Monkey Shines
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.
1988 | 113m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | George A. Romero |
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| Writer: | George A. Romero, Michael Stewart |
| Staring: |
| A quadriplegic man is given a trained monkey help him with every day activities, until the little monkey begins to develop feelings, and rage, against its new master and those who get too close to him. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 29, 1988 |
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| Director: | George A. Romero |
| Writer: | George A. Romero, Michael Stewart |
| Genres: | Science Fiction, Horror |
| Keywords | paralysis, monkey, animal testing, experiment, revenge, disability, animal research, based on novel or book, rage, science run amok |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Orion Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $5,344,577
Budget: $7,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jason Beghe | Allan Mann |
| John Pankow | Geoffrey Fisher |
| Kate McNeil | Melanie Parker |
| Joyce Van Patten | Dorothy Mann |
| Christine Forrest | Maryanne Hodges |
| Stephen Root | Dean Burbage |
| Stanley Tucci | Dr. John Wiseman |
| Tom Quinn | Charlie Cunningham |
| Janine Turner | Linda Aikman |
| William Newman | Doc Williams |
| Tudi Wiggins | Esther Fry |
| Patricia Tallman | Party Guest |
| David Early | Anesthetist |
| Eric Morgan Stuart | |
| Brad Long | BAMF in Red Jacket |
| Robert Hendren | Orderly |
| Debra Gordon | E.R. Nurse |
| Kate English | Scrub Nurse |
| Rik Billock | Garbage Man |
| Christina Galesi | Nurse |
| Leslie Dane Shapiro | Nurse |
| Alice Shure | Nurse |
| Melanie Verlin | Vandal |
| Anthony DiLeo Jr. | Vandal |
| Lia Savini | Child Playing |
| Mitchell Baseman | Child Playing |
| Tina Romero | Child Playing |
| Michael Naft | Young Allan |
| Chuck Baker | Ambulance Driver |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| George A. Romero | Screenplay, Director |
| Pasquale Buba | Editor |
| David Shire | Original Music Composer |
| James A. Contner | Director of Photography |
| Michael Stewart | Novel |
| Cletus Anderson | Production Design |
| Dianne Crittenden | Casting |
| Mike Trcic | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Everett Burrell | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Jeannee Josefczyk | Makeup & Hair |
| Tom Savini | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Greg Nicotero | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Larry Blake | Sound Effects Editor |
| Patricia Tallman | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Charles Evans | Producer |
| Gerald S. Paonessa | Executive Producer |
| Peter Grunwald | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 21 | 46 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 282 | 681 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 5 | 639 | 792 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 3 | 653 | 676 |