The Monster Squad is a comedy/horror film written by Shane Black and Nicholas Hill and directed by Fred Dekker (who also wrote/directed Night of the Creeps). It was released by Tri-Star Pictures on August 14, 1987. The film features the classic monsters led by Dracula 

The Monster Squad is a society of young pre-teens who idolize classic monsters and monster movies. In addition to a clubhouse in a tree, they actually have their own business cards. Club leader Sean (Andre Gower), whose five-year-old sister Phoebe (Ashley Bank) desperately wants to join the club, is given the diary of legendary vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing (Jack Gwillim) - but his excitement is somewhat toned down when he finds it's written in German. Sean, his best friend Patrick (Robby Kiger), and the rest of the Monster Squad get their local "Scary German Guy" (Leonardo Cimino) to translate the diary. When he is told that he knows a lot about monsters, he tells them cryptically "Yes, I suppose I do." When the children leave his home and he closes the front door, a concentration-camp number tattoo is revealed on his forearm.
 
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Directed by Fred Dekker 
Produced by Jonathan A. Zimbert 
Written by Shane Black &
Fred Dekker 
Starring Andre Gower
Robby Kiger
Brent Chalem
Ryan Lambert
Michael Faustino
Stephen Macht
Leonardo Cimino
Duncan Regehr
Tom Noonan
Ashley Bank
Lisa Fuller
Jack Gwillim
 
Music by Bruce Broughton 
Cinematography Bradford May 
Editing by James Mitchell 
Distributed by TriStar Pictures 
Release date(s) August 14, 1987 (USA) 
Running time 82 min 
Country USA 
Language English 
Budget $12,000,000 (estimated) 
Gross revenue $3,769,990 (USA)