his artwork on the canvas. “Sure
enough, what came back after that
just blew me away,” said Catucci.
“It was unbelievable artwork. She
created this whole monster series
that you see on the screen. Basi-
cally, she sent her studio. Every-
thing that we took and put into
Otis’ studio. Even her trash, empty
paint cans… even the way Otis
tapes up the canvas is exactly how
Gwen works as well.”
In addition to Santino Fontana
who won the 2019 Tony Award for
Best Leading Actor in a Musical in
Tootsie, the cast has several recog-
nizable faces and names - some-
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thing unexpected for a first-time
filmmaker. Impossible Monsters
also includes Natalie Knepp, Devi-
ka Bhise, Geoffrey Owens (The
Cosby Show), Dennis Boutsikaris
(Better Call Saul), and Laila Rob-
ins (Homeland). The talented cast
does a wonderful job throughout
the film and elevates it from your
standard independent film to
something greater.
Catucci’s script involves many
aspects of dreams and nightmares
from being attacked to sexual fan-
tasies to domination. The sleep
study scenes offer an intriguing
look at how difficult talking about
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