Munster, Go Home!

1966 "America's Funniest Family in their First Full-Length Feature"
6.3| 1h36m| NR| en
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Herman discovers he's the new lord of Munster Hall in England. The family sails to Britain, where they receive a tepid welcome from Lady Effigy and Freddie Munster, who throws tantrums because he wasn't named Lord Munster. An on-board romance had blossomed between Marilyn and Roger, but on land Marilyn discovers Roger's family holds a longstanding grudge against the Munsters.

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Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?
Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.
Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.
Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
dolittle672002 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.
BaronBl00d You pretty much get what one would expect from this first theatrical film using the Munster characters going to England to claim an ancestral home. All the actors return except for Pat Priest - here replaced by Debbie Watson. Herman Munster and Grandpa ham it up in all sorts of quite ridiculous scenes in a quite ridiculous story. Yet, throughout it all, the film does capture the essence and heart of the original show as well as the humour. Fred Gwynne shows us that he was the heart of the Munsters with his amusing turn as the awkward Herman Munster with strange family in tow - living like a somewhat normal monster in a world he saw as the weird thing filled with people he felt were weird. Al Lewis is equally amusing and the whole cast does a good job aiding the antics. British character actors Terry-Thomas - always a treat to see - and the indefatigable Hermionne Ginglod as his mother trying to off Herman Munster and keep their title and lands both give pleasant comic turns. John Carradine is aboard as a very slow-moving butler. Bernard Fox plays the head of a rival family whose one goal is to win a car race every year. Naturally, Herman must defend the House of Munster. Like the television show, many of the laughs are a bit forced, but there are some genuinely funny scenes - most of them between Gwynne and Lewis. Lewis turns into a wolf a couple times, and the race itself is the centerpiece of the film. The ending is perhaps the most forced, but overall I enjoyed the film - not because it was particularly good but rather because it allows one another chance to see Gwynne with the role he would forever be linked with in life. The film w as directed by Earl Bellamy who had directed at least one of the episodes from the series.
tjbeatty As a lifelong fan of the Munsters, I really love this movie. It is great to see Herman, Lilly, Grandpa, and the rest in (nearly) living color.This flick kind of broadened the world of the Munsters that was squeezed into the shorter sitcom episodes. I would have liked to see more of the Munster's 1313 Mockingbird lane home - especially in color, but in one of the scenes, you can see the house next door. A new Marilyn steps into the role and does fairly well, and the English relatives are classic 60's sitcom fare.Special bonuses include seeing a mid-60's Ferrari Spyder, and the magnificent SS United States long before its sad fall into disrepair.
Movie Nuttball I just recently seen this good film a couple days ago and I think its a funny film.The Munsters are Hilarious especially Herman and Grandpa and Lily is something else! What a woman Yvonne De Carlo is! I really like Maria Lennard as Millie the bar tender/maid. She is a very pretty and different woman and she reminds of the beautiful Rachel Weiz. This is a good film for all monster,horror,comedy,and Universal Monsters fans!