Summaries

Todd 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.—Concorde - New Horizons (with permission).

The twelve-year old Todd Dougherty is an imaginative boy that loves comic books and hates to practice violin. When he travels on vacation with his father George Dougherty, who is an architect, and his mother Abby, they meet his client Denise Gore that is building a house in the woods with George. Todd finds the footprint of the monster "Topopkin" in the woods, but nobody believes him. Out of the blue, his mother vanishes in the woods. Six months later, George decides to get married with Denise, and Todd stays for a period with his beloved grandparents Shirley and Norman. When George discloses to Todd that he will marry Denise, Todd finds that she is a monster, but nobody believes him. His neighbor Wendy learns that Todd is telling the truth and together with her boyfriend Phlegm, they try to help him. Meanwhile, Denise eats a jogger and the paper boy in the neighborhood.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • psychotronic film
  • murder of a child
  • demanding an explanation
  • no one believes the protagonist
  • disbelieving adult
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Horror
Release date Feb 23, 1993
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Concorde Pictures

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 25m
Color Color
Sound mix Ultra Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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