Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell

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Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell
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Directed by Mitch Schauer
Written byMarty Isenberg
Dave McDermott [1]
Based on Hulk by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Starring Fred Tatasciore
Jesse Burch
Liam O'Brien
Matthew Waterson
Music byMichael McCuistion
Kristopher Carter
Lolita Ritmanis
Production
company
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Release date
  • October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell is a 2016 American direct-to-video animated superhero film featuring the superhero character Hulk. [2] [3] The movie takes its name from a 1970s Marvel comic book title. The film is set within the same continuity as Avengers Assemble [4] and Ultimate Spider-Man . It is the second film in the Marvel Animated Universe after Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight! . [5]

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Plot

Doctor Strange brings Hulk to New York City to assist fighting rampaging monsters on Halloween night, which were young teens stuck dreaming and changed into the monsters that they fear. During battle, Hulk randomly reverts to an unconscious Bruce Banner. Doctor Strange planned a trip to the Dream Dimension with the Hulk to get to the bottom of the monsters while confronting Nightmare. Before this happens, they call upon the Howling Commandos (consisting of Jasper Sitwell's zombie form, Man-Thing, Vampire by Night / Nina Price, Warwolf, and Minotaur / Benito Serrano) to watch over their physical forms and contain the rampaging monsters. Banner and Hulk split for their trip to other dimension with Banner using the dream version of Iron Man's Hulkbuster armor.

Cast

Production

The film is produced by Marvel Animation. [7] [8] Jamie Simone serves as the casting and voice director. [6]

Release

Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell was first announced and had its world premiere at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con. [9] [10] The film was released on Digital HD on October 21, 2016. [1] [11] In 2017, it was released on Netflix. [12] In 2022, it left the streaming service. [13] [14] The film later became available to stream on Disney+. [15] [16] [17]

Reception

Joe Garza of /Film stated, "While this is primarily a Hulk flick, the inclusion of Doctor Strange and the haunted heroes of the Howling Commandos makes Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell an absolute blast." [18] Gab Hernandez of Screen Rant included Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell in their "8 Best Adaptations of Doctor Strange In Movies and TV" list, writing, "While the movie is definitely more of a fun monster mash than a strong narrative, that's totally fine for a comic book movie meant for kids." [19]

Johnny Brayson of Bustle ranked Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell 10th in their "19 Best Animated Movies On Netflix Right Now" list. [20] Ben Silverio of ScienceFiction.com gave Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell a grade of 3.5 out of 5 and called it a "solid Halloween cartoon overall," saying, " It’s a lot of fun and action-packed, while being a bit edgier than what’s on TV so as to give older fans just as much reason to check it out with or without their little True Believers." [21]

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