Monkey Shines (1988)
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.
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 As: Allan Mann
John Pankow John Pankow As: Geoffrey Fisher
Kate McNeil Kate McNeil As: Melanie Parker
Joyce Van Patten Joyce Van Patten As: Dorothy Mann
Christine Forrest Christine Forrest As: Maryanne Hodges
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: 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.
Certification: R

Details

Genres: Horror, Science Fiction

Language: English

Release Date: 29 July 1988

Country: US

Runtime: 113m

Company Credits

Company: Orion Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Budget: $7,000,000

Revenue: $5,344,577

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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

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

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Charles Evans

Charles Evans

Producer

Peter Grunwald

Peter Grunwald

Executive Producer

Gerald S. Paonessa

Gerald S. Paonessa

Executive Producer

Dianne Crittenden

Dianne Crittenden

Casting

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Tom Savini

Tom Savini

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Greg Nicotero

Greg 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

Sound

David Shire

David Shire

Original Music Composer

Larry Blake

Larry Blake

Sound Effects Editor

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

James A. Contner

James A. Contner

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Cletus Anderson

Cletus Anderson

Production Design

Other Crew

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