Munster, Go Home!

Munster, Go Home!
Credits
Title:	Munster, Go Home!
Directed by:	Earl Bellamy
Written by:	Joe Connelly; Bob Mosher; George Tibbles
Produced by:	Joe Connelly; Bob Mosher; Irving Paley
Music by:	Jack Marshall
Cinematography:	Benjamin H. Kline
Edited by:	Bud S. Isaacs
Production
Distributors:	Universal Pictures
Released:	June 15th, 1966
Rating:	Unrated
Running time:	96 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
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Munster, Go Home! is an American feature film of the "monster" comedy subgenre of horror. It is based on and a sequel to the situation comedy series The Munsters, which aired on CBS from 1964 to 1966, spanning a total of seventy-two episodes. The telemovie was directed by Earl Bellamy with a script written by Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher, and George Tibbles. It was produced by Universal Pictures and premiered in New York City, New York on June 15th, 1966. It opened to national release in the United States on August 6th, 1966. It is the first of four spin-off feature films and one of only two such films to take place in the continuity of the original TV series. The film featured most of the main cast from the TV show including Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster, Yvonne De Carlo as Lily Munster, Al Lewis as Grandpa, and Butch Patrick as Eddie Munster. The role of family cousin Marilyn Munster was played by Debbie Watson in her first feature film role.

Cast

Actor	Role
Fred Gwynne	Herman Munster
Yvonne De Carlo	Lily Munster
Al Lewis	Grandpa
Butch Patrick	Eddie Munster
Debbie Watson	Marilyn Munster
Terry-Thomas	Freddie Munster
Hermione Gingold	Lady Effigie Munster
Robert Pine	Roger
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
Danny Dee	British Customs official

Notes & Trivia

• The tagline for this film is "Herman races the world's fastest cars in his DRAG-ULA special!"
• There are eighteen credited cast members in this film.
• This movie was filmed in technicolor while the original TV series was shot in black and white. This is the first time that audiences get to see the Munster family in full color.
• Theatrically, Munster, Go Home! was often double-billed with The Ghost and Mr. Chicken.
• Munster, Go Home! was released to home video in VHS format on January 15th, 1997 by Gaiam, Inc. It was released to DVD by Good Times Home Video on May 15th, 2001. It was also packaged with The Munsters' Revenge as a double-feature DVD collection by Universal Studios in 2006.
• Actress Debbie Watson replaces Pat Priest in the role of Marilyn Munster for this film. He appeared in two episodes of the series playing a character named Mister Gateman entitled, "Herman's Raise" and "The Musician". He has also appeared in countless films such as House of Frankenstein, Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors, Blood of Dracula's Castle, Horror of the Blood Monsters, The Howling and many more.
• Actor John Carradine is no stranger to horror films or even The Munsters franchise. He played a character named Mister Gateman in episode 1x37, "Herman's Raise", as well as episode 2x24, "The Musician".
• This is the first television movie work for actor Don Knight, who only plays a bit role in this film.
• This film establishes that Marilyn Munster is 19-years-old.

Quotes

• Lily Munster: Marilyn, if you should happen to meet any strange men on board, be sure and speak to them.
• Herman Munster: That's right, dear. Don't let your... unattractiveness make you self conscious.

See also

Munsters Munsters gallery Munsters images

Munsters episodes Munsters characters Munsters miscellaneous

External Links

• Munster, Go Home! at AMG
• Munster, Go Home! at IMDB
• Munster, Go Home! at Trakt.TV
• Munster, Go Home! at Wikipedia