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Monkey Shines

1988
6.3 ⭐
1h 53m
Horror
Science Fiction
Drama
Thriller
"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.

Cast & Crew
Jason Beghe
Jason BegheAllan Mann
John Pankow
John PankowGeoffrey Fisher
Kate McNeil
Kate McNeilMelanie Parker
Joyce Van Patten
Joyce Van PattenDorothy Mann
Christine Forrest
Christine ForrestMaryanne Hodges
Stephen Root
Stephen RootDean Burbage
Stanley Tucci
Stanley TucciDr. John Wiseman
Tom Quinn
Tom QuinnCharlie Cunningham
Janine Turner
Janine TurnerLinda Aikman
William Newman
William NewmanDoc Williams
Tudi Wiggins
Tudi WigginsEsther Fry
Patricia Tallman
Patricia TallmanParty Guest