Monkey Shines
R“Once there was a man whose prison was a chair. The man had a monkey, they made the strangest pair. The monkey ruled the man, it climbed inside his head. And now as fate would have it, one of them is dead.”
1988·113 min·Released
Studio: Orion Pictures
6.3TMDb
6.2IMDb
55%RT
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Theatrical Jul 29, 1988
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USA · English · USA
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.
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DirectorGeorge A. Romero
WriterGeorge A. Romero
Cast
Jason Beghe
Allan Mann
John Pankow
Geoffrey Fisher
Kate McNeil
Melanie Parker
Joyce Van Patten
Dorothy Mann
Christine Forrest
Maryanne Hodges
Stephen Root
Dean Burbage
Stanley Tucci
Dr. John Wiseman
Tom Quinn
Charlie Cunningham
Janine Turner
Linda Aikman
William Newman
Doc Williams
Tudi Wiggins
Esther Fry
Patricia Tallman
Party Guest
David Early
Anesthetist
Eric Morgan Stuart
Brad Long
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Robert Hendren
Orderly
Debra Gordon
E.R. Nurse
Kate English
Scrub Nurse
Rik Billock
Garbage Man
Christina Galesi
Nurse
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Keywords
experimentbased on novel or bookparalysisrevengeragemonkeydisabilityscience run amokanimal testinganimal research
Details
Budget
$7M
Revenue
$5M
TMDb Votes
358
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026