Comedy

Family

Horror

Munster, Go Home!

Universal Pictures

United States of America

Italiano

English

Fred Gwynne

Yvonne De Carlo

Al Lewis

Butch Patrick

Debbie Watson

Terry-Thomas

Hermione Gingold

Robert Pine

John Carradine

Bernard Fox

Richard Dawson

Jeanne Arnold

Maria Lennard

Cliff Norton

Diana Chesney

Arthur Malet

Ben Wright

Helen Kleeb

Danny Dee

Walter Bacon

Robert Ball

Jack Dodson

Dick Crockett

Jimmy Garrett

James Gonzalez

Colin Kenny

William Meader

William H. O'Brien

Monty O'Grady

Norman Palmer

John Roy

Earl Bellamy

Jack Marshall

Alexander Golitzen

Abe Haberman

John J. Lloyd

John McCarthy Jr.

Irving Paley

Bud S. Isaacs

George Tibbles

Joe Connelly

Larry Germain

Julia Heron

Bob Mosher

Benjamin H. Kline

Carey Loftin

Karl Silvera

Bud Westmore

Albert Whitlock

**_The first Munsters movie features the unique family in vibrant color_**

Herman inherits an estate in England and so the Munsters travel there, but soon discover that the surviving family members of the property are antagonistic toward him, not to mention something nefarious is going on.

“Munster Go Home” (1966) is rather unique in being one of the very few movie adaptations of a TV show featuring the original cast done around the same time as the series. The show ran two seasons and ended on May 12th while this flick came out on August 6th. Of course, the big draw is that it’s in impressive color.

The only member of the main cast who isn’t present is Pat Priest, who played Marilyn. Since she was over 30 years-old at the time, Universal chose Debbie Watson, who was only 17 during shooting, which better fit the idea of Marilyn being 19 in the story.

While it failed at the box office, it fulfilled its purpose, which was to introduce the characters to foreign audiences in preparation for international syndication of the 70-episode show.

The flick works simply because it’s the first time the characters are featured in vibrant color. A sequel debuted fifteen years later, “The Munsters’ Revenge,” minus Butch Patrick as Eddie, with yet another actress playing Marilyn (the best one yet). I favor the second movie for all-around entertainment whilst most viewers seem to prefer this one.

As with the TV series and second movie, it's the charm of Fred Gwynne & Al Lewis and their camaraderie that makes anything with them in it amusing and endearing. There are other highlights, of course, such as the ship journey across the Atlantic, the hot rods and the race.

It runs 1 hour, 36 minutes, and was shot in the backlot of Universal Studios in the Los Angeles area with the racing scenes done at the Paramount Ranch Racetrack in Agoura Hills, California, which is a 37-minute drive due west.

GRADE: B

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