JEAWOK MEDIA on Instagram: "Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder created Young Frankenstein as a loving tribute to 1930s horror films, blending parody with authentic cinematic style. The two co-wrote the script over late-night sessions, determined to honor the tone of the original Frankenstein while adding Brooks’s signature humor. When studios pushed back against shooting in black-and-white, Brooks took the project to 20th Century Fox to preserve creative control. The film even used original 1931 lab equ