Mad Mad Mad Monsters

Mad Mad Mad Monsters
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Written byWilliam J. Keenan
Lou Silverstone
Directed byArthur Rankin Jr.
Jules Bass
StarringAllen Swift
Bob McFadden
Bradley Bolke
Rhoda Mann
Theme music composerMaury Laws
Country of originUnited States
Japan
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersArthur Rankin Jr.
Jules Bass
CinematographySteve Nakagawa
EditorIrwin Goldress
Running time43 minutes
Production companiesRankin/Bass Productions
Animation:
Mushi Production
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 23, 1972 (1972-09-23)
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Mad Mad Mad Monsters is a 1972 traditional animated Halloween-themed comedy short film produced by Rankin/Bass Productions[1] in the United States and animated overseas by Mushi Production in Japan. The special aired on September 23, 1972 as an episode of The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie.[2] It is "related" to the 1967 stop motion animated film Mad Monster Party?[3]

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