Marty Feldman was AWESOME. I had a chance to meet him on the set of "In God We Trust" (around 1980/81). He was one of those actors who actually APPRECIATED his fans, of which I was one. I'd just gotten a 35mm camera and wasn't used to it, so when I messed up the first attempt at a photo of him, he stopped (on his way to a scene) and POSED until I got a good shot. MOST other actors I met wouldn't give you the time of day let alone have enough patience with you to figure out a new camera JUST TO GET A PHOTO!!
Congrats on catching the cameo of Gene and giggling at his ad-libbed I was gonna make espresso line! I also love that Gene, Madeline, and the Reverend from Blazing Saddles (the older man at the beginning who was experimented on) are back together in this.
Ahhhhhh rookie mistake not catching the Reverend from BS!!!! You're right!! Wow! Dang it, I totally missed that. He's great. I don't know if I would have recognized Gene Hackman without the signature voice.
Liam Dunn. He did a lot of movies and TV in the '60s and early '70s. He was the mayor in the short-lived 1967 superhero spoof "Captain Nice," and just recently, I saw him as a safecracker in a rerun of the 1972 James Garner western comedy series "Nichols." He died in 1976, two years after this film.
1. Mr. Hilltop/Liam Dunn is the same guy that plays the preacher in Blazing Saddles 2. I first saw this at a drive-in (that's still here BTW) and there was a lunar eclipse over the screen that made it even cooler than it already was.😎 3. The studio wanted this in color but Brooks and Wilder insisted black and white because they wanted the old school tone. 4. This movie is Wilder's baby, and he agreed to do Blazing Saddles only if Brooks would direct and help write this movie. 5. It was almost impossible to get through the "You take the blonde and I'll take the one in the turban" scene. Everyone kept cracking up. You can see Wider trying not to laugh. 6. Igor's hump changing sides was Feldman's running gag on the cast and it was kept in the movie. 7. Marty Feldman's walleyed orbs were the result of both a hyperactive thyroid and a botched operation after a car accident before his 30th birthday, in 1963. 8. FUN FACT: Igor's "Walk this way" was Steven Tyler's inspiration for hit song of the same name. 9. Wilder😇 also insisted that Brooks NOT be seen on film. However, the screeching cat and the wolf are Mel. 10. Light reflecting off of the monster's missing teeth is not a goof. It's on purpose. 11. Monical over an eye-patch.🤣 12. "Puttin' on the Ritz" will never be the same again.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for this comment!!! This is exactly the kind of trivia and background that we love. It really does add so much to the movie experience (and immediately makes me want to go back and rewatch, like I just did with the blond/turban scene haha). So true about Puttin' on the Ritz, btw. This will now be what I think of if/when I hear that song.
Hahahahahaha that's true!! I'll have to tell him if he doesn't see this comment on his own. Plus, me picking at him ABOUT the coffin joke given the massive goose eggs that come out of my mouth half the time 😁
My favorite scene is when Elizabeth (Madelyn) has sex with the monster and starts singing “oh mystery of life at last I found you!” Lmao and then the reprise at the end. Also if you notice after Elizabeth has sex with the monster her hair is now curled into the bride of Frankenstein bouffant…. Lmao😂 this movie is loaded with dad jokes. So funny!
Mel Brook's best movie by a mile. Marty Feldmen (I-gor) stole this movie . 4th wall broken over and over was pure genius. Mel Brooks wasn't in this because Gene Wilder would only do this movie if Mel DIDN'T make a cameo. Mel agreed. RIP: Gene Wilder Marty Feldman Chloris Leachman Madeline Kahn Peter Boyle.
So, so sad they are all gone. :( Some of the true modern comedy pioneers! And thank you for the trivia about why Mel didn't make a cameo! That was our biggest question.
@@DavidvsFilm And, yes, Madeline Kahn had a beautiful singing voice - here's a sample: ua-cam.com/video/OLvqDBTfQqU/v-deo.html - from the "Carol Burnet Show", where she guest starred. Here she's alongside Harvey Korman (a regular on the show, and also Hedley Lamarr from "Blazing Saddles") and they are doing a parody of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, who also help popularize "Ah Sweet Myster of Life": ua-cam.com/video/OLvqDBTfQqU/v-deo.html And a little funnier, here she is being wickedly brilliant in one of Stephen Sondheim's moments from "Company": ua-cam.com/video/PrRDrz53Q1E/v-deo.html
You two must do a reaction to "What's Up, Doc?" It stars Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neill... It has Madeline Kahn in her debut big supporting role as Ms. Eunice Burns and three other actors from this movie. It's one of my favorite movies, it makes me laugh every time.😊
Loved It!! I’m sure other moments will emerge as favorites in the years to come, but for me at this moment Gene Wilder’s expressions, the Puttin on the Ritz, and honestly the Gene Hackman cameo are the scenes that really stood out.
My understanding is that this was mostly a passion project of Gene Wilder's. Although he and Mel Brooks did work on it together, and Mel agreed to direct it, paying back the favor of Gene coming in last minute to fill in the role in Blazing Saddles. (MY favorite Mel movie too.) But, I believe, Gene had the "condition" that Mel did not have any cameo in the film this time. Since it was HIS "passion project", and he was kind of worried Mel would (intentionally or otherwise) "steal the spotlight" from Gene. Don't know for certain if that is true or not, but that is what I've heard.
Gene wilder thought it would be best if Mel wasn't in the movie this time just to give the B&W movie a old time serious touch... and it worked well done all around 🙂👍
"... IIIIIIIIIIIIII ain't got no body... Aghhyaacatachaaaaa!..." -I-gor "...(small gasp) class is dismissed. (Applause)" -Dr.Fronkenstien P.S.Always enjoy the content. You guys are always entertaining. Many thanks and keep on keeping on, fellas.
You liked Saceballs because you have seen the movies that were parodied. You need to watch the original Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein to get a lot of the humor in Young Frankenstein. Don’t watch High Anxiety if you haven’t watched most of Hitchcock’s classics. Same with the Austin Powers movies. If you’ve never seen a classic Bond movie or Dr Strangelove you’re going to miss a lot.
Happy Movie Monday, David & Marc! And Happy day before Halloween! 🎃👻 Great reaction! 😊 This is another great classic that I always watch every spooky season. For some more spookyness starring Gene Wilder for next year or really for some comedy I highly recommend the 1986 "Haunted Honeymoon". For some more Mel Brooks I highly recommend the 1995 "Dracula: Dead and Loving It". I hope that you and Marc have a fun Halloween tomorrow. I'm staying home, ordering pizza, watching scary movies, and handing out candy. Looking forward to the next reaction. 😊
Ok first, that sounds like an AMAZING Halloween plan!!! Seriously. Right up my alley. Happy Movie Monday!! I made it on schedule this week, can you believe it? lol. We're off to a good start!
Oh, and also, I LOVE Haunted Honeymoon!! I watched it over and over as a kid. I've always had a fascination with horror movies, but as a kid (and most of my life lol) I've always been afraid of them. So a movie like that, Haunted Mansion, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, etc., were my outlets. :)
Awww man i wanted to suggest ParaNorman as a movie to watch. Oh well. Anyway on to trivia...the medical student who was questioning the dear doctor was Danny Goldman...who went on to voice Braint Smurf in the OG Smufs cartoons of the 80s😅
Hey now I love me some Smurfs, so thank you for that tidbit! And yeah, ol ParaNorman didn’t get in there this year, but I added it to the polls list for an upcoming reaction :)
When burying someone 6 feet in the ground. It's customary to mound the dirt above ground for any settling. Youre like the second reactor that thinks they are buried six inches down.
