Overview

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 delusional, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.

Fun facts

Awards
Won 7 awards, including the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (1975) and the Saturn Award for Best Director (1976)
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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (1975)
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Box office
Grossed $86.3M worldwide, about 30.8 times its $2.8M budget
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Based on
Based on Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
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Filming locations
Filmed in Santa Monica and Hoffman Hall
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Setting
Set in the United States and Transylvania
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Series
Part of the Frankenstein series
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Music
Music by John Morris
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