Young frankenstein musical official trailer youtube. Simplyscripts downloadable movie scripts, screenplays. The monster is dancing reasonably well with a young ballerina. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Young frankenstein script free download as pdf file. The monster lifts the ballerina up, and sets her down. One of the single best things you can do to learn the craft of screenwriting is to read the script while watching the movie. In 1974, brooks and wilder made two classic films that remain hilarious and have shaped modern comedy. The supporting cast includes teri garr, cloris leachman, marty feldman, peter boyle, madeline kahn, kenneth mars, richard haydn and gene hackman. If you dont quote from young frankenstein at least once a week, you probably havent seen young frankenstein. Young frankenstein is a 1974 american horror comedy film directed by mel brooks and starring gene wilder as the title character. Direct questions teachers may use to help guide the students through the activity.
With such memorable tunes as the transylvania mania, he vas my boyfriend and puttin on the ritz, young frankenstein is scientificallyproven, monstrously good entertainmentand the only place youll witness a singing and dancing laboratory experiment in the. An eerie transylvanian lullaby begins to play in the. A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous dr. New musical young frankenstein is sidesplitting, spectacular. Young frankenstein was the brainchild of gene wilder.
It is based on the 1974 movie young frankenstein, which parodies the 1930s horror filmgenre of frankenstein movies, themselves loosely based on the 1823 book by mary shelley. Legendary filmmaker and comedian mel brooks brings his classic monster musical comedy young frankenstein to life on stage in an all. Shelley 2nd revised draft february 8, 1993 titles unfold in blackness as we are lulled by the distant flutelike sounds of a recorder. Mel brooks monstrously funny, thoroughly zany tribute to mary shelleys classic pokes hilarious fun at just about every frankenstein movie ever made. The worst comedies focus on jokes rather than character, but blazing saddles and young frankenstein have endured for decades because the audience cares about the characters, characters who have specific goals for bart, its to keep the town safe. It was the first motion picture adaptation of mary shelleys frankenstein. Frankenstein gene wilder soon discovers the scientists stepbystep manual explaining how to bring a corpse to life. I arrived here yesterday, and my first task is to assure my dear sister of my welfare and.
On a distant, rainy hill, the old frankenstein castle, as we knew and loved it, is illuminated by another bolt of lightning. Hollywoods king of farce and parody, mel brooks, reunited with the creative team behind the producers. Movie script young frankenstein free download as word doc. 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. References to medicine, however, can also be found in cult films such as young frankenstein 1974, which is a parody of frankenstein. The supporting cast includes teri garr, cloris leachman, marty feldman, madeline kahn, kenneth mars, richard haydn, and gene hackman. Through years of secret study and experiments, and the help of a magnificent lighting storm, victor revives a. Frankenstein script at the internet movie script database. The idea came to him one winter in westhampton, new york. Wilders original script gene wilder wanted desperately to make this film. Freddy, igor and inga watch with great expectation. Blazing saddles and young frankenstein screenplays. The lid of beaufort frankensteins coffin slams shut by itself. In his quest to discover the secret of life, victor frankenstein, a brilliant young scientist, creates a human of his own design that turns out to instead be a horrifying beast.
This script was made possible thanks to the support of patrons like philip. Young frankenstein synopsis broadway musical the inhabitants buried mad scientist victor frankenstein. Frankenstein is a 1910 silent movie made by edison studios that was written and directed by j. Wilder wrote the entire first draft of the script, and then he and brooks wrote several more drafts before filming began. An excerpt or situation from the script of young frankenstein to help set the stage for the activity that follows. The novel contains several references to historical. Young frankenstein musical sheet music downloads at. But no, thats actually what happens in the original movie. Grandson of the infamous victor frankenstein, frederick frankenstein pronounced fronkensteen inherits his familys estate in transylvania. Seven years after his brilliant filmmaking debut with the producers, brooks made blazing saddles, one of the greatest comedies of the seventies and a.
Or, the modern prometheus by mary shelley 17971851. Based on the oscarnominated smash hit 1974 film, young frankenstein is the wickedly inspired reimagining of the mary. From the creators of the recordbreaking broadway sensation, the producers, comes this monster new musical comedy. One afternoon, at 2 oclock, he recalled, i took a long, yellow, legal pad and a black, felt pen it may have been blue, but i think it was black. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback called igor, a pretty lab assistant named inga and the old housekeeper, frau blucher. When the creature confronts frankenstein about creating a female companion for him, the doctor refuses and the creature vows the most hurtful revenge. One afternoon, at 2 oclock, he recalled, i took a long, yellow, legal pad and a black, felt pen it may have been blue, but i think it was black and wrote at the top of the page young frankenstein. The inhabitants began to festive arrival of smooth season, but inspector kemp said that a deceased researcher had the grandson.
Young frankenstein was on its way to becoming a classic of its. Young frankenstein is a 1974 american comedy horror film directed by mel brooks and starring gene wilder as the title character, a descendant of the infamous dr. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. The scariest comedy of all time a young neurosurgeon gene wilder inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous dr. From the creators of the recordbreaking broadway sensation the producers comes this monster new musical comedy. Parody is a difficult subgenre to perfect, but wilder and brooks onetwo punch of blazing saddles and young frankenstein serves as the quintessence of the genre. You thought young frankenstein was exaggerating, didnt you. Comedy master mel brooks at the peak of his craft the year 1974 was a rather big for then 48yearold mel brooks. Through a series of flashbacks, victor frankenstein recalls the birth of his incredible, deadly creation to a team of arctic explorers. If we look at the base of a brain which has just been removed from the skull, theres very little of the midbrain that we could actually see. Young frankenstein screenplay by gene wilder first draft. Young frankenstein played its pre roadway engagement at seattles paramount theatre august 7th september 1st, 2007.
Victor frankenstein, and peter boyle as the monster. When mel brooks read the script, he was immediately sold on the idea. Yet, as i demonstrated in my lecture last week, if the under aspects of the temporal lobes are gently pulled apart, the upper. A detailed description and instructions for the activity to be facilitated in class. Choose from young frankenstein musical sheet music for such popular songs as please dont touch me, together again, and puttin on the ritz. After all a screenplay is a blueprint to make a movie and its that magic of what happens between printed page and final print that can inform how you approach writing. Movie script young frankenstein nerve brainstem scribd. The unbilled cast included augustus phillips as dr.
Download sheet music for young frankenstein musical. Frankenstein, filled with remorse, seeks peace and solitude, while trying to keep his bridetobe elizabeth and other loved ones safe. Young frankenstein 1974 is one of writerproducerdirector mel brooks best films a nostalgic, hilarious spooftribute to classic horror films with its authentic black and white cinematography and production designset decoration, and in particular, of mary wollstonecraft shelleys classic novel about corpse revival by a godaspiring mad scientist. Frankenstein, a new musical by mark baron playscripts inc. Young frankenstein is a 1974 american horror comedy film directed by mel brooks and starring gene wilder as the title character, a descendant of the infamous dr. Young frankenstein screenplay by gene wilder first draft young frankenstein fade in 1 ext. Frankenstein adaptations mary shelleys frankenstein. The comedy genius, mel brooks, adapts his legendarily funny film into a brilliant stage creation young frankenstein. Frankensteins grandson, after years of living down the family reputation, inherits granddads castle and repeats the experiments. The new mel brooks musical young frankenstein, stis a 21 century american musical theatre comedy. Young frankenstein is a hilarious take on the classic horror story, combining zany antics, a witty script, and high energy comedic performances for one unforgettable, hilarious adventure in transylvania.
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