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| − | '''''The Monster Squad''''' is a comedy/horror [[Movies|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 ([[Dracula|Count Dracula]], [[Frankenstein's monster|Frankenstein's Monster]], [[Mummy|The Mummy]], [[Werewolf|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 Monster Squad''''' is a comedy/horror [[Movies|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 ([[Dracula|Count Dracula]], [[Frankenstein's monster|Frankenstein's Monster]], [[Mummy|The Mummy]], [[Werewolf|The Wolfman]] and [[The 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 film did not perform well at the box office when it was first released. Having been made on an estimated budget of $12,000,000, the film only earned $4,000,000 |
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| + | ''The Monster Squad'' was rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America. |
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| − | 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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==External links== |
==External links== |
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[[image:Monster Squad Monsters.jpg|thumb|The Universal monsters as they appear in ''The Monster Squad''.]] |
[[image:Monster Squad Monsters.jpg|thumb|The Universal monsters as they appear in ''The Monster Squad''.]] |
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+ | * [[IMDB:tt0093560|''The Monster Squad'' on the Internet Movie Database.]] |
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* [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/monster_squad/ ''The Monster Squad'' on Rotten Tomatoes.] |
* [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/monster_squad/ ''The Monster Squad'' on Rotten Tomatoes.] |
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* [http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/monster-squad ''The Monster Squad''] at I-Mockery. |
* [http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/monster-squad ''The Monster Squad''] at I-Mockery. |
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* [http://www.aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=23100 Recent Q&A with cast and crew.] |
* [http://www.aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=23100 Recent Q&A with cast and crew.] |
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* [http://www.dreadcentral.com/index.php?name=Broadband&bcpid=464121041&bclid=463868352&bctid=1127682661 ''The Monster Squad'' at Comic Con 2007] at Dread Central. |
* [http://www.dreadcentral.com/index.php?name=Broadband&bcpid=464121041&bclid=463868352&bctid=1127682661 ''The Monster Squad'' at Comic Con 2007] at Dread Central. |
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| + | *[[wikiquote:The Monster Squad|Quotations from ''The Monster Squad'' on Wikiquote]] |
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Revision as of 05:22, 22 October 2019
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.
The film did not perform well at the box office when it was first released. Having been made on an estimated budget of $12,000,000, the film only earned $4,000,000 in the United States.
The Monster Squad was rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America.
External links
The Universal monsters as they appear in The Monster Squad.