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Monkey Shines (1988)

Directed by George A. Romero

Horror

Overview

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.

Rated R | Length 113 minutes

Actors

Jason Beghe | John Pankow | Kate McNeil | Joyce Van Patten | Christine Forrest | Stephen Root | Stanley Tucci | Tom Quinn | Janine Turner | William Newman | Tudi Wiggins | Patricia Tallman | David Early | Eric Morgan Stuart | Brad Long | Robert Hendren | Debra Gordon | Kate English | Rik Billock | Christina Galesi | Leslie Dane Shapiro | Alice Shure | Melanie Verlin | Anthony Dileo Jr. | Lia Savini | Mitchell Baseman | Tina Romero | Michael Naft | Chuck Baker

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
10/16/2014TVStreamingRented3 stars
 

Viewing Notes

If I have seen this before, I must have been young and forgot everything - other than the fact that there is a monkey in the film.

Not too bad, some very intense scenes. I did feel bad for the monkey in the end. Not sure that’s what the story was going for.

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