Munster, Go Home! [Blu-ray]

Director: Earl Bellamy Earl Bellamy

Overview

Based on the 1960s television series The Munsters, this feature-length comedy finds the ghoulish clan relocating overseas when father Herman inherits a large English estate. Little do they know that their new home is occupied by a group of criminals, who make every effort to scare the family away.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/31/2020
UPC:	0826663207705
Original Release:	1966
Rating:	NR
Source:	Shout Factory
Region Code:	A
Language:	English
Time:	1:37:00
Sales rank:	3,056

Special Features

The Munsters' Revenge-New 2k scan of this tv movie (1.33:1) ; New Audio Commentary with actor Butch Patrick and Filmmaker/Recording Artist Rob Zombie; Still Gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Fred Gwynne	Herman Munster
Yvonne DeCarlo	Lily Munster
Al Lewis	Grandpa Munster
Hermione Gingold	Lady Effigie Munster
Butch Patrick	Eddie Munster
Debbie Watson	Marilyn Munster
Terry-Thomas	Freddie Munster
Robert Pine	Roger Moresby
John Carradine	Cruikshank
Bernard Fox	Squire Moresby
Richard Dawson	Joey
Jeanne Arnold	Grace Munster
Maria Lennard	Millie
Cliff Norton	Herbert
Diana Chesney	Mrs. Moresby
Arthur Malet	Alfie
Ben Wright	Hennesy
Jack Dodson	Shipmate
Jack Marshall	Composer

Technical Credits

Joe Connelly

Bob Mosher

George Tibbles

Earl Bellamy	Director
Joe Connelly	Producer,Screenwriter
Carey Loftin	Stunts
Bob Mosher	Producer,Screenwriter
George Tibbles	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Fans of the TV series which spawned it will appreciate Munster, Go Home, if for no other reason than it affords them the chance to see the settings and characters in color rather than black-and-white. And those who are truly devoted to Herman, Lily, Grandpa and the rest will undoubtedly enjoy their big screen shenanigans. However, it's likely that even the most devoted fans will admit that the movie does go on a bit too long and that perhaps it's not quite as funny as it might have been. Naturally, those who think that there is definitely a law of diminishing returns in seeing Universal-style horror figures treated as comic types and in the old "ugly is beautiful and vice versa" reversal will find Munster more than a bit much. The movie does retain the series' giddy innocence and sense of fun, although it gets stretched a bit thin, especially toward the end. And, of course, the actors here give the same performances that they do in the small screen version (the major exception being Debbie Watson, who did not play Marilyn on TV). They're supplemented by delightful character actors Hermione Gingold, John Carradine and Terry-Thomas, who all add somewhat to the fun. The screenplay is very hit-or-miss, with the latter outweighing the former, and the drag race that fills the final third is decidedly a mistake. Munster fans -- and very young children -- will enjoy it; others should give it a pass. (But then, those others most likely already know that.)