''Monster Mash'' (Italian: ''Chi ha paura?'') is a 2000 Italian-American

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animated Animation is a method by which still figures are manipulated to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Today, most ani ...

musical comedy horror film co-produced by

DIC Entertainment, L.P. DIC Entertainment Corporation (; also known as DIC Audiovisuel, DIC Enterprises, DIC Animation City, DIC Entertainment, L.P., and DIC Productions), branded as The Incredible World of DIC, was an international film and television production comp ...

and

Rai Fiction Rai Fiction is an Italian production company founded in 1997. It is owned and operated by ''Radiotelevisione Italiana'' ( RAI), the national broadcasting company of Italy. The company produces content for RAI's channels. The company produces anim ...

. It is an original story, based on the lore of

Frankenstein ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. ''Frankenstein'' tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific ...

, the Wolfman, and

Count Dracula Count Dracula () is the title character of Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror novel ''Dracula''. He is considered to be both the prototypical and the archetypal vampire in subsequent works of fiction. Aspects of the character are believed by some ...

Plot

Drac,

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and

Wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, and gray wolves, as popularly un ...

were the scariest monsters around, until they became associated with fun and other things happening like Drac no longer having his fangs and Wolf going bald. They end up summoned by the Superior Court of Horrors, where the judge orders them to prove that they are still scary by the end of 24 hours or they will be sentenced to an eternity entertaining at children's parties. Drac, Frank, and Wolf are assigned to scare the Tinklemeister family. The Tinklemeisters soon end up assisting Drac, Frank, and Wolf into proving that they are still scary, even when the

Grim Reaper Death is frequently imagined as a personified force. In some mythologies, a character known as the Grim Reaper (usually depicted as a berobed skeleton wielding a scythe) causes the victim's death by coming to collect that person's soul. Other b ...

Prosecutor sends three new monsters-Freddie de Spaghetti: King of Carbohydrates (a humanoid spaghetti monster based on

Freddy Krueger Freddy Krueger () is a fictional character and the primary antagonist in the ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' film series. He was created by Wes Craven and made his debut in Craven's '' A Nightmare on Elm Street'' (1984) as the malevolent spirit ...

and

Jason Voorhees Jason Voorhees () is a character from the ''Friday the 13th'' series. He first appeared in '' Friday the 13th'' (1980) as the young son of camp-cook-turned-killer Mrs. Voorhees, in which he was portrayed by Ari Lehman. Created by Victor Mi ...

), Chicky the Doll of Destruction (a wind-up toy based on

Chucky Chucky may refer to: *Chucky (name) *Chucky (character), a fictional character in the ''Child's Play'' franchise **'' Chucky: Slash & Dash'', a 2013 video game ** ''Chucky'' (TV series), a 2021 TV series *Chucky madtom (''Noturus crypticus''), en ...

) and the Alien Eater-to make sure that they all fail in their mission.

Cast

David Sobolov David Sobolov (born October 23, 1964) is a Canadian voice actor and director, best known for his roles as Depth Charge in '' Beast Wars: Transformers'', Gorilla Grodd in '' The Flash'', Drax the Destroyer in various media, Shockwave in '' Transfo ...

Scott McNeil Scott McNeil is an Australian-born Canadian actor. He currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. One of the best-known Canadian voice actors of all time, McNeil has provided voices to many characters in animated shows, most notabl ...

French Tickner French Alexis Tickner (August 26, 1930 – August 26, 2021) was an American–born Canadian voice, film and television actor, known for his work in Ocean Productions. Filmography Anime/Animation * '' Death Note'' - Quillish “Watari” Wammy * ...

as Drac *

Janyse Jaud Janyse Jaud (, born November 26, 1969) is a Canadian actress, musician and author. Her major voiceover roles include '' Hulk Versus'', '' My Little Pony'', ''Inuyasha'', ''Ed Edd n Eddy'', '' Batman: Black & White'', '' Baby Looney Tunes'', '' Wa ...

as Spike Tinklemeister, Mom Tinklemeister * Tabitha St. Germain as Chicky * Phil Trainer as Yorick * Jim Byrnes as

Prosecutor *

Patricia Drake Patricia Drake is a Canadian actress working on TV and in animated shows, mostly with Ocean Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Filmography Anime roles * ''Black Lagoon'' as Balalaika * '' Dragon Ball Z'' as Android 19 (Ocean dub) ...

as Stella Tinklemeister * Phil Hayes as Judge * Robert O. Smith *

Ian James Corlett Ian James Corlett (born August 29, 1962) is a Canadian voice actor, animator, and author. He is the creator of Studio B Productions' animated series ''Being Ian'' and ''Yvon of the Yukon''. One of his best-known animation roles was the first En ...

* Dave "Squatch" Ward as Freddie de Spaghetti

Songs

* "

Monster Mash "Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. The song was released as a single on Gary S. Paxton's Garpax Records label in August 1962 along with a full-length LP called '' The Original Monster Mash'', which contained sev ...

" ( Robert Pickett) * "Waiting for Spike to Speak" (Matt McGuire) – Mom, Dad and Stella * "The Heebe Jeebe" (McGuire, Karen Guthery) * "When We Were Bad" (Sandy Howell, Geoff Levin) – Frank, Drac and Wolf * "Monster Mash" ** Funk Groove arrangement by David Pavlovitch ** Country arrangement by Matt McGuire ** Alternative Angst arrangement by Jason Michas

Release

''Monster Mash'' was released on VHS on August 29, 2000 in the United States by Universal Studios Home Video. It received an Italian DVD release in 2003 from Alfadedis Entertainment. In the United States, the feature was bundled alongside ''

Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein ''Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein'' is a 1999 American animated dark comedy horror film produced by Bagdasarian Productions, LLC. and Universal Cartoon Studios and distributed by Universal Studios Home Video. It is directed by Kathi Ca ...

'', ''

Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman ''Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman'' is a 2000 American animated horror musical dark comedy film produced by Bagdasarian Productions and Universal Cartoon Studios and based on characters from ''Alvin and the Chipmunks''. It is the second ...

'' and four episodes of ''

Archie's Weird Mysteries ''Archie's Weird Mysteries'' (French: ''Archie, mystères et compagnie'') is an animated television series based on the characters by Archie Comics. The series premise revolves around a Riverdale High physics lab gone awry, making the town of R ...

'' as part of the ''Monster Bash Fun Pack'' DVD on September 7, 2004. A standalone DVD was released by NCircle Entertainment in 2007, although it removes a metafictional moment towards the end of the film, as well as the "Monster Mash"

music video A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device ...

, due to copyright issues with Universal.

References

External links

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