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Gene Wilder

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329 total appearances

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Fresh Air
The Making Of ‘Young Frankenstein’

Igor, would you give me a hand with the bags?

Fresh Air
The Making Of ‘Young Frankenstein’

Certainly.

Fresh Air
The Making Of ‘Young Frankenstein’

Well, let me ask you about another movie you were in, and that is Young Frankenstein, or Frankenstein.

Fresh Air
The Making Of ‘Young Frankenstein’

Frankenstein, yeah.

Fresh Air
The Making Of ‘Young Frankenstein’

Directed by Mel Brooks.

Fresh Air
The Making Of ‘Young Frankenstein’

How did you get to work with him?

Fresh Air
The Making Of ‘Young Frankenstein’

Well, there was rumors going around town that there was a big movie being cast, and there was lots of girls going up for this audition, and I got my agent to get me in on it.

Fresh Air
The Making Of ‘Young Frankenstein’

You know, 500 girls.

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The Making Of ‘Young Frankenstein’

When I went there, Mel Brooks said, we're casting for the part of the fiancé, the financier, he called it.

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The Making Of ‘Young Frankenstein’

But I want Madeline Kahn to do it.

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The Making Of ‘Young Frankenstein’

I just want you to know.

Fresh Air
The Making Of ‘Young Frankenstein’

But she doesn't want to do it because she doesn't want to do a comedy, but I'm auditioning all these girls, so...

Fresh Air
The Making Of ‘Young Frankenstein’

I went in and I got a call back and call back.

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The Making Of ‘Young Frankenstein’

And I was very excited that I even got a call back.

Fresh Air
The Making Of ‘Young Frankenstein’

Finally, one day I got a call back and he said, Madeline has decided to do this part.

Fresh Air
The Making Of ‘Young Frankenstein’

But if you can come back tomorrow, I'll give you a chance to audition for the part of Inga, the lab assistant.

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The Making Of ‘Young Frankenstein’

But you have to have a German accent.

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The Making Of ‘Young Frankenstein’

Can you come?

Fresh Air
The Making Of ‘Young Frankenstein’

And it's like 24 hours to get a German accent together.

Fresh Air
The Making Of ‘Young Frankenstein’

And I did.