Review of Young Frankenstein (1974) by Anders M — 06 Dec 2009

Fairly clever sppof and consistently amusing if not laugh out loud funny. Always enjoy Gene Wilder though...

This review of Young Frankenstein (1974) was written by Anders M on 06 Dec 2009.

Young Frankenstein has generally received very positive reviews.

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