Haha yeah, and this is one of the biggest hazards of reacting to movies/shows on camera- your mouth speaks before your common sense has time to catch up lol. I don’t know why both of us thought that. We’ve been to gravesites post-funeral service to know better. That’s all I got for ya ;)
Haha hey, I gotta say, I get that though. I am an "old school soul", so I really appreciate the skilled and superior humor of Young Fronk-en-steen and Blazing Saddles; but I also LOVE Space Balls. I think where Marc is coming from is that Space Balls is nostalgic for us. It was the Mel movie that we grew up with, and I know that for me it was the first Mel Brooks movie I saw. So it's probably that nostalgia skewing our judgment ;)
Mr Mom!!! That's probably what I first saw her in way back when I was young. My parents were huge Michael Keaton fans, so I saw Mr Mom and Gung Ho multiple times
OMG have you not seen Mel Brooks film of his Broadway musical The Producers?! Squeeeeee, it is so great! Much more fun (to me) than his original film of the Producers.
Are you talking about the recorded theater production or the remade movie that you prefer? I like the original movie, because if it ain't nroke don't fix it, but the remake was pretty good. I haven't watched a production recording from its time on Broadway.
@@Deathbird_Mitch the movie of the Broadway production. Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane and Uma Thurman in the musical movie of The Producers. I like it more than the original film because it is a complete musical. The original is fun, but I adore it as a musical.
@@DavidvsFilm the funniest thing to me about Mel going to Broadway and immediately having a hit, is that I already consider many of his films as incidental musicals. Blazing Saddles and History of the World Part 1 are 2 of my favorite "musicals" from Mel.😁 Something about comedians and their timing, they do well in music and/or horror when they break away from comedy.
The movie is funnier if you've bothered at all to have first seen the original 1931 Frankenstein from Universal, followed by the Bride of Frankenstein and Son of Frankenstein. There are a couple more in the series but not really necessary to understand all of the jokes. Of course, back then almost everyone I knew had seen all the Frankenstein movies at some point or another whether on tv or on the big screen so I guess the movie was funnier to us being "in" on all the little jokes.
My favorite is Blazing with this #2. The rest fall off quickly after that. This is also a parody and perhaps being familiar with the first 3 Frankenstein films would make this one funnier for Mark. Avoid "To Be or Not To Be" - he ruined that remake although the original is a gem you should watch. I am bummed that you didn't get to see The Haunting this season, hope for another time.
Really?? I love that! No wonder it looks so great. The whole movie really did have the feel of the classic monster movies from way back. I meant to include that in my comments, but I think I forgot. It was visually perfect. With Mel Brooks, I come for the comedy, but I always leave with an appreciation of the work ;)
Consistently watching iconic films and giving iconic reactions. This is why my dads and I love you! The first time I ever saw Young Frankenstein was with my dads when I was younger, just like Fried Green Tomatoes! Love y'all's videos and love yall! Also, is the guy who brings him the will to his lecture the same guy as who plays Uncle Max in The Sound of music?
Thank you!! I really want to watch this, even if only in my own time, but hopefully at some point on the channel. The main reason is because, 1) I love the Alfred Hitchcock movies I've seen, and 2) literally every time I put up a MB video, this movie is one of the most highly recommended ;) I'm intrigued!
@DavidvsFilm For starters, the cast includes Mel Brooks (obviously), Harvey Korman, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, and Dick Van Patten(King Roland from Spaceballs). Also, Marty Feldman is in one other Mel Brooks movie, Silent Movie. And, the first movie that Gene Wilder directed is The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother. With Marty Feldman and Dom Deloiuse.
@@Jsspres thank you! All greats. Harvey Korman I came to know and love from Carol Burnett. I grew up watching those reruns and was a huge fan of that show. I also really enjoy watching old videos of this generation of actors on Carson, at the Dean Martin roasts, programs like that. So quick, witty, snarky.
Don’t watch it unless you have watched most of Hitchcock’s classics. You will miss a lot of the humor and probably find it boring. Parody movies are not as fun to watch if you have never seen the source material.
So the story goes that young Frankenstein was Gene wilders passion project and he got Mel brooks to help him write it direct etc. While at lunch together Mel wanted to be in the movie as well but Gene had asked him not to be; when Mel asked him why am I that bad at acting Gene said no but you break the fourth wall to much and gene didn't want that.
This film was such a hoot when i was a kid. As an adult (over Covid) I watched ALL the Universal Horror movies, and the Frankenstein films were top notch. Happy Halloween, men!
Thank you so much!! Yeah, I've always been a fan of the Universal Horror movies too. I haven't seen them all, but maybe I'll watch some tomorrow :) I had seen clips and snippets of this one over the years (sadly during In Memoriam segments and things like that), but I'm glad I finally got to see the whole movie.
History of the World Part I is another great Mel Brooks classic. A star-studded cast and great stories showing the evolution of man throughout history. Parodies within a parody, so to speak.
10:00 We love this movie! It's been a long time since I've watched it though. We say a few quotes from this, like "Could be worse. Could be raining." lol The other quote we always say is, "Abby Something. Abby Normal."
Mel Brooks is in it... sort of. He does sounds and voices, specifically the werewolf, the cat that gets hit by the dart, and Victor Frankenstein. I think he plays a villager in one of the mob scenes. I suspect Mark might have enjoyed it more if he'd seen more of the classic Hollywood monster movies. This really is one of Brooks' best films. Brooks himself considers it to be his best film, but not his funniest. (Blazing Saddles is, according to Mel, funnier, and I agree.)
Igor was played by the late, great Marty Feldman. BROOKS & Wilder said that, it was almost impossible to keep a strait face, when Feldmans line came up!!!
First, you are right, Marty Feldman is amazing in this. I needed to rewatch this movie for Halloween (as I do every year) before watching this reaction so I’m late to the party lol. This is by far my favorite Mel brooks film. And I think it’s because I understand the filmmaking aspect of it the best as it’s references to the earlier material is fantastically done. There are references to things that I didn’t get at first but are amusing now - when Frankenstein is about to get off the train, he sees a boy. Frankenstein asks if it’s the Transylvania station and he replies “yeah yeah, track 29. Oh, can I give you a shine?”. This is referencing the Andrews sisters song Chattanooga choo choo- “Right on track 29, boy, you can give me a shine.” A few of those types of things went over my head the first time around but I appreciate it now. I enjoyed Blazing Saddles but I’ve barely seen any westerns so I think that doesn’t help. And I think this group of actors are superior to the ones in Spaceballs. I like the comedic timing better here. Most of the fun-facts have already been talked about sadly, but I love gene hackman’s cameo. He found out about the movie from Wilder who was his tennis partner. He asked to be in it because he hadn’t tried comedy before. He offered to play the role for free. His ad-libb saying he was gonna make espresso made the camera crew laugh so hard that they had to fade the shot out. They could only use that take because Hackman couldn’t repeat that line without laughing with the crew. I know that since I’m late a bunch of people have already references different add-libbs, but I’ll try to add more. In addition to the espresso ad-libb, the “varm milk” and “ovaltine” offerings were add-libbed. Another one is Madeline Kahn saying “no tongues” and Gene Wilder’s decision to talk to the rest of the way without his tongue. Mel Brooks didn’t make an on-camera appearance as was Wilder’s request but he did make off-camera ones including the cat that Frankenstein hits with a dart. The bloopers are great as well, and if this becomes a Halloween staple for you (not Marc apparently) then you should definitely watch them. Apparently this film was so much fun for the cast that when principal photography was almost complete, Brooks added more scenes for them to film to elongate the process. Also, Walk this Way by Aerosmith was inspired by the line that Marty Feldman says near the beginning. To me this movie is the second most quotable Halloween movie under Hocus Pocus, so you see how much I appreciate it lol. I do think you guys should see the original universal monster movies as this movie references a lot of them but I think they were just great movies regardless. Anyway, I’ve been typing for like half an hour so I’ll leave it at that for now. Thanks for the great reaction as always!
