Summary
A spoof on many horror movie series. Ending his shift at the video rental, Stan's picked up by his BFF and 2 cute girls, all going to a Halloween party. Will they even get there?
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+14)
Critics 14Audiences 28GoodWatch 23
Tomatometer14%
IMDb3.6
Audience score19%
Box office
3.8×its budget
- Budget
- $365 K
- Worldwide
- $1 M
Worldwide it earned $1 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most comedies, −10 min on the typical 100
typical 10090Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 17 countries, rent or buy in 13 more
+7Released
2009
October 23, 2009
17 years ago
Genres
ComedyHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Canada
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 45
Steve HoweyStan Helsing
Diora BairdNadine
Kenan ThompsonTeddy
Desi LydicMia
Leslie NielsenKay
Travis MacDonaldHitcher
Darren MooreCrazy
Jeremy CrittendenAltar Boy
Ben CottonFweddy
Twan HollidayPleatherface
Charles ZuckermannNeedlehead
Lee TichonMichael Criers
Ken KirzingerMason
Jeff GulkaLucky
Chad KrowchukSully
Ray G. ThunderchildHusband
Hilary StrangHippie Lady
Ildiko FerencziBride #3
Denise PooleBride #1
Holly EglingtonBride #2- JBJohn BurnsideSecurity Guard
James AshcroftDead Body
Zorianna KitHerself
Tara WilsonScreaming Woman
Directing · 1
- Bo Zenga Director, Writer
Production · 2
- Lindsay MacAdam Executive Producer
- Kirk Shaw Producer
Camera · 1
- Robert C. New Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Dennis M. Hill Editor
Sound · 1
- Ryan Shore Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Chris August Production Design
- Laurin Kelsey On Set Props
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Angelina Kekich Costume Design
Visual Effects · 2
- Richard Mintak Visual Effects Supervisor
- Helen Tzoutis VFX Artist
Other crew · 4
- Owen Walstrom Stunt Coordinator
- Steven McMichael Stunt Coordinator
- Janene Carleton Stunt Double
- Jeff Sanca Stunt Driver
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