If we look at the base of the brain,
Which has just been removed from the skull,
There's very little of the midbrain that we can see.
Yet, as I demonstrated in my lecture last week,
If the under aspects of the temporal lobes
Are gently pulled apart,
The upper portion of the stem of the brain can be seen.
The so-called brain stem consists of the midbrain,
A rounded protrusion called the pons,
And a stalk tapering downwards called the medulla oblongata,
Which passes out of the skull through the foramen magnum,
And becomes, of course, the spinal cord.
Are there any questions before we proceed?
I have one question, Dr. Frankenstein.
That's Fronkensteen.
I beg your pardon?
My name--
It's pronounced Fronkensteen.
But aren't you the grandson of Dr. Victor Frankenstein
Who went into graveyards, dug up freshly buried corpses,
And transformed dead components--
Yes! Yes! Yes!
We all know what he did.
But I'd rather be remembered
For my own small contributions to science,
And not because of my accidental relationship
To a famous...
cuckoo.
If you don't mind, can we get on with your question?
Well, sir, I'm not sure I understand the distinction
Between reflexive and voluntary impulses.
Our lab is a demonstration of just that distinction.
Why don't we proceed?
Mr. Hilltop here,
With whom I have never worked
Nor given any prior instructions to,
Has graciously offered his services
For this afternoon's demonstration.
Mr. Hilltop, would you hop up on your feet
And stand beside this table?
Nice hopping.
Mr. Hilltop,
Would you raise your left knee, please?
You have just witnessed a voluntary impulse.
It begins as a stimulus from the cerebral cortex,
Passes through the brain stem
To the muscles involved.
Mr. Hilltop, you may lower your knee.
Reflex movements are those
Made independently of the will,
But are carried out along pathways
Between the peripheral nervous system
And the central nervous system.
You filthy, rotten, yellow son of a bitch!
We are not aware of these impulses.
Neither do we intend them to contract our muscles,
Yet, as you can see, they work by themselves.
But what if we blocked the nerve impulse
By simply applying local pressure?
Which can be done with any ordinary metal clamp
Just at the swelling
On the posterior nerve roots...
for, oh, say, 5 or 6 seconds.
You mothergrabbing bastard!
As you can see, all communication is shut off.
In spite of our mechanical magnificence,
If it were not for this continuous stream
Of motor impulses,
We would collapse
Like a bunch of broccoli!
Aaaah!
In conclusion, it should be noted--
Give him an extra dollar.
Yes, sir.
--That any more than common injury
To the nerve root is always serious,
Because once a nerve fiber is severed,
There is no way in heaven or on earth
To regenerate life back into it.
Are there any questions before we leave?
Uh, Dr. Frank-- Fronkensteen.
Yes?
Isn't it true that Darwin preserved
A piece of vermicelli in a glass case
Until it actually began to move
With a voluntary motion?
Are you speaking of the worm or the spaghetti?
Why, the worm, sir.
Yes, it seems to me I did read something
Of that incident when I was a student,
But you must remember that a worm,
With very few exceptions,
Is not a human being.
Wasn't that the basis of your grandfather's work,
The reanimation of dead tissue?
My grandfather was a very sick man.
But as a Fronkensteen,
Aren't you the least bit curious about it?
Doesn't bringing what was dead back to life
Hold any intrigue for you?
You're talking about
The nonsensical ravings of a lunatic mind.
Dead is dead!
Look what has been done with hearts and kidneys.
Hearts and kidneys are tinker toys!
I'm talking about the central nervous system!
But, sir--
I am a scientist, not a philosopher!
You have more chance of reanimating this scalpel
Than you have of mending a broken nervous system!
But your grandfather's work--
My grandfather's work was doo-doo!
I am not interested in death!
The only thing that concerns me is the preservation of life!
Class...
is...
dismissed.
Dr. Frankenstein.
That's Fronkensteen.
My name is Gerhardt Falkstein.
I've traveled 5,000 miles
To bring you the will of your great-grandfather,
Baron Beaufort Von Frankenstein.
Oh, my sweet darling,
Oh, my dearest love.
I'll count the hours that you're away.
Oh, darling, so will I.
Not on the lips.
What?
I'm going to that party at Nana and Nicky's.
I don't want to smear my lipstick.
Of course.
All aboard!
Oh, dear!
Well, I guess this is it.
Freddy, darling, how can I say in a few minutes
What it's taken me a lifetime to understand?
Won't you try?
All right.
You've got it, mister.
I'm yours--All of me. What else can I say?
My sweet love--
The hair! Just been set.
Sorry. Sorry.
I hope you like old-fashioned weddings.
