The Purple Monster

The Purple Monster was a 1982 Irish-Norwegian film produced by Stant Studios and Tegneserieland and is distributed by Embassy Pictures in the UK/Ireland and Nordisk Film in Scandinavia.

Original Version (Norwegian)

 * Thea Stabell as Miles
 * Arve Opsahl as The Monster
 * Rolv Wesenlund as Norkler
 * Per Christensen as Mile's Father
 * Mona Hofland as Mile's Mother
 * Inger Marie Andersen as Thief Girl

Original Version (English)

 * Christian Bale as Miles
 * Gene Wilder as The Monster
 * Mickey Rooney as Norkler
 * David Battley as Mile's Father
 * Anita Ekberg as Mile's Mother
 * Julie Dawn Cole as Thief Girl

American Version (English)

 * Brad Kesten as Miles
 * Gene Wilder as The Monster
 * Mickey Rooney as Norkler
 * James Earl Jones as Mile's Father
 * Anita Ekberg as Mile's Mother
 * Stacy Heather Tolkin as Thief Girl

Production
after the success of Stant Toons:the Motion Picture, another film was announced as a Irish-Norwegian production in 1971. production officially started in 1976, but was finished in 1981.

Released
in 1982, the film was released to Norwegian Cinemas, and the 1983 Irish Cinemas. in 1984, the film had it American Cinemas.

Reception
The Film has Negative Reviews, but was a box office success, leading to the Sequels.

Home Video
in 1985, it was released on VHS, Bets and Laserdisc by Embassy Home Entertainment. all successful Stant films should never be released on the Beta tape in the United States, but it is the only Stant film released on American Beta.

in 2000, it was re-released on VHS and released for the first time on DVD by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment for the special edition.

in 2007, the film was released again on DVD by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. it was released on Blu-ray for the 30th Anniversary of the film in 2012 by DHX Home Entertainment.