Girl Vs. Monster (TV 2012)

Skylar finds out that her parents are monster hunters after she accidentally releases some monsters from a secret containment chamber; so she and her techno friends must recapture all the ... See full summary »

Director:

Stuart Gillard

Writers:

Annie DeYoung (story), Annie DeYoung (teleplay),

Stars:

Olivia Holt, Tracy Dawson, Jonathan Hers

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Olivia Holt	...	Skylar Lewis
Tracy Dawson	...	Deimata
Jonathan Hers	...	Josh
Luke Benward	...	Ryan Dean
Douglas Abel	...	Grandfather Lewis
Stefano Giulianetti	...	Scarecrow
Jennifer Aspen	...	Julie Lewis
Donald Heng	...	Chet
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Adam Chambers	...	Cobb
Genea Charpentier	...	Fairy princess
Samuel Patrick Chu	...	Hippie Kid
Jessica Doll	...	Principal Dancer
Kerris Dorsey	...	Sadie
Anna Galvin	...	Theadosia
Jarel Geis	...	Nick

Storyline

Skylar finds out that her parents are monster hunters after she accidentally releases some monsters from a secret containment chamber; so she and her techno friends must recapture all the monsters and also save her mom and dad from these monsters who are out for revenge.

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Plot Keywords:

monster | parent | cemetery | halloween party | female protagonist | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 October 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Girl vs. Monster

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bad Angels Productions, Disney Channel, Just Singer Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Had Me @ Hello (Reprise)"
Written by Dan Book, Alexei Misoul and Shelly Peiken
Produced by Dan Book, Alexei Misoul and Shelly Peiken
Performed by Olivia Holt

User Reviews

Pleasing and enjoyable children's horror/comedy fare

Trying to keep a rival from her crush, a teen's attempt to sneak out to a party frees the captured monster spirits collected by her monster-hunter parents and must round them up before they overtake the town during the Halloween party.

This here managed to be a pretty enjoyable and entertaining children's horror effort that has a lot going for it. By starting off with all the usual teen drama over the wishful relationship, the friendships between each other and their ability to almost be superheroes by accomplishing anything no matter the situation or solution presented gives this a rather easy integration into the horror scenes, watered-down as they are for such a release format as this one has, that come later on. Those aren't bad, with a creepy graveyard stalking, a rather enjoyable confrontation in the woods between the group and a pretty creepy creature as well as a rousing hunt for the creatures inside the mansion party when they get released and begin wreaking havoc with the guests, only to be saved by another dose of the super-teen lifestyle mentioned earlier. It's also got a lot of good by showcasing the monsters mostly as practical effects instead of CGI only for minimal use, plus it has a lot in the overcoming of your fears which is a good message to spread and does nicely in managing to mix the two genres together nicely. As usual, the comedy's hit-or-miss but it's not enough to hurt it much overall for the lame joke or pratfall doesn't hurt it as much as it could have.

Rated Unrated/PG: Mild Violence.