The Munsters' Revenge

The Munsters' Revenge is a 1981 American made-for-television science fiction comedy film based on the 1964–1966 sitcom The Munsters which reunited original cast members Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo and Al Lewis. It was the last film made with most of the original actors from the 1960s TV series. Marilyn Munster was portrayed by Jo McDonnell and Eddie Munster by Canadian child actor K. C. Martel. The film was directed by Don Weis (which was his last film) and originally aired on NBC on February 27, 1981.

The Munsters' Revenge
Written byArthur Alsberg
Don Nelson
Directed byDon Weis
StarringFred Gwynne
Yvonne De Carlo
Al Lewis
Jo McDonnell
K. C. Martel
Sid Caesar
Bob Hastings
Music byVic Mizzy
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerEdward J. Montagne
ProducersDon Nelson
Arthur Alsberg
CinematographyHarry L. Wolf
EditorFrederic W. Baratta
Running time96 minutes
Production companyUniversal Television
DistributorNBC
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseFebruary 27, 1981 (1981-02-27)
Chronology
Preceded byMunster, Go Home!
Followed byHere Come the Munsters
Related showsThe Munsters

Plot

The Munster family visits a local wax museum where they have made wax replica's of them. As the museum closes, a scientist activates his controller, causing some of the figures (which are actually robots) to move. The robots of Herman and Grandpa terrorize some citizens and steal their items. The next morning, police arrive at the Munster home to arrest Herman and Grandpa for theft and lock them up, but the two would escape and steal the police chief's car and head over to the wax museum after hours in hopes of clearing their names.

When the scientist activates the robots, Herman and Grandpa deactivate their replicas and pretend to be the robots. There they find a laboratory where Dr. Dustin Diablo mentions a plan for later. They're taken by a moving van until they stop in front of a pizzeria. As they get out, they see a suitcase of money being exchanged between the owner and the scientist. The van then leaves, forcing them to sneak back home. There they meet Glenn, a rookie detective and the police chief's son, who was convinced by Marylyn to help them clear their names. They tell Glenn about the laboratory, but when he goes to search the wax museum, the robots are replaced and the laboratory is gone, much to the chagrin of his father.

Herman and Grandpa dress up as waitresses and infiltrate the pizzeria and wait until the owner meets up with an accomplice and leaves. They follow him back to the wax museum where, pretending to be the robots, hear about Dr. Diablo's plan to rob the jewels of a pharaoh mummy being displayed at the museum on Halloween. Grandpa comes up with a plan to use a life rejuvenation serum on the mummy to bring him back to life and have him capture the gang, except that the serum is back in Transylvania. After sneaking aboard a plane, they make it to Grandpa's old laboratory where they meet his old assistant Igor just before he dies. Grandpa injects the serum into Igor, causing him to live and become young enough to where he won't be killed by angry villagers.

Herman and Grandpa make it back home just before Halloween where a number of relatives have arrived for the celebration. Lily tells them that Marylyn and Glenn went to the wax museum but hasn't returned. Herman and Cousin Phantom (of the opera) make their way there and find them captured in a shatterproof container. A very high note from Cousin Phantom eventually breaks the container allowing Marylyn, Glenn and Herman to meet Grandpa at the museum. Grandpa administers the serum to the mummy while Marylin steals the controller, rendering the robots useless. As Dr. Diablo tries to get the jewels, the mummy grabs him until the police arrive, helping vindicate Glenn. It's later revealed that it's Herman as the mummy, as Grandpa gave the real mummy too much serum causing him to be three years old.

Cast

Main cast

CharacterActor
Herman MunsterFred Gwynne
Lily MunsterYvonne De Carlo
GrandpaAl Lewis
Marilyn MunsterJo McDonnell[1]
Eddie MunsterK. C. Martel
Dr. Dustin DiabloSid Caesar
Phantom of the OperaBob Hastings

Home media

The Munsters' Revenge was first released on VHS by MCA Home Video in 1986 and later by GoodTimes Home Video on November 7, 1996. It is available in the US on a 2006 DVD double-feature known as Two-Movie Fright Fest alongside Munster, Go Home!.[2]

It is available on DVD in Region 4 as part of 'The Munsters Collection' boxset which was released August 3, 2016.[3]

It was re-released along with Munster, Go Home! on Blu-ray through Shout Factory on March 31, 2020.

References


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