In 1974 Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder took a jab at the Universal pictures classic 1930s Frankenstein series with what has now become a comedy classic, and Gene Wilder's personal favorite work, Young Frankenstein. Join us as we breakdown where the movies originated from, how it predicted Covid-19 interactions, and how to pronounce henchmen names. 

This is a full spoilercast, so go watch Young Frankenstein before listening!

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

2:48 - Opening Trailer and our history with the movie

13:39 - Behind the scenes of Young Frankenstein

19:56 - The movie's opening scare and the doo-doo lecture

25:10 - Madeline Kahn, the train, and Eyegor (not Igor)

35:19 - Frau Blucher, Inga, and visual gags

45:14 - Recommendations of similar movies

48:30 - Outro

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References used:

https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2573686/young-frankenstein-behind-the-scenes-facts-about-the-mel-brooks-movie

Gene Wilder On His First & Only Argument With Mel Brooks | Late Night with Conan O’Brien

https://ascmag.com/articles/the-story-behind-the-filming-of-young-frankenstein

https://moviestvnetwork.com/stories/behind-the-scenes-of-young-frankenstein

https://nypost.com/2016/10/30/mel-brooks-hilarious-secrets-behind-the-making-of-young-frankenstein/

https://www.wpr.org/milwaukees-patrick-mcgilligan-takes-us-behind-scenes-young-frankenstein

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