| Rating: 2/4 Monkey Shines [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - Italy ]. Today I wandered into an antique shop that had every scary thing in it except a monkey like this. If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business. Soon, it's revealed how their father, Hal, discovered the toy monkey inside an antique chest owned by his father (Hal's father was a merchant mariner who disappeared under mysterious circumstances; Hal suspects that the monkey led to his father's disappearance). Disturbing, well executed horror yarn by master director George Romero, Monkey Shines is an accomplished film. The absurdity is played up, the dark laughs are plentiful and some very-repeatable lines of dialogue suggest Romero may have been midway through a John Waters marathon at the time. Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2020. |, November 25, 2014 His friend Geoffrey (John Pankow), who is conducting experiments with monkeys, offers Allan a well-trained monkey named Ella to keep him company and raise his spirits. and the Terms and Policies, |, March 13, 2010 But the initially healthy bond, which even enables Allan to form a romantic relationship with Melanie (Kate McNeil), gradually disintegrates once Ella begins to channel Allan's underlying rage and takes it out on his loved ones. None of this would work if it wasn't for a dramatic human connection. If the monkey wasn't a genetically modified, telepathic, homicidal, psycho monkey. Alan now back at home and completely dependant on his overbearing mother and a nurse she's brought in, Geoff who works in a lab dealing in experiments on animals, decides that one of his capuchin monkeys could be of great help to Alan. Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers. It doesn't throw money at his problem, try and cheer him up, nor can the monkey do everything for him. Geoffrey arranges with Melanie (Kate McNeil)--who's working on an experimental program that matches monkeys with paraplegics to perform guide-dog functions--to train his prize subject, Ella (Boo), to act as Allan's helper. An ok story about a mechanical toy monkey that seemed to haunt/ plague a specific family for a couple of generations. Fall TV First Look: Find Out What’s Coming, The Best Peacock Original Shows and Movies, All Upcoming Disney Movies: New Disney Live-Action, Animation, Pixar, Marvel, and More. However, Ella has been scientifically altered, and begins to channel his inner fury, carrying out his most devious desires. But Ella is part of another experiment, and when she starts responding to Allan's underlying rage and frustration she has the ability to carry out her master's darkest wishes. A neglected, unhappy suburban housewife with gets mixed up in witchcraft with unexpected consequences. I've always hated those monkeys with the cymbals myself, but the idea that one of them can be evil and cause deaths is utterly ridiculous. 2), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Monkey&oldid=972332927, Works originally published in Gallery (magazine), Articles needing additional references from October 2008, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 11 August 2020, at 13:44. it is more of a sci-fi than a horror film. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. Please try again. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. A sleazy reporter adopts a strange black cat. Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen, Jason Beghe, John Pankow, Kate McNeil, Joyce Van Patten, Christine Forrest, Unqualified, English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). The music is so inappropriate and the length it takes to go anywhere is unacceptable. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Monkey Shines is a great film. I have forgotten how much I hate this toy. Romero fills the film with dread, absurdity, and most of all a serious edge that clearly does the film justice. When Alan is informed that his condition may be reversible, Ella's protectiveness turns to savage jealousy. Damn those toys are creepy. It's not horrific or scary at all. |, October 8, 2018 It starts off with a few temper tantrums and escalates into bananas in the slippers. Copyright © Fandango. David Carroll . One morning whilst out running, a barking dog jumps out towards Alan, just as a truck is driving by. The film does start off slow, but it grabs your attention from the first shot onwards. Alan Mann is an extremely fit, promising young athlete in a relationship with Linda, who he loves deeply. Learn more about the program. Once there was a man whose prison was a chair...now here comes Scream Factory to give us a scare! The monkey is actually cursed, and every time it claps the mechanical cymbals together, someone close to Hal dies. As weeks pass and Alan and Ella become closer, she becomes more than a help, she becomes his friend, his confidante. Now, the plot may be a bit far fetched. But Ella is part of another experiment, and when she starts responding to Allan's underlying rage and frustration she has the ability to carry out her master's darkest wishes. View production, box office, & company info. Read by David Purdham. Monkey Shines is a 1983 British psychological horror novel by Michael Stewart. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. After seeing Jason Beghe portraying a quadriplegic, and then seeing him portray Hank Voight on Chicago PD, he's 2 completely people. Brilliant underated film from George Romero. His friend who trains and experiments with capuchin monkeys gives Allan a monkey named Ella to be his companion and helper. In the Supernatural episode "Home", the evil entity of the episode possesses a toy monkey with cymbals, which turned on the garbage disposal while a plumber was working with the sink. