# Little Monsters (1989)

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**Runtime**: 102 min
**Genres**: Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Family
**Directed by**: Richard Greenberg
**Written by**: Terry Rossio, Ted Elliott
**Starring**: Fred Savage, Howie Mandel, Daniel Stern, Margaret Whitton, Rick Ducommun, Frank Whaley

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

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

The 80s were big on bedroom boogeymen. A sixth-grader bets his younger sibling the monster under the bed is real then promptly moves in and becomes its prank buddy. That escalated quickly from sibling rivalry to anarchy in the dark.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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