Monkey Shines (1988)

Monkey Shines (1988)

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. 1988-07-29 United States of America 113 Min. PG-13
6.28 309 votes

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.

Cast

Jason Beghe is Allan Mann
Allan Mann
John Pankow is Geoffrey Fisher
Geoffrey Fisher
Kate McNeil is Melanie Parker
Melanie Parker
Joyce Van Patten is Dorothy Mann
Dorothy Mann
Christine Forrest is Maryanne Hodges
Maryanne Hodges
Stephen Root is Dean Burbage
Dean Burbage
Stanley Tucci is Dr. John Wiseman
Dr. John Wiseman
Tom Quinn is Charlie Cunningham
Charlie Cunningham
Janine Turner is Linda Aikman
Linda Aikman
William Newman is Doc Williams
Doc Williams
Tudi Wiggins is Esther Fry
Esther Fry
Patricia Tallman is Party Guest
Party Guest