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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I agree with most of the posts that this was a pretty good 'bad' movie (as cheap as it was I thought the monster was creepy looking!) But didn't anyone notice that the movie is one big gay joke?
The whole 'in the closet' thing
The way the monster reacts to the hunky guy (there's no reason to imply that the monster was female)
It's final march to, where else, San Francisco!
I don't think it affected the film at all. But it's really weird that a goofy, low-budget, comedy-horror movie would try to have some kind of 'message' like this. And I'm not even sure whether its pro or con!