Monkey Shines

George A. Romero
1988-07-29

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.
6.27
113 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Jason Beghe Allan Mann Unowned
John Pankow Geoffrey Fisher Unowned
Kate McNeil Melanie Parker Unowned
Joyce Van Patten Dorothy Mann Unowned
Christine Forrest Maryanne Hodges Unowned
Stephen Root Dean Burbage The Free Refills
Stanley Tucci Dr. John Wiseman Zac E. Chan
Tom Quinn Charlie Cunningham Unowned
Janine Turner Linda Aikman Unowned
William Newman Doc Williams Unowned
Tudi Wiggins Esther Fry Unowned
Patricia Tallman Party Guest Unowned
David Early Anesthetist Unowned
Eric Morgan Stuart Unowned
Brad Long BAMF in Red Jacket Unowned
Robert Hendren Orderly Unowned
Debra Gordon E.R. Nurse Unowned
Kate English Scrub Nurse Unowned
Rik Billock Garbage Man Unowned
Christina Galesi Nurse Unowned
Leslie Dane Shapiro Nurse Unowned
Alice Shure Nurse Unowned
Melanie Verlin Vandal Unowned
Anthony Dileo Jr. Vandal Unowned
Lia Savini Child Playing Unowned
Mitchell Baseman Child Playing Unowned
Tina Romero Child Playing Unowned
Michael Naft Young Allan Unowned
Chuck Baker Ambulance Driver Unowned