I prefer old-fashioned wedding nights.
You're incorrigible!
Does that mean...
you love me?
You bet your boots it does.
Oh, my only love--
Taffeta, darling.
Taffeta, sweetheart.
No, the dress is taffeta.
It wrinkles so easily.
All aboard!
There goes that horrid man again.
Hurry. Before I make a fool of myself.
Aah! The nails! Oh!
Sorry.
Good-bye, darling.
Good-bye, Freddy.
Darling!
Oh, God.
Ha ha.
Harry, he was at it again.
What do you want me to do about it?
Every day!
Let him! Let him!
New York next!
Everybody out for New York!
Transylvania nachst.
Nenne aufsteigen fur Transylvania.
Transylvania nachst.
Nenne aufsteigen fur Transylvania.
Pardon me, boy,
Is this the Transylvania station?
Ja! Ja! Track 29!
Oh, can I give you a shine?
Uh, no thanks.
Dr. Frankenstein?
Fronkensteen.
You're putting me on.
No. It's pronounced Fronkensteen.
Do you also say Froderick?
No. Frederick.
Well, why isn't it Froderick Fronkensteen?
It isn't. It's Frederick Fronkensteen.
I see.
You must be Igor.
No, it's pronounced I-Gor.
But they told me it was Igor.
Well, they were wrong then.
Uh...you were sent by herr Falkstein?
Yes. My grandfather used to work for your grandfather.
How nice.
Of course, the rates have gone up.
Of course.
I'm sure we'll get along splendidly.
Oh!
Sorry...
I...uh...
you know, I don't mean to embarrass you,
But I'm a rather brilliant surgeon.
Perhaps I could help you with that hump.
What hump?
Let's go.
Allow me, master.
Oh, thanks very much.
Walk this way.
This way.
Think you'll be more comfortable in the rear.
Oof!
What was that?
Oh, that's Inga.
Herr Falkstein thought you might need
A laboratory assistant temporarily.
Oh.
Oof!
Hello.
Would you like to have a roll in the hay?
It's fun.
"Roll, roll"
"Roll in the hay"
Oof!
Sometimes, I'm afraid of the lightning.
Just an atmospheric discharge.
Nothing to be afraid of.
Werewolf!
Werewolf?
There.
What?
There wolf.
There castle.
Why are you talking that way?
I thought you wanted to.
No, I don't want to.
Suit yourself. I'm easy.
Well...
there it is...
home.
What knockers!
Oh.
Thank you, doctor.
Oh. That's all right.
I am Frau Blucher.
Steady!
How do you do? I am Dr. Fronkensteen.
This is my assistant Inga.
May I present Frau Blucher?
What's got into them?
Your rooms have been prepared, herr doktor.
If you will follow me.
Igor, would you bring the bags
When you're finished, please?
Yes, master.
After you, Frau Blucher.
Blucher!
Follow me, please.
Stay close to the candles.
The staircase can be treacherous.
This is your room.
It was your grandfather Victor's room.
I see.
Well, there seem to be quite a few books.
This was Victor's--
The baron's-- Medical library.
Where is my grandfather's private library?
I don't know what you mean, sir.
Well, these books are all very general.
Any doctor might have them in his study.
This is the only library I know of, Dr. Frankenstone.
Fronkensteen.
Well, we'll see.
Good night.
Would the doctor care for a brandy before retiring?
No.
Thank you.
Some warm milk... perhaps?
No. Thank you very much.
No, thanks.
Ovaltine?
Nothing! Thank you.
I'm a little tired.
Then I will say good night.
Good night!
Good night, darling.
Good night, herr doktor.
Good night, Frau Blucher.
Uh...
I'm not a Frankenstein.
I am not a Frankenstein!
I'm a Fronkensteen!
Don't give me that!
I don't believe in fate!
And I won't say it.
All right. You win. I give.
I'll say it. I'll say it.
I'll say it.
Destiny!
No escaping that for me!
Destiny!
No escaping that for me!
Destiny. Destiny.
No escaping...
Dr. Fronkensteen, wake up.
What is it?
You were having a nachtmare.
What's that strange music?
I have no idea.
But it seems to be coming...
from behind ze bookcase.
Behind ze bookcase.
Hand me that robe, would you, dear?
You were right.
It's coming from behind this wall.
Where is it? Where is it?
What?
There's always a device.
If I could spot the triggering mechanism--
Hello!
It seems louder over here.
Hand me that candle, will you?
Put...
the candle...
back!
All right, I think I have it figured out now.
Take out the candle,
And I'll block the bookcase
With my body.
Now, listen to me very carefully.
