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Young Frankenstein
Season 1
Episode 57
Published 4 years, 9 months ago
Description
This episode examines the movie Young Frankenstein, the artistic concepts behind its filming, the cast, character development, and a surprising comparison with Edgar Poe’s double in William Wilson!
- 00:00 Introduction
- 02:11 Intro to Dr. Frankenstein
- 04:23 Background to writing movie
- 10:14 Artistic concepts (black and white, budget)
- 13:35 Gene Wilder
- 14:20 Peter Boyle
- 14:43 Mary Feldman
- 15:44 Teri Garr
- 16:31 Madeline Khan
- 18:29 Gene Hackman
- 18:56 Set
- 19:44 Character development
- 21:41 Poe’s William Wilson and “the double”
- 29:33 Summary
- 31:24 Sources and outro
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What does it mean to have an “enormous schwanzschtucker”?
Where did the filmmakers get the set for the movie?
Learn how Young Frankenstein is like Edgar Allan Poe’s “William Wilson”
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How and why do Dr. Frankenstein and the creature give parts of their bodies to each other?
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