Country
United States
Date
Jul 29, 1988
Certification
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.
1h 53min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 | BAMF in Red Jacket |
| Robert Hendren | Orderly |
| Debra Gordon | E.R. Nurse |
| Kate English | Scrub Nurse |
| Rik Billock | Garbage Man |
| Christina Galesi | Nurse |
| Leslie Dane Shapiro | Nurse |
| Alice Shure | Nurse |
| Melanie Verlin | Vandal |
| Anthony DiLeo Jr. | Vandal |
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| Lia Savini | Child Playing |
| Mitchell Baseman | Child Playing |
| Tina Romero | Child Playing |
| Michael Naft | Young Allan |
| Chuck Baker | Ambulance Driver |
| Frank Welker | Special Animal Voices (voice) |
Genres
HorrorScience FictionDramaThriller
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Monkey Shines |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Orion Pictures |
| Data di uscita | 29 luglio 1988 |
| Exec. Producer | Peter Grunwald, Gerald S. Paonessa |
| Producer | Charles Evans |
| Writer | George A. Romero, Michael Stewart |
| Casting | Dianne Crittenden |
| Editors | Pasquale Buba |
| Cinematography | James A. Contner |
| Asst. Directors | George A. Romero |
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| Camera Operators | James A. Contner |
| Add. Photography | James A. Contner |
| Production Design | Cletus Anderson |
| Art Direction | Cletus Anderson |
| Set Decoration | Cletus Anderson |
| Stunts | Patricia Tallman |
| Composer | David Shire, Larry Blake |
| Sound | David Shire, Larry Blake |
| Costume Design | Mike Trcic, Jeannee Josefczyk, Greg Nicotero, Everett Burrell, Tom Savini |
| Makeup | Mike Trcic, Jeannee Josefczyk, Greg Nicotero, Everett Burrell, Tom Savini |
| Hairstyling | Mike Trcic, Jeannee Josefczyk, Greg Nicotero, Everett Burrell, Tom Savini |
| Budget | 7.000.000 € |
| Incasso | 5.344.577 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Country
Germany
Date
Feb 23, 1989
Certification
18
Country
Türkiye
Date
Oct 10, 1989
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Feb 23, 1990
Certification
18
Physical media
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Oct 04, 2004
Certification
18
Note
DVD
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