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The Monitors is a 1969 U.S. satirical science fiction film. Shot in Chicago, it was the first film production of the city's Second City comedy troupe and was coproduced and financed by the Bell and Howell film-equipment manufacturing company (then based in nearby Skokie) in an effort to establish Chicago as a film production center. It is based on the novel of the same name by Keith Laumer.
Original Release
10/08/1969
US Release
10/08/1969
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Guy Stockwell | Harry Jordan |
| Susan Oliver | Barbara Cole |
| Larry Storch | Stutz / P.A. Stutz |
| Avery Schreiber | Max Jordan |
| Sherry Jackson | Mona |
| Shepperd Strudwick | Tersh Jeterax |
| Keenan Wynn | General Blackwish / The General |
| Ed Begley | U.S. President / The President |
| J.J. Barry | Culp |
| Martin Harvey Friedberg | Newt |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Guy Stockwell | Harry Jordan |
| Susan Oliver | Barbara Cole |
| Larry Storch | Stutz / P.A. Stutz |
| Avery Schreiber | Max Jordan |
| Sherry Jackson | Mona |
| Shepperd Strudwick | Tersh Jeterax |
| Keenan Wynn | General Blackwish / The General |
| Ed Begley | U.S. President / The President |
| J.J. Barry | Culp |
| Martin Harvey Friedberg | Newt |
| Sid Grossfeld | Gate Guard |
| Burt Heyman | Fink |
| Helen Malone | Mrs. Jordan |
| Mike Nussbaum | Exercise Chief |
| Murphy Dunne | Monitor Driver |
| Peter Boyle | Production Manager |
| Jackie Vernon | Jackie Vernon / Himself |
| Alan Arkin | Man in Monitors Commercial |
| Adam Arkin | Boy in Monitors Commercial |
| Matthew Arkin | Man in Monitors Commercial |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sheldon Patinkin | Producer |
| Bernard Sahlins | Producer |
