Monster Squad Forever!

Jul 1, 2007

1h 16m

★ 7.3

Overview

This is a feature-length look into the creation of the 20 year old cult-classic, Monster Squad, including interviews with writer/director Fred Dekker, stars Tom Noonan, Duncan Regehr, Andre Gower and more.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Red Shirt Pictures

Monster Squad Forever! Trailers

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Cast

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Fred Dekker

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Aaron Morgan

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Bruce Broughton

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Ashley Bank

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Alec Gillis

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André Gower

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Ryan Lambert

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Shane Mahan

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Bradford May

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Tom Noonan

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Duncan Regehr

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Matt Rose

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