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Monster in the Closet

  • 1986
  • PG
  • 1h 30min
NOTE IMDb
4,9/10
3,2 k
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Monster in the Closet (1986)
Home Video Trailer from Troma
Lire trailer2:56
1 Video
32 photos
ComédieHorreurScience-fictionHorreur monstrueuseParodie

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre languePaul Dooley, Paul Walker, John Carradine and Henry Gibson head up an all-star cast in this horror-comedy about a murderous but misunderstood monster!Paul Dooley, Paul Walker, John Carradine and Henry Gibson head up an all-star cast in this horror-comedy about a murderous but misunderstood monster!Paul Dooley, Paul Walker, John Carradine and Henry Gibson head up an all-star cast in this horror-comedy about a murderous but misunderstood monster!

  • Réalisation
    • Bob Dahlin
  • Scénario
    • Bob Dahlin
    • Peter L. Bergquist
  • Casting principal
    • Donald Grant
    • Denise DuBarry
    • Claude Akins
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  • NOTE IMDb
    4,9/10
    3,2 k
    MA NOTE
    • Réalisation
      • Bob Dahlin
    • Scénario
      • Bob Dahlin
      • Peter L. Bergquist
    • Casting principal
      • Donald Grant
      • Denise DuBarry
      • Claude Akins
    • 54avis d'utilisateurs
    • 22avis des critiques
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
    • Récompenses
      • 2 nominations au total

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    Donald Grant
    • Richard Clark
    Denise DuBarry
    Denise DuBarry
    • Prof. Diane Bennett
    Claude Akins
    Claude Akins
    • Sheriff Sam Ketchem
    Howard Duff
    Howard Duff
    • Father Finnegan
    Henry Gibson
    Henry Gibson
    • Dr. Pennyworth
    Donald Moffat
    Donald Moffat
    • Gen. Turnbull
    Paul Dooley
    Paul Dooley
    • Roy
    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • Old Joe Shempter
    Jesse White
    Jesse White
    • Ben
    Frank Ashmore
    Frank Ashmore
    • Scoop
    Paul Walker
    Paul Walker
    • 'Professor' Bennett
    Stella Stevens
    Stella Stevens
    • Margo
    Kevin Peter Hall
    Kevin Peter Hall
    • The Monster
    Fergie
    Fergie
    • Lucy
    • (as Stacey Ferguson)
    Ritchie Montgomery
    Ritchie Montgomery
    • Deputy Spiro
    Arthur Berggren
    • Jimmy's Father
    Daryle Ann Lindley
    • Jimmy's Mother
    Gordon Metcalfe
    • Turnbull's Aide
    • Réalisation
      • Bob Dahlin
    • Scénario
      • Bob Dahlin
      • Peter L. Bergquist
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    Avis des utilisateurs54

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    Dethcharm

    Creature Crack-Up...

    MONSTER IN THE CLOSET is a wonderful monster / sci-fi movie parody. The humor is well-placed, the monster is well-realized, and the characters are just nutty enough to not be annoying. Some of the satirical genre references are hilarious, especially those concerning CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND and THE THING.

    Two personal favorite scenes are: John Carradine as the old blind guy, and Stella Stevens in the shower. Hysterical!

    Highly recommended for all horror spoof addicts...
    lor_

    Old-fashioned monster comedy

    My review was written in May 1986 after a Cannes Film Festival Market screening.

    "Monster in the Closet" is a pleasant, occasionally funny combination of homage and spoof directed at the science fiction monster films popular in the 1950s. It will be appreciated by fans of old B-pictures but is out of step with the tastes of contemporary audiences.

    Writer-director Bob Dahlin carefully apes the rigid format of the traditional monster opus (with corny dialog intact): an unknown creatures is killing Californians living in the small town of Chestnut Hills in their closets an San Francisco obituary writer Richard Clark (Donald Grant) is sent by his editor to cover the story. He soon teams up with science prof Diane Bennett (Denise DuBarry) and her brilliant child nicknamed Professor (Paul Walker) to follow the clues.

    Monster eventually shows up, looking like a brown-skinned, huge-mouthed imitation of Carlo Rambaldi's oft-copied "Alien" creation, and the military, led by no-nonsense Gen. Turnbulll (Donald Moffat) steps in to handle the situation. It turns out the monster is impervious to conventional weaponry, leaving the star trio to invent methods of destroying it. In several funny twists, the monster's unexplained affinity for closets turns out to be a key script element.

