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Monkey Shines (1988)

6.3 IMDb 55% RT 71/100 MC
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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.

Best Release

Shout! Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

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Director

George A. Romero

Box Office

$5,344,577

Runtime

1 hour and 53 minutes (113 minutes)

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Editor's Notes

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S-Tier Shout Factory 4K. Romero's killer monkey film from 1988. People consider it fun if a bit more formulaic than his other work. It gets mentioned alongside Martin as part of the Romero 4K collection people are building.

noted Apr 9, 2026

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GEORGE A. ROMERO IN 4K 6 Romero's two best, in my opinion. 13

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