| Gene Wilder | Dr. Frederick Frankenstein |
| Peter Boyle | Monster |
| Marty Feldman | Igor |
| Teri Garr | Inga |
| Madeline Kahn | Elizabeth |
| Cloris Leachman | Frau Bluecher |
| Gene Hackman | Blind Hermit |
| Leon Askin | Herr Waldman |
| Oscar Beregi | Sadistic Jailer |
| Mel Brooks | |
| Lou Cutell | Frightened Villager |
| John Dennis | |
| Liam Dunn | Mr. Hilltop |
| Michael Fox | |
| Danny Goldman | Medical Student |
| Richard Haydn | Herr Falkstein |
| Lidia Kristen | |
| Monte Landis | Gravedigger |
| Arthur Malet | Village Elder |
| Kenneth Mars | Inspector Kemp |
| Richard Roth | Insp. Kemp's Aide |
| Norbert Schiller | |
| Rolfe Sedan |
| Mel Brooks | Director, Original Story, Screenwriter |
| Ed Butterworth | Makeup |
| Gene S. Cantamessa | Sound/Sound Designer |
| Robert de Vestel | Set Decoration/Design |
| Jane Feinberg | Casting |
| Mike Fenton | Casting |
| Michael Gruskoff | Producer |
| Dale Hennesy | Production Designer |
| Gerald Hirschfeld | Cinematographer |
| John C. Howard | Editor |
| Dorothy Jeakins | Costumes/Costume Designer |
| Henry Millar Jr. | Special Effects |
| Marvin Miller | Asst. Director |
| John Morris | Score Composer, Musical Direction/Supervision |
| Richard Portman | Sound/Sound Designer |
| William J. Tuttle | Makeup |
| Jesse Wayne | Stunts |
| Gene Wilder | Original Story, Screenwriter |
Anonymous
Posted October 1, 2010
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if you haven't seen this movie, go buy it right away and watch it. this movie is with out a doubt the funniest i have ever seen! More importantly, if you see this and dont laugh, see a doctor because there is something seriously wrong with you. you would really have to nitpick at it to find something i didnt like. i really couldnt find a thing wrong with it. also, they turned this into a broadway musical and i've heard good things.
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Posted October 1, 2010
As much as I love this movie, I'm going to have to give this Blu-ray edition only two stars, due to the absurdly excessive grain. Before you jump to the conclusion that I'm clueless on the issue, let me tell you I'm well acquainted with the fact that grain is a feature of the medium itself, and that Blu-ray will reveal more of this grain than what we're used to. But natural grain is not what I'm talking about here, nor am I talking about any intentional stylized black & white effects. On this disc, some error in the transfer exaggerated the grain, burying the image beneath a layer of teeming dots.<BR/><BR/>As fans of this movie who saw it in theaters might recall, there are a few scenes in which the graininess of the picture abruptly changes, in instances in which the camera zooms in for a freeze-frame close-up (e.g., when Frederick and Igor first meet). The reason the grain changed is because the zoom is an optical effect achieved in editing. An image was magnified by some process, and the film grain in the original print becomes more apparent as it, too, is magnified. But in this Blu-ray edition, the film is so suffused with grain, the effect of the shift in true grain is completely lost. What it means is, this inserted level of grain is eclipsing the original textures. The close-ups are passable, because the size of the overall image offsets the relative size of the squiggling flecks. However, scenes shot from further away are like monochrome impressions in pointillism. Black and gray particles wriggled in the lighter areas in such bold relief that it completely undermined the picture sharpness and contrast.<BR/><BR/>Do NOT believe what you might be reading elsewhere, in some reviews by critics laboring under the impression that this graininess was an intentional effect. While the cinematographer certainly set out to mimic the style of the Frankenstein classics, excessive coarse grain was never a feature of those old films. This grain is a flaw. In transferring the film to the Blu-ray format, a sharpen-image feature similar to that found in common photo software was applied. You can apply this option only so far, and when overused, the edges become hard. If you apply it to, say, a grainy photograph, the grain of which in the original is a natural feature, all of the details are hardened to the point that the grain itself becomes a bespeckled layer. It becomes too pronounced, sitting in front of the image instead of comprising it. This transfer was degraded by the overzealous application of an image-sharpening tool. And while this next accusation can't be supported with proof, I don't think the original negative was used for this transfer. Nowhere on the packaging is it stated that it was digitally remastered. Instead, the studio upconverted the same digital material used in the previous SD edition. That's what the squiggling grain looks like to me, poor upconversion. The sharpening made it look different, and your BDP and HDTV will further account for a difference, but it won't be the difference resulting from a faithful transfer.<BR/><BR/>For some fans, the special features will be worth the price, but for me, the extras aren't enough to overlook this travesty. Nothing I've written here is an exaggeration. Take note that among the reviews here, mine is the first one written after having actually seen THIS edition. Let's see what others after me will have to say.
