Young Frankenstein is probably one of the best send-ups of the iconic Ur science fiction story Frankenstein extant.
There are numerous wonderful scenes – the secret entrance, putting on the ritz, the “Abby Normal” brain…but one of the scenes that sticks in my head, and one that, with just a little bit of editing, fits very well with the message I wish to impart this morning, the dinner scene.
Here it is, courtesy of Youtube:
“What the hell are you doing reading these editorials day and night!? We’ve got a magazine, a podcast, books! Why not give those a chance!?”
I strongly urge you to take Igor’s implied advice. Otherwise, well, maybe we won’t be all that motivated to “put the candle back”…
Steve Davidson is the publisher of Amazing Stories.
Steve has been a passionate fan of science fiction since the mid-60s, before he even knew what it was called.
One of my favourite pieces of dialogue:
Gene Wilder to Igor: “Damn your eyes!”
Igor (Feldman), to camera: “Too late…”