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The book was referenced as the source material for the film they were reviewing, with the hosts noting that the movie felt like two disparate ideas fused together and tapped into fears of powerlessness and careless medical professionals. They also mentioned that earlier cuts contained graphic monkey abuse scenes that were removed, and the discussion was mainly observational rather than endorsing the title.
Episode: Matinee Monday: Monkey Shines
It was based on a book and was described as two different movie ideas mashed together, but it was a horror movie that also played on specific fears, such as being rendered powerless and medical professionals being glib and careless.
It's like single white female, but with a monkey.
The movie feels like, and the movie feels to me like two different movie ideas mashed together.
Oh, of course. Powerless and also that doctors are not being respectful in a circumstance like that.
That doctors and medical professionals are being glib and careless.
This guy monologues more than anyone and they're filthy, angry.
Episode: Matinee Monday: Monkey Shines
The movie was described as being based on a book and was said to feel like two different movie ideas mashed together. It was noted that there were several abusive scenes involving the monkey that were cut from the final cut of the film, considered too graphic.
The movie feels like, and the movie feels to me like two different movie ideas mashed together.
Oh, interesting. I didn't know that.
They say that's what made this movie a failure because earlier versions of the film, allegedly, we don't know this to be true, contained a bizarre brain surgery scene as well as several abusive scenes involving the small monkey. They were deemed too graphic to include in the final cut.