Inside Monkey Zetterland (1992)

An off beat comedy about an out of work screen writing/artist that complains about being too cool, too talented and way too gay.

Director:

Jefery Levy

Writers:

Steve Antin, John Boskovich (additional dialogue)

Stars:

Steve Antin, Katherine Helmond, Patricia Arquette

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Antin	...	Monkey Zetterland
Patricia Arquette	...	Grace
Sandra Bernhard	...	Imogene
Sofia Coppola	...	Cindy
Tate Donovan	...	Brent Zetterland
Rupert Everett	...	Sasha
Katherine Helmond	...	Honor Zetterland
Bo Hopkins	...	Mike Zetterland
Ricki Lake	...	Bella the Stalker
Debi Mazar	...	Daphne
Martha Plimpton	...	Sofie
Robin Antin	...	Waitress in Canters
Frances Bay	...	Grandma
Luca Bercovici	...	Boot Guy
Chuck Grieve	...	Guy at Taco Stand

Storyline

A bit of the offbeat tedium that is the life of Monkey Zetterland, an unemployed actor/writer obsessed by the old Red Car commuter trains. We explore Monkey's life through his interactions with family, friends, and neighbors.

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Plot Keywords:

girlfriend | screenwriter | pregnancy | mother son relationship | lesbian | 

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Taglines:

Life. It's A Trip.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Quotes

[first lines]
Monkey: As a child I always felt responsible for my mom. Dad would be gone. She'd be alone for months, sometimes years, and eventually dad would come home. And I'd be okay. And everything would be all right. 'Cause mom would be saved.

User Reviews

You either get it or you don't!

Which explains a lot of the votes of "1"... Lou Pearlman (boyband daddy)executive produced and is in the first scene of this, one of my fave "bad" movies... it's not really bad but it is "out there." And star Steve Antin, who wrote and produced it, is very cute. The ensemble cast (check out the fire power) gamely gives their all and, like I said, you either go along for the ride or you don't. I did... and I still do every few months.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 August 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Monkey Zetterland

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$121,475

Company Credits

Production Co:

Coast

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color