Little Monsters

1989
PG
1h 40m

IMDb RATING

6.0/10

15K

YOUR RATING

Fred Savage and Howie Mandel in Little Monsters (1989)

A boy discovers an incredible and gruesome world of monsters under his bed.

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Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy

A boy discovers an incredible and gruesome world of monsters under his bed.A boy discovers an incredible and gruesome world of monsters under his bed.A boy discovers an incredible and gruesome world of monsters under his bed.

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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

15K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations

Trivia
Daniel Stern, who plays Glen Stevenson (the father of Fred Savage's Brian Stevenson), was the man responsible for the voice-over narration on The Wonder Years (1988), in which Savage starred.

Goofs
While it is understood that Brian should not visit the Monsters' world anymore because he may turn into a monster himself, there is no reason to think Maurice cannot continue to visit Brian at night in the human world. This makes the tearful goodbye at the end unnecessary.

Quotes
Maurice: A man's best friend, His right hand.

Crazy credits
After the song "Road to Nowhere", the rest of the end credits audio track is Maurice eating Doritos chips.

Alternate versions
In the original theatrical cut, "Little Bitty Pretty One" by Bobby Day plays during the scene where the monsters attempt to scare a baby. On the DVD released by MGM in 2004, this song is replaced with "Ooh Wow" by Buckwheat Zydeco (though the end credits still list the original song). The Blu-ray released by Lionsgate (as part of their Vestron Video series), and the television airings, keep the original song intact.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Package/Wired/Cookie/Little Monsters/The Little Thief (1989)

Soundtracks
HOW I LOVE YOU
Written by Frankie Paul and A. Ellis
Performed by Frankie Paul
Courtesy of Pow Wow Records, Inc.

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Featured review

6/10

a fun film full of laughs and mischief

Howie mandell plays a great job as maurice, the boogyman that lives under brians bed. His wacky and fun and really shows off his acting talents here. His makeup along with the design of the rest of the monsters is fun also. We also have Danial stern as brians father, who was fun but wish we saw more of him. The rest of the cast were good and this movie is just a big thrill ride. That is untill brians fun becomes a nightmare but even that is entertaining but also scary at the same time. Overall a good movie but not intended as a family viewing experiance.