Monster Mash (2000 film)
Monster Mash (Italian: Chi ha paura?) is a 2000 Italian-American direct-to-video animated musical comedy horror film co-produced by DIC Entertainment, L.P. and Rai Fiction based on the stories of Frankenstein, the Wolfman, and Count Dracula.
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| Directed by | Guido Manuli |
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| Narrated by | Phil Trainer |
| Music by | John Carnochan |
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| Distributed by | Universal Studios Home Video (North America) RAI Trade[1] (Europe/Asia/Africa/Middle East) |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
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| Language | English |
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 end up assisting Drac, Frank, and Wolf into proving that they are still scary, even when the Grim Reaper (the prosecutor of the SCoH) 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 to make sure that they all fail in their mission.
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 Chicky
- Phil Trainer as Yorick
- Jim Byrnes as Grim Reaper Prosecutor
- Patricia Drake as Stella Tinklemeister
- Phil Hayes as Judge
- Robert O. Smith
- French Tickner
- Dave "Squatch" 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 in the United States by Universal Studios Home Video.
The Movie would see a DVD release in Italy in 2003 by Alfadedis Entertainment. The movie would be bundled alongside Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein, Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman, and four episodes of Archie's Weird Mysteries as part of the Monster Bash Fun Pack DVD released in the United States on September 7, 2004. A stand-alone DVD was released by NCircle Entertainment in 2007, although it lacks the Monster Mash music video at the end of the movie, due to copyright issues.
