The Monster Squad (1987)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Fred Dekker

Writers:

Shane Black (written by) &
Fred Dekker (written by)

Release Date:

14 August 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

The End of the World Starts at Midnight

Plot:

Dracula is alive. In fact, he plans to rule the world and that is why he seeks the help of other legendary monsters...

Plot Keywords:

Monster | Dracula | Mummy | Amulet | Small Town

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Andre Gower	...	Sean Crenshaw (as André Gower)
Robby Kiger	...	Patrick
Stephen Macht	...	Det. Del Crenshaw
Duncan Regehr	...	Dracula
Tom Noonan	...	Frankenstein
Brent Chalem	...	Horace
Ryan Lambert	...	Rudy
Ashley Bank	...	Phoebe Crenshaw
Michael Faustino	...	Eugene
Mary Ellen Trainor	...	Emily Crenshaw
Leonardo Cimino	...	Scary German Guy
Jon Gries	...	Desperate Man (as Jonathan Gries)
Stan Shaw	...	Detective Sapir
Lisa Fuller	...	Patrick's Sister
Jason Hervey	...	E.J.

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M | Canada:G (Quebec) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County - 900 Exposition Boulevard, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Home Box Office (HBO)

Trivia:

There are at least two versions of Michael Sembello's end-credit song. In some versions, dating back to VHS release days, there is a lyric referring to "..the creature swimmin' in the pool". As of 2007, in the recent HD cable release, this is replaced simply by "..the Creature From The Black Lagoon".

Goofs:

Continuity: When Patrick sits back down in the Scary German Guy's house, he picks up his glass from the coffee table and raises it to take a drink. In the reverse shot, he's just sitting there and instead picks up something small and eats it.

Quotes:

Eugene: Creature stole my twinkie!

Movie Connections:

References Zombi 2 (1979)

Soundtrack:

Rock Until You Drop

pre-teens vs. monsters = fun

There seems to be two types of reviews for Monster Squad: 1) A fun movie for pre-teens. 2) Bad acting, low budget, lame script = crappy movie.

Though the acting is not "amazing" and the script is not an oscar-winner, this movie is a lot of fun. Who rents a movie starring a bunch of pre-teens and is looking for an incredible story-line?

Monster squad is a great fantasy movie where the pre-teen protagonists duke it out with some "classic movie monsters" from another dimension. With a plot like that....you are either going to smiling or bored when it's over.

I have fond memories of renting the movie and watching it over and over. I look forward to this on DVD to add to my corny-80's collection.

If your 12 year old has not out-grown their imagination, likes a few kiddie scares and pre-teen adventures...find a copy of Monster Squad.