SHOCKtober! Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Let’s mix it up a little bit, shall we?
We all know that this isn’t a horror movie, but come on, it’s Abbott and Costello! Not only that, but all the big monsters are here. Lon Chaney as the Wolfman, Bela Lugosi as Dracula, and Glenn Strange as Frankenstein’s monster. You really can’t top that. I’m a big fan of old comedy teams; especially The Three Stooges. But Laurel & Hardy, The Marx Brothers, and Abbott & Costello are just as awesome.
In Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, the pair play a couple of freight handlers who wind up transporting the remains of Dracula and Frankenstein’s monster. They, of course, awaken and Dracula concocts a scheme to replace the monster’s brain. Meanwhile, the Wolf Man shows up to attempt to stop Dracula’s diabolical scheme. Of course, the full moon comes out and all hell breaks loose.
As you’d expect, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein is loaded with goofy laughs and good times. This is a perfect movie to watch with the kids and introduce them to the classic monsters of the 30s and 40s. It’s a movie that I try to watch every year.
I never tire of watching Lou scream, “AABBOTTTT! AABBOTTTT!”
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Tags: abbott & costello, dracula, frankenstein, shocktober
October 25th, 2009 at 8:58 am
Oneofmy favorites. When Lou Costello stars tohem and haw incoherently because he is scared, you can’t help but laugh
October 25th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
This was one of the only “scary” movies my parents would let me watch when I was little. I think we wore out a VHS of this. Then they introduced us to all the black n white classics.
October 25th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
Now this is my kind of Halloween movie.