Young Frankenstein
8.0
“The scariest comedy of all time!”
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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Cast
40 people
Gene Wilder
Dr. Frankenstein
Known for
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Blazing Saddles
Peter Boyle
Monster
Known for
Taxi Driver
Everybody Loves Raymond
Marty Feldman
Igor
Known for
Silent Movie
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Madeline Kahn
Elizabeth
Known for
Clue
A Bug's Life
Cloris Leachman
Frau Blücher
Known for
The Croods
The Iron Giant
Teri Garr
Inga
Known for
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Dumb and Dumber
Kenneth Mars
Inspector Kemp
Known for
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
Richard Haydn
Herr Falkstein
Known for
Alice in Wonderland
The Sound of Music
Liam Dunn
Mr. Hilltop
Known for
Blazing Saddles
Silent Movie
Danny Goldman
Medical Student
Known for
The Smurfs
Where the Buffalo Roam
Oscar Beregi Jr.
Sadistic Jailor
Known for
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
36 Hours
Arthur Malet
Village Elder
Known for
Halloween
The Secret of NIMH
Mel Brooks Director · Gene Wilder Screenplay John Morris Composer
Worldwide gross $86M · Budget $2.8M · United States release December 15, 1974
Box office
Budget
$2,800,000
Worldwide gross
$86,273,333
Gross vs. budget
30.8×
Production
Crossbow Productions
Production
Gruskoff/Venture Films
Production
Jouer Limited
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Portugal · December 15, 1974
Theatrical
United States · December 15, 1974
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 1981
Physical · VHS
United States
January 1, 1984 · Physical · VHS
January 1, 1988 · Physical · VHS
September 10, 1996 · Physical · VHS
Argentina
January 2, 1975 · Theatrical
Australia
August 28, 1975 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 31, 1975 · Theatrical
September 19, 2008 · Physical · VHS / DVD
Czechia
April 1, 1994 · Physical
Finland
April 24, 1975 · Theatrical
France
April 16, 1975 · Theatrical
Germany
September 5, 1975 · Theatrical
October 14, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Greece
April 24, 1975 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 5, 1976 · Theatrical
Italy
July 18, 1975 · Theatrical
August 22, 1975 · Theatrical
October 29, 2024 · Limited theatrical · 50th Anniversary
Japan
October 31, 1975 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 5, 1976 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 26, 1975 · Theatrical
August 7, 2002 · TV · RTL 5
December 6, 2006 · Physical · DVD
October 8, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
South Korea
September 29, 1995 · Physical
Spain
May 9, 1975 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 11, 1975 · Theatrical
December 18, 2000 · Physical · DVD
October 1, 2014 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
June 1, 1975 · Theatrical
April 22, 1987 · Physical · VHS
September 29, 2000 · Physical · DVD
September 18, 2017 · Theatrical · re-release
July 19, 2024 · Theatrical · re-release
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