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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.”

★ 6.3 / 10 (382 votes)July 29, 1988113 minEN
HorrorScience FictionDramaThriller

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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Movie facts

Release dateJuly 29, 1988
StatusReleased
Runtime113 min
Rating★ 6.3 / 10
CertificationR
Original languageEnglish
CountryUnited States of America
Budget$7,000,000
Revenue$5,344,577
ProductionOrion Pictures
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Director

George A. Romero

Writers

George A. Romero

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Cast

Jason BegheJason BegheAllan Mann
John PankowJohn PankowGeoffrey Fisher
Kate McNeilKate McNeilMelanie Parker
Joyce Van PattenJoyce Van PattenDorothy Mann
Christine ForrestChristine ForrestMaryanne Hodges
Stephen RootStephen RootDean Burbage
Stanley TucciStanley TucciDr. John Wiseman
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Tom QuinnCharlie Cunningham
Janine TurnerJanine TurnerLinda Aikman
William NewmanWilliam NewmanDoc Williams
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Tudi WigginsEsther Fry
Patricia TallmanPatricia TallmanParty Guest
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