Monster Force | |
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The first DVD volume cover of Monster Force, released in 2009
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Written by |
Marv Wolfman Craig Miller (pilot) |
Directed by | Chris Schouten |
Voices of |
Philip Akin Lawrence Bayne David Hewlett Howard Jerome Frank Pellegrino George Buza Carolly Larson Paul Haddad Dean Hagopian Ray Landry Robert Bockstael Rob Cowan Stuart Stone Damon D'Oliveira John Nelles Elizabeth Aspenlieder Denis Akiyama Justin Louis Graham Haley Jovianni Sy Jeffrey Arrles Keith Hampshire Jeff Pustil Carol Sinclair Lisa Yamanaka Thelma Farmer Maria Dell Mar Annick Obonsawin Barbra Jones Keith Knight Ellen Ray Hennessy Phillip Jarett Benedict Campbell John Koensgen Adrian Truss Allegra Fulton Shane McPherson |
Composer(s) | Edmund Eagan |
Country of origin |
United States Canada |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Sheldon S. Wiseman |
Producer(s) | Kathi Castillo Gerald Tripp |
Production company(s) |
Universal Cartoon Studios Lacewood Productions |
Release | |
Original network | Universal/MCA TV |
Original release | Fall 1994 – Fall 1994 |
Monster Force was a 13-episode animated television series created in 1994 by Universal Cartoon Studios and Canadian studio Lacewood Productions. The story is set in approx. 2020 and centers on a group of teenagers who, with help of high tech weaponry, fight off against classic Universal Monsters and spiritual beings threatening humanity. Some of the crew have personal vendettas (e.g., one has the "curse of the Wolfman" that has been handed down through generations and another had a family member taken away from her by Dracula), while others fight for Mankind out of a sense of altruism. The series aired in syndication alongside another Universal animated series, Exosquad. Universal Studios Home Entertainment released the first seven episodes to DVD on September 15, 2009.
In the distant future, six college students and their professor have formed the Monster Force. A squad dedicated to keeping the world safe from the likes of Dracula, The Mummy and an evil legion of criminals known as the creatures of the night.
The "good guys" bear the name of "Monster Force" and are led by Dr. Reed Crawley. Creatures of the Night (de facto led by Dracula, the greatest vampire in history) represent the "bad guys".
A young yet brilliant scientist who is also the main tactician and strategist of the team. He has once been Dracula's captive and since then vowed to end his reign of terror. Apparently, he is the inventor of the entire cutting-edge weaponry and equipment used by Monster Force. One of his most brilliant inventions is the EMACS (Energized Monster Armed Containment Suit) or simply power suit, which allows normal humans to fight super-human dark powers at the same level.