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Fred Savage, Howie Mandel, Rick Ducommun, Daniel Stern, Margaret Whitton ... see more see more... , Ben Savage , Frank Whaley , William Murray Weiss , Devin Ratray , J. Michael Hunter , Michael Weaver , Lisa Cain , Tom Hull , Howard Spiegel

Lonely 11 year old Brian (Fred Savage) makes an unusual new friend when he captures Maurice (Howie Mandel), the mischievous monster who lives under his bed, and stumbles into an exciting new world whe... read more read more...re mythical creatures really exist. When Brian learns that he, too, will become a monster unless he turns his back Maurice, however, he struggles with the prospect of losing the only real friend he's ever known. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Richard Greenberg

Release Date: August 25, 1989

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DVD Release Date: July 1, 2003

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  • xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    March 11, 2012
    xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    Some friends can be REAL MONSTERS. And some monsters can be REAL FRIENDS.

    Saw it again! Great kids movie! Loved it when I was a kid and saw it again and really enjoyed it one more time. I know kids these days will enjoy it if they saw it too so well recommended.

    A child meets t... read morehe monster that lives under his bed. He even becomes one of his best friends. Soon the child discovers a whole new world of fun and games under his bed where pulling pranks on kids and other monsters is the main attraction.
  • LoughnerWasLucid
    June 30, 2011
    LoughnerWasLucid
    Why is there this rule that like, for a movie to be a classic, it has to be good the whole time? this movie is witty, suspenseful, creepy, and hilarious for about 3 minutes. its just that first you have to watch a bunch of kids having pussy fights with each other and getting in t... read morerouble with their dads and getting detention from the principal and getting grounded by their dads and a kid going through a Rocky montage to get ready before he catches his monster and a fat redhead kid drinking warm piss that he thinks is applejuice because he lost his sense of smell in an accident and kids dressing like characters from the original Resident Evil and then dressing in big ugly lightbulb Transformer costumes that they made in like, 4 seconds with some q-tips and butterfinger wrappers n' shit and once thats over you get to see... Frank Whaley.
  • ajv2688
    March 31, 2011
    ajv2688
    A great fantasy adventure kids movie! I really enjoyed it, I just wish I'd seen it as a kid. It's a lot of fun, the actors are good, and so is the story.
  • MeetMeinMontauk
    September 12, 2010
    MeetMeinMontauk
    A movie I saw on TV ages ago. LOL pretty lame, but there is little Fred and Ben Savage. And that's got some win.
  • FilmFanatik
    December 21, 2009
    FilmFanatik
    Another childhood favorite.
  • puffchunk
    October 18, 2007
    puffchunk
    All kids wonder. I want to be by Boy's stair.
  • superclerk25
    January 26, 2007
    superclerk25
    This was a fun little adventure. I recommend it for the kids.
  • sanjurosamurai
    January 25, 2007
    sanjurosamurai
    great stuff, especially for kids
  • dreamfaeries
    November 3, 2006
    dreamfaeries
    It was okay.
  • nlitton
    May 25, 2007
    nlitton
    actually a little frightening

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Ken Hanke
January 29, 2004
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Passable kiddie flick.

January 10, 2004
Chicago Reader

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Emanuel Levy
September 29, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Andy Klein
February 9, 2005
Andy Klein, Los Angeles CityBeat

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