Continuity mistake: When Inga, Frederick, and Igor reach the secret library, Frederick reaches for the door knob to grasp it with his right hand, but the view from inside the room showing them entering has Frederick's right hand opening the door without using the knob.
Young Frankenstein (1974)
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Directed by: Mel Brooks
Starring: Peter Boyle, Gene Wilder, Teri Garr, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman
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9. 5/10. One of the best movies by Mel Brooks. Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn. Marty Feldman, Teri Garr, Peter Boyle, and Cloris Leachman. It's the best satire of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Just flat out perfect. There's nothing wrong with this great movie.
More mistakes in Young Frankenstein
[A wolf is heard howling in the distance.]
Inga: Werewolf.
Frederick: Werewolf?
Igor: There.
Frederick: What?
Igor: [Points to moors] There wolf. [Points forward] There castle.
Frederick: Why are you talking like that?
Igor: I though you wanted to.
Frederick: No, I don't want to.
Igor: Suit yourself. I'm easy.
Trivia: When the Burgermeister says the village and townspeople were terrorized "five times before", it is a reference to incidents from five Frankenstein films: Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, Son of Frankenstein, Ghost of Frankenstein, and House of Frankenstein.
Question: Dr Frankenstein tells a student at a lecture he is giving that he is not interested in death but the preservation of life. If this is true then why would he continue in the footsteps of his grandfather?
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Answer: That's how he felt at that moment. He became inspired to follow in his grandfather's footsteps after reading his books.
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