Monkey Shines

(1988)

★ 6.3 IMDb · 375 votes

Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller

Year: 1988

Runtime: 113 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Джордж Ромеро

Cast: Джейсон Беге, John Pankow, Kate McNeil, Joyce Van Patten, Christine Forrest, Стивен Рут, Стэнли Туччи, Tom Quinn, Janine Turner, Уильям Ньюман

Plot

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.

When Allan becomes a quadriplegic he loses all hope for living until he meets Ella - a monkey trained to fetch and carry for him around the house, obeying him in all things. 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.