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Little Monsters

PG Released Aug 25, 1989 1h 43m Kids & Family Fantasy List
44% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 62% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
Brian (Fred Savage) isn't scared of the monster living under the bed. On the contrary, when he gets to know the wild-eyed boogeyman, Maurice (Howie Mandel), the pair become fast friends. During the night, Maurice takes his young charge into the netherworld of monsters, where they have a great time making mischief in the lives of sleeping children. But Brian's opinion of Maurice and his freewheeling lifestyle changes when he discovers that he himself is turning into a monster.
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Chris Willman Los Angeles Times Some of it is actually funny, if you still have a little brattiness left in your Bratskeller. Sep 27, 2019 Full Review Derek Deskins Edge Media Network It is 100 minutes of nails on a chalkboard and, in a more just world, would have resulted in the end of Howie Mandel's career. Sep 23, 2020 Full Review Alan Jones Radio Times A dismal disaster. Rated: 1/5 Sep 27, 2019 Full Review Germain Lussier io9.com It pained me to watch such an impressive group of talent (the movie was written by the guys who made Aladdin, for crying out loud) shit the bed so massively, especially when my nostalgia reserves were so primed and ready to go. Sep 27, 2019 Full Review Joly Herman Common Sense Media For a movie about monsters, this flick has a bit of heart. Rated: 3/5 Sep 27, 2019 Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed A definite gateway title for blossoming horror fans. Oct 7, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ed R Horrible movie with a terrible plot. No nostalgia because it wasn’t popular. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/06/24 Full Review The MovieZilla P One of the most under-rated movies it's a classic Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/30/24 Full Review Jeremy F Classic. Yeah it has various styles but beautiful. Everytime this move comes up in conversation it is like complete nostalgia. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/22/24 Full Review hailee M This one of my favorite movies is probably really underrated but hey it's always in my top 3 for my lifetime. It's such a great story I love how unique and different it was from the real world. Makeup and creatures looked scary, some of them looked funny and even cute. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/26/24 Full Review Jeffrey M Little Monsters is an amazing movie. I watched it just know so it is fresh in my mind. Little Monsters is really funny, and guess what? I LOVE comedy. Little Monsters is kind of like Cat in the Hat, except less appropriate ,monster mode, and worse humor. Little Monsters was also really interesting to. What a good movie. I give it a 77%. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/26/23 Full Review Jake C This movie was big part of my childhood a absolute banger of a movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Brian (Fred Savage) isn't scared of the monster living under the bed. On the contrary, when he gets to know the wild-eyed boogeyman, Maurice (Howie Mandel), the pair become fast friends. During the night, Maurice takes his young charge into the netherworld of monsters, where they have a great time making mischief in the lives of sleeping children. But Brian's opinion of Maurice and his freewheeling lifestyle changes when he discovers that he himself is turning into a monster.
Director
Richard Greenberg
Producer
Jeffrey A. Mueller, Andrew Licht, John Davis
Screenwriter
Terry Rossio, Ted Elliott
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
Davis Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Vestron Pictures
Rating
PG
Genre
Kids & Family, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 25, 1989, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 7, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$542.9K
Runtime
1h 43m
Sound Mix
Surround
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