Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

NR 7.3
1948 1 hr 23 min Horror , Comedy

Baggage handlers Bud and Lou accidentally stumble upon Frankenstein's Monster, Dracula and the Wolf Man.

  • Cast:
    Bud Abbott , Lou Costello , Lon Chaney Jr. , Bela Lugosi , Glenn Strange , Lenore Aubert , Jane Randolph

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Reviews

Alicia
1948/06/15

I love this movie so much

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Noutions
1948/06/16

Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

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Portia Hilton
1948/06/17

Blistering performances.

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Brenda
1948/06/18

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

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cricketbat
1948/06/19

Yes, I know this movie is silly and simple and dated, but I will always have a soft spot in my heart for Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. It was one of my favorites when I was a kid. This is a great film for any classic-horror lover, and it's a fun Halloween movie to watch with the family.

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J Besser
1948/06/20

I've seen this one as often as any movie I can think of. We all grew up on Abbott & Costello. I'm a fan, so I enjoy all their movies. A&C Meet Frankenstein is the one the novices and non-fans always mention. With good reason, it's great fun. Famous for having the monsters play it straight.

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Theo Robertson
1948/06/21

There seems to be a strange train of thought that this film shouldn't be include in the Universal FRANKENSTEIN monster franchise. Let me see now , there's a character called Lawrence Talbot and he finds himself caught up in plot involving Count Dracula and the Frankenstein monster. On top of that he's played by Lon Chaney Jnr and Dracula and the monster are both played by actors who had previously played the same characters in the Universal franchise. There might be a lack of internal continuity but that's always been the problem with the franchise . Ah it also stars Bud Abbott and Lou Costello , a comedy double act in a film that's marketed as a comedy. Well there was also an element of black comedy to THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN and some of the scenes from the latter films do come across as being deliberately tongue in cheek . I would definitely consider this as being part of the legendary franchise and would also consider it better than most of the films in the series One thing I did notice on its network broadcasts is that it was never included in the BBC horror seasons that were shown on BBC 2 in the 1970s and early 1980s where the broadcasters would - unlike the similar Hammer films - show respect by showing the universal FRANKENSTEIN movies in chronological order, The only times I remember seeing A&C MEET FRANKENSTEIN being shown was one Saturday morning in the 1970s on ITV and about ten years later on an early evening slot on the same regional station which indicates broadcasting rights were an issue Typing that last line reminds that networks broadcasting black and white films is something from my nostalgic youth. I certainly do remember Abbott and Costello as a child but they struck me as a rather pale imitation of Laurel and Hardy. I'm probably being disingenuous because here they are authentically amusing. Okay I wasn't exactly rolling around the floor but the smart one liners and put downs did bring a smile to my face. Since there's two aspects , one of comedy and one of horror this tends to bulk up the storyline , especially in comparison with the threadbare narratives of the monster films of the 1940s. On short it's a good way to end the monster franchise for once and for all

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Prichards12345
1948/06/22

For me this is A&C's best film, with HOLD THAT GHOST a close second. For many years serious minded horror fans tended to chastise this flick - how dare Universal duff up their own monsters??? To me they missed the point. The monsters here ADD to the fun rather than being the source of the mockery. What is really being burlesqued are the old mad-scientist tropes so often featured in horror movies of the 30s and 40s.And this is also the only Universal monster rally where our heroes actually interact. We have Bela Lugosi (back at last as Dracula - hurrah!) Lon Chaney's Wolfman and Glen Strange's Frankenstein Monster all lumbering about and scaring Lou witless. We even have a vocal cameo from Vincent Price as The Invisible Man at the end. He'd played him in Invisible Man Returns, of course.So what's to gripe about? Sit back and enjoy the comedians antics as they fall foul of the terrible trio. And laugh at some great lines - "What we need is young blood....and brains." and of course: "At night, when the moon is full, I turn into a wolf." "You and twenty million other guys!"

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