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Young Frankenstein

The scariest comedy of all time!

1974·1h 46m·en·PG
7.9
4.5 ★ (1)

Overview

A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was delusional, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.

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Director
Mel Brooks
Produced by
Michael Gruskoff
Composer
John Morris
Released December 15, 1974·United States·$2,800,000 budget·$86,273,333 revenue

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The Evolution of HorrorMAN-MADE MONSTERS #6: Young Frankenstein (1974) & Flesh For Frankenstein (1973)

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