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Game Rant can share an exclusiveMonster Summerpromo featuring Abby James “AJ” Witherspoon explaining the movie from an appropriately stressful setting of a haunted house. Distributor Pastime Pictures shared the quirky clip to commemorate the film’s theatrical release, which has been timed just ahead of Halloween 2024.
Monster Summeris a genre hybrid that combines elements ofadventure movies, comedy, and horror. The film follows a group of high school friends who team up with a retired police detective on a quest to save their home island from a mysterious and quite possibly monstrous force.
Monster Summer Star AJ Witherspoon Explains the Movie in a Scary Setting
To commemorate its silver screen debut, the movie has now received a new promo, which Game Rant can exclusively reveal. In it,Monster Summerstar Abby James Witherspoon does her best to explain what thisPG-13 horror filmis about while navigating a haunted house at Knott’s Scary Farm, a seasonal Halloween event held by Buena Park, California-based Knott’s Berry Farm. That turns out to be easier said than done, not least because the spooky venue is constantly throwing jump scares her way.
After finally managing to go over the film’s basic premise following several interrupted attempts, Witherspoon also reveals that her favorite experience on the set was collaborating with the cast on avariety of stunt scenesthat are featured near the end of the movie. “It was so much fun,” theMonster Summerstar recalled.
The retired private detective that Witherspoon’s character and her friends team up with over the course of the movie is played byHollywood mainstay Mel Gibson. Aside from the Academy Award-winning filmmaker,Monster Summer’s cast also includes Lorraine Bracco ofGoodfellasandThe Sopranosfame. Kevin James, best known for his role of Doug Heffernan inThe King of Queens, plays a supporting role as well. Besides Witherspoon, the main cast includes Mason Thames, Julian Lerner, Noah Cottrell, Nora Zehetner, and Patrick Renna. The film was directed by David Henrie based on a screenplay penned by Cornelius Uliano and Bryan Schulz.
Monster Summer Now Playing in Theaters Stateside
Monster Summeris premiering in theaters across the United States later today, October 4. Its distribution is handled by Pastime Pictures, which also had a hand in producing the movie, alongside Nickel City Pictures, Novo Media Group, and Reserve Entertainment. Given the typical length of stateside theatrical runs,Monster Summerwill likely remain on the silver screens long enough for fans to catch it around Halloween 2024.
