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Recently, Duncan Regehr, the notorious Dracula character, sold off most of his costume pieces used in the film for very low prices. One item even included his devious black cape!! Currently, Regehr resides as an artist and does acting on television from time to time.  -Thanks to JoshDirector Fred Dekker also came up with the story behind the 1985 horror comedy 'House' starring William Katt. The Actor, Jack Gwillim, who played Van Helsing also played Posideon ("Release the Kraken!") in Clash of the Titans. (sidenote: He was a relative of mine). He had other large roles in Patton, Blind Date, Jason and the Argonauts and minor roles in Thunderball, Lawerance of Arabia, Battle of Britian, among many others. Anyway, the interesting thing about him and part of the reason he usually played either Military Officers or ecentric characters like Van Helsing and Posideon, was that he joined the Royal Navy at the age of 17, became a Commander in the Royal Navy for twenty years (served in WWII) before he became an actor and was a member of the Royal Shakespeare company in Stratford, England for three years during Sir 'Anthony Quayle's stint as artistic director, he was then a member of the Old Vic Company for a further 3 years. His best work was on stage and his daughter is currently the Head of Drama at the University of Michigan. -Thanks to Brad GwillimCo-writer Shane Black is the writer of the "Lethal Weapon" series. Ryan Lambert, "Rudy," previously of 'Kids Incorporated' fame is now the vocal and guitarist frontman for the California rock band, 'Elephone'. Also, he was childhood friends with fellow 80s teen actor, Scott Grimes. -Thanks to Janene_machineThere used to be (probably circa 2002) a hardcore/metal group from Long Island who loved the movie so much they named their band Scary German Guy, I have pins and a cd cover to prove it. -Thanks to Brian PyneMonster Squad director Fred Dekker went on to make such films as "Robocop 3", "Night of the Creeps" and is a creative consultant on the Star Trek series "Enterprise". -Thanks to AdamJonathan Gries (The Wolfman) portrays a classic closet case in the 1985 Film "Real Genius". He plays the role of Lazlo Hollyfeld, a genius whom lives in the closet and beneath the dorm room of Val Kilmer in the film. Actor Jonathan Gries, who played the 'Desperate Man' went on to appear in the movies "Fright Night 2", "Men in Black" and was also a regular on the television series "The Pretender". -Thanks to AdamRyan Lambert (who played 'Rudy') was a regular on the 80's hit Music show 'Kids Incorporated'. -Thanks to HollisLisa Fuller, who played Patrick's sister, also starred as a teenage zombie in the movie "Night Life". -Thanks to AdamLisa Fuller also starred in "Teen Witch" as the popular school girl that was dating the guy who the Teen Witch had a crush on. -Thanks to JamieIf you watch in slow motion the scene where Rudy and Patrick ask Patrick's sister if she is a virgin, the picture that Rudy flashes in order to bribe Patrick's sister is not a nude picture of her, but is of a blonde girl in a black shirt standing on the grass. Brent Chalem, the actor who played Horace AKA "Fat Kid" tragically died from pneumonia at the age of just 21. -Thanks to Janene_machineAlso in Monster Squad is Michael Faustino. He is the younger brother of David Faustino who played 'Bud' on 'Married With Children'. Adam Carl and Jason Hervey were in Monster Squad too. Adam played Mason, Alyssa Milano's friend in 'Who's The Boss'. Adam still acts and recently was in 'CSI Miami'. Jason played the older brother Wayne in 'The Wonder Years'. Adam, Jason, Alyssa Milano, Scott Grimes and Rahsaan Patterson who was "Kid" (from Ryan's Kids,Inc days) are Ryan Lambert's best friends. -Thanks to BrendaThe actor Jonathan Gries is also Uncle Rico in 'Napoleon Dynamite'. -Thanks to Tyler GlimstadAt the end of the movie, where the police come to stop Dracula and the Scary German Guy gets Phoebe to read from Van Helsing's Diary, there are flashes on homes in the background. One of the homes is the Seaver house from the series 'Growing Pains'. -Thanks to KarenLethal Weapon writer and Monster Squad co-writer Shane Black starred as ill-fated marine 'Hawkins' in John McTiernan's sci-fi/action blockbuster Predator. He also co-wrote the screenplay for the Bruce Willis actioner The Last Boyscout. -Thanks to Phantom PlanetLeonardo Cimino, who played Scary German guy, also appeared in '80s Sci-fi series "V" A reunion screening of 'The Monster Squad' was held (Feb. 07) at The Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas. It was the first time the film had been screened in an actual movie theater in almost 20 years. In attendance were director Fred Dekker and stars Andre Gower, Ryan Lambert and Ashley Bank. The actor interviews and other segments that were filmed on the day of the screening appear in the special features section of the new 'Monster Squad' 20th Anniversary DVD by Lionsgate home video which was released on 24th July 2007. -Thanks to Phatpants« Click here to add some Monster Squad trivia  Find much more great trivia in the filmmaker's commentary on the Monster Squad DVD.Rediscover your favorites! If you like The Monster Squad or 80's Horror classics, then be sure to check out this list: ..... Lost Boys ..... Near Dark ..... Fright Night ..... Hellraiser ..... Shining ..... Poltergeist ..... Scanners ..... American Werewolf In London ..... Night of the Creeps ..... Nightmare on Elm Street ..... Paperhouse ..... One Dark Night ..... Re-Animator ..... Prom Night ..... Mausoleum ..... Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama .....[More] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Sembello, the writer of the classic song "Maniac" for the soundtrack of "Flashdance" also wrote and performed the unreleased song "Rock Until You Drop". It was played in the scenes where the gang is getting everything set up to do battle with the monsters. [Thanks to Denise Marchand] Bruce Broughton's accomplished score is being released in Oct 07 by Intrada Records. In the recent book 'The Score' by Michael Schelle, Broughton describes how he orchestrated the music so that it was like a glue to hold together scenes where start and end points were esentially cul-de-sacs. On his album RADIO PET FENCING, MC Lars Horris samples The Monster Squad at the beginning of the first song, 'Hey's that's me'. It involves EJ and Horace at Burger king ("Hey fat kid, good job!" "My name... is Horace!") and the word Horace is sampled all through the song. -Thanks to Crieff Anderson« Click here to add new music trivia for Monster Squad Soundtrack Available: On CD | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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