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

Because of a fire that destroyed costumes and props for the film, filming was pushed back two weeks.

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Goofs

When Brian and Coleman are fighting at the school you can clearly see Brian knock Coleman's hat off and see the hat fall. However, when the Principal is walking towards them and they're shown fighting again, the hat is back on Coleman's head.

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Quotes

Ronnie Coleman: Who put piss in my apple juice?

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Crazy Credits

After the song "Road to Nowhere" the rest of the audio track is Maurice eating Dorito's.

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Connections

Referenced in Charmed: Little Monsters (2003)

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Soundtracks

"HOW I LOVE YOU"
Written by Frankie Paul and A. Ellis
Performed by Frankie Paul
Courtesy of Pow Wow Records, Inc.

User Reviews

Fun & trouble all rolled up into one!

Being a kid is always going to be tough. Mischief and mayhem is all normal. At night they are afraid to sleep because of monsters. An early stage of common childhood fears. But what if the monsters they encounter are childish themselves? Yes, they are scary, that doesn't mean they are also mean. That's where Brian and his brother Eric are about to find out in this movie, "Little Monsters". It stars "The Wonder Years'" Fred Savage, and his brother, future "Boy Meets World" star, Ben. Fred plays Brian, Ben plays Eric. Brian gets blamed for the the accidents and mischief in the family home. He insists there's a monster who did it. His father(Daniel Stern) doesn't bite. In some reason, he does speak the truth. He meets a very mischievous monster named Maurice(Howie Mandel, "St. Elsewhere", "Bobby's World" & "Deal or No Deal") who lives underneath his bed. Knowing that he was telling the truth, he goes into Maurice world and sees that not all monsters are bad. They just like to have a little fun. Both he and Mo bond, and create all the trouble they want. They even help Brian with the bully by sabotaging his lunch: replacing the tuna with cat food, and Maurice drinks all the apple juice and pees into the bottle to p--- him off! However, he went too far by destroying his favorite girls school project. Brian got very mad! There is one monster who bullies the other ones and breaks Maurice's horn. Brian and his friends help him by taking out the mean monster, and his cronies. Life is tough for a kid, having a friend that's not human is everlasting. I liked this movie a whole lot, it was a lot of fun. 3 out of 5 stars!