Monkey Shines (1988) movie poster

Monkey Shines

1988 ·1h 53m · ★ 6.3 (355)

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.

Why it matters

Director

George A. Romero George A. Romero
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Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
28
Slow Burn
33
Psychological
71
Supernatural
20
Creature
36
Disturbing
83
Fun Factor
33
Cerebral
43
Survival
83
Revenge

Content Warnings

Body HorrorDehumanizationAnimal Harm

Phobia triggers

TMDB Keywords

animal researchanimal testingbased on novel or bookdisabilityexperimentmonkeyparalysisragescience run amok

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