Young Frankenstein Filming Locations

Young Frankenstein filming locations

Where was Young Frankenstein filmed? Young Frankenstein was filmed in 15 locations across United States in the following places:

Young Frankenstein Filming Locations

California, a western U.S. state, stretches from the Mexican border along the Pacific for nearly 900 miles. Its terrain includes cliff-lined beaches, redwood forest, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Central Valley farmland and the Mojave Desert. The city of Los Angeles is the seat of the Hollywood entertainment industry. Hilly San Francisco is known for the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island and cable cars.

The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles' Hollywood is famed for filmmaking.

Los Angeles is a sprawling Southern California city and the center of the nation’s film and television industry. Near its iconic Hollywood sign, studios such as Paramount Pictures, Universal and Warner Brothers offer behind-the-scenes tours. On Hollywood Boulevard, TCL Chinese Theatre displays celebrities’ hand- and footprints, the Walk of Fame honors thousands of luminaries and vendors sell maps to stars’ homes.

Culver City, soaked in moviemaking history, features a buzzing dining and nightlife scene, which includes globally inspired eateries, gastropubs and cozy cocktail bars. Occupying the MGM lot, which dates back to 1924, Sony Pictures Studios offers behind-the-scenes tours of its legendary soundstages. Other cultural highlights include spare but sophisticated art galleries, playhouses and the storied Culver Hotel.

A compact commercial district surrounding Fox Studios, Century City is marked by sleek high-rise hotels, condos and offices. Power-lunching entertainment industry executives choose from chic New American restaurants, Italian bistros and casual cafes. Westfield Century City is a sprawling, modern outdoor shopping complex with upscale retailers. Exhibits at the intimate Annenberg Space for Photography are free.

Santa Monica is a coastal city west of downtown Los Angeles. Santa Monica Beach is fringed by Palisades Park, with views over the Pacific Ocean. Santa Monica Pier is home to the Pacific Park amusement park, historic Looff Hippodrome Carousel and Santa Monica Pier Aquarium. Next to the pier is Muscle Beach, an outdoor gym established in the 1930s. In the city center, Bergamot Station houses several art galleries.

Young Frankenstein (1974)
Runtime: 106 minutes
Rating: 8.0
Release year: 1974
IMDB: tt0072431
Plot summary

An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body.

Genres
Comedy
Cast
Gene Wilder
Peter Boyle
Marty Feldman
Madeline Kahn
Directors
Mel Brooks
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Young Frankenstein filming locations