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Monkeybone

  • 20012001
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
18K
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Bridget Fonda, Brendan Fraser, Rose McGowan, John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, and Chris Kattan in Monkeybone (2001)
  • Animation
  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
In a coma, a cartoonist finds himself trapped within his own underground creation and must find a way to get back, while racing against his popular but treacherous character, Monkeybone.In a coma, a cartoonist finds himself trapped within his own underground creation and must find a way to get back, while racing against his popular but treacherous character, Monkeybone.In a coma, a cartoonist finds himself trapped within his own underground creation and must find a way to get back, while racing against his popular but treacherous character, Monkeybone.
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
18K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Henry Selick
  • Writers
    • Kaja Blackley(graphic novel "Dark Town")
    • Sam Hamm
  • Stars
    • Brendan Fraser
    • Bridget Fonda
    • John Turturro(voice)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Henry Selick
  • Writers
    • Kaja Blackley(graphic novel "Dark Town")
    • Sam Hamm
  • Stars
    • Brendan Fraser
    • Bridget Fonda
    • John Turturro(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 180User reviews
    • 55Critic reviews
    • 40Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

    Videos1

    Monkeybone
    Trailer 1:47
    Monkeybone

    Photos177

    Brendan Fraser stars as Stu
    Stu and Monkeybone explore "Downtown"
    Chris Kattan plays Organ Donor Stu
    Brendan Fraser and Giancarlo Esposito star
    Stu wanders through "Downtown"
    Julie & Stu
    Death and her assistant interrogate Stu
    Stu is held captive
    Herb and Stu examine Monkeybone
    Kitty tries to comfort the imprisoned Stu
    Stu makes an emphatic point to the Grim Reaper
    Costume design illustration for "SUPER REAPER"

    Top cast

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    Brendan Fraser
    Brendan Fraser
    • Stu Miley
    Bridget Fonda
    Bridget Fonda
    • Julie McElroy
    John Turturro
    John Turturro
    • Voice of Monkeybone
    • (voice)
    Chris Kattan
    Chris Kattan
    • Organ Donor Stu
    Giancarlo Esposito
    Giancarlo Esposito
    • Hypnos
    Rose McGowan
    Rose McGowan
    • Miss Kitty
    David Foley
    David Foley
    • Herb
    Megan Mullally
    Megan Mullally
    • Kimmy
    Bob Odenkirk
    Bob Odenkirk
    • Head Surgeon
    Pat Kilbane
    Pat Kilbane
    • Burger God Rep
    Lisa Zane
    Lisa Zane
    • Medusa
    Whoopi Goldberg
    Whoopi Goldberg
    • Death
    Sandra Thigpen
    Sandra Thigpen
    • Alice
    Wayne Wilderson
    Wayne Wilderson
    • Hutch
    Amy Higgins
    Amy Higgins
    • Clarissa
    • (as Amy D. Higgins)
    Alan Gelfant
    Alan Gelfant
    • Dr. Edelstein
    Kristin Norton
    Kristin Norton
    • Nurse
    Chris Hogan
    Chris Hogan
    • Bazoom Toy Rep
    • Director
      • Henry Selick
    • Writers
      • Kaja Blackley(graphic novel "Dark Town")
      • Sam Hamm
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Cartoon Network later went to make their hit late night block Adult Swim after receiving criticism from parents for supporting the movie and its marketing during its regular run time blocks.
    • Goofs
      Stu's hands, which were covered in cake, are totally clean in the next scene, when he jumps away from the dog.
    • Quotes

      Stephen King: How about that nightlight I asked you for?

      Edgar Allen Poe (to King): King You Pussy!

      Stephen King: Bite me Poe!

    • Crazy credits
      Following the credits a stop-motion animated statue, which gave Stu Miley his pajamas earlier in the film, is seen for a few seconds holding two flags. One reads THE and the other reads END.
    • Alternate versions
      An Alternate ending was filmed which follows the scene when Stu Miley tries to stop Monkeybone from giving the world nightmares but the difference in this ending is that he was unsuccesful in doing so and thus gets trapped in Downtown forever while Monkeybone continues to take over his life on Earth.
    • Connections
      Featured in Troldspejlet: Troldspejlet Special: Stop Motion (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Never Know the Party's Here
      Written and Performed by Eleni Mandell

      Courtesy of Space Baby Records

    User reviews180

    Review
    Top review
    Visually stunning, creative, bizarre, effects-heavy.....but as a comedy.......
    Life couldn't be better for cartoonist Stu Miley (Brendan Fraser). He has created a hit comic strip featuring Monkeybone, a petulant rascal with a penchant for wise cracks and racy antics. Stu, happy and in love with his beautiful girlfriend Julie (Bridget Fonda) is on the verge of big success, as his comic strip is about to become a national television show. But on the night Stu is to propose to Julie, he is struck down in a freak accident. While Stu's body lies comatose - and Julie maintains a constant bedside vigil - his conscious spirit is transported to Downtown, a purgatory-like limbo existing between life and death. Downtown has a carnival landscape populated by mythical gods and creatures who revel in the nightmares of the living. Upon his arrival, Stu learns his ominous fate: There's no turning back. And just as things seem like they couldn't get any worse, Stu's alter ego, Monkeybone, springs to life to stir up some trouble. Now, Stu must outwit Death (Whoopi Goldberg) in order to return to the world of the living before the doctors pull the plug on Stu's body. But Monkeybone has hatched his own plot that could thwart Stu's plans...

    "Monkeybone" is a very strange, bizarre film. As a comedy, it only works to a certain extent--there are a couple of laughs, but that's it, really. However, as an effect-laden film, it works beautifully. The special effects are amazing--The surreal images, the stop-motion animation, the various creatures featured in downtown,and the production design are all simply incredible, creative, different.... The film is mostly a showcase for these effects, and they definitely made it a more enjoyable experience.

    Director Henry Selick has several other bizarre flick on him resume as well, including the excellent "Nightmare before Christmas" and "james and the giant peach". Selick clearly doesn't make people flicks--this is especially obvious by the awkwardness of the scenes featuring actors and large amounts of dialouge. Both "Nightmare" and "Giant peach" shows that given a screenplay that requires lots of effects and creativity, he can work wonders. With a film that tries to be funny, though.....

    6/10.
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    • willywants
    • Sep 16, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 23, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dark Town
    • Filming locations
      • San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • 1492 Pictures
      • Twentieth Century Fox Animation
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $75,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,411,999
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,685,078
      • Feb 25, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,622,365
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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