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3 | A 1986 monster movie spoof from Creator/{{Troma}}, written and directed by Bob Dahlin and starring Donald Grant, Denise [=DuBarry=], Claude Akins, Howard Duff, Creator/HenryGibson, and Creator/DonaldMoffat. |
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5 | When the eponymous creature emerges from its lair (guess where [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin that is]]) and begins slaughtering citizens in a small Californian town, it's up to would-be IntrepidReporter Richard Clark (Grant) and scientist Dr. Diane Bennett ([=DuBarry=]) to find a way of killing it. |
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7 | Very, very {{camp}}y, but doesn't take itself at all seriously, and is amusing if viewed in the right frame of mind. |
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9 | Not to be confused with Spalding Gray's ''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102467/ Monster In a Box]]'', which is a ''completely'' different film. Or with the MonsterCloset trope. |
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12 | !!Contains examples of: |
13 | * AbsentMindedProfessor: Dr. Pennyworth, to the nth power. |
14 | * AntagonistTitle: Clark is the protagonist. |
15 | * AxeBeforeEntering: The heroes are attempting to lure the monster into a trap, and are waiting at the end of a hallway, with the front door open to the outdoors. [[spoiler: The monster comes smashing through the interior door they are leaning against.]] |
16 | * BigBad: The closet creature terrorizing everybody. |
17 | * TheCameo: Creator/JohnCarradine plays a blind victim of the monster. Stella Stevens drops in for a [[PsychoShowerMurderParody quick parody]] of ''Film/{{Psycho}}''. |
18 | * CatScare: Wouldn't be a horror parody without it. |
19 | * ChildProdigy: 'Professor' Bennett. |
20 | * DaEditor: Played by Jesse White of "Maytag repairman" fame. |
21 | * EnergyWeapon: 'Professor' builds one to use against the monster. [[spoiler: It doesn't help.]] |
22 | * {{Expy}}: |
23 | ** The monster pretty blatantly steals some design ideas from the Xenomorph in ''Franchise/{{Alien}}''. |
24 | ** The hero is Richard [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Clark]] who goes by his last name. He works as an IntrepidReporter and even [[ClarkKentOutfit dresses the part]]. Actor Donald Grant really resembles Creator/ChristopherReeve as well. |
25 | ** Dr. [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Pennyworth]] shares his name with another DC character. He also bears a striking resemblance to [[UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein to a certain real life scientist]]. |
26 | * ForScience: Dr. Pennyworth's attitude towards life in general. [[spoiler: It gets him killed.]] |
27 | * GeneralRipper: General Turnbull. |
28 | * TheGlassesGottaGo: [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Clark]] "becomes" literally mesmerizingly handsome when he takes his glasses off. |
29 | * ImpendingDoomPOV: Parodied. |
30 | * JawDrop: Diane, every time she sees Richard without his glasses. [[spoiler: And then the monster does it as well, and kidnaps him.]] |
31 | * JerkAss: Clark's fellow reporter Scoop; you're likely to cheer more when he gets his comeuppance than when the monster is defeated. |
32 | * LargeHam: The two leads are fairly subdued, but much of the supporting cast goes to town with this trope. |
33 | * MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: The monster lumbers into view behind young Professor while the latter is working in a school classroom. |
34 | * MonsterMisogyny / TouchOfTheMonster: Parodied; see Stealth Pun below. |
35 | * NighInvulnerable: The monster; it turns out the only way to destroy it is to [[spoiler: destroy every closet in the world.]] |
36 | * OverlyLongGag: The PsychoShowerMurderParody has ''many'' false scares. |
37 | * PoliceAreUseless: The sheriff tries his best, but.. |
38 | * PunnyName: [[Creator/DickClark Richard Clark]]. |
39 | * RunningGag: |
40 | ** Every time Clark removes his glasses, Diane becomes entranced and loses focus on whatever she is doing. [[spoiler:And finally the monster does the same thing, and kidnaps him.]] |
41 | ** When the characters think they are about to encounter the monster, they all make their own signature poses. |
42 | ** After initially telling a disgusting story about dissecting a frog as a child, Pennyworth changes course in order to justify capturing the monster as opposed to killing it. He then starts to tell various characters about he [[BlatantLies could have dissected the frog but decided not to]], only to be cut off. |
43 | * ShoutOut: |
44 | ** The heroes try to kill the monster using an electrocution setup exactly like the one used to destroy the 1950's version of ''[[Film/TheThingFromAnotherWorld the Thing]]''. [[spoiler: It has no effect.]] |
45 | ** Father Finnegan gives a spoof version of a famous line from Film/KingKong1933. |
46 | * StealthPun: The movie's title, assuming [[spoiler: the monster is male, which is never made clear.]] |
47 | * ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight |
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