Two years after being released direct-to-Blu-ray and direct-to-streaming, we’ve learned that Rob Zombie’s The Munsters is next headed to the small screen courtesy of Syfy.
The following showtimes are locked in for The Munsters this weekend….
Saturday, April 6 – 10:30pm Est Sunday, April 7 – 2:45am Est
In The Munsters, “Herman and Lily’s crazy courtship takes The Munsters on a hauntingly hilarious trip from Transylvania to Hollywood in the all-new feature length film.”
Jeff Daniel Phillips plays Herman Munster and Sheri Moon Zombie plays Lily Munster in Rob Zombie’s movie, with Daniel Roebuck co-starring as Grandpa Munster.
Richard Brake (31, 3 from Hell) plays Dr. Henry Augustus Wolfgang. Catherine Schell (“Space: 1999,” The Return of the Pink Panther) is “Zoya Krupp the gypsy queen.”
Dee Wallace, Cassandra “Elvira” Peterson and Jorge Garcia also star in the film, alongside original “The Munsters” television series actors Butch Patrick and Pat Priest.
If...
The following showtimes are locked in for The Munsters this weekend….
Saturday, April 6 – 10:30pm Est Sunday, April 7 – 2:45am Est
In The Munsters, “Herman and Lily’s crazy courtship takes The Munsters on a hauntingly hilarious trip from Transylvania to Hollywood in the all-new feature length film.”
Jeff Daniel Phillips plays Herman Munster and Sheri Moon Zombie plays Lily Munster in Rob Zombie’s movie, with Daniel Roebuck co-starring as Grandpa Munster.
Richard Brake (31, 3 from Hell) plays Dr. Henry Augustus Wolfgang. Catherine Schell (“Space: 1999,” The Return of the Pink Panther) is “Zoya Krupp the gypsy queen.”
Dee Wallace, Cassandra “Elvira” Peterson and Jorge Garcia also star in the film, alongside original “The Munsters” television series actors Butch Patrick and Pat Priest.
If...
- 4/5/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
When "Pet Sematary" was published in 1983, it came with a killer marketing hook: it was billed as the book that was so scary it even frightened its author, Stephen King. Whether or not that was true was immaterial; it was too good to ignore — Stephen King, the master of horror, had penned something that scared even him! To hear King tell it, which he has numerous times over the years, he found the book so disturbing — particularly its ultra-dark subject matter — that he stuffed it in a drawer, only to later pull it out to fill a contractual obligation. I'm a big Stephen King fan, and "Pet Sematary" is my favorite King novel. My first encounter with the material wasn't the book, though — it was Mary Lambert's 1989 film adaptation.
I was six in 1989, which is probably way too young to watch "Pet Sematary." But watch it I did, and folks,...
I was six in 1989, which is probably way too young to watch "Pet Sematary." But watch it I did, and folks,...
- 2/26/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
An official YouTube channel dedicated to the classic sitcom The Munsters and the franchise it spawned was launched three years ago, and as the years have gone by a whole lot of clips from the 1964 – 1966 show have been added to that channel. But now Universal has decided to go ahead and share a couple full movies on there as well: The Munsters’ Revenge from 1981 and Here Come the Munsters from 1995. Not only can both of those movies be viewed on the The Munsters channel, but they’re both embedded at the bottom of this article as well!
Directed by Don Weis from a script by Arthur Alsberg and Don Nelson, The Munsters’ Revenge reunites original sitcom stars Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, and Al Lewis. The movie shows us what happens when Mad Dr. Diablo sends robot doubles of Herman and Grandpa Munster to steal art.
Gwynne, De Carlo, and Lewis play Herman,...
Directed by Don Weis from a script by Arthur Alsberg and Don Nelson, The Munsters’ Revenge reunites original sitcom stars Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, and Al Lewis. The movie shows us what happens when Mad Dr. Diablo sends robot doubles of Herman and Grandpa Munster to steal art.
Gwynne, De Carlo, and Lewis play Herman,...
- 11/20/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Long before Rob Zombie got his hands on the property, Robert Ginty sat in the director’s chair for Here Come The Munsters, a TV movie that made its debut back in 1995.
One of many re-interpretations of the beloved characters that came along in the wake of the original 1960s TV series, Here Come The Munsters featured all new actors in the iconic roles, with Edward Herrmann (The Lost Boys) playing Herman Munster, Veronica Hamel (Cannonball) as Lily Munster, and Robert Morse (The Loved One) as Grandpa Munster.
Telling the tale of the family’s trip from Transylvania to the United States, Here Come The Munsters aired on Fox on Halloween night in 1995, and the film has long been unavailable to watch outside of low quality, unofficial rips on YouTube. But to our surprise, the official Munsters YouTube channel just uploaded the entire movie in HD for the very first time!
One of many re-interpretations of the beloved characters that came along in the wake of the original 1960s TV series, Here Come The Munsters featured all new actors in the iconic roles, with Edward Herrmann (The Lost Boys) playing Herman Munster, Veronica Hamel (Cannonball) as Lily Munster, and Robert Morse (The Loved One) as Grandpa Munster.
Telling the tale of the family’s trip from Transylvania to the United States, Here Come The Munsters aired on Fox on Halloween night in 1995, and the film has long been unavailable to watch outside of low quality, unofficial rips on YouTube. But to our surprise, the official Munsters YouTube channel just uploaded the entire movie in HD for the very first time!
- 11/20/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Writer/director Lindsey Anderson Beer’s Pet Sematary prequel Pet Sematary: Bloodlines was made specifically for the Paramount+ streaming service, but now it has been announced that Paramount is going to be doing something I wish streaming services would do much more often: while continuing to stream the movie, they will also be giving it a digital, 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD release! The digital version will be available for rent or purchase as of December 5th, with the physical media release following on December 19th.
Said to be “based on an untold chapter penned by Stephen King“, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines centers on a young Jud Crandall in 1969, who has dreams of leaving his hometown behind but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that will forever keep him connected to the town. Banding together, Jud and his childhood friends must fight an...
Said to be “based on an untold chapter penned by Stephen King“, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines centers on a young Jud Crandall in 1969, who has dreams of leaving his hometown behind but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that will forever keep him connected to the town. Banding together, Jud and his childhood friends must fight an...
- 11/7/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Jackson White as Jud Crandall in ‘Pet Sematary: Bloodlines’ (Photo Cr: Philippe Bosse / Paramount Players)
Paramount+’s Pet Sematary: Bloodlines sets up Ludlow, Maine as a town in need of a serious exorcism. A lot of heartache could have been avoided if only its settlers had pulled a Roanoke and left the town to the indigenous population in the area. But they didn’t, and this prequel to Stephen King’s 1983 bestseller fills in details about the town’s history and why reanimating dead loved ones – whether they be covered in fur, feathers, or human skin – is always a bad idea.
Bloodlines reveals that Ludlow has problems that go beyond its misspelled cemetery. The Micmacs knew the woods were evil, the ground was sour, and that death was different there. Centuries later, children built the Pet Sematary on a patch of ground that serves as a gateway between the living and the dead.
Paramount+’s Pet Sematary: Bloodlines sets up Ludlow, Maine as a town in need of a serious exorcism. A lot of heartache could have been avoided if only its settlers had pulled a Roanoke and left the town to the indigenous population in the area. But they didn’t, and this prequel to Stephen King’s 1983 bestseller fills in details about the town’s history and why reanimating dead loved ones – whether they be covered in fur, feathers, or human skin – is always a bad idea.
Bloodlines reveals that Ludlow has problems that go beyond its misspelled cemetery. The Micmacs knew the woods were evil, the ground was sour, and that death was different there. Centuries later, children built the Pet Sematary on a patch of ground that serves as a gateway between the living and the dead.
