The Monster Squad is a 1987 horror comedy film written by Shane Black and Fred Dekker and directed by Dekker (who also wrote and directed Night of the Creeps); Peter Hyams was one of the executive producers. It was released by Tri-Star Pictures on August 14, 1987. The film features the Universal Monsters (re-imagined by a team of special effects artists including Stan Winston), led by Count Dracula. They, in turn, combat a group of savvy kids out to keep them from controlling the world.
The film was first released by Vestron Video in 1988. It was the film's only VHS release.
The Monster Squad two-disc 20th anniversary special edition DVD was released by Lionsgate on July 24, 2007, and contains a wide range of special features.
Lionsgate released a region-free Blu-ray version of the film on November 24, 2009, which contains the same extras on the DVD.
Starring
Andre Gower
Duncan Regehr
Stephen Macht
Stan Shaw
Tom Noonan
Music
Bruce Broughton
Cinematography
Bradford May
Edited
James Mitchell
Production Company
Home Box Office
Keith Barish Productions
TAFT Entertainment Pictures
Distributed
TriStar Pictures
Release date
August 14, 1987
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MPAA RATING: PG-13
Rock Until You Drop
Performed by Michael Sembello
Written by Michael Sembello, Dick Rudolph, and Danny Sembello
Produced by Michael Sembello
Published by Gravity Raincoat, Dickiebird Music & Publishing, Unicity Music, Inc., and No Pain No Gain Music
Courtesy of A&M Records
The Monster Squad
Performed by The Monster Squad
Written and Produced by Dick Rudolph and Michael Sembello
Published by Dickiebird Music & Publishing, TECO/Barish Music, Gravity Raincoat, and Taft/Barish Music
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Production Companies
Home Box Office (HBO)
Keith Barish Productions
TAFT Entertainment Pictures
Distributors
Deliverance Pictures (2014) (Spain) (theatrical)
Filmpac Distribution (1988) (Australia) (theatrical)
Herald Film Company (1987) (Japan) (theatrical)
TriStar Pictures (1987) (USA) (theatrical)
Avid Home Entertainment (1991) (USA) (VHS)
Braveworld (1988) (UK) (VHS)
CNR Film & Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
Filmpac Home Video (1988) (Australia) (video)
Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1990) (Greece) (VHS)
IDA films (2010) (Spain) (DVD)
Image Entertainment (USA) (all media) (laserdisc)
J&M Entertainment (1987) (World-wide) (all media) (sales)
Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
Olive Films (2012) (Canada) (DVD) (DVD and Blu-ray)
Olive Films (2012) (USA) (DVD) (DVD and Blu-ray)
RCA / Columbia Pictures Video (1988) (UK) (video)
Transvídeo (Brazil) (video)
VZ-Handelsgesellschaft (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
Vestron Video (1988) (USA) (VHS)
Viacom (2006) (USA) (all media)
Worldvision Enterprises (1993) (USA) (TV) (syndication)
Special Effects
Boss Film Studios
Stan Winston Studio
Other Companies
Boss Film Corporation (main titles designed by)
Complete Casting (extra casting)
Intrada (score album released by) (limited edition)
La-La Land Records (soundtrack) (limited edition)
Lorimar Opticals (end titles and opticals) (as Lorimar Optical)
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