Gene Wilder discusses how the movie Young Frankenstein was created.
A parody of numerous Frankenstein movies, the film was shot in black and white to simulate the old monster movie feeling. The grandson of the famous Dr. Victor Frankenstein is a neurosurgeon who has spent his life living down the legend of his grandfather, even changing the pronunciation of his name.
When he discovers that he has inherited his grandfather's castle, he sets off for Transylvania, and with the help of the hunchback Igor, a pretty lab assistant named Inga and the old housekeeper Frau Blucher, he discovers that perhaps his grandfather wasn't as crazy as he thought. Things don't work out quite as he planned, when an abnormal brain is put into the Creature …
Cast:
Gene Wilder as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein
Marty Feldman as Igor
Peter Boyle as the Monster
Teri Garr as Inga
Cloris Leachman as Frau Blücher
Madeline Kahn as Elizabeth
Kenneth Mars as Inspector Kemp
Richard Haydn as Herr Falkstein
Liam Dunn as Mr. Hilltop
Danny Goldman as Medical student
Leon Askin as Herr Walman (deleted scenes)
Gene Hackman as Harold, The Blind Man[6]
Mel Brooks as Helga's Father / Werewolf / Cat Hit by Dart / Victor Frankenstein (voice) (uncredited)
Lou Cutell as Frightened Villager (uncredited)
Ian Abercrombie as Second Villager (uncredited)
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