Day number 9 brings you Fred Dekker's 1987 coming of age monster film THE MONSTER SQUAD.
The Monster Squad was directed by Dekker (Night of the Creep) and written by himself and Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, Kiss Kiss Band Bang).
Dracula is alive. In fact, he plans to rule the world and that is why he seeks the help of other legendary monsters. However, a bunch of kids regarded by their peers as losers uncover the devious plan and prepare for a counter strike. - IMDB
The film is a homage to the Universal Monster movies made from 1923 to 1960.It was released by Tri-Star Pictures on August 14, 1987. It saw it's first and only VHS release by VESTRON in '88. The Monster Squad two-disc 20th anniversary special edition DVD was released by Lionsgate on July 24, 2007. With a Blu-Ray release on November 24th, 2009.
This has always been one of my favorite films, I remember renting it like once a week growing up. It featured, to me, very genuine young adult humor. "Kick him in the nards!" being a quote I used on a very regular basis and still sticks with me today.
If you have never seen The Monster Squad, do yourself a huge favor and get on it!
Enjoy Monster Kids!
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