Monkey Shines Page #4

Synopsis: When Allan becomes a quadriplegic he loses all hope for living until he meets Ella - a monkey trained to fetch and carry for him around the house, obeying him in all things. But Ella is part of another experiment, and when she starts responding to Allan's underlying rage and frustration she has the ability to carry out her master's darkest wishes.
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Director(s): George A. Romero
Production: MGM
  7 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
71
Rotten Tomatoes:
50%
R
Year:
1988
113 min
Website
281 Views


I got a truck load out here.

Listen. I kinda smuggled her

out of the lab.

Officially, she's dead,

but nobody knows that - not even Melanie.

So if you could keep that quiet,

I'd appreciate it.

Hey, Ella.

I'd love to play with you. Unfortunately,

I can't, but I sure would love to.

- So what do you think?

- I think it's gonna be great.

(d "Ain't We Got Fun" by Peggy Lee)

d Don't we have fun?

d Tax collectors getting closer

- She turned it on all by herself.

- Got good taste.

She loaded the tape and turned it on.

Look at her, Maryanne. Isn't she a riot?

- Is that animal house-broken?

- Pretty much.

She'll use her cage or the toilet,

which she can flush,

but you'll probably

step in something once in a while.

That's one thing

I don't have to worry about.

A cripple joke!

He made a cripple joke. He's cured!

(d "That's the Glory of Love"

by Peggy Lee)

It's all right. Don't get up.

Nice model. White walls and a tape deck

and you could go cruising.

This baby's gonna make my job easy.

Hey. Get away from there.

- Does this bother you?

- No.

- Would you rather lie down while I work?

- I'm fine.

I'm gonna be knocking on you for a while.

- Oh, help.

- All right. A little rough?

- Kind of rough.

- OK. We'll try and work on that. Fetch.

- We're gonna do it really easy.

- That's better.

Yeah. That's me. OK. All right...

- The laser dot is the signal for Ella.

- To do what?

Whatever your heart desires.

She's your slave. Let's give it a try.

Try and direct the laser to the stick.

OK. You got it. Good.

- Bring it up.

- My mouth.

Mouth. Mouth. Good girl.

- Give her a treat. One puff.

- One puff. I know.

Yeah. Good girl.

Ella. Open the box.

Change. Change, Ella.

Good girl. OK.

Click left, puff once.

Now if you lose power, you got lights.

Thanks, Ella. Lunch is ready.

I would love some real eats.

Nachos with melted cheese, perhaps,

Chinese take-out, a Big Mac -

anything's better than the mush

I get from Nurse Ratched.

What's your all-time favourite?

All-time favourite? Pasta.

Linguine with clam sauce

And a mega dose of garlic.

- Maybe I'll make it for you some time.

- Promise?

Let's not call it a promise.

If I get the chance, I'll make it.

You don't like making promises.

- (squeaking)

- What?

Ella, fetch.

Atta girl. I know it's heavy. You can do it.

Come on. Stretch for it. Make it burn.

If I'm gonna suffer this sh*t,

you have to suffer with me.

Worse than having an infant.

Way to go, Ella! Double reward.

No, triple reward. That was a biggie.

Maryanne, I asked you

to keep this container loaded.

Rewards for that little pest.

When do I get my reward?

When you die, you'll go to heaven.

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George A. Romero

George Andrew Romero (February 4, 1940 – July 16, 2017) was an American-Canadian filmmaker, writer and editor, best known for his series of gruesome and satirical horror films about an imagined zombie apocalypse, beginning with Night of the Living Dead (1968), which is often considered a progenitor of the fictional zombie of modern culture. Other films in the series include Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Day of the Dead (1985). Aside from this series, his works include The Crazies (1973), Martin (1978), Creepshow (1982), Monkey Shines (1988), The Dark Half (1993) and Bruiser (2000). He also created and executive-produced the 1983–88 television series Tales from the Darkside. Romero is often noted as an influential pioneer of the horror-film genre, and has been called an "icon" and the "Father of the Zombie Film". more…

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