The Monster Squad

19871987
PG-13PG-13
1h 19m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

33K

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A young group of monster fanatics attempt to save their hometown from Count Dracula and his monsters.A young group of monster fanatics attempt to save their hometown from Count Dracula and his monsters.A young group of monster fanatics attempt to save their hometown from Count Dracula and his monsters.

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

33K

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Awards
- 3 wins & 4 nominations

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Brent Chalem and Andre Gower in The Monster Squad (1987)

Andre Gower and Duncan Regehr in The Monster Squad (1987)

Ashley Bank, Andre Gower, Stephen Macht, and Mary Ellen Trainor in The Monster Squad (1987)

Tom Noonan, Michael Reid MacKay, Duncan Regehr, Carl Thibault, and Tom Woodruff Jr. in The Monster Squad (1987)

Tom Noonan, Brent Chalem, and Andre Gower in The Monster Squad (1987)

Tom Noonan and Ashley Bank in The Monster Squad (1987)

Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, and Ryan Lambert in The Monster Squad (1987)

Brent Chalem, Michael Faustino, and Andre Gower in The Monster Squad (1987)

Regis Philbin, Joanna Philbin, and Jennifer Philbin at an event for The Monster Squad (1987)

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Trivia
The scene where Dracula lifts Phoebe up and she screams was done in one take. Duncan Regehr wouldn't wear his red contacts or fangs around the five year old Ashley Bank because it scared her too much. For the scene, director Fred Dekker just told Ashley to scream once the platform raised her. When she asked, "When?", Dekker told her, "Oh, you'll know," and proceeded to shoot. The terrified scream you hear when Dracula opens his eyes is Ashley's genuine scream of fright.

Goofs
When the three Pantry Girls have become vampires and they walk down the hallway towards three of the Monster Squad boys, their reflection is visible in the mirror on the wall to the right of the screen.

Quotes
Horace: Wolfman's got nards!

Alternate versions
The TV print shown on TNT contains roughly four minutes of additional deleted scenes not included on the DVD release, including:
1. In the opening scene, immediately following the opening title, one of Van Helsing's men fights off one of the vampire women and accidentally pulls the stake out of Dracula's chest, resurrecting the Count.
2. An extended "comedy routine" scene between the two pilots flying Dracula and Frankenstein's coffins in the World War 2 bomber plane.
3. A scene between Phoebe and her mother in the kitchen. The mother tells Phoebe to go watch her favorite TV show, but Phoebe says her PTA won't let her on the grounds it contains "too much sex," which leads the mother to retort under her breath, "We could use a little sex in this house."
4. An extended scene where the boys are discussing whether or not they know what a virgin is, leading to them asking Rudy if he knows any.
5. When the boys and Frankenstein go to the mansion to retrieve the amulet, there is an additional scene showing them approaching the house where Horace expresses his fear.
6. A scene of Rudy putting his arm around Patrick's sister (to her disgust) as they observe the carnage following the movie's finale.

Connections
Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #1.7 (1989)

Soundtracks
Rock Until You Drop
Performed by Michael Sembello
Written by Michael Sembello, Richard Rudolph, and Danny Sembello
Produced by Michael Sembello
Published by Gravity Raincoat, Dickiebird Music & Publishing, Unicity Music, Inc., and No Pain No Gain Music
Courtesy of A&M Records

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Featured review

7/10

Those old horror flicks

Some kids who are really into those old Universal horror flicks have this club they call The Monster Squad. But soon enough their knowledge about how to kill some of these legendary creatures comes in mighty handy in their small town.

Andre Gower and Robby Kiger head the group and it's a good thing their services were needed right at this point in time. By the look of them in another year these kids would be hitting puberty full stride, one of them Ryan Lambert is already showing inclination of interest in the opposite sex.

Best scene in the film is during the climax when a virgin is needed to read an incantation and when it doesn't quite work because the virgin's not quite a virgin Gower's little sister is brought in as a pinch hitter.

Duncan Regehr makes a fine, menacing Dracula topping the cast performance list. Regehr plays it absolutely straight for the young audience this film was aimed at.

With an original premise based on how Bud&Lou got tangled up with all their monsters in Abbott&Costello Meet Frankenstein and a climax which liberally borrowed from the Back To The Future films, The Monster Squad is still an enjoyable film for young audiences.

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