# Frankenstein Junior (1974)

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**Original title**: *Young Frankenstein*
**Runtime**: 106 min
**Genres**: Comedy
**Directed by**: Mel Brooks
**Written by**: Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder
**Starring**: Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Teri Garr

> *The scariest comedy of all time!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

It seems someone made a monster movie with jokes. A neurosurgeon inherits his grandfather's castle. It turns out playing god is hilarious.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, cozy, playful

**Critic & audience scores**: IMDb 8.0/10 (179473 users) · Rotten Tomatoes 95% · Metacritic 83/100

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