Fear Flashbacks! – MONKEY SHINES (1988)

A long 36 years ago today, George A. Romero’s MONKEY SHINES debuted. Here’s a full page advert I saved from all those years ago.

Despite some solid marketing of the film by Orion, it ultimately floundered at the box office. Even Romero’s then-wife, Christine, went on record saying it was the “toughest shoot” the Romero camp had encountered up to that point. Was it too idiosyncratic for audiences? Possibly. I’m willing to bet it was the title that killed it, though–it was a cute pun, but ultimately a bad choice for an adult thriller.

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