- 9/24/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
It’s not only children that tell the truth after all…Author Stephen King has taken to social media to let people know that the upcoming prequel film Pet Sematary: Bloodlines isn’t entirely faithful to his original vision, as the scripts takes some “liberties” with the story.
Posting to X/Twitter this week, Stephen King gave a brief rundown of the upcoming Pet Sematary prequel: “Bloodlines: In the book, this is the story Jud Crandall tells Louis Creed to try and dissuade him from using the Pet Sematary. The screenplay takes a few liberties, but it’s a fine story. David Duchovny is excellent. The secret, as always, is caring about the characters.” Preach it, Stevie!
Bloodlines: In the book, this is the story Jud Crandall tells Louis Creed to try and dissuade him from using the Pet Sematary. The screenplay takes a few liberties, but it's a fine story.
Posting to X/Twitter this week, Stephen King gave a brief rundown of the upcoming Pet Sematary prequel: “Bloodlines: In the book, this is the story Jud Crandall tells Louis Creed to try and dissuade him from using the Pet Sematary. The screenplay takes a few liberties, but it’s a fine story. David Duchovny is excellent. The secret, as always, is caring about the characters.” Preach it, Stevie!
Bloodlines: In the book, this is the story Jud Crandall tells Louis Creed to try and dissuade him from using the Pet Sematary. The screenplay takes a few liberties, but it's a fine story.
- 9/15/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Paramount+’s official trailer for the Pet Sematary prequel, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, teases more details of Jud Crandall’s backstory. In the prequel, Jud – played by Fred Gwynne in the original film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel – unwittingly discovers secrets about the town’s terrifying past and learns firsthand that what’s dead should remain dead.
The prequel stars Jackson White (Tell Me Lies), Forrest Goodluck (the upcoming Lawmen: Bass Reeves), Jack Mulhern (Mare of Easttown), Henry Thomas (The Fall of the House of Usher), and Natalie Alyn Lind (The Gifted). Additionally, Isabella Star Lablanc (True Detective: Night Country), Samantha Mathis (Billions), Pam Grier (Jackie Brown), and David Duchovny (The X-Files) star in the original horror film based on Stephen King’s bestselling book.
Lindsey Anderson Beer makes her directorial debut with the prequel and co-wrote the screenplay with Jeff Buhler. The film’s produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura...
The prequel stars Jackson White (Tell Me Lies), Forrest Goodluck (the upcoming Lawmen: Bass Reeves), Jack Mulhern (Mare of Easttown), Henry Thomas (The Fall of the House of Usher), and Natalie Alyn Lind (The Gifted). Additionally, Isabella Star Lablanc (True Detective: Night Country), Samantha Mathis (Billions), Pam Grier (Jackie Brown), and David Duchovny (The X-Files) star in the original horror film based on Stephen King’s bestselling book.
Lindsey Anderson Beer makes her directorial debut with the prequel and co-wrote the screenplay with Jeff Buhler. The film’s produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura...
- 9/12/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Now we see in detail how Pet Sematary‘s Jud Crandall came to the conclusion that sometimes dead is better.
In a new trailer for Paramount+ upcoming film prequel Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, Jud, portrayed in the 1989 original by Fred Gwynne and in the new movie, set in 1969, by Jackson White, has his first run-in with undead critters (and people). We even hear the classic “sometimes dead is better” quote again.
Based on Stephen King’s novel Pet Sematary, the new prequel will premiere Friday, October 6, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and Brazil, and Saturday, October 7, in all other Paramount+ international markets.
The film will get a world premiere screening later this month at Austin’s Fantastic Fest (Sept. 21-28) and will be featured in the Paramount+ Peak Screaming curated streaming collection for Halloween.
The official synopsis: “In 1969, a young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown of Ludlow,...
In a new trailer for Paramount+ upcoming film prequel Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, Jud, portrayed in the 1989 original by Fred Gwynne and in the new movie, set in 1969, by Jackson White, has his first run-in with undead critters (and people). We even hear the classic “sometimes dead is better” quote again.
Based on Stephen King’s novel Pet Sematary, the new prequel will premiere Friday, October 6, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and Brazil, and Saturday, October 7, in all other Paramount+ international markets.
The film will get a world premiere screening later this month at Austin’s Fantastic Fest (Sept. 21-28) and will be featured in the Paramount+ Peak Screaming curated streaming collection for Halloween.
The official synopsis: “In 1969, a young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown of Ludlow,...
- 9/12/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
One of Stephen King‘s famous tales of reanimation gone awry was reimagined in 2019 with Pet Sematary from Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer. John Lithgow would portray Jud Crandall in that adaptation. Now, behold the beginning of the story as Pet Sematary: Bloodlines shows fans how Jud first discovered the cursed graveyard. Paramount+ has just released the new trailer for the horror prequel. Those who wish to see it before its streaming premiere will be able to catch its debut at Fantastic Fest, which is set to be held at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, Texas, from September 21st – 28th. The movie will then be available on Paramount+ on October 6.
This film is boasting that it is an untold chapter from Stephen King’s original beloved story. The synopsis for Pet Sematary: Bloodlines will involve “a young Jud Crandall in 1969, who has dreams of leaving his hometown behind...
This film is boasting that it is an untold chapter from Stephen King’s original beloved story. The synopsis for Pet Sematary: Bloodlines will involve “a young Jud Crandall in 1969, who has dreams of leaving his hometown behind...
- 9/12/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
David Duchovny apparently didn’t get Fred Gwynne’s memo that “sometimes dead is better,” judging by his actions in the trailer for Paramount+’s Pet Sematary: Bloodlines prequel.
“Based on the terrifying and untold...
“Based on the terrifying and untold...
- 9/12/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Writer/director Lindsey Anderson Beer’s Pet Sematary prequel Pet Sematary: Bloodlines will be having its world premiere at this year’s edition of Fantastic Fest, which is set to be held at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, Texas from September 21st – 28th (badges are available now at FantasticFest.com), before it reaches the Paramount+ streaming service on October 6th. Before it makes its way out into the world, it needed to secure a rating – and now it has. The Motion Picture Association ratings board has confirmed that Pet Sematary: Bloodlines has been given an R rating for horror violence, gore and language.
Said to be “based on an untold chapter penned by Stephen King“, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines centers on a young Jud Crandall in 1969, who has dreams of leaving his hometown behind but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family...
Said to be “based on an untold chapter penned by Stephen King“, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines centers on a young Jud Crandall in 1969, who has dreams of leaving his hometown behind but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family...
- 9/6/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Sometimes, dead is better. That’s the lesson in Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, an origin tale about the ominous graveyard in Stephen King’s novel, which resurrects anything buried in it. Set in 1969, the film stars Jackson White as young Jud Crandall (played in the 1989 flick by Fred Gwynne), who discovers his family’s role in an age-old curse. Bloodlines is full of frights, famous faces and King staples such as… (Credit: Philippe Bosse/Paramount Players) It’s set in Maine. King’s home state has inspired many of the towns in his works, be it Ludlow in this film, It’s Derry or Needful Things’ Castle Rock. There are creepy critters. The Green Mile has a resurrected mouse, Mr. Jingles. Cat’s Eye followed a feline that saved a girl and, of course, there’s Cujo, the rabid Saint Bernard that could give Pet’s undead mutt a bloody run for...
- 9/3/2023
- TV Insider
Butch Patrick turns 70 today, but he still exhibits the same youthful exuberance he brought to The Munsters as Eddie Munster from 1964 to 1966. From child actor to the classic series’ de facto delegate, I had the pleasure of speaking with Patrick about his unconventional career, The Munsters‘ legacy, and more at NorthEast Comic Con’s Collectibles Extravaganza.
