# The . . . horror \[Young Frankenstein Musical\]

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**Created:** [July 12, 2007, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-young-frankenstein-musical/411462 "2007-07-12T04:20:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-young-frankenstein-musical/411462/21 "2007-07-12T18:24:04Z")

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[QUOTE=anyrose]  
And you think Nathan Lane was able to hold a candle to Zero Mostel? :shakes head in disagreement:  
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Yes, actually, I did. I didn’t see the stage version, but I watched both movie versions only a few weeks apart (original first) and I thought Lane compared quite well to Mostel. Broderick and Wilder, I’ll admit, not so good a comparison.

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**Author:** ![melvin\_coznowski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@melvin\_coznowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melvin_coznowski)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-young-frankenstein-musical/411462/22 "2007-07-12T18:59:16Z")

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So Mel Brooks was able to beat up Cloris Leachman?

[Leachman wanted the role of Frau Blucher, but Brooks thought she was too old for the part, and Leachman challenged Brooks to a fight.)

[Fight cite](http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/14/cloris_leachman_challenges_mel_brooks_to/)

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