While horror was one movie genre that Hackman did not touch, he made an exception forYoung Frankenstein.
The role might have been small, but Gene Hackman stole the show in his rare comedic outing.
Gene Hackman had played some iconic roles throughout his extensive acting career.
Gene Hackman’s hilarious line, “I was gonna make espresso!”
was one of the funniest inYoung Frankenstein, and had been ad-libbed by Hackman himself.
Directed by Mel Brooks, Young Frankenstein is a comedy that parodies Mary Shelley’s classic horror novel with Gene Wilder in the role of the infamous mad scientist’s grandson. Marty Feldman portrays Igor, Teri Garr plays Inga, Cloris Leachman plays the scary housekeeper Frau Blücher, and Peter Boyle gives life to the Monster.
