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The Monitors (1969)Unusual sci-fi invasion film, with a black-comedy twist: The Earth is taken over by The Monitors, aliens who run it like hall monitors in a 1950's high school... See full summary » Director:Jack Shea |
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Guy Stockwell | ... |
Harry
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Susan Oliver | ... |
Barbara
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Colonel Stutz
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Avery Schreiber | ... |
Max
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Sherry Jackson | ... |
Mona
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Shepperd Strudwick | ... |
Tersh Jeterax
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General
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President
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J.J. Barry | ... |
Culp
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Martin Harvey Friedberg | ... |
Newt
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Sid Grossfeld | ... |
Gate Guard
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Burt Heyman | ... |
Fink
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Helen Malone | ... |
Mrs. Jordan
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Mike Nussbaum | ... |
Exercise Chief
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Murphy Dunne | ... |
Monitor Driver
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Storyline
Unusual sci-fi invasion film, with a black-comedy twist: The Earth is taken over by The Monitors, aliens who run it like hall monitors in a 1950's high school, with overtones of Big Brother. The film follows the progress of the human underground rebellion. The twist is that as the film goes on, the audience's sympathies shift to the aliens, who are basically benevolent. When the humans manage to oust them, it's back to corruption and bribery by the usual suspects. Written by Phil Olenick <prolenik@world.std.com>
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If you don't like air pollution, war, body odor, hard pizza rolls, exercise, hairy musicians, sexy blonds, tooth decay, smiling heroes, population explosion... you'll love The Monitors.Parents Guide:
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Chicago, Illinois, USACompany Credits
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Trivia
There are 30 "trouble spots" on the Monitors' map. They correspond (roughly) with the following locations: Anchorage, Alaska; San Diego, California; Chicago, Illinois; Lima, Peru; Santiago, Chile; Cochrane, Ontario; New York City, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Havana, Cuba; Salvador, Brazil; Marrakech, Morrocco; Abidjan, Cote d'Ivorie; Cape Town, South Africa; Mombasa, Kenya; Barcelona, Spain; Paris, France; Rome, Italy; Berlin, Germany; Oslo, Norway; Athens, Greece; Kyiv, Ukraine; Moscow, Russia; Jerusalem, Israel; Cairo, Egypt; Darwin, Australia; Manila, Philippines; Bangkok, Thailand; Tokyo, Japan; Seoul, South Korea; Vladivostok, Russia; Beijing, China; Lhasa, Tibet See more »Goofs
Crew or equipment visible: There is a red hand-held fire extinguisher visible in Harry's car on the passenger floorboard at around 8:40 into the movie when he's driving through the city. See more »
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