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Film · 2015

Goosebumps

Directed by Rob Letterman · starring Jason Davis, Jack Black and Dylan Minnette

  • 1 h 43 min
  • PG
  • Adventure · Comedy · Fantasy
  • USAAustralia
  • Released in the UK 4 February 2016
  • 6.5 AverageMovieNCo
  • 6.2 Users22 votes
  • 6.8 Critics8 reviews
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Synopsis

Rob Letterman takes to the big screen the famous series of horror novels for kids 'Goosebumps', written by R.L. Stine. The movie has Jack Black playing, precisely, the books author himself, R.L. Stine. The story is focused on Zach (Dylan Minnette), a young man moves from a big city to a small town with his mother. When he is unpacking, he meets his neighbor, Hannah (Odeya Rush) and, unfortunately, he meets her father too, a mysterious man who doesn't want her to hang out wit their new neighbor. One day, exploring Hannah's house, they find a series of strange books, and they make the mistake of opening them. The books set free a series of dangerous and spooky monsters who start turning the house into a big chaos. Zach, Hannah and a pretty weird boy named Champ (Ryan Lee) will try to capture again all the monsters and put them into the pages they shouldn't have never leave. 'Goosebumps' brings to life the most famous monsters of R.L. Stine's novels, like the mummy, the werewolf, the garden gnomes and Slappy, the puppet.

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The essentials

Runtime
103 min1 hour and 43 minutes
Budget
$58mColumbia Pictures
Box office
$78.3m1.4 times its budget
Rating
PGParental guidance
How long is Goosebumps?
1 hour and 43 minutes (103 minutes).
When was Goosebumps released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 4 February 2016.
Who directed Goosebumps?
Rob Letterman.
Who is in Goosebumps?
It stars Jason Davis, Jack Black, Dylan Minnette and Odeya Rush.
Where can I watch Goosebumps?
In the UK it is available with a subscription on Prime Video, with a channel on Now and to rent on Apple TV.
How much did Goosebumps make?
It took $78.3 million in US. It cost $58 million.
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Cast

Full cast (28)
Director
Rob Letterman
Writers
Darren Lemke, Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
Music
Danny Elfman
Producers
Neal H. Moritz, Ben Waisbren
Cinematography
Jacques Jouffret, Javier Aguirresarobe

Videos and trailers

See the video
'Goosebumps' Trailer 2:3128 August 2015

Photos and posters

All 22 photos

Reviews

All 8 reviews
6.2 22 votes
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What the critics say average 6.8 from 8 outlets

  • 8.0 Los Angeles TimesGlenn Whipp The books have never gone away and now comes a movie version of "Goosebumps," a playful, horror-adventure romp that succeeds in translating Stine's tried-and-true formula. Read
  • 7.5 Chicago Sun-TimesBill Zwecker The fulcrum to the success of Goosebumps, it must be noted, is the perfect casting of Jack Black as Stine. Read
  • 5.0 New York TimesNicolas Rapold More often than not, Mr. Letterman uses his movie as a toy chest of characters more than as a medium, the muggy Mr. Black included. Read

Box office

Weekend by weekend
  • Budget $58m
  • US $78.3m
  • UK £8.6m

Soundtrack

All 7 songs
  1. RacketeerThe Blue Van Spotify
  2. HeadlightsOpien Spotify
  3. Get UglyJason Derulo Spotify
  4. Better Than the RestShock Diamonds Spotify

Trivia

All 7 facts

  • Tim Burton was originally going to produce the film in 1998. However, the project fell through.

  • The only "monster" characters in the film with spoken lines are both voiced by Jack Black.

  • This film is based on a young adult horror anthology book series of the same name.

  • The soundtrack was released on CD and vinyl record on October 9th, 2015.

  • During the 1990s, George A. Romero was hired to adapt the book series into a single film. He even finished a draft.

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