The Monster Squad (1987)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.9/10   

Director:

Fred Dekker

Escritores:

Shane Black (written by) &
Fred Dekker (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

14 agosto 1987 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Comedia | Familia | Fantasía | Horror

Frase comercial:

The End of the World Starts at Midnight

Plot:

Dracula is alive. In fact, he plans to rule the world and that is why he seeks the help of other legendary monsters...

Plot Keywords:

Monster | Dracula | Mummy | Amulet | Small Town

Premios:

3 wins & 4 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Great monster movie for films buffs

Reparto

Andre Gower	...	Sean Crenshaw (as André Gower)
Robby Kiger	...	Patrick
Stephen Macht	...	Det. Del Crenshaw
Duncan Regehr	...	Dracula
Tom Noonan	...	Frankenstein
Brent Chalem	...	Horace
Ryan Lambert	...	Rudy
Ashley Bank	...	Phoebe Crenshaw
Michael Faustino	...	Eugene
Mary Ellen Trainor	...	Emily Crenshaw
Leonardo Cimino	...	Scary German Guy
Jon Gries	...	Desperate Man (as Jonathan Gries)
Stan Shaw	...	Detective Sapir
Lisa Fuller	...	Patrick's Sister
Jason Hervey	...	E.J.

También conocida como:

Una pandilla alucinante (Spain) [es]

Duración:

82 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés | Alemán

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

Iceland:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M | Canada:G (Quebec) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13

Locaciones de Filmación:

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County - 900 Exposition Boulevard, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Compañía:

Home Box Office (HBO)

Trivialidades:

Ashley Bank turned down a role in Fatal Attraction (1987) to play Phoebe.

Errores:

Personal o Equipo Visible: When Frankenstein is holding on to Phoebe’s fingers and than starts to get sucked into the vortex the long shot of him, you can see he is on a platform with wheels being pulled back.

Citas:

[holds a glinting sharp knife in the dim sunlight of his living room]
Scary German Guy: Boys, time is almost up.
[after a moment pause]
Scary German Guy: For last chance of some pie.

Conexiones de Película:

References A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Banda de Sonido:

Rock Until You Drop

Great monster movie for films buffs

The Monster Squad is a terrific re-telling of the House of Frankenstein, set in the late 80s. A group of young boys unearth an evil secret within the diary of vampire hunter, Dr. Abraham Van Helsing (Dutch, not German, but forgivable). Dracula has returned, and has re-animated Frankenstein's monster, and brought along a innocent, but tortured werewolf, the frightening, Creature of the Black Lagoon-esque Gill-Man, and a 2000-year old Mummy.

The SFX are spectacular, and the make-up and costuming are very well-made. This movie closely follows the the myths and folklore of popular monsters (only wooden stakes and garlic are effective on vampires; even dynamite cannot stop the silver-prone werewolf; etc.)

The acting is somewhat lacking, but this is a kid's Saturday night drive-in type movie. Only Duncan Regehr (syndicated TV's Zorro) as the truly and unrelentingly evil Dracula is worth mentioning. However, Tom Noonan as the kindly and gentle Frankenstein's monster is a great departure from the malevolence of his counterparts.

Highly recommended.