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The Monitors is a 1969 U.S. satirical science fiction film. Shot in Chicago, it was the first film production of the city's Second City comedy troupe [1] and was coproduced and financed by the Bell and Howell film-equipment manufacturing company (then based in nearby Skokie) in an effort to establish Chicago as a film production center. [2] .
- Fred Kaz
- The Monitors, by Keith Laumer
- October 8, 1969 (New York)
- Bernard Sahlins
The Monitors: Directed by Jack Shea. With Guy Stockwell, Susan Oliver, Larry Storch, Avery Schreiber. Earthlings chafe at the peace established by a benevolent alien race and set about to rebel.
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- Jack Shea
- PG
- Guy Stockwell, Susan Oliver, Larry Storch
Trust in the Monitors. A time capsule of 1969 that's a mix of sci-fi, slapstick, sex, propaganda and drug-fueled innocent absurdity. If you get the chance to see this overlooked cult classic, do.
- Jack Shea
- Sci-Fi
- Guy Stockwell
Unusual sci-fi invasion film, with a black-comedy twist: The Earth is taken over by The Monitors, aliens who run it like hall monitors in a 1950's high school, with overtones of Big Brother. The film follows the progress of the human underground rebellion.
- Jack Shea, Rusty Meek
- Guy Stockwell
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Overview. User Reviews. Cast & Crew. Related. Share on. facebook. twitter. Synopsis by Sandra Brennan. Featuring members of Chicago's distinguished Second City comedy troupe, this way-out sci-fi comedy tells the tale of a failed alien invasion.
Cast. Music. Fred Kaz. Cinematography. Vilmos Zsigmond. Producer. Bell & Howerll, Second City, Wilding Picture Productions. Genre. Comedy. Sci-Fi | Aliens. Synopsis. The Earth is taken over by The Monitors, aliens who run it like hall monitors in a 1950's high school, with overtones of Big Brother.
