Monkey Shines
1988 · Movie · R · 113 min · ★ 6.3 · 63% critics
After a serious accident leaves a man paralyzed, a scientist friend arranges for a trained monkey to assist with everyday life. As the bond deepens, the monkey’s emotions turn into rage, and the danger spreads toward anyone who gets too close.
Based on Monkey Shines
Also known as Monkey Shines: An Experiment in Fear · Ella
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Details
- Years
- 1988
- Release date
- 1988-07-29
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 63/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (362 votes)
About
Choose it if you like unsettling killer-animal horror with psychological tension and an 80s thriller vibe; Not for you if you want straightforward explanations, heavy gore, or Romero’s usual zombie-style mayhem like Tales from the Hood or Tales from the Darkside: The Movie.
Pros: tense psychological thrills; inventive premise; memorable atmosphere | Cons: confusing motivations; uneven subplots; violence/gore expectations vary
Themes
- experiment
- based on novel or book
- paralysis
- revenge
- rage
- monkey
- disability
- science run amok
- animal testing
- animal research
Cast & crew
Jason Beghe
as Allan Mann
John Pankow
as Geoffrey Fisher
Kate McNeil
as Melanie Parker
Joyce Van Patten
as Dorothy Mann
Christine Forrest
as Maryanne Hodges
Stephen Root
as Dean Burbage
Stanley Tucci
as Dr. John Wiseman
- TQ
Tom Quinn
as Charlie Cunningham
Janine Turner
as Linda Aikman
William Newman
as Doc Williams
Directed by George A. Romero