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Halloween Is Grinch Night

Halloween Is Grinch Night (1977)

October. 29,1977
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6.3
| Fantasy Animation Music Family

When the sour-sweet wind starts blowing again, the Whos retreat to their homes because they know the Grinch will soon be a'prowlin. Young Eukariah Who has to make a trip to the Euphemism (outhouse), when the wind blows him away to a confrontation with the gruesome Grinch. Eukariah decides that the Grinch must be stopped, so he faces his fears and confronts the Grinch and his spooks.

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Chatverock
1977/10/29

Takes itself way too seriously

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Acensbart
1977/10/30

Excellent but underrated film

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Kayden
1977/10/31

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

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Logan
1977/11/01

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

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Michael_Elliott
1977/11/02

Halloween Is Grinch Night (1977)** 1/2 (out of 4)This twenty-five minute television special is a sequel to HOW THE GRINCH STOLE Christmas but of course this doesn't feature Boris Karloff's voice sadly. As far as the film goes, this time out the Grinch decides he needs to return to Whoville and make sure they don't have any fun at Halloween time.HALLOWEEN IS GRINCH NIGHT certainly isn't the masterpiece that the original film was but to be fair one really shouldn't turn this on and expect it to be. For the most part this is a mildly entertaining special that will probably keep the kids a lot happier than their parents. Once again we're treated to some wonderful animation and there's no question that the Grinch character is one of legend. The major problem that I had with the film is that I didn't really care for any of the musical numbers. They were decent but just not good enough to hold my attention throughout the running time.

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gizmomogwai
1977/11/03

Christmas and Halloween are a kid's favourite holidays, and they're foils to each other, really. If Dr. Seuss could provide the great Christmas special (How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 1966), surely the Grinch would be ripe for a Halloween special. Halloween is Grinch Night is a thirty-minute cartoon that debuted on TV in 1977.Maybe they waited too long to make this, because unfortunately the Grich is passed his best before date. Halloween is Grinch Night features weak songs, weak jokes and weak animation (the Christmas special looks great if you've seen it on Blu-ray). Unfortunately, Boris Karloff having died in 1969, the Grinch has a new voice and it's just not the same. The Grinch's dog Max is miserable, and he shouldn't be such all the time. He's a lot cuter in How the Grinch Stole Christmas. He even sings a song (in his head) about his misery, which is a mistake given that we never hear his thoughts in the 1966 cartoon- he's a silent character. Finally, what exactly does the Grinch *do* on "Grinch Night"? With the Whos all secure in their houses, what is there for him to do? This special suggests he scares people with elaborate visions that look like a bad drug trip, but it doesn't explain how he does that. Halloween is Grinch Night is a curiosity, but it just doesn't measure up to the Christmas classic and it's not surprising it didn't achieve the same level of immortality.

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anthony-rigoni
1977/11/04

As I did for the Cat in the Hat movie, I'll do this review in rhyming. Run for your lives, my friends, because the Grinch from the classic 1968 TV special is at it again! This time, he's going to give Whoville a lot of fright in Dr. Seuss' "Halloween is Grinch Night!" However, he's about to be foiled by a rather small who. A who by the name of Ukariah Who. Lost on the way to the outhouse(called the euphemism) as the sour-sweet wind blew, Ukariah is about to run into... you know who! Ukariah, determined to the stop the evil Grinch, must use his brains to outsmart him in a pinch. Will Ukariah Who save the day or will the Grinch blow Whoville away? Find out in this Halloween classic that is sure to delight, Dr. Seuss' "Halloween is Grinch Night!" Starring Hans Conried as the Grinch and the Narrator, Gary Shapiro as Ukariah, Henry Gibson as Max's singing voice, Hal Smith as Josiah, Jack DeLeon as Sergeant Samuel McPherson, and Irene Tedrow as Mariah. Featuring more than 5 spooky songs and lots of Seussian fun, "Halloween is Grinch Night" will always be #1!

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FilmFreak94
1977/11/05

Halloween is Grinch Night takes place one evening when a 'sour-sweet wind' blows through Whoville and warns the Who's that the Grinch is coming down with his Paraphernelia Wagon from Mt.Crumpit to celebrate the much feared "Grinch Night." One boy, Euchariah is swept away by the wind and comes face to face with the Grinch himself. Now Euchariah must stall the Grinch until the wind dies down, even if he has to face the horrors in the Paraphernelia Wagon.Halloween is Grinch Night is surprisingly good. The length of the movie is only about 30 minutes but during that time there's at least more then 10 songs, which are all incredibly catchy. Most of them are describing what Grinch Night is, how nasty the Grinch is, even the Grinch sings a song. One song sung by Max, Grinch's dog, really surprised me due to how sad it is and how Max longs to get away from his terrible master.Unlike "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" there's a lot of dialogue in this special and the voice acting is very good. The most impressive comes from Hans Conried who voices The Grinch(and narrator). It's down right terrifying at times.The animation is also great with everything detailed in that classic Dr. Seuss style. The most impressive scene is when the Grinch opens the Paraphernelia Wagon. It's then when everything from your nightmares you had as a kid comes out at once. With scary visuals and scary lyrics sung by the one and only Thurl Ravenscroft, that scene is no doubt the best in the special.If you have kids or if you want to watch something to kill your time that's Halloween related, this special is for you. It's not as classic as How the Grinch Stole Christmas but it is nonetheless a good Halloween special.

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