As “ways of getting over a terrible breakup” go, this one’s new: Recently dumped and miserable actress Laura (Melissa Barrera), whose friends keep telling her to stop crying, starts screaming instead when she finds a literal monster in her closet. In the monster’s defense, he didn’t do anything scary. He just said, “What’s up.”
Is is, you have to admit, one way to be really distracted from heartache.
Your Monster, which is written and directed by Caroline Lindy, was described by The Hollywood Reporter as “a sharp, witty confection.” It seems like this trailer may be hiding the film’s love for Broadway jams; Barrera, who also starred in In the Heights, does eventually get to sing.
Here’s the synopsis:
After her life falls apart, soft-spoken actor Laura Franco finds her voice again when she meets a terrifying, yet weirdly charming Monster living in her closet. A romantic-comedy-horror film about falling in love with your inner rage.
The Monster is played by Tommy Dewey (Casual, The Mindy Project), returning to a role he played in Lindy’s short film of the same name. Edmund Donovan (High Fidelity) is Laura’s shitty ex, who dumped her while she was in the hospital—and pushed her out of the starring role in a musical she helped develop. The Bold Type’s Meghann Fahy and The Deuce’s Kayla Foster also star.
Your Monster comes out of the closet on October 25th.
