History Trivia / YoungFrankenstein

* HeyItsThatGuy: Herr Falkstein was the last film role played by beloved character actor Richard Haydn, who was (among many other parts) Uncle Max in ''Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic'' and the Caterpillar in ''Disney/AliceInWonderland''.
** Tell anyone who hasn't seen the film that Gene Hackman is the blind hermit and they won't believe you.
** Roger Bart, the original Carmen Ghia (and later one of the follow-up Leo Bloom actors) from TheMusical version of ''Film/TheProducers'' is Frederick in TheMusical version of ''Young Frankenstein''.
** Andrea Martin of ''Series/{{SCTV}}'' fame is Frau Blücher (*WHINNY*!) and vamps up the role in TheMusical for the song "He Vas My Boyfriend."
** Broadway actress Sutton Foster takes the Inga role in TheMusical, and would later do ''Film/ThoroughlyModernMillie'' and ''Theatre/AnythingGoes'' for Broadway too.
** Many younger viewers should recognize the monster, played by Peter Boyle, as [[Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond Frank Barone.]]
** And if Inspector Kemp looks and sounds a bit like [[Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle Otto Mannkusser]], it's because he is. (He was also [[Disney/WinnieThePooh Owl]] and [[Film/TheProducers Franz Liebkind.]]
** Lesser-known example: the sadistic jailer who mashes the Monster's BerserkButton one time too many (scaring him with lit matches) is Oscar Beregi, who played the sadistic Nazi who receives a suitably [[DrivenToMadness karmic punishment]] in the ''TwilightZone'' episode "Death's-Head Revisited".
** In a deleted scene, [[Series/HogansHeroes General Burkhalter]] reads the old Baron's will.
** The old man in Dr Frankenstein's demonstration at the start of the film is the Reverend in BlazingSaddles.

** The bit where Frederick accidentally stabs himself with a scalpel wasn't in the script--Gene Wilder accidentally did that for real. ''[[AwesomeMoments And kept going.]]''

* ContinuityNod: A lot of the laboratory equipment were Kenneth Strickfadens original props from the 1931 Frankenstein.

* The {{Aerosmith}} song 'Walk This Way' is named after Igor's cane gag.

** And if Inspector Kemp looks and sounds a bit like [[Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle Otto Mannkusser]], it's because he is.

*** This has appeared again in other Mel Brooks films - Prince John does it with his facial mole in ''RobinHoodMenInTights''.

* The {{Aerosmith}} song 'Walk This Way' is named after Igor's cane gag.

* The ''{{Aerosmith}}'' song 'Walk This Way' is named after Igor's cane gag.

* The ''Music/Aerosmith'' song 'Walk This Way' is named after Igor's cane gag.

* The Music/''Aerosmith'' song 'Walk This Way' is named after Igor's cane gag.

* A lot of the laboratory equipment were Kenneth Strickfadens original props from the 1931 Frankenstein.
* Wilder wrote in his autobiography that he kept trying to find ways to add additional scenes to the shooting schedule because the cast had a thoroughly great time together and Wilder didn't want filming to end.

* A lot of the laboratory equipment were Kenneth Strickfadens original props from the 1931 Frankenstein.

** Andrea Martin of ''Series/{{SCTV}}'' fame is Frau Blucher and vamps up the role in TheMusical for the song "He Vas My Boyfriend."

A lot of the laboratory equipment were Kenneth Strickfadens original props from the 1931 Frankenstein.

** In a deleted scene, [[Series/HogansHeroes General Burkhalter]] reads the old Baron's will.

** Lesser-known example: the sadistic jailer who mashes the Monster's BerserkButton one time too many (scaring him with lit matches) is Oscar Beregi, who played the sadistic Nazi who receives a suitably [[DrivenToMadness karmic punishment]] in the ''TwilightZone'' episode "Death's-Head Revisited".

** Lesser-known example: the sadistic jailer who mashes the Monster's BerserkButton one time too many (scaring him with lit matches) is Oscar Beregi, who played the sadistic Nazi who receives a suitably [[DrivenToInsanity karmic punishment]] in the ''TwilightZone'' episode "Death's-Head Revisited".

** Many younger viewers should recognize the monster, played by Peter Boyle, as [[Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond Frank Barone.]]

* HeyItsThatGuy: Herr Falkstein was the last film role played by beloved character actor Richard Haydn, who was (among many other parts) Uncle Max in ''TheSoundOfMusic'' and the Caterpillar in ''Disney/AliceInWonderland''.

** Roger Bart, the original Carmen Ghia (and later one of the follow-up Leo Bloom actors) from TheMusical version of TheProducers is Frederick in TheMusical version of YoungFrankenstein.
** Andrea Martin of SCTV fame is Frau Blucher and vamps up the role in TheMusical for the song "He Vas My Boyfriend."
** Broadway actress Sutton Foster takes the Inga role in TheMusical, and would later do ThoroughlyModernMillie and AnythingGoes for Broadway too.
** Many younger viewers should recognize the monster, played by Peter Boyle, as [[EverybodyLovesRaymond Frank Barone.]]

** Broadway actress Sutton Foster takes the Inga role in TheMusical, and would later do ThoroughlyModernMillie and AnythingGoes for Broadway too.