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Monkey Shines (1988)

“Once there was a man whose prison was a chair. The man had a monkey, they made the strangest pair. The monkey ruled the man, it climbed inside his head. And now as fate would have it, one of them is dead.”

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Plot

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.

Where to watch Monkey Shines?

Monkey Shines is a drama movie featuring Jason Beghe.

Monkey Shines is currently streaming for free (ad-supported) on Freevee, The Roku Channel and Tubi TV.

It is also possible to buy Monkey Shines on Amazon Video, Apple TV and Vudu.