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Monkey Business is a 1952 American screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn, and Marilyn Monroe. To avoid confusion with the unrelated 1931 Marx Brothers film of the same name , this film is sometimes referred to as Howard Hawks' Monkey Business .
- September 5, 1952
- Sol C. Siegel
Monkey Business: Directed by Howard Hawks. With Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn, Marilyn Monroe. A chemist finds his personal and professional life turned upside down when one of his chimpanzees finds the fountain of youth.
- Howard Hawks
- 3 min
Find out who starred in the 1952 comedy film Monkey Business, directed by Howard Hawks and written by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer. See the full list of actors, actresses, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
A chemist and his wife are affected by a fountain of youth potion that makes them act like teenagers. The potion is made by their chimpanzee, who is a spy for a rival company. IMDb provides the plot summary, cast, crew, reviews, trivia, and more for this classic comedy film.
Howard Hawks' screwball comedy, Monkey Business (1952), is a case in point. Although it contains a handful of very funny sequences and features the inspired comic pairing of Cary Grant and Marilyn Monroe in several scenes, the picture is highly derivative of 1938's Bringing Up Baby , which also starred Grant and was directed by Hawks.
A chemist accidentally takes a youth formula that turns him and his colleagues into teenagers. Watch the trailer, see photos, read reviews and ratings, and find out where to watch this classic screwball comedy.
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