Monster Family

Animation, Comedy, Family

When an evil witch turns mum into a vampire, dad into Frankenstein’s monster, and kids into a mummy and a werewolf, they must go on an adventure chasing the witch around the world to return them to their human selves.

Directed by: Holger Tappe
Starring: Emily Watson, Nick Frost, Jessica Brown Findlay, Celia Imrie, Catherine Tate, Jason Isaacs
Produced by: Holger Tappe
Screenplay by: David Safier, Catharina Junk
Based on: Happy Family by David Safier

Music by: Hendrik Schwarzer
Edited by: Björn Teubner

Production company: Ambient Entertainment GmbH, United Entertainment, Mack Media, Agir, Timeless Films, Rothkirch Cartoon Film, Sky Cinema Original Films
Distributed by: Warner Bros. (Germany), Altitude Film Distribution (United Kingdom)
Release date: 24 August 2017 (Germany), 2 March 2018 (United Kingdom)

Running time: 96 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, Germany
Language: English

Cast

Emily Watson as Emma Wishbone, Frank's wife and the mother of Fay and Max. She is turned into a vampire.
Nick Frost as Frank Wishbone, Emma's husband and the father of Fay and Max. He is turned into a monster similar to Frankenstein's monster.
Jessica Brown Findlay as Fay Wishbone, the daughter of Emma and Frank who is turned into a mummy.
Ethan Rouse as Max Wishbone, the son of Emma and Frank who is turned into a werewolf.
Celia Imrie as Cheyenne, Emma's co-worker at her bookstore and family friend.
Catherine Tate as Baba Yaga, Dracula's former captive witch. She is responsible for turning the Wishbone family into monsters.
Jason Isaacs as Count Dracula, a vampire who becomes infatuated with Emma.
Ewan Bailey as Renfield, Baba Yaga's husband and Dracula's former butler.
Issac Rouse as Jayden, Fay's boyfriend.
Daniel Ben-Zenou as Imhotep, a mummy who teaches Fay how to use her mummy abilities.
Jessica McDonald as Sheila, Fay's schoolfriend.
Sidney Dorn as Bull, the school bully who picks on Max.
Emma Tate as Head Model
Dirk Stollberg, Jan Makino, and Rainer Fritzsche as Dracula's bats
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