Monkey Shines
Athlete Allan (Jason Beghe) becomes quadriplegic after a horrific traffic accident. He has a trained monkey help him with his paralysis, until the little monkey begins to develop feelings, and rage, against its new master.
11 November 1960, Peekskill, New York, USA
6 December 1962, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
17 August 1959, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
10 October 1935, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
28 April 1954, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
17 November 1951, Sarasota, Florida, USA
July 11, 2016
a lot of awful performances in the service of a lousy script.
November 17, 2014
Features a compelling plot and some stylish individual moments of tension during the thunderous climax, but its energy is sapped and forward momentum severely lacking. One patiently waits for it to take off, and it never fully does.
June 24, 2006
Romero's is a formidable talent which others can only hope to ape.
March 13, 2010
A brilliant realization of a mind awakening to its animal instincts, expressed in satirical Hitchcockisms
January 01, 2000
Somewhere within this movie's two hours or so is hidden an absolutely spellbinding 90-minute thriller.
November 26, 2007
One of George Romero's most effective and interesting horror thrillers.
January 01, 2000
There was a time when Romero would have used these elements for pure shock effect, but the horrors in Monkey Shines are more internalized, which make them all the more scary.
August 30, 2004
A film that begins in sentimentality and ends in ludicrous melodrama.
November 25, 2014
One of Romero's best non-zombie flicks, this intelligent, absorbing watch includes early roles for Stanley Tucci and Stephen Root.
June 12, 2008
This intelligent, effective thriller is one of [Romero's] best films.
November 26, 2007
A befuddled story about a man constrained from the neck down told by a director confused from the neck up.
December 31, 2013
By the time the hilarious yet memorable Carrie-esque final shocker rolls around, Monkey Shines has established itself as a passable horror effort...
