Monster Mash (2000 film)

Monster Mash
Directed by	Guido Manuli
Written by	Guido Manuli Judy Rothman Rofé
Produced by	Andy Heyward Robby London Michael Maliani
Starring	David Sobolov Scott McNeil Ian James Corlett Janyse Jaud Tabitha St. Germain
Narrated by	Phil Trainer
Edited by	Tom King Ian Bartell
Music by	John Carnochan
Production company	DIC Entertainment
Distributed by	Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Release date	August 29, 1999 (1999-08-29)
Running time	64 minutes
Countries	Italy United States
Language	English

Monster Mash is a 1999 Italian-American direct-to-video animated musical comedy horror film based on the stories of Frankenstein, The Wolfman, and Count Dracula.

Plot

Drac, Frank, and Wolf were the scariest monsters around until they became associated with fun. They end up summoned by the Superior Court of Horrors where the judge orders them to prove that they are still scary by the end of 24 hours or they will be sentenced to an eternity entertaining at children's parties. Drac, Frank, and Wolf are assigned to scare the Tinklemeister family. The Tinklemeisters soon ends up assisting Drac, Frank, and Wolf into proving that they are still scary even when the Grim Reaper Prosecutor sends three new monsters consisting of Freddie de Spaghetti: King of Carbohydrates (a humanoid spaghetti monster based on Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees), Chicky: The Doll of Destruction (a wind-up toy based on Chucky), and the Alien Eater from Alien to make sure that they fail.

Cast

• David Sobolov as Frank
  • W. Harlan May as Frank's singing voice
• Scott McNeil as Wolf
  • David Pavlovitch as Wolf's singing voice
• Ian James Corlett as Drac
  • Jason Michas as Drac's singing voice
• Janyse Jaud as Spike Tinklemeister, Mom Tinklemeister
• Tabitha St. Germain as Stella Tinklemeister
• Phil Trainer as Yorick
• Jim Byrnes as Grim Reaper prosecutor
• Patricia Drake
• Phil Hayes as Judge
• Robert O. Smith
• French Tickner
• Dave Ward as Freddie de Spaghetti

Songs

• "Waiting for Spike to Speak"
• "The Heebe Jeebe"
• "When We Were Bad"
• "Monster Mash"
  • Funk Groove arrangement by David Pavlovitch
  • Country arrangement by Matt McGuire
  • Alternative Angst arrangement performed by Jason Michas

"Waiting for Spike to Speak" was composed and written by Matt McGuire. "The Heebe Jeebe" was composed and written by McGuire and Karen Guthery. "When We Were Bad" was composed and written by Sandy Howell and Geoff Levin.

Release

Monster Mash was released on VHS on August 29, 2000.

The film was released on DVD alongside Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein, Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman, and four episodes of Archie's Weird Mysteries on the Monster Bash Fun Pack released on September 7, 2004.

Reception

Despite not receiving any professional critical reviews, Monster Mash was well received by audiences. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 78% rating based on 51 users, with an average rating of 4.2/5.

External links

• Monster Mash at IMDb
• Monster Mash at Rotten Tomatoes