Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder team up in this comedy homage to the classic Universal horror films of the 1930's. Wilder plays Freddy Frankenstein (Frank-in-steen) who finds himself thrust into the Transylvanian castle that has been in his family for years and was also the location of the regeneration experiments of his ancestors. Of course all of this is tongue in cheek as the film progresses to where you know it's going to go.What's amazing is that the film feels like its from the 1930's. The cinematography and the shots themselves are dug so deeply into that era that it's hard to believe that this film is only 35 years old. Wilder's script with Brooks assistance is hilarious that is helped by the great performances by the cast (whom there are so many I won't take the time to mention).
Even though I believe Blazing Saddles to be the slightly superior of the two films Young Frankenstein is another hilarious send up that will be as classic as the film it parodies.
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