George Romero burst onto the scene with "Night of the Living Dead", which used the image of reanimated corpses terrorizing people to address the breakdown of the nuclear family (among other issues). He continued addressing political issues in later movies, included "Monkey Shines". This one uses the story of a monkey that gets too attached to its human to address the issue of animal welfare (look how they treat the animals in the lab).
It's not Romero's greatest movie but I still enjoyed it. Particularly neat were the POV scenes from the monkey whenever it's about to carry out one of the human's rage-induced wishes. A creepy movie, but one that I recommend.
Watch for a young Stanley Tucci as the doctor.
It's not Romero's greatest movie but I still enjoyed it. Particularly neat were the POV scenes from the monkey whenever it's about to carry out one of the human's rage-induced wishes. A creepy movie, but one that I recommend.
Watch for a young Stanley Tucci as the doctor.