I think my favorite thing about this movie is how the entire cast is absolutely chewing the scenery the entire time. I'm convinced that this film would have fallen pretty flat otherwise. I adore the dedication to each individual bit. You just don't get that anymore.
I absolutely LOVE this film for Spooks and Booze. Kudos to Marc, because that cocktail looks amazing and now I need it my life. This film was actually pitched to Mel Brooks BY Gene Wilder. The caveat being that Mel Brooks not be in it, as he had been in nearly every other film he's done. Also, Gene Wilder only wanted to work with one other member of the cast, the rest was up to Mel Brooks and the casting department. He desperately wanted the actor who player Igor, Britian's own Marty Feldman. Not only was it filmed in black and white, but the props came from the original film Frankenstein from 1931. Gene Hackman not only had this uncredited cameo, but he worked for free because he wanted to show that he was a versatile actor. Up to this point he had done nothing but serious roles. Last, but not least, Madeline Khan and Teri Garr were supposed to play each others roles. They were switched just before filming and the rest is history. Absolutely LOVED Spooks and Booze this year. Have a Happy Halloween!
22:30 There are supposedly instances of people's hair turning white from shock or fear. It also occurs in _Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn_ when Ash comes face-to-hideous-face with The Ancient One, and the trauma Rogue suffers in _X-Men_ (2000) gives her the iconic white streak.
Thank you!! Yeah, I've been dying to watch this and didn't get to last year, so this year it had to happen :) Definitely worth the wait! That sounds like a pastor I would trust lol
"Blucher!" (Horse Neighs) HeeHeeHee. To get some of the jokes in this movie it is good to have seen the original "Frankenstein" and "Bride Of Frankenstein", which are excellent, fun movies. "Young Frankenstein" has an amazing cast, Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Kenneth Mars as the Police Inspector, Gene Hackman as the Blind Man, and Peter Boyle as The Creature. IMVHO one of the funniest movies ever. GREAT Halloween choice!
I love watching movies with you guys! Have a happy Halloween. Oh, and you've got a spider on that lamp behind you. I didn't want to be the one to tell you, but the others voted and I lost.
Great reaction y'all. Somebody else in the comments probably already told you, but at 9:10, he said "It. Could. WORK", and at 21:46 he's saying "A riot is an ugly thing... and I think that it is just about time that we had one!!"
It's wild to me that reactions seem to love "Men In Tights" and "Spaceballs". I saw both in theaters, and in each (especially Spaceballs) there were audible groans from the audience. Afterward people left complaining about how unfunny they were, including me. The movies were basically regarded as a sad fall of Mel Brooks humor after his earlier work, including this movie.
It’s because they know the source material for those movies. Most reactors have never watched the old black and white Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein so they miss all the references and a lot of the humor.
Hey Marc, love the looks of your drink; I'm just here tonight for the boos, after all. Ron and I love it when we are at a family dinner or a dinner party and someone passes the bread basket and asks if we'd like a roll, we break into 🎶"Roll, roll, roll in zee hay. Roll in zee hay will make your day."🎶( from the Broadway musical of Young Frankenstein) as we twist back and forth from our waists like Inga does in the film. I don't know why we never make past the first course before we're asked, okay, told to leave. Rude hosts I guess. Also, "Abbey." "Abbey who?" "Abbey normal." Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha Boo yawl!
@@DavidvsFilm Blazing Saddles is still my favorite, but this one has a lot of great moments. I can't wait for you to get to Dracula: Dead and Loving It.
Much of the lab equipment used is from the 1931 Frankenstein movie set. Cool, eh? The streaks in Madeleine Kahn's hair is because The Bride of Frankenstein had them. Mel Brooks said in an interview in 2012, that it was a deal he made with Gene Wilder. Gene said he would do the movie if Mel wasn't in it. Gene said Mel broke the 4the wall too much, whether he wanted to or not. He wanted to keep it real. I really enjoy your reactions!!
What a way to start talking about the after reaction, "Oh I didn't like it as much as these other things." Can there ever be some reactions that don't feel the need to put more effort into ranking and comparison instead of talking about the actual film.
I could tell by Marcs face that he wasn't really feelin this one. Lol. My favorite old school monster movie is The Invisible Man from 1933. The special effects are unbelievable for a movie that old. There's an actress named Una O'Connor that has the absolute best hollywood scream! It always cracks me TF up. Also Gloria Stuart stars in it. She old Rose from The Titanic. Highly recommend watching even in your own free time for the amazing effects and especially that scream!! 😁
Thank you!!! Is that the one where they're unwrapping some gauze or something that's shaped like a face, but then there's nothing underneath? I've seen that clip in montages, etc., and I always wonderedd what movie it was from. And yeah- Marc still enjoyed it a lot, but it's also kind of my fault.. Because I put him back-to-back with Rosemary's Baby and Young Frankenstein, we had to watch this YF during the week after he worked all day. Usually if he's watching with me, it'll be on Sundays. So he was probably also a little more tired than usual bc of work.
@DavidvsFilm Yip, that's it. So good. It looks better than some cgi nowadays. Well imo!! Rosemary's Baby and Young Frankenstein are total opposites! Lmao! Poor guy! Lol.. Glad to be getting back to GOT tho. We know he loves that.. 🙂
If you buy the DVD or the Blu-Ray set of "Young Frankenstein," there is an interview with Marty Feldman about the movie. Marty told the interviewer that he was wearing a pregnant pad for the hump on his back. This set also has an 8 to 9-minute hilarious blooper reel. When Mel Brooks was making "Blazing Saddles," Gene Wilder was the one to come up with the idea of doing a parody of the older Frankenstein movie franchise. Once Gene told Mel of his idea and showed his written treatment, Mel wanted to direct it after he finished with "Blazing Saddles." Gene Wilder has said in interviews that it was his favorite movie he ever did because he always laughing all the time with that fantastic cast. He felt he was in Shangri-la and did not want the making of the film to end. Next, Mel Brooks was contacted by the set designer of the original Frankenstein movie from 1931, and he had the original laboratory equipment still in storage. Mel paid the man a rental fee to use that equipment for his film to make it look more authentic. Beyond that, Mel wanted to film the movie in black and white as an homage to the monster films of the 30s and 40s. When he proposed this to Columbia Pictures, they wanted to do something other than that. Thankfully, 20th Century Fox liked using black and white film stock instead of color since the color film would not make it look real enough from those older horror movies. Finally, many years later, Mel Brooks decided to turn "Young Frankenstein" into a Broadway musical, and I saw it here in Seattle before the show went to Broadway. The audience knew all the lines from the movie, and I had a great time watching it.