Don't put the candle back.
With all of your might,
Shove against the other side of the bookcase.
Is that perfectly clear?
I think so.
Good girl.
Put... the candle... back.
Oh, look, doctor. A passageway!
Whatever that music is
It's coming from down there.
I'd better take a look.
Let me come with you, doctor, please.
I don't want to stay up here alone.
All right, then.
Close your robe and follow me.
Oh, doctor. The candle.
Good thinking.
Let's try this one.
Stand back!
Ohhh!
Don't be frightened.
It's just a rat.
A filthy, slimy rat!
Good lord!
Ohhh!
Aah! "I"
"Ain't got nobody"
"And nobody cares for me"
"Yakka tak ta yakka tak ta ha"
Igor!
Froderick!
How did you get here?
Through the dumbwaiter.
I heard the strangest music from the upstairs kitchen,
And I just followed it down.
Call it...
a hunch. "Badoom-Chi"
Someone else must have been here.
It would seem that way...
and there's the only other door.
Wait, master.
It might be dangerous.
You go first.
Aren't there any lights in this place?
Two nasty-looking switches over here,
But I'm not going to be the first.
Ohh.
Damn your eyes!
Too late.
Ohhh.
So this is where it all happened.
Just think.
A dead brain...
ready to live again in a new body.
Look. No blood. No decomposition.
Just a few sutures.
Throw the main switch!
Yes, master.
What a filthy mess!
I don't know, a little paint, a few flowers,
A couple of throw pillows...
well, it seems as if our mysterious violinist
Has disa--
Disa what?
Shh! --Ppeared.
There's a light coming from behind that door.
Follow me.
Doctor, look!
This explains the music.
It's still warm.
Hmm.
But who was playing it?
I don't know...
but whoever it was just barely finished
Putting out his cigar.
Such strange goings on.
What is this place?
Music room?
But there's nothing here but books and papers!
Books and papers?
It is!
This is my grandfather's private library!
I feel it!
Look! Look at this!
"Until, from the midst of this darkness,
"a sudden light broke in upon me".
"A light so brilliant and wondrous..."
"and yet so simple--"
"Change the poles from plus to minus"
"and from minus to plus".
"I alone succeeded in discovering"
"the secret of bestowing life".
"Nay, even more..."
"I myself..."
"became capable of bestowing animation"
"upon lifeless matter!"
It...
could...
work!
Kipper?
Mmm. Thank you, doctor.
"As the minuteness of the parts"
"formed a great hindrance to my speed"
"I resolved therefore to make the creature"
"of a gigantic stature".
Of course!
That would simplify everything.
In other words,
His veins, his feet, his hands, his organs
Would all have to be increased in size.
Exactly.
He would have an enormous schwanstucker.
That goes without saying.
Oof!
He's gonna be very popular.
So, then, what we're aiming for
Is a being approximately seven feet in height...
with all features either congenitally
Or artificially proportionate in size.
Something like...
this?
Hello!
You've caught something there.
Crude, yes. Primitive, yes.
Perhaps even grotesque.
Yet, something inexplicable tells me
That this...
might be...
our man.
All right, all right,
That's good enough for the likes of him.
Get down, you fool.
Now.
What a filthy job!
Could be worse.
How?
Could be raining.
Quick!
Need a hand?
Ah... no, thanks. Have one.
Thanks very much all the same.
Just a moment, sir!
I know everyone in this neighborhood,
But I've never seen your face before.
Can you account for yourself?
Yes. I am Dr. Frederick Fronkensteen,
Newly arrived from America.
Oh, yes, sir. I was told you were here.
I'm constable Henry. Pleased to meet you.
How very nice to meet you, constable.
Why, you're chilled to the bone, sir!
A nice warm fire's the thing for you.
A nip from the bottle wouldn't be too bad,
Would it, sir?
That's the ticket! Yes.
Well, if you have everything in hand,
I'll say good night.
Thank you very much, constable.
At your service, sir...
always.
Good night, constable.
Good night, sir.
Oh, what an awesome sight.
What a profound and reverent night is this.
With such a specimen for a body,
All we need now is an equally magnificent brain.
You know what to do?
I have a pretty good idea.
Good man.
Didn't you--
Didn't you have that on the other side?
What?
Your, uh...
oh, never mind.
Do you have that name?
I have it written down.
"H. Delbruck."
Hans Delbruck.
Ahh!
Aah!
He's hideous!
He's beautiful.
And he is mine.
Hurry now. We're fighting time and the elements.
Are you ready?
Are you sure this is how they did it?
Yes! It's all written in the notes!
