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'''''The Monster Squad''''' is a comedy/horror film released by Tri-Star Pictures on August 14, 1987. It was written by Shane Black and Fred Dekker (of ''[[Night of the Creeps]]'' fame), the latter of whom also directed the film. The film features the Universal Monsters ([[Count Dracula]], [[Frankenstein's monster|Frankenstein's Monster]], [[Mummy|The Mummy]], [[Wolfman|The Wolfman]] and [[Creature from the Black Lagoon|The Gill-man]]) attempting to take over the world, with only a group of savvy kids standing in the way of total domination.
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'''''The Monster Squad''''' is a comedy/horror film released by Tri-Star Pictures on August 14, 1987. It was written by Shane Black and Fred Dekker (of ''[[Night of the Creeps]]'' fame), the latter of whom also directed the film. The film features the Universal Monsters ([[Count Dracula]], [[Frankenstein's monster|Frankenstein's Monster]], [[Mummy|The Mummy]], [[Wolfman|The Wolfman]] and [[Creature from the Black Lagoon|The Gill-man]]) attempting to take over the world, with only a group of savvy kids standing in the way of total domination.
   
 
The movie was considered a twist on horror films as it reimagined classic monsters unleashed in a then-modern day 1980s setting, while it makes a barb at incessant horror sequels during a point where a "film within a film" is questioned about how many times a serial killer can come back from the grave.
 
The movie was considered a twist on horror films as it reimagined classic monsters unleashed in a then-modern day 1980s setting, while it makes a barb at incessant horror sequels during a point where a "film within a film" is questioned about how many times a serial killer can come back from the grave.

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The Monster Squad cover

Special Edition DVD cover

The Monster Squad is a comedy/horror film released by Tri-Star Pictures on August 14, 1987. It was written by Shane Black and Fred Dekker (of Night of the Creeps fame), the latter of whom also directed the film. The film features the Universal Monsters (Count Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, The Mummy, The Wolfman and The Gill-man) attempting to take over the world, with only a group of savvy kids standing in the way of total domination.

The movie was considered a twist on horror films as it reimagined classic monsters unleashed in a then-modern day 1980s setting, while it makes a barb at incessant horror sequels during a point where a "film within a film" is questioned about how many times a serial killer can come back from the grave.


This is also a twist on horror movies as it reimagines classic monsters unleashed in a 1980s setting, and the film also makes a barb at incessant horror sequels when a "film within a film" is questioned as to how many times can a serial killer come back from the grave.

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