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BreakingNews.ie
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BreakingNews.ie
Tom DeLonge says paranormal film he directed ‘way more real than people realise'
Blink-182 guitarist Tom DeLonge has said a paranormal film he directed is more realistic than people might realise. Monsters Of California is a science-fiction adventure drama, directed and co-written by DeLonge, which follows a group of friends who are on a quest to discover the meaning behind a series of mysterious, paranormal events. Advertisement US musician DeLonge, 49, who makes his directorial debut, had a fascination with UFOs and the paranormal while growing up. Tom DeLonge of Blink 182 performs at Leeds Festival (Lewis Stickley/PA) He told the PA news agency: 'When I was younger we would go out to haunted houses, and then right after high school, we took a trip up into California, the northern territory of California, looking for Bigfoot. 'One time, we found out that he wasn't where we were at, but we did look for him. 'And so, I've been out to the desert many times (with) my friends, looking for UFOs and shit, you know, you go out there and smoke weed and just like, have fun, but you're still kind of like, 'What if something happens?' Advertisement 'So this is all shit that I've done… as well as meeting with people from the US government, and weird locations, and having these discussions that you see in the film. 'There's way more shit about this film that's real than people would even realise.' Speaking about the research he did, he added: 'I had some moments of jaw dropping, like world view-changing moments. 'I had other conversations where I was way in over my head and very nervous about what I got myself into, and then I had other conversations that were just absolutely enlightening and changed the way I just think about myself and how I live my life because of it. Advertisement 'So there's a bit of that in this film, but the enormity of what I've been involved in, personally, is probably for another film later.' The movie was made during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to DeLonge, and was released in US cinemas and on demand in 2023. Monsters Of California is available on digital in the UK from July 7th.
The Herald Scotland
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
Tom DeLonge says paranormal film he directed ‘way more real than people realise'
US musician DeLonge, 49, who makes his directorial debut, had a fascination with UFOs and the paranormal while growing up. Tom DeLonge of Blink 182 performs at Leeds Festival (Lewis Stickley/PA) He told the PA news agency: 'When I was younger we would go out to haunted houses, and then right after high school, we took a trip up into California, the northern territory of California, looking for Bigfoot. 'One time, we found out that he wasn't where we were at, but we did look for him. 'And so, I've been out to the desert many times (with) my friends, looking for UFOs and shit, you know, you go out there and smoke weed and just like, have fun, but you're still kind of like, 'What if something happens?' 'So this is all shit that I've done… as well as meeting with people from the US government, and weird locations, and having these discussions that you see in the film. 'There's way more shit about this film that's real than people would even realise.' Speaking about the research he did, he added: 'I had some moments of jaw dropping, like world view-changing moments. 'I had other conversations where I was way in over my head and very nervous about what I got myself into, and then I had other conversations that were just absolutely enlightening and changed the way I just think about myself and how I live my life because of it. 'So there's a bit of that in this film, but the enormity of what I've been involved in, personally, is probably for another film later.' The movie was made during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to DeLonge, and was released in US cinemas and on demand in 2023. Monsters Of California is available on digital in the UK from July 7.
RTÉ News
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Tom DeLonge says paranormal film he directed 'way more real than people realise'
Blink-182 guitarist Tom DeLonge has said a paranormal film he directed is more realistic than people might realise. Monsters Of California is a science-fiction adventure drama, directed and co-written by DeLonge, which follows a group of friends who are on a quest to discover the meaning behind a series of mysterious, paranormal events. US musician DeLonge, 49, who is making his directorial debut with the film, had a fascination with UFOs and the paranormal while growing up. He told the PA news agency: "When I was younger we would go out to haunted houses, and then right after high school, we took a trip up into California, the northern territory of California, looking for Bigfoot. "One time, we found out that he wasn't where we were at, but we did look for him. "And so, I've been out to the desert many times (with) my friends, looking for UFOs and s***, you know, you go out there and smoke weed and just like, have fun, but you're still kind of like, 'What if something happens?' "So, this is all s*** that I've done… as well as meeting with people from the US government, and weird locations, and having these discussions that you see in the film. "There's way more shit about this film that's real than people would even realise." Speaking about the research he did, he added: "I had some moments of jaw dropping, like world view-changing moments. "I had other conversations where I was way in over my head and very nervous about what I got myself into, and then I had other conversations that were just absolutely enlightening and changed the way I just think about myself and how I live my life because of it. "So, there's a bit of that in this film, but the enormity of what I've been involved in, personally, is probably for another film later." The movie was made during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to DeLonge, and was released in US cinemas and on demand in 2023.
