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Mad Monster Party; Rankin & Bass Classic
Topic Started: Oct 21 2006, 11:41 AM (411 Views)
KaijuFanatic	Oct 21 2006, 11:41 AM Post #1
DVD Fanatic Posts: 3,711 Group: Members Member #18 Joined: February 7, 2006	Perhaps this is better suited for the animation forum, but being that we're fast approaching Halloween, I thought this might be the best place to discuss the film/DVD. I actually never saw this film that I can recall, until I was well into my 20s! I think this is a solid entry from Rankin & Bass, perhaps best known for their Christmas specials. In this film, you have Baron Von Frankenstein deciding to call together the members of the, World Wide Organization of Monsters, to discuss his retirement, he horrifies the members when it's announced his very nerdy nephew, Felix will be taking over the organization. We have all the classic creatures in this animated classic.....The Creature, the Creature's wife (voiced by Phyllis Diller!), Dracula, the Wolf Man, Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde, the Mummy, the Invisible Man and even a Creature From the Black Lagoon kind of beastie. Lots of innocent fun and one film I always make room for during my October horror fest. Mr Green
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packmule	Oct 21 2006, 01:35 PM Post #2
Site founder - Your best nightmare Posts: 32,893 Group: Administrator(staff) Member #1 Joined: January 29, 2006 Favorite giant monster film: Gojira(1954) Favorite horror film: House Of Wax(1953) Favorite sci-fi film: 2001: A Space Odyssey(1968)	Definirely one party I would have liked to crash.
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KaijuFanatic	Oct 22 2006, 09:06 AM Post #3
DVD Fanatic Posts: 3,711 Group: Members Member #18 Joined: February 7, 2006	I have this on, right now! Mr Green This will be my second viewing of this DVD in October and I'll probably squeeze in one more viewing before the end of the month. If anyone has this DVD or even VHS and you watch closely during the scenes in the pharmacy.....there's Rudolph, on the top shelf, behind the counter!
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packmule	Oct 22 2006, 10:57 AM Post #4
Site founder - Your best nightmare Posts: 32,893 Group: Administrator(staff) Member #1 Joined: January 29, 2006 Favorite giant monster film: Gojira(1954) Favorite horror film: House Of Wax(1953) Favorite sci-fi film: 2001: A Space Odyssey(1968)	"KaijuFanatic" the Creature's wife (voiced by Phyllis Diller!), As wacky as this woman has been, on and off camera, throughout her career, it seems appropriate, to me anyway, that Phyllis Diller would do the voiceover for this character... faster <!--emo&shifty eyes--><!--endemo-->
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KaijuFanatic	Oct 23 2006, 09:53 AM Post #5
DVD Fanatic Posts: 3,711 Group: Members Member #18 Joined: February 7, 2006	:lol: Diller was perfectly cast for this role, I can't imagine anyone else doing this role and doing it as well.
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packmule	Oct 23 2006, 09:04 PM Post #6
Site founder - Your best nightmare Posts: 32,893 Group: Administrator(staff) Member #1 Joined: January 29, 2006 Favorite giant monster film: Gojira(1954) Favorite horror film: House Of Wax(1953) Favorite sci-fi film: 2001: A Space Odyssey(1968)	KaijuFanatic Oct 22 2006, 08:06 AM I have this on, right now! Mr Green This will be my second viewing of this DVD in October and I'll probably squeeze in one more viewing before the end of the month. If anyone has this DVD or even VHS and you watch closely during the scenes in the pharmacy.....there's Rudolph, on the top shelf, behind the counter! Kimi, the animation effects for Mad Monster Party(1969) look similar to those in Thunderbirds Are Go!. Was the production team for both of these features the same, or in some other way connected? eyebrow
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KaijuFanatic	Oct 24 2006, 12:29 PM Post #7
DVD Fanatic Posts: 3,711 Group: Members Member #18 Joined: February 7, 2006	Quote: Kimi, the animation effects for Mad Monster Party(1969) look similar to those in Thunderbirds Are Go!. Was the production team for both of these features the same, or in some other way connected? Good question, Lee! I'm not sure if Rankin & Bass and Gerry/Sylvian Anderson shared any team members, but I'll look into that and see if I can find an answer.
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packmule	Oct 7 2008, 09:34 PM Post #8
Site founder - Your best nightmare Posts: 32,893 Group: Administrator(staff) Member #1 Joined: January 29, 2006 Favorite giant monster film: Gojira(1954) Favorite horror film: House Of Wax(1953) Favorite sci-fi film: 2001: A Space Odyssey(1968)	Ken Hulsey's "Robo Japan" blog does a nice job of revisiting Mad Monster Party(1969): http://robojapan.blogspot.com/2008/10/mad-monster-party-1969-rankinbass.html
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Ro-Dan	Oct 18 2008, 06:35 PM Post #9
Administrator Posts: 1,095 Group: Administrator(staff) Member #13 Joined: February 1, 2006	Wow. That's funny I found this topic because MAD MONSTER PARTY is going to be on NIGHTMARE SINEMA tonight, hosted by Wolfman Mac! (A local horror show)
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