Monster Family (Original title)Happy Family (Alternative title)
Dates: 2017 (Copyright), 02 March 2018 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, GermanyDirector: Holger Tappe
Synopsis: After attending a fancy dress party, the bickering Wishbone family get cursed by an evil witch named Baba Yaga. The curse results in them taking on the personality and characteristics of their fancy dress costumes: father Frank becomes Frankenstein’s monster, daughter Fay transforms into an Egyptian mummy, son Max turns into a werewolf, and mother Emma becomes a vampire. To lift the curse and return to human form they must show they can happily get along but Dracula, who is infatuated with Emma, has other ideas.
Genre: Animation
Subjects: Family life, Witches, Frankenstein, Dracula, Vampires, Werewolves, Curses, Fancy dress parties
Releases
Date: 02 March 2018Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 93 mins 1 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Sky Cinema
Dates: 2017 (Copyright), 02 March 2018 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, GermanyDirector: Holger Tappe
Synopsis: After attending a fancy dress party, the bickering Wishbone family get cursed by an evil witch named Baba Yaga. The curse results in them taking on the personality and characteristics of their fancy dress costumes: father Frank becomes Frankenstein’s monster, daughter Fay transforms into an Egyptian mummy, son Max turns into a werewolf, and mother Emma becomes a vampire. To lift the curse and return to human form they must show they can happily get along but Dracula, who is infatuated with Emma, has other ideas.
Genre: Animation
Subjects: Family life, Witches, Frankenstein, Dracula, Vampires, Werewolves, Curses, Fancy dress parties
Releases
Date: 02 March 2018Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 93 mins 1 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Sky Cinema
Credits
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©: United Entertainment Ltd, ©: Ambient Entertainment GmbH & Co. KG, ©: Mack Media GmbH & Co. KG, ©: AGIR Werbe GmbH & Co. KG, ©: Rothkirch Cartoon Film GmbH, Production Company: United, Production Company: Ambient Entertainment, Production Company: Mack Media, Production Company: AGIR, Production Company: Rothkirch Cartoon-Film, Funded by: nordmedia, Funded by: Deutscher Filmförderfonds, FFA Filmförderungsanstalt, Presents: Timeless Films, Worldwide Sales Agent/World Sales: Timeless Films, Executive Producer: Ralph Kamp, Produced by: Holger Tappe, Producer: Maya Gräfin Rothkirch, Co-producer: Michael Mack, Co-producer: Stefan Mischke, Co-producer: Maya Gräfin Rothkirch, Timeless Films (Line Producer UK): Rebecca Kamp, Timeless Films (International Sales and Distribution): Gareth Kamp, Timeless Films (Technical and Post-production): Jon Clifford, Production Manager: Sebastian Riemen, Production Co-ordinator: Bernd Bohnert, Production Co-ordinator: Beate Andorff, Casting Director: Gail Stevens, Casting Associate: Rebecca Farhall, Casting Assistant: Clare Gordon, Screenplay by: David Safier, Screenplay by: Catharina Junk, Additional Writing by: Jens Benecke, Additional Writing by: Kirstie Falkous, Additional Writing by: Benedikt Niemann, Matthias Parchettka, Dialogue Polish: Kirstie Falkous, Based on the book ‘Happy Family’ by: David Safier, Visual Effects Supervisor: Haggi Flöser-Krey, Animation Supervisor: Benedikt Niemann, Nicolai Tuma, Supervising Creative Technical Director: Haggi Flöser-Krey, Storyboard: Jens Benecke, Storyboard: Michael Mantel, Storyboard: Hakan Akögretmen, Matthias Parchettka, Character Design: Oliver Kurth, Hakan Akögretmen, Additional Character Design: Adina Krause, Character Design Realisation: Oliver Kurth, Character Development and Setup Supervisor: Jens Harter, Character Modeling Supervisor: Sven Krogg, Prop and Set Modeling Supervisor: André Schneider, Concept Design: Marek Binieda, Concept Design: Adina Krause, Tino Röger, Lighting Creative Supervisor: Tino Röger, Shading and Rendering Supervisor: Guillaume Wyatt, Character Texturing Supervisor: Adina Krause, Supervisor Prop and Set Texturing: Kristian Plattner, Cloth and Hair Simulation Supervisor: Bernd Peterwerth, Hair Department Supervisor: Gildas Gerdes, Stereoscopic Supervisor: Clemens Kinder, Compositing Supervisor: Peter Stache, Editing: Björn Teubner, Additional Editing: Alex Dittner, [Post-production]: ARRI Imaging, ARRI Imaging (Head of Picture): Michael Welzel, ARRI Imaging (Post-production Producer): Andreas Mummert, ARRI Imaging (Lead Colourist): Florian 'Utsi' Martin, Traudl Nicholson, Production Design: Henning Ahlers, Production Design: Marek Binieda, Production Design: Tino Röger, Andre Schneider, Character Costume Design: Adina Krause, Marika Moritz, Music Composed by: Hendrik Schwarzer, Additional Music/Temp Track: Nils Rademacher, Piano Solos by: Stan Berzon, Conducted by: Bernhard Wünsch, Music Editor: Tom Russbueldt, Score Recorded by: Tom Russbueldt, [Music] Recorded at: Teldex Studios Berlin, Score Mixed by: Tom Russbueldt, Sound Design: Nils Rademacher, Sound Design: Stefan Busch, [Sound Studio]: ARRI Sound, ARRI Sound (Head of ARRI Sound): Daniel Vogl, ARRI Sound (Post-production Producer): Babette Fürbringer, Re-recording Mixer: Michael Kranz, Sound Editing: Stefan Busch, Dialogue Recordist: Simon Capes, Dialogue Recordist: Adam Smyth, Dialogue Recordist: Ed Sutton, Voice Director: Matt Roberts, Voice Recording UK: Soho Square Studios, Foley Recording: Normann Büttner, Max Bauer, Foley Editing: Normann Büttner, Max Bauer, Dubbing Consultant: Dan Russell, Dan Russell Ltd, Dolby Sound Consultant: Norbert Zich, EPK [Electronic Press Kit]: Galeforce TV
Cast
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Emily Watson (voice of Emma Wishbone), Nick Frost (voice of Dracula), Jessica Brown Findlay (voice of Fay Wishbone), Celia Imrie (voice of Cheyenne), Catherine Tate (voice of Baba Yaga), Jason Isaacs (voice of Frank Wishbone), Dirk Stollberg (voice of Battie 1), Jan Makino (voice of Battie 2), Rainer Fritzsche (voice of Battie 3), Ewan Bailey (voice of Renfield), Ethan Rouse (voice of Max Wishbone), Sidney Dorn (voice of Bull), Jessica McDonald (voice of Sheila), Isaac Rouse (voice of Jayden), Emma Tate (voice of head model), Daniel Ben-Zenou (voice of Imhotep), Emma Tate (additional female voices), Ewan Bailey (additional male voices)