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Monkey Shines
“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.”
63%
Movie
1h 53m
AI Analysis
Monkey Shines (1988) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Monkey Shines (1988) — a movie tagged as Horror, Science Fiction, and Drama with dark and tense moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect steady storytelling (~113 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Monkey Shines 63% (358 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
Monkey Shines suits viewers who want a dark and tense film — check the trailer and reviews before committing a full evening.
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TMDb audience score
63%
from 358 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1988-07-29
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- TMDB rating
- 6.3
- TMDB ID
- 29787
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What is Monkey Shines about?
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 ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Monkey Shines?
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How long is the movie Monkey Shines?
The official runtime for Monkey Shines is approximately 113 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Jason Beghe
Allan Mann
John Pankow
Geoffrey Fisher
Kate McNeil
Melanie Parker
Joyce Van Patten
Dorothy Mann
Christine Forrest
Maryanne Hodges
Stephen Root
Dean Burbage
Stanley Tucci
Dr. John Wiseman
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Tom Quinn
Charlie Cunningham
Janine Turner
Linda Aikman
William Newman
Doc Williams
- T
Tudi Wiggins
Esther Fry
Patricia Tallman
Party Guest
David Early
Anesthetist
Eric Morgan Stuart
- B
Brad Long
BAMF in Red Jacket
Robert Hendren
Orderly
Debra Gordon
E.R. Nurse
- K
Kate English
Scrub Nurse
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