Patrick stumbled into acting. While accompanying his little sister to a print modeling shoot, the photographer asked to take his photo as well. “He took some pictures of me afterward, and he put one in his window. About a month later, a producer and a director were walking by. They were casting a movie, and they still needed the youngest son of Eddie Albert and Jane Wyatt. I wound up getting the movie. It was a great little B-movie called The Two Little Bears.”
He continues, “I went for an interview and got hired,...
Patrick stumbled into acting. While accompanying his little sister to a print modeling shoot, the photographer asked to take his photo as well. “He took some pictures of me afterward, and he put one in his window. About a month later, a producer and a director were walking by. They were casting a movie, and they still needed the youngest son of Eddie Albert and Jane Wyatt. I wound up getting the movie. It was a great little B-movie called The Two Little Bears.”
He continues, “I went for an interview and got hired,...
- 8/2/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
Almost two years have gone by since we’ve heard anything about writer/director Lindsey Beer’s Pet Sematary prequel, which was made specifically for the Paramount+ streaming service. Now, Deadline has finally shared an update about the project, and it’s a very positive one: the film has been given the title Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, and it’s been given a release date! It will start streaming on Paramount+ on October 6th… so a lot of horror fans are going to be watching this one as part of their Halloween season celebrations.
Said to be “based on an untold chapter penned by Stephen King“, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines centers on a young Jud Crandall in 1969, who has dreams of leaving his hometown behind but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that will forever keep him connected to the town. Banding together,...
Said to be “based on an untold chapter penned by Stephen King“, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines centers on a young Jud Crandall in 1969, who has dreams of leaving his hometown behind but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that will forever keep him connected to the town. Banding together,...
- 7/18/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Stephen King has been having a resurgence in the last decade regarding his stories being adapted for the big screen. As The Boogeyman hits big screens, it is the perfect time to go back and look at what kind of monsters he has brought to cinema by way of his novels. One of King’s specialties is finding small, everyday things that can turn on us and invoke a deep seeded fear that chills us to the bone. Out of all of the films that have been made of his works, who are Stephen King’s scariest movie villains?
John Rainbird – Firestarter (1984)
I know, I know. This portrayal of John Rainbird is problematic mainly because they put George C. Scott in the role. Some might even think his take on the character is a little hokey, but there is no questioning that his motivation is terrifying. He is...
John Rainbird – Firestarter (1984)
I know, I know. This portrayal of John Rainbird is problematic mainly because they put George C. Scott in the role. Some might even think his take on the character is a little hokey, but there is no questioning that his motivation is terrifying. He is...
- 6/1/2023
- by Bryan Wolford
- JoBlo.com
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato. In this edition, Chris advises you not to play in the road with "Pet Sematary" 1989.)
We here at Scariest Scene Ever Industries often try to tie our spooky little column to a big new release hitting theaters the same week. And this week, the biggest movie arriving on the big screen is "Fast X," in which cars go vroom. With that in mind, I wanted to do something car-or-vehicle-related. And while there are many options for that — John Carpenter's "Christine," the big pileup from "Final Destination 2," and so on — I landed on one of the most memorable horror movie moments of all time: the untimely death of Gage Creed from "Pet Sematary." So grab your kite and let's go!
The Setup
Adapted...
We here at Scariest Scene Ever Industries often try to tie our spooky little column to a big new release hitting theaters the same week. And this week, the biggest movie arriving on the big screen is "Fast X," in which cars go vroom. With that in mind, I wanted to do something car-or-vehicle-related. And while there are many options for that — John Carpenter's "Christine," the big pileup from "Final Destination 2," and so on — I landed on one of the most memorable horror movie moments of all time: the untimely death of Gage Creed from "Pet Sematary." So grab your kite and let's go!
The Setup
Adapted...
- 5/19/2023
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Love him or hate him, Rob Zombie has become one of the prominent and unique voices in the modern horror landscape. His style is immediately recognizable, his choices in aesthetics, casting, and music practically codified. I say this not to criticize Zombie; he’s one of my favorite current filmmakers, and I like or love nearly every single one of his movies.
With two of his films celebrating an anniversary this year – Lords of Salem turns 10, House of 1000 Corpses turns 20 – it seemed like the right time to revisit his filmmaking career so far.
Today we’re ranking Rob Zombie’s entire live action filmography to date…
8. 31 (2016)
If I’m being totally honest, this is the one movie on the list I’m not entirely crazy about because, after the relative box office disappointment of Zombie’s experimentation with The Lords of Salem, it feels like he retreated artistically back...
With two of his films celebrating an anniversary this year – Lords of Salem turns 10, House of 1000 Corpses turns 20 – it seemed like the right time to revisit his filmmaking career so far.
Today we’re ranking Rob Zombie’s entire live action filmography to date…
8. 31 (2016)
If I’m being totally honest, this is the one movie on the list I’m not entirely crazy about because, after the relative box office disappointment of Zombie’s experimentation with The Lords of Salem, it feels like he retreated artistically back...
- 5/11/2023
- by Patrick Bromley
- bloody-disgusting.com
Rob Zombie’s The Munsters put a colorful spin on the classic black & white television series last year, and this year Neca is bringing action figures based on the film to the table.
Officially put up for grabs this week, 7″ scale action figures of both Herman Munster (Jeff Daniel Phillips) and Grandpa Munster (Daniel Roebuck) are in stock now!
Neca previews the two action figures…
“Neca introduces Herman Munster as an Ultimate action figure! This creature brought to life by Dr. Wolfgang was accidentally made with the brains of a comedian but has still managed to catch the eye of the vampire Lily. This 7” scale action figure is loaded with features and accessories direct from the movie, like a copy of Herman’s album Electro-Shock Daddy-o! Also includes Edgar Allan Poe book, extra interchangeable head and hands. Comes in display friendly 5-panel packaging with opening front flap featuring custom artwork by Daniel Horne.
Officially put up for grabs this week, 7″ scale action figures of both Herman Munster (Jeff Daniel Phillips) and Grandpa Munster (Daniel Roebuck) are in stock now!
Neca previews the two action figures…
“Neca introduces Herman Munster as an Ultimate action figure! This creature brought to life by Dr. Wolfgang was accidentally made with the brains of a comedian but has still managed to catch the eye of the vampire Lily. This 7” scale action figure is loaded with features and accessories direct from the movie, like a copy of Herman’s album Electro-Shock Daddy-o! Also includes Edgar Allan Poe book, extra interchangeable head and hands. Comes in display friendly 5-panel packaging with opening front flap featuring custom artwork by Daniel Horne.
- 4/18/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
It's genuinely surprising that the peculiar Transylvanian family residing at 1313 Mockingbird Lane was never updated for modern audiences until 2022. "The Munsters" TV show ran on CBS for only two seasons in the mid-1960s and then sat dormant for decades until Rob Zombie finally revived the series, transforming it into a Technicolor feature film that eventually landed on Netflix. The final product served as more of a prequel to the TV series that focused on the bizarre courtship between Herman (Jeff Daniel Phillips) and Lily (Sheri Moon Zombie) before settling down with Lily's grandfather The Count, their son Eddie and their niece Marilyn.
Regardless of whether you're a fan of the 2022 film or not, (/Film's review wasn't exactly kind), Zombie felt like the perfect choice to direct. "The Munsters" was a dream project for the musician and filmmaker who had long been obsessed with the original series and subsequent TV...
Regardless of whether you're a fan of the 2022 film or not, (/Film's review wasn't exactly kind), Zombie felt like the perfect choice to direct. "The Munsters" was a dream project for the musician and filmmaker who had long been obsessed with the original series and subsequent TV...
- 4/16/2023
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
The first two episodes of the eight-episode Paramount Plus series based on the 1987 thriller Fatal Attraction (watch it Here) are set to premiere on the streaming service on April 30th, and with that date swiftly approaching a teaser trailer for the show has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above!
