Monster Family 2

Monster Family 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHolger Tappe
Screenplay byDavid Safier
Based onHappy Family
by David Safier
Produced byHolger Tappe
Starring
Music by
  • Apollon de Moura
  • Adrian Gucze
  • Jascha Heldicke
  • Sascha Knorr
  • Eric Krause
  • Andreas Kübler
  • Sebastian Kübler
  • Florian Wunsch
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 15 October 2021 (2021-10-15) (United States)
  • 22 October 2021 (2021-10-22) (United Kingdom)
  • 4 November 2021 (2021-11-04) (Germany)
Running time
103 minutes[2]
Countries
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$40 million
Box office$6.7 million[3]

Monster Family 2 (also known as Monster Family 2: Nobody's Perfect[1] and released as Happy Family 2 in Germany)[4] is a 2021 animated comedy horror film directed and produced by Holger Tappe, and written by David Safier. A sequel to the 2017 film Monster Family, the voice cast includes Emily Watson, Jason Isaacs, Nick Frost, Jessica Brown Findlay, Catherine Tate, Ethan Rouse (all reprising their roles) and Emily Carey.[2]

The film was released via video on demand in the UK as a Sky Cinema Original Film by the Sky Group on 22 October 2021, and was released in US cinemas by VivaKids a week earlier on 15 October.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ a b Kay, Jeremy (5 August 2021) Sequel to animated international hit 'Monster Family' lands US distribution (exclusive) Archived 2021-09-18 at the Wayback Machine. Screen Daily. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b Monster Family 2 (aka Happy Family 2) Archived 2021-12-05 at the Wayback Machine. Timeless Films. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Monster Family 2 (2021)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Kinderfilme: Es muss nicht immer Disney sein Archived 2021-10-22 at the Wayback Machine, 5 October 2021. (in German). Wiener Zeitung. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (30 September 2021) Trailer: The Hunt for Fun Is on in 'Monster Family 2: Nobody's Perfect' Archived 2022-01-20 at the Wayback Machine. Animation Magazine. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  6. ^ Monster Family 2 Archived 2021-10-22 at the Wayback Machine at Common Sense Media. Reviewed by Cassidy, Tom. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  7. ^ Monster Family 2 Archived 2021-10-25 at the Wayback Machine on Sky. Sky Cinema, owned by the Sky Group. Retrieved 22 October 2021.