Monkey Shines poster

Monkey Shines( 1988)

TV-MAHorrorScience Fiction
63%
User
Score

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.

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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. cast image

      Jason Beghe

      Allan Mann

    2. cast image

      John Pankow

      Geoffrey Fisher

    3. cast image

      Kate McNeil

      Melanie Parker

    4. cast image

      Joyce Van Patten

      Dorothy Mann

    5. cast image

      Christine Forrest

      Maryanne Hodges

    6. cast image

      Stephen Root

      Dean Burbage

    7. cast image

      Stanley Tucci

      Dr. John Wiseman

    8. cast image

      Tom Quinn

      Charlie Cunningham

    9. cast image

      Janine Turner

      Linda Aikman

    10. cast image

      William Newman

      Doc Williams

    11. cast image

      Tudi Wiggins

      Esther Fry

    12. cast image

      Patricia Tallman

      Party Guest

    13. cast image

      David Early

      Anesthetist

    14. cast image

      Eric Morgan Stuart

    15. cast image

      Brad Long

      BAMF in Red Jacket

    16. cast image

      Robert Hendren

      Orderly

    17. cast image

      Debra Gordon

      E.R. Nurse

    18. cast image

      Kate English

      Scrub Nurse

    19. cast image

      Rik Billock

      Garbage Man

    20. cast image

      Christina Galesi

      Nurse

    21. cast image

      Leslie Dane Shapiro

      Nurse

    22. cast image

      Alice Shure

      Nurse

    23. cast image

      Melanie Verlin

      Vandal

    24. cast image

      Anthony Dileo Jr.

      Vandal

    25. cast image

      Lia Savini

      Child Playing

    26. cast image

      Mitchell Baseman

      Child Playing

    27. cast image

      Tina Romero

      Child Playing

    28. cast image

      Michael Naft

      Young Allan

    29. cast image

      Chuck Baker

      Ambulance Driver

    Social

    Review 0Discussion

    We don't have any reviews for Monkey Shines

    Media

    Videos 3Backdrops 5Posters 27

    Recommendations

    1. Monkey Business

      Monkey Business70%

    2. Sunset

      Sunset57%

    3. Shakma

      Shakma53%

    4. Paganini Horror

      Paganini Horror42%

    5. The Driller Killer

      The Driller Killer53%

    6. C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud

      C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud44%

    7. Wolfen

      Wolfen59%

    8. Sugar Daddy

      Sugar Daddy68%

    9. The Butcher's Wife

      The Butcher's Wife57%

    10. B. Monkey

      B. Monkey59%

    11. The Keep

      The Keep57%

    12. Creepshow

      Creepshow69%

    13. Monkey Business

      Monkey Business67%

    14. Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas

      Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas69%

    15. The Bodyguard

      The Bodyguard67%

    16. Curious George: Royal Monkey

      Curious George: Royal Monkey76%

    17. X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

      X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes66%

    18. Chances Are

      Chances Are66%

    19. A Fish Called Wanda

      A Fish Called Wanda72%

    20. Sadako vs. Kayako

      Sadako vs. Kayako55%

    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    7000000.00

    Revenue

    5344577.00

    Keywords

    • experiment
    • based on novel or book
    • paralysis
    • revenge
    • rage
    • monkey
    • disability
    • science run amok
    • animal testing
    • animal research