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Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer
Anchor Bay Entertainment


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MPAA RATING: R for horror violence and gore, and for language

Starring Robert Englund, Trevor Matthews, and Rachel Skarsten

Ever since Jack Brooks witnessed the brutal murder of his family, he’s had a hard time controlling his anger. Reluctantly he begins attending night classes with his pestering girlfriend. But Jack’s Professor brings more than lesson plans to class after unleashing an ancient curse. Only Jack can save the day as the Professor undergoes a grotesque transformation, unleashing the hounds of hell, seamlessly blending laughter with blood by the bucket load. (Anchor Bay Entertainment)

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WRITTEN BY:	Patrick White Trevor Matthews Jon Knautz John Ainslie
DIRECTED BY:	Jon Knautz
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: October 7, 2008 Theatrical: August 15, 2008
RUNNING TIME:	85 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	USA

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TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

Cheerfully gross, deliberately retro horror picture pays tongue-in-cheek homage to the kind of genre movies Charles Band and Roger Corman's companies turned out in the 1980s.

The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis

Harks back to the drive-in classics of yesteryear with unapologetic nostalgia and undisguised affection.

New York Post V.A. Musetto

Matthews is supposed to be the star here, but it's Englund's hilarious, over-the-top performance that keeps Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer, by director Jon Knautz, from becoming another forgettable exercise in horror.

Variety Joe Leydon

Indie effort evidences more energy than wit, and spends too much time on set-up before a slam-bang pay-off.

Film Threat Matthew Sorrento

If you can wait until near the end, you're in for some fun. But after an hour-plus, it's a pretty long wait.

LA Weekly Chuck Wilson

This low-budget horror comedy arrives via a lively trailer and a witty print ad, yet the film itself never quite takes off.

Los Angeles Times Michael Ordona

As a horror-comedy, it boldly declines to scare or amuse.

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Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer Anchor Bay Entertainment

Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer
Anchor Bay Entertainment