The young neurosurgeon Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) inherits the Transylvanian castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather is useless, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.

Young Frankenstein brings together Mel Brooks’ inimitable style with a cast of comedy legends, including Wilder as Frederick Frankenstein ("It's pronounced Fronkensteen,"), Marty Feldman as shifty humpback Igor, Teri Garr as the lab assistant Inga, Madeleine Kahn as Dr. Frankenstein’s high-strung fiancée Elizabeth, Peter Boyle as the kind-hearted monster, an uncredited Gene Hackman as the blind man who befriends the monster, and Cloris Leachman as Frau Blücher.