Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueTodd Dougherty has an imagination driven by comic book. So when he accuses his soon-to-be stepmother of being a monster, no one believes him. When neighbors start turning up dead, it becomes... Tout lireTodd Dougherty has an imagination driven by comic book. So when he accuses his soon-to-be stepmother of being a monster, no one believes him. When neighbors start turning up dead, it becomes a race against time for Todd to stop this hideous, carnivorous creature from marrying his... Tout lireTodd Dougherty has an imagination driven by comic book. So when he accuses his soon-to-be stepmother of being a monster, no one believes him. When neighbors start turning up dead, it becomes a race against time for Todd to stop this hideous, carnivorous creature from marrying his dad and ruining his life.
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Stepmonster keeps things mostly kid friendly minus the fact that the lead kid is bit of a pervert who wants to see his teenage neighbor naked. The scares aren't too intense for most kids, though, and the film has a great atmosphere of fun throughout. There are better and funnier family-themed horror movies out there, but it's not a complete waste of time at all.
The kid who played the main character did a great job, and had very natural comedy acting. The makeup on the moster isn't the greatest, but that doesn't detract from the film as far as I'm concerned, since this is supposed to be a lighthearted monster movie.
It's really too bad this movie is so unknown because it's well done, and there are many laugh-out-loud moments. This is coming from someone whose been a horror fan my whole life and normally like more traditional horror films. If you can find this one, it's definitely worth watching.
The 80-some minute story moves along very fast and has good characters. Robin Riker, as "Denise Gore," has a great face and - at least for me - alone is worth seeing the film. The same goes for Amy Dolenz, who is a lot of fun as "Wendy." Alan Thicke amazed me with his violin talents.
The only bad part is the special-effects, which are poor considering the year this was made (1993) but it is still a very good B-movie that should appeal to kids and adults. A reviewer here thinks adults wouldn't like this, but I'm up in age and I really enjoyed it. I wouldn't have little kids seeing this, though.
I hope this comes back on DVD because I'd like to see it again. I also wish I had a babysitter in my youth that looked like this!
3 out of 5 stars!
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- AnecdotesThere are many similarities to the 1985 horror movie Fright Night. The main protagonist is a horror fan and discovers a real life monster but can't get anyone to believe him.
- ConnexionsReferenced in Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of the VHS Collector (2013)
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- Durée1 heure 25 minutes
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