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:

The picture that Frankenstein's monster takes of Patrick's sister undressing in front of the window is actually of a blonde girl in a black shirt.

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:

[Dracula throws dynamite in the boys' tree house]
Dracula: Meeting adjourned.
[the tree house explodes]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Night of the Creeps (1986)

Soundtrack:

The Monster Squad

Great kids film

This is a great and imaginative kids adventure film. Well acted, well written and the monsters look great. I'm sure that many parents would be conserned by the cursing in this film done by 12 year olds (most likely the reason this gem hasn't hit DVD yet) but I have never understood how some people think that cussing will destroy your kids brain and turn him into a drug addict. It's good wholesome fun for everyone.