Monsters of California

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Monsters of California" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

|

2023 American film

Monsters of California

Directed by| Tom DeLonge
Written by| Tom DeLonge
Ian Miller
Produced by| Tom DeLonge
Starring| Richard Kind
Jack Samson
Distributed by| Screen Media (USA)

Release date

* June 10, 2023 (2023-06-10)

Running time

| 110 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Monsters of California is a 2023 science-fiction, comedy-drama film written and directed by Tom DeLonge of Blink-182 and Angels & Airwaves (in his directorial debut). The film is a long-standing passion project of DeLonge who has a history of interest in UFOs and conspiracy theories.[1] Richard Kind, Casper Van Dien, and Camille Kostek all star.

## Plot

[edit]

This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (November 2023)

|

Teenager Dallas Edwards and his derelict friends go on a quest for the meaning behind a series of mysterious, paranormal events in Southern California.[2]

## Cast

[edit]

* Jack Samson as Dallas
* Jack Lancaster as Toe
* Jared Scott as Riley
* Gabrielle Haugh as Kelly
* Arianne Zucker as Leah
* Camille Kostek as Meg
* Casper Van Dien as Myers
* Richard Kind as Dr Walker
* Dane DiLiegro as Bigfoot

## Reception

[edit]

The film received mixed reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a score of 44% based on reviews from 9 critics.[3] Jose Greenwood at MovieWeb criticized the film for the way it "whacks you over the head with the point it's trying to make."[4]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Taylor, Derrick Bryson (September 26, 2019). "How Blink-182's Tom DeLonge Became a U.F.O. Researcher" - via NYTimes.com.
2. ^ DeLonge, Tom (2023-10-06), Monsters of California (Adventure, Sci-Fi), Jack Samson, Jack Lancaster, Jared Scott, Cartel Pictures, Striker Entertainment, The Cartel, retrieved 2024-02-23
3. ^ Monsters of California at Rotten Tomatoes
4. ^ Greenwood, Josie (October 5, 2023). "Monsters of California Review: All the Small Things of Tom Delonge's Directorial Debut Don't Add Up to Much". MovieWeb.

## External links

[edit]

Wikiquote has quotations related to Monsters of California.

* Monsters of California at IMDb

* v
* t
* e

Tom DeLonge

Solo albums|

* To the Stars... Demos, Odds and Ends

Songs|

* "Paper Thin"

Books|

| Poet Anderson|

* ...Of Nightmares
* ...In Darkness

|

Sekret Machines|

* Chasing Shadows
* Gods
* A Fire Within

Other books|

* Strange Times: The Ghost in the Girl
* Who Here Knows Who Took My Clothes?

Film and TV|

* Love
* Poet Anderson: The Dream Walker
* Unidentified: Inside America's UFO Investigation
* Monsters of California

Companies|

* Atticus Clothing
* Macbeth Footwear
* Modlife
* To the Stars

Bands|

* blink-182
* Box Car Racer
* Angels & Airwaves

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template