Halloween is Grinch Night (1977): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1977, Halloween is Grinch Night is a fantasy, familie, animation and musik film directed by Gerard Baldwin, running about 26 minutes. “Grinches Are Scary, Or So Everyone Hears, But One Little Boy Overcomes His Worst Fears!” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. The story takes place in and around Whoville, a town that The Grinch periodically hate and terrorizes the Whos on a night known as "Grinch Night", which commences when a "Sour-Sweet Wind" blows and sets off a variety of animal calls that annoys the Grinch into terrorizing the Whos. As the story opens, the Sour-Sweet Wind is just beginning to blow when Euchariah, a polite, bespectacled little Who with a slight astigmatism, goes to use the outhouse (referred to as "the euphemism" in the story), but is swept away to Mt. Crumpit by the wind.

Who’s in it. Halloween is Grinch Night stars Hans Conried as The Grinch / Narrator (voice), Hal Smith as Josiah (voice), Gary Shapiro as Euchariah (voice) and Irene Tedrow as Mariah (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.9/10, Halloween is Grinch Night has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Halloween is Grinch Night page.

If you liked it. Fans of Halloween is Grinch Night tend to enjoy Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs, The Green Mile, Chihiros Reise ins Zauberland and Der Herr der Ringe - Die Gefährten.