The Monster Squad (1987)
Directed by Fred Dekker · Cinematography by Bradford May
PG-1382 min55 frames
ComedyActionFantasy
You know who to call when you have ghosts. But who do you call when you have monsters?
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What is The Monster Squad about?
Count Dracula returns to the world of humans accompanied by Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and the Gillman. The uglies are in search of a powerful amulet that will grant them the ability to rule the world. A group of horror-loving heroes are the only ones daring to stand in their way.
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What does the cinematography of The Monster Squad look like?
Sampled across 54 frames, the coverage of The Monster Squad leans on medium shots (48% of the sample) and close-ups (20%). Cinematographer Bradford May keeps 80% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 80% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 63% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
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The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Monster Squad (1987) are #30302e, #0f0c0c, #29140e, #f8f7f5, #101826, #505551 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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