Cinemaniacs Screening George A. Romero’s MONKEY SHINES In Melbourne
Following last weekend’s screening of Tom Holland’s FRIGHT NIGHT, Melbourne’s CINEMANIACS are diving right back into 1980s horror for their next event, George A. Romero‘s MONKEY SHINES, at The Astor Theatre on Saturday 2 March.
Cinemaniacs’ screening will be accompanied by a pre-show presentation by Monster Fest programmer and film historian Jarret Gahan and will examine not only the production history of the film and controversy caused upon its release but also simians in cinema through the mid-to-late 1980s.
Athlete Allan (Jason Beghe) becomes quadriplegic after a horrific traffic accident. His friend Geoffrey (John Pankow), who is conducting experiments with monkeys, offers Allan a well-trained monkey named Ella to keep him company and raise his spirits. But the initially healthy bond, which even enables Allan to form a romantic relationship with Melanie (Kate McNeil), gradually disintegrates once Ella begins to channel Allan’s underlying rage and takes it out on his loved ones.
