Sean Whalen says the backlash against The Munsters reminds him of another underrated comedy he appeared in called The Cable Guy.
As an actor who appeared in a comedy film that received bad reviews at the time of its release, only to build a strong cult following, Sean Whalen has something to say about Rob Zombienew view on The Munsters. Whalen is someone who is especially popular with horror fans for his roles in movies like The people under the stairs, Ax IIIand mortuaryalthough he has also appeared in the Zombie movies Halloween II and 3 from Hell. The actor also had a part as a partygoer in the cable mana 1996 dark comedy starring Jim Carrey as an obsessive stalker.
At the time of its release, the cable man was plagued by negative reviews, but many Carrey fans now look back on the film with fondness. One notable difference from other Carrey films released at the time was that his Cable Man role was much darker than the goofier characters he would portray in movies like stupid and stupid and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Walloon feels that the cable man is in fact one of Carrey’s best films and theorizes that the bad reviews were mainly due to the actor doing something completely different, and in a social media post, he suggests the same is happening now with The Munsters. As Wallen explains:
“LOVE ‘THE MUNSTERS’: I really understood what ROB was doing here. He made a family movie that is really stupid and wacky. I think some people are just mad that he’s not making a Rob Zombie movie. I saw that when I did the cable guy with Jim Carrey (which I thought was one of the funniest Jim Carrey movies ever). But people were mad because he played a dark character.”
The Munsters is fun for the whole family
Whalen also refutes the argument that protagonists Jeff Daniel Phillips, Sheri Moon Zombie, and Dan Roebuck were too far gone in contrast to the original versions of the characters played by Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, and Al Lewis, respectively. Whalen reminds fans that these actors weren’t trying to mimic the originals, but to bring something new to them in a brand new story. He also suggests that much of the criticism came from Zombie haters who had waited “backstage” to bash the film, arguing that despite the backlash, the film is worth watching as a very fun movie that can be enjoyed. enjoyed by the whole family.
“I believe it starts off slow, but I think it’s fantastic and silly. Most importantly, they didn’t try to imitate Al and Fred. The Herman Munster was young and silly and what I imagined from Young Herman Leave it to your children and seeing grandchildren I like it and funny enough Congratulations to everyone who was there All I know is that Rob, Sherrie, Danny, Jeff and Richard (Brake) are wonderful nice people and this movie is for families and has a lot of heart!”
The Munsters streaming on Netflix.