Your Monster Explained
Your Monster |
Director: | Caroline Lindy |
Producer: | - Kayla Foster
- Caroline Lindy
- Kira Carstensen
- Melanie Donkers
- Shannon Reilly
|
Screenplay: | Caroline Lindy |
Based On: | Your Monster by Caroline Lindy |
Starring: | |
Music: | Timothy Williams The Lazours (songs) |
Cinematography: | Will Stone |
Production Companies: | - Merman
- Bombo Sports and Entertainment
|
Distributor: | Vertical Entertainment |
Runtime: | 98 minutes[1] |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Your Monster is a 2024 American romantic comedy-horror film written and directed by Caroline Lindy, based on her 2019 short film of the same name. The film stars Melissa Barrera, Tommy Dewey, Edmund Donovan and Kayla Foster.
Your Monster is scheduled to be released in the United States on October 25, 2024.
Synopsis
Laura Franco (Barrera) is a young actress enduring a cancer diagnosis and upsetting relationship breakup when she discovers a terrifying, yet weirdly charming Monster (Dewey) living in her closet.
Cast
Production
Your Monster is from Merman Productions.[2] Lindy and Kayla Foster produced, with Shannon Reilly from Bombo Sports and Entertainment, and Kira Carstensen and Melanie Donkers for Mermade.[3] Barrera described the project to Collider as an "incredible indie movie that was so satisfying to me. And I've realized how smaller films are more creatively satisfying in a way because you get a lot more say, and it's like a real team effort. It's like basically everyone is kind of sacrificing a lot to do this very low budget thing and make it look good and make it the best that it can be, and having the highest hopes for something knowing that you don't have the huge back of a studio. I think it makes you hungrier."[4] With news of the project coming soon after the release of her second film in the Scream franchise made some call Berrera the new "scream queen".[5] [6]
Filming
The film was shot in twenty days in Hoboken, New Jersey.[7]
Release
The film premiered in the Midnight section at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2024.[8] In March 2024, Vertical Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film.[9] The film is scheduled to release on October 25, 2024.[10] [11] [12]
Reception
Accolades
Notes and References
- Web site: Your Monster. Sundance Film Festival. 6 December 2023.
- Web site: 'Scream' Star Melissa Barrera Reunites With Radio Silence On Secret Monster Movie For Universal. Deadline Hollywood. April 13, 2023. April 14, 2023. Justin. Kroll. April 13, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230413224310/https://deadline.com/2023/04/scream-melissa-barrera-radio-silence-secret-monster-movie-universal-1235324422/. live.
- Web site: Melissa Barrera Headlining Horror Romance 'Your Monster'. Hollywood Reporter. Mia. Galuppo. March 6, 2023. March 7, 2023. March 6, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230306232449/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/melissa-barrera-headlining-horror-romance-your-monster-1235342249/. live.
- Web site: 'Scream VI': Melissa Barrera Shares the Changes to Sam She Pushed for After Reading the Script's First Draft. Collider. Perri. Nemiroff. March 12, 2023. March 12, 2023. March 12, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230312155118/https://collider.com/scream-6-melissa-barrera-interview-sam-carpenter/. live.
- Web site: Melissa Barrera settles as "Scream Queen" with new horror project. Noticine.com. Ana Karina. Villegas. March 7, 2023. March 17, 2023. March 17, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230317191701/https://noticine.com/noticias/rodajes/34517-melissa-barrera-se-asienta-como-scream-queen-con-nuevo-proyecto-de-terror.html. live.
- Web site: Melissa Barrera Returns as a Scream Queen in First ‘Your Monster’ Footage [Exclusive]]. Britta. DeVore. 26 July 2024. 26 July 2024. Collider.
- Web site: Melissa Barrera: "As a Latino, most of the opportunities are to play immigrants". nme. 3 June 2023. 1 June 2023. Gary. Ryan. June 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230604123237/https://www.nme.com/features/film-interviews/melissa-barrera-interview-carmen-paul-mescal-scream-3450231. live.
- Web site: Sundance Unveils Packed 2024 Lineup That Includes A.I., Pedro Pascal, Kristen Stewart, Satan, Devo & Steven Yeun. Deadline Hollywood. Anthony. Dominic. D'Alessandro. Patten. 6 December 2023. 6 December 2023.
- Web site: Sundance Genre-Bender 'Your Monster' Starring Melissa Barrera & Tommy Dewey Lands At Vertical. Deadline Hollywood. Matt. Grobar. March 5, 2024. March 5, 2024.
- Web site: T . Amber . 2024-07-11 . Melissa Barrera-Starring YOUR MONSTER Gets A Halloween Release Date . 2024-07-11 . www.fangoria.com . en-US.
- Web site: Hamman . Cody . 2024-07-11 . Your Monster: Melissa Barrera horror rom-com musical gets a poster and October release date . 2024-07-11 . JoBlo . en-US.
- Web site: Squires . John . 2024-07-11 . Horror Romance ‘Your Monster’ Starring Melissa Barrera Coming This Halloween [Poster] ]. 2024-07-11 . Bloody Disgusting! . en-US.
- Web site: The 13th-annual Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF) announced this year’s juried film award winners . Film Festivals . 20 June 2024.
- Web site: Screen Daily. 11 June 2024. Caroline Lindy’s ‘Your Monster’ starring Melissa Barrera wins Sundance Film Festival: London 2024 audience award. Ben. Dalton. 10 June 2024.
- Web site: Palmares 2024 . Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival . 20 June 2024.