As the monster-host of a late night horror show John (Danny DeVito) delights the neighborhood kids with his silly ghoulish antics - but his embarrassed 12-year-old son Jack the Bear is not amused. The other dysfunctional lunatics on the block - and his monster crush on the cute girl at school (Reese Witherspoon) - don't make things any easier for Jack. But when a family crisis hits will Jack's dad be able to lift the grownup burden from his young son's shoulders? Oscar nominee G