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Young Frankenstein (1974) -- M. Brooks
Mel Brooks' spoof of the Universal Pictures Frankenstein series is actually a lovingly recreated homage in black and white that is played surprisingly straight despite the ridiculousness that is heaped on in generous portions. Gene Wilder (whose idea this apparently was) plays Frederick Fronkensteen, descendent of the original mad scientist who returns to his ancestral home in Transylvania (as in Son of Frankenstein, 1939). There he meets I-gor (played hysterically by googly-eyed Marty Feldman) and Inga his assistant (played by Teri Garr). Peter Boyle steals the show as the Monster he creates- who could forget his rendition of "Putting on the Ritz"? I don't laugh at most comedies but I laughed at this one (even having seen it many times before). No doubt it holds up because of its affection for the original.
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