While not one of horror legend George Romero's more evolved efforts, Monkey Shines delivers enough primal fear to satisfy more forgiving genre enthusiasts.
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Movie Info
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Director -
George A. Romero -
Producer -
Charles Evans -
Screenwriter -
George A. Romero -
Distributor -
Orion Pictures , Image Entertainment Inc. , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. -
Production Co -
Orion Pictures -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Horror , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 29, 1988, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Oct 17, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$4.8M -
Runtime -
1h 53m -
Sound Mix -
Surround -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)