Monster Island (2019 film)
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| Monster Island | |
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| Written by | Mark Atkins |
| Story by | Mark Atkins |
| Directed by | Mark Atkins |
| Starring | Eric Roberts Chris Fisher Adrian Bouchet Meghan Oberholzer Natalie Robbie Donna Cormack |
| Theme music composer | Christopher Cano Chris Ridenhour Eliza Swenson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Editors | Mark Atkins Marq Morrison Erica Steele |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | The Asylum |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syfy |
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Monster Island is a science fiction television monster film produced by The Asylum. Keeping with The Asylum's mainstay theme of mockbusters, it was released in the same year as the 2019 A-budget monster film Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Monster Island first premiered on June 1, 2019 on the Syfy channel, exactly one month after the 2019 Godzilla film.
Plot
A team of geologists collaborate with the New Zealand Coast Guard in fighting against two Kaiju in battle with one another: a giant starfish dubbed Tengu that spawns dragon-like offspring, and the golem-like Walking Mountain.
Cast
- Eric Roberts as General Horne
- Toshi Toda as Lieutenant Maxwell
- Adrian Bouchet as Billy Ford
- Natalie Robbie as Sarah Murray
- Chris Fisher as Riley James
- Jonathan Pienaar as Captain Mato
- Margot Wood as Rena Hangaroa
- Meghan Oberholzer as Susan Meyerhold
- Ryan Kruger as Navigator Thompson
- Lindsay Sullivan as Captain Hansen
Production
Monster Island was filmed entirely in Capetown, South Africa.
Bloopers
In the film, General Horne is a member of the New Zealand Coast Guard. In reality, the rank of general exist in three military branches: Army, Air Force and Marines. The film also features Horne wearing a formal white uniform and hat. On the uniform is a set of three stars above his shirt pocket. Officers wearing insignia stars are actually admirals. In Horne's case wearing three stars would confirm his rank as a Vice admiral. The uniform Horne wears is labeled incorrectly: Insignia stars and a patch reading "NAVY" above his shirt pockets. In reality, personnel normally wear name tags above their shirt pockets. On Horne's shoulders are patches belonging to a New Zealand Naval sub-lieutenant. Horne also is wearing a dress white uniform shirt instead of a khaki-colored duty uniform shirt. Horne's uniform also features full medals that would only be worn in military ceremonies or other formal military functions. Horne also wears an Australian flag patch instead of a New Zealand flag.
Fun facts
- The corporation's name is Benthic which refers to the lowest ecological level of a body of water.
- Actor Toshi Toda made his second appearance in a movie centered around a kaiju. His first appearance was in the 1998 Centropolis Entertainment-produced film Godzilla, where he was the Japanese Tanker ship captain in the opening scenes.
Reception
The movie has received mixed to negative reviews by Internet users.[1]
Releases
Monster Island aired twice in its television premiere on June 1, 2019. Exactly twelve days later, it was released on DVD on June 13. Three months later, Monster Island was available on SVOD on September 13.[2]
References
- ^ Squires, John (May 28, 2019). "Exclusive Images: The Asylum Unleashes Kaiju-Filled 'Monster Island' on Syfy This Weekend!". Bloody Disgusting.
- ^ "THE ASYLUM".
External links
- Monster Island on The Asylum website
- Monster Island at IMDb
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