The Amateur Monster Movie (2011)

After a group of boy scouts are mysteriously killed by a wolf-like creature on Cadaverous Island, Walter Romero, whose best friend was among the killed, sets out to find exactly what ... See full summary »

Director:

Kyle Richards

Writer:

Kyle Richards

Stars:

Chris Ouchie, Kyle Richards, Samantha Goetz

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chris Ouchie	...	Walter Romero
Kyle Richards	...	Johnny Mason
Samantha Goetz	...	Ashley Valinski
Steve Golla	...	Officer Larry Hopkins
Stephen Kimble	...	Officer Duane Black
Charles Ramsey	...	Mayor Kimball
Alex Trapp	...	Booker
Rick Herd	...	Database
Jacob Woelfel	...	Digits
Elizabeth Tannehill	...	Mom
Megan McGivern	...	Mandy Hollywood
Bruce Spielbauer	...	The Guru
Matt Mast	...	The Werewolf
Corey Gibb	...	DJ
Ryan Dewerth	...	Randy

Storyline

After a group of boy scouts are mysteriously killed by a wolf-like creature on Cadaverous Island, Walter Romero, whose best friend was among the killed, sets out to find exactly what happened. In order to reach the island, Walter teams up with Johnny Mason, neighborhood stoner, to smoke up Ashley Valinski, neighborhood hottie, and get her to take them out on her father's boat. But soon after arriving on Cadaverous Island, a horde of zombies steals their boat, leaving them stranded, and the three are forced to team up with two cops, the mayor, and a team of botanists to either kill the monsters... or be killed themselves..... DUN-DUN-DUN!!!

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 January 2011 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Germantown, Wisconsin, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

King's Tower Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

The Guru: Oh, naive little Walter. How little you know about what is real. I suppose you think centaurs are made-up, and elephants are real, huh?

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Soundtracks

"Attack Theme"
Written by Kyle Richards & Doug Dobert
Performed & Produced by Doug Dobert

User Reviews

Hilarious spoof of a spoof

The writing here in general was quite good. There were many laugh-out-loud lines that perfectly captured the absurdist travesty that is much of the dialogue that dominates many amateur monster movies. What it really came down to for me, however, was the acting. It has been said that only the best singers are able to do a perfect impression of terrible singing, and I feel that this is an apt analogy for the acting in this film. For a movie like this to work, it needs to be believable as an actual attempt at legitimate filmmaking. In order to really pull this off, actors cannot simply do their most over-the-top, chewing-the-scenery impression of bad acting. There is a surprising amount of delicacy to bad acting, and it was touch and go here. Unfortunately, I think the worst offender was the lead actor playing Walter. While he grew on me towards the end, his overacting and frequent smirks to the camera broke the illusion for me. There were some actors who mastered this art, however, including Richards himself, and several of the small roles. When I was able to believe that these people were honestly trying their hardest to make a good movie yet failing miserably, the film was absolutely hilarious and brilliant.

I definitely enjoyed myself during this movie, it was the perfect late-night snack after a long day of much more serious films. Richards seems very familiar and comfortable with the genre of film that he lovingly mocks, and the result is a film that stands on it's own. This is an admirable first attempt by Richards, who shows a surprising amount of wit and insight for such a ridiculously over-the-top gore-fest. I look forward to seeing more from him in the future.