Other Frankenstein parodies are more about the gags than well-crafted narrative and character. That’s where Young Frankenstein excels.
In the mid 1970s, Hoyts Cinema Centre in Bourke Street Melbourne was my go-to place for new release movies.
“A Mel Brooks Film” it said and beneath that, in large letters seemingly carved from stone, the words Young Frankenstein. Revisiting old favourite films can be fraught. What the teenager found funny in the 70s mightn’t hold true for his grown-up self. Contemporary sensibilities differ quite markedly over time.
Where I think Wilder’s sensibility differs from Brooks is exemplified by the Puttin’ on the Ritz song and dance scene. Brooks wanted to cut it for continuity reasons. Wilder insisted it stay. He knew what he was talking about. It’s arguably the funniest scene in the film. Then there is William Tuttle’s inventive make up and the use of the original Frankenstein laboratory equipment provided by Kenneth Strickfaden .
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