That lineup of baddies comprises Count Dracula, the Mummy, Gillman, and yes, the nards-possessing Wolfman.
Those stories never ceased, or slowed down, or stopped.
They just kept on growing, and getting deeper and more fascinating.
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Gower was just 13 when he shotThe Monster Squad.
Id had a pretty good breadth of work leading up to that time, he recalls.
But this was the largest and biggest thing that I had ever been associated with.
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It was absolutely fascinating, mind-blowing, and amazing all at the same time.
The reception that greeted the film.
Audiences stayed away, and the film earned less than $4 million at the box office.
It was certainly disappointing at the time, he says.
You work so hard and the box office just completely doesnt happen.
But then you learned years later that everybody found it on HBO and at their local video store.
He invited a handful of us myself, Ashley Banks, Ryan Lambert, and Fred Dekker.
We didnt really know what was going to happen.
Its like, Is anybody going to come to it?
[After that] the resurgence phenomenon just kind of exploded.
And its been growing to this day.
Why does Gower think the film has accrued such a following?
But somehow they related with one or more of the characters said, Hey,thatsme.
It just connected with them, and it never untethered.
My brother is about nine years older than me, so I would inherit VHS tapes that he had.
We had some sort of VHS [ofMonster Squad], probably ripped probably from an HBO stream.
I didnt want this to be a documentary about myself or about my experience, he says.
I didnt want it to be about the making of the movie or Where are the cast now?
Weve seen all that.
I really wanted the focus on the fans.
If youll notice, that interview starts with daylight and goes into the night.
While we were working on it, we were calling it theSquad Doc, says McComas.
Andre came up with the titleWolfmans Got Nards, and I think its pretty amazing.
Youre going to take a look at the synopsis to try and learn more about it.
Wolfmans Got Nardsmade its world premiere at the genre-focused Chattanooga Film Festival last April.
It was awesome, McComas says.
I didnt know what to expect.
I was like, Were going to this festival in Chattanooga?
[Laughs] Is there an audience there?
Shouldnt we be doing this over in Sundance or something?
TheNardsteam are currently negotiating a distribution deal for the film.
Were in talks with interested parties, says McComas.
We definitely think that fans should be able to own, like, a Blu-ray.
Who knows, maybe well [release it on] VHS!
Watch the exclusive trailer forWolfmans Got Nardsabove, and see the films new poster below.
More information about the documentary can be found at the filmsofficial website.
