Your Monster
Movie Details:
| Based on | Your Monster by Caroline Lindy |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Romance, Comedy, Horror |
| Release dates | January 18, 2024 (Sundance) October 25, 2024 (United States) |
| Running time | 1hr 38min |
| Age rating | R |
| Starring | Melissa Barrera, Tommy Dewey, Edmund Donovan, Kayla Foster |
| Directed by | Caroline Lindy |
| Screenplay by | Caroline Lindy |
| Produced by | Kayla Foster, Caroline Lindy, Kira Carstensen, Melanie Donkers, Shannon Reilly |
| Cinematography by | Will Stone |
| Edited by | Daysha Broadway, Jon Higgins |
| Music by | Timothy Williams, The Lazours (songs) |
| Production Companies | Merman Bombo Sports and Entertainment |
| Distributor | Vertical Entertainment |
| Box Office Collection | $723,394 |
Cast & Characters:
- Melissa Barrera as Laura Franco
- Meghann Fahy as Jackie Dennon
- Tommy Dewey as Monster
- Edmund Donovan as Jacob
- Matthew Lamb as Young Benji
- Kayla Foster as Mazie
- Lana Young as Ellyn Michaelson
- Kasey Bella Suarez as Young Laura
- Brandon Victor Dixon as Will
- Megan Haley as Taylor
- Reese Grande as Young Mazie
- Taylor Trensch as Scotty
- Brian McCarthy as Dr. Kaufman
- Ikechukwu Ufomadu as Don
- Sequoia Shayvonne as Dancer
- Silken Kelly as Ensemble Dancer
- Sophie Silnicki as Ensemble Dancer
- Woody Fu as Nurse Roger
Storyline:
Your Monster tells the story of the soft-spoken actor Laura Franco (Melissa Barrera), who is dumped by her longtime boyfriend (Edmund Donovan) while recovering from surgery and retreats to her childhood home to recover. With her future looking bleak, insult is added to injury when Laura discovers her ex is staging a musical that she helped him develop. But out of these gut-wrenching life changes emerges a monster (Tommy Dewey) with whom she finds a connection, encouraging Laura to follow her dreams, open her heart and fall in love with her inner rage.
About Your Monster Movie:
Your Monster is an American romantic comedy-horror film written, directed, and co-produced by Caroline Lindy. The film stars Melissa Barrera, Tommy Dewey, Edmund Donovan, and Kayla Foster.
The film is based on her 2019 short film of the same name. It was shot in twenty days in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Your Monster premiered in the Midnight section at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 18. Vertical secured the North American distribution rights in March, and the film was released on October 25, 2024.