Young Frankenstein (1974) Review
Young Frankenstein is one of the great American comedies and the highest achievement in Mel Brooks's filmography. Mel Brooks directed and cowrote the screenplay with Gene Wilder.
Actor: Peter Boyle
Peter Boyle broke through in Joe, playing a violent bigot, and was so disturbed by audiences cheering the character that he turned down similar parts afterward, including the lead in The French Connection.
Young Frankenstein gives him the monster, and Puttin’ on the Ritz is one of the best sequences in American comedy.
Taxi Driver gives him Wizard, whose useless advice is the closest thing Travis gets to help. Everybody Loves Raymond brought a long late television run, and John Lennon was best man at his wedding.
