Monkey Shines
📖 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.
🎥 Production Details
- Tagline
- “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.”
- Release Status
- Released
- Genres
- Horror, Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller
- Director
- George A. Romero
- Original Language
- EN
🎭 Cast
Jason BegheAllan Mann
John PankowGeoffrey Fisher
Kate McNeilMelanie Parker
Joyce Van PattenDorothy Mann
Christine ForrestMaryanne Hodges
Stephen RootDean Burbage
Stanley TucciDr. John WisemanT
Tom QuinnCharlie Cunningham
Janine TurnerLinda Aikman
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Monkey Shines about?
- 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.
- Who directed Monkey Shines?
- Monkey Shines was directed by George A. Romero.
- When was Monkey Shines released?
- Monkey Shines was released on July 29, 1988.
- How long is Monkey Shines?
- Monkey Shines has a runtime of 1h 53m.
- Where can I track Monkey Shines?
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