Halloween Is Grinch Night (TV 1977)

The evil Grinch who stole Christmas is back to steal Halloween! It's Grinch night and all over Whoville, a horrible storm has started which gives the Grinch a chance to have some fun. But ... See full summary »

Director:

Gerard Baldwin

Writer:

Dr. Seuss (teleplay)

Stars:

Hans Conried, Hal Smith, Gary Shapiro

Won 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Cast overview:
Hans Conried	...	Grinch / Narrator (voice)
Hal Smith	...	Josiah (voice)
Gary Shapiro	...	Ukaraiah (voice)
Irene Tedrow	...	Mariah (voice)
Jack DeLeon	...	Sgt. Samuel McPherson (voice)
Henry Gibson	...	Max (singing voice)

Storyline

The evil Grinch who stole Christmas is back to steal Halloween! It's Grinch night and all over Whoville, a horrible storm has started which gives the Grinch a chance to have some fun. But he's soon foiled by a young boy who's on his way to the Uphamisim.

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Plot Keywords:

wind | fear | surrealism | astigmatism | courage | 

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Family | Horror | Musical

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 October 1977 (USA)

Also Known As:

Grinch Night

Company Credits

Production Co:

DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (DFE), Dr. Seuss Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the first Dr. Seuss special to have music from Joe Raposo. The music is orchestral, somewhat like Eugene Poddany's music, and unlike Dean Elliott's jazz-themed music.

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Quotes

Grinch: It's a wonderful night for eyebrows. It's a wonderful night for teeth! It's a wonderful night for Grinch Night! Their troubles will now commence, oh I wouldn't stay home on a night like this for sixty dollars and sixty cents!

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Connections

Followed by The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (1982)

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Soundtracks

"Spooks' Song"

User Reviews

This one's a keeper

Ah, the lesser known Grinch holiday movie. In my family it's always been regarded a classic, kept on a dingy old VHS recorded from TV when I was just a small child. It is truly a bizarre film, much different than it's Christmas counterpart, and probably wouldn't appeal to lots of people. But for me, it is pure DECADENCE. I ADORE it. This is a quality film, undeniably, and anyone who says different, well, it's just not their thing I guess. But really, MAX SINGS!!! Can it get any better than that?? I think not. There's actually quite a bit of singing. As well as fun creepy creature things. I dunno, I'm weird, but I love this movie. It's excellent in a very bizarre way, I can't describe. I'd say it helps to be a bit abnormal yourself, as an indication of whether u may like it or not. Mmmmm yes.