Mad Monster Party
starring: Boris Karloff, Allen Swift, Gale Garnett, Phyllis Diller, Ethel Ennis
directed by: Jules Bass
directed by: Jules Bass
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Studio: Starz/spheRelease Date: 08/23/2005Run time: 95 minutes
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Love the classic monsters Frankenstein, the Mummy, Dr. Jekyll, the Creature, Dracula, the Werewolf, and the Invisible Man? They're all here in this animated, 90-minute video--and so are the vocal talents of Boris Karloff and Phyllis Diller. After discovering the secret of destruction, Baron von Frankenstein is retiring as head of the World Wide Organization of Monsters. He's handpicked his mortal nephew Felix to be his successor, and his fellow monsters are less than pleased. Even though Felix politely declines to carry on this family tradition, the monsters band together and double-cross one another in comic attempts to expel Felix from the group.
The "Rankin/Bass Animagic process" of using stop-motion photography with three-dimensional figures makes this video a visual feast for animation buffs, but it is outdated compared to modern animation techniques. Humorous details, like the count looking into a mirror to comb his hair and seeing only his comb reflected, permeate the video and will have viewers chuckling out loud and on alert for potential missed laughs. This video is best for children from about 5 to 12 years old or adults who want to reminisce over a movie viewed in their childhood. --Tami Horiuchi
Studio: Starz/spheRelease Date: 08/23/2005Run time: 95 minutes
Amazon.com:
Love the classic monsters Frankenstein, the Mummy, Dr. Jekyll, the Creature, Dracula, the Werewolf, and the Invisible Man? They're all here in this animated, 90-minute video--and so are the vocal talents of Boris Karloff and Phyllis Diller. After discovering the secret of destruction, Baron von Frankenstein is retiring as head of the World Wide Organization of Monsters. He's handpicked his mortal nephew Felix to be his successor, and his fellow monsters are less than pleased. Even though Felix politely declines to carry on this family tradition, the monsters band together and double-cross one another in comic attempts to expel Felix from the group.
The "Rankin/Bass Animagic process" of using stop-motion photography with three-dimensional figures makes this video a visual feast for animation buffs, but it is outdated compared to modern animation techniques. Humorous details, like the count looking into a mirror to comb his hair and seeing only his comb reflected, permeate the video and will have viewers chuckling out loud and on alert for potential missed laughs. This video is best for children from about 5 to 12 years old or adults who want to reminisce over a movie viewed in their childhood. --Tami Horiuchi
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- monstamash relation?
just ok film which is the 1 & only w/ the pet blob in its dog house brief scene near the end; dont know if it inspired the song monstermash or vice versa, still, unknown.
Rating: 
- great classic
I admit I didn't open it yet, but I grew up watching Rankin & Bass animated shows and enjoy them so I'm sure I'll like this too!
Rating: - It's (almost) alive!
Remember on Halloween when someone invariably handed out a pack of crayons or a small bag of pennies to trick-or-treaters? You were probably a little confused at first, then a little disappointed, but you probably used the crayons or spent the pennies anyway. Mad Monster Party is like Halloween crayons to me - not very exciting but certainly adequate.
The Pros: The sets and character designs are awesome - very detailed with
some mod 1960's touches (the Monster's Mate rocks a ... Read More
Rating: - Great for nostalgia, but a little dated
It had been many years since I'd seen this film--I saw it on its release and I remembered it as being one of my favorite Rankin-Bass movies.And there are some genuinely fun sections, especially the semi-sarcastic moments (the character of Francesca has a lot of these).But by and large the film doesn't hold up as well as, say, Rudolph; and I must admit that both "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "The Corpse Bride," inspired by "Mad Monster Party," are better films.The songs here are especially ... Read More
Rating: - Let's Party
Mad Monster Party was released on March 8, 1969 and is one hour and thirty-four minutes long. Monsters included in this movie are the Frankenstein Monster (throughout the movie he his called Fang), the monster's mate (voiced by Phyllis Diller), Dracula, Werewolf, the Mummy, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the Creature (as in the Creature From the Black Lagoon), The Invisible Man, Quasimodo or the Hunchback of Notre Dame, and King Kong (King Kong is referred to It throughout the movie). We have the mad scientist, ... Read More
- monstamash relation?just ok film which is the 1 & only w/ the pet blob in its dog house brief scene near the end; dont know if it inspired the song monstermash or vice versa, still, unknown.
- great classicI admit I didn't open it yet, but I grew up watching Rankin & Bass animated shows and enjoy them so I'm sure I'll like this too!
- It's (almost) alive!Remember on Halloween when someone invariably handed out a pack of crayons or a small bag of pennies to trick-or-treaters? You were probably a little confused at first, then a little disappointed, but you probably used the crayons or spent the pennies anyway. Mad Monster Party is like Halloween crayons to me - not very exciting but certainly adequate.
The Pros: The sets and character designs are awesome - very detailed with
some mod 1960's touches (the Monster's Mate rocks a ... Read More
- Great for nostalgia, but a little datedIt had been many years since I'd seen this film--I saw it on its release and I remembered it as being one of my favorite Rankin-Bass movies.And there are some genuinely fun sections, especially the semi-sarcastic moments (the character of Francesca has a lot of these).But by and large the film doesn't hold up as well as, say, Rudolph; and I must admit that both "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "The Corpse Bride," inspired by "Mad Monster Party," are better films.The songs here are especially ... Read More
- Let's PartyMad Monster Party was released on March 8, 1969 and is one hour and thirty-four minutes long. Monsters included in this movie are the Frankenstein Monster (throughout the movie he his called Fang), the monster's mate (voiced by Phyllis Diller), Dracula, Werewolf, the Mummy, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the Creature (as in the Creature From the Black Lagoon), The Invisible Man, Quasimodo or the Hunchback of Notre Dame, and King Kong (King Kong is referred to It throughout the movie). We have the mad scientist, ... Read More
