Sarah awakes in the middle of the night to an empty house, a raging thunder storm and something even more sinister waiting in the hall closet. Weak spoof of shocking horror pictures from the 50s, a team of san franciscans track a killer who offs his victims in their closets. This old rare original trailer for this troma feathure. This film was made as part of a 15 second horror film competition where i placed 11th out of over 200 entries. An intrepid clark kent style reporter, a love interest, her son, and older scientist try to stop the onslaught of a monster who travels through closets to kill americans. Homosexuality and the horror film inside popular film. Written and directed by stephen dunn, closet monster made its world premiere at the 2015 toronto international film festival. Monster in the closet is a satire of formulaic monster movies, and is done with great wit and charm on a low budget. My girlfriend who is 43 wanted me to put her in one of my cartoons. Monster in the closet trailer 1987 video detective. Jesse white in monster in the closet 1986 stella stevens in monster in the.
Monster in the closet 1986 streaming ita josep cano. The monster kevin peter hall is straight out of alien, if not quite as. It starts off with a precredits sequence of people getting dragged into their closets, or walking into their closets. A lovely couple paul dooley and stella stevens as well as a blind man john carradine fall victim to the monster in the closet. Brooklyn ninenine monster in the closet tv episode. Very very campy, but doesnt take itself at all seriously, and is amusing if viewed in the right frame of mind. When the monster finally decides to come out of the closet, the president declares a national emergency and sends the army, commanded by general thurnbull donald moffat to destory it.
Monster in the closet is a film directed by bob dahlin with donald grant, denise dubarry, claude akins, howard duff, year. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Monster in the closet 1987 original trailer youtube. Monster in the closet features some pretty solid actors. When the monster finally decides to come out of the closet, the president declares a national emergency and sends the army, commanded by general thurnbull donald moffat to. As usual, this film was shot in hd video high definition widescreen and. The monster in the closet is not a comforting hour of television. Monster in the closet letterboxd your life in film. A humorous and skilful parody of the cliches and plot contrivances of 50s horror films, this monster movie is set in california, where closets can. Watch monster in the closet online 1986 movie yidio. Denise dubarry, henry gibson, howard duff, paul walker. Brooklyn ninenine monster in the closet tv episode 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The story concerns a mysterious set of serial murders in which all victims are killed in their closets. Closet monster is a 2015 canadian drama film written and directed by stephen dunn.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing monster in the closet near you. The monster kevin peter hall is straight out of alien, if not quite as gruesome. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film. Its a so bad its good film which just about borders on the right side of being so bad, its good and not so bad, its awful. A reminder from states united to keep children safe from loaded, unlocked guns. Monster in the closet also two young performers who would go on to become major stars. Monster in the closet tromaville wiki fandom powered. Wesley alley filmography the monster in the closet. This rare film, made with lots of personal sacrifice from the cast and crew, is well worth the effort to seek out. Monster in the closet is a cute and at times creative throwback to the 1950s monster movie when good people had to go up against mean monster.
This film takes you on a mystery to find out what i s really going on behind some california murders. Monster in the closet is a 1986 horror comedy with a veteran cast, including howard duff and john carradine, as well as stacy ferguson later a vocalist with the group the black eyed peas and paul walker in early roles. It stars connor jessup as a closeted gay teenager, using elements of the body horror genre as a metaphor for internalized homophobia it premiered at the toronto international film festival, where it won the award for best canadian feature. Monster in the closet is still fun, and there is a lot of good to be seen with the monster itself, and the jokes that land. After several closet deaths, a san francisco obituary writer donald grant is sent to cover the story. Written and directed by bob dahlin, monster in the closet is a lowbudget horror comedy. Theres really not too much to the film other than a creative director trying to pay homage to previous horror movies and keeping it family friendly throughout. Monster in the closet is a 1986 horror comedy film that parodies several horror movies of the 1950s. Homosexuality and the horror film inside popular film benshoff, harry on.
After several closet deaths, a san francisco obituary writer donald. Its up to wouldbe newspaper reporter richard clark and scientist diane bennett to find a way of killing it. In mid1980s san francisco, california, a number of gruesome murders are. A local newspaper editor sends his obituary writer, richard to follow up on what he believes is a routine story, meanwhile, the murders continue. Jeune garcon solitaire et creatif, oscar est temoin dun.
The danger from the monster is growing, and the monster must be stopped. Monster in the closet dvd, 1998 for sale online ebay. This film was produced and or financed by hornet inc. Closet monster 2015 full film part one dailymotion video. It stars connor jessup as a closeted gay teenager, using elements of the body horror genre as a metaphor for internalized homophobia. Some people are still to afraid, even as adults, to sleep with their hands or feet hanging off the bed. The movie was distributed by troma entertainment and gained a cult following over the years. Filmisnow movie trailers international your first stop for the latest new. In the gotchamovies article final destinations and killer. The movie was written and directed by bob dahlin and features many veteran actors who appeared in bmovie horror classics. A humorous and skilful parody of the cliches and plot contrivances of 50s horror films, this monster movie is set in california, where closets can be large and quite important. Monster in the closet 1987 bob dahlin related allmovie. Monster in the closet wont change my perceptions of the company however i must eat a bit of humble pie and say that this was childishly entertaining. Monster in the closet is a satire of formulaic monster movies, and is done with great.
Actrices et acteurs monster in the closet 2014 monster in the closet, casting du film. For about 20 minutes, monster in the closet seems about to break out as a spoof not only of aliens and such, but also of anything else that happened to pop into the head of its writer and. It premiered at the toronto international film festival, where it won the award for best canadian feature. Closet monster 2015 full film part two dailymotion video. Monster in the closet is no exception, taking the cliches of 50s monster movies and pooping a few jokes their way. This is a short scary movie about a little girl who believes there is a monster in her closet. The film is about a little girl trying to convince her parents that there really is a monster in her closet. It hides out in closets and wait for victims to unsuspectingly grab a shirt or slacks. Also, paul walker and fergie are kids in this movie, so there is that if you need casting trivia. Find release information for monster in the closet 1987 bob dahlin on allmovie. Scary, hilarious, madcap and totally unpredictable.
Monster in the closet is a 1986 horror comedy with a veteran cast, including howard duff and john carradine, as well as the black eyed peas stacy ferguson and paul walker in early roles. Il film e stato selezionato nella sezione panorama in alice nella citta 2015. Homosexuality and the horror film inside popular film by harry benshoff nov 15, 1997. Monster in the closet 1987 an obituary writer donald grant, a professor denise dubarry and a brainy boy track a bigmouthed monster near san francisco. In the gotchamovies article final destinations and killer condoms, monster in the closet was selected as the. A homicidal maniac is on the loose in the city and the lowbudget film crew of a troma movie has the power to stop them. Closet monster offizieller deutscher trailer youtube. Monster in the closet 1986 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A 1986 monster movie spoof by troma in which the eponymous creature emerges from its lair guess where that is and begins slaughtering citizens in a small californian town. Closet monster official trailer hd subscribe to our channel.
When you were a kid were you afraid of the monster under the bed or the monster in the closet. The film went into general theatrical release across canada in july 2016. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. So i created a character in my girlfriends likeness only shorter and cuter. Monster in the closet san francisco is the scene of a series of bizarre murders and all the murders have taken place in the victims closets. After several people and a dog are found dead in their closets a mildmannered reporter, a college professor, her son and a befuddled professor. Coshowrunner michael peterson has compared the episode to psycho, and its packed with nods to the xfiles famously. Find similar and related movies for monster in the closet 1987 bob dahlin on allmovie.
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