1974 was a very, very good year for Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder, two brilliant comic minds working together on two very different, but hysterical, films that redefined the comedy genre. The first was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In addition to the fact Brooks didn’t want to shoot that iconic musical number, it turns out that the director came shockingly ...

In the mid 1970s, Hoyts Cinema Centre in Bourke Street Melbourne (the first multi-screened cinema in Victoria) was my go-to place for new release movies. In addition to three different screens, there ...

This is an image from the film “Young Frankenstein” distributed by Warner Bros. It’s hard to believe that Gene Wilder (“Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”) actually wrote “Frankenstein.” Ok, just ...

Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) holds the face of the Monster (Peter Boyle) as he glares with manic intensity. Image via 20th Century Studios It's alive! According to Deadline, another of Mel ...

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Respected medical lecturer Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) learns that he has inherited his infamous grandfather's estate in Transylvania. Arriving at the castle, Dr. Frankenstein soon begins ...

From the opening titles, “Young Frankenstein” looks like your classic horror film: the chilling music, the classic lettering, and the dark castle on a hilltop. Everything makes you believe this will ...

Gene Wilder, the frizzy-haired actor who brought his deft comedic touch to such unforgettable roles as the neurotic accountant in "The Producers" and the deranged animator of "Young Frankenstein," has ...

Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein is clearly one of the greatest horror parodies of all-time, and the greatest Frankenstein movie ever made in which the Monster dons a tuxedo and tap dances to an Irving ...