Monster Island (2019 film)

Monster Island is a 2019 television science-fiction monster film produced by The Asylum. Keeping with The Asylum's mainstay theme of mockbusters, it was released in the same year as the 2019 monster film Godzilla: King of the Monsters.^[1]

Monster Island
Poster
Written by	Mark Atkins
Directed by	Mark Atkins
Starring	Eric Roberts Chris Fisher Adrian Bouchet Meghan Oberholzer Natalie Robbie Donna Cormack
Theme music composer	Christopher Cano Chris Ridenhour Eliza Swenson
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Editors	Mark Atkins Marq Morrison Erica Steele
Running time	90 minutes
Production company	The Asylum
Original release
Network	Syfy
Release	June 1, 2019 (2019-06-01)

Monster Island first premiered on June 1, 2019 on the Syfy channel,^[2] exactly one day after Godzilla: King of the Monsters.

Plot

A team of geologists collaborate with the New Zealand Coast Guard in fighting against two kaiju in battle with one another: a giant starfish dubbed Tengu that spawns dragon-like offspring, and the golem-like Walking Mountain.

Cast

• Eric Roberts as General Horne
• Toshi Toda as Lieutenant Maxwell
• Adrian Bouchet as Billy Ford
• Natalie Robbie as Sarah Murray
• Chris Fisher as Riley James
• Jonathan Pienaar as Captain Mato
• Margot Wood as Rena Hangaroa
• Meghan Oberholzer as Susan Meyerhold
• Ryan Kruger as Navigator Thompson
• Lindsay Sullivan as Captain Hansen

Production

Monster Island was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa; Los Angeles, California; and New Zealand.^[3][4]

Release

Monster Island aired twice in its television premiere on June 1, 2019. Exactly twelve days later, it was released on DVD on June 13. Three months later, Monster Island was available on SVOD on September 13.^[5]

Reception

Phil Wheat of Nerdly said of the film: "I'm not going to lie, this is yet another low-budget CGI-filled film from The Asylum and if you don’t like that sort of thing you’re not going to like this. But… but, if you're like me and live for these cheesy, gloriously over-the-top, B-movies then there's a LOT to recommend about Monster Island."^[6]

References

1. Squires, John (May 28, 2019). "Exclusive Images: The Asylum Unleashes Kaiju-Filled 'Monster Island' on Syfy This Weekend!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
2. Murdock, Ben (May 23, 2019). "Monster Island Film Premieres on SyFy Channel in June". The Tokusatsu Network. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
3. Guerra, Avery (March 23, 2019). "First Look At New Kaiju Film MONSTER ISLAND". SciFi Japan. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
4. Rogers, Philip (January 20, 2020). "Horror-on-Sea Interview with 'Monster Island' writer-director Mark Atkins". Blazing Minds. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
5. "THE ASYLUM".
6. Wheat, Phil (July 1, 2019). "'Monster Island' DVD Review". Nerdly. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

External links

• Monster Island on The Asylum website
• Monster Island at IMDb