    Despite some dull patches in which parody becomes merely repetition of cliches, "Monster" is cute with lots of guest stars. Stella Stevens does a fine version of Janet Leigh's "Psycho" shower sequence, getting solid laughs opposite Paul Dooley as her husband. As a goofy old scientist, Henry Gibson has his moments, too. Moffat is perfect as the tough-talking general.

    Lead players are fine, particularly Donald Grant, who, in film's well set-up and funniest payoff, turns out to be the object of the monster's affections (once his Clark Kent glasses are taken off) rather than the heroine.

    Overproduced in relation to the targets of its parody, "Monster" is well-made (it was shot in 1983 and had post-production completed more recently). End crawl is unintentionally funny as what seems like a thousand people are individually credited or thanked for working on the picture. Film probably will be best remembered for the inspired silliness of its tagline solution to the monster problems, when the heroined goes on tv to plea: "Destroy al closets!".
    5bkoganbing

    Cheap satire of monster pictures

    Watching Monster In A Closet I'd say the film hit about 60% of the time with gags it employed in this film. But I warn you had better have seen a lot of classic science fiction about monsters coming to earth or being discovered here already or you won't get half of what is shown.

    I think about half the budget must have been spent on getting some name guest stars to do their thing and support the two less than charismatic leads Donald Grant and Denise Dubarry. But when you get folks like Claude Akins as the redneck sheriff, Henry Gibson as an eccentric scientist, Stella Stevens as a woman in a shower, Jesse White as a hardboiled newspaper editor, Howard Duff as a rather vacuous priest, and John Carradine who is one of the first victims this becomes an item to take a look at.

    I really liked what Howard Duff did with the priest. He must have watched Alec Guinness did with his vicar character in Kind Hearts And Coronets.

    You even get to see young Paul Walker make his screen debut as a genius kid everyone calls the Professor.

    You'll recognize so many moments from some classic monster films, I dare not tell you.
    eskovan

    Did everyone not get this?

    I agree with most of the posts that this was a pretty good 'bad' movie (as cheap as it was I thought the monster was creepy looking!) But didn't anyone notice that the movie is one big gay joke?

    The whole 'in the closet' thing

    The way the monster reacts to the hunky guy (there's no reason to imply that the monster was female)

    It's final march to, where else, San Francisco!

    I don't think it affected the film at all. But it's really weird that a goofy, low-budget, comedy-horror movie would try to have some kind of 'message' like this. And I'm not even sure whether its pro or con!
    5kevin_robbins

    Monster in the Closet isn't a great film overall, it has enough horror elements to keep genre enthusiasts interested

    I recently watched the Troma Films classic Monster in the Closet (1986) on Tubi. The story follows a killer on the loose who seems to be abducting people-and even dogs-from their closets. A reporter, a professor, and a science student team up to uncover who (or what) is behind these bizarre killings. Could it be a misunderstood closet monster?

    Directed by Bob Dahlin in his only directorial project, the film stars Denise DuBarry (Do It or Die), Claude Akins (Battle for Planet of the Apes), Henry Gibson (The Blues Brothers), Donald Moffat (The Thing), Paul Walker (The Fast and the Furious), and Fergie (Black Eyed Peas).

    Monster in the Closet is another Troma Films horror comedy that manages to execute its horror elements fairly well. The opening narration is hilarious, and the setup is engaging. The monster's costume design is tremendous-I only wish it had been better utilized to create a truly formidable villain. There's the anticipated horror nudity, including a fun shower scene, and it was entertaining to see a young Paul Walker and Fergie in action.

    In conclusion, while Monster in the Closet isn't a great film overall, it has enough horror elements to keep genre enthusiasts interested. I'd score it a 5/10 and recommend it only if you have the right expectations.

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    • Anecdotes
      Film debuts of Paul Walker and Stacy Ferguson (aka Fergie).
    • Gaffes
      At around 12:30 into the movie a boom mic is visible for a brief time.
    • Citations

      Professor Diane Bennett: Destroy all closets!

    • Connexions
      Edited into The Green Fog (2017)

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    • Date de sortie
      • 30 janvier 1987 (États-Unis)
    • Pays d’origine
      • États-Unis
    • Site officiel
      • Troma
    • Langue
      • Anglais
    • Aussi connu sous le nom de
      • Le Monstre du Placard
    • Lieux de tournage
      • Orange, Californie, États-Unis
    • Sociétés de production
      • Bergquist-Levy Productions
      • Closet Productions
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      • 1h 30min(90 min)
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      • Mono
    • Rapport de forme
      • 1.85 : 1

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