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==Plot==
==Plot==
Teenager Zach Cooper ([[Dylan Minnette]]) and his mother Gale ([[Amy Ryan]]) move from New York to the small town of Madison, Delaware. His new neighbours are a girl named Hannah ([[Odeya Rush]]) and her mysterious author father "Mr. Shivers" ([[Jack Black]]), who aggressively tells him to stay away from them. At his new high school, Zach meets and befriends Champ ([[Ryan Lee]]), a socially awkward student, who is often bullied. After spending the night with Hannah, Zach hears Shivers and Hannah arguing from his window, followed by Hannah screaming seemingly in terror. He calls the police to inform them what happened. Mr. Shivers assures Officer Stevens ([[Timothy Simons]]) and Officer Brooks (Amanda Lund) that the scream was from a TV with surround sound. The officers lecture Zach about wasting the police's time and Gale tells him to go home.
Teenager Zach Cooper ([[Dylan Minnette]]) and his mother Gale ([[Amy Ryan]]) move from New York to the small town of Madison, Delaware. His new neighbors are a girl named Hannah ([[Odeya Rush]]) and her mysterious author father "Mr. Shivers" ([[Jack Black]]), who aggressively tells him to stay away from them. At his new high school where Gale becomes the new vice-principal, Zach meets and befriends Champ ([[Ryan Lee]]), a socially awkward student who is often bullied. After spending the night with Hannah, Zach hears Shivers and Hannah arguing from his window, followed by Hannah screaming seemingly in terror. He calls the police to inform them what happened. Mr. Shivers assures Officer Stevens ([[Timothy Simons]]) and Officer Brooks (Amanda Lund) that the scream was from a TV with surround sound. The officers lecture Zach about wasting the police's time and Gale tells him to go home.


Suspicious of Shivers and fearing Hannah is in danger, Zach anonymously calls Shivers by pretending to be a police officer and tells him to come to the station for further questioning. Once he is gone, Zach and Champ break into Shivers' house in search of Hannah. They find several manuscripts of the book series, ''[[Goosebumps]]'', which are all locked. They unlock one of the books ''[[The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena]]'', but are confronted by Hannah, who assumes they are burgling the house. Zach explains about his misunderstandings, but when he opens the unlocked book, the [[Yeti|Abominable Snowman]] emerges from it. The Abominable Snowman breaks out of the house. In the ensuing chaos, the ''[[Night of the Living Dummy]]'' manuscript is accidentally unlocked as well. Zach, Champ, and Hannah pursue the Abominable Snowman to a local ice rink where it attacks them, but Shivers appears and sucks it back into the book.
Suspicious of Shivers and fearing Hannah is in danger, Zach anonymously calls Shivers by pretending to be a police officer and tells him to come to the station for further questioning. Once he is gone, Zach and Champ break into Shivers' house in search of Hannah. They find several manuscripts of the book series, ''[[Goosebumps]]'', which are all locked. They unlock one of the books ''The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena'', but are confronted by Hannah, who assumes they are burgling the house. Zach explains about his misunderstandings, but when he opens the unlocked book, the [[Yeti|Abominable Snowman]] emerges from it. The Abominable Snowman breaks out of the house. In the ensuing chaos, the ''Night of the Living Dummy'' manuscript is accidentally unlocked as well. Zach, Champ, and Hannah pursue the Abominable Snowman to a local ice rink where it attacks them, but Shivers appears and sucks it back into the book.


