The Munster family is tired of being persecuted back in Transylvania, and on finding part of a letter from cousin Marilyn in California, decides to head to the United States. On arrival they find that Marilyn's father, Norman Hyde, is missing, and her mother (Herman's sister) Elsa Hyde is in a coma. Marilyn details this in the letter but Spot burned the mail (and the letter carrier) so this comes as a surprise to the Munsters.
The family must find out what has happened to Marilyn's father, and find a way to revive Elsa. They also have to try to live in new surroundings as they try to "fit in" in America.
It turns out that Norman was trying to find a way to make his "peaches and cream" daughter, Marilyn, look a little more like the rest of the clan, but somehow the experiment backfired and Norman Hyde became Brent Jekyll. (This is a take on The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.)
Brent Jekyll is running for Congress. A plank of his campaign platform is trying to get foreigners out of America (this includes the Munsters). In a more sinister part of the story, it seems that Hyde was sabotaged and transformed into Jekyll purposely, to bring forward a politician without a past to whom people would listen.
As the story unfolds, the family tries to save the day. With Herman arrested and placed in jail, Grandpa creates a replica of him from spare parts and uses it to help him escape. They flee from the scene in the Munster Koach.
The four original Munsters surviving cast members - Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Butch Patrick and Pat Priest - appeared in a short cameo scene in an Italian restaurant as a bickering family, with Herman (Edward Herrmann) acting as their waiter. The original Herman from the TV series, Fred Gwynne, had died two years before.
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While the movie draws on many elements of the original series, it departs from the established "Munsters" canon.[1][2] In this version Marilyn's last name is given as Hyde and she is the daughter of Herman's sister, not Lily's (as she is in the original series and in "The Munsters Today"). Also, in this film Marilyn is the same age as she is in the series, however Marilyn has said in the original series that Herman and Lily have raised her since she was a baby. In terms of the Munster's house, the ownership was changed. In the original series and "The Munsters Today", the Munsters owned the house but in this version they are just house-sitting for Herman's sister. Grandpa's lab is shown to be under the stairs (where "Spot" lived) instead of under a trap door in the living room as in the original series and in "The Munsters Today". Finally, in this version, Grandpa uses a spell to create The Munster Koach by transforming a hearse. This is in contradiction to the original series and "The Munsters Today" where Lily buys it as a gift for Herman.
See alsoEdit
Mockingbird Lane, a 2012 TV special originally intended as a pilot for a reimagined Munsters series.
ReferencesEdit
^"The Munsters - America's First Family of Fright : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video". Dvdtalk.com. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
^. TVShowsOnDVD.com. 2007-08-16. Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Here Come the Munsters news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Here Come the Munsters is a television film that aired on Fox on October 31 1995 It stars Edward Herrmann Christine Taylor and Veronica Hamel The film tells the story of the Munster family s arrival in the US from Transylvania This is an adaptation update to the main characters of the US TV series from the 1960s The Munsters Here Come the MunstersDirected byRobert GintyWritten byBill Prady Jim Fisher Jim StaahlProduced byLeslie Belzberg John LandisStarringEdward HerrmannVeronica HamelChristine TaylorRobert Morse Sean O Bryan Mary WoronovMax GrodenchikCinematographyPaul MaibaumEdited byDale Beldin Marshall HarveyMusic byMichael SkloffDistributed byUniversalFox Broadcasting CompanyRelease dateOctober 31 1995Running time96 min CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget 2 500 000 US est Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 2 1 Main cast 2 2 Guest cast 2 3 Cameos 3 Production 3 1 Writing 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPlot EditThe Munster family is tired of being persecuted back in Transylvania and on finding part of a letter from cousin Marilyn in California decides to head to the United States On arrival they find that Marilyn s father Norman Hyde is missing and her mother Herman s sister Elsa Hyde is in a coma Marilyn details this in the letter but Spot burned the mail and the letter carrier so this comes as a surprise to the Munsters The family must find out what has happened to Marilyn s father and find a way to revive Elsa They also have to try to live in new surroundings as they try to fit in in America It turns out that Norman was trying to find a way to make his peaches and cream daughter Marilyn look a little more like the rest of the clan but somehow the experiment backfired and Norman Hyde became Brent Jekyll This is a take on The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson Brent Jekyll is running for Congress A plank of his campaign platform is trying to get foreigners out of America this includes the Munsters In a more sinister part of the story it seems that Hyde was sabotaged and transformed into Jekyll purposely to bring forward a politician without a past to whom people would listen As the story unfolds the family tries to save the day With Herman arrested and placed in jail Grandpa creates a replica of him from spare parts and uses it to help him escape They flee from the scene in the Munster Koach Cast EditMain cast Edit Edward Herrmann as Herman Munster Veronica Hamel as Lily Munster Robert Morse as Grandpa Christine Taylor as Marilyn Hyde Mathew Botuchis as Eddie MunsterGuest cast Edit Troy Evans as Detective Warshowski Joel Brooks as Larry Walker Sean O Bryan as Detective Cartwell Mary Woronov as Mrs Edna Dimwitty Jeff Trachta as Brent Jekyll Max Grodenchik as Norman Hyde Judy Gold as Elsa Munster Hyde Amanda Bearse as Mrs Pearl Irwin Keyes as One eyed man Jim Fisher as Villager Scotch Ellis Loring as Flight Attendant Brian George as Immigration Official Robertson Dean as Angry Dog Owner Jim Staahl as Quaranteen Official Keone Young as Ralph the limo driver Kellen Hathaway as Trick or Treater Bill Prady as Paramedic T J McInturff as Stanley Francesca Smith as Monique Jane Carr as Cassie O Leary James Keane as Maitre d James Basile as Waiter Lynne Marie Stewart as Mrs Waffer Judy Kain as Mrs Hersby Tommy Bertelsen as Ted Walker Ralph P Martin as Sergeant Jim Jackman as Front Desk Officer Christina Venuti as Woman at Fundraiser Aaron Paris as Transformed Band Leader Dee Wallace as Mrs Walker uncredited Cameos Edit The four original Munsters surviving cast members Yvonne De Carlo Al Lewis Butch Patrick and Pat Priest appeared in a short cameo scene in an Italian restaurant as a bickering family with Herman Edward Herrmann acting as their waiter The original Herman from the TV series Fred Gwynne had died two years before Production EditWriting Edit While the movie draws on many elements of the original series it departs from the established Munsters canon 1 2 In this version Marilyn s last name is given as Hyde and she is the daughter of Herman s sister not Lily s as she is in the original series and in The Munsters Today Also in this film Marilyn is the same age as she is in the series however Marilyn has said in the original series that Herman and Lily have raised her since she was a baby In terms of the Munster s house the ownership was changed In the original series and The Munsters Today the Munsters owned the house but in this version they are just house sitting for Herman s sister Grandpa s lab is shown to be under the stairs where Spot lived instead of under a trap door in the living room as in the original series and in The Munsters Today Finally in this version Grandpa uses a spell to create The Munster Koach by transforming a hearse This is in contradiction to the original series and The Munsters Today where Lily buys it as a gift for Herman See also EditMockingbird Lane a 2012 TV special originally intended as a pilot for a reimagined Munsters series References Edit The Munsters America s First Family of Fright DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video Dvdtalk com Retrieved 2015 06 10 The Munsters DVD news Announcement for The Munsters Scary Little Christmas TVShowsOnDVD com 2007 08 16 Archived from the original on 2015 06 11 Retrieved 2015 06 10 External links Edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Here Come the Munsters Here Come the Munsters at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Here Come the Munsters amp oldid 1179216048, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