Awesome info and trivia- thank you so much!! I especially appreciate the part about the stage production. When I was looking for clip art for my video’s thumbnail, I saw a lot of “The Musical!” logos. I suspected that it had either been made into something like a Broadway show or that high schools/colleges were performing it.
@davidvsfilm i know you use this channel for movies, but i dearly hope you are at least watching Our Flag Means Death on your own time. It would make a delightful reaction however. Truly, madly, deeply....watching you watch that show would give SO many of your followers a joy beyond words. But please, at least watch on your own if you do not want to do a show on your channel.🙏 Trust, this🏳️🌈🏴☠️show is beyond wonderful.
OMG you know what?? I am SO interested to watch that show, but I have intentionally refrained so that I can do reactions for it. I don't know when, or if it will eventually pan out that way, but I'd like to. I DEFINITELY want to see it, and your comment has now brought it back to the front of my mind :)
The horses react to Cloris Leachmen's characters name because it means glue in German. Glue was made from horses' hooves or something. Don't know if glue is still made from horses or not.
Marty Feldman, Igor, hosted an episode of the Muppet Show. The whole episode was Arabian Knights themed, and he played Scheherizade (sp?) and the Swedish Chef played the Sultan. It was (IS) amazing! And all the Sesame Street Muppets come out of the cave in the Ali Baba skit when they say open sesame. 😂😂😂😂
Haha that's hilarious. I think I ultimately edited it out, but at one point I commented that the Inspector reminded me of the Swedish Chef haha. "Hurben urben flurben.."
@@DavidvsFilm Kenneth Mars played Inspector Kemp. Not sure if he made up his character's quirkiness or did Mel and Gene have something to do with it? Maybe it was inspired by a character from the original Frankenstein?
THANK you!! I completely agree. That scene was hilarious. And not to take anything away from Peter Boyle, of course. He may not have had many lines to learn for this movie, but he still did great ;)
Good point! I’m sure there are lots of nods to the originals we missed. I remember the little girl and fire, but that was about it. Still hilarious though!
Hahahahaha YES. This was the part of the Factory they didn't show.. And GOD YES on Frank Barone. Cracks me up. Everybody Loves Raymond is one of our go-to background shows while making dinner, cleaning, etc. Never gets old to us. We were just watching the episode where they get kicked out of the retirement community.
My 2nd favorite Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder film. #1 Mel Brooks is Robin Hood: Men In Tights #1 Gene Wilder is Willie Wonka & The Chocolate Factory As much as I love Gene Wilder Marty Feldman stole the show. There's beena long running rumor that the horses reacted like that because Blucher meant glue in German. It doesn't. It was just a gag that Mel Brooks thought was funny. 😂😂 I always liked this one because it reminded me of the classic b&w movies from the 30's & 40's that I watched with my Grandma until she passed when I was 12. Our favorite movie was *The Thin Man* from 1934 and the 5 other films in the series. Murder mystery with a touch of humor. I may have to pull out the dvds and watch them on my birthday Friday.
Amazing comment as always @toodlescae!! You've been watching the channel long enough that you know how much I love those personal anecdotes about movies bringing people together ♥️ Thank you :) I'm so surprised Men in Tights is your favorite! I don't know why, but I had pegged you for either this or Blazing Saddles. Totally agree about Willy Wonka, btw. I grew up with his version, and that's who Gene Wilder was to me for a long time.
@@DavidvsFilm well this is 2nd to Men In Tights. A close 2nd. Hey sue me. I'm a Robin Hood gal. Been fascinated with the legend since I first watched The Adventures Of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn. Grandma again. 😁
Fun fact: One of the actors (uncredited) taunting the creature as he is bound in the cell is named Clement Von Franckenstein. Clement later appeared as the archery contest announcer in Mel's Robin Hood, Men In Tights
Marty Feldman was AWESOME. I had a chance to meet him on the set of "In God We Trust" (around 1980/81). He was one of those actors who actually APPRECIATED his fans, of which I was one. I'd just gotten a 35mm camera and wasn't used to it, so when I messed up the first attempt at a photo of him, he stopped (on his way to a scene) and POSED until I got a good shot.
MOST other actors I met wouldn't give you the time of day let alone have enough patience with you to figure out a new camera JUST TO GET A PHOTO!!
I LOVE STORIES LIKE THIS! They just renew your faith in humanity. Thank you so much for sharing. I like him even more now.
Feldman was great. It's not often Gene Wilder got upstaged, but Marty certainly did that in this film! Brilliant stuff.
Congrats on catching the cameo of Gene and giggling at his ad-libbed I was gonna make espresso line! I also love that Gene, Madeline, and the Reverend from Blazing Saddles (the older man at the beginning who was experimented on) are back together in this.
Ahhhhhh rookie mistake not catching the Reverend from BS!!!! You're right!! Wow! Dang it, I totally missed that. He's great. I don't know if I would have recognized Gene Hackman without the signature voice.
Liam Dunn. He did a lot of movies and TV in the '60s and early '70s. He was the mayor in the short-lived 1967 superhero spoof "Captain Nice," and just recently, I saw him as a safecracker in a rerun of the 1972 James Garner western comedy series "Nichols." He died in 1976, two years after this film.
1. Mr. Hilltop/Liam Dunn is the same guy that plays the preacher in Blazing Saddles
2. I first saw this at a drive-in (that's still here BTW) and there was a lunar eclipse over the screen that made it even cooler than it already was.😎
3. The studio wanted this in color but Brooks and Wilder insisted black and white because they wanted the old school tone.
4. This movie is Wilder's baby, and he agreed to do Blazing Saddles only if Brooks would direct and help write this movie.
5. It was almost impossible to get through the "You take the blonde and I'll take the one in the turban" scene. Everyone kept cracking up. You can see Wider trying not to laugh.
6. Igor's hump changing sides was Feldman's running gag on the cast and it was kept in the movie.
7. Marty Feldman's walleyed orbs were the result of both a hyperactive thyroid and a botched operation after a car accident before his 30th birthday, in 1963.
8. FUN FACT: Igor's "Walk this way" was Steven Tyler's inspiration for hit song of the same name.
9. Wilder😇 also insisted that Brooks NOT be seen on film. However, the screeching cat and the wolf are Mel.
10. Light reflecting off of the monster's missing teeth is not a goof. It's on purpose.
11. Monical over an eye-patch.🤣
12. "Puttin' on the Ritz" will never be the same again.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for this comment!!! This is exactly the kind of trivia and background that we love. It really does add so much to the movie experience (and immediately makes me want to go back and rewatch, like I just did with the blond/turban scene haha). So true about Puttin' on the Ritz, btw. This will now be what I think of if/when I hear that song.
I thought it was also Mel's arms that take the book from Victor Von Frankenstein's corpse at the very beginning.
Anything's possible.@@ronweber1402
Marc's eyeroll at the There Wolves joke after saying the coffin joke is 😂.