On the way home, it is revealed that "Mr. Shivers" is actually [[R.L. Stine]], the author of the ''Goosebumps'' books. He explains to the teens that he created the books' monsters when he was a child to cope with severe bullying. However, the monsters became uncontrollable and he had to lock them in their manuscripts to stop them wreaking havoc. Returning to the house, Stine and the kids are confronted by [[Slappy the Dummy]] (voiced by Jack Black), the villain of ''Night of the Living Dummy'', who is angry about being imprisoned. Before Stine can capture him, Slappy burns his own manuscript and flees with the others in ''The Haunted Car''. The garden gnomes from ''[[Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes]]'' are also freed. Zach, Hannah and Champ help Stine fend them off in the kitchen, but each gnome reforms when smashed into pieces, making them realize that the monsters cannot be destroyed.
On the way home, it is revealed that "Mr. Shivers" is actually [[R.L. Stine]], the author of the ''Goosebumps'' books. He explains to the teens that he created the books' monsters when he was a child to cope with severe bullying. However, the monsters became uncontrollable and he had to lock them in their manuscripts to stop them wreaking havoc. Returning to the house, Stine and the kids are confronted by [[Slappy the Dummy]] (voiced by Jack Black), the villain of ''Night of the Living Dummy'', who is angry about being imprisoned. Before Stine can capture him, Slappy burns his own manuscript and flees with the others in ''The Haunted Car''. The [[Garden gnome|Lawn Gnomes]] from ''[[Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes]]'' are also freed. Zach, Hannah and Champ help Stine fend them off in the kitchen, but each gnome reforms when smashed into pieces, making them realize that the monsters cannot be destroyed.


Slappy frees the other ''Goosebumps'' monsters and leads them on a destructive rampage across town. Slappy then brings the aliens from ''[[Invasion of the Body Squeezers]]'' to freeze most of the townsfolk, including Officer Stevens and Brooks at the police station. Zach suggests to Stine to write a new book that will trap every monster, but he can only do it on a special typewriter, which is at the high school. He and the kids are attacked by the monsters on their way to the school, including Brent Green a.k.a. The Invisible Boy (also voiced by Jack Black) from ''[[My Best Friend is Invisible]]'', a Giant Mantis from ''[[A Shocker On Shock Street]]'', and Will Blake's werewolf form from ''[[The Werewolf of Fever Swamp]]'', the latter of which pursues them in an abandoned supermarket. They escape and the werewolf is ran over by Zach's aunt Lorraine ([[Jillian Bell]]), where she and Stine fall in love. Zach tells her to bring the police to the high school. When Lorraine gets to the police station, she finds it abandoned. She manages to announce Stine's plan over the intercom, but is caught and frozen by Slappy and the aliens. As Stine and the kids continue toward the high school through the cemetery, Zach notices that Hannah glows a ghostly blue in the moonlight. Later, after they escape the zombies from ''[[Welcome To Dead House]]'' and ''[[Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls]]'', he privately questions Stine about Hannah's existence and Stine reveals that she is not real, but a ''Goosebumps'' character he created after his wife died, though Hannah is unaware of this. She is possibly Hannah from ''[[The Ghost Next Door]]''. They find the typewriter and Stine starts work on the new book. The monsters attack the school during a fall dance and Champ rescues popular student Taylor ([[Halston Sage]]) from Will Blake's werewolf form. They kiss, much to Champ's awkward excitement. Slappy confronts Stine and breaks his fingers with the typewriter case before the new story can be finished.
Slappy frees the other ''Goosebumps'' monsters and leads them on a destructive rampage across town. Slappy then brings the aliens from ''Invasion of the Body Squeezers'' Pt. 1 and 2 to freeze most of the townsfolk, including Officer Stevens and Brooks at the police station. Zach suggests to Stine to write a new book that will trap every monster, but he can only do it on a special typewriter which is at the high school. He and the kids are attacked by the monsters on their way to the school, including Brent Green AKA The Invisible Boy (also voiced by Jack Black) from ''[[My Best Friend is Invisible]]'', a Giant Mantis from ''[[A Shocker On Shock Street]]'', and Will Blake's werewolf form from ''[[The Werewolf of Fever Swamp]]'', the latter of which pursues them in an abandoned supermarket. They escape and the werewolf is ran over by Zach's aunt Lorraine ([[Jillian Bell]]) where she and Stine fall in love. Zach tells her to bring the police to the high school. When Lorraine gets to the police station, she finds it abandoned. She manages to announce Stine's plan over the intercom, but is caught and frozen by Slappy and the aliens. As Stine and the kids continue toward the high school through the cemetery, Zach notices that Hannah glows a ghostly blue in the moonlight. After they escape the zombies from ''[[Welcome To Dead House]]'' and the Graveyard Ghouls from ''[[Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls]]'', he privately questions Stine about Hannah's existence and Stine reveals that she is not real, but a ''Goosebumps'' character he created after his wife died, though Hannah is unaware of this. They find the typewriter and Stine starts work on the new book. The monsters attack the school during a fall dance and Champ rescues popular student Taylor ([[Halston Sage]]) from Will Blake's werewolf form by biting him with his teeth with silver fillings. They kiss, much to Champ's awkward excitement. Slappy confronts Stine and breaks his fingers with the typewriter case before the new story can be finished.


