Little Monsters (1989)

A boy discovers an incredible and gruesome world of monsters under his bed.

Director:

Richard Greenberg

Writers:

Terry Rossio, Ted Elliott

Stars:

Fred Savage, Howie Mandel, Daniel Stern

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fred Savage	...	Brian Stevenson
Howie Mandel	...	Maurice
Daniel Stern	...	Glen Stevenson
Margaret Whitton	...	Holly Stevenson
Rick Ducommun	...	Snik
Frank Whaley	...	Boy
Ben Savage	...	Eric Stevenson
William Murray Weiss	...	Todd
Devin Ratray	...	Ronnie Coleman
Amber Barretto	...	Kiersten
J. Michael Hunter	...	Mr. Finn
Tom Hull	...	Principal
Magbee	...	Bus Driver
Lisa Cain	...	Holly's Friend
Tony Bonsignore	...	Beach Bum

Storyline

A child meets the monster that lives under his bed. He even becomes one of his best friends. Soon the child discovers a whole new world of fun and games under his bed where pulling pranks on kids and other monsters is the main attraction.

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Plot Keywords:

monster | bed | boy | friend | real life siblings as fictional siblings | 

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Taglines:

Some friends can be REAL MONSTERS. And some monsters can be REAL FRIENDS.

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Genres:

Comedy | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 August 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Chicos monsters

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$793,775 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Davis Entertainment, Licht/Mueller Film Corporation, Vestron Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Daniel Stern, who plays Glen Stevenson (the father of Fred Savage's Brian Stevenson), was the man responsible for the voice-over narration on The Wonder Years, in which Savage starred.

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Goofs

When Maurice pulls down Brian's pants, he gets embarrassed and yells at Maurice saying that no one ever sees him in his boxer shorts - not even his mom. But, on the first night Brian follows Maurice to Monster World, he ran around in his boxer shorts all night.

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Quotes

Maurice: Baseball cards? I LOVE baseball cards! -Got 'em, got 'em, need 'em got 'em, got 'em got 'em, need 'em, got 'em, need 'em, need 'em, got 'em, need 'em, need 'em got 'em, got 'em need 'em!

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Crazy Credits

The first 45 seconds of the end credits are made up of a visual recap of the film, that only consists of 3 pictures!

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Connections

References License to Drive (1988)

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Soundtracks

"REASON TO CHANGE"
Written by Mike Piccirillo
Performed by The Michael Logan Band

User Reviews

Most Underrated film I've ever seen...

An astounding film like this should be in the top fantasy and family lists, and I'm shocked that it isn't. I first saw it actually about a year ago, but completely forgot about it after that until about a month ago. Since then I've probably watched it 7 or 8 times. It just plunges you into believing in magic. Kids movies are NOT made like this today...and I wasn't even alive in the 80's. But this movie has more substance, more of a story and reason to being made. It starts off showing what kind of life Brian has, but quickly picks up when Maurice enters the scene. And it all turns to fun and games. But just as quickly it turns serious, but I won't give that away. The sets are amazing, the acting is great, the costumes are fun and wild looking. The swearing caught me off guard, but it's nothing kids haven't heard already. Either this movie was rated by another system or the MPAA just overlooked it since it did have such a small release...sadly. This film has to be the most underrated film I have ever wathced...It has quickly become one of my favorites and probably will always be...

If you're a fan of quality movies then watch this one because it will blow you away.