A 1970’s Time Capsule
POP CULTURE
Young Frankenstein is a 1974 American horror comedy film directed by Mel Brooks and starring Gene Wilder as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein.
Gene Wilder Young Frankenstein
The supporting cast includes:
Teri Garr
Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman in Young Frankenstein
Marty Feldman
Marty Feldman in Young Frankenstein
Peter Boyle
Peter Boyle in Young Frankenstein
Madeline Kahn
Kenneth Mars
Kenneth Mars in Young Frankenstein
Richard Haydn
Richard Haydn in Young Frankenstein
Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman in Young Frankenstein
The screenplay was written by Wilder and Brooks.
The film is an affectionate parody of the classic horror film genre, in particular the various film adaptations of Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein produced by Universal in the 1930s. Most of the lab equipment used as props was created by Kenneth Strickfaden for the 1931 film Frankenstein. To help evoke the atmosphere of the earlier films, Brooks shot the picture entirely in black-and-white, a rarity in the 1970s, and employed 1930s-style opening credits and scene transitions such as iris outs, wipes, and fades to black. The film also features a period score by Brooks’ longtime composer John Morris.
A to Z on the Music Charts
You Light Up My Life by Debby Boone, the daughter of infamous crooner, Pat Boone reached number 1 on Billboard Hot 100 on October 5, 1977 and stayed number 1 for am amazing ten weeks.
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The A to Z Challenge has dueling decades going on. Check out the 1980s theme from a fellow blogger HERE
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