Now tie off the kites and hurry down as fast as you can!
What's the hurry?
There's a possibility of electrocution!
Do you understand?
I say, there's a possibility of electrocution!
Do you understand?
I understand.
Why are you shouting?
Did you...
did you tie off the kites?
Of course.
Oh.
All right. Good.
Uh, check the generator.
Yes, master.
Igor, release the safety valve on the main wheel.
Yes, master.
Can you imagine the brain of Hans Delbruck
In this body?
Oh, Frederick.
This is the moment.
Well, dear...
are you ready?
Yes, doctor.
Elevate me.
Now? Right here?
Yes. Yes. Raise the platform.
Oh, the platform.
Oh, that! Ja! Yes.
From that fateful day
when stinking bits of slime first crawled from the sea
and shouted to the cold stars,
"I am man"
our greatest dread has always been the knowledge
of our own mortality.
But tonight...
we shall have hurled the gauntlet of science
into the frightful face of death itself!
Tonight...
we shall ascend into the heavens.
We shall mock the earthquake.
We shall command the thunders!
And penetrate...
into the very womb
of impervious nature
herself!
When I give the word, throw the first switch.
You've got it, master.
Get ready...
Get set...
Go!
Throw the second switch!
Throw the third switch!
Not the third switch.
Throw it, I say! Throw it!
Life!
Life! Do you hear me?
Give my creation...
life!
Turn everything off and bring me down!
Nothing.
Oh, doctor, I'm sorry.
No, no.
Be of good cheer.
If science teaches us anything,
It teaches us to accept our failures,
As well as our successes...
with quiet...
dignity...
and grace.
Son of a bitch bastard! I'll get you for this!
What did you do to me?
Stop it, doctor, stop it!
You'll kill him!
Ah!
I don't want to live!
I do not want to live.
Quiet dignity and grace.
Ohhh, mama!
Oh, tosh!
This man is different, i tell you.
You can see that after you talk to him for five mintues.
Yes?
He's a Frankenstein!
And they're all alike!
It's in their blood. They can't help it.
All them scientists, they're all alike!
They say they're working for us,
But what they really want is to rule the world!
That's enough now!
I will not have this meeting become a free-for-all.
These are serious charges, you're making.
And all the more painful to ask your elders,
Because we still have nightmares from five times before.
Now, we haven't heard from the one man
Most qualified to judge the situation fairly.
Inspector Kemp.
Will you talk to us, please?
A riot is an ugly thing,
und once you get one started,
there is little chance of stopping it,
short of bloodshed.
I think...
before we go around killing people,
we had better make damn sure
of our evidence.
Und...
we had better confirm the fact
that young Frankenstein is indeed
following in his grandfather's footschtops!
What? What?
Following in his grandfather's footschtops!
Oh! Oh!
I think...
what is in order...
is for me to pay a little visit
on the good doctor,
und to have a nice, quiet chat.
Reputation...
Oh, doctor, you mustn't do this to yourself.
You've got to stop thinking about it.
You haven't even touched your food.
There!
Now I've touched it. Happy?
You know, I'll never forget my old dad.
When these things happened to him,
the things he'd say to me.
What did he say?
"What the hell are you doing in the bathroom?"
"Why don't you give someone else a chance?!"
Oh, maybe it's better this way.
The poor, lifeless hulk.
Maybe it is better off dead.
Mmmmm!
What is this?
Schwartzwalder kirsch torte.
Mmmmm!
Do you like it?
I'm not partial to desserts, but this is excellent.
Who are you talking to?
To you.
You just made a yummy sound.
I didn't make a yummy sound.
I asked you what it is.
But you did. I just heard it.
It wasn't me.
Look here, if it wasn't you, and it wasn't you...
Mmmmm!
Mmmmm.
Alive!
It's alive!
Stand back.
Hello there.
I'm going to set you free.
Mmmmm.
Is the sedative ready?
Yes, doctor.
Mmmmm.
I want you...
to sit up.
Mmmmm.
Stand...
on your feet.
Mmmmm.
You can do it.
Mmmmm.
Now...
walk.
Oh, doctor, I'm frightened.
Don't worry.
Good.
Good!
Agggh!
What's the matter?
Quick, give him the--
Give him the what?
Three syllables. First syllable.
Sounds like...
Head! Sounds like head.
Bed...
uh, sed...
Sed! Sed!
Sed...
second syllable.
Little word. Zis, zat, zhe...
a...
oh!
Sed-a...
Dirty word! He said a dirty word!
Sounds like...
Uh... give!
Sed-a-give!
Give him a sed-a-give!
Oh! Tive!
