The Naked Monster (2005)

Directors:

Wayne Berwick
Ted Newsom

Writer:

Ted Newsom (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A brain-dead sheriff, a stolid secret agent and a sexy scientist team with a grumpy retired monster fighter to battle a 60 foot, three-eyed cross between man and dinosaur.

Plot Keywords:

Monster | Stop Motion | Sergeant | Female Nudity | Satire

Cast

Kenneth Tobey	...	Col. Patrick Hendry
Brinke Stevens	...	Dr. Nikki Carlton
R.G. Wilson	...	Sheriff Lance Boiler
John Goodwin	...	Agent Jeff T. Stewart
Cathy Cahn	...	Connie Lingus
Forrest J Ackerman	...	Flustered Man
John Agar	...	Dr. Clete Ferguson
Michelle Bauer	...	Second Mom
Bob Burns	...	Admiral Burns / Tracy the Gorilla
Jeanne Carmen	...	Mrs. Lipschitz
Robert Clarke	...	Major Allison
Robert Cornthwaite	...	Dr. Carrington
George Fenneman	...	Narrator
John Harmon	...	Mr. Lipschitz
Paul Marco	...	Kelton the Cop

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Heidelberg Films

Trivia:

John Goodwin was cast on the basis of his performance in the student film by S.S. Wilson, "Recorded Live", in which Goodwin battled a stop-motion pile of hungry videotape. Goodwin also appeared in Tremors, co-written by SS. Wilson and Brent Maddox.

Quotes:

Dr. Nikki Carlton: I'd recognize that taste anywhere. That's... iguana saliva!

Movie Connections:

References The Hideous Sun Demon (1959)

Soundtrack:

You Made My Life into a Monster Movie

Try Having a Sense of Humor

You have to approach this movie with humor and nostalgia. If you look only at the technical aspect of the film, yes you will find things to complain about. The humor in it, the one liners, the cameos, the nods to the classic monster movies, that's what this film was to me. Call it "Z-grade" all you want...I thought it was a nice tribute to the genre. There is no doubt this was a low budget film. Yes the SPX can hit the cheese level as can some of the acting. I looked beyond that though and saw some writing and scenes that got me chuckling. Every new cameo from a genre star got me to smile as well. I applaud the film makers for doing what they did on a small budget and doing it with some humor as well as some respect for the classic monster movies.