The Monster Squad [1987] DVDRIP

The Monster Squad is a comedy/horror film written by Shane Black and Nicholas Hill and directed by Fred Dekker (who also wrote/directed Night of the Creeps). It was released by Tri-Star Pictures on August 14, 1987. The film features the classic monsters (re-imagined by a team of special effects artists including Stan Winston), led by Dracula (Duncan Regehr).

The Monster Squad is a society of young pre-teens who idolize classic monsters and monster movies. In addition to a clubhouse in a tree, they actually have their own business cards. Club leader Sean (Andre Gower), whose five-year-old sister Phoebe (Ashley Bank) desperately wants to join the club, is given the diary of legendary vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing (Jack Gwillim) - but his excitement is somewhat toned down when he finds it's written in German. Sean, his best friend Patrick (Robby Kiger), and the rest of the Monster Squad get their local "Scary German Guy" (Leonardo Cimino) to translate the diary. When he is told that he knows a lot about monsters, he tells them cryptically "Yes, I suppose I do." When the children leave his home and he closes the front door, a concentration-camp number tattoo is revealed on his forearm.

Directed by Fred Dekker

Produced by Jonathan A. Zimbert

Written by Shane Black &

Fred Dekker

Starring Andre Gower

Robby Kiger

Brent Chalem

Ryan Lambert

Michael Faustino

Stephen Macht

Leonardo Cimino

Duncan Regehr

Tom Noonan

Ashley Bank

Lisa Fuller

Jack Gwillim

 

Music by Bruce Broughton

Cinematography Bradford May

Editing by James Mitchell

Distributed by TriStar Pictures

Release date(s) August 14, 1987 (USA)

Running time 82 min

Country USA

Language English

Budget $12,000,000 (estimated)

Gross revenue $3,769,990 (USA)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093560/