Monkey Shines

Monkey Shines

6.3IMDb Score
Released:1988-07-29
Duration:113 min
Director:George A. Romero
Actors:Jason Beghe, John Pankow, Kate McNeil, Joyce Van Patten, Christine Forrest
Production:Orion Pictures

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.

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