When Woody Allen offered him a role in one segment of '' Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex After '' Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex After '' Young Frankenstein '' was written , the rights were to be sold to Columbia Pictures , but after having trouble agreeing on the budget , Wilder , Brooks , and producer Michael Gruskoff went with 20th Century Fox , where both Brooks and Wilder had to sign five-year contracts . '' Young Frankenstein '' was a commercial success , with Wilder and Brooks receiving Best Adapted Screenplay nominations at the 1975 Oscars , losing to Francis Coppola and Mario Puzo for their adaptation of '' The Godfather Part II '' . While filming '' Young Frankenstein '' , Wilder had an idea for a romantic musical comedy about a brother of Sherlock Holmes . Marty Feldman and Madeline Kahn agreed to participate in the project , and Wilder began writing what became his directorial début , 1975 's '' The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes ' Smarter Brother ''
1975 Oscars
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