Stine and the kids board a bus and lead the monsters to an abandoned carnival on the outskirts of town. Slappy catches up with them in the Funhouse. While Stine distracts him and the monsters, Zach finishes the story, but is reluctant to open the book because Hannah may be trapped inside as well. Hannah reveals that she knew she was not real all along and opens the book. Slappy and the monsters are all sucked into it, and while Zach tries to hold on to her, Hannah accepts her fate and is sucked in as well after they kiss.
Stine and the kids board a bus and lead the monsters to an abandoned carnival on the outskirts of town. Slappy catches up with them in the Funhouse as the Blob from ''The Blob That Ate Everyone'' attacks. While Stine distracts him and the monsters, Zach finishes the story, but is reluctant to open the book because Hannah may be trapped inside as well. Hannah reveals that she knew she was not real all along and opens the book. Slappy and the monsters are all sucked into it, and while Zach tries to hold on to her, Hannah accepts her fate and is sucked in as well after they kiss.


Some time later, Stine and Lorraine are a couple and Stine has started working at the high school as an English teacher. After class, Zach asks him if he misses Hannah, but Hannah suddenly reappears. Stine reveals that he wrote her back into existence with another book. She and Zach kiss and leave school together while Stine burns Hannah's manuscript and tosses it in the garbage. As Stine prepares to leave the school, he hears a clicking sound. The typewriter is typing by itself in its display cabinet and the paper reads ''The Invisible Boy's Revenge''. Brent Green has somehow evaded capture, says "You forgot about me!" while manically laughing, and Stine screams as his hand prints appear on the cabinet's glass.
Some time later, Stine and Lorraine are a couple and Stine has started working at the high school as an English teacher. After class, Zach asks him if he misses Hannah, but Hannah suddenly reappears. Stine reveals that he wrote her back into existence with another book. She and Zach kiss and leave school together while Stine burns Hannah's manuscript and tosses it in the garbage. As Stine prepares to leave the school, he hears a clicking sound. The typewriter is typing by itself in its display cabinet and the paper reads ''The Invisible Boy's Revenge''. Brent Green has somehow evaded capture and says "You forgot about me!" while manically laughing. Stine then screams as Brent's hand prints appear on the cabinet's glass.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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** Jack Black as the voice of [[Slappy the Dummy]], a living dummy from several ''Goosebumps'' books.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://collider.com/rob-letterman-goosebumps-interview-comic-con/ | title=Comic-Con: Director Rob Letterman Talks GOOSEBUMPS, Casting Jack Black as R.L. Stine, Choosing which Monsters to Include, and More | publisher=Collider | accessdate=November 8, 2014 | last=Foutch | first=Haleigh}}</ref> Avery Jones performs Slappy the Dummy.
