Mad Mad Mad Monsters
Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters | |
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Written by | William J. Keenan Lou Silverstone |
Directed by | Jules Bass Arthur Rankin Jr. |
Starring | Allen Swift Bob McFadden Bradley Bolke Rhoda Mann |
Country of origin | United States Japan |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Jules Bass Arthur Rankin Jr. Basil Cox |
Running time | 66 minutes |
Production company(s) | Rankin/Bass Productions Mushi Production |
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Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters is a 1972 traditional animated comedy film produced by Rankin/Bass Productions[1] in the United States and Mushi Production in Japan. The special aired on September 23, 1972 as part of The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie. It is a "prequel of sorts" to the 1967 stop motion animated film Mad Monster Party?[2] which is produced by MOM Productions in Tokyo, Japan in association with Rankin/Bass.
Plot
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Cast
- Bob McFadden as Baron Henry von Frankenstein[3]
- Allen Swift as Count Dracula, Igor, The Monster, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Invisible Man, Invisible Boy, Count Dracula's Son, Ron Chanley/Werewolf, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Rosebud the Vulture
- Bradley Bolke as Norman the Bellhop, Additional Voices
- Rhoda Mann as The Monster's Mate, Nagatha the Invisible Woman, Additional Voices
Credits
- Produced and Directed by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass
- Written by William J. Keenan and Lou Silverstone
- Associate Producer: Basil Cox
- Animation Production by Mushi Studio
- Supervising Director: Steve Nakagawa
- Key Animation and Layout by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (uncredited)
- Editorial Supervisor: Irwin Goldress
- Music Composed and Directed by Maury Laws
Reception
It was called "visually stunning" but because of the poor storyline a "disappointing outing".[4]
References
External links
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- 1972 television films
- Articles using small message boxes
- 1970s comedy films
- 1970s science fiction films
- American films
- American animated films
- American comedy science fiction films
- English-language films
- Films directed by Jules Bass
- Dracula films
- Frankenstein films
- Monster movies
- Mummy films
- The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie
- Vampires in film
- Werewolves in film
- 1970s American animated films