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Monkey Shines

Monkey Shines

# 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.
Horror   Science Fiction   Drama   Thriller
📜 Overview: 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.
💵 Budget: USD 7,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1988-07-29
⌚ Running Time: 113 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.3

Beloved Cast

Jason Beghe original image
Allan Mann
Jason Beghe
John Pankow original image
Geoffrey Fisher
John Pankow
Kate McNeil original image
Melanie Parker
Kate McNeil
Joyce Van Patten original image
Dorothy Mann
Joyce Van Patten
Christine Forrest original image
Maryanne Hodges
Christine Forrest
Stephen Root original image
Dean Burbage
Stephen Root
Stanley Tucci original image
Dr. John Wiseman
Stanley Tucci
Tom Quinn original image
Charlie Cunningham
Tom Quinn
Janine Turner original image
Linda Aikman
Janine Turner
William Newman original image
Doc Williams
William Newman
Tudi Wiggins original image
Esther Fry
Tudi Wiggins
Patricia Tallman original image
Party Guest
Patricia Tallman
David Early original image
Anesthetist
David Early
Eric Morgan Stuart original image
Eric Morgan Stuart
Brad Long original image
BAMF in Red Jacket
Brad Long
Robert Hendren original image
Orderly
Robert Hendren
Debra Gordon original image
E.R. Nurse
Debra Gordon
Kate English original image
Scrub Nurse
Kate English
Rik Billock original image
Garbage Man
Rik Billock
Christina Galesi original image
Nurse
Christina Galesi
Leslie Dane Shapiro original image
Nurse
Leslie Dane Shapiro
Alice Shure original image
Nurse
Alice Shure
Melanie Verlin original image
Vandal
Melanie Verlin
Anthony DiLeo Jr. original image
Vandal
Anthony DiLeo Jr.
Lia Savini original image
Child Playing
Lia Savini
Mitchell Baseman original image
Child Playing
Mitchell Baseman
Tina Romero original image
Child Playing
Tina Romero
Michael Naft original image
Young Allan
Michael Naft
Chuck Baker original image
Ambulance Driver
Chuck Baker
Frank Welker original image
Special Animal Voices (voice)
Frank Welker

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