Directed by Adrian Lyne from a screenplay by James Dearden (based on Dearden’s short film Diversion), the ’87 Fatal Attraction had the following synopsis:
For Dan Gallagher, life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife, Beth, and has a loving daughter. But, after a casual fling with a sultry book editor named Alex, everything changes. Jilted by Dan, Alex becomes unstable, her behavior escalating from aggressive pursuit to obsessive stalking. Dan realizes that his main problem is not hiding his affair, but rather saving himself and his family.
Directed by Adrian Lyne from a screenplay by James Dearden (based on Dearden’s short film Diversion), the ’87 Fatal Attraction had the following synopsis:
For Dan Gallagher, life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife, Beth, and has a loving daughter. But, after a casual fling with a sultry book editor named Alex, everything changes. Jilted by Dan, Alex becomes unstable, her behavior escalating from aggressive pursuit to obsessive stalking. Dan realizes that his main problem is not hiding his affair, but rather saving himself and his family.
- 3/1/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Now that the year of 2022 has come to a complete stop, Awfully Good Movies is counting down the top 10 movies you JoBlo readers helped to pick as the worst movies of 2022!
This year, we have a plentiful amount of iconic movie monsters who should have all known terribly better, from Michael Myers’ bloody ending to Leatherface’s latest massacre. We’ve got everything from Creepers feasting on human flesh to dinosaurs feasting on…well, the exact same thing. If a fire starting little girl doesn’t spook the life out of you, perhaps’ Robert Zemeckis’ dead eyed wooden boy will send shivers down your spine. And on top of all of that, we’ve got to deal with Covid over in The Bubble and the end of the world as Roland Emmerich (once again) knows it in Moonfall.
But thank God there are still heroic monsters to carry us through these tumultuous times,...
This year, we have a plentiful amount of iconic movie monsters who should have all known terribly better, from Michael Myers’ bloody ending to Leatherface’s latest massacre. We’ve got everything from Creepers feasting on human flesh to dinosaurs feasting on…well, the exact same thing. If a fire starting little girl doesn’t spook the life out of you, perhaps’ Robert Zemeckis’ dead eyed wooden boy will send shivers down your spine. And on top of all of that, we’ve got to deal with Covid over in The Bubble and the end of the world as Roland Emmerich (once again) knows it in Moonfall.
But thank God there are still heroic monsters to carry us through these tumultuous times,...
- 1/5/2023
- by Jesse Shade
- JoBlo.com
The Paramount Plus series based on the 1987 thriller Fatal Attraction (watch it Here) is expected to start streaming sometime in early 2023, and the folks at Entertainment Weekly have gotten their hands on a first look image from the series that shows the characters of Alex and Dan – played by Lizzy Caplan (Castle Rock) and Joshua Jackson (Dawson’s Creek) – talking to each other. These characters were played by Glenn Close and Michael Douglas in the film. You look the image over at the bottom of this article.
Directed by Adrian Lyne from a screenplay by James Dearden (based on Dearden’s short film Diversion), the ’87 Fatal Attraction had the following synopsis:
For Dan Gallagher, life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife, Beth, and has a loving daughter. But, after a casual fling with a sultry book editor named Alex,...
Directed by Adrian Lyne from a screenplay by James Dearden (based on Dearden’s short film Diversion), the ’87 Fatal Attraction had the following synopsis:
For Dan Gallagher, life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife, Beth, and has a loving daughter. But, after a casual fling with a sultry book editor named Alex,...
- 12/19/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
It's almost impossible to talk about the original 1964 "The Addams Family" without mentioning the other 1964 television show that also features a family of outcasts: "The Munsters." During their heyday, both of these monster-centric sitcoms famously aired during the same time slot, but on different networks, forcing viewers to pick a side. If you were Team Addams, you most likely loved the macabre antics of Morticia and Gomez and their two odd children, Wednesday and Pugsley, but if you were Team Munster, you probably enjoyed your sitcom quirk with a little more actual monster to it.
"The Addams Family" — which is based on "The New Yorker" cartoon created by Charles Addams — depicts a family of outcasts who love all things dark and dangerous, whereas the Munsters are actual monsters —I.E. Frankenstein and Dracula and a werewolf son, oh my! — living relatively normal, suburban lives. These differences are at the heart...
"The Addams Family" — which is based on "The New Yorker" cartoon created by Charles Addams — depicts a family of outcasts who love all things dark and dangerous, whereas the Munsters are actual monsters —I.E. Frankenstein and Dracula and a werewolf son, oh my! — living relatively normal, suburban lives. These differences are at the heart...
- 12/17/2022
- by Miyako Pleines
- Slash Film
It’s time for a new episode of our Revisited video series, and with this one we’re looking back at a film that been disturbing and terrifying viewers for over thirty years now. It’s the 1989 Stephen King adaptation Pet Sematary (watch it Here), and you can find out what we had to say about it by checking out the video embedded above!
Based on King’s 1983 novel, Pet Sematary was directed by Mary Lambert from a screenplay King wrote himself. The film has the following synopsis:
Doctor Louis Creed moves his family to Maine, where he meets a friendly local named Jud Crandall. After the Creeds’ cat is accidentally killed, Crandall advises Louis to bury it in the ground near the old pet cemetery. The cat returns to life, its personality changed for the worse. When Louis’ son, Gage, dies tragically, Louis decides to bury the boy’s...
Based on King’s 1983 novel, Pet Sematary was directed by Mary Lambert from a screenplay King wrote himself. The film has the following synopsis:
Doctor Louis Creed moves his family to Maine, where he meets a friendly local named Jud Crandall. After the Creeds’ cat is accidentally killed, Crandall advises Louis to bury it in the ground near the old pet cemetery. The cat returns to life, its personality changed for the worse. When Louis’ son, Gage, dies tragically, Louis decides to bury the boy’s...
- 11/17/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Grief is a common thread in many horror films. It often plays a minor role in the film, or as you'll see from our list, grief lies at the heart of a film's emotional core. It drives the story forward and grounds the character(s) in realism when spooky things start to happen. In dealing with the supernatural, the occult, a masked killer, or any manner of other genre foes, the protagonists learn how to finally process their grief and slay their demons. The external forces are sometimes the least of their worries.
For the sake of our list, we take a look at grief as a direct response to death. Grief, as we know, can result from any sort of loss, from the death of a pet to a lost friendship. Below, we picked through decades of films to compile the 14 best titles depicting grief, each possessing a mood and approach all their own.
For the sake of our list, we take a look at grief as a direct response to death. Grief, as we know, can result from any sort of loss, from the death of a pet to a lost friendship. Below, we picked through decades of films to compile the 14 best titles depicting grief, each possessing a mood and approach all their own.
- 11/12/2022
- by Bee Scott
- Slash Film
The last time we heard a casting announcement for the upcoming Paramount Plus series based on the 1987 thriller Fatal Attraction (watch it Here), we learned that Jessica Harper, star of the horror classic Suspiria, had landed a role in the show. Now Deadline has revealed the names of two more cast members, and one of them is genre icon Dee Wallace! Wallace’s horror credits include Critters, Cujo, and The Howling, among many others. The second new cast member is David Meunier of Justified.
This version of Fatal Attraction sees Joshua Jackson (Dawson’s Creek), Lizzy Caplan (Castle Rock), and Amanda Peet (Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story) playing the characters Dan, Alex, and Beth, respectively. They were played by Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, and Anne Archer in the film.
Directed by Adrian Lyne from a screenplay by James Dearden (based on Dearden’s short film Diversion), the ’87 Fatal Attraction had...