** Jack Black as the voice of [[Slappy the Dummy]], a living dummy from several ''Goosebumps'' books.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://collider.com/rob-letterman-goosebumps-interview-comic-con/ | title=Comic-Con: Director Rob Letterman Talks GOOSEBUMPS, Casting Jack Black as R.L. Stine, Choosing which Monsters to Include, and More | publisher=Collider | accessdate=November 8, 2014 | last=Foutch | first=Haleigh}}</ref> Avery Jones performs Slappy the Dummy.
** Jack Black also voices Brent Green, the invisible boy from ''My Best Friend is Invisible''.
** Jack Black also voices Brent Green, the invisible boy from ''My Best Friend is Invisible''.
* [[Odeya Rush]] as Hannah Stine,<ref name="thewrap1">{{cite web|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|url=http://www.thewrap.com/giver-actress-odeya-rush-join-jack-black-sonys-goosebumps-movie-exclusive/ |title='The Giver' Actress Odeya Rush to Join Jack Black in Sony's 'Goosebumps' Movie (Exclusive) |publisher=TheWrap |date=February 13, 2014 |accessdate=April 24, 2014}}</ref> the daughter of R. L. Stine.
* [[Odeya Rush]] as Hannah Stine,<ref name="thewrap1">{{cite web|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|url=http://www.thewrap.com/giver-actress-odeya-rush-join-jack-black-sonys-goosebumps-movie-exclusive/ |title='The Giver' Actress Odeya Rush to Join Jack Black in Sony's 'Goosebumps' Movie (Exclusive) |publisher=TheWrap |date=February 13, 2014 |accessdate=April 24, 2014}}</ref> the daughter of R.L. Stine.
* [[Amy Ryan]] as Gale Cooper, Zach's mother.<ref name="thewrap2">{{cite web|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|url=http://www.thewrap.com/amy-ryan-workaholics-star-jillian-bell-join-jack-black-goosebumps-exclusive/ |title=Amy Ryan, 'Workaholics' Star Jillian Bell Join Jack Black in 'Goosebumps' (Exclusive) |publisher=TheWrap |date=April 4, 2014 |accessdate=April 24, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Amy Ryan]] as Gale Cooper, Zach's mother who becomes the vice-principal at Zach's school.<ref name="thewrap2">{{cite web|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|url=http://www.thewrap.com/amy-ryan-workaholics-star-jillian-bell-join-jack-black-goosebumps-exclusive/ |title=Amy Ryan, 'Workaholics' Star Jillian Bell Join Jack Black in 'Goosebumps' (Exclusive) |publisher=TheWrap |date=April 4, 2014 |accessdate=April 24, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Ryan Lee (actor)|Ryan Lee]] as Champ, Zach's new friend.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|url=http://variety.com/2014/film/news/super-8-actor-joins-sonys-goosebumps-1201161462/ |title=‘Super 8′ Actor Joins Sony’s ‘Goosebumps’ |work=Variety |date=April 23, 2014 |accessdate=April 24, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Ryan Lee (actor)|Ryan Lee]] as Champ, Zach's new friend.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|url=http://variety.com/2014/film/news/super-8-actor-joins-sonys-goosebumps-1201161462/ |title=‘Super 8′ Actor Joins Sony’s ‘Goosebumps’ |work=Variety |date=April 23, 2014 |accessdate=April 24, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Jillian Bell]] as Lorraine Cooper, Zach's aunt<ref name="thewrap2"/>
* [[Jillian Bell]] as Lorraine Cooper, Zach's aunt who falls in love with R.L. Stine.<ref name="thewrap2"/>
