Munster, Go Home! (1966)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1966
Running Times: 96 mins
Format: Technicolor     35mm
Ratio:
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Universal
Producer: Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher
Associate Producer: Irving Paley
Unit Production Manager: James H. Hogan

SCRIPT
Script: George Tibbles, Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher

DIRECTION
Director: Earl Bellamy
Assistant Director: Dolph Zimmer

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Benjamin H. Kline
Lab: Technicolor

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Bud S. Isaacs

MUSIC
Music: Jack Marshall

SOUND
Sound: Waldon O. Watson, Corson Jowett
Sound System: Westrex Recording System

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Bud Westmore
Hair: Larry Germain
Costumes: Grady Hunt

VISUAL EFFECTS
Matte Supervisor: Albert Whitlock

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Directors: Alexander Golitzen, John Lloyd
Set Decorators: John McCarthy, Julia Heron

MISCELLANEOUS
Assistant to Producer: Keith Vincent

LOCATIONS
Locations: Paramount Ranch, Agoura, California, USA
Studio: Universal City Studios, California, USA

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Carey Loftin

CAST
Fred Gwynne (Herman Munster)
Yvonne De Carlo (Lily Munster)
Al Lewis (Grandpa Lewis)
Butch Patrick (Eddie Munster)
Debbie Watson (Marilyn Munster)
Terry-Thomas (Freddie)
Hermione Gingold (Lady Effigie)
Robert Pine (Roger)
John Carradine (Cruikshank)
Bernard Fox (Squire Morseby)
Richard Dawson (Joey)
Jeanne Arnold (Grace)
Maria Lennard (Millie)
Cliff Norton (Herbert)
Diane Chesney (Mrs Moresby)
Arthur Malet (Alfie)
Ben Wright (Hennesy)

PLOT SUMMARY

Herman Munster unexpectedly becomes the new lord of Munster Hall in England and sets out with the rest of the family to move in. But they get a frosty reception when they arrive, Marilyn falls in love Roger, whose family has long held a grudge against the Munsters, Herman takes part in a motor race and the secret of Munster Hall is about to be revealed.

AVAILABILITY

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Universal Pictures
Video Distributors: MCA / Universal Home Video
DVD Distributors: GoodTimes Home Video (05-81041)

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Finland
Rating: K-8

Sweden
Rating: 11

TIMELINE

1966
June
15: USA - theatrical release

1967
March
31: Finland - theatrical release

November
27: Sweden - theatrical release

1999
September
21: USA - DVD release (GoodTimes Home Video (05-81041))

POSTER TAGS

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

Herman races the world's fastest cars in his DRAG-ULA special!

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Los adorables monstruos - Mexican title
La dolce vita... non piace ai mostri - Italian title
Frankenstein et les faux-monnayeurs - French Belgian title
Gespenster-Party - Austrian / West German title
La herencia de los Munster - Spanish title
Hirviö kilpa-ajajana - Finnish title
Vik hädan, monster! - Swedish title

LINKS

SEQUEL TO
The Munsters (1964 - 1966)

SEQUEL
The Munster's Revenge (1981)

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)

REFERENCES

BOOKS

The Illustrated Vampire Movie Guide by Stephen Jones p.55
credits, review

John Carradine: The Films by Tom Weaver (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co (1999) ISBN: 0786406070)
review

OTHER SOURCES

screen
credits

KEYWORDS

frankenstein monster, motor races, secret doors, sequels, ships, television into film, vampires, werewolves

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008