Grindhouse
Monkey Shines
From writer/director George A. Romero, the man who unleashed Night of the Living Dead, comes a “terrific psychological thriller” (L.A. Weekly) that delivers a disturbing message about messing with Mother Nature. Starring Jason Beghe (Melrose Place) and Janine Turner (Northern Exposure), this riveting tale is “a white-knuckle triumph that doesn’t let up” (Newsweek)! Allan Mann (Beghe) is a bitter, angry and vengeful man ever since an accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. He’s fed up with himself and everyone around him. All that changes when he’s given Ella, a monkey trained to meet his every need. But when Ella begins anticipating Allan’s thoughts, strange and deadly things start happening. And as she stalks and wreaks havoc on Allan’s fair-weather girlfriend (Turner), incompetent doctor, and meddling mother, Allan realizes he must stop the cunning maniacal creature… before she fully takes over his mind! (MGM)
- Director
- George A. Romero
- Writer
- Screenplay by George A. Romero based on the novel "Monkey Shines" by Michael Stewart
- Starring
- Jason Beghe, John Pankow, Kate McNeil, Joyce Van Patten, Stanley Tucci, Janine Turner, Stephen Root
- Year
- 1988
- Rated
- R
- Country
- USA
- Format
- 35mm
- Running Time
- 113 minutes
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For thousands of years, man has enslaved the ape. Now, the tables are about to turn… A bright grad student is invited to assist her eccentric zoology professor in investigating the connection between man and ape at his remote Victorian mansion. But soon she’ll find herself dangerously alone with the home’s two chimpanzees and its orangutan butler, Link. Elisabeth Shue and Terence Stamp star in a terrifying thriller from Psycho II/Roadgames director Richard Franklin.
- Director
- Richard Franklin
- Writer
- Written by Everett De Roche, story by Lee Zlotoff and Tom Ackermann
- Starring
- Elisabeth Shue, Terence Stamp
- Year
- 1986
- Rated
- R
- Country
- UK
- Format
- 35mm
- Running Time
- 103 minutes