Review of Monkey Shines (1988) by Erik B — 06 Sep 2009

Your basic "seemingly harmless women invades and terrorizes a home" thriller, but with a psychotic monkey so it's fun.

This review of Monkey Shines (1988) was written by Erik B on 06 Sep 2009.

Monkey Shines has generally received mixed reviews.

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