The movie and frankenstein sings is a 1995 musical comedy horror film written and directed by joel cohen and alec sokolow, based on the bobby boris pickett song monster mash and the 1967 stage musical, im sorry the bridge is out, youll have to spend the night, also by pickett and sheldon allman. Monster mash is a horrorthemed musical film, based on the bobby boris. Frankenstein sings aka monster mash vhs prism rare promo. Rare soundtrack cassette for the 1995 television movie monster mash. The film was based on a 1967 stage play that itself was based on the 1962 novelty hit monster mash by. Once there, they find it filled with some of hollywoods favorite ghouls, all. Frankenstein who wants to transfer one of their brains to. The bestknown image of frankenstein s monster in popular culture derives from boris karloffs portrayal in the 1931 movie frankenstein, in which he wore makeup applied, and according to a format designed by, jack p. Constructed from bobby boris picketts musical, im sorry the bridge is out, youll have to spend the night, this somehow did get a theatrical release of a sort, despite. Theres a big difference between kooky monsters and psychotic killers. Boris karloff monster mash rendition lost 1965 shindig.
Most of the classic movie monsters are in this movie in animated form dr. As for his acting career, his main credit is a lowbudget cult film called frankenstein sings. Jul 24, 20 boris karloff sings monster mash on shindig. This single topped the billboard hot 100 chart in october 1962. The film was based on a 1967 stage play that itself was based on the 1962 novelty hit monster mash. You remember in the 60s when i invented the mash well now the time is come for me to update that smash since ive been out of the fright game for 52 odd years. The movie and frankenstein sings is a horrorthemed musical film, based on the bobby boris pickett song monster mash and the 1967 stage musical, im sorry the bridge is out, youll have to spend the night, also by pickett and sheldon allman. Frankenstein, dracula, and other monsters after their car breaks down on their way to a halloween party. Atleast two from famous monsters like dracula, frankenstein, wolfman, invisible man etc. Frankenstein, was produced and distributed by prism pictures, and. Monster mash was developed from an improvised monologue performed by bobby pickett when he imitated actor boris karloff who played in the films frankenstein 1931 and frankenstein 1970 1958.
The film was released on dvd alongside alvin and the chipmunks meet frankenstein, alvin and the chipmunks meet the wolfman, and four episodes of archies weird mysteries on the monster bash fun pack released on september 7, 2004. The story behind bobby boris picketts the monster mash. Monster mash is a 1962 novelty song by bobby pickett. Then anakin knelt before monster mash and pledged his allegiance to the. Back in the day,horror movies scared you,but you got over it. Ive been searching for the karloff clip for years, and until the original is found, this will have to do. This movie s worth a watch only if you love terrible movies and terrible musicals, like me. Monster mash is a 1962 novelty song and the bestknown song by bobby boris pickett. Nicknamed boris due to his excellent boris karloff impression, pickett released the hit single in august 1962 and it soon reached number one on the billboard hot 100 chart in october of the same year.
When it comes to seasonal novelty songs, few have reached the level of dominance achieved by monster mash. Monster mash 1995 film wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Bobby boris pickett monster mash lyrics genius lyrics. The song inspired the making of the campy horrorthemed musical film monster mash. Lyrics i was working in the lab late one night when my eyes beheld an eerie sight for my monster from his slab began to rise and suddenly to. This is apparently true, and makes me wonder how the hell toy story turned out so well. Two teens are on the way to a halloween party dressed as romeo ian bohen and juliet candace cameron bure when their car breaks down in front of a sinister mansion. The movie also known as frankenstein sings, which starred ian bohen, candace cameron bure. The movie is also a musical, with some actually good songs. The musical was cowritten by bobby pickett, of novelty song monster mash fame.
