Emotional mel brooks remembers gene wilder in young. Jul, 2016 this october, film legend mel brooks will publish young frankenstein an inside look into the making of the classic film, featuring behindthescenes photos and original interviews with the. Young frankenstein was the brainchild of gene wilder. Mel brooks, mel brooks, michael gruskoff, robert petkoff, ellen archer, judd apatow foreword, hachette audio. Vinnie jones reveals he is writing a book to help others through grief after the death of his late wife. Mel brooks own words telling all about the players, the filming, and studio antics during the production of this great comedy classic. Together with his oddly shaped and endearing helper igor. Packed with behindthescenes photos and new and archival interviews with the films key players, young frankenstein. Frederick welcomes the monster back to his castle such that he can teach it. Nov 09, 2007 despite its fidelity to the films script, the new mel brooks musical young frankenstein to use its sprawling official title feels less like a sustained book musical than an overblown. There are so many young frankenstein quotes that can help you when you are tired of being in the same old rut, and all you need is a little push, a little inspiration, a smile on the face, change of mood, bring you out of.
Frankenstein legend based on mel brooks classic comedy masterpiece, the story follows bright young dr. And with halloween nearly upon us, the film celebrates its 40th birthday with a new bluray release. Youngfrankenstein written by mel brooks with rebecca keegan and featuring a foreword by judd apatow, young. Lending his burlesque touch to 1970s genre revision, mel brooks followed his hit western blazing saddles with this parody of 1930s universal horror movies. The iconic mel brooks speaking about his new book, young frankenstein. Oct 10, 2019 mel brooks is an iconic filmmaker known for comedies like the producers, blazing saddles and young frankenstein, among other works. Young frankenstein was made with deep respect for the craft and history of cinemaand for the power of a good schwanzstucker joke. Young frankenstein promoted as the new mel brooks musical. Someone takes the box, but the skeletal corpse doesnt let it go without a fight. We knew we had to salute mary shelley as well as james whale the director of the 1932 frankenstein, brooks said. Mel brookss most popular book is young frankenstein. Mel brooks hilarious secrets behind the making of young. Brooks joked about the concept of a musical adaptation of blazing saddles in the final number in young frankenstein, in which the full company sings, next year, blazing saddles.
Mel brooks s most popular book is young frankenstein. The story of the making of the film audible audio edition. Young frankenstein is a 1974 american comedy horror film directed by mel brooks and. Based on the 1974 gene wilder film, which brooks directed and cowrote, young frankenstein was overshadowed on broadway by the huge success of the producers, a recordbreaking smash that ran six. Young frankenstein mel brooks own words telling all about the players, the filming, and studio antics during the production of this great comedy classic.
Mar 21, 2020 its alive a brilliant, sexstarved neurosurgeon receives news that hes just inherited his grandfathers estate. Teeming with imagesmany of them raremel brooks reveals what happened offscreen and on, sharing personal notes about. Oct 30, 2016 mel brooks hilarious secrets behind the making of young frankenstein. Young frankenstein vs mary shelleys frankenstein by kevin. Mel brooks has 22 books on goodreads with 2708 ratings. More differences differences monster in young frankenstein does not accidentally drown the little girl in the countryside. But a new biography shows that not everybody thinks mel brooks is a good guy to work. As i have stated before i am a huge fan of the work of gene wilder and mel brooks, however they worked together. Victor frankenstein, and peter boyle as the monster. It is, quite possibly, the funniest movie i have ever seen. Ebert hails the comic genius of mel brooks young frankenstein. Robert deniro, grace bumbry, bruce springsteen, dave brubeck and mel brooks. The story of the making of the film puts a piece of cinema history in your hands. New mel brooks book will tell the story of the making of young.
