Young Frankenstein (1974)
Directed by Mel Brooks · 106 min · Comedy
81.5 TOPICAL score · #316 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was delusional, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.
Young Frankenstein (1974, directed by Mel Brooks) has a TOPICAL score of 81.5 - ranked 316 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and audience, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 7 awards from 9 nominations, including the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. Critics: 95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 83. Audiences: TMDB 7.9/10 (3,501 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 47 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
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- Critics95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 83
- AudienceTMDB 7.9/10 (3,501 ratings)
- Awards7 wins, 9 nominations - incl. Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation; Nebula Award for Best Script; Saturn Award for Best Horror Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 47 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read61,078 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Gene Wilder (actor #353), Peter Boyle (actor #893), Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn
“A critical and commercial success, Young Frankenstein ranks number 28 on Total Film magazine's readers' "List of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time", No. 56 on Bravo's list of the "100 Funniest Movies", and No. 13 on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 funniest American movies.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10