Young Frankenstein
1974
· Movie
· 106 min
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #440
- IMDb #332
- Google retired #186
- Rotten Tomatoes #200
- Metacritic #353
- Letterboxd #562
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #420
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #314
- Metacritic Critics #521
- Metacritic Audience #354
- Criticker #376
- Douban #1302
- Kinopoisk #1669
- AlloCiné #1302
- Trakt #353
Every rating
66–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 66, highest is Google on 96.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein strives to distance himself from his family's macabre legacy. However, upon inheriting the family estate in Transylvania, he is irresistibly drawn to continue his grandfather's experiments in re-animation, leading to hilariously unexpected results.
Details
- Director
- Mel Brooks
- Writers
- Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks
- Based on
- Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley
- Released
- 15 December 1974
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, German
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $2.8M
- Box office
- $86.3M
- Awards
- 7 wins, 5 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Best Director 1976 | Best Director | Mel Brooks | Winner |
| Best Horror Film 1976 | Best Horror Film | Young Frankenstein | Winner |
| Best Make-up 1976 | Best Make-up | William Tuttle | Winner |
| Best Production Design 1976 | Best Production Design | Robert De Vestel, Dale Hennesy | Winner |
| Best Script 1976 | Best Script | Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor 1976 | Best Supporting Actor | Marty Feldman | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy 1975 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Cloris Leachman | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay 1975 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder | Nominee |
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12 awards — Young Frankenstein
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Best Director
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Mel Brooks | Winner |
Best Dramatic Presentation
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Dramatic Presentation | Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder, Mary Shelley | Winner |
Best Horror Film
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Horror Film | Young Frankenstein | Winner |
Best Make-up
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Make-up | William Tuttle | Winner |
Best Production Design
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Production Design | Robert De Vestel, Dale Hennesy | Winner |
Best Script
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Script | Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder | Winner |
Best Supporting Actor
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Marty Feldman | Winner |
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Cloris Leachman | Nominee |
Best Adapted Screenplay
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder | Nominee |
Best Sound
1 nomination
| Best Sound | Richard Portman, Gene Cantamessa | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actress
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Madeline Kahn | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Madeline Kahn | Nominee |