Monkey Shines (1988) coming from Scream Factory

[Akijama]

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An Experiment In Fear

From writer / director George A. 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. Starring Jason Beghe ("Melrose Place") and Janine Turner ("Northern Exposure"), this riveting tale is "a white-knuckle triumph [that doesn't] let up" (Newsweek)!

Allan Mann (Beghe) is a bitter, angry and vengeful man ever since an accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. He's fed up with himself and everyone around him. All that changes when he's given Ella, a monkey trained to meet his every need. But when Ella begins anticipating Allan's thoughts, strange and deadly things start happening. And as she stalks and wreaks havoc on Allan's fair-weather girlfriend (Turner), incompetent doctor and meddling mother, Allan realizes he must stop the cunning maniacal creature...before she fully takes over his mind!

Monkey Shines Trailer - YouTube

[RandyK]

Coming in November:

We have no details to report on this time other than that Dolls, The Dark Half and Monkey Shines are slated for November 2014 street dates and the rest will land in 2015.

[mar3o]

Great film! I just saw this for the first time a couple years ago. The monkey was actually very impressive in this. Must have been an amazing trainer.

[Monterey Jack]

Awesome! Another ancient DVD for the "to sell" pile.

[DenOfEarth]

Cool, now to sell my old DVD.

I saw this in theaters when i was 7 years old 2 times and one of my favorite Romero productions.

[GxyExpress999]

[cropsy]

Really looking forward to this. Day one.

[Bruisermoore]

Awesome, I love this film.

[Monterey Jack]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMjd3u9Fe4I

[DarknessBDJM]

I remember the tv teaser trailer for this, had the wind up cymbals clapping monkey doll and clips of movies like King Kong in it, it was very effective. Plays on cable hdtv quite a bit (MGMHD and Cinemax).

[Akijama]

Release date: November 18 https://www.facebook.com/ScreamFacto...if_t=notify_me

[RandyK]

Unofficial(?) low-res cover art from Shout's website:



Available for preorder from Shout and it'll ship on 10/28. http://www.shoutfactory.com/product/monkey-shines

[thebard]

I actually met the monkey "stars" of this film when I was in college!

A friend of mine worked with them at Boston University for the "helping hands" program.

[travisbickle]

Romero commentary would be nice. Maybe get Savini to join him, too.

I'm pretty sure he did the effects on the film.

[RandyK]

Amazon pre-order.

[Deadpool]

I really wish they had found some more footage for this. Great little film.

[returnofthemack]

When I was on a Romero kick a few years ago I gave this a try and didn't really dig it. Maybe it's time to give it another chance.

[AKORIS]

Originally Posted by returnofthemack

When I was on a Romero kick a few years ago I gave this a try and didn't really dig it. Maybe it's time to give it another chance.

I thought it was a pretty good movie but it's one of those titles that has very limited replay value. I can't even pinpoint why exactly but it's just not one that I'll be rushing out and ordering....

[geekesmind]

Dont get me wrong I like this movie but, it's just one of them movies I watch once every 3 to 5 years. I can't see my self at the moment getting it just to sit on my shelf.

[Akijama]

Extras:

• NEW Audio Commentary with Writer/Director George A. Romero

• NEW An Experiment In Fear – The Making of “Monkey Shines” – An all-new retrospective with Writer/Director George A. Romero, actors Jason Beghe, John Pankow and Kate McNeil, Executive Producer Peter Grunwald, Special Make-Up Effects Creator Tom Savini, Special Make-Up Effects Assistants Greg Nicotero and Everett Burrell and Editor Pasquale Buba (49 minutes)

• Alternate Ending

• Deleted Scenes

• Behind-the-Scenes Footage

• Vintage “Making of MONKEY SHINES” plus additional interview clips

• Theatrical Trailers & TV Spot

• Still Gallery