With a love of cinema woven into its DNA, The Monster Squad helped indoctrinate ’80s kids to the classic monsters. The generation that grew up watching it on home video and HBO look back on the 1987 film with the same reverence director Fred Dekker had for the Universal monster movies, and now they’re passing it down in a similar fashion. There’s no better way to introduce the next generation than with the new 4K edition.
Conceived as “The Little Rascals meets the Universal Monsters,” the cleverly-plotted film clocks in at a tight 82 minutes. The punchy script by Dekker and Shane Black doesn’t have an ounce of fat on it, save for the casual homophobia, misogyny, and body shaming of the time. Drawing inspiration from Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, human characters offer well-placed levity and a bevy of memorable one-liners, but the monsters are played straight.
The...
Conceived as “The Little Rascals meets the Universal Monsters,” the cleverly-plotted film clocks in at a tight 82 minutes. The punchy script by Dekker and Shane Black doesn’t have an ounce of fat on it, save for the casual homophobia, misogyny, and body shaming of the time. Drawing inspiration from Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, human characters offer well-placed levity and a bevy of memorable one-liners, but the monsters are played straight.
The...
- 12/8/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
Fred Dekker’s The Monster Squad will rise again with a brand new 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray release from Kino Lorber, Bloody Disgusting has just learned this afternoon.
Kino Lorber upgrades The Monster Squad to 4K Uhd on November 28, 2023!
Check out the full Special Features lineup in the tweet below, which includes the feature documentary Wolfman’s Got Nards, audio commentaries, interviews, and more.
You know who to call when you have ghosts, but who do you call about monsters? The Monster Squad—a group of young kids devoted to protecting their suburban neighborhood from strange things that go bump in the night. They ain’t afraid of no ghouls!
Count Dracula (Duncan Regehr) escapes Van Helsing (Jack Gwillim) and adjourns to modern-day Earth in search of an ancient amulet that will grant him final control over the delicate balance between good and evil in the world. To help him, the...
Kino Lorber upgrades The Monster Squad to 4K Uhd on November 28, 2023!
Check out the full Special Features lineup in the tweet below, which includes the feature documentary Wolfman’s Got Nards, audio commentaries, interviews, and more.
You know who to call when you have ghosts, but who do you call about monsters? The Monster Squad—a group of young kids devoted to protecting their suburban neighborhood from strange things that go bump in the night. They ain’t afraid of no ghouls!
Count Dracula (Duncan Regehr) escapes Van Helsing (Jack Gwillim) and adjourns to modern-day Earth in search of an ancient amulet that will grant him final control over the delicate balance between good and evil in the world. To help him, the...
- 9/19/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
It may be best known for its pristine beaches, delectable dishes, and mesmerizing music, but for one weekend in August, Miami Beach was a thriving home to horror cinema thanks to the eighth edition of the Popcorn Frights Film Festival. Following its opening weekend of exciting premieres at the Savor Cinema in Fort Lauderdale and a week of vital virtual programming as part of its hybrid festival option for attendees at home, Popcorn Frights set its sights on the O Cinema South Beach from August 19th–21st, teaming up with the amazing team at the short film platform Alter to provide free screenings of spooky short films and frightening features all weekend long, making Miami Beach a paradise for horror fans looking to enjoy new cinematic experiences from around the world.
I was honored to once again be invited to be on the jury for this year’s Popcorn Frights...
I was honored to once again be invited to be on the jury for this year’s Popcorn Frights...
- 9/1/2022
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Machi Xcelsior Studios produced.
Toronto-based genre specialist Raven Banner has added Taiwanese action horror The Sadness, and documentaries Wolfman’s Got Nards, and Clapboard Jungle to its EFM sales slate.
Rob Jabbaz’s The Sadness (pictured) centres on a young couple that must survive a virus outbreak that drives people to follow their darkest impulses. Regina Lei and Berant Zhu star.
Raven Banner’s Michael Da Silva, James Fler and Michael Paszt negotiated the deal with Jabbaz on behalf of Machi Xcelsior Studios.
“The Sadness is one of the most intense genre flicks ever to come out of Taiwan,” said Da...
Toronto-based genre specialist Raven Banner has added Taiwanese action horror The Sadness, and documentaries Wolfman’s Got Nards, and Clapboard Jungle to its EFM sales slate.
Rob Jabbaz’s The Sadness (pictured) centres on a young couple that must survive a virus outbreak that drives people to follow their darkest impulses. Regina Lei and Berant Zhu star.
Raven Banner’s Michael Da Silva, James Fler and Michael Paszt negotiated the deal with Jabbaz on behalf of Machi Xcelsior Studios.
