The Monitors (1969)
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Synopsis of The Monitors
Featuring members of Chicago's distinguished Second City comedy troupe, this way-out sci-fi comedy tells the tale of a failed alien invasion. The basically friendly Monitors have come to Earth to take over and force humans to clean up their acts by forbidding them to engage in politics, violence and sex. Naturally humanity is not willing to give up its favorite pastimes, and earth's inhabitants stage a world-wide rebellion. Monitors was an attempt by the film equipment maker Bell and Howell to establish Chicago as a new center for filmmaking. Unfortunately, the film bombed and their attempt failed. Larry Storch plays a military madman, Keenan Wynn plays a stuffy general, and Ed Begley is the President of the United States. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of The Monitors
- Guy Stockwell - Harry
- Avery Schreiber - Max
- Shepperd Strudwick - Tersh
- Larry Storch - Col. Stutz
- Matthew Arkin - Guest Appearance
- Martin Harvey Friedberg - Newt
- Peter Boyle - Production Manager
- Murphy Dunne - Monitor Driver
- Susan Oliver - Barbara
- Sherry Jackson - Mona
- Ed Begley, Sr. - President
- Everett Dirksen - Guest Appearance
- Keenan Wynn - Gen. Blackwish
- Thomas Erhart - Narrators
- Mike Nussbaum - Exercise Chief
- J.J. Barry - Culp
- Writer(s):
- Myron J. Gold
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Questionable for Children)
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