I saw it on TV last night. My favorite line (on the arrival of F's fiancée): F: Will you help me with the bags? Igor: Sure, you take the blonde, and I'll take the one with the turban.
I watched it last night again with my daughters. One of my favorite films of all time! My favorite part is how the horses go nuts every time they say "Frau Blucher". It doesn't mean "glue" in German as some have said, it's just an ordinary German surname. I think Mel Brooks was just being funny.
Mel Brooks, a great genius. His movies helped me to survive high school. I remember when this came out. My high school friends and I were reciting lines from this movie for weeks. We drove everyone around us crazy. Never underestimate the saving power of really good schtick.
"Frau Blucher!" (distant frightened horse neighs)
Incidentally, Michael J. Fox made his first movie appearance in this film.
It was Mel Brooks, of all people, who discovered David Lynch and gave him his first big break into Hollywood. Brooks is a big fan of Lynch's movies starting with "Eraserhead."
Loved that film from the first time I saw it.
ReplyDeleteKJ, I love it, too.
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I saw it on TV last night. My favorite line (on the arrival of F's fiancée):
ReplyDeleteF: Will you help me with the bags?
Igor: Sure, you take the blonde, and I'll take the one with the turban.
Ormonde that's a good one. And the exchanges like "Werewolf"..."There wolf".
ReplyDeleteI watched it last night again with my daughters. One of my favorite films of all time! My favorite part is how the horses go nuts every time they say "Frau Blucher". It doesn't mean "glue" in German as some have said, it's just an ordinary German surname. I think Mel Brooks was just being funny.
ReplyDeleteIt's one of the great comic films. I watch it whenever it appears on TV. It has great lines. I especially like "Puttin on the Ritz."
ReplyDelete"Pardon me boy, is this the Transylvania Station?"
ReplyDeleteMel Brooks, a great genius.
ReplyDeleteHis movies helped me to survive high school. I remember when this came out. My high school friends and I were reciting lines from this movie for weeks. We drove everyone around us crazy. Never underestimate the saving power of really good schtick.
"Frau Blucher!" (distant frightened horse neighs)
Incidentally, Michael J. Fox made his first movie appearance in this film.
It was Mel Brooks, of all people, who discovered David Lynch and gave him his first big break into Hollywood. Brooks is a big fan of Lynch's movies starting with "Eraserhead."
Counterlight, thanks for the back story on the movie and on a fella aka Doug.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite movies of all time! It was on TV this morning and I had to watch some of it.
ReplyDeleteYF pops up all over the TV around Halloween. We can count on it.
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