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Monkey Shines

1988113 min 6.3 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

“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.”

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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Release / first air1988-07-29
Original languageEN
GenresHorror, Science Fiction, Drama
DirectorGeorge A. Romero
WriterGeorge A. Romero
Budget$7,000,000
Revenue$5,344,577
ProductionOrion Pictures

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10 cast members
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
Tom QuinnTom QuinnCharlie Cunningham
Janine TurnerJanine TurnerLinda Aikman
William NewmanWilliam NewmanDoc Williams

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