Tive! Tive! A sedative!
On the nosey!
Agggh!
Sed-a-give?!
Oh, Frederick, are you all right?
Yes.
Would you excuse me for one minute, dear?
Oh, of course, doctor.
Igor.
Ahem.
May I speak to you for a moment?
Of course.
Sit down, won't you?
Thank you.
No, up here.
Oh.
Thank you.
Now, that brain that you gave me...
was it Hans Delbruck's?
No.
Ah!
Good.
Uh... would you mind telling me
Whose brain,
I did put in?
And you won't be angry?
I will not be angry.
Abby someone.
Abby who?
Abby normal.
I'm almost sure that was the name.
Are you saying that i put an abnormal brain
Into a 7-1/2-foot-long,
54-inch-wide...
gorilla?!
Is that what you're telling me?
Quick, give him the--
What? Three syllables? Yes--
I wonder who that could be at this hour?
Inga, quick!
See who that is.
You... Put that thing
Back on the operating table
and strap him down tightly!
Where are you going?
To wash up. I've got to look normal.
We've all of us got to behave normally.
Ha! Monsters!
Excellent shot.
This is the 20th century.
Monsters are passe, like ghosts and goblins.
Not to the good people of this village,
herr doktor.
To them,
he is a very real thing.
especially when there is a Frankenstein
residing in this house.
Nice grouping.
Thank you.
I wouldn't think an intelligent fellow like you
would fall for this superstitious rot.
It is not superstition that worries me,herr doktor,
but genes and chromosomes.
Rubbish!
Well you might say,
But this is Transylvania.
Und you are a Frankenstein.
You, uh...
seem unusually upset by this discussion.
Not in the least.
Meoww!
I find it extremely amusing.
Well, this was fun.
If you don't mind, I'm a little bit tired.
Then I may give the villagers
your complete assurance
that you have no interest whatsoever
in carrying on your grandfather's work?
Mmmmm!
May I take that for a yes?
Mmmmm.
Very well.
I think you can find your way out?
Of course.
Until we meet again,
herr baron.
Yes, drop by any time.
We are always open.
Oh, Victor.
Victor!
We have done it!
I'm going to set you free.
Would you like that,
meine schatze kopf?
Mmmmm.
They wanted to hurt you.
But I'm going to help you.
Thank heavens that's over with.
Frau Blucher!
Stop!
Don't come closer!
What are you doing?
I'm going to set him free!
No! No, you mustn't!
Yes!
Are you insane?
He'll kill you!
No, he won't. Not this one.
He is as gentle as a lamb.
Stand back, for the love of God!
He has a rotten brain!
It's not rotten! It's a good brain!
It's rotten, i tell you!
Rotten!
Ix-nay on the otten-ray.
I am not afraid.
I know what he likes.
Agggh!
That music!
Yes, it's in your blood.
It's in the blood of all Frankensteins.
It reaches the soul when words are useless.
Your grandfather used to play it
to the creature he was making.
It was you all the time!
Yes!
You played that music in the middle of the night!
Yes!
To get us into the laboratory!
Yes!
That was your cigar smoldering in the ashtray!
Yes!
And it was you who left my grandfather's book
out for me to find!
Yes!
So that I would--
Then you and Victor were...
yes!
Yes! Say it!
He was my boyfriend!
Owwww!
Agggh! Agggh!
You'll never catch him now!
He's free!
Do you hear?
Free!
Agggh!
Gone.
Gone!
We've got to find him, you understand?
We've got to find him before he kills someone.
What have I done?
Oh, God in heaven,
what have I done?
"Oh, I love"
"My pretty little flower"
"Oh, I love"
"My pretty little flower"
"Oh, I love my flower"
Mmmmm.
When monster is loose,
Boards must be tight.
Thank God you put Helga to bed.
With all this monster business,
I take no chances. I remember the last time.
But, papa, I told you
that I was turning the rostbraten.
Don't you remember?
I asked you to put Helga to--
Now throw a kiss and say bye-bye.
Mmm-Mmm.
Oh, dear. Nothing left.
What shall we throw in now?
Maybe she was in the bathroom.
But I didn't look upstairs.
I thought you did.
You didn't look upstairs?
Sit down.
Sit down!
Ahhh!
A visitor is all I ask.
A temporary companion to help me
Pass a few short hours in my lonely life.
Agggh!
Thank you, Lord!
Thank you!
Mmmmm.
No, no. Don't speak.
Don't say a word.
My joy and my prize from heaven.
You must've been the tallest in your class.
My name is Harold, and I live here all alone.
What's your name?
Mmmmm.
I didn't get that.
