Hotel Transylvania [2 Discs] [Blu-ray/DVD]

Overview

Samurai Jack's Genndy Tartakovsky directed this animated tale concerning a hotel where monsters such as Dracula (voice of Adam Sandler), the Invisible Man (David Spade), Frankenstein (Kevin James), and his bride (Fran Drescher), along with a host of others, head to relax from a world full of humans. When a young man (Andy Samberg) stumbles onto the resort and falls for Drac's teenage daughter Mavis (Selena Gomez), comedy high jinks ensue. Cee Lo Green, Steve Buscemi, and Molly Shannon also lend their voices.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/29/2013
UPC:	0043396413702
Original Release:	2012
Rating:	PG
Source:	SONY PICTURES
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:31:00

Special Features

Goodnight Mr. Foot Mini-Movie Directed And Animated By Genndy Tartakovsky; "Problem (Monster Remix)"; Mussic Video And Behind The Scenes; Deleted Scenes; Filmmakers' Commentary; DVD-ROM Link To Fun And Games!; ; Blu-Ray Exclusives:; Meet The Staff And Guests: Voicing Hotel Transylvania; Making The Hotel: The Animation; Progression Reels

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Adam Sandler	Dracula,Martha,Young Mavis,Actor,Actor
Selena Gomez	Mavis
Andy Samberg	Jonathan
Kevin James	Frank
Fran Drescher	The Bride
Steve Buscemi	Wayne
Molly Shannon	Wanda
David Spade	Quasimodo
Cee Lo Green	Murray
Jon Lovitz	Quasimodo
Brian George	Suit of Armor
Luenell	Shrunken Heads
Jim Wise	Shrunken Head
Brian Stack	Pilot,Actor
Chris Parnell	Fly
Robert Smigel	Marty
Rob Riggle	Skeleton Husband
Paul Brittain	Zombie
Jonny Solomon	Hydra
Craig Kellman	Hydra
Brian McCann	Hydra
James Williams	Foreman
Warren Sroka	Actor
Katie Silverman	Actor
Jessica Pennington	Actor
Edie Mirman	Actor
Scott Menville	Actor
David Zyler	Actor
Serge Faliu	Voices
Virginie Efira	Voices
Alex Goude	Voices
Xavier Fagnon	Voices
William Coryn	Voices
Guillaume Lebon	Voices
Daniel Njo Lobé	Voices
Michel Mella	Voices
Marie Vincent	Voices
Gilduin Tissier	Voices
Marie-Christine Darah	Voices
Gérard Surugue	Voices
Rick Kavanian	Voices
Josefine Preuß	Voices
Elyas M'Barek	Voices
Hans-Eckart Eckhardt	Voices
Kerstin Sanders-Dornseif	Voices
Tobias Lelle	Voices
David Koechner	Quasimodo hangja,Voices
Rose Abdoo	Voices
Steve Alterman	Voices
Kirk Baily	Voices
Dana Belben	Voices
Meira Blinkoff	Voices
Ranjani Brow	Voices
Mark Mothersbaugh	Composer

Technical Credits

Peter Baynham

Robert Smigel

Don Rhymer

Genndy Tartakovsky	Director
Peter Baynham	Screenwriter
Robert Smigel	Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Michelle Murdocca	Producer
Allen Covert	Executive Producer
Adam Sandler	Executive Producer
Mary Hidalgo	Casting
John Pospisil	Sound/Sound Designer
Jon Johnson	Sound Effects
John Dunn	Sound Effects
Carter Goodrich	Character Design
Craig Kellman	Character Design
Carlos Grangel	Character Design
Christopher Romano	Special Effects
Don Rhymer	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Emmy Award-winning animator and Samurai Jack creator Genndy Tartakovsky makes his feature directorial debut with Hotel Transylvania, an endearing tale about an overprotective Dracula intent on sheltering his beloved daughter from the vicious humans who killed her mother. The result is a film that will tickle parents with a soft spot for creature features while it puts a good-humored spin on familiar monster lore. Brimming with a sense of dynamic visual energy courtesy of Tartakovsky, and bursting with ghoulish gags thanks to screenwriters Robert Smigel and Peter Baynham, it falls back on current trends a bit too much to be called a true original, but succeeds at showing impressionable young viewers a playful side of the silver screen's most memorable monsters. His beloved wife killed by monster-hating humans, a grieving Dracula (voice of Adam Sandler) vows to protect his daughter Mavis (Selena Gomez) by building a massive hotel where no human will ever set foot. As a result, the Hotel Transylvania becomes the most popular vacation destination for monsters of all shapes and sizes. Everyone from Frankenstein (Kevin James) to Wayne the Wolfman (Steve Buscemi) to Griffin the Invisible Man (David Spade) all have a warm bed waiting for them at the hotel, but this year, the appearance of a wide-eyed backpacker named Jonathan (Andy Samberg) threatens to turn Mavis' 118th birthday bash into a total disaster. Incensed as Dracula is at the prospect of a human stumbling into his monster safe haven, he attempts to pass off Jonathan as a party planner and distant relative of Frankenstein's, but finds his plan falling apart when Mavis develops a crush on the mortal newcomer while dreaming of life outside of the sprawling castle she's never left. Infused with a kinetic sense of energy thanks to the talented Tartakovsky, Hotel Transylvania is a visual treat for eyes both young and old. With whimsical character designs and carefully detailed sets, Tartakovsky and company make the most of the animated format as the camera frenetically whips and cranes around the castle, and the creatures casually execute moves that would be particularly difficult in a live-action film. Although the scatological humor of the early scenes may leave some parents fearing that co-writers Smigel and Baynham have set their sights squarely at the lowest common denominator, the nuances gradually begin to show when Jonathan recounts his journey in a clear reference to the plot of Bram Stoker's Dracula. And once the festivities get underway, the writers fire off a barrage of classic monster jokes as Jonathan scrambles to maintain his creepy alter ego, and control freak Dracula loosens up while learning that being a good parent means knowing when to let go. Admittedly, the concept of monsters as the good guys and humans as the villains is nothing new in the realm of movies, but Tartakovsky keeps things moving along at a satisfying pace as the stellar voice cast have a field day with their iconic characters. And though James and Buscemi get the majority of the best lines as, respectively, Frankenstein and Wayne, honorable mention goes to Fran Drescher for her portrayal of Frank's bride Eunice as a stereotypical Jersey Shore housewife; Chris Parnell as the Fly; and Jon Lovitz as Quasimodo, the house cook who longs to whip up some Jonathan stew. And though even the most patient of parents will groan like the undead when Dracula starts singing with a vocoder during the obligatory dance number at the end, the little ones aren't likely to be nearly as cynical, making this one mad monster party that's well-worth attending.