Directed by: Jules Bass
Screenplay by: Forrest J Ackerman, Len Korobkin, Harvey Kurtzman, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Screenplay by: Forrest J Ackerman, Len Korobkin, Harvey Kurtzman, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Cinematography by: Tadahito Mochinaga
Cast: Boris Karloff, Allen Swift, Gale Garnett and Phyllis Diller
Year: 1967
A strange relic of the 60's, which for all accounts should stay there. The Rankin/Bass "Animagic" stop motion animation in interesting to look at (albeit very dated), but the story is not nearly as affecting as the other classics like "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer".
The concept of having all the classic Universal Studios movie monsters, plus a few extras, all rocking out in Frankenstein's castle starts to wear thin only after the first 5 minutes; leaving us with a handful of terribly un-catchy musical numbers and poorly written gags.
I'd only recommend this to someone who wants to play something kitschy on TV during a Halloween party, or if you're curious to hear what Phyllis Diller's voice sounded like before she destroyed her vocal cords with a trillion cigarettes.
2 out of 5
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