Mmmmm.
Oh. Forgive me.
I didn't realize you were mute.
You see how heaven plans?
Me, a poor blind man,
and you, a mute.
An incredibly big mute.
But, your hand is frozen, my child.
How does a nice bowl of soup sound?
Mmmmm.
I know what it means to be cold and hungry,
Yes, and how much it means
To have some kindness from a stranger.
Are you ready for soup?
Mmmmm.
Hold out your bowl then.
Oh, my friend, you don't know
what your visit means to me,
how long I've waited for another human being.
Owwww!
We tend to forget the simple pleasures--
Owwww!
The basis for true happiness.
Yes, yes, yes. Oh...
A little wine with your soup?
Mmmmm.
Good. Good. Good.
Mmmmm.
Mmmmm. Mmmmm.
Mm-mmm, mm-mmm, mm-mmm.
Good. Good. Yes, sir.
Mmmmm.
Wait!
A toast.
A toast to...
Yes!
To long friendship.
How hungry you must have been.
Now for a little surprise.
For a special occasion,
I've been saving...
Cigars.
Mmmmm?
Take one.
Mmmmm!
What?
Mmmmm!
No, no. Fire is good.
Mmmmm!
Fire is good-- Yes.
Fire is our friend. Yes.
I'll show you.
Mmmmm mmmmm.
Mmmmm...
You see? You see?
Do you have your cigar?
Let me see.
All right.
Now... now... now.
Just hold it right there.
Now, don't inhale until the tip glows.
Owwww!
Mmmmm!
Agggh!
Wait!
Where are you going?
I was going to make espresso.
Agggh!
Now!
Agggh!
Hurry! Bring the sedative!
Agggh! Agggh!
Owwww!
Agggh!
Agggh...
Aggghmmmm...
He's out!
I know.
I'm going in there.
Bring me that candle.
Yes! No! No!
Love... is the only thing
That can save this poor creature.
And I'm going to convince him that he is loved
Even at the cost of my own life.
No matter what you hear in there,
no matter how cruelly I beg you,
no matter how terribly I may scream,
do not open this door
or you will undo everything I've worked for.
Do you understand?
Do not open this door!
Yes, doctor.
Nice working with you.
Agggh!
Mmmmm.
Let me out. Get me the hell out of here.
What's the matter with you? I was joking!
Don't you know a joke when you hear one?
Ha ha ha!
Jesus christ, get me out of here!
Open this goddamn door,
Or I'll kick your rotten heads in!
Mommy!
Nein!
Agggh!
Oh, beautiful.
Hello, handsome!
You're a good-looking fellow. Do you know that?
People laugh at you. People hate you.
Why do they hate you?
Because they are jealous!
Mmmmm.
Look at that boyish face.
Look at that sweet smile.
You want to talk about physical strength?
Do you want to talk about sheer muscle?
Do you want to talk about the olympian ideal?
You are a god!
And listen to me.
You are not evil.
You...
are...
good!
This is a nice boy.
This is a good boy.
This is a mother's angel.
And I want the world to know,
once and for all and without any shame,
that we love him!
Oh...
I'm going to teach you how to walk,
how to speak, how to move, how to think.
Together,
you and I... are going to make
the greatest single contribution to science
since the creation of fire!
Dr. Fronkensteen, are you all right?
My name...
is Frankenstein!
Distinguished colleagues,
ladies and gentlemen,
it is my great privilege of introducing to you
a man whose family name was once both famous
and infamous.
And now, may I present to you
Dr. Baron Frederick Von Frankenstein.
My fellow scien--
Sssssssss!
--tists...
and neurosurgeons,
ladies and gentlemen.
A few short weeks ago,
coming from a background as conservative
and traditionally grounded in scientific fact as any of you,
I began an experiment in--
incredulous as it may sound--
the reanimation of dead tissue.
What I have to offer you
might possibly be
the gateway to immortality.
Ladies and gentlemen,
may I present for your intellectual
and philosophical pleasure,
the creature!
Please!
Remain in your seats, i beg you!
We are not children here,
we are scientists.
I assure you there's nothing to fear.
First, may I offer for your consideration
a neurological demonstration
of the primary cerebellar functions--
Balance
and coordination.
Walk heel-to-toe.
Backwards!
Up until now, you've seen the creature perform
the simple mechanics of motor activity.
But for what you're about to see next,
we must enter quietly into the realm of genius.
Ladies and gentlemen,
mesdames and messieurs,
damen und herren,
from what was once an inarticulate mass
of lifeless tissues,
may I now present a cultured,
sophisticated,
man about town.
Hit it!
