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Spanking the Monkey (1994)

Directed by David O. Russell

Overview

Bright young student Raymond Aibelli is forced to sidetrack an important medical internship because his mother, Susan, is recovering from a broken leg. When he isn’t tasked with the most mundane aspects of Susan’s recuperation, Raymond finds distraction in a neighborhood girl, Toni Peck. But, as Susan begins relying on her son for both physical and emotional needs, Raymond starts developing disturbing and unwanted new yearnings.

Length 106 minutes

Actors

Jeremy Davies | Alberta Watson | Benjamin Hendrickson | Carla Gallo | Matthew Puckett | Judette Jones | Zak Orth | Josh Philip Weinstein | Judah Domke | Lleana Stratton | Richard Husson