ARE REPORTED TO HAVE SAID IN INTERVIEWS & GENE WILDER AT THE UCLA FILM SYMPOSIUM FROM 90s----- THAT FRAU BLUCHER HAD A "HORSE FETISH" LIKE "CATHRINE THE GREAT" & LIKE HOW A HORSE IS IN THE BED WITH PILOT'S WIFE IN MOVIE **_"AIRPLANE"_** FROM SAME COMEDY ERA*
@@user-qj6fk9px8l Cool.... You do you.
Everyone Loves Raymond
(oops i mean the creature) * Hint for the creatures identity
A train ride from New York City to Transylvania.
The reason for the horses reaction to Frau Blucher, was beause director Mel Brooks made a mistake. He thought Blucher was the German word for glue.
23:40 I've seen this movie lots of times. Never before noticed that the "false arm" had switched sides in this scene....
Y’all should watch The Ten (2007). It’s an underrated comedy I haven’t seen anyone react to! I just discovered your channel, so I’m binging all ur videos!
I've never heard of this one, but I will ask Dan, and see if he's seen it. Either way, We always appreciate a good request. Thanks for the recommendation!
From what I understand it's supposed to be set around the mid to late 30's or 40's...not the 70's. 😂
Ok, that makes sense. We didn't know what to make of it at first, but that makes perfect sense. Thanks for the correction!
@@CocktailFlicks not a problem.
I can't believe you guys left out the "sedagive" part.
we didn't leave that out. It starts at 14:06. we kept most of the big moments in.
@@CocktailFlicks I mean after they give it to the monster and Gene Wilder says it angrily.
Your discomfort at 23:41 was palpable.
Thank you, I'm happy you enjoyed the reaction. Young Frankenstein was great!