* [[Ken Marino]] as Coach Carr<ref name="deadline1">{{cite web|last=Yamato |first=Jen |url=http://www.deadline.com/2014/04/ken-marino-goosebumps-movie/ |title=Ken Marino Cast In Sony's 'Goosebumps' |publisher=Deadline.com |date=April 10, 2014 |accessdate=April 24, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Ken Marino]] as Coach Carr, the gym teacher at Zach's school.<ref name="deadline1">{{cite web|last=Yamato |first=Jen |url=http://www.deadline.com/2014/04/ken-marino-goosebumps-movie/ |title=Ken Marino Cast In Sony's 'Goosebumps' |publisher=Deadline.com |date=April 10, 2014 |accessdate=April 24, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Halston Sage]] as Taylor<ref name="hollywoodreporter1">{{cite web|last=Ford|first=Rebecca|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/sonys-goosebumps-adds-neighbors-actress-699368 |title=Sony's 'Goosebumps' Adds 'Neighbors' Actress (Exclusive) |publisher=Hollywood Reporter |date=April 28, 2014 |accessdate=April 29, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Halston Sage]] as Taylor, a popular student at Zach's school.<ref name="hollywoodreporter1">{{cite web|last=Ford|first=Rebecca|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/sonys-goosebumps-adds-neighbors-actress-699368 |title=Sony's 'Goosebumps' Adds 'Neighbors' Actress (Exclusive) |publisher=Hollywood Reporter |date=April 28, 2014 |accessdate=April 29, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Steven Krueger]] as Davidson<ref>{{cite web|last=Halterman |first=Jim |url=http://www.thebacklot.com/the-originals-steven-krueger-interview/04/2014/ |title=TheBacklot Interview: Steven Krueger |publisher=The Backlot |date=April 15, 2014 |accessdate=April 24, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Steven Krueger]] as Davidson<ref>{{cite web|last=Halterman |first=Jim |url=http://www.thebacklot.com/the-originals-steven-krueger-interview/04/2014/ |title=TheBacklot Interview: Steven Krueger |publisher=The Backlot |date=April 15, 2014 |accessdate=April 24, 2014}}</ref>
* E. Roger Mitchell as the Mayor of Madison<ref>{{cite web|last=Gallagher |first=Brian |url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/goosebumps-adds-dylan-minnette-and-odeya-rush |title='Goosebumps' Adds Dylan Minnette and Odeya Rush |publisher=MovieWeb |date=February 14, 2014 |accessdate=April 24, 2014}}</ref>
* E. Roger Mitchell as the Mayor of Madison<ref>{{cite web|last=Gallagher |first=Brian |url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/goosebumps-adds-dylan-minnette-and-odeya-rush |title='Goosebumps' Adds Dylan Minnette and Odeya Rush |publisher=MovieWeb |date=February 14, 2014 |accessdate=April 24, 2014}}</ref>
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* Amanda Lund as Officer Brooks<ref name="thewrap3"/>
* Amanda Lund as Officer Brooks<ref name="thewrap3"/>
* Keith Arthur Bolden as Principal Garrison
* Keith Arthur Bolden as Principal Garrison
* [[R. L. Stine|R.L. Stine]] as drama teacher Mr. Black (cameo)<ref name="stinecameo">{{cite web |last=Stine |first=R. L. |title=.@mdroush Jack Black plays me in the GB movie, now filming in GA. I'm going down to do a cameo next month. |publisher=Twitter |date=May 20, 2014 |url=https://twitter.com/RL_Stine/status/468907719236530178 |accessdate=May 24, 2014 }}</ref>
* [[R. L. Stine|R.L. Stine]] as Mr. Black, the drama teacher at Zach's school.<ref name="stinecameo">{{cite web |last=Stine |first=R. L. |title=.@mdroush Jack Black plays me in the GB movie, now filming in GA. I'm going down to do a cameo next month. |publisher=Twitter |date=May 20, 2014 |url=https://twitter.com/RL_Stine/status/468907719236530178 |accessdate=May 24, 2014 }}</ref>


