Young Frankenstein
Film1974106 min

Young Frankenstein

Taste attributes: comedymonster/alien/supernaturalfastunsavourylightimaginarysimpleglossyemotionally undemandingsocial commentary

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"The scariest comedy of all time!"

Boxlist takeA larger-than-life, accessible comedy: straightforward and unsentimental. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very simple · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was delusional, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

social commentary

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Gene WilderTeri GarrMarty FeldmanPeter BoyleCloris Leachman

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1974
Runtime
106 min
Status
Released
Studio
20th Century Fox
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