October’s Film Appreciation Night At The Movies features the classic 1974 comedy horror film “YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN” at the historic Cliftex Theatre in Clifton Oct. 29
By E. BRETT VOSS
Bosque Film Society Founder & Board President
“Tonight, we shall hurl 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.”
The Bosque Film Society cordially invites all members as well as those interested in becoming members to attend its monthly members-only FILM APPRECIATION NIGHT AT THE MOVIES 2nd Annual Halloween Costume Party featuring the classic 1974 comedy horror film “YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN” directed by Mel Brooks at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29 at The Cliftex Theatre in Clifton with an introductory presentation by Bosque Film Society founding board member Miriam Wallace.
After being an outrageous success last year, the Bosque Film Society decided to make the Halloween Costume Party an annual event. Not only do we urge all members to dress up in their scariest gothic ensemble, we also encourage to bring friends to the party as well.
Directed by Mel Brooks, the parody of the classic horror film based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus was co-written by Brooks and Gene Wilder, starring Wilder in the lead role as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein, Peter Boyle portrayed the monster, as well as co-starring Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, Richard Haydn and Gene Hackman.
As a respected researcher and physician, Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, the grandson of the more famous Dr. Victor Frankenstein, who did experiments on bringing back the dead, tries to disassociate himself from his more famous relative, even to the point of pronouncing their surname differently.
Regardless, Frederick is drawn back to the small Transylvanian town and castle where Victor conducted his experiments, he leaving behind his somewhat standoffish and “untouchable” fiancée, Elizabeth, back in the US. He also slowly begins to get drawn into the research that his grandfather conducted; he eventually learns not by accident.
As Frederick tries to reanimate his dead subject with the help of his hunchbacked aide Igor and his beautiful assistant Inga, rumors abound in the town of what he is doing, they who have been trying to disassociate themselves from the work of the former Dr. Frankenstein generations ago. Inspector Kemp is tasked with stopping any work if it is indeed happening.
All these issues collide as Frederick and team try to hide their work from the Inspector while hitting some technical roadblocks, and as Elizabeth comes to Transylvania and accidentally gets caught up in the experiment.
A critical and commercial success, Young Frankenstein ranks No. 28 on Total Film magazine’s readers’ “List of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time,” No. 56 on Bravo’s list of the “100 Funniest Movies,” and No. 13 on the American Film Institute’s list of the 100 funniest American movies. In 2003, it was deemed “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” by the United States National Film Preservation Board, and selected for preservation in the Library of Congress National Film Registry.
Watch the “YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN” trailer here:
Consider becoming a 2025 member this month and get the next three months of FILM APPRECIATION NIGHTS for FREE! Join the Bosque Film Society’s non-profit efforts to support The Cliftex Theatre – the longest continuously operating movie house in Texas, showing films on the silver screen since 1916 – by visiting our membership page at: https://bosquefilm.com/membership/.
Specifically serving its membership, the 2024 Film Appreciation Night At The Movies Series will include upcoming presentations of Legends of the Fall (1994) Nov. 26 introduced by Tony Talbert, and the 5th Annual Christmas Party featuring Die Hard (1994) Dec. 17 introduced by J Matt Wallace.
Since this will be a private showing, BYOB will be allowed, and the theatre concession stand will be open for purchases. Although the event will be closed to the public, those wishing to become Bosque Film Society members Tuesday night will be admitted.