==Production==
==Production==

Revision as of 02:48, 18 October 2015

Goosebumps
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRob Letterman
Screenplay byDarren Lemke
Story by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJavier Aguirresarobe
Edited byJim May
Music byDanny Elfman
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • October 5, 2015 (2015-10-05) (Los Angeles premiere)
  • October 16, 2015 (2015-10-16) (United States)
Running time
103 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$58 million[2][3]
Box office$7.4 million[4]

Goosebumps is a 2015 American 3D live-action/computer-animated horror comedy film based on the children's book series of the same name by R. L. Stine. It was directed by Rob Letterman, and written by Darren Lemke, from a story by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. The films stars Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Amy Ryan, Ryan Lee, and Jillian Bell. Financed by Sony, LStar Capital, and Village Roadshow Pictures,[2] it was produced by Original Film and Scholastic Entertainment,[7] and was released on October 16, 2015 by Sony Pictures Entertainment, under its Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation labels.[7]

Plot

Teenager Zach Cooper (Dylan Minnette) and his mother Gale (Amy Ryan) move from New York to the small town of Madison, Delaware. His new neighbors are a girl named Hannah (Odeya Rush) and her mysterious author father "Mr. Shivers" (Jack Black), who aggressively tells him to stay away from them. At his new high school where Gale becomes the new vice-principal, Zach meets and befriends Champ (Ryan Lee), a socially awkward student who is often bullied. After spending the night with Hannah, Zach hears Shivers and Hannah arguing from his window, followed by Hannah screaming seemingly in terror. He calls the police to inform them what happened. Mr. Shivers assures Officer Stevens (Timothy Simons) and Officer Brooks (Amanda Lund) that the scream was from a TV with surround sound. The officers lecture Zach about wasting the police's time and Gale tells him to go home.

Suspicious of Shivers and fearing Hannah is in danger, Zach anonymously calls Shivers by pretending to be a police officer and tells him to come to the station for further questioning. Once he is gone, Zach and Champ break into Shivers' house in search of Hannah. They find several manuscripts of the book series, Goosebumps, which are all locked. They unlock one of the books The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena, but are confronted by Hannah, who assumes they are burgling the house. Zach explains about his misunderstandings, but when he opens the unlocked book, the Abominable Snowman emerges from it. The Abominable Snowman breaks out of the house. In the ensuing chaos, the Night of the Living Dummy manuscript is accidentally unlocked as well. Zach, Champ, and Hannah pursue the Abominable Snowman to a local ice rink where it attacks them, but Shivers appears and sucks it back into the book.

On the way home, it is revealed that "Mr. Shivers" is actually R.L. Stine, the author of the Goosebumps books. He explains to the teens that he created the books' monsters when he was a child to cope with severe bullying. However, the monsters became uncontrollable and he had to lock them in their manuscripts to stop them wreaking havoc. Returning to the house, Stine and the kids are confronted by Slappy the Dummy (voiced by Jack Black), the villain of Night of the Living Dummy, who is angry about being imprisoned. Before Stine can capture him, Slappy burns his own manuscript and flees with the others in The Haunted Car. The Lawn Gnomes from Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes are also freed. Zach, Hannah and Champ help Stine fend them off in the kitchen, but each gnome reforms when smashed into pieces, making them realize that the monsters cannot be destroyed.

Slappy frees the other Goosebumps monsters and leads them on a destructive rampage across town. Slappy then brings the aliens from Invasion of the Body Squeezers Pt. 1 and 2 to freeze most of the townsfolk, including Officer Stevens and Brooks at the police station. Zach suggests to Stine to write a new book that will trap every monster, but he can only do it on a special typewriter which is at the high school. He and the kids are attacked by the monsters on their way to the school, including Brent Green AKA The Invisible Boy (also voiced by Jack Black) from My Best Friend is Invisible, a Giant Mantis from A Shocker On Shock Street, and Will Blake's werewolf form from The Werewolf of Fever Swamp, the latter of which pursues them in an abandoned supermarket. They escape and the werewolf is ran over by Zach's aunt Lorraine (Jillian Bell) where she and Stine fall in love. Zach tells her to bring the police to the high school. When Lorraine gets to the police station, she finds it abandoned. She manages to announce Stine's plan over the intercom, but is caught and frozen by Slappy and the aliens. As Stine and the kids continue toward the high school through the cemetery, Zach notices that Hannah glows a ghostly blue in the moonlight. After they escape the zombies from Welcome To Dead House and the Graveyard Ghouls from Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls, he privately questions Stine about Hannah's existence and Stine reveals that she is not real, but a Goosebumps character he created after his wife died, though Hannah is unaware of this. They find the typewriter and Stine starts work on the new book. The monsters attack the school during a fall dance and Champ rescues popular student Taylor (Halston Sage) from Will Blake's werewolf form by biting him with his teeth with silver fillings. They kiss, much to Champ's awkward excitement. Slappy confronts Stine and breaks his fingers with the typewriter case before the new story can be finished.