This version of Fatal Attraction sees Joshua Jackson (Dawson’s Creek), Lizzy Caplan (Castle Rock), and Amanda Peet (Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story) playing the characters Dan, Alex, and Beth, respectively. They were played by Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, and Anne Archer in the film.
Directed by Adrian Lyne from a screenplay by James Dearden (based on Dearden’s short film Diversion), the ’87 Fatal Attraction had...
- 10/13/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
After showing them off with a first-look preview at NY Comic Con last week, Neca has now officially revealed their line of toys based on Rob Zombie‘s new movie, The Munsters.
Now streaming on Netflix, The Munsters introduces Sheri Moon Zombie as Lily Munster, Jeff Daniel Phillips as Herman Munster, and Daniel Roebuck as Grandpa Munster, and Neca has turned all three characters into “Ultimate” action figures that are in the 7″ scale.
Additionally, Zombo is also getting his own action figure!
All four figures will release later this year. Check out official images below, with accessories for the toys including Herman’s record, a shovel, and a box of Zombo’s very own cereal.
Neca also recently released a set of stylized toys depicting Rob Zombie’s trio, seen here.
The post ‘The Munsters’ – Neca Fully Reveals Upcoming Toys Based on Rob Zombie Movie appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!
Now streaming on Netflix, The Munsters introduces Sheri Moon Zombie as Lily Munster, Jeff Daniel Phillips as Herman Munster, and Daniel Roebuck as Grandpa Munster, and Neca has turned all three characters into “Ultimate” action figures that are in the 7″ scale.
Additionally, Zombo is also getting his own action figure!
All four figures will release later this year. Check out official images below, with accessories for the toys including Herman’s record, a shovel, and a box of Zombo’s very own cereal.
Neca also recently released a set of stylized toys depicting Rob Zombie’s trio, seen here.
The post ‘The Munsters’ – Neca Fully Reveals Upcoming Toys Based on Rob Zombie Movie appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!
- 10/10/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
New York Comic Con is underway, and various toy companies including Neca are showing off some of their upcoming releases on the show floor. Our friends over at Preternia will be providing coverage all week long, and this morning they’ve tweeted out a couple photos from Neca’s booth that preview their action figures based on Rob Zombie’s The Munsters.
Now streaming on Netflix, The Munsters introduces Sheri Moon Zombie as Lily Munster, Jeff Daniel Phillips as Herman Munster, and Daniel Roebuck as Grandpa Munster, and so far Preternia has shared photos of Neca’s Herman Munster and Grandpa Munster toys.
The “Ultimate” 7″ scale figures are due out in the last quarter of 2022, Neca notes.
Neca also recently released a set of stylized toys depicting Rob Zombie’s trio, seen here.
Neca Universal Monsters and Rob Zombie Munsters 7” pic.twitter.com/YGneHhTVgw
— preternia @ nycc (@preterniadotcom) October 6, 2022
The post...
Now streaming on Netflix, The Munsters introduces Sheri Moon Zombie as Lily Munster, Jeff Daniel Phillips as Herman Munster, and Daniel Roebuck as Grandpa Munster, and so far Preternia has shared photos of Neca’s Herman Munster and Grandpa Munster toys.
The “Ultimate” 7″ scale figures are due out in the last quarter of 2022, Neca notes.
Neca also recently released a set of stylized toys depicting Rob Zombie’s trio, seen here.
Neca Universal Monsters and Rob Zombie Munsters 7” pic.twitter.com/YGneHhTVgw
— preternia @ nycc (@preterniadotcom) October 6, 2022
The post...
- 10/6/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Starting in fall 1964, children across America could watch CBS’ The Munsters but come January 1966, they seemingly all flipped the dial to ABC and Batman. The superhero series’ smash ratings cast a death spell on the humorous take on the classic monsters, with the exaggerated look as perfected by Universal’s horror films of the 1930s. Fred Gwynne was a delight as Herman Munster, paired nicely with Yvonne DeCarlo and Al Lewis. The sitcom transferred traditional family drama tropes to the residents of 1313 Mockingbird Lane and for 70 episodes, it was tremendous fun, revived for wildly successful syndication.
Ever since, there have been revivals in feature films, animated series, and failed attempts at series revivals. Now, here comes director Rob Zombie with his take on the classic characters, largely retaining the look of the original series, but in garish color.
The film, now available both on Netflix and disc from Universal Home Entertainment,...
Ever since, there have been revivals in feature films, animated series, and failed attempts at series revivals. Now, here comes director Rob Zombie with his take on the classic characters, largely retaining the look of the original series, but in garish color.
The film, now available both on Netflix and disc from Universal Home Entertainment,...
- 10/4/2022
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
In “The Munsters,” the director Rob Zombie makes a game attempt to pass off his amateurishness as attitude. It’s like watching a Tim Burton film with the cheekiness turned up to 11 and the film technique dialed down to 2. Yet “The Munsters,” the family-of-ghouls ’60s sitcom that Zombie is adapting, was such a ticky-tacky piece of gothic bat-house surrealism that the movie, broad and slovenly as it is, works more than it doesn’t. The film is a lot like its hero, Herman Munster: benignly dim-witted, Day-Glo in color, top-heavy with tomfoolery, lumbering in one direction and then the next, always cracking itself up in an innocently aggressive monster-mash way.
“The Munsters” debuted in 1964, in the middle of the age of theater-of-the-absurd American sitcoms, yet the show, if anything, was less corny, less obvious, and lighter on its feet than this overstuffed update/reboot, with its Famous Monsters of...
“The Munsters” debuted in 1964, in the middle of the age of theater-of-the-absurd American sitcoms, yet the show, if anything, was less corny, less obvious, and lighter on its feet than this overstuffed update/reboot, with its Famous Monsters of...
- 9/29/2022
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Say what you will about Rob Zombie, but you can’t pretend he isn’t consistent. As a musician, a stage performer and a filmmaker, Zombie has made a lucrative and (mostly) artistically intriguing career out of his boundless affection for schlock. Whether it’s ultraviolent horror movies, low-budget luchador adventures or goofy monster sitcoms, his love of B-movie media always jumps out at the audience. And at his best, he convinces us to love his weird obsessions too. At his worst… well, we’ll get to that.
Honorable Mention: “Grindhouse”: “Werewolf Women of the SS” (2007)
Rob Zombie’s fake trailer from the 2007 double-feature “Grindhouse” stands out, but not necessarily in a good way. His teaser is a rather obvious riff on exploitation sleaze like “Ilsa, She-Wolf of the SS,” but making her an actual wolf, with tasteless Nazi imagery and an also tasteless cameo from Nicolas Cage as the racist caricature Fu Manchu.
Honorable Mention: “Grindhouse”: “Werewolf Women of the SS” (2007)
Rob Zombie’s fake trailer from the 2007 double-feature “Grindhouse” stands out, but not necessarily in a good way. His teaser is a rather obvious riff on exploitation sleaze like “Ilsa, She-Wolf of the SS,” but making her an actual wolf, with tasteless Nazi imagery and an also tasteless cameo from Nicolas Cage as the racist caricature Fu Manchu.
- 9/28/2022
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap
Rob Zombie‘s The Munsters is now available on Blu-ray, VOD, and Netflix, a new spin on the classic television series that gives the characters and silly scenarios a fresh coat of paint. Zombie’s all-new movie is actually a prequel to the black & white television series, charting the early days of Herman and Lily’s courtship, from Transylvania to 1313 Mockingbird Lane.
To whet your appetite, you can check out two official clips from Rob Zombie’s The Munsters below, the first of which showcases the very first meeting between Herman and Lily.
In the second clip, Grandpa meets Herman Munster for the first time.
You can read Meagan’s review of The Munsters here.
