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YF starts off with a college class, with Fredrick von Frankenstein (pronounced Fronk-en-steen), played perfectly by Gene Wilder, teaching a science class. We learn that his grandfather tried to reanimate dead beings, and Fredrick doesn't like him. But, he inherits his grandfather's castle and begins working where his grandfather left off.
He has to leave his fiancè Elizabeth, played with great snootiness by Madeline Kahn. At the castle, Fredrick meets Igor (pronounced Eye-gor) who is played by bug-eyed Marty Feldman. Also, Fredrick meets Inga, his, ahem, assistant, played by Teri Garr. She is also very funny. So, Fred gets to work and eventually creates a monster, played by Peter Boyle.
YF is one of the funniest pictures of all time. Gene Wilder is, as always, great, while Madeline Kahn, who I adore, plays an equally great part as Elizabeth. She exchanges great lines with Fredrick, but so does Inga. Teri Garr is hilarious as his assistant, but I think the funniest part is Igor. He knows when to joke.
The funniest part of the movie is the charades ("Said a dirty word!"). Kenneth Mars didn't do anything for me as the mechanical-armed Inspector Kemp, but the dart scene is pretty funny.
Not as rude as other Brooks' movies, but funnier that them. If you want to laugh every time you see it, then rent (or even better, buy) Young Frankenstein.
Rated PG for some language and sex-related humor.
Review Date: September 1, 2002