Monkey Shines

Monkey Shines

Monkey Shines

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.

Jul 29, 1988 · 1h 53m · Horror, Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller

⭐ 6.3· 352 votes

Director George A. Romero

Writer George A. Romero

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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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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

Tom Quinn

Charlie Cunningham

Janine Turner

Janine Turner

Linda Aikman

William Newman

William Newman

Doc Williams

Tudi Wiggins

Tudi Wiggins

Esther Fry

Patricia Tallman

Patricia Tallman

Party Guest

David Early

David Early

Anesthetist

Eric Morgan Stuart

Eric Morgan Stuart

Brad Long

Brad Long

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