Monkey Shines

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Summary:
A quadriplegic former athlete finds his darkest urges being acted out by an animal familiar in this psychological horror film. When Allan Mann (Jason Beghe) loses the use of his legs and arms in an accident, he becomes bitter -- no surprise given that his girlfriend dumps him for his surgeon, his new nurse (Christine Forrest) is a shrew, and his smothering mother (Joyce Van... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Jason Beghe - (Allan Mann)
John Pankow - (Geoffrey Fisher)
Kate McNeil - (Melanie Parker)
Joyce Van Patten - (Dorothy Mann)
Christine Forrest - (Maryanne Hodges)
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Review:
Overlong and saddled with an unsympathetic protagonist, this labored, lesser George Romero effort aspires to the level of acute psychological horror. Unfortunately, the writer/director gets bogged down in too much plot, burying a number of interesting ideas and great scenes in a formless mush. Romero regular Christine Forrest has a lot ... Continue >>

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