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THE MONSTER SQUAD (1987)
TAGLINE: You know who to call when you have ghosts. But who do you call when you have monsters?
GENRE: Supernatural/ Adventure/ Childrens
STARRING: Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Ryan Lambert, Brent Chalem, Michael Faustino, Ashley Bank, Duncan Regehr, Stephen Macht, Mary Ellen Trainor, Stan Shaw, Lisa Fuller, Leonardo Cimino, Jason Hervey, Adam Carl, Jon Gries and Tom Noonan as Frankenstein.
MUSIC: Bruce Broughton
SPECIAL EFFECTS: Richard Edlund and Stan Winston
WRITERS: Shane Black and Fred Dekker
PRODUCERS: Keith Barish and Rob Cohen
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Jonathan A. Zimbert and Peter Hyams
DIRECTOR: Fred Dekker
RATING: PG-13
SYNOPSIS: Every 100 years, at the stroke of midnight, the forces of evil arise to challenge the forces of good. This is the year, tonight is the night. Dracula, The Wolfman, The Mummy, Gill Man and Frankenstein have come in search of a mystical amulet that will turn the tide of battle their gruesome way and plunge the world into eternal darkness...and the human race's only hope...is a bunch of kids? The Monster Squad, a team of adventurous, pre-adolescent, creature-chasing children step forward to put an end to Dracula's onslaught of evil...and at midnight...they won't seem like kids anymore.
DVD AVAILABLE: Yes
EXTRAS: Coming soon
CD SOUNDTRACK: Extremely rare (Limited to 3000 copies)
PD's REVIEW: Ahh, yes...the eighties, I remember it well. The flamboyant outfits, the far out hairstyles, David Lee Roth embarking on a solo career...who could forget? It was indeed a most singular and unique decade (one that some of us older folks try hard to forget.) Yeah, okay...I wore the slashed black jeans with the Judas Priest logo stitched onto the front pocket...but let's not go CRAZY because I did, it was all the rage back then. As far as eighties MOVIES go, I think that one in particular stands out above all others of it's type. Although, I must admit with shame that I had forgotten all about it. Then, one night, whilst taking part in a cinema trivia game the following question was asked of me, "What eighties movie featured a bunch of kids battling against Dracula, The Wolfman, The Mummy, Gill Man and Frankenstein?" It was at this point that it all came flooding back, "Oh yeah, that's right" I yelled excitedly, "The Monster Squad!" Who could forget those six determined teens duking it out with Gill Man and those three vampire vixens in the middle of town square? I mean...seriously, those kids were in way over their heads. But...as luck, a 5 year old virgin and a script with a happy ending would have it...they prevailed. Woo hoo! The Monster Squad is secretly filed away in the 'guilty pleasure' section of my mind...and even though it often raises the question, "What age group is this aimed at?" I shall enjoy it for many more years to come. What a movie! Bravo Mr. Dekker...bravo! By the way...whatever happened to those kid actors anyway?
STAR RATING: **** OUT OF *****
MOVIE POSTER:
TRAILER: The Monster Squad <- Click on Link
SPECIAL NOTE: A reunion screening of the Monster Squad was recently held at The Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, TEXAS. It was the first time the film had been screened in an actual movie theater in almost 20 years. In attendance were director Fred Dekker and stars Andre Gower, Ryan Lambert and Ashley Bank. Congratulations go out to Eric 'Quint' Vespe at aintitcoolnews.com for organising this monumental event which was a huge success. Goonies? Pfft!
UPDATE: "Wolfman's got nards!" was the film's best known line and was spoken by the character known as 'Horace' aka 'Fat kid.' Sadly, the actor who portrayed Horace (Brent Chalem) died on December 9th 1997 in Las Vegas of pnuemonia. Even though the movie was huge in the eighties, his career as an actor never really took off, so he decided to study law instead. At the time of his death he was working for a successful U.S. law firm. He was only 22 years old.
UPDATE: 'Monster Squad' star Andre Gower (Sean) revealed recently that a new 20th Anniversary Special Edition DVD of the film will be hitting the shelves on July 24th 2007.
UPDATE: Rob Cohen, director of Universal's 'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor' revealed some interesting news about Fred Dekker's classic 1987 movie. Cohen recently told BloodyDisgusting.com that Paramount Pictures has acquired the remake rights to 'The Monster Squad', a movie which followed the adventures of a group of kids hunting down Dracula and his monster minions whom are attempting to take over the world. Cohen also revealed that he is planning to produce the remake, but does not intend to direct. Read on for more info straight from the horse's mouth:
“The Wolfman's got Nards! What a great line" Cohen jokes with BloodyDisgusting. "I am talking with Paramount about the ownership rights. We just found out that because of all the different companies being bought and sold that it is not going to be easy to do. But we believe all the rights are back at Paramount. I have been waiting to finish this (third Mummy) film, to really start the talks about remaking it. Maybe I would direct, maybe someone else with me producing. I really think highly of that film. I mean, how great is it with The Mummy, the Wolfman, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, Dracula, Frankenstein, they were all in it! It would be a prime remake!”
Cohen is one of the original executive producers of 'The Monster Squad' which was directed by Fred Dekker in 1987.
