• 3 months ago
Monster Summer Movie Featurette - Nostalgia

US Release Date: October 4, 2024
Starring: Kevin James, Mason Thames, Mel Gibson
Director : David Henrie
Synopsis: A mysterious force disrupts Noah and his friends' summer fun. They team up with a retired police detective to embark on a monstrous adventure to save their island.
Transcript
00:00Hold up, will ya?
00:06Noah, why'd you take us down this way?
00:09Ain't this old man Carruthers' property?
00:10There's a story behind this, Vince.
00:17At its core, it's a nostalgic adventure film.
00:20Let's do this.
00:21It reminded me so much of a lot of the films I grew up with, those amazing coming-of-age
00:26movies.
00:27Did you catch my drift?
00:28It's a little mystery.
00:29It kind of sneaks up on you, so I like that about it.
00:32Noah, I thought I told you.
00:35Gene?
00:36I always loved Spielberg or Amblin Dreamworks films growing up.
00:39I grew up in the 90s.
00:40I love old movies.
00:4180s is old to me.
00:42I'm a big fan of nostalgia in general.
00:45Something happened to Ben that I can't explain.
00:47Lights are on, nobody's home.
00:48There's something going on.
00:49You okay, bud?
00:50I'm a big fan of Stranger Things.
00:52Goonies and Stand By Me had a profound effect on me.
00:55I think I've watched Goonies over 100 times, and when I read the script, it was that something
01:01is out there.
01:02If we sit around and do nothing, kids are going to get hurt, including us.
01:05You see all the fun, light-hearted banter, the jokes.
01:08I'm not really a good liar, so.
01:10And you want to be a politician.
01:11The scary parts.
01:12It came after me, man.
01:14What came after you?
01:15Some of the movies that really inspired me and that I am hoping to pay homage to, E.T.
01:21and the Goonies, and even stuff from the Indiana Jones series, Jaws.
01:27Oh my god, that's perfect.
01:28Shut up.
01:30What is that?
01:34The Karate Kid.
01:35A bit of a Sandlot, if I may say.
01:38Strike three!
01:40Are you blind, Dom?
01:41Your strike zone's been crapped all day.
01:43Get your eyes checked, huh?
01:45Hey, I can make the strike zone larger if you want.
01:47It has a really powerful, universal message.
01:49Most kids grow up reading comic books.
01:51That's when I read that book.
01:52That's when I knew that writers could be heroes, too.
01:55You keep at it.
01:58It's about growing up, it's about friendship, but it's also about overcoming sort of darkness in your life.
02:03You know, your father used to say he cared more about the people in the story than the story itself.
02:10We really look for projects that are rewarding, meaningful, and timeless.
02:14And this kind of checked all those boxes for us.
02:16I think stories can fix the brokenness in the world, they can make sense of it.
02:20You guys ready to do this?
02:22It's not us.
02:23Who?
02:24It's not now.
02:26When?
02:27This really heartfelt friendship story with baseball and summer and kids,
02:33and then also the adventure and the fantasy aspect to it.
02:37So it's kind of just got a great mixture of everything.
02:41No!
02:42Monster Summer.
02:43Rated PG-13.
02:44Only in theaters October 4th.
02:46Get your tickets now.