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The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas

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The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas
Written byEd Ferrara
Kevin Murphy
Directed byIan Emes
StarringSam McMurray
Ann Magnuson
Sandy Baron
Elaine Hendrix
Bug Hall
Music byChristopher L. Stone
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersJohn Landis
Leslie Belzberg
ProducerTony Winley
CinematographyRoger Lanser
EditorM. Scott Smith
Running time91 minutes
Production companyMCA Television Entertainment
Original release
NetworkFox
ReleaseDecember 17, 1996(1996-12-17)

The Munsters' Scary Little Christmasis a 1996 Americanmade-for-televisionscience fictioncomedy filmfeaturing characters from the 1960s sitcomThe Munsters.It featured a different cast from the original series, the 1980s revival seriesThe Munsters Todayand the previous 1995 television filmHere Come the Munsters.The movie is set aroundChristmastime and included character actorSandy Baronas 'Grandpa'. Baron had played Grandpa's older brother Yorga a few years previously inThe Munsters Today.

Plot[edit]

The movie begins with son Eddie feeling homesick forTransylvania.Herman decides a "good old Transylvanian Christmas" is what his troubled son needs to get in the mood for the holidays. Together with the family - including Lily, Grandpa and Marilyn, he sends out invitations to the entire Munster family, includingWolfman,Mummy,and theGill-Man.Herman also asks for a raise from his boss and is fired, taking on other jobs such as modeling nude for an art class, donating blood, and wrapping presents. Meanwhile, on Christmas Eve's eve, one of Grandpa's experiments has gone awry, accidentally transportingSanta Clausand his elves to theMunster Mansion.Christmas faces ruin as there is no way to send Santa home, and the entire family must find a way to save Christmas. Meanwhile, Marilyn falls in love and Lily enters a home decorating contest, with nosy neighbour Edna Dimitty (from the previous Munster movieHere Come the Munsters) causing trouble. Eddie also faces trouble at school from bullies.

Cast[edit]

Main cast[edit]

Guest cast[edit]

Production[edit]

Filming[edit]

The movie was shot atHeathcote Hall,a historic building built in 1887 atHeathcote, New South Wales.[1]

Broadcast[edit]

The Munsters' Scary Little Christmaswas originally aired onFoxon December 17, 1996. It was acquired byABC Family,and was added to their25 Days of Christmasline-up on December 15, 2009. It had been previously shown on the cable networkFox Family Channel,which was later renamed ABC Family.

Home media[edit]

It was later released onDVDbyUniversal Studioson November 6, 2007.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^Trembath, Murray (6 September 2014)."Historic Heathcote Hall, once a setting for a Munsters film shoot, may become retirement village".The St George and Sutherland ShireLeader.Retrieved12 March2015.
  2. ^"Munster's Scary Little Christmas".DVD Talk.Retrieved2010-12-07.

External links[edit]

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