TAGLINE: You know who to call when you have ghosts. But who do you call when you have monsters?
GENRE: Supernatural/ Adventure/ Childrens
STARRING: Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Ryan Lambert, Brent Chalem, Michael Faustino, Ashley Bank, Duncan Regehr, Stephen Macht, Mary Ellen Trainor, Stan Shaw, Lisa Fuller, Leonardo Cimino, Jason Hervey, Adam Carl, Jon Gries and Tom Noonan as Frankenstein.
MUSIC: Bruce Broughton
SPECIAL EFFECTS: Richard Edlund and Stan Winston
WRITERS: Shane Black and Fred Dekker
PRODUCERS: Keith Barish and Rob Cohen
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Jonathan A. Zimbert and Peter Hyams
DIRECTOR: Fred Dekker
RATING: PG-13
SYNOPSIS: Every 100 years, at the stroke of midnight, the forces of evil arise to challenge the forces of good. This is the year, tonight is the night. Dracula, The Wolfman, The Mummy, Gill Man and Frankenstein have come in search of a mystical amulet that will turn the tide of battle their gruesome way and plunge the world into eternal darkness...and the human race's only hope...is a bunch of kids? The Monster Squad, a team of adventurous, pre-adolescent, creature-chasing children step forward to put an end to Dracula's onslaught of evil...and at midnight...they won't seem like kids anymore.
DVD AVAILABLE: Yes
EXTRAS: Coming soon
CD SOUNDTRACK: Extremely rare (Limited to 3000 copies)
PD's REVIEW: Ahh, yes...the eighties, I remember it well. The flamboyant outfits, the far out hairstyles, David Lee Roth embarking on a solo career...who could forget? It was indeed a most singular and unique decade (one that some of us older folks try hard to forget.) Yeah, okay...I wore the slashed black jeans with the Judas Priest logo stitched onto the front pocket...but let's not go CRAZY because I did, it was all the rage back then. As far as eighties MOVIES go, I think that one in particular stands out above all others of it's type. Although, I must admit with shame that I had forgotten all about it. Then, one night, whilst taking part in a cinema trivia game the following question was asked of me, "What eighties movie featured a bunch of kids battling against Dracula, The Wolfman, The Mummy, Gill Man and Frankenstein?" It was at this point that it all came flooding back, "Oh yeah, that's right" I yelled excitedly, "The Monster Squad!" Who could forget those six determined teens duking it out with Gill Man and those three vampire vixens in the middle of town square? I mean...seriously, those kids were in way over their heads. But...as luck, a 5 year old virgin and a script with a happy ending would have it...they prevailed. Woo hoo! The Monster Squad is secretly filed away in the 'guilty pleasure' section of my mind...and even though it often raises the question, "What age group is this aimed at?" I shall enjoy it for many more years to come. What a movie! Bravo Mr. Dekker...bravo! By the way...whatever happened to those kid actors anyway?
STAR RATING: **** OUT OF *****
MOVIE POSTER:
TRAILER: The Monster Squad <- Click on Link
SPECIAL NOTE: A reunion screening of the Monster Squad was recently held at The Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, TEXAS. It was the first time the film had been screened in an actual movie theater in almost 20 years. In attendance were director Fred Dekker and stars Andre Gower, Ryan Lambert and Ashley Bank. Congratulations go out to Eric 'Quint' Vespe at aintitcoolnews.com for organising this monumental event which was a huge success. Goonies? Pfft!
UPDATE: "Wolfman's got nards!" was the film's best known line and was spoken by the character known as 'Horace' aka 'Fat kid.' Sadly, the actor who portrayed Horace (Brent Chalem) died on December 9th 1997 in Las Vegas of pnuemonia. Even though the movie was huge in the eighties, his career as an actor never really took off, so he decided to study law instead. At the time of his death he was working for a successful U.S. law firm. He was only 22 years old.
UPDATE: 'Monster Squad' star Andre Gower (Sean) revealed recently that a new 20th Anniversary Special Edition DVD of the film will be hitting the shelves on July 24th 2007.
UPDATE: Rob Cohen, director of Universal's 'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor' revealed some interesting news about Fred Dekker's classic 1987 movie. Cohen recently told BloodyDisgusting.com that Paramount Pictures has acquired the remake rights to 'The Monster Squad', a movie which followed the adventures of a group of kids hunting down Dracula and his monster minions whom are attempting to take over the world. Cohen also revealed that he is planning to produce the remake, but does not intend to direct. Read on for more info straight from the horse's mouth:
“The Wolfman's got Nards! What a great line" Cohen jokes with BloodyDisgusting. "I am talking with Paramount about the ownership rights. We just found out that because of all the different companies being bought and sold that it is not going to be easy to do. But we believe all the rights are back at Paramount. I have been waiting to finish this (third Mummy) film, to really start the talks about remaking it. Maybe I would direct, maybe someone else with me producing. I really think highly of that film. I mean, how great is it with The Mummy, the Wolfman, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, Dracula, Frankenstein, they were all in it! It would be a prime remake!”
Cohen is one of the original executive producers of 'The Monster Squad' which was directed by Fred Dekker in 1987.