The Monster Squad

Theatrical - Wide 1987-08-14

Cast Andre Gower Robby Kiger Stephen Macht Duncan Regehr
Directed by Fred Dekker
Written by Shane Black Fred Dekker

Genres: Action Comedy Drama

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12-year-old Sean Crenshaw and his best friend Patrick are die hard monster fanatics. Along with their friend Horace (nicknamed Fat Kid),junior high tough guy Rudy, Sean’s kid sister Phoebe, and little Eugene they come together and talk monsters. But when Dracula,... See more Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, The Gill Man, and The Mummy come to their small town to get an amulet to control the world, Sean leads his friends into action to protect their town from the forces of evil.

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