Monster High: Welcome to Monster High (2016)

When Dracula meets Frankie, they decide to create a school. But recruiting students always comes with its trials and tribulations.

Directors:

Stephen Donnelly, Olly Reid

Writers:

Shane Amsterdam, Stephen Donnelly

Stars:

Debi Derryberry, Cassandra Lee Morris, Salli Saffioti

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Debi Derryberry	...	Draculaura (voice)
Cassandra Lee Morris	...	Frankie Stein / Venus McFlytrap (voice) (as Cassandra Morris)
Salli Saffioti	...	Clawdeen Wolf / Cleo De Nile (voice) (as Celeste Henderson)
Larissa Gallagher	...	Lagoona Blue / Reporter (voice)
Cristina Milizia	...	Moanica D'kay / Woolee (voice)
Michael Sorich	...	Dracula (voice)
Jonquil Goode	...	Twyla / Ari (Tash) Hauntington (voice)
Travis Dresden	...	Raythe (voice)
Evan Smith	...	Deuce Gorgon (voice)
Sara Cravens	...	Harriet Wolf / Manager (voice)
Cam Clarke	...	Agent / Monster Boy Gargoyle / Monster Boy Vampire (voice)
Julie Maddalena	...	Secretary (voice)
Jun Falkenstein	...	Lunch Lady (voice)
Ben Diskin	...	Gob / Zomboys (voice)
Max Mitchell	...	Werekids (voice)

Storyline

When Dracula meets Frankie, they decide to create a school. But recruiting students always comes with its trials and tribulations.

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Plot Keywords:

bat | school | internet | computer | posting a video online | 

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Genres:

Animation | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 August 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bem-Vindos a Monster High

Company Credits

Production Co:

Flaunt Productions, Mattel Creations

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The premise for Welcome to Monster High actually contradicts a lot facts stated in previous monster high movies and webisodes. The original webisodes "New Ghoul @ School" shows Frankie entering an already established Monster High and meeting the other ghouls once there rather than being part of the school's construction. Freaky Fusion also puts the school at around 200 years old, having been established in 1814, much earlier than the events that take place in Welcome to Monster High.

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Soundtracks

We're the Monstars (Dance the Fright Away)
Written by Kelli Wakili, Caleb Middlebrooks, Jason Rabinowitz, Tarra Layne, Jaron Lamot, Brayden Deskins and Mansa Wakili
Published by Bad At Math Songs (ASCAP), Mattel Rhapsody (ASCAP), The Math Club Music (BMI), and Songs of Mattel (BMI)
Performed by The Math Club featuring Tarra Layne

User Reviews

For a reboot, pretty good

One important thing to remember when going into this movie is that it is a reboot. All previous movies and webisodes are non-canon to this timeline.

As someone who has been a fan of the series since the beginning, I was skeptical about this reboot. But surprisingly, it is a good movie and a nice reboot to the series. While some fan-favorites are missing from the film (Ghoulia, Abbey and Spectra), they are not gone, according to the company. And save for Frankie and Lagoona, the voice cast is from the older movies and show.

The characters are given a lot more depth and the interactions between Draculaura and her father feel genuine. In the show, Frankie was just a klutzy character with no real link to her origins besides the stitches. In the reboot, she actually is into science and technology (a lot like Ghoulia was), better showcasing that she is the daughter of Frankenstein's Monster.

Overall, I think this is a fun and enjoyable movie and a good start to a new timeline.