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 opens the baby's door to let the light in, his arm turns to clothes. The rest of him should have turned to clothes when he stepped into the lit hallway.

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Quotes

Maurice: Don't worry it's just a drill!

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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 The Cinema Snob: In Search of the Wow Wow Wibble Woggle Wazzie Woodle Woo (2013)

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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.