Product Details

• Actors: Michael Ballam, Michael Galeota, Jimmy Galeota, Suzanne Barnes, Christopher Bell
• Directors: Eric Hendershot
• Format: Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Unapix / a-Pix Ent.
• VHS Release Date: December 16, 1997
• Run Time: 85 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304258518
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #169,470 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars movie for all, March 21, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Clubhouse Detectives [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I bought this movie for my nephews - ages 11 & 8 - and we all enjoyed it! Great mystery for kids, contains humor and believable interaction with the characters. Kids and adults can enjoy this together. You will laugh, want the boys to discover the truth and get mom to believe them. A must for family!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The 'Secret Seven' updated, moved to the US, and great scary fun for older kids, December 22, 2006

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Keith Joseph (West Berkshire, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clubhouse Detectives (DVD)

This is the first, and my 12 year old daughter says probably the best, of the Club House Detective series of films. There is another three at least: (e.g. Big trouble, Scavanger hunt, and Search for a princess), but sadly these don't seem to be available in the US or UK on DVD - they do sometimes air on cable though. These other films are far less dark and disturbing than this movie and will suite a younger audience (5+). This DVD film also has a different young cast to the later films, and although the others are `made for TV' they are all very good. These films follow the E. Blyton's 'Secret Seven' type classic plots - they even have a shed club-house (actually an old bus in this movie) - so adults up to no good are being spied on by clever kids (all boys), who solve the mystery of what is going on and call the police just in time to stop any unpleasantness or the crime paying.

The very young age of the cast makes these cute films for adults in kid's company, and the simple jokes and relaxed style of the later films are fairly non-scary for the kids. However in this first film there is a `dead body' in the house next door and it is actually very scary. It's not unlike Fright Night really, although the `baddy' is a normal human, which actually makes it more sinister. This makes this film unsuitable for many under 10s (particularly without adult company). My son (10) found it scary but enjoyable (he prefers the later, rather more jolly, Clubhouse Detectives films). So a recommended highly tense, but enjoyable, children's thriller - I found it a lot scarier than 12+ rated TV series like 'Charmed' though.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST SEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, June 22, 2001

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Jeffery Heatherly (East Flat Rock, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clubhouse Detectives [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If you've ever had crazy adventures with your childhood buds this is the film for you and your kids. As you reminisce, your kids will flip for the performances of The Brothers Galeota (Mike and Johnny) whose performances express everything you felt as a preteen. This film very much deserves more than just its cult status. Seriously, if you want a great film for the whole family watch the adventures of Billy Ruckman and the "Clubhouse Detectives"!