The Munsters' Revenge

  • Peter Fox Glen
  • Sid Caesar: Dr. Dustin Diablo
  • Bob Hastings: Cousin Phantom of the Opera

The return of the Frankenstein family is an American television movie from 1981, based on the television series " The Munsters ". In this film, the original cast of the series, Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo and Al Lewis slipped for the last time in their old signature roles.

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Dr. Dustin Diablo, the director of the city's Wax Museum has several new exhibits in his Halloween collection, which have a startling resemblance to the Munster family. In fact, there are robots that used the sneaky Dr. Diablo, to loot jewelery shops.

So it's not long until the police at the gate of the house at 1313 Mockingbird Lane ring and arrested Herman and Grandpa for aggravated robbery. After immaculate identification they are put in jail, but soon break out again to prove their innocence. In fact, they find out what Dr. Diablo plans. All previous raids were just tests to prepare for the big coup. On the occasion of this year's big Halloween exhibition is a three thousand year old mummy with invaluable grave goods, behind which Diablo ago, are presented. Grandpa Munster has the bright idea. By magic, he went to Transylvania and brings a syringe full of his " Mummy revitalizing elixir ". With its help you create the ancient Egyptian visitors to new life and bring together Dr. Diablo and his minions to the track.

After the villain over to the police and the good name of the Munsters was washed again, Herman and Grandpa go back into the bosom of her family.

Reviews

  • Lexicon of international film: " Gag comedy, based on the 1964/65 produced television series" The Munsters "refers Entertainment ... without any right, all designed to brief laughter go."

Others

  • The exterior shots in the grounds of the Munsters are archive material from the first Munsters feature film ghosts Party of 1966. This can be seen especially in the " England Or burst" sticker on the side of the family car.
  • Cousin Phantom of the Opera was by Bob Hastings (including the engl. Commissioner original voice of James Gordon from the Batman Animated Series ) are shown. In a supporting role is also Ezra Stone, who has directed many episodes of the Munsters original series to see.
  • Main actor Fred Gwynne insisted that the artist of the original series, Karl Silvera and Abe Haberman, were obliged again to ensure that the original Munsters look has been maintained.
  • Gwynne had originally not to slip back into the role of Herman Munster ever before. When they again offered him fifteen years after his last appearance his signature role, he demanded an exorbitant fee with the expectation that the producers refused and sought another performer. But they agreed to and Gwynne took over the Part
  • Al " Grandpa " Lewis accepted the role in The Return of the Frankenstein family only under one condition: the producers, it had to be possible also to undertake Fred Gwynne.
1981 in film Screenplay Film score Munster, Go Home!
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