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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780783233581
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 0783233582
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Pan & Scan
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 29, 2000
Running Time: 83 minutes
Sales Rank: 3038
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: June 15, 1948
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Amazon.com:
Universal Pictures made a great deal of money from its monster movies in the 1930s. In the early '40s, the burlesque team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello kept the studio's coffers full. When the two franchises were combined in 1948, the result was another windfall--despite the apparent oil-and-water mix of subject matter. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein was the first of these summit meetings, although the title is a misnomer. Actually, Bud and Lou bump into most of the Universal heavy-hitters, including Count Dracula (played by Béla Lugosi himself), the Wolfman (Lon Chaney Jr.), and the Frankenstein monster (veteran monster Glenn Strange). There's even a token appearance by the Invisible Man, whose disembodied voice is recognizable as that of Vincent Price. Sure enough, the film is funny, especially since it gives the portly Costello multiple opportunities to do his wide-eyed, quivering scaredy-cat routine. Audiences ate it up, and in future installments Bud and Lou would run into Boris Karloff, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the Invisible Man, and the Mummy. But the first was the best. --Robert Horton
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - abott and costello meets frankenstein
i like this so much its one of my favorites out of ten thousand movies
Rating: - Seen him, sir, I don't even know him!!
Chris Farley & David Spade.
Eddie Murphy & Judge Reinhold.
Steve Martin & Dan Ackroyd.
These names, coupled together, are synonymous with comedy. Without giving anything other than a name, scenes of cultish comedy will come to mind or perhaps you will even chuckle as you read this due to a flash memory of another great comedy duo doing what they do best - making us laugh. I had the unique opportunity to discover a new comedy duo that, if released in theaters today, would pack in the audiences and show us that comedy doesn't have to come from the bathroom. "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" was my first introduction to the abilities of one Bud Abbott and his companion Lou Costello - needless to say, I cannot wait to discover more. This film was witty, powerful, intelligent, extremely funny, and dedicated to the genres that it paid homage to. The comic timing of everyone involved was outstandingly on beat, making sure that each joke took that brief moment for us to savor and enjoy. "Frankenstein" is the epitome of a guilty pleasure, a fine wine that is gulped rather than sipped, without slowing down. From the opening lines to the final moments, I was captured on the edge of my couch - wondering why films of this nature have become extinct.
The story is simple, Abbott and Costello working for a freight company that receive a package of one Dracula and one Frankenstein for a local horror museum. With the background in place, one can easily ... Read More
Rating: - Abbott& Costello Meet Frankenstein.
This is one of the best movies I have, it is worth buying for years of enjoyment for all ages.
Rating: - Great monster movie
Of course this is a silly movie but it's great. You have a werewolf, a vampire and a monster combined with the silly humor of Abbott and Costello. This is without a doubt the best monster comedy of all time. It's a treasure of nonsence.
Rating: - "ALWAYS BEEN A GREAT AND FUNNY MOVIE"
I have always enjoyed "ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN" ever since I watched it on TV many times when I was young and growing up. BUT....if I had the power to change the title, I would call it "ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET THE MONSTERS" since the Boys take on the famous Movie Monsters that we all grew up with-namely,Dracula,the Wolf-Man and Frankenstein's MONSTER(known in the film simply as "The Monster". FRANKENSTEIN is the name of the Doctor who CREATED the Monster).Anyway it's a hilarious array of horror highjinks and ghoulish fun!
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