MUNSTERS IN
THE MOVIES
Over the years there have
been many formats of the Munsters' that have appeared in film and
television... here are some.
Theatrical trailers
coming soon
MUNSTER, GO HOME
(1966).
The first feature length
film featuring the Munster family. It starred all of the original cast
except for Debbie Watson who replaced Pat Priest as Marilyn.
The film followed the
family as they traveled to England to pick up an inheritance left to
Herman by his late Uncle. The Munster's must find out the secret of
Munster hall and save the day!
Overall rating: 9/10.
THE MINI-MUNSTERS
(1973)
The mini-munsters was a
one off cartoon special by Universal Television and Fred Calvert
Productions.
The animation was somewhat
basic, however all characters from the show were to be featured. The
storyline followed the family's discovery that their hearse runs on
music instead of gasoline.
Al Lewis was the only
original cast member to voice his cartoon counterpart on the special.
Overall rating: 4/10.
MUNSTERS REVENGE (1981)
A second attempt at a
Munster "ressurection" featuring the original Herman, Lily and
Grandpa, and this time a new Eddie and yet another new Marilyn (why oh
why did they always re-cast her?).
In this TV movie Grandpa
and Herman must work together to clear their names as they are framed
for crimes they did not commit. Turns out that evil robots working for
the dastardly Dr. Diablo are doing the crimes, and all clues lead to the
local wax museum.
HERE COME THE MUNSTERS
(1995)
In this made-for-TV movie
special which aired Halloween night in 1995, the family learn that they
are no longer welcome in Transylvania, so they move to America to stay
with relatives. As the family arrive in Los Angeles they discover that
Herman's sister is in a coma after her husband dissapeared.
A truly great outing for
the Munsters, except for some continuity errors with the original
series. Keep an eye peeled for cameo
appearances by Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Butch Patrick, and Pat Priest.
Many thanks go to Todd for
a copy of this film, and all the other Munster fans who answered my call
to get my hands on a copy.
THE MUNSTERS SCARY
LITTLE CHRISTMAS (1996)
The sequel to "Here
Come The Munsters" features the Munster's nosey neighbour Edna who
first appeared in the aforementioned film.
As the festive season
approaches Mockingbird Heights, Eddie feels homesick for the old
country. The family decide to cheer him up by having a good old
fashioned Transylvanian Christmas - but one of Grandpa's spells goes
wrong and threaten to ruin Christmas for everyone.
This excellent film
features a cameo appearance by none other than Santa Claus himself! This
is not just a festive favourite of mine but an all year round regular in
my VCR! A great portrayal of Herman similar to Fred Gwynne by Edward
Hermann.
More info on all these
great films can be found at
imdb.
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