Caperucita y Pulgarcito contra los monstruos (1962)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Roberto Rodríguez

Writers:

Fernando Morales Ortiz (original story) and
Adolfo Torres Portillo (original story) ...

Release Date:

2 February 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Horror | Musical

Plot Keywords:

Crystal Ball | Fairy | Magic | Slapstick | Spell

Cast

María Gracia	...	Caperucita Roja (Little Red Riding Hood)
Cesáreo Quezadas 'Pulgarcito'	...	Pulgarcito (Tom Thumb) (as Cesáreo Quesadas)
José Elías Moreno	...	El Ogro
Manuel 'Loco' Valdés	...	El Lobo
Santanón	...	El Zorrillo (as El Enano Santanón)
Ofelia Guilmáin	...	La Reina Bruja
Armando Gutiérrez
Miguel Inclán hijo		(as Miguel Inclán Jr.)
Alfredo de Soto
Elvira Lodi
Magda Donato
Quintín Bulnes	...	El Vampiro
Elba Eugenia Migoni
Manuel Vergara 'Manver'		(as Manuel Vergara 'Mamber')
Humberto Dupeyrón

Also Known As:

Little Red Riding Hood and Tom Thumb vs. the Monsters (International: English title)
Little Red Riding Hood and the Monsters (USA) (dubbed version)
Tom Thumb and Little Red Riding Hood (USA)

Runtime:

USA:82 min

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA High Fidelity)

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company:

Películas Rodríguez

Movie Connections:

Follows La caperucita roja (1960)

Soundtrack:

Seamos amigos

Good Horror Kids Blend

Caperucita y Pulgarcito contra los monstruos (1962)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Mexican kids film mixed with the horror genre. Little Red Riding Hood, along with her pet dog and a huge skunk, are traveling through the woods when The Wicked Witch of Mexico sends various monsters out to scare them. The monsters include Dracula, The Wolf Man, the giant from Jack and the Beanstalk, Frankenstein's monster and various others. This is a kids movie so it's certainly not meant to be scary and for the most part I found myself entertained. I had to view the film in Spanish without any subs so I'm not sure if the dialogue or musical numbers would have added anything else. The scenery is very good and the colors used in the film are a real treat for the eyes. The monsters look very stupid but again, this is a kids movie so there wasn't any need for them to look scary. The dumbest looking one has to go to the rip of the robot from The Day the Earth Stood Still. Hopefully someone will release a subtitled version at some point. AKA: Little Red Riding Hood Meets the Monsters.