
“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.”
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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.
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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.
Monkey Shines (1988) was directed by George A. Romero. The film is a Horror, Science Fiction production with a runtime of 1h 53m, rated 6.3/10.
Monkey Shines runs 1h 53m (113 minutes total). Audience rating: 6.3/10 from 355 votes. Genre: Horror, Science Fiction.
Monkey Shines is rated 6.3/10 by 355 viewers — decent with mixed reception. A good pick for Horror and Science Fiction fans.