Three teens discover that their neighbor's house is really a living, breathing, scary monster.Three teens discover that their neighbor's house is really a living, breathing, scary monster.Three teens discover that their neighbor's house is really a living, breathing, scary monster.
- Director
- Writers
- Dan Harmon(screenplay)
- Rob Schrab(screenplay)
- Pamela Pettler(screenplay)
- Stars
- Mitchel Musso(voice)
- Sam Lerner(voice)
- Spencer Locke(voice)
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Dan Harmon(screenplay)
- Rob Schrab(screenplay)
- Pamela Pettler(screenplay)
- Stars
- Mitchel Musso(voice)
- Sam Lerner(voice)
- Spencer Locke(voice)
- See more at IMDbPro
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 4 wins & 23 nominations total
Videos5
Mitchel Musso
- DJas DJ
- (voice)
Sam Lerner
- Chowderas Chowder
- (voice)
Spencer Locke
- Jennyas Jenny
- (voice)
Catherine O'Hara
- Momas Mom
- (voice)
Fred Willard
- Dadas Dad
- (voice)
Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Zeeas Zee
- (voice)
Jason Lee
- Bonesas Bones
- (voice)
Brittany Curran
- Jennyas Jenny
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Dan Harmon(screenplay) (story)
- Rob Schrab(screenplay) (story)
- Pamela Pettler(screenplay)
- All cast & crew
Storyline
13-year-old DJ is observing his neighbor Nebbercracker on the other side of the street in the suburb that destroys tricycles of children that trespass his lawn. When DJ's parents travel on the eve of Halloween and the abusive nanny Zee stays with him, he calls his clumsy best friend Chowder to play basketball. But when the ball falls in Nebbercracker's lawn, the old man has a heart attack, and soon they find that the house is a monster. Later the boys rescue the smart Jenny from the house and the trio unsuccessfully tries to convince the babysitter, her boyfriend Bones and two police officers that the haunted house is a monster, but nobody believes them. The teenagers ask their video-game addicted acquaintance Skull how to destroy the house, and they disclose its secret on the Halloween night. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Taglines
- There Goes The Neighborhood.
- Genres
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG for scary images and sequences, thematic elements, some crude humor and brief language
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaAs of 2018, this is the only motion capture film to feature an entirely original story and not be based on existing source material.
- GoofsWhen DJ, Jenny and Chowder jump out of the back of the police car to safety, they're not wearing their water guns and they are nowhere to be seen. However, in the next scene, their guns are around their arms and ready for use.
- Crazy creditsKenny the Dog as Himself
- Alternate versionsTwo versions were released in theaters a standard format and a "REEL 3D" digital format
- ConnectionsEdited into Monster House (2006)
- SoundtracksA Little More Love
Written by John Farrar
Performed by Olivia Newton-John
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Top review
Entertaining, But Not For The Real Little Ones
I guess you could label this an "edgy animated film." It's certainly wasn't made with little kids in mind. If it was, that was a mistake because this a pretty scary film in parts - much to much for the little ones.
The "edginess" isn't just the violence (a Halloween-type scary house and the comes alive and attacks people), it's most of the characters. They are typical Hollywood-young people meaning they have "attitudes." They aren't exactly sweet, lovable people, except for the one young boy "D.J." (voiced by Mitchel Musso). The dialog on the kids - two boys, the babysitter and her boyfriend - make this more of a film for teens and younger adults. The "attitude" means wise-remarks and general obnoxiousness and rebellious attitudes. The worst in that attitude category is D.J.'s friend "Chowder," the kind of guy who talks you into doing things that wind up getting YOU in trouble.
The best part of the film, besides the animation, is the unpredictability of the story. You kept wondering what was going to happen next. That made the 91 minutes go by pretty fast. It's a simple story but very entertaining despite the not-so-great-role models and, as most pictures do, has a good message and a few heartwarming scenes at the end.
The "edginess" isn't just the violence (a Halloween-type scary house and the comes alive and attacks people), it's most of the characters. They are typical Hollywood-young people meaning they have "attitudes." They aren't exactly sweet, lovable people, except for the one young boy "D.J." (voiced by Mitchel Musso). The dialog on the kids - two boys, the babysitter and her boyfriend - make this more of a film for teens and younger adults. The "attitude" means wise-remarks and general obnoxiousness and rebellious attitudes. The worst in that attitude category is D.J.'s friend "Chowder," the kind of guy who talks you into doing things that wind up getting YOU in trouble.
The best part of the film, besides the animation, is the unpredictability of the story. You kept wondering what was going to happen next. That made the 91 minutes go by pretty fast. It's a simple story but very entertaining despite the not-so-great-role models and, as most pictures do, has a good message and a few heartwarming scenes at the end.
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- ccthemovieman-1
- Dec 6, 2006
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Zemeckis/Spielberg Motion Capture Project
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $75,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $73,661,010
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $22,217,226
- Jul 23, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $141,861,243
- Runtime
- 1h 31min
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- 2.39 : 1
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