Mostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out?

Mostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out?
DVD release cover
Directed by	Richard Correll
Produced by	Yvonne Bernardcaca
Written by	Screenplay Richard Correll Pat Proft Novel R.L. Stine
Starring	Sterling Beaumon Madison Pettis Luke Benward Brian Stepanek David DeLuise Ali Lohan Sabrina Bryan Noah Cyrus Travis T. Flory
Music by	Peter Neff
Editing by	Ryan Correll
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	September 30, 2008 (DVD) October 11, 2008 (TV)
Running time	92 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	US$3.6 million[1]

Mostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out? is a 2008 horror-fantasy film includes comedy flavored. That is based on the book series created y R.L. Stine of Goosebumps fame. It was released on September 30, 2008 on DVD.

The film was shown on the Disney Channel that year as part of their "Wiz-Tober Celebration". The movie features appearances by Sterling Beaumon, Ali Lohan, Madison Pettis, Luke Benward, Brian Stepanek, David DeLuise, Adam Hicks, Kim Rhodes, Sabrina Bryan and, Noah Cyrus.

Plot

Max Doyle (Sterling Beaumon) is an 11-year-old whose love of performing magic disappoints his father (David DeLuise) and draws ridicule from his older brother, Colin (Adam Hicks). While doing laundry in the basement, Max hears voices. While investigating the source of the sound, he sees a hand come out of the wall. A hidden tunnel behind the wall happens to harbor the evil Phears (Brian Stepanek) and his cadre of ghosts. Phears is intent on freeing himself and his minions from the world of ghosts to inhabit the physical world, but will only be able to do so the day of Halloween.
Later, Max finds the ghosts of two children, Nicky (Luke Benward) and Tara Roland (Madison Pettis), have suddenly come to occupy his room. They explain that they need his help in learning who they are, how they came to be ghosts, and what has happened to their parents. Although they cannot be seen by anyone but Max, they are able to interact with objects in the physical world. This allows them to frighten a boy who has been bullying Max at school. Shortly thereafter, Tara and Nicky learn it was Phears who killed their parents and now holds the ghosts of their parents captive. During rehearsal of Max's magic show, Tara is captured by Phears.

Max tells Nicky about it and suggests Nicky throw him into the basement tunnel to find her. The same way people can't see ghosts, ghosts can't see Max. He retrieves a box from Tara that contains a ring to defeat the evil ghosts, but Phears prevents her from escaping with him. Traci (Ali Lohan), a girl Max has been crushing on, becomes his assistant for his magic show. They perform with the help of Nicky moving objects around, making it appears Max is actually moving them with his magic. On Halloween, Phears finally breaks the tunnel wall and crashes the show.

There, Max chants the spell 'From the light of earth the dark descends, should they return that all depends, when hands point up to moonlit skies, on 10-31 the darkness dies.' and Phears minions are sent back to the depths of the earth but Phears himself escapes in the form of a roach without anyone seeing him.

Cast

• Sterling Beaumon as Max Doyle - An eleven-year-old boy who is forced to keep Nicky and Tara away from their enemy, Phears. Max is the only one that can see them, for some reason. Max loves magic and insulting his older brother Colin.
• Madison Pettis as Tara Roland - A nine-year-old girl ghost who likes Max more than her brother, Nicky. She is the youngest. She lived in the house Max lives before the Doyles moved in. She can get Nicky to do something Max asks them to do but Nicky is unwilling to do by giving him the 'Mom Look'.
• Luke Benward as Nicolas" Nicky "Roland - Tara's eleven-and-a-half-year-old older brother who sometimes takes a dislike to Max. He lived in the house Max now lives in and likes to prank Max and sometimes his family.
• Brian Stepanek as Phears - An evil ghost who is after Nicky and Tara after taking their parents. Phears threatens Max several times throughout the movie.
• Ali Lohan as Traci Walker - A popular girl at Max's school who he has a crush on. Traci spends too much time texting instead of studying.
• David DeLuise as John Doyle - Max's father who wants Max to be into sports like Colin instead of magic.
• Kim Rhodes as Harriett Doyle - Max's caring and loving mother.
• Adam Hicks as Colin Doyle - Max's obnoxious older brother.
• Sabrina Bryan as Mrs. Murray - A teacher at Max's school who is focused on helping Max.
• Travis T. Flory as Billy - A bully who loves to pick on Max and is terrorized by Tara and Nicky Roland.
• Noah Cyrus as trick or treater- A random trick or treater out in the streets.

References

1. ^ Toonz Animation announces distribution rights of ‘Mostly Ghostly’ - June 2, 2008 - Accessed March 8, 2009

External links

• Official Mostly Ghostly book series site
• Official movie site
• Mostly Ghostly at the Internet Movie Database
• Universal Studios press release
• Express
• Encyclocentral
• Common Sense Media
• DVD Verdict