| The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas | |
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| Written by | Ed Ferrara Kevin Murphy |
| Directed by | Ian Emes |
| Starring | Sam McMurray Ann Magnuson Sandy Baron Elaine Hendrix Bug Hall |
| Music by | Christopher L. Stone |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | John Landis Leslie Belzberg |
| Producer | Tony Winley |
| Cinematography | Roger Lanser |
| Editor | M. Scott Smith |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Production company | MCA Television Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fox |
| Release | December 17, 1996 (1996-12-17) |
The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas is a 1996 American made-for-television science fiction comedy film featuring characters from the 1960s sitcom The Munsters. It featured a different cast from the original series, the 1980s revival series The Munsters Today and the previous 1995 television film Here Come the Munsters. The movie is set around Christmas time and included character actor Sandy Baron as 'Grandpa'. Baron had played Grandpa's older brother Yorga a few years previously in The Munsters Today.
The movie begins with son Eddie feeling homesick for Transylvania. Herman decides a "good old Transylvanian Christmas" is what his troubled son needs to get in the mood for the holidays. Together with the family - including Lily, Grandpa and Marilyn, he sends out invitations to the entire Munster family, including Wolfman, Mummy, and the Gill-Man. Herman also asks for a raise from his boss and is fired, taking on other jobs such as modeling nude for an art class, donating blood, and wrapping presents. Meanwhile, on Christmas Eve's eve, one of Grandpa's experiments has gone awry, accidentally transporting Santa Claus and his elves to the Munster Mansion. Christmas faces ruin as there is no way to send Santa home, and the entire family must find a way to save Christmas. Meanwhile, Marilyn falls in love and Lily enters a home decorating contest, with nosy neighbour Edna Dimitty (from the previous Munster movie Here Come the Munsters) causing trouble. Eddie also faces trouble at school from bullies.
The movie was shot at Heathcote Hall, a historic building built in 1887 at Heathcote, New South Wales.[1]
The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas was originally aired on Fox on December 17, 1996. It was acquired by ABC Family, and was added to their 25 Days of Christmas line-up on December 15, 2009. It had been previously shown on the cable network Fox Family Channel, which was later renamed ABC Family.
It was later released on DVDbyUniversal Studios on November 6, 2007.[2]
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