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Monkeybone
Sign in to saveMonkeybone is a 2001 American dark fantasy comedy film directed by Henry Selick, written by Sam Hamm, produced by Michael Barnathan and Mark Radcliffe and executive produced by Chris Columbus, Selick and Hamm. Combining live action with mostly stop-motion animation and loosely based on Kaja Blackley's graphic novel Dark Town, the film stars Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda, Chris Kattan, Giancarlo Esposito, Rose McGowan, Whoopi Goldberg and John Turturro as the voice of the titular character. It tells the story of a cartoonist who falls into a coma, where he ends up in the otherworldly Down Town
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5.2After a car crash sends repressed cartoonist Stu into a coma, he and the mischievous Monkeybone, his hilarious alter-ego, wake up in a wacked-out waystation for lost souls. When Monkeybone takes over Stu's body and escapes to wreak havoc on the real world, Stu has to find a way to stop him before his sister pulls the plug on reality forever!
Cast
- 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
Themes
- coma
- based on comic
- stop motion
- parallel world
- body-swap
- organ donation
- horniness agent
- aftercreditsstinger
- cartoonist
- live action and animation
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Ratings
IMDb
4.8/10
20,162 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
21%
Metacritic
40/100
- Year
- 2001
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Fantasy
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Monkeybone
- Film.image
- Monkeybone.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Henry Selick
- Film.writer
- Sam Hamm
- Film.music
- Anne Dudley
- Film.cinematography
- Andrew Dunn
- Film.studio
- 1492 Pictures
- Film.distributor
- 20th Century Fox
- Film.runtime
- 93 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $75 million
- Film.gross
- $7.6 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 92
- FilmAffinity ID
- 432592
- Official website
- www.monkeybone.com
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- publication date
- 2001-06-28
- title
- Monkeybone
- review score
- 40/100
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15 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Voices
- Puppeteers
- Production
- Casting
- Influences
- Reception
- Box office
- Critical response
- Accolades
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Monkeybone is a 2001 American dark fantasy comedy film directed by Henry Selick, written by Sam Hamm, produced by Michael Barnathan and Mark Radcliffe and executive produced by Chris Columbus, Selick and Hamm. Combining live action with mostly stop-motion animation and loosely based on Kaja Blackley's graphic novel Dark Town, the film stars Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda, Chris Kattan, Giancarlo Esposito, Rose McGowan, Whoopi Goldberg and John Turturro as the voice of the titular character. It tells the story of a cartoonist who falls into a coma, where he ends up in the otherworldly Down Town as he runs into his titular creation and tries to return to the living world while contending with an evil plot to supply Down Town with nightmares.
Theatrically released on February 23, 2001, by 20th Century Fox, the film was a box-office bomb and received generally negative critical reviews for its characters and humor, although there was some praise for the visuals. Selick later admitted his unhappiness with the final product and has since vowed to never make another live-action film again.