Munster, Go Home!
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| Directed by | Earl Bellamy |
| Produced by | Joe Connelly Bob Mosher |
| Written by | Joe Connelly Bob Mosher George Tibbles Earl Bellamy |
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Fred Gwynne Yvonne De Carlo Al Lewis Butch Patrick Debbie Watson Robert Pine Terry-Thomas Hermione Gingold Jeanne Arnold John Carradine |
| Music by | Jack Marshall |
| Distributed by | Universal Studios |
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96 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $600,000 |
Munster, Go Home! is a 1966 American film based on the hit 1960s family television sitcom The Munsters. It was directed by Earl Bellamy, who also directed a number of episodes in the series. The film was produced immediately after the television series completed filming for its original run, and included the original cast with the exception of Marilyn, who was played by Debbie Watson.
This film offered audiences an opportunity to see the Munsters in Technicolor rather than the black-and-white format of the television series, but was not a commercial success upon its original theatrical release. It was produced and released at least partly in order to introduce the characters and concept to foreign audiences, seeing as how it came in advance of international syndication for the film's source material (the television series 70-episodes). The film also featured the DRAG-U-LA custom dragster designed by George Barris.
Although most of the film is set in "Shroudshire, England" the automobile racing scenes were shot at the Paramount Ranch Racetrack in Agoura, California.
Herman Munster (Fred Gwynne) and his wife, Lily (Yvonne De Carlo) learn from Cavanaugh Munster's will that they have inherited an English manor known as Munster Hall in Shroudshire, England, and that Herman has inherited the designation Lord Munster. The family boards the SS United States to England. Herman gets seasick, Marilyn (Debbie Watson) encounters Roger Moresby (Robert Pine), and Grandpa (Al Lewis) gets turned into a wolf upon accidentally consuming a wolf pill. Grandpa is sneaked through customs.
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