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A Balasaur Score of 32 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 4.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 9%, Metacritic 13/100. Audiences rate it 33 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,003 1980s comedy movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 16m. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
After his family moves to a new house, a young boy discovers a mysterious book that details a curse hanging over the date of Saturday the 14th. Opening the book releases a band of monsters into the house and the family must join together to save themselves and their neighborhood.
Ratings
IMDb4.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes9%
Metacritic13/100
Audiences rate it 33 points higher than critics do.
111 audience votes
Key crew
- Parmer FullerOriginal Music Composer
- Howard R. CohenScreenplay
- Howard R. CohenDirector
Cast
- Richard BenjaminJohn
- Paula PrentissMary
- Jeffrey TamborWaldemar
- Severn DardenVan Helsing
- Kari MichaelsenDebbie
- Kevin BrandoBilly
- Rosemary DeCampAunt Lucille
- Carole AndroskyMarge
- Roberta CollinsCousin Rhonda
- Stacy Keach Sr.Attorney
- Allen JosephUncle Bert
- Nancy Lee AndrewsYolanda
