Director: Mel Brooks Writers: Gene Wilder (screen story and screenplay) and Mel Brooks (screen story and screenplay) ... (more) Contact: View company contact information for Young Frankenstein on IMDbPro. Release Date: 15 December 1974 (USA) See more » Genre: Comedy | Sci-Fi See more » Tagline: The scariest comedy of all time! Plot: Dr. Frankenstein's grandson, after years of living down the family reputation, inherits granddad's castle and repeats the experiments