Girl vs. Monster

"Face Your Fears"

2012 1h 28m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 290

FamilyComedyTV MovieScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Skylar finds out that her parents are monster hunters after she accidentally releases some monsters from a secret containment chamber; so she and her techno friends must recapture all the monsters and also save her mom and dad from these monsters who are out for revenge.

“Face Your Fears”

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Cast

Olivia Holt
Skylar Lewis
Kerris Dorsey
Sadie
Brendan Meyer
Henry
Katherine McNamara
Myra
Adam Chambers
Cobb
Tracy Dawson
Deimata
Brian Palermo
Steve Lewis
Luke Benward
Ryan Dean

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stuart Gillard
Writers: Annie DeYoung, Ron McGee
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stuart Gillard, shot by Thomas Burstyn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Robert Duncan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor James R. Symons shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Olivia Holt and Kerris Dorsey and Brendan Meyer carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Face Your Fears".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2326087 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stuart Gillard directs. Thomas Burstyn behind the camera. Robert Duncan scores. James R. Symons cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Directed by Stuart Gillard, shot by Thomas Burstyn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Robert Duncan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor James R. Symons shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Olivia Holt and Kerris Dorsey and Brendan Meyer carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Face Your Fears".
8IMDB entry: tt2326087 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Thomas Burstyn
Original score: Robert Duncan
Editing: James R. Symons
Production design: Matthew Budgeon
Makeup / hair: Rosalina Da Silva
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Girl vs. Monster (2012)

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Kamurai2020-10-18
★ 2/10
Horrible watch, won't watch again, and do not recommend. It's interesting to see how confident Disney is in their products by how they attach their logo, and this is just the word "Disney" near the title. The premise is interesting: a girl without fear and monster hunter parents who suddenly has to learn fear and hunt monsters. It's a great way to draw the audience in, but the hokey effects, and the Disney need to unnecessarily make it into a "teen rock band" movie really hurt it. It's a little refreshing to say that a Disney movie didn't have enough of a budget to make it look good, but it's just to show this was a lower studio trying to execute a good idea, so I feel bad it didn't work out. It was surprising so see a young Kate McNamara ("ShadowHunters") show up, and she showed up just enough to show she was being under utilized. Olivia Holt definitely showed that she can carry a movie, but it just a shame it didn't come out better. The movie just isn't good, every time I thought it was about to get better they introduce some new problematic execution ruining whatever I was enjoying. I'm not sure about alternative "teenage monster hunting" movies, usually they're running from the monsters.

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