Review of Spanking the Monkey (1994) by Gary T — 03 Oct 2014

Wow....wow....wow....so so so strange....man I have just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is such a really strange movie 2 watch......its got a good cast of actors/actresses throughout this movie.....I think that Jeremy davies, alberta Watson, Benjamin Hendrickson (.R.I.P.), Carla gallo, matthew puckett, play good roles/parts throughout this movie.....I think that the director of this comedy/drama movie had done a great job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie.....its got a good soundtrack throughout this movie....man this is 1 strange movie 2 watch, but it is so fantastic......

Select tracks from Morphine's album Cure for Pain are used throughout the film, including "In Spite of Me" which plays over the end credits.

Spanking the Monkey was a box office success, grossing $1,359,736 on a $200,000 budget.

The film won the Audience Award at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival and the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.

The title is a slang phrase for masturbation and is used in the film by one of the teenage characters. It was filmed in Pawling, New York.

Man this is 1 strange movie 2 watch, but it is such a fantastic movie 2 watch.....I think that this is such a really well written/acted/directed movie 2 watch, its got a great cast throughout this movie......Its got a good soundtrack throughout this movie, man this is 1 strange movie 2 watch but it Is such a great movie 2 watch with a good cast throughout this movie.......