Munster, Go Home! (1966)

As a huge Munsters fan since I was a child, this film doesn't fail to be brilliant - fantastic performances from all cast and very very funny story.Interesting to see the show in colour rather than black and white, however, both black and white and also colour really fit the show/film very well.This is easily the best of the Munsters movies.If you're a HUGE Munsters fan, like me, then you will definitely LOVE this :)It would be brilliant if this film came out in BluRay :)

Made in England with Terry-Thomas playing his usual crooked self. The special effects are incredibly bad and the film was made on a shoestring budget. (Example: Grandpa changes into a wolf with a puff of smoke behind a tree.) "Lord" Herman inherits run down Munster Hall, an English Manor replete with the usual British crooks and scoundrels. Really cheap sets. As usual, Marilyn falls in love with an innocent dupe who thinks that The Munsters are really scary. No funeral home subplot, it's a low budget remake of "The Great Race". The custom "Dragula" race car is really "cool". It is the only Munster movie with most of the original cast. Buy it because you loved Fred Gwynne as the lovable Herman. (Edward Hermann and John Shuck just aren't as good as "Herman".) Co-stars Hermione Gingold, John Carradine, Bernard Fox, and Richard Dawson in supporting roles. Sure, it's a silly movie, but it's also a lot of silly fun. A Halloween favorite that won't give the kiddies nightmares, and it's a Technicolor movie!

I was 6 years old when I first saw this comedy in the theater. It was double billed with THE GHOST & MR. CHICKEN. I loved both films but MUNSTER, GO HOME was my personal favorite. My favorite TV show was now on the big screen and one of the major draws for my brother & I would we would get to see Herman Munster in Technicolor! What a treat that was. The film written by George Tibbles, Joe Connelly & Bob Mosher (Original writers for the Munsters sitcom) give us a fun outing with Herman, Lily, Grampa, Eddie and Marilyn (Now played by an adorable Debbie Watson). The music score was by Jack Marshall (Thank God they used the composer from the TV show!) - The opening credits outside the Munster's home still gives me goosebumps - It's the now classic TV theme played at a slow tempo. Earl Bellamy does an outstanding job with the direction! You really have a hard time believing this was a back lot picture. Terry Thomas almost steals the film and Hermione (GIGI, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC) Gingold is perfectly cast as his mother. John Carradine has a great character role as the butler, Crookshank to Gingold & Thomas. Yvonne DeCarlo's Lily, Al Lewis' Grampa & Butch Patrick's Eddie are all perfect bringing their characters to the BIG screen! All look Great in color too!. But the film belongs to my childhood hero Fred Gwynne! His Herman is priceless! I love his big kid outlook he brought to Mr. Munster and it's flawless in this film. God Bless you Mr. Gwynne - You are sorely missed. The DVD transfer is gorgeous! I think they even enhanced the Technicolor which makes the green (Not gray like the TV show) really stand out. This is one family film that should be in everyone's collection. Munster's fans it's a must! Shame on Universal for not turning this family of fright into a film series when the show went off the air in 1966 - But I'm very grateful for this film for a lot of fond memories go with it.

If you like the Munsters, you'll like this movie. It's the Munsters only screen appearance in color. It plays like 96 minute episode of the Munsters without a laugh track. Too bad Pat Priest (Marilyn) isn't on board for the movie, but it doesn't matter too much as the show didn't depend on her for laughs. All in all it's worth watching just to see how the Munsters look like in color.