I’m so delicious. It’s hot hot. I’m fergalicious. I put the boys on rock rock. Sorry, I’m not a fan of stupid, catchy songs but that one is stuck in my head. At least for a little bit it wasn’t. Mel Brook’s spoof of Frankenstein movies is quite simply, hilarious. There’s really not much more I can say than that. Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (It’s pronounced Fronkensteen, played by Gene Wilder) goes to Transylvania and discovers his grandfather’s work. He of course has his assistant Igor (It’s pronounced eye-gore, played by Marty Feldman), his other lovely assistant Inga (Teri Garr) and the creepy Frau Blucher (watch out for the horses). The real scene stealer, of course, is the monster, played to perfection by Peter Boyle. Two scenes come to mind: the scene with him and the blind man (Gene Hackman) and the scene where the monster is introduced. The latter is probably one of the funniest scenes ever recorded on film. Aside of course, the finale to ‘The Naked Gun’. But that’s the subject for another discussion. "He'll have an enormous schwanstuka."


Oscar Nominations
Best Adapted Screenplay
Achievement in Sound