Goosebumps (2015)

A teenager teams up with the daughter of young adult horror author R. L. Stine after the writer's imaginary demons are set free on the town of Madison, Delaware.

Director:

Rob Letterman

Writers:

Darren Lemke (screenplay by), Scott Alexander (story by)

Stars:

Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jack Black	...	Stine / voice of Slappy
Dylan Minnette	...	Zach
Odeya Rush	...	Hannah
Ryan Lee	...	Champ
Amy Ryan	...	Gale
Jillian Bell	...	Lorraine
Halston Sage	...	Taylor
Steven Krueger	...	Davidson
Keith Arthur Bolden	...	Principal Garrison
Amanda Lund	...	Officer Brooks
Timothy Simons	...	Officer Stevens
Ken Marino	...	Coach Carr
Karan Soni	...	Mr. Rooney
R.L. Stine	...	Mr. Black
Caleb Emery	...	Dumb Jock

Storyline

After moving to a new small town, teenage Zach Cooper (Dylan Minnette) meets the beautiful girl next door, Hannah (Odeya Rush). But every silver lining has a cloud, and Zach's comes when he learns that Hannah has a mysterious dad who is revealed to be R. L. Stine (Jack Black), the author of the bestselling Goosebumps series. It turns out that there is a reason why Stine is so strange - he is a prisoner of his own imagination - the monsters that his books made famous are real, and Stine protects his readers by keeping them locked up in their books. Zach unintentionally unleashes the monsters from their manuscripts and they begin to terrorize the town. It's up to Stine, Zach, Hannah, and Zach's friend Champ (Ryan Lee) to put all the monsters back in their books.

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Plot Keywords:

monster | ferris wheel | abandoned amusement park | ventriloquist dummy | manuscript | 

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Taglines:

You will believe in monsters

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for scary and intense creature action and images, and for some rude humor

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 October 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Goosebumps

Filming Locations:

Conyers, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$58,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$23,618,556, 16 October 2015, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$80,080,379

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$156,246,468

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Expedition Films, LStar Capital

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Datasat Auro 11.1 Dolby Surround 7.1 SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The real R.L. Stine commended the filmmakers for allowing him to read the script and make suggestions.

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Goofs

The Wagoneer prominently displays a sun/moon roof during the mantis attack, but just a few minutes later when it is flipped over in the supermarket parking lot, it clearly does not have this accessory.

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Quotes

[from trailer]
Hannah: [to Zach] C'mon, scaredy-cat!

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Crazy Credits

Tim Jacobus's Goosebumps cover artwork is used in the ending credits.

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Alternate Versions

The UK version is cut in one scene to reduce the horror effects in order to obtain a 'PG' rating.

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Connections

References 1941 (1979)

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Soundtracks

Headlights
Written by Alexander Schuster and Nikolaus Stoessl
Performed by Opien
Courtesy of Crucial Music Corporation

User Reviews

A Good Time

Goosebumps is a fun, family friendly movie. It captures the nostalgia from back when I was a kid, and I thoroughly enjoyed the movie throughout.

The essential storyline is, monsters are released from R.L. Stine's manuscripts and cause mayhem through the town. We follow as the main leads attempt to put an end to the madness.

The actors do a decent job throughout, and Jack Black really excels as R.L. Stine. Aside from him, the main cast is made up of relative unknowns, however they do an adequate job.

The special effects are very well done, and the monsters look real.

Overall, I don't feel this movie is going to win any awards, but if you just want to have a good time at the movies, then go check it out.