Monkey Shines
Jul 29, 1988 | IMDB 6.3
113 min Watch NowHorror, Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller
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.
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