{"id":40749,"date":"2023-10-07T00:05:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T04:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=40749"},"modified":"2023-10-07T00:04:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T04:04:19","slug":"dtv-monster-hits-1987","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/07\/dtv-monster-hits-1987\/","title":{"rendered":"DTV Monster Hits (1987)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DTV-MonsterHits.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DTV-MonsterHits.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DTV-MonsterHits.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DTV-MonsterHits-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DTV-MonsterHits-2x1.jpg 2w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a>I admittedly was a tad too young to really savor \u201cDTV Monster Hits\u201d as around 1987 I was four. But years later I was able to check out the VHS copy from a cousin, and I\u2019ve been fascinated by this compilation ever since. Although \u201cMonster Hits\u201d is meant to celebrate Halloween, and the long history of Disney being some twisted people under the skin, it\u2019s also a fun compilation of some huge eighties hits. And this was 1987, the peak of the decade where Michael Jackson reigned supreme. And it\u2019s not a surprise that the artist that leads this small compilation is Michael Jackson whose massive hit \u201cThriller\u201d plays over segments of a lot of Disney animation.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Basically, \u201cMonster Hits\u201d is hosted by Queen Grimhilde\u2019s infamous magic mirror that is tasked with introducing the line up of songs for the audience. He\u2019s played by noted (now infamous) Jeffrey Jones. The mirror is aided by Witch Hazel, played by familiar voice June Foray. As well, there\u2019s Maurice LaMarche, and Bill Farmer, respectively. I\u2019m surprised how much footage Disney is able to pull for this special as Disney really didn\u2019t explode until the late eighties, but surprisingly much of it works. Among the playlist there are the shortened versions of Ray Parker Jr.\u2019s &#8220;Ghostbusters,\u201d a mash up of \u201cBad Moon Rising\u201d from CCR, Bobby \u201cBoris\u201d Pickett\u2019s iconic &#8220;Monster Mash,&#8221; Rockwell\u2019s creepy &#8220;Somebody\u2019s Watching Me,&#8221; and Bing Crosby\u2019s \u201cThe Headless Horseman.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also ELO\u2019s &#8220;Evil Woman,&#8221; Stevie Wonder\u2019s &#8220;Superstitious,\u201d Pat Benatar\u2019s &#8220;You Better Run,&#8221; &#8220;That Old Black Magic&#8221; from Spike Jones and His City Slickers, Darryl Hall\u2019s &#8220;Dreamtime,\u201d the &#8220;Heffelumps and Woozles&#8221; song from Winnie the Pooh and finally \u201cSweet Dreams\u201d from The Eurythmics. Featured among the various music are scenes from 1952\u2019s \u201cTrick or Treat,\u201d \u201cSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs,\u201d \u201cThe Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad,\u201d and so much more. The edits are still quite effective even to this day and allow for a wonderful experience, especially if you fancy yourself a Disney fanatic. They\u2019re mostly dubbed over with new dialogue and are chopped up to set the stage for the next song.<\/p>\n<p>By today\u2019s standards, \u201cMonster Hits\u201d is kind of dated, but it still is a lot of fun if you grew up during the older days of Disney Studios. It also was precursor to their long running \u201cSing Along Songs\u201d series of videos, as well as their fun edits for The Disney Channel. It\u2019s a neat Halloween party favor that I love to re-visit every year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I admittedly was a tad too young to really savor \u201cDTV Monster Hits\u201d as around 1987 I was four. But years later I was able to check out the VHS copy from a cousin, and I\u2019ve been fascinated by this compilation ever since. 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