Monsters vs Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (TV 2009)

Susan Murphy (a.k.a. Ginormica) and the Monsters are now working with the US government as special ops. So when an alien presence is detected in Susan's hometown of Modesto, California -- ... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Ramsey

Writers:

Adam F. Goldberg (screenplay), Conrad Vernon (characters),

Stars:

Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Reese Witherspoon	...	Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
Seth Rogen	...	B.O.B. (voice)
Hugh Laurie	...	Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Will Arnett	...	The Missing Link (voice)
Kiefer Sutherland	...	General W.R. Monger (voice)
Rainn Wilson	...	Wicked Jack (voice)
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Carl Murphy (voice)
Julie White	...	Wendy Murphy (voice)
Rich Dietl	...	B.O.B. Kid / Husband / Young Man / Pumpkins (voice) (as Rich B. Dietl)
Walt Dohrn	...	Link Kid (voice)
Susan Fitzer	...	Little Girl (voice)
Ava Kelly	...	Cat Girl (voice)
Andrea Montana Knoll	...	Mom (voice) (as Andrea Knoll)
Latifa Ouaou	...	Boy / Old Lady (voice)
Peter Ramsey	...	Dad / Farmer Jeb (voice)

Storyline

Susan Murphy (a.k.a. Ginormica) and the Monsters are now working with the US government as special ops. So when an alien presence is detected in Susan's hometown of Modesto, California -- right before Halloween -- the team is dispatched to investigate. Everything appears normal, right down to the jack-o-lanterns peering out from every doorstep and windowsill. But when Halloween arrives, those innocent-looking carved pumpkins reveal themselves for what they really are mutant aliens. The altered pumpkins then start to implement their fiendish plan to take over Earth. The Monsters are there to combat the mutant gourds and try to smash their wicked scheme!

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Plot Keywords:

halloween | pumpkin | monster | modesto california | parachute | 

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 October 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Monsters mod aliens: Mutantgræskar fra det ydre rum

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

[first lines]
Farmer Jeb: Darn teenagers. You'd better not be in my fields making out! I warn ya!

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Connections

References Psycho (1960)

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Soundtracks

"Monster Mash"
Written by Bobby Pickett and Leonard L. Capizzi
Performed by Bobby Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers

User Reviews

Fun Short for Halloween

Monsters vs Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009)

*** (out of 4)

Fun short picks up after the events in MONSTERS VS. ALIENS as it's Halloween time and a spacecraft lands on Earth and dumps some waste on a patch of pumpkins. That night these pumpkins turn into the title creatures so it's up to Susan (voice of Reese Witherspoon) and her friends to try and defeat them and return the holiday to the children. As of watching this I hadn't gotten around to watching the film that all of these characters came from but after viewing this short I'm certainly going to move it up on my list. I thought for the most part this was a pretty entertaining film and especially if you don't take it overly serious. I think the film certainly captures the mood and spirit of Halloween and I really liked the title creatures. The entire sequence of the spaceship landing was very well done and I thought the animation on the pumpkins was extremely good. The vocal performances were all good as well so there's certainly no problem here. The entire look of the film was another major plus and especially Susan's parents house and the various decorations they have up.