![Monkey Shines](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/zbxrAWN2Ss5RXK1uDvMW82xFh0n.jpg)
Monkey Shines (1988)
Released:
1988-07-29
Duration:
1hr 53min
Rating 6.3
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.
Overview
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.
Production Companies
![Orion Pictures](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200/xAot4SSOIHiWQ2WEnVXYGR1lce9.png)
Orion Pictures
![Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200/usUnaYV6hQnlVAXP6r4HwrlLFPG.png)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Additional Info
Budget | $7,000,000.00 |
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Revenue | $5,344,577.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 9.64 |
Directed By
George A. Romero
Crew
Director
George A. Romero
George A. Romero
Screenplay
George A. Romero
George A. Romero
Producer
Charles Evans
Charles Evans
Editor
Pasquale Buba
Pasquale Buba
Director of Photography
James A. Contner
James A. Contner
Original Music Composer
David Shire
David Shire
Novel
Michael Stewart
Michael Stewart
Executive Producer
Peter Grunwald
Peter Grunwald
Executive Producer
Gerald S. Paonessa
Gerald S. Paonessa
Casting
Dianne Crittenden
Dianne Crittenden
Production Design
Cletus Anderson
Cletus Anderson
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Tom Savini
Tom Savini
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Greg Nicotero
Greg Nicotero
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Mike Trcic
Mike Trcic
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Everett Burrell
Everett Burrell
Makeup & Hair
Jeannee Josefczyk
Jeannee Josefczyk
Sound Effects Editor
Larry Blake
Larry Blake
Stunts
Patricia Tallman
Patricia Tallman
TOP CAST
![Jason Beghe](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/hrTwOPWek7nkPJgFhh6inFu7vSS.jpg)
Jason Beghe
Allan Mann
![John Pankow](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/cb4udknKU3v3nH0ej2NUzRJljXa.jpg)
John Pankow
Geoffrey Fisher
![Kate McNeil](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/5cVXpts4pNEi6YXzwElq9FTiaHk.jpg)
Kate McNeil
Melanie Parker
![Joyce Van Patten](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/vbt3LzgBiQ7UhL5tDwn1wV4ndBd.jpg)
Joyce Van Patten
Dorothy Mann
![Christine Forrest](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/1QBdUAqC0ID55S8Izys5PM70CuB.jpg)
Christine Forrest
Maryanne Hodges
![Stephen Root](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/2Zwi6AydqQQ9InVdhjYcfJXNzkp.jpg)
Stephen Root
Dean Burbage
![Stanley Tucci](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/q4TanMDI5Rgsvw4SfyNbPBh4URr.jpg)
Stanley Tucci
Dr. John Wiseman
Tom Quinn
Charlie Cunningham
![Janine Turner](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/sstY4R6okeEKWfhFkwCF5dWoCiq.jpg)
Janine Turner
Linda Aikman
![William Newman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/ii31BZovt11jKGSXSdV2HWLRSgM.jpg)
William Newman
Doc Williams
Tudi Wiggins
Esther Fry
![Patricia Tallman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/12nb9TIivhOdjpCPbLdj3CrCr4j.jpg)
Patricia Tallman
Party Guest
![David Early](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/uucWPqvvzZLl5TlurQ4Frnm0rFN.jpg)
David Early
Anesthetist
Brad Long
BAMF in Red Jacket
![Robert Hendren](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/oZSCc6NocZp4OlNREWzdxmf7YPx.jpg)
Robert Hendren
Orderly
![Debra Gordon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/Er5OFklkDnS19Na0nydMII3CjJ.jpg)
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](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/ytvEFq8MIt5zr9L6EKIxNqgRsTP.jpg)
Tina Romero
Child Playing
Michael Naft
Young Allan
Chuck Baker
Ambulance Driver