Expert: 7devonapes - 9/24/2007

Question
I'm looking for the title to a movie I watched about 20 years ago.  It was about some kids who have to save the town they live in from "monsters".  All the classics are there.  Including Frankenstein's monster (who becomes their friend and ally) and Dracula (who is the lead bad guy).

Answer
Hi Shannon,

The movie you are looking for is called "The Monster Squad" released in 1987. A plot summary from imdb.com follows:

"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, 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."

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093560/

Here is the film's trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6voA9C1TKEw

The DVD has just been released I think, in a big 2-disc set to mark the film's 20th Anniversary. Amazon.com, Video Universe, and eBay all have copies for sale.

Best of luck,
Ryan