The Monitors (1969)

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Release Date: Oct 8, 1969 Wide

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Featuring members of Chicago's distinguished Second City comedy troupe, this way-out sci-fi comedy tells the tale of a failed alien invasion. The basically friendly Monitors have come to Earth to take over and force humans to clean up their acts by forbidding them to engage in politics, violence and sex. Naturally humanity is not willing to give up its favorite pastimes, and earth's inhabitants stage a world-wide rebellion. Monitors was an attempt by the film equipment maker Bell and Howell to

PG, 1 hr. 32 min.

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy

Directed By: Jack Shea

In Theaters: Oct 8, 1969 Wide

Cast

Guy Stockwell
Harry
Susan Oliver
Barbara
Avery Schreiber
Max
Sherry Jackson
Mona
Shepperd Strudwick
Tersh
Ed Begley Sr.
President
Larry Storch
Col. Stutz
Everett Dirksen
Guest Appearance
Matthew Arkin
Guest Appearance
J.J. Barry
Culp
Murphy Dunne
Monitor Driver
Mike Nussbaum
Exercise Chief
Keenan Wynn
Gen. Blackwish
Peter Boyle
Production Manager
Martin Harvey Friedberg
Newt
Thomas Erhart
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To improve the lot of humanity...is just too altruistic to be regarded with anything other than suspicion

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Shane Burridge

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