Young Frankenstein who, as Elizabeth did when abducted by the monster, sings the refrain "Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life". After several box office failures (which included now-cult classics "The Producers" and "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"), Gene Wilder finally hit box office success with a pivotal role in the 1972 Woody Allen film "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)". It was around that time that Wilder began toying around with an idea for an original story involving the grandson of Victor Frankenstein inheriting his grandfather's mansion and his research. Wilder had played around with
Alan Caillou Devil's Brigade" (1968), "Hellfighters" (1968), "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)" (1972), "Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo" (1977), "Beyond Evil" (1980), "The Sword and the Sorcerer" (1982) and "The Ice Pirates" (1984). Caillou wrote 52 paperback thrillers under his own name and the nom de plume of Alex Webb, with such heroes as Cabot Cain, Colonel Matthew Tobin, Mike Benasque, Ian Quayle and Josh Dekker, as well as writing many magazine stories. He also wrote books under female names. Several of Caillou's novels were filmed, such as "Rampage" with Robert Mitchum in 1963,