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DirectorGeorge A. Romero
Runtime1h 53m · R
GenresDrama · Horror · Science-fiction · Thriller
Release1988-07-29
Film
Monkey Shines
1988· R· 1h 53m· Drama· Horror· Science-fiction· 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.
1988-07-29
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Key Crew
DirectorGeorge A. Romero
ScreenplayGeorge A. Romero
ProducerCharles Evans
Director of PhotographyJames A. Contner
Original Music ComposerDavid Shire
EditorPasquale Buba
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 18 crew)
Details
Released1988-07-29
Runtime1h 53m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosOrion Pictures
Budget$7M
Box office$5M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.3/10 · 360 votes
Original languageen
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