Directed by:
Bob DahlinScreenplay:
Bob DahlinComposer:
Barrie GuardCast:
Denise DuBarry, Claude Akins, Howard Duff, Henry Gibson, Donald Moffat, Paul Dooley, John Carradine, Paul Walker, Stella Stevens, Kevin Peter Hall, Fergie (more)Plots(1)
The monster (Kevin Peter Hall) hides out in closets and waits for victims to unsuspectingly grab a shirt or slacks before he reduces them to dead meat. After several closet deaths, a writer (Donald Grant) sent to cover the story soon teams up with a science teacher (Denise DuBarry) and her son, a super-smart child prodigy, and they set out to solve the murders. The plot thickens when the gruff, brash Gen. Turnbull (Donald Moffat) enters the picture. It seems the monster is bullet-proof, laser-proof and bomb-proof -- a challenge to capture, kill, or subdue. This 80's horror hit classic offers fun for all as America joins together to battle the monster in the closet. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Denise DuBarry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/411/161411500_97dfec.jpg)
Denise DuBarry
USA
Best movies:
Being There (1979)
Monster in the Closet (1986)
Senior Moment (2021)
![Claude Akins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247437_b2068f.jpg)
Claude Akins
USA
Best movies:
Inherit the Wind (1960)
The Defiant Ones (1958)
Rio Bravo (1959)
![Howard Duff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/500/500021_fed891.jpg)
Howard Duff
USA
Best movies:
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
East of Eden (1981) (series)
![Henry Gibson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/245/163245100_ef6104.png)
Henry Gibson
USA
Best movies:
Magnolia (1999)
Slow Burn (1986) (TV movie)
Mother Night (1996)
![Donald Moffat](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/932/157932506_b12670.jpg)
Donald Moffat
UK
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
The Gift of Love (1978) (TV movie)
The Right Stuff (1983)
![Paul Dooley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272889_979352.jpg)
Paul Dooley
USA
Best movies:
Cars (2006)
Insomnia (2002)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
![John Carradine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/469/162469493_dd517e.jpg)
John Carradine
USA
Best movies:
Captains Courageous (1937)
The Invisible Man (1933)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
![Paul Walker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269149_7ed63c.jpg)
Paul Walker
USA
Best movies:
Pleasantville (1998)
Fast Five (2011)
Running Scared (2006)
![Stella Stevens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/964/162964958_bc890f.jpg)
Stella Stevens
USA
Best movies:
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (1997) (TV movie)
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
![Kevin Peter Hall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274458_eae7ab.jpg)
Kevin Peter Hall
USA
Best movies:
Predator (1987)
Predator 2 (1990)
Prophecy (1979)
![Fergie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/289/162289925_e6ae27.jpg)
Fergie
USA
Best movies:
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
Planet Terror (2007)
Madagascar 2 (2008)
![Jesse White](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/779/158779812_53c80f.gif)
Jesse White
USA
Best movies:
Harvey (1950)
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
Bless the Beasts & Children (1971)
![Ritchie Montgomery](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/369/159369291_7dba88.jpg)
Ritchie Montgomery
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Quarry (2016) (series)
![Evan Arnold](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/798/161798865_14799a.jpg)
Evan Arnold
Best movies:
Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Spider-Man (2002)
Garfield: The Movie (2004)
![Jonna Lee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/147/160147797_a5e7a3.jpg)
Jonna Lee
USA
Best movies:
The Midnight Hour (1985) (TV movie)
Lovelines (1984)
Quarterback Princess (1983) (TV movie)
Andrew Cofrin
Best movies:
Monster in the Closet (1986)
![Clare Torao](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/157/162157857_32b9d8.jpg)
Clare Torao
Best movies:
48 Hrs. (1982)
Fire and Ice (1983)
Cobra (1986)
![Jack Shearer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/293/162293810_c1fa67.jpg)
Jack Shearer
Best movies:
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996)
The Negotiator (1998)
![Benny Baker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/007/161007431_c8a7c7.jpg)
Benny Baker
USA
Best movies:
Captains of the Clouds (1942)
18 Again! (1988)
The Sting II (1983)
John Walsh
Best movies:
Reality Bites (1994)
Beau Is Afraid (2023)
Body Parts (1991)