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Bye Bye Monkey( 1978)

TV-MAComedyDrama
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Overview

In metahistorical New York city electrotechnician Lafayette deals with a megalomaniac director of a wax museum of ancient Rome, an italian lonely anarchist, a group of feminist actresses - including Angelica who falls in love with him - and a small adopted chimpanzee.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Gérard Depardieu

      Gérard Lafayette

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      Marcello Mastroianni

      Luigi Nocello

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      James Coco

      Andreas Flaxman

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      Abigail Clayton

      Angelica

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      Geraldine Fitzgerald

      Mrs. Toland

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      Stefania Casini

      Feminist Actress

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      Francesca De Sapio

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      Mimsy Farmer

      Feminist Actress

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      Avon Long

      Miko

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      Nathalie Bernart

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      Sandra Monteleoni

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      Enrico Blasi

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      Selma Dell'Olio

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      Luciano Pallocchia

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      Achille Antonaglia

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      William Berger

      Paul Jefferson

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      Rosa Maria Calogero

      (as Rosamaria Calogero)

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    A review by adorablepanic

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    Written by adorablepanic on Thu Apr 02 2020
    BYE BYE MONKEY (1978) - Sadly unable to find an American theatrical distributor when initially released, director Marco Ferreri's visual treatise on gender roles and human civilization - while often inscrutable - is kept afloat by sympathetic performances and startling visuals. Gerard Depardieu - who was perhaps the most daring actor working circa the late-'70s - is once again totally uninhibited as a man who finds a baby monkey in the shadow of the World Trade Center and decides to raise it as his own; Marcello Mastroianni has several touching moments as a sexually frustrated misfit who has be...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • new york city
    • feminism
    • surrealism
    • monkey
    • chimpanzee