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. | Released
Ratings
71%
6.2
6.2
50%
Financials
Revenue: $5,344,577
Budget: $7,000,000
Profit: - $-1,655,423
Movie Details
Tag Line: 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.
Status: Released
Average Rating: 6
Release Date: Jul 29, 1988
Rating: 1988-07-29
Run Time: 1h 53m
Original Language: English
Website: -
Production Countries: United States of America
Production Companies: Orion Pictures , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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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.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Writing | Screenplay |
George A. Romero
|
| Novel |
Michael Stewart
|
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| Directing | Director |
George A. Romero
|
| Editing | Editor |
Pasquale Buba
|
| Production | Producer |
Charles Evans
|
| Executive Producer |
Peter Grunwald
Gerald S. Paonessa
|
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| Casting |
Dianne Crittenden
|
|
| Sound | Original Music Composer |
David Shire
|
| Sound Effects Editor |
Larry Blake
|
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| Camera | Director of Photography |
James A. Contner
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| Art | Production Design |
Cletus Anderson
|
| Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
Tom Savini
Greg Nicotero
Mike Trcic
Everett Burrell
|
| Makeup & Hair |
Jeannee Josefczyk
|
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| Crew | Stunts |
Patricia Tallman
|
| Department | Role | Name |