"If you're blue"
"and you don't know where to go to"
"why don't you go where fashion sits"
"Mmmmin' mm mmm ritz"
"Different types who wear a day coat"
"pants with stripes or cutaway coat"
"Perfect fit"
"Mmmmin' mm mmm ritz"
"Dressed up like a million dollar trooper"
"tryin' mighty hard to look like gary cooper"
"Ooper dooper"
"Come let's mix where rockefellers"
"walk with sticks or umbrellers"
"In their mitts"
"Mmmmin' mm mmm ritz"
Agggh!
It's nothing, nothing, I tell you.
5, 6, 7, 8.
For God's sake. Are you trying to make me look like a fool?
Please, I beg you!
For safety's sake, don't humiliate him!
Come back! Do you understand me?
I will not let you destroy my work!
As your creator, I command you to come back!
Agggh!
Chained...
chained like a beast in a cage.
Oh, doctor, I feel so terrible.
There's only one answer.
If I could find a way to equalize the imbalance
in his cerebral spinal fluid,
why, he'd be as right as rain.
But how?
How? Before it's too late.
Oh, Frederick,
if only there was some way I could...
relieve all zis torture you are going through.
Mmm. Mmm. Mmm. Mmm.
Some way I could help to...
Mmm. Mmm. Mmm.
Relieve the tension.
If there was just some way
I could give you a little peace.
Doctor, I have...
doctor?
What is it?
Doctor?
Where are you?
I'm sorry, doctor.
This cable came while you were gone.
I thought I told you
never to interrupt me while I'm working!
I'm sorry, doctor.
I thought this was an emergency.
Your fiancee will be arriving any second.
What?
Elizabeth? Here tonight?
Yes. I will go prepare her room at once.
I suggest you put on a tie.
Darling!
Surprised?
Surprised.
Love me?
Love you.
Well...
Let's turn in.
Darling!
It's been a long day. I'm sure you're tired.
I'll just pay the driver.
Darling!
What?
Surprised?
I, uh... Yes.
Love me?
Well...
Let's turn in.
Darling!
Yes?
Say nothing. Act casual.
Ready?
Yes. I think-- Yes.
I am a bit tired after all.
I'd like you to meet my assistants Inga and Igor.
How do you do?
This is my financier Elizabeth.
I'm so happy to meet you.
Financee.
Excuse me, darling.
What is it exactly that you do do?
Uh... well, I assist Dr. Frankenstein
In the laboratory.
We have intellectual discussions.
We were just having one as you were driving up.
Nein!
Igor, help me with the bags.
Soitainly. You take the blonde,
I'll take the one in the toiban.
Ggggrrrrr!
Aah!
Stop that.
I'm talking about the luggage.
Yes, master.
Ladies, this way.
It's gonna be a long night.
If you need any help with the girls--
Get in there!
Arrgh!
You settle down now.
'Cause we're gonna be pals.
Right?
Grrr...
Nice and cozy.
Just like old friends. Heh.
Mmmmm.
What's the matter?
You're afraid of this fire?
This can't hurt you.
See?
Mmmmm!
Some monster you are.
Mama was right.
Little boys ain't supposed
To play with fire.
Mmmmm!
Because they might get hurt!
Agggh!
Halt!
Up.
A riot is an ugly thing...
und I think it is just about time we had one!
Yeah! Yeah!
Kill the monster!
As heaven is my witness--
Up--
He will curse the day
That he was born a Frankenstein!
What? What?
I said he will curse the day
That he was born a Frankenstein.
Loose!
He's broken loose!
Do you know what that means?
Darling, you mustn't worry so.
I suppose you're right.
Of course I am.
Now come along like a good boy.
What would I do without you?
Is your room just down the hall
In case I get the frights during the night?
Yes. But I thought perhaps tonight,
Under the circumstances, i might stay here with you.
Would you want me like this, now,
so soon before our wedding,
so near we could almost touch it?
Yes!
Whoa! Whoa, boy!
Or... Or...
to wait just a little while longer
when I can give myself without hesitation,
and legally yours?
That's a tough choice.
You're a tough guy.
I suppose you're right.
Of course I am. I always am.
Now give me a kiss and say good night.
No tongues.
Good night, darling.
Uh-huh.
Good night, sweetheart.
Uh-huh.
I love you.
You love me?
I love you, honey.
Sweet dreams, darling.
Good night. Don't let the bedbugs bite.
Mmmmm...
Agggh!
"He has loosed the fateful lightning"
"of his terrible swift sword"
"His truth"
"is marching on"
"Da-aaa da da da da da"
"Glory"
"Glory, hallelujah"
"Glory"
"Glory, hallelujah..."
