The Mel Brooks classic Young Frankenstein turns 50 this month. Here are 12 stories of how it came alive.... alive! Cleavon Little (L) and Gene Wilder in Blazing Saddles. Warner Bros. Brooks ...

Mel Brooks, who directed Teri Garr in the iconic 1974 comedy Young Frankenstein, remembered the actor upon her death ...

I'm happy here' History of the World Part II's Johnny Knoxville on why his gassy Rasputin is a dream come true History of the World Part II creators on their rules for honoring Mel Brooks' legacy ...

Gene Wilder stars as the grandson of the original Frankenstein, with Peter Boyle as the new monster in Mel Brooks film 'Young Frankenstein', 1974. 20th Century Fox/Archive Photos/Getty Images The Mel ...

The comedy is not exactly subtle, but it’s subtler and stronger than that in many Mel Brooks movies. It’s also some masterful filmmaking — Young Frankenstein even used props from the old ...

What awards has Mel Brooks been nominated for? Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Young Frankenstein, Best New Musical (Olivier Awards) for The Producers, Outstanding Book of a Musical ...

The 'Spaceballs' and 'Young Frankenstein' director is now one of four “PEGOT” winners Longtime EGOT honoree Mel Brooks just ...

Co-written by Gene Wilder, Young Frankenstein is hailed as the scariest comedy of all time, and even Mel Brooks considered it his finest work. Unlike many parodies that feel slapdash or rely ...

He is currently preparing for the opening in London's West End of a musical version of his film Young Frankenstein. It is a spoof of 1930s Frankenstein films, which Mel Brooks remembers seeing as ...

“A Mel Brooks Film” it said and beneath that, in large letters seemingly carved from stone, the words Young Frankenstein. A new Mel Brooks film was an exciting prospect. My parents took me to ...

Mel Brooks’ comedic genius meets black and white horror movies in this electrifying musical comedy! When Dr. Frederick Frankenstein inherits his infamous grandfather’s estate in Transylvania ...