Stine and the kids board a bus and lead the monsters to an abandoned carnival on the outskirts of town. Slappy catches up with them in the Funhouse as the Blob from The Blob That Ate Everyone attacks. While Stine distracts him and the monsters, Zach finishes the story, but is reluctant to open the book because Hannah may be trapped inside as well. Hannah reveals that she knew she was not real all along and opens the book. Slappy and the monsters are all sucked into it, and while Zach tries to hold on to her, Hannah accepts her fate and is sucked in as well after they kiss.

Some time later, Stine and Lorraine are a couple and Stine has started working at the high school as an English teacher. After class, Zach asks him if he misses Hannah, but Hannah suddenly reappears. Stine reveals that he wrote her back into existence with another book. She and Zach kiss and leave school together while Stine burns Hannah's manuscript and tosses it in the garbage. As Stine prepares to leave the school, he hears a clicking sound. The typewriter is typing by itself in its display cabinet and the paper reads The Invisible Boy's Revenge. Brent Green has somehow evaded capture and says "You forgot about me!" while manically laughing. Stine then screams as Brent's hand prints appear on the cabinet's glass.

Cast

  • Dylan Minnette as Zachary "Zach" Cooper,[8] the new neighbor of R. L. Stine.
  • Jack Black as R.L. Stine,[9] the creator of the Goosebumps franchise and the father of Hannah Stine.
    • Jack Black as the voice of Slappy the Dummy, a living dummy from several Goosebumps books.[10] Avery Jones performs Slappy the Dummy.
    • Jack Black also voices Brent Green, the invisible boy from My Best Friend is Invisible.
  • Odeya Rush as Hannah Stine,[11] the daughter of R.L. Stine.
  • Amy Ryan as Gale Cooper, Zach's mother who becomes the vice-principal at Zach's school.[12]
  • Ryan Lee as Champ, Zach's new friend.[13]
  • Jillian Bell as Lorraine Cooper, Zach's aunt who falls in love with R.L. Stine.[12]
  • Ken Marino as Coach Carr, the gym teacher at Zach's school.[14]
  • Halston Sage as Taylor, a popular student at Zach's school.[15]
  • Steven Krueger as Davidson[16]
  • E. Roger Mitchell as the Mayor of Madison[17]
  • Timothy Simons as Officer Stevens[18]
  • Amanda Lund as Officer Brooks[18]
  • Keith Arthur Bolden as Principal Garrison
  • R.L. Stine as Mr. Black, the drama teacher at Zach's school.[19]

Production

Development

The first attempt at a Goosebumps film, in 1998, was set to be produced by Tim Burton. Chris Meledandri, the president of Fox Family Films at the time, said, "I think you'll see us tackling a scale of story that would be prohibitive to do on the small screen",[20] but the film did not materialize. In 2008, Columbia Pictures acquired rights to create a Goosebumps film.[21] Neal Moritz and Deborah Forte, the latter of whom developed the TV series, were chosen to produce the film.[22] Screenwriting team Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski were hired as screenwriters,[23] and wrote the original script for the film. The duo decided against adapting any one book in the series, feeling the individual books in the series were too short. Thinking of ways to create a universe where all the creatures in the books could live together, they elected to do a fake biographical film where R. L. Stine writes a book and the monsters within it become real.[24] In 2010, Carl Ellsworth was chosen to write the screenplay.[25] On January 14, 2012, it was reported that a new draft of the screenplay would be written by Darren Lemke; Lemke co-wrote the screenplays for Shrek Forever After and Bryan Singer's Jack the Giant Slayer.[26] In November 2012, Stine expressed pessimism about the prospect of the film, saying that he would believe that a film can be based on his Goosebumps series when he sees it. He mentioned Where the Wild Things Are being adapted into a film almost 50 years after publication.[27]

Casting

Jack Black "fighting" monsters at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International.

