Young Frankenstein: Special Edition (UK)

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The funniest comedy of all time
Certificate: PG
Running Time: 105 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
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Synopsis:
Mel Brooks` monstrously crazy tribute to Mary Shelley`s classic pokes hilarious fun at just about every Frankenstein movie ever made. Summoned by a will to his late grandfather`s castle in Transylvania, young Dr. Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) soon discovers the scientist`s step-by-step manual explaining how to bring a corpse to life. Assisted by the hunchbacked Igor (Marty Feldman) and the curvaceous Inga (Teri Garr), he creates a monster (Peter Boyle) who only wants to be loved.

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Original Theatrical Trailer
Production Stills
Out-takes/Bloopers
Mel Brooks Audio Commentary

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 English

Subtitle Tracks:
Hebrew
Icelandic
Polish
Czech
Swedish
Finnish
CC: English
Portuguese
Hungarian
Danish
Norwegian

Directed By:
Mel Brooks

Written By:



Starring:
Teri Garr
Cloris Leachman
Madeline Kahn
Marty Feldman
Peter Boyle
Gene Wilder

Casting By:
Mike Fenton
Jane Feinberg

Soundtrack By:
John Morris

Director of Photography:
Gerald Hirschfeld

Editor:
John C. Howard

Costume Designer:
Dorothy Jeakins

Production Designer:
Dale Hennesy

Producer:
Michael Gruskoff

Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox

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8 / 10
For the sake of any person who has been in a movie-viewing coma, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN is the story of Frederick Frankenstein ("It`s Fron-Kon-Steen..."), heir to his grandfather`s castle, scientific secrets and bizarre legacy. In Transylvania, Frederick will come to terms with the mysterious blueprints for reanimating life, and come to grips with his lovely new lab assistant, played by Teri Garr, all while his bug-eyed manservant Igor ("It`s Eye-Gor") steals brains, shifts his adjustable hunchback and hits on Frankenstein`s fiancée (Madeline Kahn).

After Igor nicks a less than acceptable brain for the freshly exhumed corpse, Frankenstein brings his subject back to life--but not to the degree of success he was hoping for. The monster, as played by Peter Boyle, is a tenderhearted, somewhat oafish but easily provoked creature, prone to getting his temper up (amongst other things). He is certainly not the invigorated genius Frederick was counting on.

The lion`s share of this movie`s success is owed to the chemistry and interchangeability of its stars. At any given moment, Gene Wilder`s `Frederick` can play off of Marty Feldman`s `Igor`, Peter Boyle`s monster or the crazy Inspector, played by Kenneth Mars, and still hit the joke right between the eyes. Then, any one of the supporting characters can bounce off another and, once more, the joke is a keeper. Just how much of this is owed to the actors, and how much to the Oscar-nominated script (by Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks) is hard to say, but whatever the ingredient was, it worked.

To sum it all up, buy the YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN DVD because you love the movie, enjoy classic comedy, and want it in its optimum form, not for the extras.

Actually, that`s good advice for any DVD purchase.
posted by Aslan on 22/8/2002 23:55