The movie and frankenstein sings is a horror comedythemed musical film, based on the bobby boris pickett song monster mash and the 1967 stage musical, im sorry the bridge is out, youll have to spend the night, also by pickett and sheldon allman. A vocal group, the cryptkicker five, mentioned in these lyrics, is a reference. He performed it on a special halloween edition of the variety show shindig. Monster mash is a 1962 novelty song by bobby boris pickett. The leads of the movie are candace cameron and ian bohen. Rocktoberfest 2019 we need to talk about monster mash. Pierce and possibly suggested by director james whale. Pickett was a nightclub entertainer who performed with a group called the cordials. The movie says it is by the cowriters of toy story. In 1995 the cowriters of pixars toy story, joel cohen and alec sokolow, produced a movie of it, originally entitled frankenstein sings, but later released in the us under monster mash. Putting together one of the strangest casts in film history, adding a couple of new songs and made sure to include monster mash, even if it didnt make a lot of sense in context culminated in the birth of monster mash. A young couple finds tons of musical fun when they are forced to seek shelter in a spooky mansion on halloween night.
The movie and frankenstein sings is a 1995 musical comedy horror film written and directed by joel cohen and. He wrote monster mash with his friend lenny capizzi. Oct 20, 2014 you remember in the 60s when i invented the mash well now the time is come for me to update that smash since ive been out of the fright game for 52 odd years. The bestknown image of frankensteins monster in popular culture derives from boris karloffs portrayal in the 1931 movie frankenstein, in which he wore makeup applied, and according to a format designed by, jack p. When the girl of his dreams is kidnapped by a legion of monsters and her sorceresspossessed father, a timid teen must rally his misfit friends and faithful mummy to save his crush before her sacrifice unleashes armageddon. The crater lake monster full length scifi movie richard cardella english 720p hd duration. Hyde, the invisible man, the creature from the black lagoon and even a king kongstyle giant ape but the phantom of the.
The movie also known as frankenstein sings, which starred ian bohen, candace cameron bure, sarah douglas, john kassir, and bobby pickett. Unlike, say, jingle bells, the mash as i will refer to it throughout this. They were both big horror movie fans, and pickett would do an impression of the actor boris karloff known for playing the monster in many frankenstein movies during the speaking part of little darlin that went over well in his act. The movie frankenstein sings music skip to main content.
Frankenstein, frankensteins creature and his female mate, count dracula, the wolf man, the mummy, the hunchback of notre dame, dr. Paxtons garpax records label in august 1962 along with a fulllength lp called the original monster mash, which contained several other monsterthemed tunes. Frankenstein sings, or monster mash as its also known, is a movie that lovingly rips off the rocky horror picture show and young frankenstein. Music video featuring groovie goolies to the song monster mash.
Monster mash 1995 film universal monsters wiki fandom. Apr 15, 2015 the crater lake monster full length scifi movie richard cardella english 720p hd duration. Frankenstein monster mash singing dancing animated. Paxtons garpax records label in august 1962 along with a fulllength lp called the original monster mash, which contained several other monster themed tunes. It was recommended to me by the guy who runs frankies closet, a rocky horror fanzine. Future zone full scifi movies recommended for you 1. Frankenstein and, yes, we get to see the cast perform that song with some truly embarrassing dance moves. The movie aka frankenstein sings was a 1995 american horrorcomedy film starring ian bohen and candice cameron as two teenagers who find themselves facing off against dr. The clip was lost somehow, but with scenes from that show that still remain, i was able to assemble a music video of what it might have looked like. Frankenstein who wants to transfer one of their brains to his creature.
I was working in the lab, late one night when my eyes beheld an eerie sight for my monster from his slab, began to rise and suddenly to my surprise he did the mash, he did. Ten greatest monster songs that are not monster mash. Oct 15, 2008 music video featuring groovie goolies to the song monster mash. Except on cable, when it showed up as frankenstein sings. Benedict cumberbatch and jonny lee miller are doing the monster mash. A fulllength lp was released later that year titled the original monster mash, featuring the song and many other halloweenthemed tracks. With ian bohen, candace cameron bure, sarah douglas, john kassir. Monster mash was released on vhs on august 29, 2000. Frankenstein sings 1995 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Pickett starred in it with candace cameron, jimmie walker, mink stole, john kassir, sarah douglas, anthony crivello, adam shankman and carrie.