Monkeybone
2001 · Movie · PG-13 · 93 min · ★ 5.2 · 30% critics
After a car crash leaves a cartoonist in a coma, he wakes in a bizarre in-between world where imaginary creations and lost souls mingle. When his unruly alter ego slips into the real world using his body, he must race to reclaim his life and stop the chaos before his family makes an irreversible choice.
Based on Dark Town
Also known as Monkey Bone
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Details
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-02-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Critic score
- 30/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.2/10 (368 votes)
About
If you enjoy surreal, gross-out comedy with a dark, dreamlike vibe and don’t mind uneven storytelling, this might click; Not for you if you want consistent laughs or clear rules like Cool World.
Pros: imaginative limbo setting; occasional odd laughs; bold creature designs | Cons: messy, confusing story; jokes often fall flat; uneven final stretch
Themes
- coma
- based on comic
- stop motion
- parallel world
- body-swap
- organ donation
- horniness agent
- aftercreditsstinger
- cartoonist
- live action and animation
- scary
Cast & crew
Brendan Fraser
as Stu Miley
Bridget Fonda
as Dr. Julie McElroy
John Turturro
as Monkeybone (voice)
Chris Kattan
as Organ Donor Stu
Giancarlo Esposito
as Hypnos
Rose McGowan
as Miss Kitty
Dave Foley
as Herb
Megan Mullally
as Kimmy Miley
Bob Odenkirk
as Head Surgeon
Whoopi Goldberg
as Death
Directed by Henry Selick