Jeff Daniel Phillips is playing Herman Munster and Sheri Moon Zombie is playing Lily Munster in Zombie’s movie, with Daniel Roebuck co-starring as Grandpa Munster.
In the brand new feature film…
“Herman and Lily...
To whet your appetite, you can check out two official clips from Rob Zombie’s The Munsters below, the first of which showcases the very first meeting between Herman and Lily.
In the second clip, Grandpa meets Herman Munster for the first time.
You can read Meagan’s review of The Munsters here.
Jeff Daniel Phillips is playing Herman Munster and Sheri Moon Zombie is playing Lily Munster in Zombie’s movie, with Daniel Roebuck co-starring as Grandpa Munster.
In the brand new feature film…
“Herman and Lily...
- 9/27/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
As a horror filmmaker, Rob Zombie has fostered an impassioned following over the past two decades, with a body of work characterized by its black humor and unvarnished violence, made all the more engrossing by the perverse but productive sympathies the director has for his movie monsters. Now, Zombie has completed his most shocking venture yet — an adaptation of the wacky, wholesome ‘60s sitcom “The Munsters.” With friendly faces and a very conspicuous PG rating, the film is unlike anything Zombie has made before and arguably his most boldly stylized work yet.
“A lot of people have said to me: ‘Finally, I can watch one of your movies with my kids,’ which I don’t have kids so that’s kind of meaningless to me. But that’s nice!” Zombie tells Variety. “This is how I got into everything as a kid. This is for the next wave of monster fans coming our way.
“A lot of people have said to me: ‘Finally, I can watch one of your movies with my kids,’ which I don’t have kids so that’s kind of meaningless to me. But that’s nice!” Zombie tells Variety. “This is how I got into everything as a kid. This is for the next wave of monster fans coming our way.
- 9/27/2022
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
Whether it rises above its abysmal first look, "The Munsters" at least feels born out of sincerity. Director Rob Zombie ("The Devil's Rejects") is quite possibly the biggest "Munsters" fan. Even his song "Dragula" is based on the outlandish family vehicle, so despite the violent idiosyncrasies of his earlier work, Zombie oddly feels like the right person to both pay tribute to the '60s sitcom, while making it feel fresh for another generation.
While the "House of 1000 Corpses" filmmaker is the headliner, "The Munsters" features a pretty awesome cast with Jeff Daniel Phillips, Sheri Moon Zombie, Daniel Roebuck, Jorge Garcia, RIchard Brake, and Cassandra Peterson, most of whom are Zombie alumni in some way or another. Of everyone involved, however, Phillips has one of the most difficult shoes to fill.
Al Lewis, Butch Patrick, and Yvonne De Carlo all had to act through a bunch of makeup in the original CBS series,...
While the "House of 1000 Corpses" filmmaker is the headliner, "The Munsters" features a pretty awesome cast with Jeff Daniel Phillips, Sheri Moon Zombie, Daniel Roebuck, Jorge Garcia, RIchard Brake, and Cassandra Peterson, most of whom are Zombie alumni in some way or another. Of everyone involved, however, Phillips has one of the most difficult shoes to fill.
Al Lewis, Butch Patrick, and Yvonne De Carlo all had to act through a bunch of makeup in the original CBS series,...
- 9/27/2022
- by Matthew Bilodeau
- Slash Film
Rob Zombie's "The Munsters" hits home video and streaming today, and it's a loving ode to the widely beloved original 1960s series. Gone are the buckets of blood that accompany some of the director's other work, but his usual flair and attention to detail remain. It's a prequel to the campy classic we know and love, set before the titular Munsters were a happy monstrous family. Starring Zombie staples Jeff Daniel Phillips as Herman Munster, Sheri Moon Zombie as Lily Munster, and Daniel Roebuck as The Count/Grandpa Munster, it's a loving and colorful engagement with the classic franchise.
For fans of "The Munsters," there's a lot of fun to be had here, while Rob Zombie fans will find both differences from his extensive film canon with some stylistic commonalities that make it feel like a proper Zombie affair. I spoke with actor Daniel Roebuck about the film, the original series,...
For fans of "The Munsters," there's a lot of fun to be had here, while Rob Zombie fans will find both differences from his extensive film canon with some stylistic commonalities that make it feel like a proper Zombie affair. I spoke with actor Daniel Roebuck about the film, the original series,...
- 9/27/2022
- by Jeff Ewing
- Slash Film
It's getting to be that time of year again. The time when spooky season is upon us. And what better a time to reflect on everlasting love than during the month of October when everything is about demons, vampires, and eternal damnation? If that doesn't sound at all romantic to you, think again because spooky season is filled with some of the best relationship ghouls ... I mean goals ... around.
For starters, there is the romance of the ever popular Jack and Sally from Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas." No two undead capture the anguish of true love quite as well as these two. Then you have delightfully charming Herman Munster and his bloodcurdlingly lovely wife Lily from "The Munsters" fame, and we mustn't forget the unwavering devotion of "Beetlejuice's" Adam and Barbara. All of these couples really make it clear that "'Til death do us part" is for chumps.
For starters, there is the romance of the ever popular Jack and Sally from Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas." No two undead capture the anguish of true love quite as well as these two. Then you have delightfully charming Herman Munster and his bloodcurdlingly lovely wife Lily from "The Munsters" fame, and we mustn't forget the unwavering devotion of "Beetlejuice's" Adam and Barbara. All of these couples really make it clear that "'Til death do us part" is for chumps.
- 9/27/2022
- by Miyako Pleines
- Slash Film
If you couldn't tell from the hit single "Dragula" from his 1998 debut album "Hellbilly Deluxe," Rob Zombie has been a fan of "The Munsters" for a very long time. So when the opportunity arose for the cult horror filmmaker and musician to revive the beloved 1960s sitcom, it's no surprise that he jumped at the chance. However, a number of false starts kept the project in limbo on several occasions, so the anticipation kept building and building for Zombie's vision.
With the film finally being released today, is it possible for the long-awaited PG-rated adaptation from the director who brought us "House of 1000 Corpses" and "Lords of Salem" to live up to the hype? We'll find out soon enough, but that question ultimately didn't weigh heavy on the shoulders Jeff Daniels Phillips, who is literally and figuratively stepping into the very large shoes of the Transylvanian-American patriarch Herman Munster.
With the film finally being released today, is it possible for the long-awaited PG-rated adaptation from the director who brought us "House of 1000 Corpses" and "Lords of Salem" to live up to the hype? We'll find out soon enough, but that question ultimately didn't weigh heavy on the shoulders Jeff Daniels Phillips, who is literally and figuratively stepping into the very large shoes of the Transylvanian-American patriarch Herman Munster.
- 9/27/2022
- by Ben F. Silverio
- Slash Film
In a real blast from the past, the '60s sitcom about a family made up of vampires, werewolves, and a Frankenstein's Monster gets a modern update in director Rob Zombie's adaptation of "The Munsters." While not nearly as popular as its macabre counterpart in "The Addams Family," the charm emanating from the CBS series has developed a cult following of its own in the five-plus decades since it went off the air.
Seeing as how much "The Munsters" has affected its director -- especially since his most famous song, "Dragula," is itself a reference to the infamous family vehicle -- Zombie appears to be the perfect fit to helm the project. The film is even structured as a prequel about how Herman (Jeff Daniel Phillips) and Lily (Sheri Moon Zombie) fell in love. I suppose the next generation must have their "Viva Rock Vegas."
In an interview with /Film's Bj Colangelo,...
Seeing as how much "The Munsters" has affected its director -- especially since his most famous song, "Dragula," is itself a reference to the infamous family vehicle -- Zombie appears to be the perfect fit to helm the project. The film is even structured as a prequel about how Herman (Jeff Daniel Phillips) and Lily (Sheri Moon Zombie) fell in love. I suppose the next generation must have their "Viva Rock Vegas."
