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Play trailer Poster for Shakma R Released Oct 5, 1990 1h 41m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Students are trapped with a testy baboon while playing a fantasy game in a research building.
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Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Virtually none of the scares are scary, and few of the assaults are thrilling; as these sorts of Z-grade frighteners go, more laughs are found than chills. Rated: 2/10 Sep 22, 2022 Full Review Jason Shawhan Nashville Scene If you enjoy films in which teen ignorance and arrogance collide with furry rage, this 1990 film is the one for you. Sep 10, 2021 Full Review TV Guide A low-budget thriller with a made-for-television look that's developed a surprising cult following. Rated: 1.5/4 Aug 24, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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Wade G The overall feel of this movie is super-cheap, but competent. They almost certainly rented a small unoccupied suite in a low-rent office building for 100% of the sets. The lighting and camera work is fine. It looks like a nineties TV show that would be syndicated and ran on early Saturday afternoon. The one standout is the baboon. He's great. However, there's not enough of him. The worst thing about this is the pacing and lack of a story. I paused the movie when I thought I was in the final act, and saw I wasn't halfway through. The D&D inspired game is tedious. The story has no business running more than a 30 minute short, but its a whopping 101 minutes. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/14/25 Full Review David B It sucked, plain & simple, dullsville! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/24 Full Review Audience Member One of the funniest movies ive seen: other then the fact that most of this movie is a monkey banging on a door its still fucking hilarious Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member It's impressive and pretty scary just how much they got this monkey to do. It's a bit of a stretch, how much a baboon is able to take out a building full of people, but it still makes for a tense, claustrophobic thrill ride. Think about it, in this kind of situation, I know I'd rather be chased by an axe-wielding maniac, than this manic monkey. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/10/20 Full Review Audience Member Okay, this is a film I'd been trying to track down for some time, and I have to say it was a helluva lot of fun once I got a legitimate copy. A group of kids playing a live action role playing game find themselves trapped in a building with a genetically altered baboon, who is hellbent on getting revenge for what was done to him. It's a good bit of low-budget fun, give it a rental. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member I saw someone else's review, and they called it "Shak-meh".... sums it up nicely. The only good acting came from the baboon. It was mildly entertaining, but I wouldn't watch it again. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Students are trapped with a testy baboon while playing a fantasy game in a research building.
Director
Hugh Parks, Tom Logan
Producer
Hugh Parks
Screenwriter
Roger Engle
Production Co
Castle Hill Productions, Quest Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 5, 1990, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 24, 2020
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Surround
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