Monster in the Closet (1986)
- Starring:
- Donald Grant, Denise Du Barry, (more)
- Director(s):
- Bob Dahlin
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Category:
- Horror
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A humorous and skilful parody of the cliches and plot contrivances of 50's horror films, this monster movie is set in California, where closets can be large and quite important. The monster (Kevin Peter Hall) is straight out of Alien, if not quite as gruesome. It hides out in closets and wait for victims to unsuspectingly grab a shirt or slacks. After several closet deaths, a San Francisco obituary writer (Donald Grant) is sent to cover the story. He soon teams up with a science teacher (Denise DuBarry) and her son, a super-smart child prodigy, and they set out to solve the murders. The plot thickens when the gruff, brash Gen. Turnbull (Donald Moffat) enters the picture. It seems the monster is bullet-proof, laser-proof and bomb-proof -- a challenge to capture, kill, or subdue. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 87 mins
Complete Cast:
- Donald Grant - Richard Clark
- Claude Akins - Sheriff Ketchum
- Henry Gibson - Dr. Pennyworth
- Paul Dooley - Roy Crane
- John Carradine - Old Joe
- Jesse White - Ben Bernstein
- David Anthony - Paperboy
- Wycliffe Young - Globe Reporter
- Archie Lang - TV Newscaster
- Carole Kean
- Stacy Ferguson - Lucy
- Andrew Cofrin - Soldier
- Evan Arnold - Beaver
- Paul Walker - The Professor
- Katherine Lyons
- Arthur Taxier - TV Newscaster
- Corky Pigeon - Danny
- Gordon Metcalfe - Turnbull's Aide
- Paul Latchaw - Globe Reporter
- Doc Duhame - Deputy Connor
- Arlee Reed - Passerby
- Ben Baker - Mr. McGinty
- Denise Du Barry - Diane Bennett
- Howard Duff - Father Finnegan
- Donald Moffat - Gen. Turnbull
- Stella Stevens - Margo Crane
- Frank Ashmore - Scoop Johnson
- Kevin Peter Hall - The Monster
- David McCharen
- Jonathan Aluzas - Chip
- Brad Kester - Rex
- Annie Glynn - Newsstand Woman
- Richie Egan - Charlie
- Arthur Berggren - Jimmy's Father
- John Walsh - TV Newscaster
- Jonna Lee - Sorority Girl
- Stephanie White - Maggie, Scoop's Girl
- Jack Tate
- Ritchie Montgomery - Deputy Spiro
- Daryle Ann Lindley - Jimmy's Mother
- Clare Nono - TV Newscaster
- Jack Shearer - Reporter
- Sheldon Feldner
- James Arone - soldier
- Director(s):
- Bob Dahlin
- Writer(s):
- Bob Dahlin
- Producer(s):
- David Levy, Peter L. Bergquist
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Profanity, Questionable for Children, Nudity, Brief Nudity, Adult Language, Violence)
- Categories:
- Horror
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