“The Sadness is one of the most intense genre flicks ever to come out of Taiwan,” said Da...
- 3/1/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
With Halloween approaching quickly, we have one final round of home media releases headed our way this week in case you’re looking to pick up some last-minute films to check out this spooky season. Blue Underground is releasing Daughters of Darkness in 4K this Tuesday, and Severin Films is keeping busy with an array of titles, including The Black Cat, Patrick Still Lives, and Shock Treatment.
Vinegar Syndrome also has quite the lineup of films coming home this week, including Grave Robbers, Memorial Valley Massacre, Zombie 5: Killing Birds, and several Amityville sequels. Arrow Video is also showing some love to both Cold Light of Day and The Last Starfighter, and if you’re a big fan of The Monster Squad, you’ll definitely want to check out the Wolfman’s Got Nards documentary.
Other releases for October 27th include Scary Tales, Spine Chiller, Weedjies: Halloweed Night, Attack of the Unknown,...
Vinegar Syndrome also has quite the lineup of films coming home this week, including Grave Robbers, Memorial Valley Massacre, Zombie 5: Killing Birds, and several Amityville sequels. Arrow Video is also showing some love to both Cold Light of Day and The Last Starfighter, and if you’re a big fan of The Monster Squad, you’ll definitely want to check out the Wolfman’s Got Nards documentary.
Other releases for October 27th include Scary Tales, Spine Chiller, Weedjies: Halloweed Night, Attack of the Unknown,...
- 10/26/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
In a packed Horror Highlights we have the teaser trailer and details on the Swissploitation film Mad Heidi, a release date and the trailer for Wolfman's Got Nards, info on Meet Cute's Spooky Sweethearts releases, details on the 2021 Nosferatu Festival, info on Trouble coming to Hulu, and a Horror Movie Guide for those looking for some horror highlights from the last 100+ years of horror!
Mad Heidi: "The little girl from the alps is back…she‘s all grown up and she‘s Mad as hell. Mad Heidi is an action-adventure-comedy-horror parody of the much-loved children‘s storybook character Heidi. Now all grown up, Heidi is just a girl from the Alps in an alternative Switzerland that has fallen under fascist rule. Little does she know that her yearning for personal freedom will be the spark that ignites a revolution. From fondue torture to death by chocolate, Mad Heidi is a true Swissploitation film.
Mad Heidi: "The little girl from the alps is back…she‘s all grown up and she‘s Mad as hell. Mad Heidi is an action-adventure-comedy-horror parody of the much-loved children‘s storybook character Heidi. Now all grown up, Heidi is just a girl from the Alps in an alternative Switzerland that has fallen under fascist rule. Little does she know that her yearning for personal freedom will be the spark that ignites a revolution. From fondue torture to death by chocolate, Mad Heidi is a true Swissploitation film.
- 10/19/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
You would kind of think that the term Wolf ‘man’ would allude to the creature having nards, but then again, the thinking of a kid could be different enough that one could be convinced that a monster doesn’t have the same anatomy as a regular human being. You might also be asking what the heck the Monster Squad is, but if you are then you’re likely too young to remember when this movie came out back in 1987 when a lot of us were kids and some of those just learning about it weren’t even born yet. Let’s save the
Monster Squad Documentary “Wolfman’s Got Nards” Gets a Trailer...
Monster Squad Documentary “Wolfman’s Got Nards” Gets a Trailer...
- 10/7/2020
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
Update: Wolfman’s Got Nards will finally be available on VOD on October 27, 2020. Our original post from July 2018 follows. The Monster Squad is a bonafide cult hit, the type of film that floundered at the box office when it first arrived, only to grow a devoted following over the years. Now the film […]
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The post ‘Wolfman’s Got Nards’ Trailer: The ‘Monster Squad’ Documentary You’ve Been Waiting For [Updated] appeared first on /Film.
- 9/29/2020
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
"Scaring the hell out of kids seemed like a great idea, and then the laughs played against that." Gravitas has released a new official trailer for the documentary Wolfman's Got Nards, a film about the huge cult success of the 1987 monster movie The Monster Squad. The title is an obvious reference to one of the film's iconic lines, where Horace yells out "Wolfman's got nards!" When the film was first released, it wasn't a big box office hit and didn't get great reviews, but over the last 30 years it has become a hugely popular beloved genre classic. This "heartfelt" doc film explores the power of cult film and the impact this amusing cult classic has had on fans, cast and crew, and the industry. For those who don't know, The Monster Squad was directed by Fred Dekker and co-written by Shane Black, two key names in the industry who were relatively unknown at the time.
