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[ENG/ESP] Young Frankenstein a horror classic transformed into a comedy classic / El Joven Frankenstein un clásico del horror transformado en clásico de la comedia |REVIEW - RESEÑA|@greengalletti1484d
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  1. [Esp-Eng] El Jovencito Frankenstein. Un Homenaje Cómico al Terror de los años 30 /Young Frankenstein. A Comic Homage to the Horror of the 30s.@nbarrios671878d

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    “El Jovencito Frankenstein” a pesar de ser una parodia del cine de terror, refleja muy competentemente la atmósfera de aquellas viejas películas, Mel Brooks, luego de convencer a los productores logra rodarla en blanco y negro, y utiliza gran parte de la utilería original creada por Kenneth Strickfaden para ‘El doctor Frankenstein’ (‘Frankenstein’, James Whale, 1931), presentando sumo cuidado en los aspectos concerniente a escenarios y decorados creando así un ambiente lúgubre y cómico a la vez.

    Gene Wilder y Mel Brooks escriben el guion mezclando humor con el cine de horror de la Universal de los años treinta.

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    Luego de los títulos de crédito, se percibe un desplazamiento de cámara en retroceso de un reloj a una chimenea encendida, y luego a un ataúd, en donde yace el Baron Von Frankenstein. Dentro, hay un esqueleto que en sus manos aferra una cajita con un testamento en el cual nombra como único heredero a su nieto.

    Gene Wilder es un neurólogo americano, nieto del Dr. Victor Frankenstein. Nos presenta un hombre apasionado, engreído, de ojos que estuvieran rojos si la película fuese filmada a color. Para distanciarse de su abuelo prefiere que su nombre se pronuncie “Fronkonsteen”. En tren viaja desde hasta Transilvania a la mansión de su abuelo, llegando lo recibe Igor, o Aigor, su criado en el castillo e inmediatamente conoce a Inga, su asistente en el laboratorio y ya en el castillo a Frau Blücher, el ama de llaves. Dentro descubre un libro que explica cómo crear vida paso por paso y como la sangre llama le es imposible negarse a la idea de crear su propia criatura. Por un error de su criado le es trasplantado a la criatura un cerebro anormal. La escena de la creación es impresionante y no tiene nada que envidiarle a la película original. La criatura escapa y es perseguida por todo el pueblo y para salvarle el Doctor e decide transferir algo de su intelecto, por lo que el mismo asimila la capacidad de razonar y consigue aplacar a la multitud.

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    Igor o Aigor interpretado por Marty Feldman, resalta por sus ojos saltones y estrábicos, voz aguda y andares de simio, además es muy feo pero no lo sabe, tiene una joroba que cambia de posición dependiendo del día. Sus diálogos y sus acciones a través de la película son extremadamente cómicos, juega con la cordura de Frederick Frankenstein, le gasta bromas pesadas y mira constantemente a la cámara rompiendo la cuarta pared. Suya son las geniales y descabelladas escenas de la cabeza que canta y la del robo del cerebro de un prominente científico.

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    Madeline Kahn , (Elizabeth), es la novia primero del Doctor y luego del monstruo. Es un personaje odioso que le niega a su prometido cualquier contacto con una serie de excusas inverosímiles, pero el espectador se recordará pícaramente de ella cuando al encontrarse con la criatura en el heno canta operísticamente "¡Oh, dulce misterio de la vida, por fin te he encontrado!". Casi finalizando la película luce como “La Novia de Frankestein” (1935).

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    No se que tenga el heno de Transilvania pero cuando el Doctor Frankenstein, o Fronkonsteen conoce rumbo al castillo a su linda y torpe asistente Inga, (Teri Garr), esta de inmediato lo invita a retozar en una carreta llena de heno, y al final de la película al lado del Doctor después de preguntarle que parte de la criatura comparte con él también canta "¡Oh, dulce misterio de la vida, por fin te he encontrado!".

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    Cloris Leachman es Frau Blücher, ama de llaves y amante del difunto Doctor Frankenstein. Besa los cuadros del Barón Frankenstein, tocar el violín y, debido al parecido de su nieto con Frankenstein, se le insinúa ofreciéndole toda clase de bebidas calientes. Su sólo nombre al pronunciarlo en voz alta hace caer rayos y truenos y el aterroriza a los caballos.

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    El personaje del inspector Kemp está basado en el inspector Krogh de la película "Son of Frankenstein" de 1939, es interpretado por Kenneth Mars, luce un parche en el ojo y un monóculo sobre el mismo ojo, un brazo de madera desarticulado. que se mueve de todas las formas y presenta un acento tan marcado que ni sus propios compatriotas comprenden lo que dice. El inicia un motín contra el Doctor por seguir los pasos de su abuelo.

