Monkey Shines Poster
MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Down 1,140 this week

Monkey Shines (1988)

R 113 min  -  Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi  -   29 July 1988 (USA)
6.1
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 6.1/10 from 4,235 users  
Reviews: 55 user | 39 critic

A quadriplegic man has a trained monkey help him with his paralysis, until the little monkey begins to develop feelings, and rage, against its new master.

Director:

George A. Romero

Writers:

Michael Stewart (novel), George A. Romero (screenplay)
 Loading+Watchlist

Watch now

Buy it from Amazon »

Related Lists

image of title
a list of 2,365 titles by django-16 created 11 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 55 titles by orno_cenobite created 11 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 1,443 titles by fatherkarras0 created 1 month ago
 
image of title
a list of 604 titles by petrri created 9 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 614 titles by bluephoenix15 created 9 months ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Pre-Order the Kindle Fire
7 wins & 1 nomination See more awards »
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Beghe ...
John Pankow ...
Kate McNeil Kate McNeil ...
Joyce Van Patten ...
Christine Forrest Christine Forrest ...
Stephen Root ...
Stanley Tucci ...
Boo Boo ...
Janine Turner ...
William Newman William Newman ...
Tudi Wiggins Tudi Wiggins ...
Tom Quinn Tom Quinn ...
Chuck Baker Chuck Baker ...
Ambulance Driver
Patricia Tallman ...
Party Guest
David Early ...
Anesthetist
Edit

Storyline

When Allan becomes a quadriplegic he loses all hope for living until he meets Ella - a monkey trained to fetch and carry for him around the house, obeying him in all things. But Ella is part of another experiment, and when she starts responding to Allan's underlying rage and frustration she has the ability to carry our her master's darkest wishes. Written by David Carroll <davidc@atom.ansto.gov.au>  

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Taglines:

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. See more »

Genres:

Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Parents Guide:

View content advisory »
Edit

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Ella See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$5,344,577 (USA)
See more »

Company Credits

Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | West Germany: (cut version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is one of the few films in cinema history to feature a male monkey. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Ella urinates on Allan as a sign of mating, but it's actually the male capuchin who urinates on it's mate. This would suggest that Ella is in fact a male capuchin. See more »

Quotes

Geoffrey Fisher: [dazed] Sorry. She got me.
See more »

Connections

Referenced in The American Nightmare (2000) See more »

Soundtracks

"That's All"
Written by Alan Brandt and Bob Haymes
Performed by Peggy Lee
Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.
Under license from Capitol Special Markets See more »