YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974) Cast THEN AND NOW | Gene Wilder & Marty Feldman

In 1974, Mel Brooks directed the funniest horror film ever made: Young Frankenstein, shot in glowing black and white as a loving parody of the classic Universal monster pictures. It gave the world a doctor who insists it is pronounced ‘Fronkensteen,’ a hunchbacked assistant who insists it is pronounced ‘Eye-gor,’ and a monster who sings and dances in white tie and tails. This then-and-now tribute follows the three stars of Young Frankenstein: Gene Wilder (1933–2016), the Milwaukee boy who became Willy Wonka and wrote the film himself from just two pages; Marty Feldman (1934–1982), the googly-eyed English genius who improvised Igor into immortality; and Peter Boyle (1935–2006), the former monk turned volcanic actor who played the monster absolutely straight — and made him hilarious. From Wilder’s non-negotiable demand for black and white, to the Oscar-nominated screenplay he wrote with Brooks, to the lines the world still quotes fifty years later — this is the full story of the cast of Young Frankenstein, then and now. Rest in peace: Gene Wilder (1933–2016), Marty Feldman (1934–1982), Peter Boyle (1935–2006). Photo credits (Wikimedia Commons): Gene Wilder 1970 (public domain); Gene Wilder 2007 by Alan Light (CC BY 3.0); Marty Feldman images (CC BY-SA 3.0 NL); Peter Boyle images (CC BY 2.0/3.0). Film clips: Young Frankenstein trailer (1974), public domain mark 1.0, via Internet Archive. If you love classic Hollywood, please like, share and subscribe to Reel To Real Cast for more then-and-now journeys through the golden age of cinema. Tell us in the comments: what is your favorite line from Young Frankenstein? #YoungFrankenstein1974 #GeneWilder #MartyFeldman #PeterBoyle #ThenAndNow #OldHollywood #MelBrooks #ClassicComedy #FilmLegends #BlackAndWhite