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Monkeybone enters Stu's body while Stu is imprisoned with other disillusioned or criminal figures throughout history. Hypnos reveals to Stu that he and the denizens of Down Town thrive on nightmares and made a deal with Monkeybone to spread the Oneirix amongst the living in exchange for getting Monkeybone his body all to himself, since he's fed ...
Feb 23, 2000 · Directed by. A character played by Brendan Fraser spends half of "Monkeybone" on life support, and so does the movie. Both try to stay alive with injections of nightmare juice. The movie labors hard, the special effects are admirable, no expense has been spared, and yet the movie never takes off; it's a bright idea the filmmakers were unable to ...
Synopsis. Stuart "Stu" Miley is a disillusioned cartoonist whose comic character, a rascal monkey named Monkeybone, is getting an animated series and merchandise, at the constant pestering of his agent and friend, Herb. He plans on proposing to his girlfriend, Julie McElroy, a sleep institute worker who helped him deal with his nightmares by ...
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Stuart "Stu" Miley is a disillusioned cartoonist whose comic character, a rascal monkey named Monkeybone, is getting a cartoon show. Stu plans to propose to Dr. Julie McElroy, a sleep institute worker who helped him deal with his terrible nightmares by changing his drawing hand. One night, Stu crashes his car after accidentally activating an inflat...
Brendan Fraser as Stu MileyBridget Fonda as Dr. Julie McElroyWhoopi Goldberg as DeathRose McGowan as Miss KittyThe comic book Dark Town, on which Monkeybone is based, was written by Kaja Blackley, illustrated by Vanessa Chong, and published by Mad Monkey Press. The journey from comic to film was initiated by a fan of the comic and member of the San Francisco animation community (Tom "Bags" Sacchi/ChasingDragons Productions NYC) who, without Blackley's knowl...
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 19% based on 113 reviews, with an average rating of 3.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Though original and full of bizarre visuals, Monkeyboneis too shapeless a movie, with unengaging characters and random situations that fail to build up laughs." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 40 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an ave...
Box office
Monkeybonebecame a huge flop at the box office; based on a budget of $75 million, the film grossed $5,411,999 domestically and $7,622,365 worldwide.
Jul 3, 2024 · Stu Is Locked In A Cell With Attila The Hun, Jack The Ripper, Edgar Allan Poe, And Stephen King. Photo: 20th Century Fox. After Monkeybone takes Stu's body, the cartoonist gets locked in a cage somewhere below Down Town where he’s forced to kick around with a bunch of people in the same predicament.
Jul 12, 2018 · Moments before the surgeon’s axe finds its mark, Monkeybone saves Stu by reaching into the painting and yanking him out. Once they are safely back in Down Town, however, Monkeybone double-crosses his creator and steals the exit pass in a scheme to inhabit Stu’s body and mass-produce nightmares for Hypnos (Giancarlo Esposito) and his gang ...
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The character Monkeybone is the embodiment of Stu’s libido, “born” out of a childhood experience in which he was uncontrollably and embarrassingly aroused by the flabby arms of his elementary school teacher. Throughout the film, “Monkeybone” is used both in reference to the cartoon monkey and to Stu’s sexual arousal.
