Blink-182’s co-founder and lead vocalist Tom DeLonge has decided to venture away from writing and singing songs and make Monsters of California instead.
The film follows a group of teenagers as they follow the clues to uncover the mystery behind weird things that happen in Southern California. The amateurish investigation gets blown way out of proportion when they realize that they are fighting a war against the government cover-ups and massive supernatural entities.
The film didn’t get a theatrical release but is available on platforms like Prime Video, Google Play Movies, Apple TV+, Vudu, YouTube, and many more.
The Monsters of California cast includes Jack Samson as Dallas, Jared Scott as Riley, Arianne Zucker as Leah, Casper Van Dien as Myers, Roman Sayer Cote as Roman, Jay Bingham as Myron, Richard Kind as Dr. Walker, Camille Kostek as Meg, Gabrielle Haugh as Kelly, and finally Jack Lancaster as Toe.
The story begins with Dallas, Riley, and Toe uncovering mysterious documents left behind by Dallas’ father. A thorough digging further leads them to nefarious government projects and spooky superhuman aliens. Will they connect the dots and uncover the message left in those papers? Or will they die trying?
The United States knowledge of aliens has been a topic of extensive debate over the years. However, it is safe to conclude that Monsters of California is a fictional story without any links with the real world.
As seen in the trailer, Riley, Dallas, and Joe uncover some mysterious papers left by Dallas’ father, who is assumed to be dead at that point.
They soon discover that the papers reveal a classified research program on aliens and have coordinates that likely lead to nowhere good!
Meanwhile, a string of disappearances starts happening in Southern California, and the trio is sure that they are connected to the mysterious locations listed in those papers.
During their extensive adventure to uncover the truth, they run into several kinds of supernatural beings like Bigfoot, ghosts, and, of course, aliens!
Unfortunately, the group runs into trouble with the government when they dig too deep, and things become exponentially more challenging!
Although Monsters of California is Tom DeLonge’s directorial debut, don’t consider him a slouch in this field. The Blink-182 musician has dabbled in many documentaries before and directed a short film called Poet Anderson: The Dream Walker in 2014.
Aside from directing, writing, and producing, the musician helped develop the film’s album alongside Angels and Airwaves drummer Ilan Rubin.
Moreover, we know from the trailer that the film contains at least one Blink-182 song, ‘Aliens Exist.’ The song discusses the prospect of aliens and explores several UFO conspiracy theories, making it a perfect fit for the film.
Tom DeLonge’s love for the extraterrestrial and the supernatural is no secret. The singer also co-founded the entertainment company, ‘To the Stars: Academy of Arts and Sciences,’ which explores the multifaceted nuances of fringe science.
Outside of music and business ventures, Tom has conducted extensive research on aliens and the government’s involvement in them.
Perhaps this is why the theme of his first movie directorial is that of paranormal alien activities told through a fictional lens. In the past, DeLonge was also involved in a couple of documentaries focusing on UFOs and aliens.
He produced the 2009 film I Know What I Saw and also starred in the 2019 History Channel exclusive series called Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO Investigation. So, several years’ worth of passion for uncovering the extraterrestrial has finally led to Monsters of California.
About Monsters of California
Monsters of California is a supernatural alien adventure film directed by Tom DeLonge.
The Monsters of California cast includes Jack Samson as Dallas, Jared Scott as Riley, Arianne Zucker as Leah, Casper Van Dien as Myers, Roman Sayer Cote as Roman, Jay Bingham as Myron, Richard Kind as Dr. Walker, Camille Kostek as Meg, Gabrielle Haugh as Kelly, and finally Jack Lancaster as Toe.
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