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 19, 2012. It also feels like a second rate Stephen King novel a lot of the time. | Rating: 1.5/4 [1][2] The Devil's Gift was later re-edited as the second story in the film Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders, which was featured on the television series Mystery Science Theater 3000. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. George Romero delivers a truly unique and original film that is really good and deserves much more praise than what it got. I can't believe they thought audiences would be afraid of a 5 lb monkey. Luckily, his scientist friend Geoffrey (John Pankow) is experimenting with capuchin monkeys, making them smarter with injections of human genetic material. Don't have an account? Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 11, 2015. Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2005. I'm glad my family members made sound decisions. I'm also referring to the stalker/obsessive partner/friend genre. From writer/director George 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. The film blends Slasher and psychological horror elements into one picture and there's a perfect balance between the two. They develop a psychic connection which really enhances the movie. Cinemark |, November 26, 2007 The novel follows Allan Mann, an Oxford law student who becomes quadriplegic after an accident, and is given a service monkey named Ella to help him with daily tasks. The story begins with two young brothers, Peter and Dennis, finding a cymbal-banging monkey toy in the attic of their great uncle's house. The relationship built up is a genuinely loving one. Unable to add item to List. This film is a true classic,i did expect this to be a great film due to being G.A.ROMERO but i must say it was better than i expected it to be thats for sure.Very clever monkey & great overall film & sad at the same time. But when Ella begins anticipating Allan's thoughts, strangeand deadly things start happening. Still, Jason Beghe gives a fascinating performance as the paralyzed Allan, and the monkey (played by a capuchin named Boo) is sensational. A group of young film students run into real-life zombies while filming a horror movie of their own. |, December 31, 2013 The story ends with an excerpt from a newspaper article, which reports the mysterious death of many fish in the lake. When Alan is trying to read a book, it becomes a monumental effort and in a state of depression, he attempts to kill himself by suffocation. With Jason Beghe, John Pankow, Kate McNeil, Joyce Van Patten. The Animal compares to this is nothing. We get a wonderful cleaning montage, as the monkey helps the friendship expands. October 8, 2018 Stephen King has a great flair for adding supernatural elements to commonplace, ordinary things. It was significantly revised and published in King's collection Skeleton Crew in 1985. With a great cast, and effective scares, this is a must see film for horror fans. | Fresh (17) To see what your friends thought of this book. While not one of horror legend George Romero's more evolved efforts, Monkey Shines delivers enough primal fear to satisfy more forgiving genre enthusiasts. Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified. When Stephen was eleven, his mother brought her children back to Durham, M. Stephen Edwin King was born the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. :3. It also feels like a second rate Stephen King novel a lot of the time. Give it a watch if you haven't seen it! The story begins with two young brothers, Peter and Dennis, finding a cymbal-banging monkey toy in the attic of their great uncle's house. You know this could've been good, but it's like no one knew what they were doing (except for the monkey). Ella becomes VERY attached to Allan and is protective to the point of harming others. Please reference “Error Code 2121” when contacting customer service. Its plot follows a quadriplegic man whose service animal, a capuchin monkey named Ella, grows increasingly violent. before its disappointing dénouement, Monkey Shines is a very tense thriller concerned precisely with one man's struggle to tame his older, wilder instincts. Well written like all of Stephen King's stories with likable characters. Refresh and try again. Soon bananas turn to murder. But look deep down, REAAAAAAALLY deep, and you'll see a social commentary. The father and son try to get rid of it. Directed by George A. Romero. In Stephen King's story of the same name, The Monkey is an enigmatic toy that brings doom every time it claps its cymbals together. Monkeys are creepy and untrustworthy. After his father left them when Stephen was two, he and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. Quite often the romance feels forced into a film; here it seemed inevitable given the circumstances.This is a true classic! For some reason every time I see anything having to do with monkeys I think of that episode of The Simpson's where actor Troy McClure (you may remember me from such films as...) marries Homer's sister-in-law Selma in a sham wedding and then appears in a musical play titled `Stop the Planet of the Apes I want to get off!
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