That Little Monster (1994)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Paul Bunnell

Writer:

Paul Bunnell (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Around these parts, the buffalo roam to an entirely different tune.

Plot:

A young teenage girl is hired by a strange couple to watch their baby for the night. What the babysitter doesn't know is how strange the couple is, and exactly what kind of baby she is watching over. |

Plot Keywords:

Baby | Black Comedy | Mutant Baby | Avant Garde | Cult Favorite

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Melissa Baum	...	Jamie
Reggie Bannister	...	Twelvetrees
Andi Wenning	...	Mrs. Willock
William Mills	...	Mr. Willock
Forrest J Ackerman	...	Edward Van Groan

Runtime:

56 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Ottermole Moving Picture Company

Trivia:

Shot in 26 days during the span of nearly four years (1990-93).

Quotes:

Edward Van Groan: Absolutely no babies were injured or placed at risk during the making of this picture.

Movie Connections:

Features Going Spanish (1934)

Soundtrack:

That Little Monster

David Lynch visits the Twilight Zone

I did rather enjoy the beginning and the end of this film, but there's a part in the middle where it sort of lost its mood and theme, to a point. The idea is that there's a young girl who has come to babysit for a couple, and this appears to be somewhere on another planet. She's first welcomed by "Twelvetrees" (Reggie Bannister) and then meets the couple who are set for an evening at a costume ball. All through the first part of the film there's ominous imagery and odd background "music" which is definitely David Lynch territory, and this is filmed in black and white and the overall look is "Twlight Zone", complete with the young girl's dress and the appliances, etc. Then the baby wakes up and the girl goes to investigate, and tangles with that little monster, and for a while the film loses its momentum, but then gets back on track a bit later. The baby is a bit silly looking, and for me that sort of killed the mood the film had set up. Still though, it's very interesting and unlike "normal" films in just about every way imaginable. Kind of a fun little experiment, worth seeing at least once. 6 out of 10.