- Release Date: 1969
- Runtime: 94 min
- Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Horror
- Starring: Boris Karloff, Allen Swift, Gale Garnett, Phyllis Diller ... see all
- Director: Jules Bass
- Plot: When Dr Frankenstein decides to retire from the monster-making business, he calls an international roster of monsters to a creepy convention to elect his successor. Everyone is there including Dracula,... Read more
User Reviews
Inspiration for nightmare before Christmas
Sep 18, 2006
vampi1960 - imdb.com
Sep 18, 2006vampi1960 - imdb.com
When i was a kid i remember them showing this every Halloween on wnew TV channel 5.i thought it was cool to see all the monsters together in one movie,it was made by Rankin bass,the same people who gave us... Full review
You have to see this movie !!
Nov 11, 2005
toni-123 - imdb.com
Nov 11, 2005toni-123 - imdb.com
I saw this movie when it first came out and totally loved it..Especially Phyllis Dillers character. I saw it several times and then I mentioned it to my sister (7 yrs older) and she told me it had not been... Full review
A Blast From The Past To Share With My Kids
Oct 06, 2005
jkv1165 - imdb.com
Oct 06, 2005jkv1165 - imdb.com
A favorite of mine when I was a kid, I just purchased and watched this classic with my kids. I was surprised how much I forgot. . .and remembered! There were a couple of songs ("Stay One Step Ahead" for... Full review
The Ghoulish Gang's All Here!
Oct 12, 2002
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CONTAINS SPOILERSOn a small island off the coast of the Caribbean lives the famous Baron Von Frankenstein in his castle filled with maniacal creations. Dr. Frankenstein has concocted a new potion. It has th ability to eliminate all matter. The... Full review
Rankin/Bass's Halloween (Trick-or-) Treat
May 07, 2002
Joseph Brando - imdb.com
May 07, 2002Joseph Brando - imdb.com
Another super retro puppet-animated feature from Rankin/Bass. This full-length feature film is one of only two specials done by R/B with a Halloween theme - the other being "Mad Mad Mad Monsters" (which is a shorter version of this same... Full review
Do the Mummy!
Nov 22, 2001
Glenn Andreiev - imdb.com
Nov 22, 2001Glenn Andreiev - imdb.com
This will always be such a fun Halloween, or strangely enough, Christmas movie. Many of us have been lucky to see the claymation wonders by Rankin/Bass. This feature length spoof/salute to classic monster movies has the same charm Rankin/Bass gave... Full review
My Favorite Animagic Feature
Nov 06, 2000
Roger Thornhill - imdb.com
Nov 06, 2000Roger Thornhill - imdb.com
MAD MONSTER PARTY? is a fantastic addition to our cultural landscape. The Jack Davis designed puppets, the Harvey Kurtzman style satire, the great voices (including the irreplaceable Boris Karloff) and the surf guitar/spy music/monster mash soundtrack all combine to make... Full review
Very Strange, Very Amusing
Feb 19, 2000
fomblin - imdb.com
Feb 19, 2000fomblin - imdb.com
I stumbled across this movie tonight on AMC, and was surprised that I hadnt seen it as a kid in the 70's, since many other Rankin/Bass 60min holiday films were shown every year.This is a full length movie, and while... Full review
A glorious reminder of childhood
Nov 24, 1999
John Seal - imdb.com
Nov 24, 1999John Seal - imdb.com
Every year, Mad Monster Party? would show up on TV around Halloween. Every year I watched it, until suddenly it disappeared from the small screen. (This was about the same time that infomercials came into vogue.) It was ten or... Full review
Mad Monster Fun (at Halloween or anytime)!
Sep 24, 1999
BobLib - imdb.com
Sep 24, 1999BobLib - imdb.com
What a shame that Rankin/Bass, the people who produced some of the most beloved Christmas specials ever ("Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," etc.) only did two theatrical films, this and "The Daydreamer" a year earlier. "Mad Monster Party" is, like those... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Sep 08, 2009Just Press Play
In Mad Monster Party , it's as simple as a party invite.....For the longest time, Mad Monster Party was available only in the poorest of qualities, lingering on as VHS that was copied from a surviving 16mm film....There's always some kooky plot....If you haven't, it's a good cult movie addition to own for the cheap price..... ... Full Review
DVD Talk
Helping with the script is Harvey Kurtzman, a founding Mad talent.
His oversexed Francesca character bears a strong resemblance to classic Mad femme fatales - at one point she fends off the zombie character with a disdainful, "Go away, Creep!
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Entertainment Insiders
Hopefully "Mad Monster Party" will find its long deserved audience.
Mr. Karloff sounded as if he was enjoying this loving parody of his films from the 1930s.
Phyllis Diller voices the over-bearing Bride of the Creature.
... Full Review
News
10 Great Halloween Movies for Kids
associatedcontent.com –
2008-09-10
Mad Monster Party? This crazy Halloween movie was an inspiration for another film on this list (see if you can guess which one!). The film is a Rankin/Bass stop motion animation masterpiece from the late 60's that features a lot... ... Full Article
Boris Karloff and Phyllis Diller lend their vocal talents to this glorious stop-motion animated parody of horror films. As Dr. Frankenstein makes plans for his retirement, he calls for a council meeting of all monsters dark and ghoulish to announce... ... Full Article
When Halloween rolls around I just have to dust off my old VHS copy of Mad Monster Party and pop it in. This movie has been a staple to every single Halloween I can remember. ... Full Article
Mad Monster Party is going to be made a live-action film by Warner Bros. Pictures and Basil Iwanyk's Thunder Road Productions. I really love this movie, at least the 1967 claymation version. ... Full Article

Mad Monster Party - Ethel Ennis Sings
"Mad Monster Party?" Theatrical Trailer (Rankin/Bass)
