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Plot Summary:
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An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body. |
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Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)
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Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)
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Tech Info:
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- Budget:
- $2,800,000
- Revenue:
- $86,273,333
- Camera:
- Panavision Cameras and Lenses
- Color Info:
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B&W
- Laboratory:
- DeLuxe
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- Aspect Ratio:
- 1.85 : 1
- Cinematographic Process:
- Spherical
- Film Negative Format:
- 35 mm
- Printed Film Format:
- 35 mm
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Quotes:
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Dr. Frankenstein: Igor, would you mind telling me whose brain I did put in?
Igor: And you won't be angry?
Dr. Frankenstein: I will NOT be angry.
Igor: Abby someone.
Dr. Frankenstein: Abby someone. Abby who?
Igor: Abby Normal.
Dr. Frankenstein: Abby Normal?
Igor: I'm almost sure that was the name.
Dr. Frankenstein: Do you mean to tell me that I put an abnormal brain into an, 8 foot tall, 300 pound, GORILLA?!!!
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Frau Blucher: Would the doctor care for a brandy before retiring?
Dr. Frankenstein: No. Thank you.
Frau Blucher: Some varm milk... perhaps?
Dr. Frankenstein: No, thank you very much.
Frau Blucher: Ovaltine?
Dr. Frankenstein: Nothing! Thank you. I'm a little tired.
Frau Blucher: Then I vill say... goodnight.
Dr. Frankenstein: Goodnight!
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Dr. Frankenstein: Hearts and kidneys are tinkertoys! I'm talking about the central nervous system!
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Igor: My grandfather used to work for your grandfather. Of course the rates have gone up.
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Dr. Frankenstein: For what we are about to see next, we must enter quietly into the realm of genius!
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Trivia:
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- The shot of the monster carrying Elizabeth in the woods is a subtle reference to a similar shot in Creature from the Black Lagoon.
- The cast and especially Mel Brooks had so much fun and were so upset when principal photography was almost completed, that Mel added scenes to continue shooting.
- The scene in which the creature contemplates throwing the little girl into the lake ("No more flowers. What shall we throw in now?"), is a homage to a scene in the 1931 film version of Frankenstein. In the 1931 version, this was cut from the film until its video release 50 years later.
- When Victor finds his grandfather's private library, he finds a book titled "How I Did It." This is actually a joke for those people who have read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. In the book, Frankenstein, Shelley never reveals how Victor reanimated dead flesh. The screenwriter obviously knew this and inserts the "How I Did It" book as a joke.
- When Dr. Frankenstein descends the stairs into the basement of the castle there is a gargoyle on the wall made to look like director Mel Brooks.
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