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Seen on: 03/22/2009 (rewatch)

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The Monster Squad (1987)

Directed by Fred Dekker

Family | Fantasy | Comedy

Most recently watched by noahphex, BTSjunkie, jenerator, sleestakk

Overview

Count Dracula adjourns to Earth, accompanied by Frankenstein’s Monster, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and the Gillman. The uglies are in search of a powerful amulet that will grant them power to rule the world. Our heroes - the Monster Squad are the only ones daring to stand in their way.

Rated PG-13 | Length 82 minutes

Actors

David Proval | Jon Gries | Leonardo Cimino | Jack Gwillim | Stan Shaw | Mary Ellen Trainor | Stephen Macht | Michael Faustino | Andre Gower | Robby Kiger | Duncan Regehr | Ryan Lambert | Ashley Bank | Lisa Fuller | Jason Hervey | Brent Chalem | Sonia Curtis | Tom Woodruff Jr. | Tom Noonan | Carl Thibault | Julie Merrill | Michael Reid MacKay

Viewing Notes

When I originally saw The Monster Squad in the theater back in ‘87, I’m sure I thought it was a pretty cool flick (even my girlfriend went; it was the only thing playing in the little Illinois town where we were staying en route to Carbondale). Dracula summoning all the classic Universal Monsters in an attempt to takeover the world? Sign me up! However, upon this viewing this cult classic plays more camp than cool. It’s a lot like The Goonies but with monsters. Might be ripe for remake but I think that’s already on the map.

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