Directed by:
Hal HartleyScreenplay:
Hal HartleyCinematography:
Michael SpillerComposer:
Hal HartleyCast:
Robert John Burke, Sarah Polley, Julie Christie, Annika Peterson, Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, Kristbjörg Kjeld, Baltasar Kormákur, Helen Mirren, Bill Sage (more)Plots(1)
Writer-Director Hal Hartley takes a humorous and satirical look at a society concerned only with instant gratification and voyeuristic sensationalism. Disgusted with human evolution, a foul-mouthed Monster (Robert Burke) kills anyone who crosses his path. When a news crew sent to investigate the Monster disappears, a guileless young woman (Sarah Polley) dispatched to follow up on the story befriends the Monster and becomes his only hope in ending his life of misery. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Robert John Burke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/418/418986_7ef2b7.jpg)
Robert John Burke
USA
Best movies:
Generation Kill (2008) (series)
Limitless (2011)
Heaven & Earth (1993)
![Sarah Polley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/765/159765716_23cbba.jpg)
Sarah Polley
Canada
Best movies:
John Adams (2008) (series)
The Secret Life of Words (2005)
My Life Without Me (2003)
![Julie Christie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/998/163998922_5bede2.jpg)
Julie Christie
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Dadah Is Death (1988) (TV movie)
![Annika Peterson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/111/158111999_f63000.jpg)
Annika Peterson
USA
Best movies:
The Man from Earth (2007)
A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
No Such Thing (2001)
![Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/231/168231373_pshz0a.jpg)
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
Iceland
Best movies:
Tears of Stone (1995)
Noi the Albino (2003)
Solitude (2023)
![Kristbjörg Kjeld](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/231/168231372_uvoase.jpg)
Kristbjörg Kjeld
Iceland
Best movies:
The Seagull's Laughter (2001)
Driving Mum (2022)
Summerlight... and Then Comes the Night (2022)
![Baltasar Kormákur](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/162/160162166_7bfad9.jpg)
Baltasar Kormákur
Iceland
Best movies:
Agnes (1995)
Angels of the Universe (2000)
Devil's Island (1996)
![Helen Mirren](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/328/162328448_604ac0.png)
Helen Mirren
UK
Best movies:
The Audience (2013) (theatrical recording)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
Prime Suspect (1991) (TV movie)
![Bill Sage](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/186/165186446_fc2baa.jpg)
Bill Sage
USA
Best movies:
Trust (1990)
Mysterious Skin (2004)
The Insider (1999)
![Ingvar Sigurðsson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/404/162404095_aae7f1.jpg)
Ingvar Sigurðsson
Iceland
Best movies:
Angels of the Universe (2000)
Devil's Island (1996)
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
![Sigurður Skúlason](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/396/162396168_9c2a6e.jpg)
Sigurður Skúlason
Best movies:
Virgin Mountain (2015)
The Seagull's Laughter (2001)
Children (2006)
![Damian Young](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/102/162102420_622646.jpg)
Damian Young
USA
Best movies:
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
Unbreakable (2000)
Simple Men (1992)
![Theódór Júlíusson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/589/160589583_d4137d.jpg)
Theódór Júlíusson
Best movies:
Angels of the Universe (2000)
The Seagull's Laughter (2001)
Rams (2015)
![Helgi Björnsson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/614/158614882_39dd70.jpg)
Helgi Björnsson
Best movies:
Remote Control (1992)
Of Horses and Men (2013)
Cold Trail (2006)
![Erica Gimpel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/812/157812675_300af0.jpg)
Erica Gimpel
USA
Best movies:
Smoke (1995)
North and South (1985) (series)
Case Closed (1988) (TV movie)
Maria Ellingsen
Iceland
Best movies:
Agnes (1995)
Of Horses and Men (2013)
No Such Thing (2001)
Miho Nikaido
Japan
Best movies:
Henry Fool (1997)
The Book of Life (1998)
Flirt (1995)
Paul Lazar
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Philadelphia (1993)
Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
James Urbaniak
USA
Best movies:
Oppenheimer (2023)
You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV movie)
The Music Never Stopped (2011)
Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson
Iceland
Best movies:
Angels of the Universe (2000)
Remote Control (1992)
Black's Game (2012)