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A brain-dead sheriff named Lance, a stolid FBI agent named Jeff and a well equipped female paleontologist team up with Colonel Patrick Hendry (Kenneth Tobey), a grumpy retired monster fighter, to battle a 60 foot, three-eyed cross between man and dinosaur. Creatively named 'Monstersaurus Erectus', this could be the dumbest monsters in the history of cinema. Using soundtracks and extensive footage from many old films, this spoof/homage of 1950's horror/sci-fi/creature films brings back many favorite actors from these classic movies, some reprising their former roles, to help destroy a massively cheesy, atomic, stop-motion monster that stomps its way through scenes of mass destruction (depicted via extensive clips from old movies), intent on the obliteration of Los Angeles. A direct homage to the horror/sci-fi/creature features of the 50s and 60s, right down to the poor quality film, rubber monster, bad dialogue, numerous puns and negligible budget. What makes this film so unique is the gathering of luminaries that came out of the woodwork to participate, including the original stars of classic films like The Thing From Another World (Kenneth Tobey and Robert Cornwaithe) and War of the Worlds (Ann Robinson and Les Tremayne), Revenge of the Creature (John Agar) and Plan 9 From Outer Space and Night of the Ghouls (Paul Marco). In addition to the stars of the 'Golden Age of horror/sci-fi/creature films, we're treated to the addition of 80s and 90s scream queens, Linnea Quigley and Michelle Bauer. The Naked Monster has something for everybody. Bonus features include: The deleted scenes extra contains finished moments dropped to keep the film from running to intolerable length. , A still photo gallery shows the cast and crew posing for fun at the various improvised locations: Bronson Caverns, Vasquez Rocks, etc.. , Director's Ted Newsom and Wayne Berwick commentary , A fan interview with Kenneth Tobey by Dr. Franklin Riehl
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