Summary
Mutant radioactive bugs attack VJs, Carmen Electra and an island full of MTV contest winners in this tongue-in-cheek tribute to B-movies, monster flicks and even MTV. MTV Original Movies presents Monster Island, a flick with old school effects mixed with hot new celebrities. There’s action, romance and big bugs--now is that something you really want to miss?
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 36GoodWatch 38
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings2.5/5
IMDb3.6
Audience score22%
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than most adventure movies, −15 min on the typical 103
typical 10388Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2004
March 7, 2004
22 years ago
Genres
AdventureComedyHorrorTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
- Canada
France
Rated
- PGUnited States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 moreDirecting · 4
- Jack Perez Director, Story, Teleplay
- Rachel Leiterman First Assistant Director
- Darren Robson Second Assistant Director
- Jeannine Dupuy Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Adam Glass Teleplay
Production · 7
- James Shavick Executive Producer
- Kirk Shaw Executive Producer
- Maggie Malina Executive Producer
- Donald L. West Producer
- Mary Jo Slater Casting
- Sandra-Ken Freeman Casting
Camera · 2
- Todd Elyzen Director of Photography
- Jeff Weddell Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Marcus Manton Editor
Sound · 5
- Michael Richard Plowman Original Music Composer
- Iain Pattison Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Kelly Cole Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Jacqueline Cristianini ADR Supervisor
- Mark Klausmayer Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 2
- Reiko Kobayashi Production Design
- Kevin Brown Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Patti Bishop Costume Design
- Ryan Nicholson Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Vanessa Giles Makeup Artist
- Sarah Bergeest Still Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Jullin Hadden Key Hair Stylist
Visual Effects · 1
- Douglas Kerr Visual Effects
Lighting · 1
- Sandy Hegyi Gaffer
Other crew · 16
- Randy Lee Stunt Coordinator
- Darryl Quon Stunts
- Rob Hayter Stunts
- Rick Pearce Stunts
- Heather Feeney Stunts
- Scott J. Ateah Stunts
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