In September 2013, it was reported that Jack Black was in talks to "play a Stine-like author whose scary characters literally leap off the page, forcing him to hide from his own creepy creations."[28] Black stated that he tried to make the character "more of a sort of curmudgeonly dark, brooding beast master." He also said that he attempted to approach this film the same way he does others, trying to "make it as funny as possible."[29] Black met with R. L. Stine to get his consent for the film, but determined that his character could not be too similar to the real one; Black explained that he needed the character to be more sinister.[30] Rob Letterman was chosen as the director, reuniting him with Black, after working together on Shark Tale and Gulliver's Travels.[28]

It was announced in February 2014 that Dylan Minnette had been cast as Zach Cooper,[31] and Odeya Rush as Stine-like author's daughter, Hannah.[9] On February 26, 2014, it was announced that the film would be released on March 23, 2016.[32][33] On April 4, 2014, it was announced that Amy Ryan and Jillian Bell had joined the cast as Cooper's mother and aunt respectively.[12] On April 10, 2014, Ken Marino joined the cast as Coach Carr.[14] On April 28, 2014, Halston Sage joined the cast.[15] On May 1, 2014, the film's release date was moved up to August 7, 2015.[34] Stine stated on May 20, 2014 that he was going to make a cameo appearance in the film.[19]

The film marks the third collaboration between Jack Black and director Rob Letterman who worked together on Shark Tale and Gulliver's Travels

Some monsters due for an appearance in the film were forced to be cut for budgetary reasons, but Letterman stated that the crew tried to choose the monsters most appropriate to the story. Letterman also stated that he tried to combine both humor and horror in the film, commenting that "[t]he books themselves are legitimately scary, but they’re legitimately funny, and we try to capture that."[30] In November 2014, the release date was moved back to April 15, 2016.[35] In January 2015, the release date was pushed forward to October 16, 2015.[36][37]

Filming

In mid-April 2014, a crew of six spent three days gathering visual data for the film in downtown Madison, Georgia. The crew used a theodolite to collect points in three-dimensional space to complete a detailed survey of the city. The visual data was used to create a CGI background of the downtown.[38] Neal Moritz and Rob Letterman stated that Madison was their first choice for the film after scouting the city.[39] Principal photography on the film began on April 23, 2014 in Candler Park in Atlanta;[40] they were also set to shoot the film in Conyers and Madison.[9] On May 19, filming was taking place in the streets of Madison,[41] with 480 Goosebumps crew members working in Madison and Morgan County.[39] Principal photography ended on July 16, 2014.[42] A stretch of Dawsonville Highway in Georgia was intermittently closed to film a car travelling up and down multiple bridges for the film.[43]

Music

The soundtrack for the film, featuring original music composed by Danny Elfman, will be released on CD on October 23, 2015, by Sony Classical Records. The digital version was released by Madison Gate Records the week before.[44]

Release

Marketing

Goosebumps had its world premiere screening on June 24, 2015, at the CineEurope film distributors' trade fair in Barcelona, Spain, where the film was presented by Black on stage.[45]

Theatrical run

In the United States and Canada, pre-release trackings suggested the film would open to between $20–31 million at 3,501 theaters. However, Sony was more conservative, and projected the film to take between $12–15 million.[46][47][48] The film opened on October 16, 2015 alongside Bridge of Spies, Crimson Peak, and Woodlawn, however box office pundits noted that it did not face serious competition except for The Martian, which was entering its third week.[2] It made $600,000 from its early Thursday night screenings at 2,567 theaters, and $7.35 million on its opening day.[49][50]

Critical reception

Goosebumps has received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 74%, based on 78 reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Goosebumps boasts just enough of its spooky source material's kid-friendly charm to make up for the script's scattershot humor and a punishingly frantic pace."[51] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 60 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[52] On CinemaScore, audiences gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.[53]

Kevin P. Sullivan of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B rating, citing at the end of his review: "Nothing about Goosebumps is revolutionary—at a certain point you may realize that it’s as if Nickelodeon produced Cabin in the Woods—but it’s a never-boring trip to a world, where stories and imagination are powerful tools, that just might inspire kids to do the scariest thing of all: pick up a book."[54]

Sequel

On September 2, 2015, it was reported a sequel was in the planning stages, with Sony looking for a screenwriter.[55]

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