Monkey Shines

Monkey Shines

1988
1h 53m
6.3

6.3/10

355 votes • View on IMDb
Horror Science Fiction Drama Thriller

"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."

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $7,000,000

Revenue: $5,344,577

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Orion Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

experiment based on novel or book paralysis revenge rage monkey disability science run amok animal testing animal research

Quick Facts

Release Date July 29, 1988
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0095652

Cast

Jason Beghe
Jason Beghe

Allan Mann

John Pankow
John Pankow

Geoffrey Fisher

Kate McNeil
Kate McNeil

Melanie Parker

Joyce Van Patten
Joyce Van Patten

Dorothy Mann

Christine Forrest
Christine Forrest

Maryanne Hodges

Stephen Root
Stephen Root

Dean Burbage

Stanley Tucci
Stanley Tucci

Dr. John Wiseman

Tom Quinn
Tom Quinn

Charlie Cunningham

Janine Turner
Janine Turner

Linda Aikman

William Newman
William Newman

Doc Williams

Tudi Wiggins
Tudi Wiggins

Esther Fry

Patricia Tallman
Patricia Tallman

Party Guest

Key Crew

George A. Romero
Screenplay
George A. Romero
Director
Charles Evans
Producer
Peter Grunwald
Executive Producer
Gerald S. Paonessa
Executive Producer