Monster Mutt (film)

Monster Mutt is a 2010 American independent family comedy film directed by Todd Tucker and written by Timothy Dolan. It had a limited theatrical release in 2010, and a DVD release in 2011. The films stars Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, Bart Johnson, Billy Unger, and Bob Gibson, and a largerthanlife animatronic puppet of the Monster Mutt.

Filmed entirely within the Santa Clarita Valley, director Todd Tucker and producer Harvey Lowry created the film as their first feature film together. Known primarily for their makeup and special effects work in Hollywood, the two decided to use their skills for film production of Monster Mutt. Tucker was inspired to write the films story by having watched Steven Spielbergs Gremlins and E.T. the ExtraTerrestrial when he was younger. The two men kept the budget purposely low, in hopes of maximizing profit. Designed and built by academy awardwinning Drac Studios, the character of Monster Mutt is a largerthanlife animatronic puppet requiring five people to control its movements.Scott A. Johnson of Dread Central wrote that the film soundtrack, as composed and conducted by Chris Walden, was performed by West Australian Philharmonic Orchestra, and contains everything one would expect from a movie aimed at kids around ten years old. Johnson stated that the soundtracks failure was in its lack of throughline and signature sound, but that the tracks did what they were supposed to do, in that it takes the film, amplifies its emotions, and does so in a way that is kidfriendly. Soundtrack Geek wrote that the soundtrack of the Monster Mutt film was released to show Waldens skill as a composer. They wrote that as the trailer looks horrifying from an adult perspective, but more fun for the kids, the film is one that an adult might not otherwise see unless you have children between the age ofand 10. In their review of the soundtrack, they wrote of the composer, Emmy Award winner Chris Walden has been stuck in TV movie land since the early nighties, but now he has a chance to shine in a proper movie. Tracksounds wrote that the soundtrack for Monster Mutt captures all the different genres in a kid flick and them some, and that it was an unexpected pleasure to listen to. They also wrote that this is another instance of wishing we could see what the compos

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