10 Horror Movie Mistakes Directors Refused To Fix Because The Acting Was Too Good
8. The Moving Hump - Young Frankenstein
Mel Brooks is a very silly man.
You don't get to pen such comedy classics as Blazing Saddles, The Producers, and Spaceballs by taking yourself too serious.
His comedy horror Young Frankenstein is no different; a much more light-hearted version of the classic Mary Shelley tale with Gene Wilder as the mad scientist and a rendition of Puttin' on the Ritz that will leave you in stitches.
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One of the many funny parts of this film is Igor, the doctor's disfigured assistant as played by Marty Feldmen. As well as his many great lines, Igor also offers up some physical comedy in the form of a ever-changing hump in his back.
Feldman had been moving the prosthetic around to different places on his body for days until the crew caught on. Something that would have derailed any other production actually added to the bizarre hilarity of Young Frankenstein, and so Brooks made the call to leave it in.
It's exactly the sort of ridiculous humour that the writer is known for, so it's surprising to find out that it wasn't his idea in the first place.
Imagine if he hadn't liked it...