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Monkey Shines (1988)
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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 |
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Kate McNeil | ... | |
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Christine Forrest | ... | |
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| Stanley Tucci | ... | ||
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Boo | ... | |
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William Newman | ... | |
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Tudi Wiggins | ... | |
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Tom Quinn | ... | |
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Chuck Baker | ... |
Ambulance Driver
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| Patricia Tallman | ... |
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| David Early | ... |
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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>
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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 »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Ella See more »Filming Locations:
Carnegie Mellon University - 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$7,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$5,344,577 (USA)Company Credits
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| West Germany: (cut version)Sound Mix:
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1.85 : 1
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Written by Alan Brandt and Bob Haymes
Performed by Peggy Lee
Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.
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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 »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 »
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