Ben Savage, Daniel Stern, Frank Whaley

Just like in his dreams, a young boy discovers monsters living under his bed.

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Directed by: Richard Greenberg

Release Date: August 25, 1989

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DVD Release Date: July 1, 2003

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  • June 9, 2008
    Maurice: "You got you're stupid remote control back. Now how about lighting a candle or something? These lights are painful.
    Brian Stevenson: [studies remote] Hey, what about the batteries?
    Maurice: I ate 'em for breakfast. I'd give 'em to ya right now but double A battries c...( read more)onstipate me, ok? How bout a little later?
    Brian Stevenson: That's gross."


    11 year old Brian Stevenson meets and befriends a manic, horned, blue-skinned creature named Maurice that appears from under his bed. Maurice persuades Brian to come with him down into the bizarre world that exists under his bed and is connected to the beds of children everywhere by giant ladders. There Brian finds a world where all sorts of oddball monsters roam and there are no adult rules. He and Maurice go on a gleeful spate of mischief and mayhem. But then the evil monster Boy abducts Brian?s younger brother Eric. There is a rather likeable pre-teen fantasy here. Little Monsters has an off-the-wall weirdness to it that is hard to dislike. With its wild central concept of a whole world under the bed, one that stretches up on long twisted ladders to connect up under children?s beds, and where the monsters live in a state of unrestrained adolescence, it is the closest film has come yet to creating a Maurice Sendakian fantasy. Fred Savage although nothing will ever change him from Kevin Arnold is good in this film. He is always a joy to watch he just brings a certain element to whatever he does. Daniel Stern is awesome with his dry humor and serious personality.
  • October 18, 2007
    All kids wonder. I want to be by Boy's stair.
  • August 7, 2007
    Little Fred Savage and bro fight so they don't become monsterssssssss
  • June 29, 2007
    Absolute hat....................
  • June 19, 2007
    Wow, its been forever, but I know this is a good one.
  • November 20, 2009
    looks like it could be funny, might be dumb though
  • October 29, 2009
    Ha! I loved this movie when I was a kid! Great childhood original!
  • September 26, 2009
    i remember watching this movie when i was younger and i really liked it but i just don't remember it now and i HAVE to see it again.
  • August 13, 2009
    Warning there are no monsters under your bed.
  • July 26, 2009
    By far a favorite of mine growing up. For any kid it would be so much fun to be able to go hang out with a friendly monster in a whole different world. Go to ur enemies houses and mess with um.. I love this movie. A movie for all kids to see.

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  • gloomgurl
    January 2, 2008
    wow, yeah. this is yet another movie from my childhood that i enjoyed! it was weird with a little hint of scary. It's about a boy who becomes friends with the monster under his bed, and the monster introduces him to his monster world under the bed. it crazy. it's a classic in my book.
  • sarness
    January 28, 2007
    I love this movie Fred Savage is an great actor!!so fun

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