A scientist, Fredrick Frankenstein, is teaching medical students at a university. One of the biggest things he says is that no form of life can be revived in any way. Then one of his students asks him about his grandfather’s legacy since some of the research he did was related to reviving things. But Fredrick dismisses anything his grandfather worked on.

Later, though, Fredrick goes on a trip to Transylvania to inspect the property related to his grandpa. He meets 3 new people: Igor, a hunched, cloaked figure who isn’t so bright, Inga, a beautiful woman whom he falls in love with, despite being engaged to a lady named Elizabeth back home, and Frau Blucher, the intimidating housekeeper.

After settling into his room, Fredrick discovers more about his grandfather. At some point, he considers resurrecting a dead body.

He finds one and asks Igor to get him a good brain. However, Igor accidentally drops the brain he picked and takes an abnormal one instead. That is the brain used to revive a corpse.

Fredrick works on bringing the dead person back to life – only for nothing to happen. That leaves him unhappy, and he considers himself a failure.

However, during dinner, while Fredrick is eating with the others, a strange voice moans. Fredrick discovers that the corpse has come back to life. But he is confused as to why the man he revived is not what he expected. Igor confesses that he used an abnormal brain, which of course, angers Fredrick. The revived man escapes the house and goes around town.

Despite pleasing a few people, he is seen as a threat to the public. Fredrick tries to convince people that his creation is not dangerous. So, the two men perform a musical act in a theater… only for the revived man to scare everyone. He even gets locked up.

I must admit how funny this movie was. I laughed several times throughout it.

Some of the humorous moments include:

– The candle and bookshelf scene, where if one moves the candle, the bookshelf turns. And it happened several times.

– When Fredrick criticized his grandfather’s work in an unprofessional manner to the student who asked about it.

The humor is what kept the movie strong. But I will admit that, except for Fredrick, most of the characters were not very memorable. That isn’t to say that they are flat, though. They just don’t stand out to me as much.

However, the movie is still fantastic. And that part mentioned is a very minor issue. As with any great film, there are multiple twists and turns.

Even though it’s rated PG, it is not for young children. There are some profanity uses and some intimate moments that aren’t child appropriate. But when this film was made, the PG rating was the equivalent to the PG-13 rating, which didn’t exist until 1984.

It is also not scary. So, I think any older child, say at least 11, could enjoy this film as well as any adult.

I give Young Frankenstein 5 out of 5 stars.