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    La criatura es interpretada por Peter Boyle, quien gruñe y grita durante casi toda la película, es muy expresivo con sus ojos y presenta grandes momentos en los que se parodia brillantemente a las películas originales de los años treinta: su encuentro con la niña y con el ermitaño ciego. Es muy cómico ver al emitaño Harold, (Gene Hackman) echándole sopa caliente encima a la criatura, o quemándole un pulgar intentando encender un habano. Imposible olvidar a la criatura cantando y bailando como Fred Astaire junto al Doctor y también verlo retozando juguetonamente junto a Elizabeth en el Heno.

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    Curiosidades.

    La película se estrena el 15 de diciembre de 1974 conto con un presupuesto 2,8 millones de dólares y generó por venta de taquillas la cantidad de 86,3 millones de dólares en Estados Unidos.

    Recibió dos nominaciones al Oscar por mejor sonido y mejor guión adaptado, y dos a los “Golden Globes” por mejor actriz en musical o comedia: Cloris Leachman y mejor actriz de reparto: Madeline Kahn.

    Esta cinta es la precursora de las parodias de películas de terror.

    Gene Wilder rodaba las escenas hasta quince veces, ya que era incapaz de aguantar la risa.

    Peter Boyle se tuvo que poner un protector en sus zonas íntimas para no quemarse durante la escena de la sopa.

    El nombre de Igor en la versión inglesa se pronuncia “Eye-gor” en la versión látina y española Aigor. Es una alusión a los ojos de Marty Feldman.

    A Mel Brooks se le puede escuchar en la película aullando como un lobo.

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    En Caracas en los años 80 existía un cine de Arte y Ensayo llamado “La Previsora”, ubicado en el último piso del edificio perteneciente a “Seguros La Previsora”, este tiene la particularidad de presentar un reloj digital en el cual las personas que caminan por ya por la mitad del Boulevard de Sabana Grande pueden ver la hora exacta. En eses cine pequeño, pero que proyectaba muy buenas películas vi por primera vez “Young Frankestein” o “El Jovencito Frankestein”, al ver el nombre de Mel Brooks esperaba ver una película de humor zafio y grueso, me equivoque.

    El Jovencito Frankenstein es una verdadera película de culto, muy divertida y que extrañamente resulta ser la que tiene menos chistes fáciles y ordinarios por parte de Brooks, esto tal vez influenciado por el guión a cuatro manos que escribió junto a Gene Wilder. Más que una comedía es un homenaje a aquellas viejas películas de terror que en principio veíamos por televisión. Cada uno de los personajes tiene su momento, pero sobretodo, destaca el papel de Igor interpretado por Marty Feldman que a mi juicio, sin menospreciar el trabajo de los demás interpretes, se roba la película en las escenas que sale.

    Los invito a visualizarla. Yo la tengo en DVD y suelo verla para descubrir siempre el humor visual que transmite esta comedia-homenaje. Muchísimas Gracias por leer la presente publicación. Compartamos opiniones!

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    English Version

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    Despite being a parody of horror films, "Young Frankenstein" reflects very competently the atmosphere of those old movies, Mel Brooks, after convincing the producers, manages to shoot it in black and white, and uses much of the original props created by Kenneth Strickfaden for 'Doctor Frankenstein' ('Frankenstein', James Whale, 1931), presenting great care in the aspects concerning scenarios and sets, thus creating a gloomy and comic atmosphere at the same time.

    Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks write the screenplay mixing humor with the Universal horror films of the thirties.

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    After the credits, there is a camera panning backwards from a clock to a lit fireplace, and then to a coffin, where Baron Von Frankenstein lies. Inside, there is a skeleton clutching in his hands a small box with a will in which he names his grandson as his sole heir.

    Gene Wilder is an American neurologist, grandson of Dr. Victor Frankenstein. He presents us with a passionate, conceited man, with eyes that would be red if the film were shot in color. To distance himself from his grandfather, he prefers his name to be pronounced "Fronkonsteen". He travels by train from Transylvania to his grandfather's mansion, where he is greeted by Igor, or Aigor, his servant at the castle and immediately meets Inga, his assistant in the laboratory, and Frau Blücher, the housekeeper, at the castle. Inside he discovers a book that explains how to create life step by step and as the blood is calling it is impossible for him to refuse the idea of creating his own creature. Due to a mistake of her servant an abnormal brain is transplanted into the creature. The creation scene is impressive and has nothing to envy to the original movie. The creature escapes and is chased by the whole town and to save him the Doctor decides to transfer some of his intellect, so he assimilates the ability to reason and manages to placate the crowd.

