TCM Party spotlights Madeline Kahn in Young Frankenstein and High Anxiety
And Gene Hackman with the greatest cameo in movie history. #TCMParty #YoungFrankenstein
Adam Joseph Angotto31You can thank Gene Wilder. According to Mel Brooks book and the Gene Wilder documentary, Wilder and Hackman became friends on the set of Bonnie and Clyde and he convinced him to take the cameo. It was also Gene Hackman's first comedy
Red Pill Junkie29Greatest? He never even got to make espresso!
Ms B Moran16His was last in the cast credits. Said simply: Blind man Gene Hackman Word has it, he totally improvised his last line “I was going to make espresso.”
Melinda B Hipple, author&artist8I might beg to differ. In Mel Brooks's film Silent Movie (which is literally silent), Marcel Marceau speaks the only word you actually hear out loud. 😅
MannE6His "espresso" line made the whole crew crack up, which is why it fades to black so quick 😂
Allwissende Müllhalde (HWS endgültig kaputt Ära🩻)6Seen this movie probably100 times and still laughing every minute.. Thank you Mr. Brooks, happy Birthday! a 100years more to come!
God I miss Madeleine Kahn. Think of the comedy she could do today with all the material laying around. #TCMParty #YoungFrankenstein
Duke City Smoke4youtu.be/Pdk72Ns6sBE I watch this every once in a while and fall in love with her all over again.
Joan Zimmermann3Pure comedy genius, and a fabulous voice to boot
SW Rural Mountain Gay3I got to meet her and told her she was one of 4 women I’d try to go straight for. She loved being in the group with Tina Turner, Glynis John’s, and Diana Rigg and said it was the best compliment she ever had. She was a very sweet and shy lady and she is sorely missed!
Jeff 🌈3She was one of the greats!! I LOVE her
billtbns.bsky.social2Madeline Kahn and Catherine O'Hara were amazing talents and their brilliance was absolutely magnetic. Two of my all-time favorites.
Robb 🌈2"Ohhhhh, sweet mystery of life at last I found you."
The RAD Seed3Truly the star of the film
Tonight’s Film Selection🍿🎥🎬: When I heard they were making a movie of my favorite board game, I thought “STUPID!”. Goes to show what I know. This film was hilarious, amazingly cast & has proven to be timeless. I couldn’t even guess how many times I’ve seen it to this point. #TonightsFilmSelection
Ed O’C3Check out Murder By Death too. And The Cheap Detective.
The🇨🇦Beard3I wore out the VHS as a kid watching it from beginning to end over and over. My parents were a bit upset given that they were expensive at the time but they bought a new copy... That I wore out in 3 months. To say this film has influenced my personality is an understatement lol
Angela2I would give anything to have a fraction of the energy of Tim Curry at the end of that film.
Jake Turk2"Yes. Yes, I did it. I killed Yvette. I hated her, SO much... it-it- the f - it -flam - flames. Flames, on the side of my face, breathing-breathl- heaving breaths. Heaving breast..." Pardon my vulgarity, but Madeline Kahn always looked like she would've been a fun ride.
Outis1Top 5 movie of all time. The casting was absolutely on point.
Steve Hester1This was one of those kinds of movie that the BBC would put on at about 7pm on a Friday night in the early 90s. Mid tier movies but still fun. I fell in love with this wonderfully cast farce and have lost count of how many times I’ve seen it. BTW, another of those movies was Tremors. Good taste!
"Igor, will you help me with the bags?" "Certainly. You take the blonde, and I'll take the one in the turban." #YoungFrankenstein #MelBrooks100thBirthday #TCMParty
Witty Librarian Resistance2Mel Brooks had to stuff a towel into his mouth to stop from laughing too hard during those takes.
C. Smith aka Linesurge2To me that was one of the funniest one-liners in comedy movie history😁🤣
Quaker in a Whole New Basement1Text doesn't convey the Groucho delivery. Awesome moment among so many.
“I was going to make espresso” That line got a big laugh in 1974 because espresso was a new thing in the country at the time and was considered rather hoity-toity and elitist #YoungFrankenstein #TCMParty
Douglas Hardy 🏳️🌈2Coffee in the US in 1974 was either Maxwell House or varieties of “instant” coffees: just add hot water! Espresso/cappuccino was Italian, ie “foreign,” hard to pronounce (thus: EXpresso), and to make it required expensive machines, and, god forbid, some effort and a learning curve to operate.
Paul Clayton1You mean its not now? 😏
samguy60.bsky.social1Back in the day it took young Samuel a minute to suss out the diff between espresso and cappuccino.
Merisi Vienna1Reminds me of the scene about "ordering coffee" in L.A. Story.
I don’t know how people could even control themselves in the theatre back when this first came out 😂 🎩 #TCMParty #YoungFrankenstein
💙 jacksonscafe☀️1250+ yrs later i remember....laughed so hard it hurt. #tcmparty
adgoldstein.bsky.social2Just saw this yesterday at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge. We couldn't control our laughter yesterday either. I'm sure this will be true 100 years from now.
Steve from Ohio 🇺🇦1The only movie in my entire life that I went back and saw it again while it was still showing at the theater. The only one.
LavenderShade1I saw it with 3 girlfriends at the Drive In! The place was packed with drunk teenagers and was wild. Half-way thru, a girl said, “hey, is this is black and white?” Truly, you had to be there. I did go back and I have seen it many times since. 1 of those movies I can’t walk away from. ~Abby Normal.