Aaahh!
Mmmmm.
Where am I?
Aahhh!
Who are you?
What-- what do you want to do to me?
Mmmmm.
Calm down. I'm not afraid of you.
How much do you want? My father's very rich.
You would have the world at your fingertips.
Listen, I have to be back by 11:30.
I'm expecting a very important call.
Mmmmm.
Speak! Speak! Why don't you speak?
What are you doing?
Oh, you can't be serious.
Aaarrr.
I'm a-- I--
Oh, my God.
Woof.
Mmmm.
I'm engaged. And once he--
But it was never...
Ah! Ooh! Ah!
Ahh! Ahh!
"Oh"
"Sweet mystery of life"
"at last I've found you"
Ahhhhh! "Oh"
Ahhhhh! "At last I know"
"the secret of your arms"
Shh!
Penny for your thoughts.
Mmmmm!
You're incorrigible! Aren't you?
You little zipper neck.
Mmmmm!
Oh, all right.
Seven has always been my lucky number.
Come over here, you hot monster.
Mmmm!
What is it?
What's the matter?
Is it that music?
It's probably from some nearby cottage.
Nothing to worry about. Where are you going?
Oh, you men are all alike.
Seven or eight quick ones and you're off with the boys
to boast and brag.
You better keep your mouth shut!
Oh, I think I love him.
Oh, look! He's coming back!
Oh, look! Your music!
Oh, keep playing!
It's the music that's bringing him back!
Come on.
Come on! You can do it!
Come-- Come on! You can do it!
Agggh!
Don't touch him!
He wants to do it by himself!
You can do it!
Please! My creation!
Agggggh!
Quick! Catch him!
Have the preparations been made for the transference?
Yes, doctor.
Are you sure you want to go through with this?
It's the only thing that can save him now.
You realize you're risking both your lives?
Yes.
I'll switch it off!
How will I know when they are done?
The doctor said to allow fifteen minutes--
Not one second more or less.
How long now?
Two more minutes.
Ein, zwei, drei!
What's that noise?
I don't know.
What time is it?
Almost time.
Oh, my God, it's the villagers!
No! No!
Please! Just another seven seconds!
No! No!
No! No! No!
Put that man down!
It's the monster!
Nah, can't be!
I said put that man down!
And just who do you think you are
That you order these people about?
I am the monster!
Ja. I see that you are the monster.
As long as I can remember,
people have hated me.
they looked at my face and my body
and they ran away in horror.
In my loneliness,
I decided that if i could not inspire love,
which was my deepest hope,
I would instead cause fear!
I live...
because this poor half-crazed genius
has given me life.
He alone held an image of me
as something beautiful.
Then, when it would have been easy enough
to stay out of danger,
he used his own body as a guinea pig
to give me a calmer brain.
And a somewhat more sophisticated way
of expressing myself.
Well, this is, of course,
an entirely different situation.
As the leader of this community,
may I be the first
to offer you my hand in friendship?
Thank you.
You are entirely welcome.
But now let us all go to my house
for sponge cake und a little wine.
Und shit.
To the lumberyard!
"Da dum da-dum"
"Dee dum da-dum"
"Dee dum da da dum..."
Hello... Mrs. Frankenstein.
Mrs. Frankenstein.
What a beautiful name!
Oh, darling.
Hold on to your hat.
What?
I'll be right back.
W-W-W-Wow!
W-W-W-W-Wow!
Oh, ho, ho!
"Dee dum da-dum"
"Dee da da..."
I'm holding on to it, darling.
Just a few more seconds!
"La dum"
"Da da da dee dee"
"La da da"
"La-aa da dum"
"La da da"
I hope you didn't find daddy's party too boring.
He did it just for you. Say you liked it.
Mm-Hmm.
Honey, did you see?
I put a hamper in just for your shirts.
The other one is just for socks and poo-poo undies.
Here I come.
Hhhhh!
"Tchi-tchi tchi-tchi-tchi"
"Tchi-tchi-tchi tchi tchi tchi"
"Doo doo-doo doo-doo doo doo"
"Da-da da da da-da da"
Tsssssst!
Mmmmmmmm.
Mmmmm.
Mmmmm!
The feeling is mutual.
You know, it's a puzzlement.
There's something I've always wanted to ask you,
about that operation.
You know, in the transference part,
the monster got part of your wonderful brain.
But what did you ever get from him?
Mmmmmmmm!
No! Ooh!
I don't believe--Ow!
Ahh! Oh! Oh!
"Oh"
"Sweet mystery of life"
"at last I've found you..."