10 Best Quotes From Young Frankenstein

10 Best Quotes From Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein is one of Mel Brooks’ funniest spoofs, and one of his most quotable. The horror comedy classic is filled with hilarious lines.

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While it faces plenty of competition for the title of Mel Brooks’ funniest spoof – from such gems as his spot-on satirical critique of westerns, Blazing Saddles, and his absurdist lampoon of the Star Wars saga, Spaceballs – Young Frankenstein is a very strong contender.

Not only is it a hilarious movie; Brooks masterfully recreated the eerie black-and-white look of the old Universal Monsters classics that inspired it. As with all of Brooks’ other movies, Young Frankenstein – co-written by Brooks and lead actor Gene Wilder – is filled with quotable dialogue.

10 “It’s Pronounced Fronkensteen!” – Dr. Frederick Frankenstein

When Wilder first pitched the idea for Young Frankenstein to Brooks, Brooks was reluctant to commit to the project because the Mary Shelley classic had already been adapted so many times. Brooks told the L.A. Times, “I said, ‘Not another – we’ve had the son of, the cousin of, the brother-in-law, we don’t need another Frankenstein.’ [Wilder’s] idea was very simple: what if the grandson of Dr. Frankenstein wanted nothing to do with the family whatsoever? He was ashamed of those wackos. I said, ‘That’s funny.’”

The opening scenes establish this character quirk as Frankenstein objects every time somebody uses the traditional pronunciation of his name. He goes by “Fronkensteen” in a desperate attempt to distance himself from his oddball ancestors.

9 “What Hump?” – Igor

When Dr. Frankenstein meets his hunchback assistant Igor, he kindly tells him, “You know, I’m a rather brilliant surgeon. Perhaps I can help you with that hump.” Igor’s deadpan reply denies the existence of his hump.

Legend has it that the running joke of Igor’s moving hump came about because Marty Feldman had been shuffling it around in between takes as an on-set prank.

8 “Ovaltine?” – Frau Blücher

Everybody has stayed with an overbearing host that refuses to put their politeness in the backseat for even a minute. Frau Blücher is overly accommodating when Dr. Frankenstein arrives to stay with her.

He’s tired after his trip and heads to bed, so she offers him a brandy. When he turns that down, she offers him some warm milk. When he turns that down, she offers him some Ovaltine. Finally, Frankenstein snaps and says, “Nothing!! Thank you.”

7 “He Would Have An Enormous Schwanzschtücker.” – Inga

Most incarnations of the Frankenstein story don’t address the question of the monster’s genitalia, but Young Frankenstein addresses it directly. When Inga says that the monster should have “an enormous schwanzschtücker,” Dr. Frankenstein quips, “That goes without saying.”

This is more than just a crass gag about Frankenstein’s monster having a big penis; it feeds into the story’s themes of the mad scientist’s hubris.

6 “It’s Alive!” – Dr. Frederick Frankenstein

The title character in Young Frankenstein utters his grandfather’s catchphrase from the Universal Monsters classic that inspired Brooks’ spoof. When his monster sparks to life, he proudly declares it to be alive.

“It’s alive!” from the original 1931 James Whale-helmed Frankenstein is one of the most memorable movie quotes of all time. It was even included on the AFI’s “100 Years… 100 Movie Quotes” list.

5 “I Was Gonna Make Espresso!” – Blind Hermit

Gene Hackman makes a hilarious cameo appearance in Young Frankenstein as the blind hermit who takes in the monster and unwittingly scares him away. As the monster flees from his house, the hospitable hermit rushes out and tries to lure him back with the promise of coffee.

According to WhatCulture, Hackman ad-libbed this line and the reason the scene immediately fades to black is because the whole crew burst into a collective fit of laughter after he improvised the bit.

4 “Wait, Master, It Might Be Dangerous… You Go First.” – Igor

Marty Feldman nails the comic timing of all his lines in Young Frankenstein. Usually, when a character notices danger up ahead, they’ll offer to lead the way and face the music.

However, when Igor mentions that what lies ahead could be treacherous, he encourages his master to go first. The line really lands because of Feldman’s perfectly timed pause before saying, “You go first.”

3 “You Just Made A Yummy Sound.” – Dr. Frederick Frankenstein

Dr. Frankenstein’s attempt to animate the monster doesn’t work right away. He gives up and goes to the dining room to eat dinner with Igor and Inga. When they hear the monster growling from the basement lab, Frankenstein mistakes it for “a yummy sound.”

Igor denies making “a yummy sound” and Frankenstein insists that he made one, leading to a petty debate before they finally realize the noises are coming from downstairs and that the experiment was a success. The “yummy sound” discussion brings a hilariously mundane angle to one of the most iconic horror moments of all time.

2 “PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ!!!” – The Monster

Dr. Frankenstein debuts the monster for the scientific community in the most ridiculous way possible: with a duet of “Puttin’ on the Ritz.” They have a choreographed dance to go with the performance, but only Frankenstein has the smoothness and mobility to nail the timing of the dance moves.

Throughout the song, Frankenstein sings all the verses himself, but he leaves the chorus to the monster. Whenever his master calls upon him, the monster screams a fractured version of “PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ!!!” at the audience.

1 “Walk THIS Way.” – Igor

When Igor meets Dr. Frankenstein at the train station and tells him to “walk this way,” the scientist thinks he means “way” as in direction and simply follows him. But Igor stops and says, “Walk THIS way,” prompting Frankenstein to mimic his hunched style of walking.

This is easily the most iconic quote from Young Frankenstein, even though it’s a classic joke that predates the movie. According to The Guardian, Aerosmith got the name for their song “Walk This Way” from Young Frankenstein.

Link Source : https://screenrant.com/young-frankenstein-best-quotes/

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