Hahahahahaha that's true!! I'll have to tell him if he doesn't see this comment on his own. Plus, me picking at him ABOUT the coffin joke given the massive goose eggs that come out of my mouth half the time 😁
"Young Frankenstein" is one of my all time favorite movies. In addition to Marty Feldman, Madelyn Kahn cracks me up!
My favorite scene is when Elizabeth (Madelyn) has sex with the monster and starts singing “oh mystery of life at last I found you!” Lmao and then the reprise at the end. Also if you notice after Elizabeth has sex with the monster her hair is now curled into the bride of Frankenstein bouffant…. Lmao😂 this movie is loaded with dad jokes. So funny!
Hahahaha you're so right. How great were all of them in this though? Seriously. Amazing cast.
Mel Brook's best movie by a mile.
Marty Feldmen (I-gor) stole this movie .
4th wall broken over and over was pure genius.
Mel Brooks wasn't in this because Gene Wilder would only do this movie if Mel DIDN'T make a cameo.
Mel agreed.
RIP:
Gene Wilder
Marty Feldman
Chloris Leachman
Madeline Kahn
Peter Boyle.
So, so sad they are all gone. :( Some of the true modern comedy pioneers! And thank you for the trivia about why Mel didn't make a cameo! That was our biggest question.
@@DavidvsFilm And, yes, Madeline Kahn had a beautiful singing voice - here's a sample: ua-cam.com/video/OLvqDBTfQqU/v-deo.html - from the "Carol Burnet Show", where she guest starred. Here she's alongside Harvey Korman (a regular on the show, and also Hedley Lamarr from "Blazing Saddles") and they are doing a parody of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, who also help popularize "Ah Sweet Myster of Life": ua-cam.com/video/OLvqDBTfQqU/v-deo.html
And a little funnier, here she is being wickedly brilliant in one of Stephen Sondheim's moments from "Company": ua-cam.com/video/PrRDrz53Q1E/v-deo.html
You two must do a reaction to "What's Up, Doc?" It stars Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neill... It has Madeline Kahn in her debut big supporting role as Ms. Eunice Burns and three other actors from this movie. It's one of my favorite movies, it makes me laugh every time.😊
Centuries Waiting for you 2 to react to this Top 10 classic....Glad to see you were not disappointed
Loved It!! I’m sure other moments will emerge as favorites in the years to come, but for me at this moment Gene Wilder’s expressions, the Puttin on the Ritz, and honestly the Gene Hackman cameo are the scenes that really stood out.
My favorite Mel Brooks movie is probably ''High Anxiety'', a parody on Alfred Hitchcock movies
Yeah, High Anxiety is definitely on my list of 'most interested' ;)
My understanding is that this was mostly a passion project of Gene Wilder's. Although he and Mel Brooks did work on it together, and Mel agreed to direct it, paying back the favor of Gene coming in last minute to fill in the role in Blazing Saddles. (MY favorite Mel movie too.)
But, I believe, Gene had the "condition" that Mel did not have any cameo in the film this time.
Since it was HIS "passion project", and he was kind of worried Mel would (intentionally or otherwise) "steal the spotlight" from Gene.
Don't know for certain if that is true or not, but that is what I've heard.
Happy Halloween 👻
🎃🎃 HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 👻 👻
Yes.., the blind man was played by Gene Hackman.
BTW, Love the "I got a rock" T Shirt. Good ol' Charlie Brown.
Put the candle back! 😄
Gene wilder thought it would be best if Mel wasn't in the movie this time just to give the B&W movie a old time serious touch... and it worked well done all around 🙂👍
"... IIIIIIIIIIIIII ain't got no body... Aghhyaacatachaaaaa!..."
-I-gor
"...(small gasp) class is dismissed. (Applause)"
-Dr.Fronkenstien
P.S.Always enjoy the content. You guys are always entertaining. Many thanks and keep on keeping on, fellas.
You liked Saceballs because you have seen the movies that were parodied. You need to watch the original Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein to get a lot of the humor in Young Frankenstein. Don’t watch High Anxiety if you haven’t watched most of Hitchcock’s classics. Same with the Austin Powers movies. If you’ve never seen a classic Bond movie or Dr Strangelove you’re going to miss a lot.
Happy Movie Monday, David & Marc! And Happy day before Halloween! 🎃👻
Great reaction! 😊
This is another great classic that I always watch every spooky season.
For some more spookyness starring Gene Wilder for next year or really for some comedy I highly recommend the 1986 "Haunted Honeymoon". For some more Mel Brooks I highly recommend the 1995 "Dracula: Dead and Loving It".
I hope that you and Marc have a fun Halloween tomorrow. I'm staying home, ordering pizza, watching scary movies, and handing out candy.
Looking forward to the next reaction. 😊
Ok first, that sounds like an AMAZING Halloween plan!!! Seriously. Right up my alley. Happy Movie Monday!! I made it on schedule this week, can you believe it? lol. We're off to a good start!
Oh, and also, I LOVE Haunted Honeymoon!! I watched it over and over as a kid. I've always had a fascination with horror movies, but as a kid (and most of my life lol) I've always been afraid of them. So a movie like that, Haunted Mansion, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, etc., were my outlets. :)
Awww man i wanted to suggest ParaNorman as a movie to watch. Oh well. Anyway on to trivia...the medical student who was questioning the dear doctor was Danny Goldman...who went on to voice Braint Smurf in the OG Smufs cartoons of the 80s😅
Hey now I love me some Smurfs, so thank you for that tidbit! And yeah, ol ParaNorman didn’t get in there this year, but I added it to the polls list for an upcoming reaction :)
My sides hurt! You want a roll in z hay? Roll roll
Hahahaha
Great reaction, Guys!!! If you get a chance, you might check out Madeline Kahn's first feature film: What's Up, Doc? (1972). It's really funny!!
When burying someone 6 feet in the ground. It's customary to mound the dirt above ground for any settling. Youre like the second reactor that thinks they are buried six inches down.
Haha yeah, and this is one of the biggest hazards of reacting to movies/shows on camera- your mouth speaks before your common sense has time to catch up lol. I don’t know why both of us thought that. We’ve been to gravesites post-funeral service to know better. That’s all I got for ya ;)
Space Balls? Space Balls? This is one of Brooks best classics. Space Balls? Really!
Haha hey, I gotta say, I get that though. I am an "old school soul", so I really appreciate the skilled and superior humor of Young Fronk-en-steen and Blazing Saddles; but I also LOVE Space Balls. I think where Marc is coming from is that Space Balls is nostalgic for us. It was the Mel movie that we grew up with, and I know that for me it was the first Mel Brooks movie I saw. So it's probably that nostalgia skewing our judgment ;)
You will find Terri Garr in episodes of MASH and opposite Michael Keaton in Mr Mom.
She also played Phoebe's mom in Friends.
And in Tootsie.
Sooo good in this one. :)
Loved her arc in Friends :)
Mr Mom!!! That's probably what I first saw her in way back when I was young. My parents were huge Michael Keaton fans, so I saw Mr Mom and Gung Ho multiple times
Happy Halloween guys! 🎃 👻
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🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡 HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
The best Mel Brooks film in my humble opinion is History of the World part 1. You guys should check that one out. 😊
OMG have you not seen Mel Brooks film of his Broadway musical The Producers?!
Squeeeeee, it is so great! Much more fun (to me) than his original film of the Producers.
