Monkey Shines (1988)
Genre: Horror / Scifi
Duration: 113 minuten
Alternative title: Monkey Shines: An Experiment in Fear
Country:
United States
Directed by: George A. Romero
Stars: Jason Beghe, Kate McNeil and John Pankow
IMDb score:
6,2 (14.510)
Releasedate: 29 July 1988
Monkey Shines plot
"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."
Allan becomes paralyzed and no longer wants to live. Then he meets Ella a monkey who is trained to grab things, etc. The monkey changes his life and gives him some sense of life again. But then the monkey turns out to be able to do much more because the monkey responds to Allan's anger and frustration and puts the dark wishes of his master into practice.
Actors and actresses
Allan Mann
Geoffrey Fisher
Melanie Parker
Dorothy Mann
Maryanne Hodges
Dean Burbage
Dr. John Wiseman
Charlie Cunningham
Linda Aikman
Doc Williams
Reviews & comments
Noodless
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- 10053 messages
- 6185 votes
Nice kick-off to horror challenge 2018!
The star of the film is of course the monkey. A big compliment to whoever came up with all these tricks and certainly for their patience. The story builds up well to the climax, which was quite okay. The acting wasn't too bad and didn't bother us at all. The downside is that there are too few horror elements present to really increase the tension. The kills are indeed well done and sometimes even invisible. A bit of a shame, otherwise the film could even get a higher score. I rounded up to 3.5 stars since my score is 6.5/10, but the monkey deserves this. 
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Tonypulp
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- 21231 messages
- 4608 votes
Romero's first studio film and - although almost completely stripped of its typical horror characteristics - it certainly does not stand out negatively in his oeuvre. It marked the beginning of three films that delve a little more into the psyche of an individual (invariably the male protagonist) instead of his famous social criticism. Yet it is not surprising that people expect something more (/different), especially when it comes to (gore) effects. With heavyweights such as Savini and Kirshoff at the helm, a lot is possible, but the power of Monkey Shines comes from a completely different source. Strongly written, directed and classically exciting with a long tension and natural progression of the characters. All very believable and skillfully executed. Not very uplifting, but quite a few sharp edges seem to have been lost (studio, eh). Image quality of the new Eureka! Blu-ray release is sublime by the way.
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Filmkriebel
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- 10013 messages
- 4679 votes
I thought it was a very original idea; At the time I found this film very exciting. It's unbelievable what you can get a capuchin monkey to do, although strong editing also plays a part. There are also some sins against spatial logic. This way the monkey knows where Allan's ex and the doctor are and he finds his way back from the lab to home and so on... So nonsense. The finale was quite intense.
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