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LAKE MICHIGAN MONSTER – BANNED IN FOUR LAKES!
All aboard! The combined spirits of H.P. Lovecraft, early Sam Raimi and Mystery Science Theater 3000 inhabit this action-packed tale of nautical derring-do and monster mayhem – winner of the Audience Award for Best International Feature at the 2019 Fantasia Film Festival.
On the shores of Lake Michigan, the eccentric Captain Seafield (Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, who also writes and directs) enlists a colourful crew of misfits in a bid to slay the hellish sea monster that prowls the murky depths. But as Seafield's obsession with exacting revenge on the creature that killed his father threatens to consume him, can weapons expert Sean Shaughnessy (Erick West), sonar whiz Nedge Pepsi (Beulah Peters) and former N.A.V.Y. – Nautical Athletes and adVenture Yunit – officer Dick Flynn (Daniel Long) hold the show together?
Shot in gloriously retro black and white on a shoestring budget, with most of the cast also performing multiple roles behind the camera, Lake Michigan Monster is an inventive, irreverent and riotously entertaining ode to the classic monster movies of yesteryear: an absurdist urban legend guaranteed to appeal to the big kid in all of us.
Special Features
- High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation
- Original lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and PCM 2.0 stereo soundtracks
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Two cast and crew audio commentaries featuring writer/director/actor Ryland Tews and actors Daniel Long, Beulah Peters, Erick West and editor Mike Cheslik – one sober, one drunk!
- Critics' audio commentary with Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Emma Westwood
- Effects Breakdown comparison of the film's underwater sequence, including storyboards and pre-composited footage
- Dear Old Captain Seafield – the Captain Seafield theme song, performed by the Seafield Monster Sextet
- Interview in a Cabin – interview with Ryland Tews and Daniel Long at the Fantasia International Film Festival
- Interview in a Bar – interviews with the cast and crew at the Beloit International Film Festival
- Interview by a Fire – interview with Mike Cheslik on Mark Borchardt's Cinema Fireside radio show
- The first season and pilot episode of L.I.P.S., Ryland Tews and Mike Cheslik's hybrid animation/live action sci-fi comedy web series
- Theatrical trailer
- Behind the scenes photos
- Reversible sleeve featuring original artwork by Jade Watring and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch
- Arrow Video
- 78 mins approx
- 15
- English
- 1
- Arrow Video
- Ryland Brickson Cole Tews
- Ryland Brickson Cole Tews
- Erick West
- Beulah Peters
English SDH
- 2019
- B
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Arrow Films
LAKE MICHIGAN MONSTER – BANNED IN FOUR LAKES!
All aboard! The combined spirits of H.P. Lovecraft, early Sam Raimi and Mystery Science Theater 3000 inhabit this action-packed tale of nautical derring-do and monster mayhem – winner of the Audience Award for Best International Feature at the 2019 Fantasia Film Festival.
On the shores of Lake Michigan, the eccentric Captain Seafield (Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, who also writes and directs) enlists a colourful crew of misfits in a bid to slay the hellish sea monster that prowls the murky depths. But as Seafield's obsession with exacting revenge on the creature that killed his father threatens to consume him, can weapons expert Sean Shaughnessy (Erick West), sonar whiz Nedge Pepsi (Beulah Peters) and former N.A.V.Y. – Nautical Athletes and adVenture Yunit – officer Dick Flynn (Daniel Long) hold the show together?
Shot in gloriously retro black and white on a shoestring budget, with most of the cast also performing multiple roles behind the camera, Lake Michigan Monster is an inventive, irreverent and riotously entertaining ode to the classic monster movies of yesteryear: an absurdist urban legend guaranteed to appeal to the big kid in all of us.
Special Features
- High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation
- Original lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and PCM 2.0 stereo soundtracks
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Two cast and crew audio commentaries featuring writer/director/actor Ryland Tews and actors Daniel Long, Beulah Peters, Erick West and editor Mike Cheslik – one sober, one drunk!
- Critics' audio commentary with Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Emma Westwood
- Effects Breakdown comparison of the film's underwater sequence, including storyboards and pre-composited footage
- Dear Old Captain Seafield – the Captain Seafield theme song, performed by the Seafield Monster Sextet
- Interview in a Cabin – interview with Ryland Tews and Daniel Long at the Fantasia International Film Festival
- Interview in a Bar – interviews with the cast and crew at the Beloit International Film Festival
- Interview by a Fire – interview with Mike Cheslik on Mark Borchardt's Cinema Fireside radio show
- The first season and pilot episode of L.I.P.S., Ryland Tews and Mike Cheslik's hybrid animation/live action sci-fi comedy web series
- Theatrical trailer
- Behind the scenes photos
- Reversible sleeve featuring original artwork by Jade Watring and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch
- Arrow Video
- 78 mins approx
- 15
- English
- 1
- Arrow Video
- Ryland Brickson Cole Tews
- Ryland Brickson Cole Tews
- Erick West
- Beulah Peters
English SDH
- 2019
- B
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Much like a student project
Admired a lot of what was achieved technically by this film on such a low budget. Great effect work. Nice presentation by Arrow.
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If you liked Hundreds of Beavers, you need to watch this too
Okay, cool, so Ryland Tews and Mike Cheslik are cinematic geniuses. Even if this team's more recent venture, Hundreds of Beavers, is on a whole different level of gonzo absurdity, I can at least say with full confidence that Lake Michigan Monster is just as wild, unhinged, and entertaining, with every ounce of pure creativity and ingenuity. For genre hounds, indie lovers, and fans of retro-styled cinema alike, this is truly an experience not to be missed, and I seriously cannot wait to see what the future has in store for this ambitious, uniquely talented, utterly brilliant cast and crew.
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