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It’s alive! Very Young Frankenstein gets series order at FX
Posted 2 weeks ago
FX has given a series order to Very Young Frankenstein, a comedy starring Zach Galifianakis, Kumail Nanjiani & more.
Young Frankenstein
- Theatrical - Wide 1974-12-15
- Cast Gene Wilder Peter Boyle Marty Feldman Madeline Kahn Cloris Leachman
- Directed by Mel Brooks
- Written by Gene Wilder Mel Brooks
Box Office Gross:
$86,273,333
Running Time:
106 minutes
Language:
English
Production Company:
Crossbow Productions, Gruskoff/Venture Films, Jouer Limited
Genres:
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Synopsis
A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was... See more delusional, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.
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Posted 8 months ago
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