Monkeybone
“Get boned!”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 62, rated by 1 admin.
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A cartoonist in a coma enters a nightmare world where his own creation becomes a particularly unhelpful companion. Henry Selick fills the afterlife with inventive creatures and unsettling visual jokes. The slapstick can overwhelm the story, but the design offers much more than a routine body-swap comedy.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 4.5/10
- Plot
- 9/10
- Effects
- 2.5/10
- Dialogue
- 7/10
- Rewatchability
- 8/10
“The cartoonist's imagination has filed a hostile takeover bid.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 62
Synopsis and movie facts
After a car crash sends repressed cartoonist Stu into a coma, he and the mischievous Monkeybone, his hilarious alter-ego, wake up in a wacked-out waystation for lost souls. When Monkeybone takes over Stu's body and escapes to wreak havoc on the real world, Stu has to find a way to stop him before his sister pulls the plug on reality forever!
- Released
- 2001
- Directed by
- Henry Selick
- Running time
- 93 min
Starring
- Brendan Fraser as Stu Miley
- Bridget Fonda as Dr. Julie McElroy
- John Turturro as Monkeybone (voice)
- Chris Kattan as Organ Donor Stu
- Giancarlo Esposito as Hypnos
- Rose McGowan as Miss Kitty
- Dave Foley as Herb
- Megan Mullally as Kimmy Miley
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 23685.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review praises Selick's dark imagery and humour while finding the slapstick overdone.
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