Andre Gower, Ashley Bank, Brent Chalem

A small town is disrupted with the arrival of Dracula to retrieve an amulet controlling the balance between good and evil.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 22 min.

Directed by: Fred Dekker

Release Date: June 1, 1987

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DVD Release Date: July 24, 2007

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  • October 30, 2009
    I'm not sure how I went 20 years without seeing this one. I only thought to watch it now because I just found out it was (co-)written by Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Last Boyscout, Lethal Weapon). It seems like just the kind of thing I would have loved as a kid. As...( read more) it is, though, seeing it for the first time at this age, it's a fun kid flick, but nothing more. There's some bad acting - some REALLY bad acting, but who cares in something like this, right? It's just cheesy, mindless, (very) 80's fun. Unfortunately, it's not even very good by 80's cheese standards... and it loses some additional points for shamelessly imitating Goonies and also E.T. in several scenes.
  • September 12, 2009
    Eugene: Creature stole my Twinkie!

    Somehow I missed this movie as a child, but its quite enjoyable. A mix of the Goonies with the old Hammer Horror features. It has a mix of 80s cheese, some clever screenplay moments, decent effects for the type of movie this is, and a non-ser...( read more)ious sense of fun that holds throughout.

    A group of friends, who are obsessed with monsters, have their own club. They find more than they bargain for when a plane containing (here it comes) Dracula, Frankenstein, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon dumps the cargo into their suburban town. For various reasons, the young boys learn that they only have a day to find an ancient amulet and send the evil creatures to another world..

    Patrick: Rudy, where you going?
    Rudy: [pulling out crossbow] I'm in the goddamn club aren't I ?

    This is just a fun movie. Its goofy, cheesy, and full of 80s kid adventure cliches, but its really enjoyable. Co-scripted by future Lethal Weapon and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang writer Shane Black, the interaction between the adults and the kids certainly has some of those elements that ring familiar.

    The elements involving the monsters is very goofy, although Dracula is pretty solid, despite being the only one who seems to want to try and Frankenstien always works when portrayed as misunderstood.

    Goofy fun.

    Detective Sapir: That's it, Del. This case is too hard, man, Let's be firemen instead.
    Det. Del Crenshaw: I'm glad you're gettin' major laughs outta this, Rich. The problem is two-thousand year-old dead guys do not get up and walk away by themselves.
  • May 1, 2009
    Monster Squad is one of my favorite childhood movies. I'm so glad that I finally found it on DVD. It is about a small town that is the battleground for a team of monsters: Dracula, Frankenstein, Gill Man (Creature from the Black Lagoon, NOT the Loch Ness Monster), Wolfman, and th...( read more)e Mummy. There are other vampires in the movie too. The monsters in the movie are very well done, but not too scary, since it is targeted for much the same audience as the Goonies. (There are a few scenes though that are rather graphic). The only thing standing in the way of the monsters are a group of monster-obsessed kids called the Monster Squad
  • December 31, 2008
    Directed by the same guy who helmed the intolerable Night of the Creeps, this is about five times as clever and entertaining, with some eminently quotable lines. I intend to use "Wolfman's got nards!" in school, my personal life, and at the workplace. Overall, though, the movie i...( read more)s formulaic 80s pap and your life will proceed with considerable richness if you skip out on it.
  • October 2, 2008
    "wolfman's got nards".
    I grew up on this flick, having seen it some 15 times. it may not be great, but i love it.
  • November 2, 2009
    What better time to be a child than when this movie hit the shelves? Referred to as the poor man's Goonies, The Monster Squad was the sci-fi/horror version of adventurous kids who get into too much mischief. This movie was amazing it had everything, Monsters, Guns, Magic Jewels, ...( read more)Virgins, TNT, Non-virgins and Burger King. Everything a growing kid needs to get through the day. When dracula awakens and finds that a young child has Van Helsings diary, he calls for help from his other monster friends to retrieve the book and reign hell on earth. Accompanied by Wolfman, Frankenstein's monster, the Mummy and Gilman, Dracula begins to reek havoc on the small town occupied by the young squad. they soon have to step up and fight off evil to save the world. This movie should be on the shelf of every home in America. All I have to say is "meeting adjourned".
  • September 30, 2009
    Cult classic B-movie about a group of young kids intent on saving the world from well known monsters such as a convincingly evil Dracula and the wolf man, amongst others. Loved it as a child and even to this day. It has lasting qualities that have stayed with me.
  • September 26, 2009
    A campy but enjoyable film of wonder in the mold of The Lost Boys meets The Goonies.
  • August 26, 2009
    good for afternoon popcorn
  • August 23, 2009
    I don't care how cheesy it is now, I still love watching it. It brings me back to the days when I was a child and always waiting for this movie to air. I can still sit through this until the end. This had the best swamp creature ever.

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  • mrestive
    February 13, 2009
    Check out "The Monster Squad 2" Fan Trailer!!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwEAj4WLZQU

    Also on the myspace:
    www.myspace.com/themonstersquad2
  • itbegins2005
    August 17, 2008
    You know, the Goonies was good as is. They really didn't have to make it again.

    Then again, Shane Black's wit really shines through in the film... Maybe it was worth it, after all.
  • KenOverwater
    July 24, 2007
    "No"? What do you mean "No"?
  • MrGrimlock
    July 9, 2007
    ARE YOU SURE SHE'S A VIRGIN?!
  • danielisaac
    June 18, 2007
    Can't wait for the dvd release! July 24th... the day before I head to San Diego for Comic-Con!
  • JoshuaSLucas
    May 2, 2007
    I just got an email today saying it's finally coming to DVD on July 24, 2007.
  • terpar26
    April 30, 2007
    Anybody know about a dvd release date ? I heard spring 2007 there is going to be a 2 disk special edition , If anyone has any information about I'd love to know .

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  • what 1987 movie has the tagline "Call them for a monster-ous good time."  Answer »
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