Christy confessed to me a week or so ago that she had never seen Young Frankenstein. She loved Spaceballs and Robin Hood: Men in Tights but she had never seen this one or Blazing Saddles. I fixed that latter one, as you'll see in the link, and yesterday, I made sure she got caught up on this one as well. It really is a classic. Gene Wilder stars at Dr. Fredrick Frankenstein (pronounced "Fronk-en-steen"), a man living in the shadow of his grandfather's experiments in reanimating dead tissues. However, after going to his ancestral castle and stumbling across the elder Frankenstein's private journals, he realizes that it is possible after all. With the help of his assistants, Igor (Marty Feldman) and Inga (Teri Garr), Frederick brings The Creature (Peter Boyle) to life. Things get complicated quickly with the arrival of Frederick's fiancee (Madeline Kahn) and a host of angry villagers led by Inspector Kamp (Kenneth Mars).
It is a fantastic movie that is insanely quotable. If you haven't seen it, I encourage you to run, don't walk, to the store and get it. You won't regret it.
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