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    Igor or Aigor played by Marty Feldman, stands out for his bulging eyes and strabismus, high-pitched voice and ape-like gait, he is also very ugly but does not know it, he has a hump that changes position depending on the day. His dialogues and actions throughout the film are extremely comical, he plays with Frederick Frankenstein's sanity, plays practical jokes on him and constantly looks at the camera breaking the fourth wall. His are the genius and wacky scenes of the singing head and the one about stealing the brain of a prominent scientist.

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    Madeline Kahn , (Elizabeth), is the girlfriend first of the Doctor and then of the monster. She is an odious character who denies her fiancé any contact with a series of implausible excuses, but the viewer will be mischievously reminded of her when upon meeting the creature in the hay she operatically sings "O sweet mystery of life, at last I have found you!". Near the end of the film she looks like "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935).

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    I don't know what it is about Transylvanian hay but when Doctor Frankenstein, or Fronkonsteen meets his cute and clumsy assistant Inga, (Teri Garr) on his way to the castle, she immediately invites him to frolic in a wagon full of hay, and at the end of the film at the Doctor's side after asking him what part of the creature he shares with him she also sings "O sweet mystery of life, at last I have found you!".

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    Cloris Leachman is Frau Blücher, housekeeper and mistress of the late Doctor Frankenstein. She kisses Baron Frankenstein's paintings, plays the violin and, because of her grandson's resemblance to Frankenstein, makes advances to him by offering him all kinds of hot drinks. His name alone when uttered aloud causes thunder and lightning to strike and he terrifies horses.

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    The character of Inspector Kemp is based on Inspector Krogh from the 1939 film "Son of Frankenstein", he is played by Kenneth Mars, he sports an eye patch and a monocle over the same eye, a disjointed wooden arm. he moves in all sorts of ways and has an accent so thick that even his own compatriots can't understand what he is saying. He starts a mutiny against the Doctor for following in his grandfather's footsteps.

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    The creature is played by Peter Boyle, who grunts and screams throughout most of the film, is very expressive with his eyes and has great moments in which he brilliantly parodies the original 1930s films: his encounter with the little girl and the blind hermit. It is very comical to see the hermit Harold, (Gene Hackman) pouring hot soup over the creature, or burning his thumb trying to light a cigar. Impossible to forget the creature singing and dancing like Fred Astaire next to the Doctor and also to see him frolicking playfully with Elizabeth in the Hay.

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    Curiosities.

    The film was released on December 15, 1974 with a budget of 2.8 million dollars and generated by box office sales the amount of 86.3 million dollars in the United States.

    It received two Oscar nominations for Best Sound and Best Adapted Screenplay, and two Golden Globes nominations for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy: Cloris Leachman and Best Supporting Actress: Madeline Kahn.

    This film is the precursor of horror movie parodies.

    Gene Wilder shot the scenes up to fifteen times, as he was unable to hold back the laughter.

    Peter Boyle had to put a protector on his intimate areas so as not to burn himself during the soup scene.

    Igor's name in the English version is pronounced "Eye-gor" in the Latin and Spanish version Aigor. It is an allusion to Marty Feldman's eyes.

    Mel Brooks can be heard in the film howling like a wolf.

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    In Caracas in the 80's there was a movie theater called "La Previsora", located on the top floor of the building belonging to "Seguros La Previsora", this has the particularity of presenting a digital clock in which people walking down the middle of the Boulevard de Sabana Grande can see the exact time. In that small movie theater, but that projected very good movies, I saw for the first time "Young Frankenstein" or "Young Frankenstein", when I saw the name of Mel Brooks I expected to see a film of coarse humor, I was wrong.

    Young Frankenstein is a true cult film, very funny and strangely turns out to be the one with less easy and ordinary jokes by Brooks, perhaps influenced by the four-handed script he wrote with Gene Wilder. More than a comedy, it is a tribute to those old horror movies we used to watch on television. Each of the characters has its moment, but above all, the role of Igor played by Marty Feldman stands out. In my opinion, without underestimating the work of the other actors, he steals the movie in the scenes he appears in.

    I invite you to watch it. I have it on DVD and I usually watch it to always discover the visual humor that this comedy-homage transmits.

    Thank you very much for reading this publication. Let's share opinions!

    English is not my native language so I use the translator DeepL

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  2. Young Frankenstein - Movie Review@smendel2076d

    In the last several years, I have started to watch more scary movies, including some of the old black and white monster movies.

