After three years, Neil comes back to town and runs into his ex fiancé who left him at the alter. Neil hopes he can get her back, but she’s engaged to Danny, who punches Neil in the face and laughs at him.
Neil left town because the newspaper and townsfolk were laughing at him after he reported there was a riverbeast. While his friends are glad to see him back, the Sheriff, Sparky the reporter, his ex fiancé, her new fiancé, and most of the town still think he’s either crazy or bad news. Unfortunately for the town, there is a riverbeast and he’s going to start killing.
Neil gets a new job tutoring a girl who’s been kicked out of every school around. But Neil is the best tutor in town and doesn’t stand for any nonsense. He also gets his band back together, hires someone to hunt the riverbeast, and keeps trying to convince the town that the riverbeast is real. As in most monster movies, no one listens until it’s too late.
The movie is a horror comedy which uses a gimmick like something out of the 1950/60s by William Castle. The movie starts with a man explaining that before the riverbeast appears you’ll see two flashes of red. This way if you’re too scared to watch, you can cover your eyes.
A lot of the soundtrack sounds like it was made on a Casio keyboard and like video game music. The riverbeast costume is primitive but cool. The long claws are amazing. It’s a low budget movie made in New Hampshire. While it was a little too long, overall I enjoyed it.
Amusing dialogue:
I ought to break your poetry loving face.
Newspaper headline - Disgraced Tutor Returns to Town
One doesn’t share butternut squash. It’s too difficult to share.
There goes the greatest tutor this town has ever seen.
We’re going to be moving in a month and I’m going to be a mother to his son from another marriage.
I’m Frank Stone, former professional athlete. Get ready for the beat down of your life.
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| The press is out to humiliate Neil for his belief in a river beast. |
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| The band is back together. Neil works the crowd down in the yard. |
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| The river beast and his crazy claws |
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| They actually painted him to look like a statue. |
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| This was filmed in New England. There are leaves on the ground. That water must be freezing. |
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| Danny punches Neil, he hits the pavement and we see this shot |
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| Demonstrating what to do when you see the two red flashes to signal the river beast will appear |
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