The Guardian
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Monsters of California review – three friends search for one's missing father in sci-fi slacker paranormal comedy
Blink-182's Tom DeLonge directs and co-writes this sci-fi slacker comedy which sees a trio of stoner wastrels hoping to investigate what happened to the father of one of their number, who mysteriously disappeared many years ago and is presumed dead. It's a slightly frustrating experience, because the film has got loads going for it but could be just that little bit better. So many of the ingredients are right: it's nicely shot and directed, and the casting feels on point – it's not so much that you buy these evidently non-teenage actors as teenagers, but that their presence is part of a noble tradition of adults playing teens in films. It's as cosily familiar to anyone who came of age in the 1990s as baggy skate trousers and a band hoodie. This sense of cultural time capsule extends to the characters themselves: they feel like 90s teenagers rather than modern-day ones, and that's presumably a bonus for anyone drawn hither by DeLonge's status as guitarist and singer for one of the more enduring bands of the pop punk explosion of that decade. These kids are crude and puerile, and it's somehow fun to see the American Pie-type kid in a contemporary setting; certainly anyone with a fondness for that particular type of high school movie will inhale a pleasant hit of nostalgia without having to think too hard about whether there's much value here. Where the film struggles is plot and structure, with events alternating between meandering and slightly overdetermined. The big tonal shifts are not necessarily a problem per se – it ought to be perfectly possible for a film to sustain childlike awe and wonder at the magic of the universe and also have a scene where a man gets apparently pissed on by Bigfoot – but there are some bumpy transitions between the different modes. It's the sort of film that spends its rather too long runtime trying to be Stranger Things at some points, and at others is more closely aligned with Jackass, when it really ought to be a tighter, more casual affair. Monsters of California is on digital platforms from 7 July
The Guardian
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Monsters of California review – three friends search for one's missing father in sci-fi slacker paranormal comedy
Blink-182's Tom DeLonge directs and co-writes this sci-fi slacker comedy which sees a trio of stoner wastrels hoping to investigate what happened to the father of one of their number, who mysteriously disappeared many years ago and is presumed dead. It's a slightly frustrating experience, because the film has got loads going for it but could be just that little bit better. So many of the ingredients are right: it's nicely shot and directed, and the casting feels on point – it's not so much that you buy these evidently non-teenage actors as teenagers, but that their presence is part of a noble tradition of adults playing teens in films. It's as cosily familiar to anyone who came of age in the 1990s as baggy skate trousers and a band hoodie. This sense of cultural time capsule extends to the characters themselves: they feel like 90s teenagers rather than modern-day ones, and that's presumably a bonus for anyone drawn hither by DeLonge's status as guitarist and singer for one of the more enduring bands of the pop punk explosion of that decade. These kids are crude and puerile, and it's somehow fun to see the American Pie-type kid in a contemporary setting; certainly anyone with a fondness for that particular type of high school movie will inhale a pleasant hit of nostalgia without having to think too hard about whether there's much value here. Where the film struggles is plot and structure, with events alternating between meandering and slightly overdetermined. The big tonal shifts are not necessarily a problem per se – it ought to be perfectly possible for a film to sustain childlike awe and wonder at the magic of the universe and also have a scene where a man gets apparently pissed on by Bigfoot – but there are some bumpy transitions between the different modes. It's the sort of film that spends its rather too long runtime trying to be Stranger Things at some points, and at others is more closely aligned with Jackass, when it really ought to be a tighter, more casual affair. Monsters of California is on digital platforms from 7 July
