If you were a kid in the eighties, you wanted to be part of The Monster Squad. While a box office dud that made under 4 million dollars at the box office, once this tween classic hit HBO and VHS, its cult status grew. Directed by Fred Dekker (Night of the Creeps), who co-wrote with the legendary Shane Black, The Monster Squad revolves around a group of horror-obsessed boys who come face to face with a gaggle of classic monsters, led by the evil Count Dracula (Duncan Regehr). Now they have to battle Dracula, The Mummy, the Gil-Man and the Wolfman while getting help from a descendent of Van Helsing and the surprisingly gentle Frankenstein’s monster (Tom Noonan – in a performance that tugs at the heartstrings).
In the years following The Monster Squad’s release, the kids from the film went on to varied careers before reuniting after the movie’s cult grew following a series of well-received anniversary screenings and a DVD release. What were they up to? In this special spooky edition of WTF Happened to this Celebrity, we look at The Monster Squad’s kid cast, including Andre Gower, Robby Kieger, Brent Chalem, Ryan Lambert, Ashley Bank and Michael Faustino. We also dig into the movie’s lasting legacy and pay tribute to a Halloween classic that more folks ought to discover. This episode of WTF Happened to this Celebrity was written (with Bryan Wolford), narrated, edited and produced by Taylor James Johnson.
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