Are you talking about the recorded theater production or the remade movie that you prefer? I like the original movie, because if it ain't nroke don't fix it, but the remake was pretty good. I haven't watched a production recording from its time on Broadway.
@@Deathbird_Mitch the movie of the Broadway production. Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane and Uma Thurman in the musical movie of The Producers.
I like it more than the original film because it is a complete musical. The original is fun, but I adore it as a musical.
I'm up for either!! My dance with Mel Brooks is far from over lol.
@@DavidvsFilm the funniest thing to me about Mel going to Broadway and immediately having a hit, is that I already consider many of his films as incidental musicals. Blazing Saddles and History of the World Part 1 are 2 of my favorite "musicals" from Mel.😁
Something about comedians and their timing, they do well in music and/or horror when they break away from comedy.
Frau blucher in German means glue, I think.
The movie is funnier if you've bothered at all to have first seen the original 1931 Frankenstein from Universal, followed by the Bride of Frankenstein and Son of Frankenstein. There are a couple more in the series but not really necessary to understand all of the jokes. Of course, back then almost everyone I knew had seen all the Frankenstein movies at some point or another whether on tv or on the big screen so I guess the movie was funnier to us being "in" on all the little jokes.
You would probably like Clue. And Paper Moon. Both have Madeline Kahn.
Oh yeah Clue is definitely on the list :) I’ve heard good things about Paper Moon, but I didn’t know Madeline Kahn was in it! Awesome.
I'd watch Total Recall again. I never watched the remake. Original only.
My favorite is Blazing with this #2. The rest fall off quickly after that. This is also a parody and perhaps being familiar with the first 3 Frankenstein films would make this one funnier for Mark. Avoid "To Be or Not To Be" - he ruined that remake although the original is a gem you should watch. I am bummed that you didn't get to see The Haunting this season, hope for another time.
Ovaltine! ………. 👁🫦👁
Hahahahaha
Mel got a hold of the original Laboratory set pieces from the old Frankenstein movie for this film!❤
Really?? I love that! No wonder it looks so great. The whole movie really did have the feel of the classic monster movies from way back. I meant to include that in my comments, but I think I forgot. It was visually perfect. With Mel Brooks, I come for the comedy, but I always leave with an appreciation of the work ;)
Consistently watching iconic films and giving iconic reactions. This is why my dads and I love you! The first time I ever saw Young Frankenstein was with my dads when I was younger, just like Fried Green Tomatoes! Love y'all's videos and love yall! Also, is the guy who brings him the will to his lecture the same guy as who plays Uncle Max in The Sound of music?
Aww Thank you so much!! That means a lot to us. Much love back to you guys! :)
High Anxiety is another Mel Brooks movie appropriate for Halloween. It's a spoof of Alfred Hitchcock movies.
Thank you!! I really want to watch this, even if only in my own time, but hopefully at some point on the channel. The main reason is because, 1) I love the Alfred Hitchcock movies I've seen, and 2) literally every time I put up a MB video, this movie is one of the most highly recommended ;) I'm intrigued!
@DavidvsFilm For starters, the cast includes Mel Brooks (obviously), Harvey Korman, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, and Dick Van Patten(King Roland from Spaceballs). Also, Marty Feldman is in one other Mel Brooks movie, Silent Movie. And, the first movie that Gene Wilder directed is The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother. With Marty Feldman and Dom Deloiuse.
@@Jsspres thank you! All greats. Harvey Korman I came to know and love from Carol Burnett. I grew up watching those reruns and was a huge fan of that show. I also really enjoy watching old videos of this generation of actors on Carson, at the Dean Martin roasts, programs like that. So quick, witty, snarky.
Don’t watch it unless you have watched most of Hitchcock’s classics. You will miss a lot of the humor and probably find it boring. Parody movies are not as fun to watch if you have never seen the source material.
Mel Brooks did a sort of cameo in it. According to Wikipedia:
Mel Brooks as Werewolf / Cat Hit by Dart / Victor Frankenstein (voice)
So the story goes that young Frankenstein was Gene wilders passion project and he got Mel brooks to help him write it direct etc. While at lunch together Mel wanted to be in the movie as well but Gene had asked him not to be; when Mel asked him why am I that bad at acting Gene said no but you break the fourth wall to much and gene didn't want that.
LOOK AT THAT DRINK!!!! it looks so cute- I mean.. Spooky!!
Haha thank you! He was proud of that. Made it himself :)
This film was such a hoot when i was a kid. As an adult (over Covid) I watched ALL the Universal Horror movies, and the Frankenstein films were top notch. Happy Halloween, men!
Thank you so much!! Yeah, I've always been a fan of the Universal Horror movies too. I haven't seen them all, but maybe I'll watch some tomorrow :) I had seen clips and snippets of this one over the years (sadly during In Memoriam segments and things like that), but I'm glad I finally got to see the whole movie.
@@DavidvsFilm Whatever you both do, Enjoy!
@@shwicaz Thank you!
Marty feldman is fantastic.
😊😊😊😊😊
Seriously- beyond. Honestly, he was probably my favorite among that sea of incredible talent. He just nailed that performance.
If someone hasn't mentioned it, for the laboratory they used the original Frankenstein film lab set.
History of the World Part I is another great Mel Brooks classic. A star-studded cast and great stories showing the evolution of man throughout history. Parodies within a parody, so to speak.
It's not Mel's best movie, but still has some really good laughs. Worth watching for more of Madeline Kahn and Harvey Korman if nothing else.
10:00 We love this movie! It's been a long time since I've watched it though. We say a few quotes from this, like "Could be worse. Could be raining." lol The other quote we always say is, "Abby Something. Abby Normal."
We still use 'Abby Normal.' Sometimes my boyfriend says I hug too hard; I just mutter 'Taffeta, Darling....'
I named my cat Abby after that brain....
Mel Brooks is in it... sort of. He does sounds and voices, specifically the werewolf, the cat that gets hit by the dart, and Victor Frankenstein. I think he plays a villager in one of the mob scenes.
I suspect Mark might have enjoyed it more if he'd seen more of the classic Hollywood monster movies. This really is one of Brooks' best films. Brooks himself considers it to be his best film, but not his funniest. (Blazing Saddles is, according to Mel, funnier, and I agree.)
Igor was played by the late, great Marty Feldman. BROOKS & Wilder said that, it was almost impossible to keep a strait face, when Feldmans line came up!!!
First, you are right, Marty Feldman is amazing in this.
I needed to rewatch this movie for Halloween (as I do every year) before watching this reaction so I’m late to the party lol. This is by far my favorite Mel brooks film. And I think it’s because I understand the filmmaking aspect of it the best as it’s references to the earlier material is fantastically done. There are references to things that I didn’t get at first but are amusing now - when Frankenstein is about to get off the train, he sees a boy. Frankenstein asks if it’s the Transylvania station and he replies “yeah yeah, track 29. Oh, can I give you a shine?”. This is referencing the Andrews sisters song Chattanooga choo choo- “Right on track 29, boy, you can give me a shine.” A few of those types of things went over my head the first time around but I appreciate it now. I enjoyed Blazing Saddles but I’ve barely seen any westerns so I think that doesn’t help. And I think this group of actors are superior to the ones in Spaceballs. I like the comedic timing better here.
