At long last, a famous bit of nonsense...just with none of the fun charm that was supposed to be included.
Monsters Crash the Pajama Party is not really a Movie per se- it is the setup to a bigger Spookshow. Needless to say, sitting at my Computer and watching it is not that thrilling.
Maybe at a Party it is better?
It is only 31 minutes long, after all.
The actual Film itself comes to us from David L. Hewitt, the man who also brought us Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horror(s), The Mighty Gorga and The Wizard of Mars. Not the best Resume.
The Plot, as it were, involves a Mad Scientist, a Gorilla, some girls and some truly terrible comedy.
To find out if you can enjoy some of this on its own, read on...
A Mad Doctor- with convenient name tag- introduces the tale and does the usual 'no refunds if you die' schtick.
Fun Note- this would be an easy Halloween Costume for me to do (if I did them).
Bad Note- this 31-minute Film has around 6 minutes of Credits at the start. Fast forward is advised.
A bunch of young ladies (they at least don't all look 30) are staying the night at a 'Haunted House' for a Sorority Initiation. Won't the Hillbillys need them out before they can move in?
The boys leave, but...I mean, you've seen one of these. They'll be back.
It isn't Haunted- the Mad Doctor lives down there.
He experiments with his Gorilla (Big G) and Draculina
Who is she? You're watching the wrong Film if you expect an answer!
The boys get a flat tire (off-camera) and get delayed. We get a
Scooby-Doo-style sneak around the House bit...only this Film predates the Show by 4 years!
The Gorilla catches one girl and the Doctor turns her into a Gorilla (off-screen).
It is her, because she's wearing a nighty...that is the wrong color.
The Gorilla freaks out and knocks out the Doctor, turning her back. So that was completely pointless.
More drawn out wandering around before a never-before-seen Hunchback helps the Gorilla catch the remaining girls for the Doctor (who got better).
Draculina- who we haven't seen since her one bit in the beginning- picks the blond to be experimented on.
Just then, a Werewolf runs in, loses its pants and runs out. Thanks for that.
The boys- in masks- run in and...immediately take their masks off. Huh?
They fight off Big G and throw bombs...that they found (?!?) at the Doctor to escape.
The annoyed Doctor decides to go with Plan B. He has the laser gun turned towards the Screen to 'blast his way out' and sends in his minions to 'get a new girl.'
If you saw this at an official Spookshow Screening, they would have a plant dressed like that in the Audience to be 'taken' behind the Screen and into the Film.
Neat idea, to be fair, but it means nothing now as an MP4 File, right?
The End.
A weird, but not great part of Film History. To be fair, the Film removed from everything else is not how it was seen.
Also, to be fair, it is still a terrible, pretty unfunny experience all the same. It's not like it is good and then stops. It is bad. It has 6 minutes of Credits at the start.
Did this work for the 'let's get drunk/high and see something stupid' market back in 1965? I don't know- I was -18 years old then. I would be curious to hear someone who actually saw it then though.
I get that he was trying to be silly. I get that he was being META at times (like when he clearly dubs over the Old Lady and says that he 'read ahead in the Script').
That said, the Acting by the Writer/Producer/Director/Composer is bad. He fumbles an early line and just left it in. Was he the Editor too?
As an historical oddity, it's worth a watch. The Film came with a bunch of Extras, which are probably way better than this. Watch it once if you're curious. Just don't expect a quick start.
Next up, let's get another Remake out there. Will it be cutting or Satanic? Stay tuned...
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