Lionsgate / Vestron Video is releasing director Richard Greenberg’s fun family monster adventure flick, Little Monsters (1989) on Blu-ray. Stars Fred Savage, Howie Mandel.
Brian (Fred Savage) isn’t scared of the monster living under the bed. On the contrary, when he gets to know the wild-eyed boogeyman, Maurice (Howie Mandel), the pair become fast friends. During the night, Maurice takes his young charge into the netherworld of monsters, where they have a great time making mischief in the lives of sleeping children. But Brian’s opinion of Maurice and his freewheeling lifestyle changes when he discovers that he himself is turning into a monster.
For a movie about monsters, this flick has a bit of heart.
Joly Herman — Common Sense Media
On a side note, Fred Savage’s siblings, Ben and Kala Savage are cast members in this film. Daniel Stern plays Savage’s father was also the voice-over character on the TV series The Wonder Years.
This is the first time Little Monsters is being released on Blu-ray — a Vestron Video Collector’s Series.
Release date: September 15, 2020
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director | Richard Greenberg |
Cast | Fred Savage, Howie Mandel, Daniel Stern |
Country | USA |
Production Year | 1989 |
Discs | 1 Blu-ray Disc |
Region | A |
Run Time | 100 minutes |
Formats | Color / 1.85:1 |
Audio | English |
Subtitle | English |
Studio | Lionsgate / Vestron Video |
Special features
NEW Audio Commentary with Jarret Gahan, Editor-in-Chief of CultofMonster.com |
NEW Isolated Score Selections and Audio Interview with Composer David Newman |
NEW “Call Him Maurice” – An Interview with Actor Howie Mandel |
NEW “Beneath the Bed” – An Interview with Producer Andrew Licht |
NEW “Monsters Big & Small” – An Interview with Special Makeup Effects Creator Robert Short |
NEW Vintage Interviews with Actors Fred Savage, Ben Savage, Special Makeup Effects Creator Robert Short, and Director Richard Alan Greenberg |
Behind-the-Scenes Footage |
“Making Maurice” – Vintage Footage of Howie Mandel’s Makeup Transformation |
Vintage EPK & VHS Promo |
Theatrical Trailer |
Still Gallery |

Some of it is actually funny if you still have a little brattiness left in your Bratskeller.
Chris Willman — Los Angeles Times
Little Monsters (1989) trailer
Notice: The picture quality of these videos do not reflect the picture quality of the Blu-ray or DVD in this package.