The Monster Squad At The Aero Theatre

The Sunday, July 22nd program at the Aero Theater (1328 Montana Ave in Santa Monica) is a 3:00 PM Family Matinee screening of The Monster Squad, (1987, Lions Gate, 82 min.), sponsored by Creature Features. Fred Dekker directs this adventuresome tale of a group of young kids who form a club that is devoted to monsters, but soon get more than they bargained for as Count Dracula adjourns to Earth, accompanied by Frankenstein’s Monster, the Wolfman, the Mummy and the Gillman. The uglies are in search of a powerful amulet that will grant them power to rule the world. Our heroes – the Monster Squad are the only ones daring to stand in their way. With Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Stephen Macht, Tom Noonan (as Frankenstein’s monster), Duncan Regehr (as Dracula). Discussion following with the writer/director Fred Dekker, several of the stars and tech artists from both Stan Winston Studios and Richard Edlund from BossFilm. DVD of the film will be released July 27, don’t miss this special launching event!

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