Goosebumps (2015 film)

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Goosebumps is a 2015 American horror comedy film directed by Rob Letterman and written by Darren Lemke from a story by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. The film is based on the children's horror book series of the same name by R. L. Stine and stars Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Amy Ryan, Ryan Lee, and Jillian Bell. The plot follows a teenager trying to save his town with R. L. Stine's help after all monsters, demons and creatures from the Goosebumps franchise begin to escape from their books, wreaking havoc in the real world.

It was financed by Sony, LStar Capital, and Village Roadshow Pictures, and also produced by Sony Pictures Animation, Original Film, and Scholastic Entertainment. Goosebumps was released on October 16, 2015, in the United States by Columbia Pictures in RealD 3D and 4DX and received generally positive reviews from critics. It grossed $150 million against its $84 million budget. A sequel titled Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween was released on October 12, 2018.

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• Jack Black as R. L. Stine, a single father with a secret past, whom Hannah lives with.
  • Black also voices Slappy the Dummy (a living ventriloquist dummy from the Night of the Living Dummy books, who Avery Lee Jones provided the puppeteer work for) and Brent Green (the invisible boy from My Best Friend is Invisible).
  • R. L. Stine appears as, ironically, Mr. Black, the new drama teacher at Madison High School that Black's Stine encounters in the hallway. He was credited as "Hallway Player".
• Dylan Minnette as Zachary "Zach" Cooper, R. L. Stine's new neighbor.
• Odeya Rush as Hannah Stine, Stine's adopted daughter, Zach's new neighbor and love interest, secretly Hannah Fairchild from The Ghost Next Door.
• Amy Ryan as Gale Cooper, Zach's mother who becomes the vice-principal at Madison High School.
• Ryan Lee as Champ, Zach's new friend.
• Jillian Bell as Lorraine Conyers, Zach's aunt and Gale's sister.
• Halston Sage as Taylor, a popular student at Madison High School whom Champ has a crush on and will become his love interest.
• Ken Marino as Coach Carr, the gym teacher at Madison High School who hits on Gale.
• Timothy Simons as Officer Stevens, a police officer that works for the Madison Police Department.
• Amanda Lund as Officer Brooks, a police officer trainee that works for the Madison Police Department and is partnered with Officer Stevens.
• Steven Krueger as Davidson, a popular student at Madison High School.
• Keith Arthur Bolden as Principal Garrison, the principal of Madison High School.
• Karan Soni as Mr. Rooney
• Kumail Nanjiani as Foreman

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Main article: Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween

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