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Little Monsters

Little Monsters

They cause all the trouble. But you’ll have all the fun.

19895.81h 42m

Overview

A young boy is scared of the monster under his bed. He asks his 6th grade brother to swap rooms for the night as a bet that the monster really exists. Soon the brother becomes friends with the monster and discovers a whole new world of fun and games under his bed where pulling pranks on kids and other monsters is the main attraction.

Directed by Richard Greenberg
Written by Terry Rossio, Ted Elliott
Produced by Jeffrey A. Mueller, Andrew Licht, John Davis
Box OfficeBudget: $7.0MRevenue: $794K

Top Cast

Fred Savage

Fred Savage

Brian Stevenson

Howie Mandel

Howie Mandel

Maurice

Daniel Stern

Daniel Stern

Glen Stevenson

Margaret Whitton

Margaret Whitton

Holly Stevenson

Rick Ducommun

Rick Ducommun

Snik

Frank Whaley

Frank Whaley

Boy

Ben Savage

Ben Savage

Eric Stevenson

W

William Murray Weiss

Todd

Devin Ratray

Devin Ratray

Ronnie Coleman

Amber Barretto

Amber Barretto

Kiersten

Themes & Keywords

friendshipmonsterbed

About Little Monsters

Little Monsters is a adventure, fantasy, comedy, family film released in 1989 exploring themes of friendship, monster, bed. Directed by Richard Greenberg, it stars Fred Savage, Howie Mandel, Daniel Stern. A young boy is scared of the monster under his bed. He asks his 6th grade brother to swap rooms for the night as a bet that the monster really exists. Soon the brother becomes friends with the monster and discovers a whole new world of fun and games under his bed where pulling pranks on kids and other monsters is the main attraction.

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