In an interview with /Film's Bj Colangelo,...
- 9/27/2022
- by Matthew Bilodeau
- Slash Film
"The Munsters" is a major departure for Rob Zombie. Ever since the industrial metal musician launched his filmmaking career, he has specialized in transgressive horror. His first movie, "House of 1,000 Corpses," was deemed so extreme that Universal Pictures shelved it. His subsequent films have been varying degrees of messed-the-f-up.
While no one was surprised that Zombie would be drawn to a Munsters movie, it felt awfully out-of-character for him to fully embrace the show's corny, family-friendly tone. But his love for the 1313 Mockingbird Lane brood is pure, to the extent that he relocated to Budapest, Hungary, in the middle of a pandemic, to make the film on his own terms. In doing so, Zombie had to separate from his usual U.S. crew. For actor Jeff Daniel Phillips, who'd made four previous movies with the director before getting tapped to play Herman Munster, these circumstances made this outing a brand-new Zombie experience.
While no one was surprised that Zombie would be drawn to a Munsters movie, it felt awfully out-of-character for him to fully embrace the show's corny, family-friendly tone. But his love for the 1313 Mockingbird Lane brood is pure, to the extent that he relocated to Budapest, Hungary, in the middle of a pandemic, to make the film on his own terms. In doing so, Zombie had to separate from his usual U.S. crew. For actor Jeff Daniel Phillips, who'd made four previous movies with the director before getting tapped to play Herman Munster, these circumstances made this outing a brand-new Zombie experience.
- 9/27/2022
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
"The Munsters" is one of those old-school '60s sitcoms that couch potatoes of a certain age watched and rewatched throughout their formative years. We absorbed these shows' quirks and themes and catchphrases so completely that the merest of references can trigger a flood of childhood memories. They weren't the acme of broadcast art, but they filled our afternoons with machine-manufactured laughs, and we loved them for it.
So when a studio goes chasing nostalgia bucks by transferring a popular TV show to the big screen, they're best off playing it safe and emulating the vibe of the original. Barry Sonnenfeld's "The Addams Family" movies did this to perfection, and were handsomely rewarded at the box office. On the other hand, Blumhouse's "Fantasy Island" transformed the celebrities-of-the-week formula that made the ABC series a cheesy guilty pleasure into a charmless horror flick, and audiences loathed it.
Rob Zombie's "The Munsters,...
So when a studio goes chasing nostalgia bucks by transferring a popular TV show to the big screen, they're best off playing it safe and emulating the vibe of the original. Barry Sonnenfeld's "The Addams Family" movies did this to perfection, and were handsomely rewarded at the box office. On the other hand, Blumhouse's "Fantasy Island" transformed the celebrities-of-the-week formula that made the ABC series a cheesy guilty pleasure into a charmless horror flick, and audiences loathed it.
Rob Zombie's "The Munsters,...
- 9/27/2022
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Rock musician and horror director Rob Zombie has been trying to get a movie adaptation of "The Munsters" made for 20 years. Known for his edgy, intense, and graphic films, many were shocked to learn that the film would be a departure from his usual fare, and instead serve as a faithful homage to the 1960s TV series. The result is a family-friendly horror comedy blasted with color, cartoon sound-effects, and a palpable passion dripping from every punchline. Serving as a prequel to the events of the TV series, Rob Zombie's take on "The Munsters" also sees many of his frequent collaborators stepping into the celebrated roles that came before.
Jeff Daniel Phillips is one of Zombie's go-to guys, having appeared in his films "Halloween II," "The Lords of Salem," "31," and "3 From Hell." Due to tall height, Phillips has been cast plenty of times to play villains and monsters, like appearing...
Jeff Daniel Phillips is one of Zombie's go-to guys, having appeared in his films "Halloween II," "The Lords of Salem," "31," and "3 From Hell." Due to tall height, Phillips has been cast plenty of times to play villains and monsters, like appearing...
- 9/27/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Plot: The classic sitcom The Munsters is revived with a feature film origin story written and directed by Rob Zombie. We find out how Herman and Lily met and fell in love, and why the Munsters moved from Transylvania to Mockingbird Lane.
Review: After getting his career off to a successful start with House of 1000 Corpses and its sequel The Devil’s Rejects, writer/director Rob Zombie had the chance to show he could do something different with the remake of Halloween… but he proceeded to pigeonhole himself by making Halloween just as trashy and vulgar as his first two movies. Since then, he has struggled to get other types of movies into production – he wanted to make a hockey movie, he wanted to make a Groucho Marx biopic – and had to resort to making more of the same with the likes of 31 and 3 from Hell. Now, Universal has given...
Review: After getting his career off to a successful start with House of 1000 Corpses and its sequel The Devil’s Rejects, writer/director Rob Zombie had the chance to show he could do something different with the remake of Halloween… but he proceeded to pigeonhole himself by making Halloween just as trashy and vulgar as his first two movies. Since then, he has struggled to get other types of movies into production – he wanted to make a hockey movie, he wanted to make a Groucho Marx biopic – and had to resort to making more of the same with the likes of 31 and 3 from Hell. Now, Universal has given...
- 9/27/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Bloody Disgusting’s The Munsters review is spoiler-free.
Horror musician and auteur Rob Zombie is a lifelong fan of The Munsters. The ‘60s sitcom hinged its humor upon a family of odd Transylvanians that behave and consider themselves an average American family. Zombie’s enduring fondness for the show is evident throughout his career, including his 1998 hit song “Dragula,” finally culminating in a feature film that serves as a meet-cute origin story. Zombie attempts to faithfully recreate the original sitcom’s sense of humor, embracing the ridiculous while applying his modern style.
It results in uneven, clashing tones and a story far less interesting than it looks.
Vampire Lily (Sheri Moon Zombie) longs for love. Her father, The Count (Daniel Roebuck), sets her up on blind dates, but Transylvania’s most eligible bachelors tend to disappoint. Lily finds her perfect mate assembled from various human parts, including that of recently...
Horror musician and auteur Rob Zombie is a lifelong fan of The Munsters. The ‘60s sitcom hinged its humor upon a family of odd Transylvanians that behave and consider themselves an average American family. Zombie’s enduring fondness for the show is evident throughout his career, including his 1998 hit song “Dragula,” finally culminating in a feature film that serves as a meet-cute origin story. Zombie attempts to faithfully recreate the original sitcom’s sense of humor, embracing the ridiculous while applying his modern style.
It results in uneven, clashing tones and a story far less interesting than it looks.
Vampire Lily (Sheri Moon Zombie) longs for love. Her father, The Count (Daniel Roebuck), sets her up on blind dates, but Transylvania’s most eligible bachelors tend to disappoint. Lily finds her perfect mate assembled from various human parts, including that of recently...
- 9/27/2022
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Back in the 1960s, if you wanted to watch a weekly sitcom about monsters living in suburbia, there were only two games in town: “The Addams Family,” about a group of kooks whose wealth and largely normal looks gave them the freedom to pursue their freaky interests, and “The Munsters,” about a working-class group of unmistakable monsters whose outward appearance provided a humorous contrast to their utter normalcy.
The Addams Family have gone on to great cinematic success in the decades following their sitcom (and the New Yorker cartoons on which it was based), with successful live-action and animated movies to their name. But Hollywood hasn’t been quite so kind to The Munsters. Their show was originally a bigger hit than “The Addams Family,” but they’ve never been cinematically rebooted for the big screen. (Not counting the series spinoff “Munster Go Home!” in 1966.)
And even though there’s...
