Goosebumps

Name: Goosebumps
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Comedy
Released: 2015-08-05
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Dylan Minnette, Jack Black, Odeya Rush, Ryan Lee, Amy Ryan

The stories are alive

Goosebumps (2015)

Timing: 1:43 (103 min)

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Watch film Goosebumps — Blowing Up The Monsters

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Release date

2015-08-05

Country

United States, Australia

Production

Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Original Film, Sony Pictures Animation, Scholastic Entertainment

Genre

Adventure, Horror, Comedy

Budget

$58 000 000

Revenue

$158 260 952

Website

http://www.goosebumps-movie.com/

Director

Rob Letterman

Actors

Dylan Minnette, Jack Black, Odeya Rush, Ryan Lee, Amy Ryan, Jillian Bell, Halston Sage, Steven Krueger, Keith Arthur Bolden, Amanda Lund
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Scenario

Producer

Neal H. Moritz, Deborah Forte, Bruce Berman, Ben Waisbren, Tania Landau, Bill Bannerman, Greg Basser

Operator

Javier Aguirresarobe

Composer

Danny Elfman

Artist

Sean Haworth

Audition

Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellara Hallman

Editing

Jim May, Haley Sweet
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Short description

After moving to a small town, Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets next door neighbor Hannah, the daughter of bestselling Goosebumps series author R.L. Stine. When Zach unintentionally unleashes real monsters from their manuscripts and they begin to terrorize the town, it’s suddenly up to Stine, Zach and Hannah to get all of them back in the books where they belong.

What's left behind the scenes

After the first seminar, Jack Black, in the role of R.L. Stine, runs into another teacher who greets him with "Good afternoon, Mr. Stine," to which Black replies, "Hello, Mr. Black." He then tells Zach that Mr. Black is the new drama club leader. This is a reference to the film "School of Rock" (2003), which also starred Jack Black. In "Goosebumps," Mr. Black is played by R.L. Stine himself.
Some scenes of the film were shot in Madison, Georgia. Chosen by vote as the "best small town in America," Madison is often used as a location for filming.
The pseudonym "Mr. Shivers," under which Robert Lawrence Stine himself hides, may have been taken from the title of M.D. Spencer's "Shiver" book series, which was inspired by the hugely popular "Goosebumps" series.
The film is based on the eponymous series of young adult books in the "thriller/horror" genre.
When the gnomes tie up Mr. Stein, played by Jack Black, and prepare to put him in the oven, it is an 'easter egg.' This scene repeats an episode from the movie 'Gulliver's Travels,' which also starred Jack Black.
In the film, Robert Lawrence Stine types his books on a typewriter, and they come to life. At the end of the film, Zach has to finish typing so that the fictional story becomes reality. This is similar to the plot of one of Stine's books, "The Beast," where the main character, Zeke, owns a typewriter that materializes the stories typed on it into life.
The children in the Ferris wheel cabins would inevitably have been injured when it broke loose and started rolling. Moreover, the sudden stop when the wheel finally got stuck in the trees would have thrown the children out of the cabins, as there were no seatbelts.
Stein searches the school for a secluded spot to write his next book and discovers a deserted auditorium where the school drama troupe is rehearsing a production of 'The Shining' based on the novel by Stephen King. The set depicts a hotel room. The decorations include references to jokes already made in the film when Stein was compared to 'Stephen King,' as well as a nod to the author and the hotel room.
At the end of the first seminar, Jack Black as Robert Lawrence Stein runs into another teacher who greets him with 'Good day, Mr. Stein,' to which Black replies, 'Hello, Mr. Black.' He then tells Zak that Mr. Black is the new head of the drama club. This is a reference to the movie 'School of Rock' (2003), which also starred Jack Black. In 'Goosebumps,' Mr. Black is played by Robert Lawrence Stein himself.
Stine searches for a secluded spot in the school to write another book and discovers an empty auditorium where the school drama club is rehearsing a production of "The Shining" based on the novel by Stephen King. The set depicts a hotel room. The set includes references to jokes that have already been made in the film, comparing Stine to "Stephen King," as well as a nod to the writer and the room number.
During the end credits of the film, you can hear one of the garden gnomes laughing, while another shouts "Ahoy!" as the credits finish.
When the gnomes tie up Mr. Stine, played by Jack Black, and prepare to put him in the oven, this is a so-called "Easter egg." This scene mirrors an episode from the film "Gulliver's Travels," which also starred Jack Black.
When Stine is chased by a giant praying mantis, the car's high beams constantly turn on and off.
The pseudonym 'Mr. Shivers,' used by Robert Lawrence Stine himself, may be taken from the title of the 'Shivers' book series by M.D. Spencer, which was written following the success of the extremely popular 'Goosebumps' series.
In the film, Robert Lawrence Stein types his books on a typewriter, and they become reality. At the end of the movie, Zak has to finish the typing so that the fictional story comes true. This mirrors the plot of one of Stein's books, 'The Shapeless One Who Devoured Everyone,' where the protagonist, named Zaki, owns a typewriter that materializes the stories typed on it into real life.
Hannah is a character from "The Ghost Next Door," one of the books in the "Goosebumps" series. The plot of the book revolves around Hannah's suspicions that their neighbor is a ghost, when in fact Hannah and her family are the ghosts.