two date teen have go miss without much of a trace and and the father of the son order sheriff jeff to do something to find them . since his a one man show and he receive help from the teen friend and the local nice guy mechanic and chase winfield . soon and enough chase discover his friend car and but there no sight of the body . not too long there another accident and then another one . what cause these crash might be mystery to the town folk and but for u we know that there a giant gila monster on the loose . but in a matter of time the sheriff and chase finally pick up on what cause the mysterious accident . oh my . from the very opening scene and you will know youre in for one real tacky experience . this be one blundering and bad monster feature that i find hard to hate because it so lovably and goofy . like the user have already mention and this film wear it heart on it sleeve by be so terribly sweet and clean cut . the sincerity and that of moral judgment get shove down our throat with such brute force that i couldn not stop think this film have more on mind then churn out some monster goodness . well and i hope you can get some good lesson from it . the story be mostly centre around a guy and gal melodrama with our boy chase who have a rough time try to support his cripple kid sister and spending time with his french girlfriend and drive about in his do up hotrod . ah and yeah there a giant monster lizard bring chaos to unexpected people too . yep and the monster element feel like it a wraparound story to chase life and which be fill with redundantly and overwrought situation that really have nothing to do with the big picture . but and this kid be one talented musician and well i think he like to think so . because throughout we get him plug his music every now and again in the most rib tickling and cheesy fashion . boy and now we know what really tick off the gila monster . after a while and i know what the lizard be think and because my ear be damn sore from this constantly and corny hollowing . his sing really do slow up the already sluggish pacing . when he wasn not busy he would find time to help out the sheriff in his investigation . now this be one incompetent sheriff who at time be a real pushover and but also he manage to get other people to do his work for him . most of the time he stand about ask question and that about it . damn and be he wait for some sort of write invitation to get thoroughly involve and because he spend his time wait about for something to happen then actually try to prevent it . here a case that need to be solve that the sheriff should give a go while no one seem overly worry about the disappearance of these people . why that . i think they should give chase the sheriff badge because he make more headway in the investigation and fix the overall problem . oh and chase what would the sheriff do without you . actually and what would the film do without you and because they always seem to make you the talk point when they get the chance . whoop and how do i forget the monster and well with chase charm you will forget there a monster on board . i think the film maker do too . though and it hard to call it a monster since it a ordinary size lizard lowly knock over model set and toy figurine . you can see that fx have come a long way from these primitive origin . though and the question you get ta ask be it any good and compare with the like of some awful cgi . the ( not so ) special effect be disastrously and atrocious that i have a blast with it . even though the lizard and actor never share the screen and it supposedly stalk it victim amongst the scrub and in which they have no idea they be be pray upon . hmm how wouldn not you notice an enormous lizard hide around dead bush . probably one gripe be that the lizard will rather watch and roam about more so then cause mayhem . the never end hiss come from the lizard become increasingly irritating and but not a ear splitting like that of our hero inspire tune . you could see that lizard have enough of his singing when he decide to disrupt the dance and where chase be have a good time spread his talent and make some time to dance with his gal . that right after hear the sheriff come up with a abysmally lame theory that there a giant lizard involve . kudos . the sheriff finally do something of importance and but his explanation of it be far from convince . when it come to the climax wow . what a show stopper . the bloated performance be ridiculously campy . don sullivan a true role model play the reliable all round good guy chase winstead and fred graham play the useless you can do the work for me sheriff jeff . there be a couple of amuse role involve a drunk disc jockey and a comic relief character who have always something smart to say . but hell and it look like this be dub because what they be say be totally out of sync with their mouth action . i couldn not help myself from gawk at their mouth since it be terribly bad . and what passionately and amaze dialogue roll off their tongue ah and not really . the only thing that i think be effective be the score that build upon with some eerie penetration . though and that in mind there nothing remotely chill about all of this . it just too silly to rise above it overload of well mannered camp and which for some might be truly horrify . a real light hearted monster piece that passably and entertain .