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Monsters is a British film of genre Drama directed by Gareth Edwards released in USA on 29 october 2010 with Whitney Able

Monsters (2010)

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Monsters is a 2010 British science fiction monster film written and directed by Gareth Edwards in his feature film directorial debut. Edwards also served as the cinematographer, production designer, and visual effects artist. Monsters takes place years after a NASA probe crash in Mexico which led to the sudden appearance of giant tentacled monsters. It follows Andrew Kaulder (played by Scoot McNairy), an American photojournalist tasked with escorting his employer's daughter Samantha Wynden (played by Whitney Able) back to the U.S. by crossing through Mexico's "Infected Zone" where the creatures reside.

Edwards conceived the idea for the film after seeing fishermen attempt to bring a creature in with a net, and imagining a monster inside. He pitched the idea to Vertigo Films, who suggested he watch In Search of a Midnight Kiss, a low-budget film starring Scoot McNairy. Edwards cast McNairy and Whitney Able in the lead roles. Principal photography lasted three weeks and had a production crew of six people. Filming took place in five countries, and many locations were used without permission. Most of the extras were people who were at these locations during filming and were persuaded to act in it; all of their dialogue was improvised, and Edwards provided outlines of the primary plot points.

Monsters premiered at South by Southwest on 13 March 2010. Hours later, Magnet Releasing acquired the rights to distribute it in North America. It had a limited release there, beginning on 29 October 2010, followed by a theatrical release in the United Kingdom on 3 December 2010. The film received generally positive reviews and was a box office success, grossing US$4.2 million against a budget of less than $500,000. A sequel was released in the UK on 1 May 2015.

Synopsis

After a NASA deep-space probe (sent to verify the existence of extraterrestrial life within the solar system) crash lands in Mexico, extraterrestrial life forms spread throughout the Mexico–United States border region, leading to the quarantine of the northern half of Mexico. US and Mexican troops battle to contain the creatures, and a wall stretching along the American border ostensibly keeps the US protected.

Actors

Whitney Able

(Samantha Wynden)
Scoot McNairy

(Andrew Kaulder)
Annalee Jefferies

(Homeless Woman)
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