Monkey Shines

1988 · 113 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 13,605 VOTES · DIR. George A. Romero

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 914 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:54 Linda?
00:07:30 To Allan. To the start of his new life.
00:11:51 I'd like to see you dead... Wednesday 6th?
00:15:56 What do you think you're doing? Get the hell outta here! Run, you dinks!
00:18:42 Three.
00:22:33 Open. Good girl. Straw.
00:25:47 I'll attach a gizmo to your chair for dispensing these.
00:28:36 OK. You got it. Good.
00:31:53 What are you doing? I'm trying to get some work done.
00:35:26 Or do you?
00:38:57 (shrieking)
00:42:02 When you don't perform them, we get pissed off.
00:48:28 Maryanne, you're confused.
00:52:54 Nothing. There's no way she could be getting out.
00:55:38 If he did this to me...
01:01:01 - Exposed to what? - Geoff...
01:08:29 I know that you've been getting out of the house...
01:11:59 I told him to keep her, Mother. I told him not to bring her back. She's gone.
01:15:39 Mother...
01:21:54 But what if I wasn't civilised any more?
01:29:10 Untangle the phone. We'll call for help.
01:33:57 Help me! Help me!
01:39:30 Get away from me. Get away from me, you!
12:19:08 reversed the sixth circuit court of appeal

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed914
Dialogue density8.1 lines / min
First line00:01:54
Final line12:19:08

Production Record

DirectorGeorge A. Romero
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7,000,000
Revenue$5,344,577
IMDb votes13,605