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Goosebumps (2015)

Based on R.L. Stine's book series of the same name, Goosebumps follows teen Zach Cooper after he moves to the small town of Madison, Delaware. After befriending his neighbor Hannah, her eccentric father warns Zach to stay away. Ignoring the warnings, Zach unwittingly sets loose the deadly monsters created by Hannah's father's stories. The fate of the entire town rests on Zach's ability to put the horrifying creatures back where they came from.

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Goosebumps
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Adventure
Comedy
Family
Horror
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Director
Rob Letterman
Release Date
August 5, 2015
Studio(s)
Columbia Pictures , Sony Pictures Animation , Village Roadshow , Original Film , Scholastic Entertainment
Distributor(s)
Sony Pictures Releasing
Cast
Jack Black , Amy Ryan , Dylan Minnette , Odeya Rush , Ken Marino , Jillian Bell
Writers
Scott Alexander , Darren Lemke , Larry Karaszewski , Carl Ellsworth
Runtime
103 Minutes
Budget
$58-84 Million

Summary

Young kid Zach Cooper (Minnette) teams up with famous horror author R.L. Stine (Black) and his daughter Hannah (Rush) to save the town of Greendale, Maryland when Stine's iconic 'Goosebumps' creations are unleashed from their books.

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