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        Monkey Shines
        6.3
        (310 votes)

        Monkey Shines

        1988
        Horror
        Science Fiction
        1 hr 53 min

        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.

        Creators

        Director
        George A. Romero
        Novel
        Michael Stewart
        Monkey Shines

        Cast

        Full 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
        Charlie Cunningham
        Janine Turner
        Janine Turner
        Linda Aikman
        William Newman
        William Newman
        Doc Williams
        Tudi Wiggins
        Esther Fry
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        Movie Details

        Status
        Released (29/07/1988)
        Original language
        English
        Budget
        $7,000,000
        Box office
        $5,344,577
        Country
        Production companies
        🧪Experiment
        📖Based on novel / book
        Paralysis
        😡Revenge
        Rage
        🐵Monkey
        Disability
        science run amok
        Animal testing
        Animal research
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