MONSTER IN THE CLOSET is an affectionate throwback spoof to the 1950s B-movie monster flicks that used to entertain cinema crowds back in the day. The story is about a hideous monster that lives inside bedroom closets and eats family members and pets that get too close. An eccentric Einstein-lookalike scientist tries to figure out how to stop it while the military go in heavy. Everything plays out in a cheap, tongue-in-cheek style with the emphasis on silliness.
The monster is a cool-looking man in a suit with an extendable ALIEN jaw. It's pretty freaky and is played by Kevin Peter Hall in a dry run for PREDATOR. The film also deserves note for having a fine little cast with plenty of cameos. Henry Gibson (THE 'BURBS) plays the eccentric scientist while Donald Moffat (the underrated actor in THE THING) is the gung ho military type. John Carradine has a kooky cameo and Stella Stevens a shower scene that riffs on PSYCHO. Claude Akins briefly appears too. Most interestingly, there are child roles for Paul Walker of FAST & FURIOUS fame and Fergie from The Black Eyed Peas, decades before they became household names.
The monster is a cool-looking man in a suit with an extendable ALIEN jaw. It's pretty freaky and is played by Kevin Peter Hall in a dry run for PREDATOR. The film also deserves note for having a fine little cast with plenty of cameos. Henry Gibson (THE 'BURBS) plays the eccentric scientist while Donald Moffat (the underrated actor in THE THING) is the gung ho military type. John Carradine has a kooky cameo and Stella Stevens a shower scene that riffs on PSYCHO. Claude Akins briefly appears too. Most interestingly, there are child roles for Paul Walker of FAST & FURIOUS fame and Fergie from The Black Eyed Peas, decades before they became household names.