Monkey Shines (1988) - Credits and Details

Monkey Shines Credits and Details

Directed by
	George A. Romero
Written by
	Michael Stewart	...	novel "Monkey Shines"
	George A. Romero	...	screenplay
Cast
	Jason Beghe	...	Allan Mann
	John Pankow	...	Geoffrey Fisher
	Kate McNeil	...	Melanie Parker
	Joyce Van Patten	...	Dorothy Mann
	Christine Forrest	...	Maryanne Hodges
	Stephen Root	...	Dean Burbage
	Stanley Tucci	...	Dr. John Wiseman
	Boo	...	Ella
	Janine Turner	...	Linda Aikman
	William Newman	...	Doc Williams
	Tudi Wiggins	...	Esther Fry
	Tom Quinn	...	Charlie Cunningham
	Chuck Baker	...	Ambulance Driver
	Patricia Tallman	...	Party Guest
	David Early	...	Anesthetist
	Michael Naft	...	Young Allan
	Tina Romero	...	Child Playing
	Mitchell Baseman	...	Child Playing
	Lia Savini	...	Child Playing
	Anthony Dileo Jr.	...	Vandal (as Tim DiLeo)
	Melanie Verlin	...	Vandal
	Dan Fallon	...	Allan's Friend
	Alice Shure	...	Nurse
	Leslie Dane Shapiro	...	Nurse
	Christina Galesi	...	Nurse
Uncredited Cast
	Rik Billock	...	Garbage Man
	Kate English	...	Scrub Nurse
	Debra Gordon	...	E.R. Nurse
	Robert Hendren	...	Orderly
	Heidi Hinzman
	Brad Long	...	BAMF in Red Jacket
	Patrick McCloskey	...	Cyclist
	Eric Morgan Stuart
Produced by
	Charles Evans	...	producer
	Peter Grunwald	...	executive producer
	Peter R. McIntosh	...	associate producer
	Gerald S. Paonessa	...	executive producer
Original Music by
	David Shire
Special Effects by
	Steven Kirshoff	...	special effects
Visual Effects by
	Leslie Bloom	...	visual effects coordinator
	Tony Venezia	...	visual effects technical director
	David M. Garber	...	visual effects supervisor
	Alexandra Menapace	...	motion control graphics
Stunts
	David Meeks	...	stunts
	Tom Savini	...	stunts
	Patricia Tallman	...	stunts
	Judy Zazula	...	stunts
	David John Adamson	...	stunt player
Thanks
	Alice Shure	...	special thanks
	M.J. Willard	...	special thanks
	Jean Williams	...	special thanks
	Karen Wunch	...	special thanks
	Judy Zazula	...	special thanks

Additional Info
Premiere:	July 29, 1988
DVD Release:	October 19, 1999
Blu-ray Release:	November 18, 2014
Country:
Distributor:	Scream Factory
Websites:

Ratings
6.8 / 10	6.2 / 10	71 / 100

Alternate Titles
Ella
Monkey Shines: An Experiment In Fear
Monkey Shines: An Experiment In Terror

Production Companies
Orion Pictures

Distributors
Orion Pictures (1988) (United States) (theatrical)
Image Entertainment (1989) (United States) (laserdisc)
MGM Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (DVD)
Orion Home Video (1989) (United States) (VHS)
Orion Home Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
Scream Factory (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Scream Factory (2025) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) (Blu-ray)
Tubi TV (United States) (streaming) (video)

Filming Locations
Carnegie Mellon University - 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (exterior walkway between Hillman Library and Posvar Hall, formerly Forbes Quadrangle)

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