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Monkey Shines (1988)

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.

Genre : Thriller, Drama, Horror, Science Fiction

Runtime : 1H 53M

Director : George A. Romero
Writer : George A. Romero

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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
BAMF in Red Jacket
Robert Hendren
Robert Hendren
Orderly
Debra Gordon
Debra Gordon
E.R. Nurse
Kate English
Kate English
Scrub Nurse
Rik Billock
Rik Billock
Garbage Man
Christina Galesi
Christina Galesi
Nurse
Leslie Dane Shapiro
Leslie Dane Shapiro
Nurse
Alice Shure
Alice Shure
Nurse
Melanie Verlin
Melanie Verlin
Vandal
Anthony Dileo Jr.
Anthony Dileo Jr.
Vandal
Lia Savini
Lia Savini
Child Playing
Mitchell Baseman
Mitchell Baseman
Child Playing
Tina Romero
Tina Romero
Child Playing
Michael Naft
Michael Naft
Young Allan
Chuck Baker
Chuck Baker
Ambulance Driver

Crews

George A. Romero
George A. Romero
Director
George A. Romero
George A. Romero
Screenplay
Charles Evans
Charles Evans
Producer
Pasquale Buba
Pasquale Buba
Editor
James A. Contner
James A. Contner
Director of Photography
David Shire
David Shire
Original Music Composer
Michael Stewart
Michael Stewart
Novel
Peter Grunwald
Peter Grunwald
Executive Producer
Gerald S. Paonessa
Gerald S. Paonessa
Executive Producer
Dianne Crittenden
Dianne Crittenden
Casting
Cletus Anderson
Cletus Anderson
Production Design
Tom Savini
Tom Savini
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Gregory Nicotero
Gregory Nicotero
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Mike Trcic
Mike Trcic
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Everett Burrell
Everett Burrell
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Jeannee Josefczyk
Jeannee Josefczyk
Makeup & Hair

Trailers and other movies

Monkey Shines Trailer
Ella Gets Revenge (1/1) Monkey Shines (1988) HD
Cast and Crew Talk About the Monkey's Antics On Set (1988) Monkey Shines

Posters and backgrounds

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