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The Monster Squad (1987)
Directed by Fred Dekker
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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
Andre Gower | Robby Kiger | Stephen Macht | Duncan Regehr | Tom Noonan | Brent Chalem | Ryan Lambert | Ashley Bank | Michael Faustino | Mary Ellen Trainor | Leonardo Cimino | Jon Gries | Stan Shaw | Lisa Fuller | Jason Hervey | Tom Woodruff Jr. | Michael Reid MacKay | Jack Gwillim | David Proval | Sonia Curtis | Julie Merrill | Carl Thibault
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/09/2010 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 4 stars |
| (Average) 4 stars |
Viewing Notes
The Alamo brought back the cast and crew of The Monster Squad for a special screening at the Ritz. Me and Jen lucked into extra tickets from our film friends, which was awesome because we had a great time at the show. I’ve seen Monster Squad a few times but seeing it in 35mm on the big screen with a Squad loving crowd is a total blast.
We had applause during all the big lines: “I’m in the squad aren’t I?” “Wolfman’s got nards!”
The Q&A was great. Heavily pressed towards questions to Fred Dekker and Shane Black, who had a lot to say about various aspects of the movie (the armadillos, the scary German guy being a Holocaust survivor) and that they’d only consider doing a part 2 if it could be where the Squad was a bunch of drunks and washed up. Jon Gries was there and while he didn’t have a ton to say it’s great to see him supporting this film, considering he has a huge cult library of stuff under his belt. Andre Glover and Ryan Lambert didn’t have a ton to say but it was great seeing them there. Who would of thought that Lambert, a chain smoking, peeping tom, badass 8th grader would of turned into such a preppy guy?
I had a blast at the show and look forward to more special screenings this year.
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