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Mystery on Monster Island

1981 · 105 min

A creaky, cheerful B-movie romp with rubber dinosaurs, buried gold, and a holiday-adventure vibe that never takes itself seriously.

Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Horror
Tagline
On an island forgotten by time, perilous adventure awaits!
Overview
A young European boy living in San Francisco is reluctant to marry his long-term girlfriend because he wants to travel around the world first. His wealthy uncle agrees to send him on a global expedition aboard his ship, but en route the boy and his travelling companion are shipwrecked on a remote island, populated by countless prehistoric creatures as well as gold-hunting bandits.

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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • greed
  • coming-of-age
  • betrayal
  • freedom
Places
  • sea
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour5
Realism3
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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