- 9/29/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Virgins beware, an official trailer for The Monster Squad documentary Wolfman's Got Nards has risen! Now. The Monster Squad might not have been a box office smash when it arrived in theaters in 1987 but since that time the teen-focused fright fest has become a cult classic across generations of fans. The movie revolves around a ragtag group of kid monster enthusiasts who soon discover that Count…...
- 9/28/2020
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
"Scaring the hell out of kids seemed like a good idea..." An official trailer has launched for a documentary titled Wolfman's Got Nards, a film about the huge cult success of the 1987 monster movie The Monster Squad. The title is an obvious reference to one of the film's iconic lines, where Horace yells out "Wolfman's got nards!" When the film was first released, it wasn't a big box office hit and didn't get great reviews, but over the last 30 years it has become a hugely popular beloved genre classic. This "heartfelt" documentary explores the power of cult film and the impact this amusing cult classic has had on fans, cast and crew, and the industry. For those who don't know, The Monster Squad was directed by Fred Dekker and co-written by Shane Black, two key names in the industry who were relatively unknown at the time. I dig the footage...
- 7/2/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
If you're a fan of the classic 1987 film The Monster Squad, there's a documentary coming out that you won't want to miss called Wolfman's Got Nards! We have a trailer for this doc that you can check out and it's described as a heartfelt documentary that the "explores the power of cult film told through the lens of the 1987 classic The Monster Squad and the impact it has on fans, cast and crew, and the industry."
I love that this film was a part of my childhood! I can't imagine what life would have been like without it. As a fan of these classic monsters, seeing a film bring them all together to wreak havoc and watching a bunch of irreverent kids go up against them to try and stop them was the coolest freakin' thing ever! What kid wouldn't enjoy that!?
Sure, the movie bombed at the box office,...
I love that this film was a part of my childhood! I can't imagine what life would have been like without it. As a fan of these classic monsters, seeing a film bring them all together to wreak havoc and watching a bunch of irreverent kids go up against them to try and stop them was the coolest freakin' thing ever! What kid wouldn't enjoy that!?
Sure, the movie bombed at the box office,...
- 7/2/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
The team behind Wolfman's Got Nards, a new documentary celebrating Fred Dekker's quintessential 80's cult flick, has released the first trailer and it looks like it could be as fun as the film it's about. The documentary seems to use a recent revival and string of fan screenings of the film as its raison d'etre, but also looks to go back and discuss the film's creation with its principal cast and crew, including writer Shane Black, director Fred Dekker, the producers and most of the cast. The documentary is directed by The Monster Squad actor Andre Gower, who worked with production company Pilgrim Media Group to make the film. Wolfman's Got Nards is having its premier at Cinepocalypse in Chicago. Check out the trailer below....
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- 6/28/2018
- Screen Anarchy
The team behind Wolfman's Got Nards, a new documentary celebrating Fred Dekker's quintessential 80's cult flick, has released the first trailer and it looks like it could be as fun as the film it's about. The documentary seems to use a recent revival and string of fan screenings of the film as its raison d'etre, but also looks to go back and discuss the film's creation with its principal cast and crew, including writer Shane Black, director Fred Dekker, the producers and most of the cast. The documentary is directed by The Monster Squad actor Andre Gower, who worked with production company Pilgrim Media Group to make the film. Wolfman's Got Nards is having its premier at Cinepocalypse in Chicago. Check out the trailer below....
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- 6/28/2018
- Screen Anarchy
Whether you're in the mood for amazing late ’80s practical effects or modern holiday horror musical numbers, the hard-working team at Popcorn Frights Film Festival in Fort Lauderdale has you covered. Daily Dead is thrilled to be one of the media sponsors of this year's Popcorn Frights Film Festival, and we have a look at the entire first wave of programming that will take place this August.
Highlights for this year's Popcorn Frights Film Festival include special screenings of A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and 1988's The Blob with director Chuck Russell in attendance, the world premiere of Havana Darkness, the East Coast premieres of Boogeyman Pop, The Monster Squad documentary Wolfman's Got Nards, and the holiday zombie musical Anna and the Apocalypse, and much more!
Stay tuned to Daily Dead for details on the second wave of programming, visit Popcorn Frights Film Festival's website for more information,...
Highlights for this year's Popcorn Frights Film Festival include special screenings of A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and 1988's The Blob with director Chuck Russell in attendance, the world premiere of Havana Darkness, the East Coast premieres of Boogeyman Pop, The Monster Squad documentary Wolfman's Got Nards, and the holiday zombie musical Anna and the Apocalypse, and much more!
Stay tuned to Daily Dead for details on the second wave of programming, visit Popcorn Frights Film Festival's website for more information,...
- 6/21/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
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