Review of Monkey Shines (1988) by Curtis L — 03 Jan 2008

A guy's helper brain-pee fed monkey goes crazy and kills people. This movie has hilarious dialog and a priceless monkey-neck-bite death scene.

This review of Monkey Shines (1988) was written by Curtis L on 03 Jan 2008.

Monkey Shines has generally received mixed reviews.

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