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The Munsters' Revenge

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6.2/10 • 29

1981-02-271h 36m

ComedyCrimeFamilyTV MovieHorror

The lovable Munster family finds their placid world turned into turmoil by the diabolical Dr. Diablo, the mastermind of an art heist using monster robots, including clones of Herman and Grandpa.

Directors
Don Weis
Characters
Ed Haas
Editors
Fred Baratta

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  1. Fred Gwynne

    Fred Gwynne

    Herman Munster

  2. Yvonne De Carlo

    Yvonne De Carlo

    Lily Munster

  3. Al Lewis

    Al Lewis

    Grandpa

  4. Jo McDonnell

    Jo McDonnell

    Marilyn Munster

  5. K.C. Martel

    K.C. Martel

    Eddie Munster

  6. Sid Caesar

    Sid Caesar

    Dr. Dustin Diablo

  7. Peter Fox

    Peter Fox

    Det. Glen Boyle

  8. Bob Hastings

    Bob Hastings

    Cousin Phantom of the Opera

  9. Herb Voland

    Herb Voland

    Police Chief Harry Boyle

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Wuchak

May 28, 2025

7/10

The second Munsters movie, fifteen years after the first Herman and Grandpa are taken into custody in Los Angeles with the crimes they’re accused of verified by several eyewitnesses. They trace their troubles to the owner of a wax museum (Sid Caesar). “The Munsters’ Revenge” (1981) is the second and final Munsters movie to feature the three key cast members, Fred Gwynne, Al Lewis and Yvonne De Carlo. Eddie is played by a lookalike actor since the original actor was obviously too old by this point. Meanwhile Marilyn is played by the third actress in the role, blonde Jo McDonnell, who happens to be the best actress in the part, at least up to this point (I haven’t seen the two Munsters movies from 1995 and 1996). Marilyn’s role here is bigger than usual and Jo is a highlight. At one point, she even disguises herself as the wax museum’s resident cave girl (played by Rachel Sorteberg). Other highlights include Herman’s inadvertent destruction of a police precinct and what happens to Igor when he & Grandpa visit the latter’s old haunts in Transylvania, not to mention what happens to the Pharaoh’s mummy at the end. Then there’s newbie Cousin Phantom (of the Opera). As with the TV series and first movie, “Munster, Go Home!,” it's the charm of Gwynne & Lewis and their camaraderie that makes anything with them in it amusing and endearing. I favor this flick over the first one simply because there seems to be more entertaining highpoints. Speaking of which, don’t miss out on Rob Zombie’s underrated origin movie from 2022, which I loved. It runs 1 hour, 36 minutes, and was shot at Universal Studios in the Los Angeles area. GRADE: B

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Original Language
English
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