Oct, 2016 packed with behindthescenes photos and new and archival interviews with the films key players, young frankenstein. Young frankenstein is a musical with a book by mel brooks and thomas meehan, and music and lyrics by brooks. Frankenstein thats fronkensteen as he attempts to complete his grandfathers masterwork and bring a corpse to life. This picturedriven book, written by one of the greatest comedy geniuses of all time. Jul 04, 2019 these young frankenstein quotes tell us about director mel brooks. Brooks, mel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Mel brooks is an american film director, screenwriter, comedian, actor, producer, composer and songwriter. The book is alive and teeming with hundreds of photos, original interviews, and hilarious commentary. The film is a parody of the classic horror film genre, in particular the various film adaptations of mary shelleys novel frankenstein produced by universal. This october, film legend mel brooks will publish young frankenstein an inside look into the making of the classic film, featuring behindthescenes photos and original interviews with the. With such memorable tunes as the transylvania mania, he vas my boyfriend, and puttin on the ritz, young frankenstein is scientifically proven, monstrously good entertainment. Oct 11, 2016 the iconic mel brooks speaking about his new book, young frankenstein. The supporting cast includes teri garr, cloris leachman, marty feldman, madeline kahn, kenneth mars, richard haydn, and gene hackman. Determined to live down his familys reputation, dr. Despite its fidelity to the films script, the new mel brooks musical young frankenstein to use its sprawling official title feels less like a sustained book musical than an overblown. The oldest gag in the book young frankenstein was the first hollywood movie for actor marty feldman who. Young frankenstein by mel brooks gene wilder, peter boyle.
Abc sets mel brooks young frankenstein live as the next. The lid is opened to reveal a corpse clutching an ornate metal box. Oct 28, 2014 few films are as quotable as mel brooks 1974 horror parody classic, young frankenstein. Mel brooks young frankenstein lovingly torches monster movies. The idea came to him one winter in westhampton, new york.
When i heard that he had written a behind the scenes book about young frankenstein i had to purchase it. A musical romp with mel brooks best musical show album 2002 the producers. Written by mel brooks with rebecca keegan and featuring a foreword by judd apatow, young frankenstein. A mel brooks book and millions of other books are available for instant access. In 2010, mel brooks confirmed this, saying that the musical could be finished within a year.
Mar 15, 2019 new biography shows mel brooks beloved comedy comes from a dark place. Mel brooks own words telling all about the players, the filmin. Frederick is a professor in a new york medical school, trying to live down the family name and giving hilarious demonstrations of the difference between voluntary and involuntary reflexes. Young frankenstein is a 1974 american comedy horror film directed by mel brooks and starring gene wilder as the title character, a descendant of the infamous dr. A mel brooks book, cowritten with rebecca keegan, will give the definitive behindthescenes story of the production of one brooks. Gene wilder screen story and screenplay, mel brooks screen story and. This is our first hint that we might be in a mel brooks movie. Saturn award for best direction 1975 young frankenstein mel brooks has won an oscar, three emmys, three grammys, three tonys, and has received four golden globe nominations. Oct 08, 2009 mel brooks classic comedy young frankenstein in five minutes. If youre a good amazon shopper like me, i waited until the book dropped in price and then i purchased it. Michele wojciechowski is the awardwinning author of the humor book next time i. Unable to escape the family business, the young professor leaves his wildly promiscuous fiance in new york to embark on a hayride adventure to transylvania where he discovers the horrors of his zany familys. Mel brooks simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
The most quotable moments from young frankenstein. It is based on the 1974 comedy film of the same name written by brooks and gene wilder and directed by brooks, who has described it as his best film. Frederick frankenstein coscreenwriter gene wilder insists on pronouncing his. Young frankenstein has all the panache of the screen sensation with a little extra theatrical flair added. Mel brooks classic comedy young frankenstein in five minutes. Abc sets mel brooks young frankenstein live as the next musical event special. It is, and mel brooks is home with young frankenstein, his most disciplined and visually inventive film it also happens to be very funny. The book is alive and teeming with original interviews and hilarious commentary. Hadley fraser as frankenstein and ross noble as igor in young frankenstein.
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