Monkey on My Back
1957 · 94 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 403 VOTES · DIR. André de Toth
Overview
The painfully true story of welterweight boxing champion Barney Ross is detailed in Monkey on My Back. Cameron Mitchell stars as Ross, whose meteoric ring career is interrupted when he joins the Marines at the outset of WWII. A highly decorated hero, Ross contracts malaria oversees and is given morphine to assuage the pain. By the time he returns to the states, Ross is a confirmed drug addict. Before he can rise to the top again, he must hit rock bottom and his descent into the hell of narcotics dependency is graphically illustrated (so much so that the film was almost denied a Production Code seal). Though a cured Barney Ross served as technical advisor for Monkey on My Back, he ended up suing the producers for defamation of character -- and lost.
Dialogue Timeline — 650 lines
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00:00:03 They got nerve. Right in front of the sign.
00:02:49 I'll just call a repairman.
00:04:05 - We'll try not to keep you too long. - How's Jasmine?
00:05:09 I'll never forget his voice.
00:06:14 What's your name?
00:08:13 He was hanging out, pacing around.
00:09:37 No.
00:10:42 It's not like he's gonna mess up anything.
00:12:30 So somebody disconnected it.
00:13:53 Who wouldn't?
00:16:38 Next in line!
00:18:25 He could probably move the tree, but he's too short.
00:19:41 A convertible.
00:21:00 That's not oil.
00:22:28 Trudy's bracelet could be in there.
00:24:02 Doesn't matter, I was just closing up. Come back tomorrow.
00:25:20 Nice piece.
00:26:40 - full of Jewelry somewhere in his... - A pawn Broker in Brisbane?
00:27:50 Please.
00:30:42 It's no use.
00:31:55 The whole staff! They planned it together.
00:34:08 Hey, at least we'll die rich.
00:39:12 Wait.
00:41:00 I hate you. I hate you so much.