After several people and a dog are found dead in their closets, a mild-mannered reporter, a college professor, her son, and a befuddled professor band together to uncover the mystery.
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Title: Monster in the Closet (1986)
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Donald Grant | ... | Richard Clark |
| Denise DuBarry | ... | Prof. Diane Bennett | |
| Claude Akins | ... | Sheriff Sam Ketchem | |
| Howard Duff | ... | Father Finnegan | |
| Henry Gibson | ... | Dr. Pennyworth | |
| Donald Moffat | ... | Gen. Turnbull | |
| Paul Dooley | ... | Roy | |
| John Carradine | ... | Old Joe Shempter | |
| Jesse White | ... | Ben | |
| Frank Ashmore | ... | Scoop | |
| Paul Walker | ... | 'Professor' Bennett | |
| Stella Stevens | ... | Margo | |
| Kevin Peter Hall | ... | The Monster | |
| Fergie | ... | Lucy (as Stacey Ferguson) | |
| Ritchie Montgomery | ... | Deputy Spiro | |
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After several people and a dog are found dead in their closets, a mild-mannered reporter, a college professor, her son, and a befuddled professor band together to uncover the mystery. Written by Patrice Messina <writtnby@soca.com>
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psychotronic film | horror parody | voice over narration | california | scream |Taglines:
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Paul Walkers death is well known but his mother from this movie is also dead. She died in March 2019. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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30 January 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Yes, "Monster In The Closet" is a guilty pleasure. Though it's not oriented for veteran horror fans, this film provides fun in a very silly way. It's a good dark comedy involving a very cheesy (Troma style) monster living in children's closets. The beginning is quite good and imaginative, and the ending is stuff for legend in cheesy horror cinema! Thousand cops against the monster is something that hasn't banished from my mind since the early 90's. Recommended for soft core horror fans. When I watched the Disney animated feature "Monsters Inc." I thought about this film, and I immediately saved it from my forgotten movie vault. Your average 80's film.
4/10 -Mediocre fun!