Young Frankenstein

Name: Young Frankenstein
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1974-12-15
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 7.9

1974 · Movie · PG · 106 min · ★ 7.9 · 89% critics

Comedy

A young neurosurgeon inherits a castle tied to his famous grandfather and arrives to find odd residents and a long-hidden legacy of science. Though he initially doubts the past, he discovers a book describing a reanimation experiment and decides to follow it.

Based on Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus

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Details

Years: 1974
Release date: 1974-12-15
Language: English
Rated: PG
Runtime: 106 min
Critic score: 89/100
TMDB rating: 7.9/10 (3,400 votes)
Box office: $86,273,333
Budget: $2,780,000

About

If you enjoy affectionate monster-movie spoofs like The Producers or Get Smart, you’ll likely have a great time with Young Frankenstein’s playful humor and big stage-set fun; Not for you if you want a consistently laugh-out-loud comedy or you dislike older-fashioned spoof style.

Pros: loving classic-horror homage; low-key clever jokes; standout performances | Cons: drags in second half; some jokes miss; story can feel shaky