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1974 · FILM

Young Frankenstein

A skeptical medical professor inherits his infamous ancestor’s Transylvanian manor and must battle the temptation to revive the dead while confronting a murderous legacy that threatens to turn him into the very monster he despises.

“The scariest comedy of all time!”

Directed by
Mel Brooks, Marvin Miller
Written by
Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks
Rated
MPA · PG
Color
Black & White
Runtime
106 min
Comedy

Synopsis

A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the renowned Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. Inside the castle, he encounters a comical hunchback, an attractive lab assistant, and an elderly housekeeper. Initially dismissing his grandfather's work as delusional, the young Frankenstein changes his view upon discovering a book in which the mad doctor detailed his reanimation experiment.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 138+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by John C HowardShot by Gerald HirschfeldScored by John MorrisDesigned by Dale HennesySound by Don MacdougallStunts by Roger Creed

Box Office

1974 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 31× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$86.3M

Budget$2.8M
Worldwide gross$86.3M
break-even (2.5×)

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Also known as

  • Frankenstein Juniorde
  • Frankenstein Juniorfr
  • (Flemish)Frankenstein junior
  • Frankenstein Juniorit
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • CanadaDec 15, 1974
  • United StatesDec 15, 1974
  • ArgentinaJan 2, 1975
  • AustraliaJan 2, 1975

Companies

Production20th Century Fox, Gruskoff/Venture Films, Crossbow Productions

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