Young Frankenstein (1974) | Ep. 134

About this episode

The episode discusses the making of 'Young Frankenstein' and its significance in film history.

Luke, Westy and Matt give their creation life as we tell the story behind Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder's parody of the Universal monster movies, making one of the funniest films ever made in the process. We get into why playing it dead straight is the secret, how Gene Hackman begged to play the blind hermit for free, John Morris's heart-breaking score, and the moving hump nobody saw coming. What hump? Big laughs and big opinions throughout on one of the great Hollywood production stories. Telling the story of Hollywood, one film at a time. Connect with ATRM: To join our fantastic community of film fans, support what we do, access our archive, listen to exclusive episodes, and a whole lot more, become an ATRM patron: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the ATRM Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ATRM Merchandise: Grab official ATRM merch from our online store. Tees, caps, mugs, and more. All designed for film fans by film fans. ⁠View our store⁠ We're available on any podcast platform: Listen on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We're across all major social channels too: Twitter…

People in this episode

Hosts: Luke, Westy, Matt

Topics covered

• Young Frankenstein
• Mel Brooks
• film parody
• Hollywood production
• comedy
• Universal monster movies

Keywords

• Young Frankenstein
• Mel Brooks
• Gene Wilder
• comedy film
• Hollywood
• film history
• parody

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Books & works: Young Frankenstein

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