Monkey Business
1952 · Movie · NR · 97 min · ★ 6.7 · 74% critics
A research chemist chasing a “fountain of youth” breakthrough gets an unexpected boost when a lab chimp’s improvised mixture ends up in the office water supply. After a few sips, grown-ups around the lab start acting years younger, turning everyday work and home life into escalating, mischievous chaos.
Also known as Howard Hawks' Monkey Business · Darling I Am Growing Younger
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Details
- Years
- 1952
- Release date
- 1952-09-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (293 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, old-school screwball comedy built around adults acting like kids and broad hijinks; Not for you if you need sharp, nonstop wit like His Girl Friday or dislike dated, repetitive gags.
Pros: playful age-reversal antics; strong star charm; some big laughs | Cons: repetitive one-note premise; dated humor; uneven, grating moments
Themes
- marriage
- romcom
- water cooler
- chemist
- potion
- screwball comedy
- absurdist
Cast & crew
Cary Grant
as Barnaby Fulton
Ginger Rogers
as Edwina Fulton
Charles Coburn
as Oliver Oxley
Marilyn Monroe
as Lois Laurel
Hugh Marlowe
as Hank Entwhistle
Henri Letondal
as Jerome Kitzel
Robert Cornthwaite
as Dr. Zoldeck
Larry Keating
as GJ Culverly
Douglas Spencer
as Dr. Brunner
Esther Dale
as Mrs. Rhinelander
Directed by Howard Hawks