Monkey Shines

"Once there was a man whose prison was a chair. The man had a monkey, they made the strangest pair. The monkey ruled the man, it climbed inside his head. And now as fate would have it, one of them is dead."

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Ratings & Reviews

6.3/10

363 votes

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Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$7.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$5.3M

Global Box Office

Loss

$-1,655,423

ROI: -24%

Budget Recovery76% of budget

$0|Budget: $7.0M|Revenue: $5.3M

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60-Day Views

11.4K

Daily Avg

190

7-Day Trend

+10%

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Monkey Shines

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Pittsburgh

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Story Setting

Set In

Pittsburgh

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

James A. Contner

Film Editing

Pasquale Buba

Music / Score

David Shire

Production Companies

Orion Pictures

Distributors

NetflixOrion Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Monkey Shines

Available in 68 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV, MGM Plus, Philo	Fawesome	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom18	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, MGM Plus Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Canada	Amazon Prime Video, Crave, MGM Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Crave Amazon Channel	Tubi TV	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
Australia	Amazon Prime Video, MGM Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
India	MGM Plus Amazon Channel	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom18

Germany18

Production

Director

George A. Romero

Writers

George A. Romero, Michael Stewart

Production Companies

Orion Pictures

Cast

Jason Beghe

Allan Mann

John Pankow

Geoffrey Fisher

Kate McNeil

Melanie Parker

Joyce Van Patten

Dorothy Mann

Christine Forrest

Maryanne Hodges

Stephen Root

Dean Burbage

Stanley Tucci

Dr. John Wiseman

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Tom Quinn

Charlie Cunningham

Janine Turner

Linda Aikman

William Newman

Doc Williams

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Tudi Wiggins

Esther Fry

Patricia Tallman

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