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Monkey Shines

6.3/10
TMDB384 votes
1988Original: English113 min

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.

Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller
Cast: Jason Beghe, John Pankow, Kate McNeil, Joyce Van Patten, Christine Forrest

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About Monkey Shines

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.

Monkey Shines (1988) is a film in the horror, science fiction, drama, thriller genres. Directed by George A. Romero. The cast includes Jason Beghe, John Pankow, Kate McNeil, Joyce Van Patten.

Released
1988-07-29
Original language
English
Runtime
113 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Orion Pictures
Writers
George A. Romero

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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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Jason Beghe, John Pankow, Kate McNeil, Joyce Van Patten, Christine Forrest, Stephen Root. See the cast cards above for character names.

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