The late, great Gene Hackman makes a hilarious cameo appearance in Young Frankenstein — and he improvised one of the funniest lines in the movie.

Then, at his busiest, with a wife and three children impatiently waiting at home, he wheedled Mel Brooks for a cameo in “Young Frankenstein ... fists lit on fire — and the generosity ...

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 ...

If you are looking to get away from the chaos of the world today, Davis Musical Theatre will take you back to the year 1934, where chaos of a different kind entertains us in Mel Brooks comedic musical ...

Whether referencing the scientist or the monster, Frankenstein is a pop culture staple. Usually a figure of horror, Mel Brooks managed to turn him into a figure of comedy. Young Frankenstein ...

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