Young Frankenstein (1974)
An American is attacked by a werewolf in England and starts to change as he loses his sanity.
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Characters/Groups
Dr. Frankenstein - Gene Wilder
Frau Blucher - Cloris Leachman
Herr Falkstein - Richard Haydn
Medical Student - Danny Goldman
Sadistic Jailor - Oscar Beregi
Insp. Kemp's Aide - Richard Roth
Gravediggers - Monte Landis and Rusty Blitz
Orderly in Frankenstein's Class - John Dennis
Third Villager - Joe - Randolph Dobbs
Emcee at Frankenstein's Show - Norbert Schiller
Helga's Mother - Lidia Kristen
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Detailed Synopsis
At the Castle Frankenstein, the clock chimes as the coffin of Baron von Frankenstein lays in state. Herr Falkstein opens the coffin and grabs the wooden box held by the skeleton of Baron Beaufort von Frankenstein, who seemingly tries to hold onto the box. Dr. Frankenstein (Young Frankenstein)|Dr. Frankenstein is giving a class to medical students. A Medical Student stands up and asks a question, after being corrected on the correct way of pronouncing Frankenstein as Fronkensteen. Medical Student brings up Dr. Frankenstein's grandfather, Victor Frankenstein and his experiments. The Medical Student asks the difference between reflexive and voluntary motion. Mr. Hilltop is wheeled out on a stretcher by Orderly in Frankenstein's Class. Dr. Frankenstein explains the difference by asking Mr. Hilltop to raise his knee and then Dr. Frankenstein acts like he is about to hit Mr. Hilltop in the leg, and Mr. Hilltop automatically raises his leg. Dr. Frankenstein then shows a method of blocking the signals from the brain and manages to knee Mr. Hilltop in the groin. Mr. Hilltop is placed back on his stretcher and Dr. Frankenstein tells Orderly in Frankenstein's Class to give Mr. Hilltop an extra dollar. Medical Student asks another question about worms and again brings up the work of Victor Frankenstein. Dr. Frankenstein insists Victor's work was doodoo and he is only concerned with life and dismisses class. Herr Falkstein walks up to Dr. Frankenstein with the wooden box and tells him about the will in the box. Dr. Frankenstein tells Elizabeth (Young Frankenstein)|Elizabeth goodbye as he waits to board a train. Train Conductor calls all aboard and before he boards, Elizabeth tells Dr. Frankenstein she loves him and wants to get married. Dr. Frankenstein mimics tossing a kiss at Elizabeth who dodges out of its direction. The train arrives in Transylvania, and Dr. Frankenstein gets off and is greeted by Igor (Young Frankenstein)|Igor. They debate over the pronunciation of the name Frankenstein and also Igor. After Dr. Frankenstein awkwardly comments on Igor's hump, Dr. Frankenstein meets Inga and they head to the castle. They arrive at the door and are greeted by Frau Blucher and Dr. Frankenstein and Inga are taken to their rooms and Frau Blucher bids Doctor Frankenstein goodnight after making sure he doesn't need any late night snacks. Dr. Frankenstein has a nightmare about not being able to escape his destiny. Inga wakes him up and they explore the sound of music coming from behind a bookcase. They find a passageway and follow it to a laboratory and find Igor there and at the far end the original Dr. Frankenstein's laboratory. They open a door and find Frankenstein's notes. The next morning they discuss his notes and note that any experiment would result in increased sizes of all body parts of those experimented on. Dr. Frankenstein follows a pair of Gravediggers with Igor and then steals the body. As they are transporting it they are stopped by Constable Henry, who lets them go. They go to the brain depositary and as Igor is stealing the brain of Hans Delbruck, a scientist and saint, lightening strikes and he drops it. He then takes an abnormal brain.