The Addams Family have gone on to great cinematic success in the decades following their sitcom (and the New Yorker cartoons on which it was based), with successful live-action and animated movies to their name. But Hollywood hasn’t been quite so kind to The Munsters. Their show was originally a bigger hit than “The Addams Family,” but they’ve never been cinematically rebooted for the big screen. (Not counting the series spinoff “Munster Go Home!” in 1966.)
And even though there’s...
- 9/27/2022
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap
These next several weeks are going to be absolutely loaded with brand new horror, and this week alone brings 11 new movies to the table as we make our way into the month of October.
This week’s new releases include brand new theatrical horror as well as the sequel to a beloved Halloween favorite and even a new take on a classic TV series from an unlikely source.
Here’s all the new horror arriving September 27-October 2, 2022!
First up, Rob Zombie‘s The Munsters comes to Blu-ray, VOD and Netflix on Tuesday, September 27, a fresh – and colorful – new take on the classic black & white television series.
Jeff Daniel Phillips is playing Herman Munster and Sheri Moon Zombie is playing Lily Munster in Zombie’s movie, with Daniel Roebuck co-starring as Grandpa Munster.
In the brand new movie, “Herman and Lily’s crazy courtship takes The Munsters on a hauntingly hilarious...
This week’s new releases include brand new theatrical horror as well as the sequel to a beloved Halloween favorite and even a new take on a classic TV series from an unlikely source.
Here’s all the new horror arriving September 27-October 2, 2022!
First up, Rob Zombie‘s The Munsters comes to Blu-ray, VOD and Netflix on Tuesday, September 27, a fresh – and colorful – new take on the classic black & white television series.
Jeff Daniel Phillips is playing Herman Munster and Sheri Moon Zombie is playing Lily Munster in Zombie’s movie, with Daniel Roebuck co-starring as Grandpa Munster.
In the brand new movie, “Herman and Lily’s crazy courtship takes The Munsters on a hauntingly hilarious...
- 9/26/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Munsters are, by design, a comedic reinvention of the classic monsters – Herman is Frankenstein’s monster, Lily is a vampire, Grandpa is Count Dracula, and Eddie is a werewolf – but other interpretations of iconic creatures occasionally made appearances.
Before TV’s first family of fright returns in Rob Zombie’s The Munsters, let’s look back at six classic monsters that have appeared in The Munsters Universe up to this point.
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Despite only appearing on screen for about a minute and a half, Uncle Gilbert is perhaps the most memorable member of the Munsters’ extended family. The reason is simple: he’s the Gill-man from the Creature from the Black Lagoon franchise.
In “Love Comes to Mockingbird Heights”, Uncle Gilbert sends the family 180,000 worth of gold doubloons from the old country for safekeeping until he arrives to visit. This inciting incident sets the plot in motion,...
Before TV’s first family of fright returns in Rob Zombie’s The Munsters, let’s look back at six classic monsters that have appeared in The Munsters Universe up to this point.
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Despite only appearing on screen for about a minute and a half, Uncle Gilbert is perhaps the most memorable member of the Munsters’ extended family. The reason is simple: he’s the Gill-man from the Creature from the Black Lagoon franchise.
In “Love Comes to Mockingbird Heights”, Uncle Gilbert sends the family 180,000 worth of gold doubloons from the old country for safekeeping until he arrives to visit. This inciting incident sets the plot in motion,...
- 9/22/2022
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
Rob Zombie‘s The Munsters is coming to Blu-ray and VOD on September 27, and as we recently learned, it’s also coming to Netflix this Halloween season. But when, exactly?
Netflix has announced this week that The Munsters will actually begin streaming on September 27, the very same day Zombie’s latest movie comes to Blu-ray and VOD.
If you’d rather own the movie, the physical media release includes 60 minutes of extra features including unseen behind-the-scenes footage with writer and director Rob Zombie and cast as well as feature commentary with Rob Zombie, “taking viewers deeper into this hauntingly sidesplitting adventure and the kooky undead family, just in time for Halloween.”
In the brand new feature film…
“Herman and Lily’s crazy courtship takes The Munsters on a hauntingly hilarious trip from Transylvania to Hollywood in the all-new feature length film.”
Jeff Daniel Phillips is playing Herman Munster and Sheri Moon Zombie...
Netflix has announced this week that The Munsters will actually begin streaming on September 27, the very same day Zombie’s latest movie comes to Blu-ray and VOD.
If you’d rather own the movie, the physical media release includes 60 minutes of extra features including unseen behind-the-scenes footage with writer and director Rob Zombie and cast as well as feature commentary with Rob Zombie, “taking viewers deeper into this hauntingly sidesplitting adventure and the kooky undead family, just in time for Halloween.”
In the brand new feature film…
“Herman and Lily’s crazy courtship takes The Munsters on a hauntingly hilarious trip from Transylvania to Hollywood in the all-new feature length film.”
Jeff Daniel Phillips is playing Herman Munster and Sheri Moon Zombie...
- 8/26/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
With Rob Zombie‘s The Munsters coming to Blu-ray and VOD on September 27, another original song from the soundtrack has been released onto retro Vinyl this week.
Waxwork Records presents “I Got You Babe,” a new take on the Sonny & Cher track, as a deluxe 12″ single pressed to 180 gram Yellow vinyl! Featuring performances by Sheri Moon Zombie & Jeff Daniel Phillips, the track is produced by Rob Zombie and Zeuss!
The B-Side features an etching of the two kooky love birds and is housed in a psychedelic heavyweight jacket with matte satin coating presented with all new art by Rob Zombie!
Grab it on vinyl today and preview the song below!
In the brand new feature film…
“Herman and Lily’s crazy courtship takes The Munsters on a hauntingly hilarious trip from Transylvania to Hollywood in the all-new feature length film.”
Jeff Daniel Phillips is playing Herman Munster and Sheri Moon...
Waxwork Records presents “I Got You Babe,” a new take on the Sonny & Cher track, as a deluxe 12″ single pressed to 180 gram Yellow vinyl! Featuring performances by Sheri Moon Zombie & Jeff Daniel Phillips, the track is produced by Rob Zombie and Zeuss!
The B-Side features an etching of the two kooky love birds and is housed in a psychedelic heavyweight jacket with matte satin coating presented with all new art by Rob Zombie!
Grab it on vinyl today and preview the song below!
In the brand new feature film…
“Herman and Lily’s crazy courtship takes The Munsters on a hauntingly hilarious trip from Transylvania to Hollywood in the all-new feature length film.”
Jeff Daniel Phillips is playing Herman Munster and Sheri Moon...
- 8/17/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Jessica Harper of the Dario Argento classic Suspiria and John Getz of the Coen Brothers’ first film Blood Simple have joined the cast of the upcoming Paramount Plus series based on the 1987 thriller Fatal Attraction (watch it Here), and Deadline reports that Toks Olagundoye (Veep), David Sullivan (The Wilds), and newcomer Isabella Briggs have signed on to appear on the show as well.
This version of Fatal Attraction sees Joshua Jackson (Dawson’s Creek), Lizzy Caplan (Castle Rock), and Amanda Peet (Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story) playing the characters Dan, Alex, and Beth, respectively. They were played by Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, and Anne Archer in the film.
Directed by Adrian Lyne from a screenplay by James Dearden (based on Dearden’s short film Diversion), the ’87 Fatal Attraction had the following synopsis:
For Dan Gallagher, life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife,...
This version of Fatal Attraction sees Joshua Jackson (Dawson’s Creek), Lizzy Caplan (Castle Rock), and Amanda Peet (Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story) playing the characters Dan, Alex, and Beth, respectively. They were played by Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, and Anne Archer in the film.
Directed by Adrian Lyne from a screenplay by James Dearden (based on Dearden’s short film Diversion), the ’87 Fatal Attraction had the following synopsis:
For Dan Gallagher, life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife,...
- 8/12/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
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