Most of the fun-facts have already been talked about sadly, but I love gene hackman’s cameo. He found out about the movie from Wilder who was his tennis partner. He asked to be in it because he hadn’t tried comedy before. He offered to play the role for free. His ad-libb saying he was gonna make espresso made the camera crew laugh so hard that they had to fade the shot out. They could only use that take because Hackman couldn’t repeat that line without laughing with the crew. I know that since I’m late a bunch of people have already references different add-libbs, but I’ll try to add more. In addition to the espresso ad-libb, the “varm milk” and “ovaltine” offerings were add-libbed. Another one is Madeline Kahn saying “no tongues” and Gene Wilder’s decision to talk to the rest of the way without his tongue.
Mel Brooks didn’t make an on-camera appearance as was Wilder’s request but he did make off-camera ones including the cat that Frankenstein hits with a dart. The bloopers are great as well, and if this becomes a Halloween staple for you (not Marc apparently) then you should definitely watch them. Apparently this film was so much fun for the cast that when principal photography was almost complete, Brooks added more scenes for them to film to elongate the process. Also, Walk this Way by Aerosmith was inspired by the line that Marty Feldman says near the beginning. To me this movie is the second most quotable Halloween movie under Hocus Pocus, so you see how much I appreciate it lol. I do think you guys should see the original universal monster movies as this movie references a lot of them but I think they were just great movies regardless. Anyway, I’ve been typing for like half an hour so I’ll leave it at that for now. Thanks for the great reaction as always!
I think my favorite thing about this movie is how the entire cast is absolutely chewing the scenery the entire time. I'm convinced that this film would have fallen pretty flat otherwise. I adore the dedication to each individual bit. You just don't get that anymore.
I absolutely LOVE this film for Spooks and Booze. Kudos to Marc, because that cocktail looks amazing and now I need it my life.
This film was actually pitched to Mel Brooks BY Gene Wilder. The caveat being that Mel Brooks not be in it, as he had been in nearly every other film he's done. Also, Gene Wilder only wanted to work with one other member of the cast, the rest was up to Mel Brooks and the casting department. He desperately wanted the actor who player Igor, Britian's own Marty Feldman.
Not only was it filmed in black and white, but the props came from the original film Frankenstein from 1931.
Gene Hackman not only had this uncredited cameo, but he worked for free because he wanted to show that he was a versatile actor. Up to this point he had done nothing but serious roles.
Last, but not least, Madeline Khan and Teri Garr were supposed to play each others roles. They were switched just before filming and the rest is history.
Absolutely LOVED Spooks and Booze this year. Have a Happy Halloween!
22:30 There are supposedly instances of people's hair turning white from shock or fear. It also occurs in _Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn_ when Ash comes face-to-hideous-face with The Ancient One, and the trauma Rogue suffers in _X-Men_ (2000) gives her the iconic white streak.
Another great selection! I had a pastor, this was his favorite movie, he could answer any quote and go forwards for the rest of the movie.
Thank you!! Yeah, I've been dying to watch this and didn't get to last year, so this year it had to happen :) Definitely worth the wait! That sounds like a pastor I would trust lol
"Blucher!" (Horse Neighs) HeeHeeHee. To get some of the jokes in this movie it is good to have seen the original "Frankenstein" and "Bride Of Frankenstein", which are excellent, fun movies. "Young Frankenstein" has an amazing cast, Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Kenneth Mars as the Police Inspector, Gene Hackman as the Blind Man, and Peter Boyle as The Creature. IMVHO one of the funniest movies ever. GREAT Halloween choice!
FYI: THE Frankenstien monster was played by Mr. Peter Boyle, whom played the father on EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND.
I love watching movies with you guys! Have a happy Halloween. Oh, and you've got a spider on that lamp behind you. I didn't want to be the one to tell you, but the others voted and I lost.
Great reaction y'all. Somebody else in the comments probably already told you, but at 9:10, he said "It. Could. WORK", and at 21:46 he's saying "A riot is an ugly thing... and I think that it is just about time that we had one!!"
It's wild to me that reactions seem to love "Men In Tights" and "Spaceballs". I saw both in theaters, and in each (especially Spaceballs) there were audible groans from the audience. Afterward people left complaining about how unfunny they were, including me. The movies were basically regarded as a sad fall of Mel Brooks humor after his earlier work, including this movie.
It’s because they know the source material for those movies. Most reactors have never watched the old black and white Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein so they miss all the references and a lot of the humor.
Hey Marc, love the looks of your drink; I'm just here tonight for the boos, after all. Ron and I love it when we are at a family dinner or a dinner party and someone passes the bread basket and asks if we'd like a roll, we break into 🎶"Roll, roll, roll in zee hay. Roll in zee hay will make your day."🎶( from the Broadway musical of Young Frankenstein) as we twist back and forth from our waists like Inga does in the film. I don't know why we never make past the first course before we're asked, okay, told to leave. Rude hosts I guess. Also, "Abbey." "Abbey who?" "Abbey normal." Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha Boo yawl!
Oh yes!! You can literally NEVER go wrong with Mel Brooks!
Derrick!!! My man! How goes it? Yeah, and this is CLASSIC Mel, right?? So classic that it's in black & white lol
@@DavidvsFilm Blazing Saddles is still my favorite, but this one has a lot of great moments. I can't wait for you to get to Dracula: Dead and Loving It.
I have been watching this since I was a teen in the 80s and it never gets old! 🤣🤣
Oh I could totally see that. You're completely right- this is easily a rewatch kind of movie.
naughty trivia time!
Gene Hackman & Cloris Leachman hooked up while making this 🤫
I don’t want to your misery, but it’ll be 366 days, 2024 being a leap year.
I’m going to have you ask you to leave.
lol. Seriously though, dammit, that sucks worse.
I am so sorry
@@FBodStudios haha oh it’s fiiiine.
Much of the lab equipment used is from the 1931 Frankenstein movie set. Cool, eh? The streaks in Madeleine Kahn's hair is because The Bride of Frankenstein had them. Mel Brooks said in an interview in 2012, that it was a deal he made with Gene Wilder. Gene said he would do the movie if Mel wasn't in it. Gene said Mel broke the 4the wall too much, whether he wanted to or not. He wanted to keep it real. I really enjoy your reactions!!
Two of my favourite reactors (funny and smart and seriously hot - how can you two not be?) watching one of my favourite movies! YAY! 🥳🎉
What a way to start talking about the after reaction, "Oh I didn't like it as much as these other things."
Can there ever be some reactions that don't feel the need to put more effort into ranking and comparison instead of talking about the actual film.
Marty Feldman was my favorite character. He stole the picture simply speaking.
Frau Blucher's name sounds like the German word for glue, and implying that the horses fear ending up in a glue factory.
This movie was epic……..my favorite Mel Brooks Movie
Have you Guys seen "The Producers"? .... It's the Best of all his Films!
I could tell by Marcs face that he wasn't really feelin this one. Lol. My favorite old school monster movie is The Invisible Man from 1933. The special effects are unbelievable for a movie that old. There's an actress named Una O'Connor that has the absolute best hollywood scream! It always cracks me TF up. Also Gloria Stuart stars in it. She old Rose from The Titanic. Highly recommend watching even in your own free time for the amazing effects and especially that scream!! 😁
The Invisible Man was really incredible.
Thank you!!! Is that the one where they're unwrapping some gauze or something that's shaped like a face, but then there's nothing underneath? I've seen that clip in montages, etc., and I always wonderedd what movie it was from.
