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Monkey Shines (1988)

Once there was a man whose prison was a chair. The man had a monkey, they made the strangest pair. The monkey ruled the man, it climbed inside his head. And now as fate would have it, one of them is dead.

  • Jul 29, 1988
  • 1h 53m
  • R

6.3/10

TMDB user score
382 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

Monkey Shines is a 1988 horror and science fiction film directed by George A. Romero. Its leading cast includes Jason Beghe, John Pankow and Kate McNeil. It runs for 1 hour 53 minutes.

Synopsis

A quadriplegic man is given a trained monkey help him with every day activities, until the little monkey begins to develop feelings, and rage, against its new master and those who get too close to him.

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Before You Pick

Time needed
1 hour 53 minutes
Age rating (US)
R
Language
English
Audience signal
6.3/10 from 382 TMDB votes

Official Trailer

Monkey Shines (1988) - Official Trailer (HD) · plays from YouTube

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Cast

  • Jason Beghe Allan Mann
  • John Pankow Geoffrey Fisher
  • Kate McNeil Melanie Parker
  • Joyce Van Patten Dorothy Mann
  • Christine Forrest Maryanne Hodges
  • Stephen Root Dean Burbage
  • Stanley Tucci Dr. John Wiseman
  • Tom Quinn Charlie Cunningham
  • Janine Turner Linda Aikman
  • William Newman Doc Williams
  • Tudi Wiggins Esther Fry
  • Patricia Tallman Party Guest
  • David Early Anesthetist
  • Eric Morgan Stuart
  • Brad Long BAMF in Red Jacket
  • Robert Hendren Orderly
  • Debra Gordon E.R. Nurse
  • Kate English Scrub Nurse

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