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    How to Make a Monster

    • TV Movie
    • 20012001
    • RR
    • 1h 31min
    IMDb RATING
    4.4/10
    1.7K
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    How to Make a Monster (2001)
    Home Video Trailer from Columbia Tristar
    Trailer1:45
    1 Video
    10 Photos
    HorrorSci-FiThriller

    An evil video game comes to life and hunts the group of developers.An evil video game comes to life and hunts the group of developers.An evil video game comes to life and hunts the group of developers.An evil video game comes to life and hunts the group of developers.An evil video game comes to life and hunts the group of developers.

    • Director
      • George Huang
    • Writer
      • George Huang
    • Stars
      • Clea DuVall
      • Steven Culp
      • Tyler Mane
    Top credits
    • Director
      • George Huang
    • Writer
      • George Huang
    • Stars
      • Clea DuVall
      • Steven Culp
      • Tyler Mane
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    • 54User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos1

    How to Make a Monster
    Trailer 1:45
    How to Make a Monster

    Photos10

    How to Make a Monster (2001)
    How to Make a Monster (2001)
    How to Make a Monster (2001)
    How to Make a Monster (2001)
    How to Make a Monster (2001)
    How to Make a Monster (2001)
    Jason Marsden, Steven Culp, Clea DuVall, Tyler Mane, and Karim Prince in How to Make a Monster (2001)
    Tyler Mane in How to Make a Monster (2001)
    Steven Culp in How to Make a Monster (2001)

    Top cast

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    Clea DuVall
    Clea DuVall
    • Lauraas Laura
    Steven Culp
    Steven Culp
    • Drummondas Drummond
    Tyler Mane
    Tyler Mane
    • Hardcoreas Hardcore
    Jason Marsden
    Jason Marsden
    • Bugas Bug
    Karim Prince
    Karim Prince
    • Solas Sol
    Julie Strain
    Julie Strain
    • Julieas Julie
    James Sullivan
    • Monsteras Monster
    Te'ron A. O'Neal
    • Kid #1as Kid #1
    Aaron Fors
    Aaron Fors
    • Kid #2as Kid #2
    Brittney Lee Harvey
    • Kid #3as Kid #3
    Eric Michael Zee
    Eric Michael Zee
    • Programmer #1as Programmer #1
    • (as Eric Zee)
    Hillary Tuck
    Hillary Tuck
    • New Internas New Intern
    • (as Hilary Tuck)
    Scott Wordham
    Scott Wordham
    • Laura's Assistantas Laura's Assistant
    Jeff Edwards
    • Puppeteeras Puppeteer
    Shane Mahan
    • Puppeteeras Puppeteer
    Matt Heimlich
    • Puppeteeras Puppeteer
    David Monzingo
    • Puppeteeras Puppeteer
    • (as Dave Monzingo)
    Richard Haugen
    • Puppeteeras Puppeteer
    • Director
      • George Huang
    • Writer
      • George Huang
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    Storyline

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    The CEO of Clayton Software, Faye Clayton, lays off her development team after their latest game project, called "Evilution", receives numerous disastrous test previews, and begins her search for a new team. During this search, she selected a team of renowned game designers, Bug, Hardcore, Sol, led by Peter Drummond as replacements. At the same time, they are informed that a bonus of a million dollars would be awarded to those who make the game the most scariest, through innovation means. Despite the rivalry among them, they work together to make a game scary enough to scare the kids in four weeks. Just as Sol adds his powerful AI chip into the hard drive, the lightning strike causes a power surge which brings "Evilution" to life. The programmers are soon confined in the building, becoming targets of their killer game they've created and the virtual nightmare begins. —Anonymous
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    • Genres
      • Horror
      • Sci-Fi
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for violence/gore, language and nudity
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In the film, there's a poster of the video game Evil Dead: Hail to the King (2000), and a pinball machine of Tales from the Crypt (1989).
    • Goofs
      Continuity changes as Laura backs up past the Evil Dead and Top Gun posters.
    • Quotes

      Drummond: You'll learn intern, you'll learn.

    • Connections
      References Sesame Street (1952)
    • Soundtracks
      My Bridges Burn
      Performed by The Cult

    User reviews54

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    Top review
    5/10
    dudes accidentally create real monster when an electric surge gives life to their game AI
    It's a low budget b movie with lots of holes in the realism. Right off the bat you can spot lots of things wrong with the main logic of the whole movie. i.e. guys having only 4 weeks to complete a game (a ridiculously short deadline), the "computer suit" that goes on a killing rampage and has the ability to move despite the lack of any stable structure, the entire idea than an electrical surge can endow something with free thought "just because". But you can basically look at the movie box and figure out this is a movie that you shouldn't take too seriously.

    It's a low budget, corny fairly predictable movie filled with bad acting, but it is fairly entertaining, and that's what matters afterall
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    • Apr 19, 2008

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 14, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Como fabricar un monstruo
    • Production company
      • Creature Features Productions LLC
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 31min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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