And yeah- Marc still enjoyed it a lot, but it's also kind of my fault.. Because I put him back-to-back with Rosemary's Baby and Young Frankenstein, we had to watch this YF during the week after he worked all day. Usually if he's watching with me, it'll be on Sundays. So he was probably also a little more tired than usual bc of work.
@DavidvsFilm Yip, that's it. So good. It looks better than some cgi nowadays. Well imo!! Rosemary's Baby and Young Frankenstein are total opposites! Lmao! Poor guy! Lol.. Glad to be getting back to GOT tho. We know he loves that.. 🙂
That is actually the set from the original Frankenstein movie.
I can't believe you listed all Mel's worst films as better than this.
I think “Puttin On the Ritz” is one of the funniest things put to film.
I need that drink, Marc!
Very festive.
😃I can’t wait to hear David’s puns
If you buy the DVD or the Blu-Ray set of "Young Frankenstein," there is an interview with Marty Feldman about the movie. Marty told the interviewer that he was wearing a pregnant pad for the hump on his back. This set also has an 8 to 9-minute hilarious blooper reel. When Mel Brooks was making "Blazing Saddles," Gene Wilder was the one to come up with the idea of doing a parody of the older Frankenstein movie franchise. Once Gene told Mel of his idea and showed his written treatment, Mel wanted to direct it after he finished with "Blazing Saddles." Gene Wilder has said in interviews that it was his favorite movie he ever did because he always laughing all the time with that fantastic cast. He felt he was in Shangri-la and did not want the making of the film to end.
Next, Mel Brooks was contacted by the set designer of the original Frankenstein movie from 1931, and he had the original laboratory equipment still in storage. Mel paid the man a rental fee to use that equipment for his film to make it look more authentic. Beyond that, Mel wanted to film the movie in black and white as an homage to the monster films of the 30s and 40s. When he proposed this to Columbia Pictures, they wanted to do something other than that. Thankfully, 20th Century Fox liked using black and white film stock instead of color since the color film would not make it look real enough from those older horror movies.
Finally, many years later, Mel Brooks decided to turn "Young Frankenstein" into a Broadway musical, and I saw it here in Seattle before the show went to Broadway. The audience knew all the lines from the movie, and I had a great time watching it.
Awesome info and trivia- thank you so much!! I especially appreciate the part about the stage production. When I was looking for clip art for my video’s thumbnail, I saw a lot of “The Musical!” logos. I suspected that it had either been made into something like a Broadway show or that high schools/colleges were performing it.
My Dad and I watched this when I was a kid. I don't think we were laughing at the same jokes...
Hahahaha I love the way you worded this.
@davidvsfilm i know you use this channel for movies, but i dearly hope you are at least watching Our Flag Means Death on your own time.
It would make a delightful reaction however. Truly, madly, deeply....watching you watch that show would give SO many of your followers a joy beyond words.
But please, at least watch on your own if you do not want to do a show on your channel.🙏
Trust, this🏳️🌈🏴☠️show is beyond wonderful.
OMG you know what?? I am SO interested to watch that show, but I have intentionally refrained so that I can do reactions for it. I don't know when, or if it will eventually pan out that way, but I'd like to. I DEFINITELY want to see it, and your comment has now brought it back to the front of my mind :)
@@DavidvsFilm huzzah! Knowing that is somewhere in the future is delightful!!
Happy Halloween 🎃👻
The horses react to Cloris Leachmen's characters name because it means glue in German. Glue was made from horses' hooves or something. Don't know if glue is still made from horses or not.
I wouldn’t imagine that it is. But either way I bet farmers still threaten the horses with it to keep them in line ;)
Marty Feldman, Igor, hosted an episode of the Muppet Show. The whole episode was Arabian Knights themed, and he played Scheherizade (sp?) and the Swedish Chef played the Sultan. It was (IS) amazing! And all the Sesame Street Muppets come out of the cave in the Ali Baba skit when they say open sesame. 😂😂😂😂
Haha that's hilarious. I think I ultimately edited it out, but at one point I commented that the Inspector reminded me of the Swedish Chef haha. "Hurben urben flurben.."
@@DavidvsFilm Kenneth Mars played Inspector Kemp. Not sure if he made up his character's quirkiness or did Mel and Gene have something to do with it? Maybe it was inspired by a character from the original Frankenstein?
Gene Hackman as the blind monk was maybe the funniest five minutes in movie history. Most of his cameo was adlibbed
THANK you!! I completely agree. That scene was hilarious. And not to take anything away from Peter Boyle, of course. He may not have had many lines to learn for this movie, but he still did great ;)
Gene asked Mel to not be in it. He was worried that he would overshadow the movie or something. I have seen it explained by both Mel and Gene.
Ahhhh I see. That makes sense then. Thanks!
You are missing inside jokes if you haven't seen the original before watching this
Good point! I’m sure there are lots of nods to the originals we missed. I remember the little girl and fire, but that was about it. Still hilarious though!
I love this movie, great reaction 😂❤
Thank you!! It was the PERFECT movie to watch right before Halloween. :)
So this is how Wanka made the Oompa-Loompas. I miss Peter Boyle, he was the best part of Everybody Loves Raymond.
Hahahahaha YES. This was the part of the Factory they didn't show.. And GOD YES on Frank Barone. Cracks me up. Everybody Loves Raymond is one of our go-to background shows while making dinner, cleaning, etc. Never gets old to us. We were just watching the episode where they get kicked out of the retirement community.
@@DavidvsFilm the "I wouldn't be caught dead with Rose Caputo!" Is still one of the best scenes on TV 😆
My 2nd favorite Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder film.
#1 Mel Brooks is Robin Hood: Men In Tights
#1 Gene Wilder is Willie Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
As much as I love Gene Wilder Marty Feldman stole the show.
There's beena long running rumor that the horses reacted like that because Blucher meant glue in German. It doesn't. It was just a gag that Mel Brooks thought was funny. 😂😂
I always liked this one because it reminded me of the classic b&w movies from the 30's & 40's that I watched with my Grandma until she passed when I was 12.
Our favorite movie was *The Thin Man* from 1934 and the 5 other films in the series. Murder mystery with a touch of humor. I may have to pull out the dvds and watch them on my birthday Friday.
Amazing comment as always @toodlescae!! You've been watching the channel long enough that you know how much I love those personal anecdotes about movies bringing people together ♥️ Thank you :) I'm so surprised Men in Tights is your favorite! I don't know why, but I had pegged you for either this or Blazing Saddles. Totally agree about Willy Wonka, btw. I grew up with his version, and that's who Gene Wilder was to me for a long time.
@@DavidvsFilm well this is 2nd to Men In Tights. A close 2nd. Hey sue me. I'm a Robin Hood gal. Been fascinated with the legend since I first watched The Adventures Of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn. Grandma again. 😁
@@toodlescae Ahhh I hear ya. That makes sense :)
Yaaaay, love this one 😂
This was a fun one right??
Easily his best film.
What would be your Top 3 of his?
1)Young Frankenstein
2)Spaceballs
3) Blazing Saddles.@@DavidvsFilm
Fun fact: One of the actors (uncredited) taunting the creature as he is bound in the cell is named Clement Von Franckenstein. Clement later appeared as the archery contest announcer in Mel's Robin Hood, Men In Tights