Young Frankenstein

 Young Frankenstein was released on December 15th, 1974. 

Young Frankenstein (12/15/1974)

Written and directed by Mel Brooks and co-written and Starring Gene Wilder. 

Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder

Also starring Madeline Kahn, Terri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman and Peter Boyle. 

Marty Feldman, Cloris Leachman,
Gene Wilder and Terri Garr

Madeline Kahn and Wilder

Peter Boyle

Rolfe Sedan in one of his last roles

I will never not laugh at this. 

Mel Brooks discovered that the designer of the laboratory sets for the original Universal Frankenstein films was still alive and living in Los Angeles. 

Frankenstein’s Laboratory 

Ken Strickfaden had stored all of the old equipment in his garage. Brooks made a deal with Strickfaden to rent the equipment for the new movie and gave him the credit he didn’t receive for the original films.