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Posted October 1, 2010
This may well be Mel Brooks' best film parody, though I have a weakness for Hitchcock and Brooks' "High Anxiety." Everything from the script to the cast to the sets is perfect. You'll be delighted to view this film again and again.
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Posted October 1, 2010
This WAS a classic movie...What they don't tell you on the box is that some of the funniest moments never make it to this DVD. For example, when Marty Feldman (Igor) goes to pick up the brain, he's supposed to look at 3 different ones before picking out the one Gene Wilder wanted....in the DVD he goes straight to the right brain. Still funny but not as funny as the original movie. Whoever put together this DVD ruined the funniest movie of all time.
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Posted October 1, 2010
Without a doubt, the best of the Mel Brooks' classics, followed by Blazing Saddles & The Producers. Mel gets all of it right, including shooting in black & white, Gene Hackman as the hermit, and Madeline Kahn with the frizzy Bride of Frankenstein hair. I don't know how they managed to make the film without laughing all the time. ''Bits'' will come back to you for years to come.
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Posted October 1, 2010
To be brutally euphemistic, this is one Darn Frigging Good Movie. There is so much humor going on that it's easy to miss the craftmanship and care that went into making it. This movie is a dead-on-target spoof of the old Frankenstein movies, retaining the spirit of them while having fun with them too. I hope you get Young Frankenstein. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
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Posted February 26, 2013
One of comedies all time classics. The cast is superb and the writing is as good as it gets. I wish Mel was still making stuff like this
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Posted February 27, 2011
Very funny, origional. One of Gene Wilder's best & funiest. Nonstop laughes.
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Posted October 1, 2010
Although not a straight-line representation of Mary Shelley's original book, "Frankenstein," I found Mel Brook's "Young Frankenstein" is just as clever and funny as the first time I saw it. A great parody. It still makes me laugh, which is the best medicine for us all!
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Posted October 1, 2010
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One of the best musicals ever made. Based on the book " Old Possums Book of Practical Cats" by famous author TS Elliot.
It is wonderful to be able to own this DVD.
However, there is no way of checking beforehand that the DVD is not compatible in South Africa, and I could therefore not play it, which was very disappointing. It can only be played in the USA and Canada.
Bookworm22ML
Anonymous
Posted October 1, 2010
Young Franknstein is one of my favorite Mel Brooks's movies. It is a hilarious masterpiece and Gene Wilder, Mart Feldman, Peter Boyle, Terri Garr and Chloris Leachman are all superb! I own this movie on DVD, both on a seperate DVD that I bought several years ago and also in the Mel Brooks Box set collection that I just bought and the movie on my DVDs are fully intact with absolutely nothing missing. Nothing appears to be edited out.
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Posted October 1, 2010
This maybe Mel's best picture of them all. He combines humor and a just a tad of philosophy. Your sides will shake with laughter after seeing the antics of Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Teri Garr, Madeiline Kahn, and Peter Bole. A must see comedy cult classic.
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Posted October 1, 2010
All star cast. Timeless comedy classic. Must be watch multiple times to fully appreciate.
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Posted October 1, 2010
This is one of the best movies of all time ! Lots of witty one liners .
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Posted December 9, 2001
This is one of the funniest movies ever made. The jokes and funny lines are truly memorable. It's definitely a movie to own to watch over and over again.
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Posted March 3, 2001
A hilarious movie which will keep you laughing the whole time! Remember, I'm only 11.
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