Munster, Go Home! (1966)

Director:

Earl Bellamy

Writers:

Joe Connelly (writer)
Bob Mosher (writer)

Release Date:

15 June 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

America's Funniest Family in their FIRST FULL-LENGTH FEATURE

Plot:

Herman discovers he's the new lord of Munster Hall in England. The family sails to Britain, where they...

Plot Keywords:

England | Automobile Racing | Sequel | Ship | Person On Fire

Cast

Fred Gwynne	...	Herman Munster
Yvonne De Carlo	...	Lily Munster
Al Lewis	...	Grandpa Munster
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
Maria Lennard	...	Millie
Cliff Norton	...	Herbert
Diana Chesney	...	Mrs. Moresby

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:K-8 | Sweden:11

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Debbie Watson makes her first and only appearance as Marilyn Munster, and the Munsters appear in color for the first time.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Makeup is missing from the back of Eddie's ears and neck, as well as Lily's palms.

Quotes:

Roger: I say, I say, you must tell me something. Did you just hideous giant with a ghastly green face?
Herbert: I see them all the time, friend, all the time.

Movie Connections:

References "The Munsters: Grandpa's Call of the Wild (#1.16)" (1965)

A Long, Enjoyable, Full-Color Episode of the TV Show

Of course it would have been impossible for the Munsters to take a trip to England in a 25-minute TV episode. So it's fun to see it finally happen. I'm not the world's biggest Munster fan, but I've been watching the series ever since I was a little kid and I do love it (a wee bit). This, in particular, is a fun adventure, in which Herman inherits an English title and goes to the Sceptred Isle to claim it, even in spite of the wishes of his greedy cousins, who want the title for themselves. Naturally, this movie has the same kind of rim shot-based gags that highlight the show ("I thought he was made in Germany"), but it also has a great deal of fun and some gags are really quite funny, not to mention the drastic culture shock that takes place when the Munsters-- who aren't even normal Americans-- take Great Britain by storm. So if you like "The Munsters," you should go ahead and give "Munster, Go Home!" a try. You won't be disappointed.