MUNSTER GO HOME movie


MUNSTER GO HOME is not as good as the best MUNSTER episodes but it's a very entertaining movie and I feel fans of the show don't give it enough credit. It has a lot going for it, almost the full cast of the show, written by the main writers of the series and directed by someone who helmed several episodes, a chance at last to see the Munsters in color, excellent cinematography, several good gags (some of them a little too racy for a tv show at the time), excellent guest stars in Terry-Thomas and Hermonie Gingold, and fairly good script. The only thing that really doesn't work is boring Marilyn romance subplot, Debbie Watson as Marilyn (just too different from Pat Priest and Beverly Owen, for that matter) and Robert Pine as her British boyfriend (very bad accent too, couldn't they have found a British actor?) and the "climax" that doesn't seem credible although the actual final scene is fun. I wonder if even Pat Priest could have made that dull storyline work.

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I agree with some of your comments. I love "Munster Go Home" but it is a little bit long winded. Hate Debbie Watson as Marilyn (mainly because I always wanted to see Marilyn in color). She doesn't make sense to me. At least when they recast the role on the series, they picked an actress that resembled the previous actress.
Terry-Thomas and Hermonie Gingold almost make up for a few of the film's inadequacies. The script could have been tighter, funnier and snappier.






"The most important thing is being sincere, even if you have to fake it." - Cesar Romero

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There's a color episode on the dvd set. It's called Family portrait, both color and Black and white are on the disk.

Swing away, Merrill....Merrill, swing away...

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yeah also the original pilot on the dvd is colored as well!

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It was good but The Munsters Revenge was better

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