The Naked Monster
The Naked Monster is a 2005 American ultra lowbudget science fiction and horror comedy fanfilm written by Ted Newsom and directed by Newsom and Wayne Berwick as an homage to and spoof of the giant monsterontheloose films of the 1950s. The final project tookyears to make, and was actor Kenneth Tobeys last film.
In 1992, Newsom professed to have slopedited a version of the old show together using the original colour footage, although the FX shots were still in black and white, staing sic I wanted to see if it looked any good. However, several of the original stars had died, including Robert Shayne and John Harmon, and Ken Tobey had severe problems with his back which made a remake impossible with the original cast members. In 1994, Newsom transferred the Super8 film to tape on a highend Rank Telecine apparatus and made a deal with Chuck Adleman of Anthem Pictures to use their editing system to cut the 100 minutes down byminutes. In the cutting process several effects shots were lost, such as the whole Titanic and submarine sequences, but Newsom claimed these needlessly slowed down the film.The character names of the veteran performers all refer to their own past films. Brinke Stevens stars, with cameos from two of her fellow Scream Queens. Kenneth Tobey returns as Colonel Patrick Hendry, a promotion for his character originally an army Captain in The Thing from Another World, and Les Tremayne reprises his General Mann role from War of the Worlds 1953. ........
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