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  3. Popcorn before A Movie - About to watch Young Frankenstein@vincentnijman2542d

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    I am about to watch a movie that I haven't seen in quite a long time, Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein (1974). Part of me felt like watching horror but I'm in a I-want-to-feel-good-as-much-of-the-time-as-possible mode and that's not always easy with horror.


    In fact, looking back on the past, I wonder if all the thousands of horror movies that I watched and the depressing music that I listened to, kept me in a low energy, negative kind of mind space. Or was it all actually an effect of the energy that I was vibrating back then? No matter what, it doesn't matter. It's all in the past now :>)

    As mentioned in the title of this blog post, I had my popcorn before the movie, for several reasons. I felt like having popcorn. It wasn't dark enough to watch a movie yet ( I am projecting films on my living room wall and I'm not having curtains, yet, so I need to wait until around 9PM to have the right amount of light / darkness). Just now, the church bells made me aware of it being 9PM. Awesome! Oh and before I forget, I also try not to eat or drink anything after sunset, besides water.

    By the way, if you have an idea of my balcony/ living room view ( of which you can see part in the picture above ), you probably understand why not having curtains is almost a must. I like to have a room with a view until the sun sets.

    When I was making popcorn ( I almost burnt the little buggers ), I thought of just watching the view / life with a bowl of popcorn and that was another reason for me to not wait until the movie. So that's what I did, in a way. I sat down on my balcony with a very interesting book that I am reading at the moment

    Wisdom of the peaceful Warrior, a companion the book that changes lives, as well as two breakfast bowls filled with popcorn and a glass of water with ginger and lemon. I read the book, ate the popcorn and looked up from the book to watch the activity of the birds ( mainly swallows, as filmed and showed in this recent post - Swallow This! ), whenever they attracted my attention with their high pitched noises and flight sounds.

    I just felt like sharing a little feel good post, after what was mostly a feel good day. I hope that you - my dear reader - are feeling good too.

    I'm now off to watch Young Frankenstein, a movie that I used to find very enjoyable ( and I do not necessarily like all the films of Mel Brooks, some of them just aren't very funny ). If you haven't seen it and you are into comedy and or horror, make sure to give it a watch one day.

    Enjoy the remainder of your weekend! :>)

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  4. Halloween Horrors: Young Frankenstein by Mel Brooks@namiks3184d

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    Comedy and horror beautifully entwine as Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder take on Universal's Frankenstein world.

    A medical lecturer discovers that his grandfather has left his Transylvanian estate to him, although it's no ordinary estate, and he's no ordinary heir: this medical lecturer is the grandchild of Dr. Frankenstein.

    Rather resilient to acknowledge and accept his Frankenstein surname, he finds himself often attempting to ignore the fame and query regarding his famous grandfather and his monstrous creation. Although, once reaching the estate, Dr. Frederick Frankenstein begins to embrace his name, and too creates a monster.

    Despite its beautifully filmed scenes in black and white, with many homages to the black and white era of Dracula and Frankenstein films in the early 1930's , Young Frankenstein ensures that the viewer knows just who they're watching: two of the largest comedians in time at work. Scenes are filled with lighthearted idiocies amidst their medieval eeriness; familiar noir tropes of thunder and heavy rain haunt the castle.

    At its core, Young Frankenstein is just an extremely well-made spoof, and can easily compete with some of the originals, if you're willing to let some of the comedy slide.

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  5. "Young Frankenstein" [Brooks 1974] - movie review@mandibil3607d

    "Doctor Frankenstein ?? " "Fronkensteen..! " "You´re putting me on?" "No, its pronounced Fronkensteen" "Do you also say Frodorick?" "No... Frederick" "Why isnt it Frodorick Fronkensteen?" "It isnt... its Frederick Fronkensteen" "... I see !.." "You must be Igor?" "No ... Its pronounced Eyegor !" "But .. they told me it was Igor ?" "Well they were wrong then, werent they !"

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    Welcome to one of the funniest comedies of all time. It is dialog like this that takes it to another level. It is not as black humour as, say, Monty Python, but it is still in the black vein, rather than the silly department. It has great surprising gags and crazy dialog all the way through, to make it a solid and balanced comedy without any dull moments. It does sort of pay tribute to the original Frankenstein movie from the thirties, but the plot is totally screwd.

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    If there ever was a role that was made for Marty Feldman, this is it. He is so funny as the hooded, hunchbagged butler in tights. He carries the largest weight of the movie on his slim shoulders. But the whole cast seems to have great fun and they all fit their role fine. And Gene Wilder, is Gene Wilder. It would not be nice to spoil the movie for you by exposing the gags here, so let me just say that if you find the kind of dialog above funny, you will love this movie

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    Rating: 10/10

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