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Monkey Shines

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1988-07-29

Runtime: 113 mins

Director: George A. Romero

Spoken language: English

Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller

Original title: Monkey Shines

Production Companies: Orion Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

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