Munster, Go Home!
| Munster, Go Home! | |
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| Directed by | Earl Bellamy |
| Produced by | Joe Connelly Bob Mosher |
| Written by | Joe Connelly Bob Mosher George Tibbles |
| Starring | Fred Gwynne Yvonne De Carlo Al Lewis Butch Patrick Debbie Watson Robert Pine Terry-Thomas Hermione Gingold Jeanne Arnold John Carradine |
| Music by | Jack Marshall |
| Distributed by | Universal Studios |
| Release date(s) | June 15, 1966 |
| Running time | 96 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Munster, Go Home! is a 1966 American film based on the hit 1960s family television sitcom The Munsters. It was directed by Earl Bellamy, who also directed a number of episodes in the series. The film reunited the original cast, except for Marilyn, who was played by Debbie Watson.
The film, which offered audiences an opportunity to see the Munsters in color rather than the black-and-white format of the television series, was not a commercial success upon its original theatrical release. The film also features the DRAG-U-LA car designed by George Barris.
It was shot at Universal City and in Agoura, California.
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[edit] Plot
The movie begins with Herman (Fred Gwynne) returning from work at 1313 Mockingbird Lane in a hearse. He mistakes his wife, Lily (Yvonne De Carlo) for a monster when he enters the house. She reads the will from Cavanaugh Munster stating that the Munsters have inherited an English estate called Munster Hall in Shroudshire. Herman inherited the name Lord Munster. The family boards a ship to England. Herman gets seasick, Marilyn (Debbie Watson) encounters Roger Moresby (Robert Pine), and Grandpa (Al Lewis) gets turned into a wolf upon accidentally consuming a wolf pill. Grandpa is sneaked through customs.
Cousin Grace (Jeanne Arnold) and Freddie (Terry-Thomas) are furious that the American Munsters are getting the house, and that Herman will be Lord Munster instead of Freddie. Grace and Freddie, with the help of Lady Effigie (Hermione Gingold), try to get rid of the Munsters, so the estate can be theirs. Alfie (Arthur Malet) and Joey (Richard Dawson) pallbear Canvanaugh's corpse. The American Munster couple feels right at home when Herman's relatives try to scare them. Freddie disguises himself as a ghost, but screams and runs away when he encounters Herman. Grandpa sneak out of bed to find out the secret of Munster Hall. They find out a counterfeiting operation is at work in the basement.
Later in the movie, Herman enters a race, driving the Drag-u-la car. Grace and Freddie attempt to interfere with him winning the race, by setting up a plot to kill him. Herman wins the race with the help of Lily's brains. The British Munsters including their butler, Cruikshank (John Carradine) are all exposed and apprehended by the authorities. Herman arrests Freddie and Grace by tossing tire wheels on them. Lady Effigie is sent to Shroudshire's police station with her butler by Lily and Eddie. Herman and his family donate the land and Munster Hall to the city. Roger and Marilyn get together and hope to see each other again. Herman and his family head for home after an exciting adventure in England.
[edit] Cast
- Fred Gwynne - Herman
- Yvonne De Carlo - Lily
- Al Lewis - Grandpa
- Butch Patrick - Eddie
- Debbie Watson - Marilyn
- Hermione Gingold - Lady Effigie Munster
- Robert Pine - Roger Moresby
- Terry-Thomas - Cousin Freddie Munster
- Jeanne Arnold - Cousin Grace Munster
- John Carradine - Cruikshank
- Ben Wright - Hennesy
- Richard Dawson - Joey
- Arthur Malet - Alfie
- Jeanne Arnold - Grace
- Maria Lennard - Millie
- Cliff Norton - Herbert
- Diana Chesney - Mrs. Moresby
- Robert Ball -(uncredited)
- Dick Crockett - (uncredited)
- Jack Dodson - Shipmate (uncredited)
- Jimmy Garrett - British Hooligan (uncredited)
- Henry Hunter - (uncredited)
- Peter James - (uncredited)
- Helen Kleeb - Emily (uncredited)
- Don Knight - (uncredited)
- Laurie Main - (uncredited)
- Gary Marsh - (uncredited)
- Terence Mitchell - (uncredited)
- Stacy Morgan - (uncredited)
- Richard Peel - (uncredited)
- Glenn Randall Jr. - (uncredited)
- John Trayne - (uncredited)
- Dennis Turner - (uncredited)
[edit] Home Media
Munster, Go Home! was released on DVD along side The Munsters' Revenge.
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