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Summary: Wow! A&B Meet Frankie
Review: This is a phenomenal movie. For the first and only time in Hollywood history (with exception of Paul Leni's l929 The Cat and the Canary), Hollywood gives us a terrifying horror tale--mixed in with hysterical laughs. Others have tried this from the l900s to the present, but none had this box-office magic: Abbott and Costello at their funniest, meeting Frankenstein (a scary Glen Strange), horrifying Dracula (Lugosi was never better); Lon Chaney playing his beloved Wolf Man so passionately you sensed he knew this would be his last Grade-A movie. Universal should be blessed for pouring a small fortune into the fantastic special effects, the sets, music and cast. One other magic component: the cast played this completely straight, without trying to be campy. We can thank that horrible hack producer, Roger Corman, so beloved of the intelligentsia for coming along and destroying the beauty of the American horror film with his grade-z budgets and brainless cast members. And he still thinks it's "cute." A&B Meet Frankenstein is a true classic: of the comedy and hte horror genre. Buy it, you'll treasure it.
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Summary: The very best A & C comedy
Review: The boys are in fine form in this film. Everything works to perfection. I introducted A & C to my grandkids with this film and they absolutely loved it. They have watched it so many times they know the dialouge verbatim. Do yourself a favor and watch this movie and if you have kids in the house - buy it!
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Summary: Excellent blend of slapstick and horror
Review: A & C are at their best here. The story involves Dracula planning to put Wilbur's (Lou's) brain into the Frankenstein monster. The Wolfman (Lon Chaney, Jr.)is also in this one in a good role, since he tries to stop Dracula's plan. Suspenseful, hilarious jokes, and good special effects. Top notch Abbott & Costello.
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Summary: It is hillarious!!!
Review: Bud Abott and Lou Costello are very funny in all of their movies. Take my advise and buy this movie.
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Summary: Best horror comedy of all time!
Review: This is the one and only horror comedy! Glenn Strange as the mosnter is great. The only one who does the Frankenstien's monster better is Boris Karloff. Bela Lugosi does an outstanding job as Dracula, trying to bring the mosnter back to life, the role he define(even though this was only his second and last time playing the role). Lon Chaney Jr does an outstanding job as the wolfman, the role that made him famous, trying to defeat the mad Count. And of course, Abbott and Costello are as funny as ever. Great script that combines comedy with horror, awesome actors, a great movie for all to enjoy. One of my all time favorites.
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Summary: The last great Universal horror film -- even with the comedy
Review: Leonard Maltin said it best when he observed that this film works because the monsters play it straight. Some have implied it was a disgrace for the monsters to be set in a comedy film, but it actually works so well on all levels. Chaney and Lugosi are especially good; Bud and Lou are at their prime in the very best of their "A&C Meet" films. Even when the monsters are not actually on screen, their presence is felt, thanks to the memorable animated opening followed by the London-set scene of Chaney doing his transformation thing -- over the telephone to Bud! The baggage department scene is also hilarious, with Bud balancing on a toppling stack of luggage. Highly recommended for kids and adults as a perfect introduction to the rest of, albeit more serious, Universal classic horrors. (I'd suggest an immediate veiwing of The Wolf Man to get someone immediately hooked into the genre).
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Summary: horror and comedy blended perfectly together.
Review: This is one of the few great comedy horror classics left. Should be seen by everyone for an enjoyable time.
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Summary: The Funniest Horror Comedy of All Time
Review: Timeless. Priceless. Brilliant. Universal studios teamed their horror icons with their hottest comedy act for one of the greatest horror comedies of all time - Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein. It's loaded with atmosphere, charm and laughs.This is Abbott & Costello at their very best. Bela Lugosi returns as Count Dracula. Lon Chaney Jr. grows fur once again as Larry Talbot, the Wolfman. Glenn Strange is the Frankenstein monster for the 3rd time since inheriting the classic role from Boris Karloff. This is a must have for the serious horror collector and a must see for anyone who loves classic comedy. Rated a Must Have from HorrorMovies.com END
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Summary: I thought it was funny
Review: I like Bela Lugosi who played dracula in it. I thought the movie wsa great. END
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Summary: A Little family gratitude for all your kind reviews
Review: Hello All
I was just wandering through amazon and came upon this section and was just delighted to find "A&C meet Frankenstein" getting such nice compliments.
I would like to let you all know that my father Robert Lees and his writing partner and an old family friend, Freddy Rinaldo, wrote this film.
Freddy is no longer with us but my father is still, all of 92 years old, and is thrilled that after all these years you all like the film.
A little addenda:
You all must remember that A&C were essentially radio comedians,
and it was from his training in radio that Costello had the bad habit of coming unglued if he didn't consistantly get laughs from the crew for each gag each take, no matter how many takes were involved in getting a scene right.. For him the crew was a live audience, so if he didn't take the house down, he would put in another piece of business and reinvent the scene on the spot until he did - and he was very inventive! I don't know how successfull they were, but they tried to take him aside and explain how important it was to actually follow the script!! Dad said that Lugosi enjoyed this aspect of Costello very much although I'm not so sure whether the director did, or the writers either for that matter.
Both Dad and Fred respected the "horror/terror" genre in literature very much noting to me when I was younger how complex and interesting the form had become in the hands of writers like Dunsynane Tolstoy Lovecraft Saki,or Poe to name a few.
Tolstoy wrote some strange and luminous things in this old form, once a short story about a Vampyre.
But in those days and by the time Universal Studios got through exploiting it all, "The Wolfman meets Dracula, meets Frankenstein,meets the Mummy, meets the Andrews Sisters" well, lets just say that the bloom was well off the rose.....
And so the object for them was not to parody the genre (at least the serious part) but to parody what Universal Studios had by this time done to the genre....
One of my favorite parts in the film is that sublimely dysfunctional chase scene at the end.
And its true, they had a blast writing the movie.
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