Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

Jan 1, 1996

0h 42m

★ 8.5

Overview

Via reminiscences from writer/actor Gene Wilder and others, this documentary recalls the making of the 1974 film Young Frankenstein.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

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Cast

Self

Gene Wilder

Self

Michael Gruskoff

Self

Stanford C. Allen

Self

Gerald Hirschfeld

Self

William D. Gordean

Igor (archive footage)

Marty Feldman

Frankenstein's Monster (archive footage)

Peter Boyle

Inga (archive footage)

Teri Garr

Elizabeth (archive footage)

Madeline Kahn

Inspector Kemp (archive footage)

Kenneth Mars

Frau Blücher (archive footage)

Cloris Leachman

Blind Man (archive footage)

Gene Hackman

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