Monkey Shines is a 1988 American science fiction psychological horror film written and directed by George A. Romero and starring Jason Beghe, Kate McNeil, John Pankow, and Joyce Van Patten. Its plot follows a young athlete who becomes a paralyzed quadriplegic, and develops a bond with an intelligent service monkey named "Ella" who becomes homicidal after she is injected with an experimental serum of human brain tissue. It is based on the 1983 British novel of the same title by Michael Stewart.
Monkey Shines (1988)
Directed by George A. Romero
Genres - Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Comedy Horror, Psychological Thriller Film |
Release Date - Jul 29, 1988 |
Run Time - 113 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$7,000,000
Box Office
$5,344,577
Themes
Tags
Disability, Experiment, Film Based On Literature, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Monkey, Paralysis, Rage, Revenge, Violent
Attributes
Based On: Monkey Shines
Filming Location: Pittsburgh
Narrative Location: Pittsburgh
Filming Location: Pittsburgh
Narrative Location: Pittsburgh
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Alternate Titles
Agrio enstikto
GR
Atracção Diabólica
PT
Atracción diabólica
MX, ES
Comando Assassino
BR
Der Affe im Menschen
AT, DE
Eksperiment i terror
DK
Ella
, US
Ett experiment i skräck
SE
Incidents de parcours
CA, FR
Instinto Fatal
BR
Majomszeretet: Egy félelmetes kutatás
HU
Małpia intryga
PL
Monerías diabólicas
AR, MX, PE, UY
Monkey Shine
JP
Monkey Shines
CA, GB, US
Monkey Shines - Esperimento nel terrore
IT
Monkey Shines: An Experiment in Fear
NL, US
Opičí experiment
CZ
Tutku
TR
Vihan lähettiläs
FI
Αγριο ένστικτο
GR
Маймунска привързаност
BG
Обезьяна-убийца
, RU
Полудели мајмун
RS
मंकी शाइंस
IN
モンキー・シャイン
JP