Newsweek (International, Atlantic Edition) 1974-12-23: Volume 84, Issue 26.Digitized from IA1504519-06.Previous issue: sim_newsweek_1974-12-16_84_25.Next...

Read the Empire Movie review of Young Frankenstein. A perfect example of early Brooks firing on all spoofily comedic...

The familiar 20th Century Fox logo and fanfare begins the film — but in black and white, segueing into a dramatic orchestral theme and a title that hits wi...

Review of "Young Frankenstein,” with Gene Wilder in the title role. Critique of his acting in this & other films.

Review of "Young Frankenstein,” with Gene Wilder in the title role. Critique of his acting in this & other films.

Our film critics on blockbusters, independents and everything in between.

Our film critics on blockbusters, independents and everything in between.

The moment, when it comes, has the inevitability of comic genius. Young Frederick Frankenstein, grandson of the count who started it all, returns by rail to

Gene Wilder also delivered his finest performance in this near-flawless horror spoof

Young Frankenstein emerges as a reverently satirical salute to the 1930s horror film genre.