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Monkey Shines
Sign in to saveAlso known as Monkey Shines: An Experiment in Fear
1988 film by George A. Romero
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6.3A 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.
Released: 1988-07-29113 minDir: George A. RomeroHorror, Science Fiction, Drama, ThrillerBudget: $7.0MBox office: $5.3M
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Cast
- 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
Themes
- experiment
- based on novel or book
- paralysis
- revenge
- rage
- monkey
- disability
- science run amok
- animal testing
- animal research
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- George A. Romero
- Screenwriter
- George A. Romero
- Composer
- David Shire
- Production company
- Orion Pictures
- Cinematographer
- James A. Contner
- Narrative location
- Pittsburgh
- Filming location
- Pittsburgh
- Duration
- 113
- FilmAffinity ID
- 992435
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1989-02-23
- title
- Monkey Shines
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 71/100
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