'Young Frankenstein' Among 25 Films Added To National Registry
'Butch Cassidy,' 'Patton' Also Picked For Preservation
POSTED: 11:25 am CST December 17, 2003
UPDATED: 1:40 pm CST December 17, 2003
Frankenstein's monster has been given life again -- in the Library of Congress.
The Mel Brooks comedy, which starred Gene Wilder, Teri Garr, Peter Boyle (pictured, left) and late actors Marty Feldman and Madeline Kahn, is one of the 25 movies added to the National Film Registry in Washington Tuesday.Each year, the registry picks 25 movies considered "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant to be preserved by the Library of Congress.Also on the registry's new roster are the Paul Newman-Robert Redford western "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," Elizabeth Taylor's "National Velvet," the late George C. Scott's "Patton."Among the most recent releases on the list is "Tin Toy," the Oscar-winning computer animated short film made in the early days of Pixar Animations Studios -- which later went on to produce such films as "Toy Story" and "Finding Nemo."Another movie on the list is "Princess Nicotine," a bizarre fantasy about a smoker who falls asleep, allowing two fairies to play with his pipe.
The Mel Brooks comedy, which starred Gene Wilder, Teri Garr, Peter Boyle (pictured, left) and late actors Marty Feldman and Madeline Kahn, is one of the 25 movies added to the National Film Registry in Washington Tuesday.Each year, the registry picks 25 movies considered "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant to be preserved by the Library of Congress.Also on the registry's new roster are the Paul Newman-Robert Redford western "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," Elizabeth Taylor's "National Velvet," the late George C. Scott's "Patton."Among the most recent releases on the list is "Tin Toy," the Oscar-winning computer animated short film made in the early days of Pixar Animations Studios -- which later went on to produce such films as "Toy Story" and "Finding Nemo."Another movie on the list is "Princess Nicotine," a bizarre fantasy about a smoker who falls asleep, allowing two fairies to play with his pipe.Distributed by Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
