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Monster in the Closet

1986 · 90 min

A goofy, good-natured creature feature that plays its silly premise straight, delivering laughs and light scares without ever taking itself seriously.

Directed by
Bob Dahlin
Genres
Horror, Comedy
Tagline
It's Out! It's Out! It's Out!
Overview
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 but not without involving the U.S. Army and mass panic.

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Directed by
Bob Dahlin
Genres
Horror, Comedy
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • mystery
  • love
  • survival
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror4
Humour7
Realism3
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Genres
horror, comedy
Directed by
Bob Dahlin
Written by
Bob Dahlin
Starring
Donald Grant, Denise DuBarry, Henry Gibson, Paul Walker, Claude Akins, Howard Duff, Donald Moffat, Paul Dooley
Music
Barrie Guard
Cinematography
Ronald W. McLeish
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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