Good movie, might watch again, but hard to recommend. This is a weird movie. Not only do you get a stop motion like imaginary monkey as a character, you get Brendan Fraser acting like he thinks it acts, an other-world for the dead and imaginary alike as well as Whoopie Goldberg as Death. Oh, and Dave Foley naked. The story itself, an imaginary character taking over its creator's body for some nefarious purpose, is actually really good. The execution just isn't fantastic the entire time, particularly the 3rd act. When a movie starts good and ends weak, it leaves you with a poor memory of it. Ultimately, it was an enjoyable, but it could have been a lot better, and there are plenty of better movies to watch.
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!
Quick Stats
5.3
TMDB Rating
384
Votes
1h 33m
Runtime
$75.0M
Budget
$5.4M
Box Office
7%
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Key Crew
DirectorHenry Selick
WriterSam Hamm
CinematographyAndrew Dunn
ComposerAnne Dudley
EditorMark Warner
Production DesignMike Cachuela
Produced by
1492 PicturesTwitching Image Studio20th Century Fox
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1 featuredCast

Brendan Fraser
Stu Miley

Bridget Fonda
Dr. Julie McElroy

John Turturro
Monkeybone (voice)

Chris Kattan
Organ Donor Stu

Giancarlo Esposito
Hypnos

Rose McGowan
Miss Kitty

Dave Foley
Herb

Megan Mullally
Kimmy Miley

Bob Odenkirk
Head Surgeon

Whoopi Goldberg
Death

Pat Kilbane
Burger God Representative

Lisa Zane
Medusa

Sandra Thigpen
Alice

Wayne Wilderson
Hutch

Amy Higgins
Clarissa






