Bye Bye Monkey

Bye Bye Monkey

6.2IMDb Score
Released:1978-02-24
Duration:113 min
Country:France,Italy
Director:Marco Ferreri
Actors:Gérard Depardieu, Marcello Mastroianni, James Coco, Abigail Clayton, Geraldine Fitzgerald
Production:Prospectacle, Action Films

Overview:

In metahistorical New York city electrotechnician Lafayette deals with a megalomaniac director of a wax museum of ancient Rome, an italian lonely anarchist, a group of feminist actresses - including Angelica who falls in love with him - and a small adopted chimpanzee.

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