A fun stop-motion animated film which was released in 1967. The film was created using the Rankin/Bass "Animagic" process (think Rudolph, Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, Year Without A Santa Claus). Mad Magazine creator Harvey Kurtzman penned the script, and Mad artist Jack Davis designed many of the characters.
In addition to the famous monsters seen in the film, Mad Monster Party
also features several celebrity likenesses. Boris Karloff and Phyllis
Diller's characters are both designed to look like the actors
portraying them, while the hunchbacked lackey named Yetch is a physical
and vocal caricature of Peter Lorre.
PLOT
Dr. Frankensten decides to retire, leaving the monster business to his nerdy nephew,
Felix Flanken. Frankenstein plans to announce his decision at a
convention of monsters that includes his creature and the creature's
more intelligent mate, Frankenstein's seductive fembot laboratory
assistant Francesca, Dracula, the Werewolf, the Creature From The Black Lagoon, The Invisible Man, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, The Mummy, It (a knock-off of King Kong),
and many more. However when Felix proves to be an incompetent (and
unsuitably kind-hearted) human, the monsters plot to eliminate him and
gain control of Frankenstein's latest discovery: the secret of total
destruction!
Now Available on DVD
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