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Monkey Shines (1988)
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29 July 1988 (USA)
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See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil... more
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A quadriplegic man has a trained monkey help him with his paralysis, until the little monkey begins to develop feelings, and rage, against its new master. full summary | add synopsis
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7 wins
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Fun and original horror.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jason Beghe | ... | Allan Mann |
 | John Pankow | ... | Geoffrey Fisher |
| Kate McNeil | ... | Melanie Parker |
| Joyce Van Patten | ... | Dorothy Mann |
| Christine Forrest | ... | Maryanne Hodges |
 | Stephen Root | ... | Dean Burbage |
 | Stanley Tucci | ... | Dr. John Wiseman |
| Boo | ... | Ella |
 | Janine Turner | ... | Linda Aikman |
| William Newman | ... | Doc Williams |
| Tudi Wiggins | ... | Esther Fry |
| Tom Quinn | ... | Charlie Cunningham |
| Chuck Baker | ... | Ambulance Driver |
 | Patricia Tallman | ... | Party Guest |
 | David Early | ... | Anesthetist |
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113 min | West Germany:105 min (cut version)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:16 |
Finland:K-16 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
USA:TV-MA (cable rating) |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
France:-12 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
West Germany:18
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Maryanne Hodges:
You killed my Bogey!
Dorothy Mann: Maryanne, I think you're confused.
Maryanne Hodges: Not with his hands. He had his little demon do it for him.
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Dorothy Mann: Maryanne, I think you're confused.
Maryanne Hodges: Not with his hands. He had his little demon do it for him.
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Spoofed in "Malcolm in the Middle: Monkey (#3.22)" (2002)
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AIN'T WE GOT FUN
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This is not your run-of-the-mill slasher film. This is a well developed, well-paced suspense-type horror. If what you like it lots of blood and cheap scares punctuated by incidental music, then you should skip this film. If you like a horror involving a few good characters, and a really talented monkey, then take a look. The tension builds slowly. There are a lot of interesting characters, who are neither "good guys" nor "bad guys" (this includes the killer). The acting is not all that great, but the script is solid. That the monkey may be the best performer in the b=cast says more about the monkey than the human castmembers!